【推荐1】One day, a girl came upon a cocoon (茧), and she could tell that a butterfly was trying to hatch. She waited and _________ the butterfly struggle for hours to release itself from the tiny hole. All of a sudden, the butterfly stopped moving — it seemed to be _________.

The girl then decided to _________ to get the butterfly out. She went home to get a pair of scissors to cut open the cocoon. The butterfly was then easily able to _________, however, its body was swollen and its wings were _________.

The girl still thought she had given the butterfly a(an) _________, and continued to watch it, _________ that any minute the wings would enlarge and expand enough to support the body. _________ happened! The butterfly was unable to fly, and for the _________ of its life, it could only move by crawling around __________ with little wings and a large body.

Despite the girl’s good __________, she didn’t understand that the restriction of the butterfly’s cocoon __________ an important purpose. In fact, the butterfly had to __________ the struggle in order to make an escape. As butterflies emerge from __________ cocoons, the fluid from their body is forced into their __________ to prepare them to be able to fly.

Similarly, there are days when we __________ challenges, preventing us from moving forward. However, the challenges we face along the way are meant to test if we’re made of stronger __________, not to make us quit. They will __________ the best in us and make us fly. Anyone who refuses to make an effort, or gets the __________ sort of help, is left unprepared to fight the next __________ and never manages to fly off to his destiny.

1.

A．experienced

B．found

C．enjoyed

D．observed

2.

A．asleep

B．bored

C．stuck

D．lost

3.

A．help

B．order

C．instruct

D．follow

4.

A．wake

B．escape

C．play

D．dance

5.

A．unfriendly

B．undervalued

C．underdeveloped

D．uncovered

6.

A．eye

B．arm

C．hand

D．thumb

7.

A．making

B．expecting

C．demanding

D．searching

8.

A．All

B．Neither

C．That

D．Either

9.

A．joy

B．fame

C．rest

D．story

10.

A．secretly

B．quickly

C．easily

D．awkwardly

11.

A．intentions

B．reflections

C．discoveries

D．memories

12.

A．improved

B．completed

C．served

D．created

13.

A．make up

B．look through

C．go through

D．give up

14.

A．tight

B．dangerous

C．updated

D．bright

15.

A．nerves

B．wings

C．brains

D．breasts

16.

A．explore

B．control

C．measure

D．encounter

17.

A．exercise

B．stuff

C．gratitude

D．knowledge

18.

A．check out

B．bring out

C．bring down

D．check off

19.

A．wrong

B．normal

C．critical

D．inner

20.

A．complaint

B．conflict

C．battle

D．injustice

【推荐2】When British musician Paul Barton performs in central Thailand these days, his energetic listeners react wildly. Some _______ his hair or jump on his pin Others steal his music papers. The behavior is _______, however, because these crowds are truly _______ monkeys, to be exact.

Barton often plays to the animals in Lopburi, an area known for its populations of wild monkeys. The pianist hopes the music shows will bring _______ to the animals.The monkeys are_______ because fewer people come to see and _______ them due to restrictions(限制)on tourism.“We feed to make an effort to _______that they eat properly. And when they eat properly, they will be calmer and will not be _______,” said Barton, 59, a long-time Thailand resident

Barton has played at four sites in Lopburi, including at an ancient Hindu temple,a store and an old movie theater. The monkeys quickly _______ Barton when he plays Greensleeves, and Michael Nyman’s Diary of Love. Some of the ________sit on his chair, while others climb up his body and touch his head.

“It is a wonderful ________ to see the wild animals just being themselves,” said Barton, from Yorkshire in northern England.

“I was ________ to play the piano and find that they were actually eating the music papers as I was ________it.” But, he added, “I wasn’t going to let those things disturb the project, which is to play music for these wonderful monkeys.”

Barton hopes to raise awareness of the monkeys’ hunger. At the same time, he hopes to study their behavior as they ________ to classical music. “It’s possible that the________can play a part in the treatment process of the monkeys.” he said.

1.

A．cut

B．pull

C．brush

D．wash

2.

A．violent

B．normal

C．social

D．ancient

3.

A．elegant

B．quiet

C．gentle

D．wild

4.

A．power

B．effect

C．calmness

D．awareness

5.

A．intelligent

B．hungry

C．rare

D．valuable

6.

A．observe

B．feed

C．entertain

D．save

7.

A．make sure

B．write down

C．find out

D．think about

8.

A．fighting

B．laughing

C．sitting

D．sleeping

9.

A．understand

B．attack

C．view

D．surround

10.

A．humans

B．tourists

C．creatures

D．performers

11.

A．appointment

B．qualification

C．opportunity

D．description

12.

A．frightened

B．disappointed

C．surprised

D．embarrassed

13.

A．writing

B．playing

C．studying

D．arranging

14.

A．react

B．refer

C．admit

D．add

15.

A．nature

B．reward

C．reform

D．music

【推荐3】Sea turtles are considered a national treasure in Sri Lanka. However, in recent years, the sea turtles have faced great _________.

Growing up on the beach, Chamara Indika, 35, was _________ about it. In the beginning, he _________himself to the protection of sea turtles as a volunteer. He gave his spare time to raise _________ of caring for sea turtles and caried out sea turtle protection and rescue missions.

Later, he decided that this was not a long-term _________ . “One person’s abilities are very _________ and I wanted to make real changes,” said Indika._________, Jack Xiao, the founder of Chinese YIK International Volunteers (YIKIV), reached out to Indika and offered his help to protect sea turtles. With his assistance, Indika set up the Nil Manel Foundation in Sri Lanka.

The organization _________ professional training and guidance for the volunteers, spreads knowledge of turtle and carries out conservation activities. Volunteers can then work to spread their new knowledge to more people.

At first, the volunteers’ main job was to rescue and care for _________ turtles locally. Then they found people and animals eat turtle eggs on the beach. So volunteers started __________ eggs to a protection center with artificial cultivation. It __________ higher survival rates.

Thanks to their efforts, the survival rate of newborn turtles has reached new highs, and conservation awareness has also increased. Many volunteers now __________ to use straws and plastic bags which cause many turtles to die accidentally.

“It made me feel that all my work had __________. But it was not enough to rely on myself and the current volunteers. It would be important to __________ this knowledge down to future generations,” said Indika. With persistence and hard work, Indika firmly believes they will make a(n)__________ to the sea turtles.

1.

A．opportunities

B．possibilities

C．challenges

D．demands

2.

A．confused

B．worried

C．challenging

D．embarrassed

3.

A．encouraged

B．supported

C．donated

D．devoted

4.

A．awareness

B．importance

C．concern

D．request

5.

A．idea

B．progress

C．solution

D．design

6.

A．unique

B．limited

C．disappointing

D．valuable

7.

A．By chance

B．On purpose

C．In all

D．By far

8.

A．caters

B．provides

C．offers

D．supplies

9.

A．injured

B．old

C．fragile

D．abandoned

10.

A．picking

B．collecting

C．moving

D．pulling

11.

A．ensured

B．foreseen

C．suggested

D．indicated

12.

A．tend

B．refuse

C．hesitate

D．struggle

13.

A．given out

B．put away

C．paid off

D．drawn back

14.

A．explain

B．send

C．pass

D．put

15.

A．shelter

B．achievement

C．difference

D．breakthrough

【推荐1】It was rush hour in San Angelo. Heather Santé was driving her Mazda with her nine-year-old daughter and ten-year-old son in the back. Suddenly, a red pickup truck ________ them off. Santé turned the wheel hard to the right, sending the Mazda ________ off the road and down an embankment (筑堤) that ended in a drop-off after about 50 feet. If the car didn’t ________, it would fall onto the road some 20 feet below. Then a bit of ________: As the car raced toward the edge, its undercarriage got ________ on the concrete lip of the embankment, stopping it ________.

The occupants, however, were far from safe. The car had come to rest on top of a wall, literally (确实地) on the edge of ________. One sudden move by anyone inside could send it over.

Jacob Rodriguez watched the ________ unfold from the company where he works. Then he and four other men ran to the car. They ________ onto the trunk to balance the weight as the ________ kids in the back seat watched.

_____, Julio Vasquez and his nephew, Marco Vasquez, were driving to their jobs nearby. Julio jumped out of the car to help ________ Marco went to the shop, ________ a heavy-duty belt, and returned to the ________ car. He tied the Mazda to a truck that had been driven over by one of the other rescuers. With the car ________, the group carefully opened the ________ doors and helped the children out.

But their departure changed the car’s ________, causing it to tip forward. The men, still on the trunk, ________ Santé to jump into the back seat to re-balance the weight. She did and then inched out the back door. Finally, the men carefully ________ the car. Everyone was safe. Another foot, Rodriguez told USA Today, “and this would be a different ________.”

1.

A．cut

B．saw

C．set

D．took

2.

A．leaving

B．jumping

C．sliding

D．diving

3.

A．move

B．end

C．stop

D．lose

4.

A．wisdom

B．luck

C．choice

D．consideration

5.

A．hurt

B．change

C．separated

D．stuck

6.

A．casually

B．suddenly

C．deliberately

D．closely

7.

A．adventure

B．disaster

C．shock

D．regret

8.

A．scene

B．plot

C．scenery

D．view

9.

A．leaped

B．escaped

C．flowed

D．slipped

10.

A．amazed

B．inspire

C．annoyed

D．terrified

11.

A．Still

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Meanwhile

12.

A．while

B．until

C．unless

D．even if

13.

A．shook

B．grashped

C．followed

D．threw

14.

A．floating

B．broken

C．swinging

D．stolen

15.

A．repaired

B．secure

C．cleaned

D．deserted

16.

A．thick

B．narrow

C．front

D．back

17.

A．energy

B．form

C．weight

D．function

18.

A．informed

B．ordered

C．challenged

D．directed

19.

A．got off

B．turned off

C．set up

D．turned up

20.

A．chance

B．trip

C．story

D．deal

【推荐2】In 1970, Alan Ayers was participating in a skydiving team competition in Gainesville, Florida. He would be ________ out of a Cessna 172, a small four seat passenger plane. In preparation, the passenger door and front passenger seat were ________, but the passenger side seatbelt remained.

Ayers’ teammates skydived first, ________ him and the pilot as the only two people remaining in the plane. It was Ayers’ ________. But as he stepped out into the air, his foot got ________ in the passenger side seatbelt.

“I was completely out of the plane on my back, ________ at the belly (腹部) of the Cessna, with only my boot ________ to the pilot ... I tried to pull myself up to reach the buckle (锁扣), but I just couldn’t,” Ayers remembered.

Thousands of feet in the air, hanging from the plane, Ayers was out of ________.

“And what happened next was ________,” Ayers said. “The 23-year-old pilot unbuckled her seatbelt, crouched (蹲) down in the door of the airplane, with both hands off the operating handle, and ________ my ankle.”

Ayers dropped away from the plane, opened his parachute, and landed ________.

More than 50 years later, she often came into his ________. “To this day, I can see her two ________ hands reaching out of the door to unbuckle the belt,” Ayers said. “I owe my ________ to this person and will always think of her as one of the ________ people imaginable.”

1.

A．falling

B．jumping

C．marching

D．sliding

2.

A．repaired

B．painted

C．removed

D．broken

3.

A．leaving

B．recognizing

C．choosing

D．admiring

4.

A．right

B．luck

C．chance

D．turn

5.

A．hurt

B．caught

C．spotted

D．covered

6.

A．hitting back

B．looking down

C．staring up

D．pushing forward

7.

A．challenging

B．confusing

C．fearful

D．visible

8.

A．sight

B．trouble

C．options

D．doors

9.

A．incredible

B．exciting

C．accidental

D．disappointing

10.

A．straightened

B．pushed

C．dropped

D．freed

11.

A．dramatically

B．safely

C．unconsciously

D．regretfully

12.

A．possession

B．mind

C．position

D．focus

13.

A．young

B．practiced

C．dirty

D．bony

14.

A．fame

B．victory

C．life

D．health

15.

A．bravest

B．happiest

C．kindest

D．wisest

【推荐1】完形填空,阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
With his leg lame（瘸的）and his teeth uneven, the boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world. He ______ played with his classmates, and when asked to answer questions, he always _____ his head without a word.
One spring, his father brought home some saplings（树苗）. _____ of his children would plant a sapling and he promised, “Whoever ______ his sapling best shall get a favorite gift.” The boy certainly wanted to get his father’s gift. ______ seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, an idea _____ him: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So watering it once or twice, he never _____ it.
Several days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was _____ to find it not only didn’t die, but also grew so many fresh ______ Compared with those of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener. His father kept his _____, bought the little boy one of his favorite gifts and said from the tree he planted, he would surely become an outstanding _____ when he grew up.
From then on, the little boy slowly became _____ and confident. One night, he suddenly _____ his biology teacher once said that plants _____ grow at night. Why not go to see his tree?
When he came to the courtyard, he found his father was working near his tree! Instantly he _____: his father had been secretly _____ his small tree! He returned to his room, with tears _____ in his eyes.
Decades passed. The little boy didn’t become a botanist. _____, he became the U.S. president. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.
_____ is the best nourishment（滋养品）of life. _____ it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well!1.

A．ever

B．seldom

C．still

D．often

2.

A．held

B．raised

C．lowered

D．covered

3.

A．Both

B．None

C．One

D．Each

4.

A．likes

B．protects

C．grows

D．watches

5.

A．And

B．So

C．Before

D．But

6.

A．cared for

B．got rid of

C．occurred to

D．put forward

7.

A．appealed to

B．attended to

C．adapted to

D．turned to

8.

A．surprised

B．frightened

C．disappointed

D．amused

9.

A．roots

B．leaves

C．branches

D．seeds

10.

A．word

B．balance

C．agreement

D．opinion

11.

A．teacher

B．gardener

C．president

D．botanist

12.

A．satisfied

B．certain

C．optimistic

D．independent

13.

A．believed

B．recalled

C．repeated

D．knew

14.

A．generally

B．hardly

C．recently

D．voluntarily

15.

A．remembered

B．understood

C．wondered

D．admitted

16.

A．cutting

B．decorating

C．watering

D．fertilizing

17.

A．welling

B．falling

C．dropping

D．crying

18.

A．Therefore

B．Besides

C．Moreover

D．Instead

19.

A．Love

B．Water

C．Disability

D．Father

20.

A．So long as

B．If only

C．Now that

D．Even though

【推荐3】It was New Year and the previous month had been like a frightening dream. Just at that time, my father left us which made me sad for quite a long time. What was worse, a ________ broke out in our house then, burning and destroying everything ________ within. We had nothing for a while, no clothes, no money and no place to stay in.

After the fire, we went to live with my grandma in her one—bedroom apartment and________ on her living room floor. Practically penniless, we had only the clothes on our backs.

No sooner had I remembered what day it was than I ________ that I didn't have anything to give my mother for New Year. We had ________ given each other something, even if it was just heart—shaped cookie she baked or paper card I made.

I stayed on the balcony(阳台) of the apartment feeling sad, for I ________ not being able to give my mother anything, especially at that time. She needed ________. As a matter of fact, she was as unhappy as me. Then I saw it. The most beautiful ________ I could have ever imagined. The brightly colored sun ________ lightly on top of some clouds made of unbelievable blues, browns and reds. The ________ combined in pleasant ways. Suddenly it clicked that was the perfect ________ for my mother.

I rushed downstairs, too excited to talk, and ________ mother out onto the balcony. The colors had filled the entire sky.

Mother was ________ but then happy. She told me in a breathless voice that no one had ever given her anything as ________, or as beautiful. She said she would take the light and colors of that sunset and ________ them in her heart forever.

1.

A．war

B．fire

C．fight

D．disease

2.

A．bought

B．buried

C．held

D．designed

3.

A．played

B．slept

C．lived

D．stayed

4.

A．complained

B．expected

C．thought

D．realized

5.

A．always

B．seldom

C．nearly

D．only

6.

A．imagined

B．admitted

C．hated

D．considered

7.

A．cheering up

B．looking after

C．giving up

D．showing around

8.

A．flower

B．sunset

C．picture

D．day

9.

A．rested

B．built

C．decorated

D．entered

10.

A．feelings

B．colors

C．clouds

D．cards

11.

A．plan

B．gift

C．excuse

D．choice

12.

A．drove

B．knocked

C．pulled

D．moved

13.

A．satisfied

B．amazed

C．terrified

D．puzzled

14.

A．expensive

B．common

C．special

D．funny

15.

A．keep

B．miss

C．need

D．make