【推荐1】It was the final part of the 2016 World Triathlon (三项全能运动) Series in Mexico. With just 700 metres to go, Alistair Brownlee was in third place and his younger brother, Jonny, was in the lead. When pushing himself towards the ________ line, Alistair saw his brother about to ________ the track. He had to choose - brotherly love, or a ________ to win the race?

For Alistair, the choice was ________. His brother was in ________. He had to help. Alistair ran towards Jonny, caught him and started pulling him towards the destination. Alistair then pushed his brother over the line. The move put Jonny in second place and Alistair himself in third. It was an ________ end to the race, but Alistair did not want to discuss it with the media. He just wanted to see his younger brother, who had been ________ to the medical area immediately.

The Brownlee brothers have been doing triathlons since they were children. “Obviously, when your older brother is doing it, you think it’s a ________ thing to do.” says Jonny. Alistair says that they ________ each other when they train. Despite ________over “stupid things” now and then, Alistair agrees that having a brother is an ________. “I’ve had my brother trying to beat me at everything I do. It has been an positive force.”

The ending to the race has ________ opinions: should the brothers have been disqualified (取消资格) or ________ for their actions? But for Alistair, his ________was easy to explain: “Mum wouldn’t have been happy if I’d left Jonny behind.” At that moment, he was no longer an athlete aiming for a medal — he was just a ________.

1.

A．start

B．finish

C．base

D．side

2.

A．give up

B．run off

C．fall onto

D．finish with

3.

A．chance

B．pleasure

C．promise

D．risk

4.

A．confusing

B．clear

C．difficult

D．stressful

5.

A．tears

B．silence

C．danger

D．trouble

6.

A．unpleasant

B．unlucky

C．unacceptable

D．unexpected

7.

A．rushed

B．arranged

C．asked

D．directed

8.

A．cool

B．annoying

C．wrong

D．graceful

9.

A．affect

B．encourage

C．concern

D．demand

10.

A．investigations

B．opinions

C．debate

D．preference

11.

A．enjoyment

B．advance

C．embarrassment

D．advantage

12.

A．different

B．curious

C．unified

D．creative

13.

A．punished

B．protected

C．praised

D．discussed

14.

A．failure

B．success

C．decision

D．result

15.

A．teenager

B．brother

C．grow-up

D．student

【推荐2】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和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Golf is an outdoor sport in _____ a player attempts to hit a small hard ball ____ a hole in as ____ wings（挥动，击杆）as possible. Players _____ the ball with one of several kinds of long, slender golf clubs. The kind of club _____ on the location and distance ____ the hole. Golf is played on a course that normally is _____ into 18 units, also called holes, of varying lengths and difficulty.
Golf is one of the most _____ outdoor sports in the world. Millions of men, women, and children play golf as an individual or _____ sport, ____ in high school and college competition. Millions more enjoy golf as a _____ of recreation and exercise. Golf is also a popular ____ sport, _____ thousands of fans to tournaments（比赛，锦标赛）. Millions more may watch tournaments ____ television.
____ 20 million Americans play golf every year. About _____ of them are women. The United States has about 14,000 golf courses. About 5,200 are private courses—country clubs and golf clubs ____to members only. Another 6,500 are daily fee _____, which are privately owned facilities that admit the public________ a fee. About 2,200 courses are publicly _____1.

A．that

B．what

C．it

D．which

2.

A．in

B．into

C．to

D．from

3.

A．many

B．less

C．a few

D．few

4.

A．play

B．provide

C．hit

D．perform

5.

A．depends

B．relies

C．decides

D．discusses

6.

A．from

B．into

C．to

D．in

7.

A．made

B．classified

C．separated

D．divided

8.

A．excited

B．common

C．popular

D．graceful

9.

A．singular

B．team

C．plural

D．personal

10.

A．which

B．both

C．that

D．so

11.

A．play

B．format

C．form

D．method

12.

A．spectator

B．individual

C．team

D．performance

13.

A．creating

B．turning

C．driving

D．attracting

14.

A．by

B．over

C．with

D．on

15.

A．Masses of

B．More than

C．In addition to

D．Lots of

16.

A．a total

B．the half

C．the fourth

D．four

17.

A．available

B．similar

C．convenient

D．familiar

18.

A．clubs

B．golf

C．players

D．courses

19.

A．of

B．for

C．to

D．by

20.

A．admitted

B．displayed

C．owned

D．serviced

【推荐3】I have grown up in a football-loving family. My elder sister Stevie ________with Crewe Alexandra Girls for a year or two as a left back just like our hero Jamie Carragher.

I remember the exact moment when I told my dad I was ________ in doing what my big sister did. I was watching the game with him in the living room and it just ________: “It makes me ________ that I can’ t be a footballer.” He asked why not, and I answered, “Because I’m not a boy.”

He ________responded by telling me that women’s football was “great” and that I could play if I wanted to. “Yeah, I suppose so,” I responded, “but no one ________women’s football.” Looking back, I can see exactly why I felt like that.

At school, there was an unwritten rule that sports like rugby and football were for the ________. I’d never seen a women’s football match on TV and the only ________athletes I’d heard of were in the Olympics.

Today, the England Lionesses (英格兰母狮队) will ________ Scotland in the World Cup, and people across the world will tune in. ________women’s football has turned out to be one of FIFA’s investments, the majority of female players in top tiers are earning under what anyone would consider a fair ________, and only £24 million prize money was awarded to the women’s World Cup victors in ________with £315 million to the men’s. That’s a vast ________.

Today, I’ll be ________the Lionesses and the song “It’s coming home” will mean more this time around, because it’ll mean talented, skillful female footballers being ________into millions of homes and maybe, just maybe, a little girl believing that she can also be a Lioness one day.

1.

A．talked

B．trained

C．lived

D．stood

2.

A．tough

B．rich

C．interested

D．concerned

3.

A．shouted out

B．brought up

C．came out

D．showed up

4.

A．sad

B．surprised

C．scared

D．satisfied

5.

A．eventually

B．completely

C．immediately

D．temporarily

6.

A．plays

B．knows

C．likes

D．watches

7.

A．students

B．girls

C．teachers

D．boys

8.

A．foreign

B．female

C．young

D．top

9.

A．take on

B．turn on

C．pick up

D．hold up

10.

A．As

B．Although

C．Once

D．Until

11.

A．deal

B．charge

C．share

D．wage

12.

A．comparison

B．line

C．cooperation

D．competition

13.

A．change

B．difference

C．choice

D．disaster

14.

A．cheering on

B．agreeing on

C．relying on

D．acting on

15.

A．delivered

B．transported

C．broadcast

D．permitted

【推荐1】The world’s largest painting has been sold in Dubai for almost $62 million. British artist Sacha Jafri created the painting and ______ a Guinness World Record.

During the spread of COVID-19 last year, Mr. Jafri was in Dubai. Rather than feeling ______ because he was unable to go out, the painter ______ to take on a big project that could “make a really big ______ ”. He planned to create the world’s largest painting. He ______ children around the world to ______ their own pictures showing how they were feeling during that ______   time. He got artwork from kids in 140 different countries.

Using the children’s ______as a starting point, Mr. Jafri began to paint in a ______ ballroom at a fancy hotel. He ______ included the children’s drawings in the artwork. He ______ long hours—often up to 20 hours a day. He hurt his back by ______so much while he painted. It took over 1,000 ______ and 1,664 gallons of paint to create the painting. When he ______ seven months later, the painting, called “The Journey of Humanity”, was roughly the ______ of four basketball courts.

Jafri had aimed to ______$30 million for children affected by the COVID-19 pandemic when it went under the hammer. As a result, Andre Abdoune, the artwork’s new owner,   ______ more than double that after he knew that the ______ would go to charity(慈善). He said that the energy and love Jafri ______ to the painting was so ______ .

1.

A．held

B．set

C．played

D．kept

2.

A．free

B．lost

C．stuck

D．safe

3.

A．decided

B．hesitated

C．agreed

D．happened

4.

A．wish

B．mark

C．promise

D．difference

5.

A．sent for

B．arranged for

C．called on

D．replied to

6.

A．return

B．accept

C．take

D．contribute

7.

A．happy

B．tough

C．fantastic

D．wrong

8.

A．ideas

B．notes

C．comments

D．applications

9.

A．standard

B．cheap

C．huge

D．round

10.

A．just

B．even

C．seldom

D．still

11.

A．worked

B．behaved

C．calculated

D．thought

12.

A．sleeping over

B．folding over

C．bending over

D．turning over

13.

A．decorations

B．pictures

C．collections

D．brushes

14.

A．repeated

B．delayed

C．continued

D．finished

15.

A．length

B．size

C．height

D．shape

16.

A．raise

B．save

C．sell

D．offer

17.

A．earned

B．paid

C．purchased

D．charged

18.

A．money

B．prize

C．credit

D．share

19.

A．counted

B．applied

C．connected

D．devoted

20.

A．expensive

B．special

C．amazing

D．rare

【推荐1】Another two points! Crowded by defenders, Charlie, one hand lifting the ball high, _______ toward the basket…

At 10, he lost small areas of hair. It grew back, but then at 12, all of his hair _______. An aunt sent tea recipes, hoping one might cure him. Nothing helped.

Soon, Charlie discovered how _______ hair loss could be. Other kids called him _______ names. He began to withdraw, _______ his head under caps. At school, he was stopped for breaking a no-hats rule. A note from his doctor gave him _______ to wear hats, but they only drew more _________ attention. Through it all, Charlie’s mother gave him _______ he needed. “She was there for me in good and bad times. When I was hurting and feeling bad, she was _______ even more for me.”

________, something incredible happened: Charlie grew taller. One summer, he grew seven inches! Then he began spending time on basketball. Basketball helped him ________his alopecia (斑秃). “I put my frustration into motivation to the point where kids weren’t looking at me as a kid with a condition but a kid could play basketball really well.”

The bullying stopped and his ________ career began. All along the ways he has helped others. He started the Foundation to help kids with alopecia.

Charlie wanted all kids like him to feel good about who they are. “We’re all special in our own different ways. ________ it, and enjoy life ________. I’ve always tried to ________ myself with good people and good environments. Believe in yourself, and all dreams are possible.”

1.

A．bumped

B．leaped

C．fled

D．hiked

2.

A．grew

B．whitened

C．cut

D．disappeared

3.

A．embarrassing

B．fulfilling

C．vivid

D．distinct

4.

A．suitable

B．relevant

C．hurtful

D．extraordinary

5.

A．combing

B．hiding

C．scanning

D．washing

6.

A．permission

B．recommendation

C．encouragement

D．confidence

7.

A．necessary

B．absurd

C．adequate

D．negative

8.

A．qualification

B．affection

C．support

D．congratulation

9.

A．puzzled

B．awesome

C．upset

D．annoyed

10.

A．Instead

B．However

C．Finally

D．Besides

11.

A．deal with

B．turn around

C．come across

D．take in

12.

A．autonomous

B．strange

C．dreaming

D．outstanding

13.

A．Ignore

B．Abolish

C．Overcome

D．Embrace

14.

A．properly

B．positively

C．comfortably

D．skillfully

15.

A．surround

B．equip

C．play

D．provide

【推荐2】The world is full of opportunities. Ignoring them or seizing one depends on one’s attitude. Mike seized the chance and did what he wanted to do.

Mike used to be a janitor (看门人) at an elementary school. He collected and cleared away the ________ for the school too. This school has a ________ place in Mike’s heart. He went to this school as a young boy and was a teacher there for 19 years. However, before his career in teaching, he ________ in the same school as a janitor. He has always been good at ________ with students.

Seeing this the teachers ________ him to pursue a teaching career. After years of hard work and fierce ________, Mike finished his degree in 2003 and ________ a teaching job at the elementary school. Since then he has become a constant ________ in the school.

Mike found teaching a very rewarding job. For him it was important that the students grow up not just remembering the ________ but also how a teacher made them feel. Mike was excited to teach the children at the school and was ________ to teach the fifth grade. He was shocked when the directors offered him the ________ of principal a week before the school year started.

“I am ________ grateful. I don’t do anything special. I just ________ and try my best.” said Mike. He was also very excited to take on the challenges of being the new ________ of the school, assume new responsibilities and help ________ the school.

1.

A．bag

B．mouse

C．refuse

D．beggar

2.

A．special

B．formal

C．mobile

D．confusing

3.

A．lived

B．worked

C．studied

D．arrived

4.

A．quarrelling

B．debating

C．fighting

D．communicating

5.

A．commanded

B．encouraged

C．constructed

D．allowed

6.

A．determination

B．appreciation

C．circumstance

D．impression

7.

A．rejected

B．obtained

C．offered

D．reformed

8.

A．candidate

B．reporter

C．figure

D．cyclist

9.

A．sufferings

B．classmates

C．pleasures

D．lessons

10.

A．prepared

B．guided

C．pressed

D．depressed

11.

A．role

B．desire

C．concern

D．behaviour

12.

A．despairingly

B．truly

C．nearly

D．exactly

13.

A．let in

B．get out

C．set aside

D．show up

14.

A．operator

B．visitor

C．leader

D．performer

15.

A．rebuild

B．search

C．attain

D．improve

【推荐3】When Wendy McDowell was 8 years old, she found herself all alone in one of the busiest international airports in the country.

It was 1979, and McDowell needed to________from Bismarck to Burlington. No one in her family could go with her, so her parents decided it would be________for a 19-year-old family friend to go with her.

When they arrived for their layover(转机停留) at the international airport, they realized their connecting________was canceled.

What the family friend did next still________McDowell to this day. She bought herself a________back home and left McDowell all by herself. And she felt all alone, until a woman walked over to her.

“I remember she was wearing ________, and she came and sat beside me. And I just remember________feeling a sense of safety because someone was with me.”

The woman could________something was not________, and she got________from McDowell to help her and persuaded her mother McDowell would be safe with her.

The woman in white was flying to Pittsburgh, but she made a detour (绕道) to Burlington to________McDowell.

The kindness of the________has left a lifelong impact on McDowell. She has used that________to teach her son about kindness. “People can________to be beautiful and________and provide security to strangers and people like this are out there,” she said.

1.

A．fly

B．drive

C．walk

D．slide

2.

A．fair

B．safe

C．curious

D．equal

3.

A．train

B．ship

C．coach

D．flight

4.

A．pleases

B．moves

C．shocks

D．beats

5.

A．coat

B．ticket

C．handbag

D．plane

6.

A．white

B．grey

C．red

D．green

7.

A．illegally

B．responsibly

C．immediately

D．typically

8.

A．protest

B．serve

C．inform

D．tell

9.

A．extinct

B．frank

C．right

D．unusual

10.

A．permission

B．tradition

C．location

D．congratulation

11.

A．put off

B．drop off

C．set off

D．fall off

12.

A．family

B．friend

C．passenger

D．stranger

13.

A．mood

B．gratitude

C．experience

D．behaviour

14.

A．consider

B．choose

C．pretend

D．design

15.

A．helpful

B．careful

C．skillful

D．peaceful