【推荐2】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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
John graduated from a key university and he was very good at his major. He wished to find a good job. One day, he went to a company to ____ for a job. He got the news in a newspaper. He did some research on this company. When he was ____, everything went well. The manager asked him some questions and he answered them ____ John was very satisfied with his performances and was very ____ that he could get the job. But at that moment, the manager’s phone ____ He picked up the phone, listened and nodded. And then he turned around and said to John, “Sorry, I want to get some important ____ now. Please give me the book with the red ____ on that desk.” John looked around and found 3 books on the desk, so John went to the desk, took one book and handed it to him ____ Holding the book, the manager ____ the phone and said, “Sorry, we cannot give the job to you.” John was ____ and wondered why. The manager said, “There are three ____ First, when you came into the office room, I found that the third button on your shirt had been missing. Second, there are three books with red covers on that desk, but you didn’t ask me which one I needed and you took one randomly（随机地）. Third, I was answering the call. You should ____to the desk to save time. These ____ showed you are not a careful person.”____, John didn’t get the job.
We can learn a(n) ____ from John’s experience. Some people don’t ____the details in our life. But it is the details that ____ Not only should we value what we learn but also we should pay more attention to the details. Sometimes they can even ____ our success or failure. We should form the habit of being careful and learn to keep the ____ of quantity and quality. We should keep it in mind that ____ comes first, without which quantity is of no significance.1.

A．apply

B．vote

C．prepare

D．wait

2.

A．contacted

B．interviewed

C．asked

D．questioned

3.

A．immediately

B．slowly

C．generally

D．fluently

4.

A．grateful

B．excited

C．confident

D．lucky

5.

A．lost

B．called

C．rang

D．answered

6.

A．arrangement

B．response

C．information

D．result

7.

A．cover

B．picture

C．character

D．mark

8.

A．eagerly

B．politely

C．purposely

D．quickly

9.

A．searched for

B．picked up

C．held on

D．hung up

10.

A．surprised

B．helpless

C．disappointed

D．worried

11.

A．methods

B．results

C．collections

D．reasons

12.

A．wander

B．run

C．walk

D．move

13.

A．parts

B．facts

C．details

D．stories

14.

A．Eventually

B．Seemingly

C．Similarly

D．Regularly

15.

A．subject

B．idea

C．skill

D．lesson

16.

A．mind

B．mention

C．ignore

D．provide

17.

A．trouble

B．count

C．interest

D．impress

18.

A．describe

B．replace

C．value

D．determine

19.

A．selection

B．importance

C．balance

D．competition

20.

A．quality

B．quantity

C．safety

D．promise

【推荐3】My Ph.D. adviser called me into his office and started by saying, “Anurag, this conversation isn’t going to be easy.” My mind was instantly ________ into a burst of thoughts about what was to follow. He looked me in the eye and announced, “You are fired from the lab.” I stared back in ________, “Is he joking?”

I ________ my Ph.D. adviser, and my experiments progressed as planned. Though I made a few mistakes in the lab, I wasn’t ________ that my adviser noticed them, and he never spoke to me about any concerns. That’s why I was caught ________ in his office that day. I suspect he fired me because of those mistakes. He wasn’t ________ that I could complete my research.

I tried to change his mind with ________ results, but he remained unchanged. I was soon thrown into a state of ________, and I could not break the news to my family.

________ I collected myself. I thought of a movie, one line from which ________ to me: “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade (柠檬汁).” What kind of “lemonade” could I make out of my current ________?

My desire to complete a Ph.D. was never in doubt. After much ________, I reminded myself that one ________ attempt was not the end of the world, and that I needed to give it another try. I emailed potential advisers and ________ to other programs. Within 2 months, I received a(an) ________ from a Ph.D. program in Italy—my goal of completing a Ph.D. was ________ once again.

I’m ________ that I didn’t give up on my dream and that I found another ________ professor who accepted me. So, if you find yourself in ________ situations and life gives you lemons, ________ yourself: “How can I make lemonade?”

1.

A．sent

B．changed

C．steeled

D．broken

2.

A．silence

B．anger

C．disbelief

D．response

3.

A．got along with

B．argued with

C．put up with

D．dealt with

4.

A．discouraged

B．ashamed

C．afraid

D．aware

5.

A．beyond control

B．without delay

C．off guard

D．on purpose

6.

A．delighted

B．satisfied

C．confident

D．tolerant

7.

A．annoying

B．promising

C．disappointing

D．amusing

8.

A．tiredness

B．anxiety

C．confusion

D．terror

9.

A．Somehow

B．Indeed

C．Instead

D．Otherwise

10.

A．drew up

B．stuck out

C．came across

D．went down

11.

A．situation

B．job

C．dream

D．dilemma

12.

A．appreciation

B．hesitation

C．reflection

D．instruction

13.

A．planned

B．failed

C．mistaken

D．ignored

14.

A．contributed

B．appealed

C．adjusted

D．applied

15.

A．offer

B．refusal

C．appointment

D．call

16.

A．ruined

B．achieved

C．perfect

D．alive

17.

A．convinced

B．determined

C．regretful

D．thankful

18.

A．generous

B．famous

C．strict

D．willing

19.

A．awkward

B．urgent

C．similar

D．absurd

20.

A．believe

B．ask

C．tell

D．persuade

【推荐1】The best example of universally understood body language may be the smile. A smile can open doors and tear down walls among _______.

I have organized and reorganized an _______ with the dentist for months. I also _______ it twice and called the day before to _______all the paperwork would be ready for the x-rays.

Then I arrived. It wasn’t _______at all. The lady there even had no _______ what I was talking about. I _______ felt my blood boil. I was getting so _______. I didn’t yell at her but I may as well have because the _______ I was talking to her was not nice. I spoke down to her like she was a child and incapable. It was not a good moment. The whole time she smiled and was ________ to me.

Only when everything was finally ________ was I nice. I sat down in the waiting area and ________ it all. How can I make it better? How can I make up for my ________ behavior a moment ago? I couldn’t. I could ________ her a chocolate bar I had on me, but this needed more than that. It needed an honest ________ And that is exactly what I gave.

I apologized for the way I had spoken to her and told her it was wrong of me. She ________. Again with a ________. God help me be that woman who smiles and forgives so ________. I don’t get it right every time. I can be rude and when I am, I almost ________ myself for it. I am not that person, not anymore. Yet I continue to grow and continue to ________. It’s true that smile vanished my anger and opened a door to understanding.

1.

A．friends

B．strangers

C．patients

D．relatives

2.

A．interview

B．operation

C．experiment

D．appointment

3.

A．confirmed

B．arranged

C．discussed

D．admitted

4.

A．conclude

B．approve

C．ensure

D．apply

5.

A．crowded

B．ready

C．open

D．busy

6.

A．plan

B．thought

C．idea

D．mind

7.

A．mildly

B．roughly

C．privately

D．immediately

8.

A．mad

B．sad

C．humorous

D．curious

9.

A．habit

B．way

C．accent

D．tune

10.

A．rude

B．attached

C．friendly

D．devoted

11.

A．figured

B．added

C．made

D．sorted

12.

A．reflected on

B．worked at

C．called at

D．went through

13.

A．unnecessary

B．impolite

C．impossible

D．unfair

14.

A．post

B．assist

C．press

D．gift

15.

A．comment

B．promise

C．apology

D．suggestion

16.

A．refused

B．agreed

C．ignored

D．accepted

17.

A．smile

B．hope

C．doubt

D．belief

18.

A．slowly

B．easily

C．frequently

D．tightly

19.

A．teach

B．forgive

C．hate

D．see

20.

A．expand

B．react

C．overcome

D．learn

【推荐2】I grew up with my best friend, who was just like a sister to me. It wasn't until the spring of 1987 that I noticed a change in her. She was quick to anger, and her attitude was   ______. It was not like her at all. I asked her many times what was wrong. Her     ______ each time was “I'm fine”．

As time went on, she became more   ______ and became a person I did not know anymore. All I wanted to do was to help her. Every time I tried, she would get   ______ and say she was fine.

I felt so helpless, so alone, I was   ______ her and I didn't know why. This seemed to be a   ______ I would not get an answer to.

The summer of 1988, I finally got my answer. My best friend had   ______ because of the effects of drugs. My mother   ______ put her arms around me, and told me my best friend died because of a lethal dose. Well, for a minute my   ______ stood still, along with my heart. There was nothing to say or do. There were just tears in my eyes in   ______．

My best friend was a   ______ kid who made a mistake. I spent that whole summer trying to figure out why I didn't pick up on what was going on.   ______ over and over again, if only I had spent time noticing the signs. Maybe I could have   ______ her.

My mother, seeing my   ______， sat me down, and told me this.

“Some things are not in our control. Sometimes ‘______’ aren't enough. You can't blame yourself for the path your friend   ______. What you can do is learn from her mistake, volunteer at school for drug prevention and let other children know what happened to your friend, and   ______ it made you feel. It makes sense, doesn't it? Prevention   ______ education.”

She's right, and it does make sense. Since then I've never once   ______ myself for her death. Instead I   ______ for the programs of SADD and DARE. Each year, at an assembly I tell new students what happened and the danger of drugs, making sense with “Prevention with Education”．

1.

A．poor

B．positive

C．kind

D．flexible

2.

A．reaction

B．idea

C．sentence

D．response

3.

A．generous

B．bitter

C．cowardly

D．modest

4.

A．silent

B．hesitant

C．defensive

D．confident

5.

A．ignoring

B．hating

C．missing

D．losing

6.

A．question

B．game

C．challenge

D．battle

7.

A．suffered

B．changed

C．survived

D．choked

8.

A．tearfully

B．fearfully

C．hopefully

D．firmly

9.

A．mother

B．sister

C．world

D．friend

10.

A．fear

B．anxiety

C．terror

D．silence

11.

A．naughty

B．good

C．shy

D．bold

12.

A．Thinking

B．Turning

C．Looking

D．Shouting

13.

A．comforted

B．supported

C．saved

D．persuaded

14.

A．suspicion

B．anger

C．attitude

D．distress

15.

A．concerns

B．signs

C．doubts

D．complains

16.

A．chose

B．built

C．led

D．deserted

17.

A．who

B．whether

C．what

D．how

18.

A．for

B．in

C．with

D．of

19.

A．devoted

B．blamed

C．enjoyed

D．behaved

20.

A．volunteer

B．spend

C．waste

D．spare

【推荐3】Hank, a two-year-old cat, is a homebody. But recently, he got _______ in a 60-tall tree for five days and four nights without food or water.

Hank’s big _______ started last weekend. He explored the neighborhood _______, and a dog came out, running after him and sending him flying up a tree.

When Hank’s owner, Delores Bushong, _______ him in the neighbor’s tree, she immediately called the Humane Rescue Alliance for help._______ , Hank was too high for any ladder (梯子) to reach and the tree branch wasn’t _______ enough to support the climb of the rescuer. Bushong felt extremely _______, but her neighbors showed her that she wasn’t alone.

The neighbor, whose tree Hank had climbed, let Bushong sit in his backyard and _______ Hank down. Another neighbor _______ a can of fish, hoping it might attract the ________ cat to come down. By day five, they tried a new ________ and it worked! They ________ a pulley (滑轮) system by circling a rope around a tall branch, and ________ a basket with some of the owner’s personal items. The cat, following the familiar scents, climbed into the basket and was ________ from the tree.

Bushong said the help of her community was ________ , and Hank’s adventure taught her a lesson about neighbors helping neighbors!

1.

A．injured

B．stuck

C．involved

D．lost

2.

A．practice

B．challenge

C．adventure

D．appearance

3.

A．in turn

B．by chance

C．on time

D．as scheduled

4.

A．rescued

B．observed

C．trained

D．spotted

5.

A．Typically

B．Surprisingly

C．Unfortunately

D．Strangely

6.

A．smooth

B．stable

C．flexible

D．fixed

7.

A．shocked

B．embarrassed

C．ashamed

D．helpless

8.

A．talk

B．catch

C．bring

D．frighten

9.

A．received

B．donated

C．preserved

D．sold

10.

A．energetic

B．cautious

C．curious

D．hungry

11.

A．instruction

B．opinion

C．approach

D．choice

12.

A．created

B．repaired

C．bought

D．texted

13.

A．made

B．carried

C．raised

D．decorated

14.

A．comforted

B．protected

C．returned

D．lowered

15.

A．remarkable

B．serious

C．available

D．responsible

【推荐1】How do doctors and hospitals decide who gets potentially lifesaving treatment and who doesn't? Facing this _______ position recently— who gets a ventilator(呼吸机) or a bed in hospital— Italian doctors sought advice on conscience and were told to consider a/an_______ . that draws on utilitarian(功利主义) principles.

In the words which are easy to understand, a utilitarianism approach would maximize(使最大化) overall health by directing _______ toward those most likely to _______ the most from it. If you had only one ventilator, it would go to someone more likely to _______.

In addition, they say pulling the _______ of front-line health care workers first is   _______to maximize the number of lives saved. We may _______ a shortage of such workers, and some have already fallen _______.

In a recent article in The New York Times, a British researcher said, “There are arguments about ________ the young over the old that I am personally very uncomfortable with,” he added. “Is a 20-year-old ________more valuable than a 50-year-old, or are 50-year-olds actually more useful for your economy, because they have ________ and skills that 20-ycars-olds don't have?”

Dr. Emanuel ________ with that statement: “The 20-rcar-old has lived fewer years of life; they have been seized of a full life ________. If they nearly have the same prediction of the course of the disease, then the fact that 20-year-old has not had a full life counts in their favor for getting ________ that are rare at this special moment.”

1.

A．present

B．difficult

C．firm

D．modern

2.

A．approach

B．concept

C．structure

D．order

3.

A．money

B．medicine

C．operation

D．care

4.

A．suffer

B．hear

C．benefit

D．differ

5.

A．disappear

B．survive

C．breathe

D．die

6.

A．income

B．health

C．dream

D．promise

7.

A．moving

B．temporary

C．diverse

D．necessary

8.

A．face

B．improve

C．solve

D．help

9.

A．asleep

B．silent

C．ill

D．apart

10.

A．proving

B．valuing

C．promoting

D．marking

11.

A．really

B．usually

C．possibly

D．casually

12.

A．memory

B．relatives

C．experience

D．friends

13.

A．disagree

B．declared

C．struggled

D．protested

14.

A．with power

B．on time

C．in use

D．by force

15.

A．devices

B．equipment

C．materials

D．resources

【推荐2】Truth be told, a life-changing college experience doesn’t begin or end with a high GPA or great university tour. And although parents and teachers alike work diligently to prep their students with the cutting-edge classes and impressive transcripts, they’re _______ one vital skill: emotional intelligence.

A poll of 1,502 first-year college students in the U.S. found that a majority of them wish they had received more _________ preparation for college. Emotional preparedness is _________ “the ability to take care of oneself, adapt to new environments, _______ negative emotions or behavior and build positive relationship,” according to the survey.

“Survey data indicate that college readiness requires far more than just a solid academic foundation — a finding that seems _________ conventional higher education preparation, said John MacPhee, Executive Director of the Jed Foundation, which co-sponsored the survey. “It is clear that emotional preparedness should be better _______ the work that high school communities are doing to guide students through the transition into college.”

Data show that college students _______ far more than their academics — and their stress can take a serious toll(代价) on their _______ in school. Forty percent of survey participants felt pressure to pay for college expenses, followed by 30 percent who said their biggest _______ was to make new friends. __________, keeping in touch with family and friends not at their college (28 percent) and being independent (16 percent) also weighed heavily on college studnets’ shoulders.

All of these __________ had a negative impact inside and outside of the classroom. Students who felt less emotionally prepared for college were more likely to have a lower grade point average, regularly ____________ drugs and/or alcohol, and rate their overall college experience as terrible or poor.

“As high school seniors start applying to college around this time of year, parents and people ____________ in their lives can play an important role in helping children build confidence and life skills, said Marisa Giarnella-Porco, Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Jordan Porco Foundation, a survey co-sponsor. “It is important to __________ them to choose a college that best fits their needs first and foremost — not only in a(n) __________ sense, but also relative to emotional needs.”

Thankfully, whether your child is packing up for school this fall or still in diapers, it’s never too late (or too early!) to begin prepping them for university life. Here’s what parents should do to help their college-bound kid, starting now.

1.

A．mastering

B．employing

C．forgetting

D．preparing

2.

A．emotional

B．careful

C．comprehensive

D．active

3.

A．compared with

B．applied to

C．adjusted to

D．defined as

4.

A．arouse

B．control

C．display

D．hide

5.

A．short of

B．strict with

C．contrary to

D．proud of

6.

A．reminded of

B．combined with

C．focused on

D．devoted to

7.

A．depend on

B．worry about

C．refer to

D．respond to

8.

A．performances

B．grades

C．subjects

D．requirements

9.

A．mistake

B．decision

C．event

D．challenge

10.

A．Otherwise

B．Thus

C．Besides

D．However

11.

A．pressures

B．benefits

C．behaviors

D．thoughts

12.

A．market

B．ban

C．consume

D．produce

13.

A．aggressive

B．influential

C．mysterious

D．modest

14.

A．support

B．guide

C．warn

D．command

15.

A．good

B．keen

C．academic

D．delicate