【推荐1】Austin is a four-year-old boy from Birmingham, Alabama. Recently, he discovered that _____ for the less fortunate can produce amazing results. Austin and his father, TJ, were watching a program where a mother monkey abandons her babies when Austin asked TJ what homelessness meant.

Seeing this as a ______ moment, TJ took Austin to a local ______ that provides housing, food, and other services for homeless men. As they arrived, they saw a group of 25 homeless men standing there. “Dad, they look sad,” Austin said. “Can we take them some food and make them smile?”

That day, Austin used his allowance to ______ bread for each man and ______ the food himself. Seeing what their ______ meant to these men, Austin and TJ returned the next week. Austin again dipped into his piggy bank to buy more bread.

After he returned every week for five weeks, word of Austin’s acts of ______ spread via social media. Burger King ______ to donate1,000 a month. Soon, shelters across the country began ______ Austin to help hand out food in other areas.______ corporation and community support, now he can feed 800 to 2,000 people at once.

Austin’s passion has now become his family’s ______.Under his influence, his mom sets up the Show Care Foundation. She serves as president, and TJ ______ his job in hospital to manage public relations for the foundation full­time. He’s in talks with officials to offer medical and mental health care as ______ steps against homelessness. As for Austin, he continues to give out food and his inspirational message of ______. “It makes me feel like I’m saving the ______.”

1.

A．respect

B．sympathy

C．fondness

D．compensation

2.

A．memorable

B．teachable

C．comfortable

D．valuable

3.

A．restaurant

B．department

C．shelter

D．hotel

4.

A．purchase

B．deliver

C．bake

D．slice

5.

A．gave off

B．gave away

C．handed in

D．handed over

6.

A．courage

B．desire

C．trust

D．presence

7.

A．gentleness

B．willingness

C．kindness

D．selflessness

8.

A．refused

B．promised

C．continued

D．hesitated

9.

A．inviting

B．requesting

C．forcing

D．inspiring

10.

A．In spite of

B．Regardless of

C．In terms of

D．Thanks to

11.

A．profession

B．strength

C．pressure

D．credit

12.

A．acquired

B．chose

C．accepted

D．quit

13.

A．immediate

B．effective

C．temporary

D．special

14.

A．hope

B．bravery

C．enthusiasm

D．love

15.

A．men

B．nation

C．day

D．lives

【推荐2】For many people, barbecues are a chance to enjoy a meal with family and friends. But for Stan Hays, barbecuing is something that he loves and is put to the _________ in weekend competitions.

_________ , when disaster strikes, Hays uses his skills to _________ people in need. Since 2011, his non-profit organisation, Operation BBQ Relief, has prepared more than 1.75 million meals for _________ . The _________ effort began in May 2011, when a terrible tornado hit Joplin, Missouri, about two-and-a-half hours’ drive from Hays’ home. His wife urged him to _________ . So, he passed the _________ to his barbecue buddies (伙计) and headed down to the disaster area with his portable cooker. “We _________ we’d be there three to four days, serving maybe 5,000 meals,” Hays said. “Because the need was there, and the _________ kept coming in.”

Hays believes that the food they prepare keeps disaster survivors __________ both physically and mentally. “We not only are giving them something nutritious, but we are giving them a state of being __________.”

“For me, the __________ thing is that people can come together. Seeing the people working and __________ the effect the meals are producing — they can bring a smile to your face, maybe __________ to your eyes. At the end of the day, you’ve done something that’s made a __________ ,” said Hays.

1.

A．test

B．action

C．end

D．work

2.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Usually

3.

A．protect

B．persuade

C．feed

D．teach

4.

A．volunteers

B．friends

C．survivors

D．neighbours

5.

A．brave

B．extra

C．confident

D．unique

6.

A．change

B．improve

C．imagine

D．help

7.

A．goal

B．word

C．comment

D．advertisement

8.

A．suggested

B．realised

C．announced

D．thought

9.

A．supplies

B．questions

C．demands

D．orders

10.

A．patient

B．quiet

C．well

D．proud

11.

A．normal

B．silent

C．humorous

D．pitiful

12.

A．difficult

B．greatest

C．strangest

D．lucky

13.

A．ignoring

B．measuring

C．knowing

D．predicting

14.

A．tears

B．burns

C．pains

D．curiosity

15.

A．promise

B．rule

C．decision

D．difference

【推荐3】Ethan Reynolds has always been a helper. The 11-year-old loves to ______ at a local nursing home and an animal shelter. Instead of wanting to have toys or video games last Christmas, he ______ lawn mowing(割草) equipment so he could start his own business!

When the COVID-19 pandemic began, he noticed more people holding cardboard signs asking for ______ in his area. He immediately started to ______ by spending his own $10 buying food. Then he put it on a table in his family’s front lawn with a sign ______, “Free food.”

“He’s been doing this for a long time,” said Jessica, his mom. “When we would have garage sales, he (at age 7) would go to his ______ and get his candy and all of his little toys, put them in boxes and ______ them to other kids for free.”

When their neighbors saw Ethan’s table, they felt ______ to help out as well! They started adding their own ______ of protein bars, water bottles, canned fruit and meat.

As Ethan’s Table got ______, the innovative(富有创新精神的) fifth-grader started up his lawn care service to ______ some extra money for himself and his new charity. Of course, his neighbors were more than ______ to hire him to mow their lawns!

They all noticed how Ethan paid ______ attention to the home of an elderly resident who ______ alone, checking in on him to make sure he was doing OK during isolation(隔离).

There was just one ______: Ethan’s old mower kept breaking down when he was working, so his ______ got together to have a discussion and decided to ______ him with a brand new push mower! When Ethan came home and saw it sitting in his driveway, he ______ fell down with excitement!

“A generous spirit like his should be ______, and we know he is going to put that mower to good ______,” said one of his neighbors.

1.

A．play

B．volunteer

C．study

D．research

2.

A．asked for

B．gave up

C．looked into

D．took apart

3.

A．attention

B．love

C．money

D．food

4.

A．steal

B．compete

C．help

D．search

5.

A．saying

B．writing

C．telling

D．marking

6.

A．father

B．mother

C．room

D．school

7.

A．sell

B．offer

C．send

D．post

8.

A．impossible

B．responsible

C．unnecessary

D．anxious

9.

A．boxes

B．selections

C．bags

D．donations

10.

A．brighter

B．smoother

C．smaller

D．larger

11.

A．bring in

B．take out

C．depend on

D．protect against

12.

A．sorrowful

B．unwilling

C．happy

D．shocked

13.

A．distant

B．little

C．particular

D．short

14.

A．drinks

B．lives

C．works

D．exercises

15.

A．problem

B．difficulty

C．thing

D．reason

16.

A．family

B．community

C．classmates

D．teachers

17.

A．persuade

B．remind

C．attack

D．surprise

18.

A．mostly

B．already

C．nearly

D．quickly

19.

A．protected

B．admired

C．refused

D．rewarded

20.

A．function

B．place

C．use

D．effect

【推荐1】阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。
Dear Jane,
I'm pleased to receive your letter __21__ about information about China's high-speed trains and the Qingming Festival.
With the developing of China’s __22__, more and more high-speed railways are under __23__. There are several advantages for high-speed trains. The reasons are as follows:
First, it's more __24__ for us to go travelling by high-speed train, because they can run as fast as 350 kilometers per hour!
Second, you may find it's more comfortable when taking such a train, with more space for more passengers to sit __25__, and more security measures are taken to make it safer.
Further more, high-speed railways __26__ only half of the land as freeways need. At the same time they make less __27__ because they use less energy and make less noise!
Next I’ll __28__ you something about the Qingming Festival.
The Qingming Festival, also __29__ the Tomb-sweeping Day, coming __30__ April 5 every year, is one of the most important __31__ in China.
On this important day, people, often with a __32__ family, go to sweep their ancestor’s __33__. Meanwhile, they will __34__ sacrifices before the tombs to show their respect __35__ the deceased. At the same time, many people will present flowers and some other __36__ before the tombs of the martyrs in __37__ of their heroic deeds.
However, the Qingming Festival is also __38__ with happiness and joy when all the members of a family get __39__. Children are pleased when they are going hiking in the mountain, flying kites with their fellows, or having a big meal with their family members who have been __40__ for a long time!
I'm looking forward to your letter.
Best wishes.
Yours
Li Hua1.

A．asked

B．asking

C．to ask

D．ask

2.

A．economy

B．inspiration

C．industry

D．agriculture

3.

A．pressure

B．discussion

C．consideration

D．construction

4.

A．comfortable

B．mysterious

C．convenient

D．eager

5.

A．on

B．in

C．at

D．out

6.

A．cover

B．take in

C．look up

D．stare at

7.

A．dust

B．effect

C．advantage

D．pollution

8.

A．look for

B．introduce

C．judge

D．go through

9.

A．called

B．saw

C．calling

D．seeing

10.

A．on

B．around

C．in

D．out of

11.

A．days

B．inventions

C．festivals

D．preparations

12.

A．all

B．single

C．whole

D．frightened

13.

A．tombs

B．houses

C．buildings

D．mountains

14.

A．send

B．cut in

C．clear

D．provide

15.

A．for

B．to

C．at

D．from

16.

A．roses

B．rice

C．items

D．pieces

17.

A．front

B．case

C．heart

D．memory

18.

A．filled

B．full

C．covered

D．shortened

19.

A．in

B．together

C．away

D．up

20.

A．parted

B．party

C．parting

D．apart

【推荐2】April Fool’s Day is a western festival. No one _______ exactly when and how April Fool’s Day began.

However, there are some stories about _______ it came into being. One story _______like this: in the sixteenth-century France, the start of the new year was on April first. It was celebrated _______much the same way _______it is today with parties and dancing into the late hours of the night. Then in 1562, Pope (教皇) Gregory introduced a new calendar (日历) for the Christian world, and the new year fell on January first. There were some people, _______, who hadn’t heard or didn’t believe the _______in the date, so they _______to celebrate New Year’s Day on April first. _______played tricks on them and called them “April fools”. They tried to make them believe that something false was ________. In France today, April first is called “April Fish”. French children fool their friends by taping a paper fish to their friends’ ________. When the “young fool” ________this trick, the prankster (恶作剧者) shouts “April Fish!”

Today Americans play small tricks on friends and strangers alike on the first of April. One ________trick on April Fool’s Day is ________to a friend’s shoe and saying, “Your shoelace is united (开了).” School children might tell a classmate that school has been canceled. ________the trick is, if you fail for the joke the prankster shouts “April Fool!”

In Britain today, on the first of April, even ________newspapers, radio and TV programs tell big lies. You ________read a science ________showing that doctors have found a way to cure AIDS, ________you would probably listen to a piece of news about an UFO________on an island.

1.

A．understands

B．knows

C．Believes

D．remembers

2.

A．when

B．why

C．how

D．where

3.

A．goes

B．tells

C．happens

D．writes

4.

A．as

B．like

C．with

D．in

5.

A．like

B．as

C．so

D．for

6.

A．however

B．but

C．therefore

D．instead

7.

A．fact

B．news

C．change

D．information

8.

A．remained

B．continued

C．considered

D．went

9.

A．Others

B．Somebody

C．Many

D．Some

10.

A．real

B．true

C．right

D．correct

11.

A．hands

B．faces

C．backs

D．heads

12.

A．discovers

B．sees

C．found

D．notices

13.

A．usual

B．common

C．funny

D．silly

14.

A．looking down

B．pointing down

C．getting down

D．turning down

15.

A．Whenever

B．Whoever

C．Whatever

D．Wherever

16.

A．serious

B．famous

C．interesting

D．important

17.

A．might

B．should

C．could

D．must

18.

A．letter

B．speech

C．writing

D．report

19.

A．so

B．and

C．or

D．but

20.

A．lying

B．walking

C．flying

D．Landing

【推荐3】People from every corner flooded into the streets that Christmas Eve. "Frosty the Snowman," and "Jingle Bells" ____ in stores; on the pavements, the street singers performed happily. Everyone was ____ by someone else, delighted and cheerful. I was alone.
As one of 8 kids of a Brazilian family, brought up in America's crowded apartment, I'd spent several years searching for aloneness. Now, ____, at 27, a college student after the ____ with my girlfriend, every cell inside me wanted to be alone, ____ not at Christmas. My family had ____ to Brazil and my friends were ____ with their own lives. Dusk was approaching, and the fact that I had to return to my ____ home made me sad. Lights from windows blinked (闪烁), and I hoped someone would ____ from one of those homes to invite me inside with a Christmas tree decorated with shiny fake snow and ____ presents.
At a market, I felt more ____ when people were buying lots of goods, which____ the gifts we received as children in my mind. I missed my family and wanted to cry for wanting to be alone and for having achieved it.
Outside the church, a manger (小耶稣) had been set ____ I stood with others watching the scene, some of them ____ themselves, praying. As I walked home, I realized that leaving Brazil was still a painful experience as I struggled with ____ I had become in 15 years in America. I'd mourned (悲叹) the ____, but for the first time, I recognized what I’d gained. I was independent, ____ and healthy. My life was still ahead, full of ____
Sometimes the best gift is the one that you give yourself. That Christmas, I gave myself ____ for what I'd obtained up to now and promise to go forward. It is the best gift I've ever got, the one that I most ____1.

A．served

B．held

C．shared

D．played

2.

A．employed

B．attended

C．supported

D．accompanied

3.

A．eventually

B．usually

C．extremely

D．really

4.

A．date

B．sympathy

C．breakup

D．concern

5.

A．but

B．so

C．and

D．or

6.

A．moved

B．returned

C．slipped

D．came

7.

A．bored

B．pleased

C．satisfied

D．occupied

8.

A．empty

B．warm

C．shabby

D．cozy

9.

A．hang out

B．go away

C．turn up

D．break in

10.

A．donated

B．wrapped

C．discounted

D．dealt

11.

A．nervous

B．excited

C．upset

D．tired

12.

A．called up

B．called for

C．called on

D．called in

13.

A．aside

B．about

C．down

D．up

14.

A．crossing

B．hugging

C．bowing

D．bending

15.

A．that

B．what

C．how

D．which

16.

A．worries

B．cases

C．limits

D．losses

17.

A．educated

B．lonely

C．shy

D．wealthy

18.

A．sadness

B．possibility

C．hardship

D．sight

19.

A．prize

B．defeat

C．credit

D．surprise

20.

A．save

B．admit

C．select

D．value

【推荐1】There was a knock at the door of Great-Grandma Smith's home one Thanksgiving. Since she was the __ for this family holiday, she got up, opened the door, and shouted with delight, "Look who's here!"

She _____ a young man into the house, hugged him, and said, “It's ____ to see you again! Everyone will be so delighted!" Great-Grandma then hurried to ____ his coat and led him to the table. "Oh, just look who's here!” she ______ with joy. The families _____ to each other. She moved things around and _____ him in a seat between my uncle and herself. He was __ by families on both sides and faced Great-Grandpa Smith across the table.

"Coralie, get us another place setting!^”   Great-Grandma ______"We're so sorry that we ______ without you. No one knew you were coming,” she _____. "But you're just going to love everything. We have turkey and many other ______. Oh, and Coralie made an apple and a pumpkin pie for dessert even! So, just help yourself. My dear, it's a long time since I saw you!" She patted his arm again and ________ .

No one had __ her joyful speech from the moment she left the table to answer the door. After looking around the table at our ______, the young man turned and looked ______at Great-Grandma Smith's face, which was filled with love and joy. He said in a(n) __ voice, "I don't __ any of you. I just stopped at your house to get ___ !”

"But I really appreciate your warm-hearted dinner on this special day as I have lost my way here,” he added with ____ in his eyes.

1.

A．waitress

B．guest

C．chef

D．hostess

2.

A．pulled

B．persuaded

C．followed

D．forced

3.

A．unfortunate

B．unnecessary

C．wonderful

D．hard

4.

A．put away

B．take off .

C．get back

D．slip on

5.

A．replied

B．announced

C．concluded

D．agreed

6.

A．whispered

B．laughed

C．waved

D．introduced

7.

A．threw

B．hid

C．placed

D．forced

8.

A．searched

B．surrounded

C．touched

D．observed

9.

A．commanded

B．begged

C．promised

D．complained

10.

A．continued

B．gathered

C．finished

D．started

11.

A．informed

B．apologized

C．criticized

D．reminded

12.

A．relatives

B．gifts

C．strangers.

D．dishes

13.

A．answered

B．condemned

C．sighed

D．warned

14.

A．interrupted

B．minded

C．scolded

D．applauded

15.

A．dinner

B．house

C．family

D．neighborhood

16.

A．closely

B．straight

C．coldly

D．eagerly

17.

A．annoyed

B．excited

C．puzzled

D．disappointed

18.

A．offend

B．invite

C．visit

D．know

19.

A．blessings

B．charges

C．messages

D．directions

20.

A．water

B．curiosity

C．pride

D．coldness

【推荐2】Austin is a 4-year-old boy with amazing acts of kindness. While most 4-year-olds are making mud pies or selling lemonade, Austin ________ the hungry and homeless population throughout the city in an effort to “show love” to those who need “________ and smiles”. “Show love”, according to Austin, has become his superhero ________.

Austin’s father, TJ Perine, told CNN that Austin has always been ________, as he acts like a “little dad” for his brother, Taylor. Austin’s first ________ about homelessness came after watching a nature documentary about a baby panda on television.

“Austin and I were ________ an animal show and there was a mother panda that was leaving her baby, ” TJ said. “Austin began to get ________, and I told him that the baby panda would be homeless.”

To better teach his son about homelessness, TJ took the young boy to the city shelter, at which point Austin asked, “Can we feed them?” In ________, TJ took Austin to Burger King where he volunteered to pay for the chicken sandwiches using his weekly pocket money, ________ giving up new toys that week.

Austin and his father have plans to expand their community outreach efforts so they can also fight homelessness at its ________. They have also started a GoFundMe as part of their Show Love Foundation.

“We’ve gotten a lot of ________ from the country, and what we want to do is more than just ________ sandwiches.” TJ told CNN, saying that, finally, he and Austin hope to build a service center that deals with many ________ and symptoms of homelessness, such as mental illness, drug abuse, addiction. He ________, “Austin and I want to invite some specialists to the service center that can actually help these people get back to ________.”

1.

A．feeds

B．watches

C．joins

D．finds

2.

A．care

B．water

C．home

D．food

3.

A．job

B．dream

C．goal

D．belief

4.

A．sympathetic

B．generous

C．humorous

D．positive

5.

A．curiosity

B．anxiety

C．knowledge

D．opinion

6.

A．observing

B．staring

C．glancing

D．watching

7.

A．concerned

B．shocked

C．frightened

D．embarrassed

8.

A．turn

B．return

C．reward

D．response

9.

A．thus

B．also

C．yet

D．then

10.

A．reasons

B．effects

C．roots

D．origins

11.

A．praise

B．support

C．focus

D．comment

12.

A．give out

B．bring in

C．work on

D．take over

13.

A．effects

B．causes

C．problems

D．solutions

14.

A．requested

B．reported

C．added

D．answered

15.

A．life

B．work

C．wealth

D．health

【推荐3】One Monday morning I came into the classroom and caught Joe _________ a picture on his math book. This was one day after I had given the class a lecture on taking care of school property. Normally I would have got angry and _________ him to the office. Instead, I walked over to his desk and stood there. Joe closed the book immediately, trying to hide his drawing. I said, “Let me _________ what I said yesterday: these textbooks are going to be used for the next five years, and I _________ you to take good care of them.” “Sorry,” Joe murmured. “I forgot.” “I see.” I said.

When I returned to Joe’s desk again, he was erasing the drawing with his tiny, worn-out eraser. I _________ him mine and a drawing pad, and then said, “Here, this might make the job _________. And you can also use the pad whenever you have the _________ to draw.” Joe looked _________ and said, “Thanks.” I nodded and started my lesson.

Joe hasn’t drawn in his textbook since. He keeps the pad in his pocket and shows me his drawing from time to time. I’m glad I didn’t ask him to go to the office that day. It might have stopped him from marking on his books, but we would never have the _________ we have today. And who knows, I may have __________ a promising Picasso.

1.

A．drawing

B．copying

C．observing

D．examining

2.

A．welcomed

B．sent

C．begged

D．followed

3.

A．check

B．prove

C．update

D．repeat

4.

A．force

B．allow

C．expect

D．promise

5.

A．rewarded

B．handed

C．showed

D．mailed

6.

A．slower

B．earlier

C．safer

D．easier

7.

A．urge

B．energy

C．ambition

D．talent

8.

A．surprised

B．calm

C．awkward

D．anxious

9.

A．achievement

B．appointment

C．relationship

D．conflict

10.

A．attracted

B．encouraged

C．ignored

D．cheated