【推荐1】On a freezing January morning, Jonny Benjamin, then a 20-year-old college student, climbed on the edge of Waterloo Bridge in London. That morning, Jonny _________ from a mental health hospital, where he’d been diagnosed (诊断) with a severe disease. He headed straight to the _________, convinced that his disease was a life sentence.

Hundreds of people passed by. Only one man called Neil Laybourn, then 25,_________ and quietly walked to Jonny’s side.

“You’re alright, man? Why are you sitting on a bridge?”

At first Jonny wanted Neil to leave him _________, but something in Neil’s calm, down-to-earth manner touched him. Jonny felt _________, like he could talk to him.

“It’s cold here. Why not have some coffee in a warm cafe? Everything will be OK. ” For the first time after the diagnosis Jonny felt perhaps it really might. He _________ back.

The police, having received calls from passers-by, were waiting there. They quickly put him into a police car,_________ he was to panic and jump. He lost sight of Neil, the person who’d brought him hope.

Jonny ended up back in hospital. Eventually, he was_________ enough to return to university and finish his degree. Over the next six years, Jonny often thought about the _________ who had talked him round.__________ to thank him in person, he posted a Facebook message nicknaming the good man Mike. His Find-Mike post was __________ millions of times around the world, as far as Canada.

Jonny was overexcited when Neil called him two weeks after his post. They had a reunion, finally having that coffee they had first planned all those years ago.

“Many people walked past, but because of Neil’s __________ and sympathy, I’ve lived a good life.” Jonny said.

1.

A．called

B．heard

C．escaped

D．recovered

2.

A．bridge

B．hotel

C．college

D．clinic

3.

A．nervously

B．bravely

C．anxiously

D．calmly

4.

A．out

B．alone

C．aside

D．off

5.

A．passion

B．happiness

C．power

D．faith

6.

A．walked

B．climbed

C．leaned

D．returned

7.

A．in case

B．now that

C．so that

D．even though

8.

A．kind

B．clever

C．well

D．old

9.

A．friend

B．doctor

C．stranger

D．policeman

10.

A．Afraid

B．Ashamed

C．Surprised

D．Eager

11.

A．shared

B．praised

C．opened

D．published

12.

A．courage

B．kindness

C．patience

D．devotion

【推荐2】Nobody can inspire us like great teachers. They show us things about ourselves we can’t see. They see ________ in us that others, including ourselves can’t or won’t see. ________ they give us the courage to find our own way and enough ________ to show us that what we feel ________ is anything but that.

When Bill Gates ________ Seattle’s View Ridge Elementary School, he was a really unattractive and shy fourth grader. ________ a kindly librarian named Blanche Caffiere, he was ________ to come into his own in a way that would one day ________ the world forever. Gates sets the stage for this tale like this:

“When I first met Mrs Caffiere, she was the elegant and engaging school ________, and I was a shy fourth grader. I was ________ trying to go unnoticed, because I had some big shortcomings, like terrible handwriting…and I was trying to hide the ________ that I liked to read - something that was cool for girls but not for boys… Mrs Caffiere took me under her wing.”

He was grateful to Mrs Caffiere for helping him become less ________, which resulted from the true spirit of ________ teaching. First she encouraged Gates’ enthusiasm for ________ by helping him explore it through the use of introspective (内省的) questions, ________ what he liked to read and why. Next, she would go out of her ________ to source books that were ________ more interesting and challenging for him. Finally, ________ he’d read them, she would sit down with him and ask him if he liked what he had read, and more ________ what he’d learned and why. “She basically ________ what I had to say.” Gates recalled.

1.

A．ambition

B．distinction

C．potential

D．discrimination

2.

A．Above all

B．For instance

C．In consequence

D．By contrast

3.

A．guidance

B．success

C．science

D．intelligence

4.

A．unconditional

B．unbelievable

C．incorrect

D．impossible

5.

A．built

B．attended

C．designed

D．finished

6.

A．Apart from

B．But for

C．Thanks to

D．Regardless of

7.

A．willing

B．anxious

C．eager

D．able

8.

A．change

B．discover

C．enjoy

D．create

9.

A．supporter

B．librarian

C．principal

D．owner

10.

A．amazedly

B．desperately

C．proudly

D．helplessly

11.

A．fact

B．concept

C．event

D．conclusion

12.

A．unattractive

B．typical

C．shy

D．unnoticed

13.

A．active

B．significant

C．fundamental

D．remarkable

14.

A．listening

B．reading

C．speaking

D．writing

15.

A．together with

B．instead of

C．such as

D．as for

16.

A．business

B．house

C．way

D．office

17.

A．naturally

B．progressively

C．frequently

D．extraordinarily

18.

A．until

B．once

C．although

D．unless

19.

A．honestly

B．seriously

C．strictly

D．importantly

20.

A．listened to

B．stuck to

C．referred to

D．turned to

【推荐3】Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found a way to fill a universal human need.

It was a need that he first _______ back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg. To get an education, he was _______ against many difficulties. His family was poor. His Dad couldn't afford the _______ at college, so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to _______ classes. Study had to be done _______his farm-work routines. He stopped taking part in many school activities because he didn't have the time or the _______. He had only one good suit. He tried for the football team, _______ the coach turned him down for being too _______. During this period Dale was slowly _______ an inferiority complex （自卑感），which his mother knew could ________ him from achieving his real potential. She suggested that Dale join the ________team, believing that ________ in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.

Dale took his mother's advice, tried desperately and after several attempts ________made it. This proved to be a ________ point in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain the ________ he needed. And his hard work ________. By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top ________ in speech. Now other students were coming to him for coaching and later they, ________, were winning contests.

Out of this early struggle to ________ his feelings of inferiority, Dale came to understand that the ability to ________ an idea to an audience builds a person's confidence. And, with it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do—and so could others.

1.

A．wanted

B．recognized

C．supplied

D．filled

2.

A．dealing

B．succeeding

C．struggling

D．trying

3.

A．board

B．equipment

C．teaching

D．training

4.

A．skip

B．participate

C．instruct

D．attend

5.

A．between

B．during

C．over

D．through

6.

A．idea

B．interest

C．clothes

D．talent

7.

A．so

B．which

C．but

D．as

8.

A．outstanding

B．light

C．optimistic

D．easygoing

9.

A．gaining

B．achieving

C．seeking

D．developing

10.

A．prevent

B．protect

C．save

D．free

11.

A．singing

B．debating

C．running

D．horse-riding

12.

A．presence

B．potential

C．patience

D．practice

13.

A．hopefully

B．certainly

C．finally

D．naturally

14.

A．key

B．turning

C．breaking

D．basic

15.

A．confidence

B．experience

C．ability

D．progress

16.

A．paid in

B．paid up

C．paid back

D．paid off

17.

A．race

B．work

C．praise

D．honor

18.

A．in return

B．in brief

C．in turn

D．in charge

19.

A．convey

B．overcome

C．understand

D．build

20.

A．express

B．stress

C．contribute

D．reply

【推荐2】       My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat which was hanging at a secondhand clothing store in Northampton Mass. While the other coats drooped(低垂), this one looked as if it were _______ itself up. The coat had beautiful tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label and a(an) _______ price of $28, which was popular just then with _______, but could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better, bearing that _______ of classic elegance（优雅）. John tried it on and the fit was perfect. 
        John _______ the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile“Did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it,” he said, _______ folding it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat. Over the next few weeks, a _______ came over John. Agreement replaced contrariness (作对) and reasoned discussion replaced fierce _______. He became more mannerly and _______, eager to please. He would generously loan his younger brother his tapes and lecture him ________ his behavior. 

When I mentioned this incident to his teacher and ________ what caused the changes, she said laughing. “It ________ be his coat!” Another teacher told him she was giving him a good ________ not only because he had earned ________ but because she liked his coat. At the library, we ran into a friend “Could this be John?” he asked surprisingly, ________ John’s new height, assessing the cut of his coat and extending his hand, one gentleman to another. 

John and I both know we should never ________a person’s clothes for the real person within them. ________ there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see and for ________ what is on the inside to what is on the outside. 

For John it is a time when it is as easy to try on different approaches to ________ as it is to try on a coat. The whole world, the whole future is stretched out ahead, a vast landscape ________ all the doors are open. And he could picture himself walking through those doors wearing his wonderful, magical coat.

1.

A．turning

B．showing

C．holding

D．hanging

2.

A．unreasonable

B．expected

C．acceptable

D．unbelievable

3.

A．adults

B．teenagers

C．women

D．strangers

4.

A．color

B．style

C．price

D．size

5.

A．wore

B．carried

C．lent

D．sent

6.

A．carefully

B．comfortably

C．casually

D．quickly

7.

A．happiness

B．matter

C．smile

D．change

8.

A．doubt

B．argument

C．fight

D．war

9.

A．thoughtful

B．handsome

C．hopeful

D．curious

10.

A．of

B．with

C．on

D．at

11.

A．discovered

B．confirmed

C．concluded

D．wondered

12.

A．can

B．should

C．will

D．must

13.

A．present

B．mark

C．word

D．result

14.

A．it

B．them

C．this

D．one

15.

A．taking up

B．looking down to

C．checking up

D．looking up at

16.

A．trust

B．exchange

C．mistake

D．regard

17.

A．Though

B．But

C．Since

D．So

18.

A．matching

B．attaching

C．relating

D．connecting

19.

A．career

B．life

C．study

D．success

20.

A．how

B．why

C．where

D．when

【推荐3】The air is thin and we have to rest several times on the way. On the plain (平原)in front of us, we can just ________ some beautiful animals. This is why we’re here-to ________ Tibetan antelopes (藏羚羊).Watching them move slowly across the green grass, I’m attracted (吸引)by their beauty. But I’m also reminded of the ________ they are in.They are being hunted for their valuable fur (毛皮)．

My guide is Zhaxi,   a volunteer,   who works at the Changtang National Nature Reserve (羌塘国家自然保护区).To Zhaxi, ________ the wildlife is a way of life. “We’re not trying to save the animals,” he says. “________, we’re trying to save ourselves.”

The 1980s and 1990s were ________ times for the antelopes. Their population dropped sharply. Hunters shot them to make a ________.Their habitats (栖息地) became smaller and smaller as new roads and railways were________.

To save Tibetan antelopes, the Chinese government placed them under national protection. Zhaxi and other ________ watched over the antelopes day and night to keep them from being killed. Gates and ________ were added to let the antelopes move ________ and keep them safe from cars and trains.

The measures were effective. Their population has ________. The government, ________, does not intend to stop the protection programs, since the threats (威胁)to them have not yet disappeared.

In the evening, I drink a cup of tea and watch the stars. I think about the antelopes and what Zhaxi told me. Much is being done to protect wildlife, but if we really want to save the ________, we must ________ our way of life. Only when we learn to live in harmony with nature can we stop being a threat to wildlife and to our planet (星球).

1.

A．make up

B．make up for

C．make for

D．make out

2.

A．hunt

B．protect

C．observe

D．buy

3.

A．place

B．wild

C．environment

D．danger

4.

A．selling

B．protecting

C．seeking

D．hurting

5.

A．Actually

B．Luckily

C．Eventually

D．Obviously

6.

A．unique

B．significant

C．limited

D．terrible

7.

A．move

B．fortune

C．study

D．difference

8.

A．measured

B．replaced

C．built

D．improved

9.

A．volunteers

B．hunters

C．visitors

D．guides

10.

A．bridges

B．curtains

C．windows

D．tracks

11.

A．calmly

B．easily

C．actively

D．confidently

12.

A．doubled

B．changed

C．recovered

D．reduced

13.

A．besides

B．therefore

C．somehow

D．however

14.

A．man

B．planet

C．animal

D．plain

15.

A．maintain

B．choose

C．change

D．ignore