【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和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
During the wars, a soldier looked after his horse with the greatest care. He gave it the best wheat to eat and the_______ water to drink. He dried it carefully with a towel when it got wet and _______ it with a warm blanket on cold winter nights_______, the horse was strong and swirl and carried its master_______ out of the dangers of _______
When peace came, however, the soldier _______ He put the _______ out in a field full of wild plants and gave it only a little food to eat. He left the horse _______ in a worn-out place with a _______ roof and a floor made of mud. During the day the ________ made the horse work hard on his farm, ________ a large amount of wood and pulling heavy wagons (四轮货车).
After some time war broke out ________ The soldier prepared himself for the war and went to the field to ________ his horse. Hurriedly brushing the mud from its coat, he ________the horse. For a moment the horse stood there without ________ Then gradually its ________legs began to bend ________ it sank slowly to the ground. The horse gave the soldier a look of ________
"Master," it said, "you' ll have to ________on foot this time. You have made me work like a mule (骡子) and ________ me like a goat. I cannot change back into a horse in an instant just because you Want me to."
1.

A．dearest

B．clearest

C．coldest

D．deepest

2.

A．thanked

B．visited

C．welcomed

D．covered

3.

A．As a result

B．At peace

C．In a sense

D．In fact

4.

A．safely

B．politely

C．sadly

D．angrily

5.

A．fire

B．storm

C．war

D．flood

6.

A．succeeded

B．understood

C．changed

D．left

7.

A．horse

B．cow

C．mule

D．goat

8.

A．dying

B．lying

C．living

D．playing

9.

A．good-looking

B．long-lasting

C．ready-made

D．broken-down

10.

A．farmer

B．soldier

C．sailor

D．officer

11.

A．carrying

B．cutting

C．selling

D．making

12.

A．lately

B．often

C．again

D．soon

13.

A．comfort

B．kill

C．protect

D．catch

14.

A．helped out

B．got on

C．believed in

D．let off

15.

A．speaking

B．complaining

C．crying

D．moving

16.

A．long

B．lovely

C．skinny

D．strong

17.

A．though

B．and

C．but

D．for

18.

A．dissatisfaction

B．pleasure

C．surprise

D．fear

19.

A．fight

B．compete

C．travel

D．finish

20.

A．talked about

B．shouted at

C．used

D．fed

【推荐2】One day a man was asked to paint a boat by the owner of the boat. He brought with him paint and _____ and began to paint the boat bright red, as the owner asked him. While painting, he _____ there was a hole in the boat and decided to _____ it. When he finished painting, he received his money and left. The next day, the owner of the boat came to the painter and

_____ him with a nice check, much _____ than the payment for painting, the painter was surprised. “You've already paid me for painting the boat!” he said. “But this is not for the paint _____. It's for having repaired the hole in the boat. ”

“But it was such a(n) _____ service. Certainly it's not worth _____ me such a high amount for something so unimportant!”

“My dear friend, you do not understand. Now let me tell you what _____. When I asked you to paint the boat, I ______. to mention about the hole. When the boat dried, my kids took the boat and ______ a fishing trip. They did not know that there was a ______ in the boat. I was not at home at that time. When I returned and noticed they had taken the boat, I was ______ because I remembered that the boat had a hole. Imagine my relief and joy when I saw them returning from fishing.

“Then, I ______ the boat and found that you had repaired the hole! You see, now, what you did? You saved my children! I do not have enough money to pay your 'small' good deed. ”

So, no matter who, when or how, just ______ repair all the “leaks” you find.

1.

A．chains

B．brushes

C．beliefs

D．pens

2.

A．assumed

B．reminded

C．found

D．ignored

3.

A．repair

B．wipe

C．hide

D．measure

4.

A．admired

B．treated

C．presented

D．comforted

5.

A．higher

B．less

C．quicker

D．wealthier

6.

A．award

B．kindness

C．job

D．skill

7.

A．cheap

B．small

C．valuable

D．additional

8.

A．lending

B．selling

C．borrowing

D．paying

9.

A．happened

B．existed

C．impressed

D．classified

10.

A．decided

B．hated

C．forgot

D．remembered

11.

A．went through

B．went on

C．dreamed about

D．reflected on

12.

A．hole

B．sign

C．rule

D．danger

13.

A．angry

B．desperate

C．embarrassed

D．sufficient

14.

A．pulled

B．spotted

C．examined

D．destroyed

15.

A．possibly

B．carefully

C．actually

D．finally

【推荐1】My father was the gentles and most loving dad in the world — until we had an argument. During those moments, he transformed into a ______ man who never considered that there could be a side other than his own. My words surely never reached his “open mind” because his ears were ______. When he spoke with such ______ that it was easy to begin to doubt my own point of view. He always had the last ______. I could never win.

So when he denied my senior class trip to Montreal, I could do nothing but race from his room in despair And just then a thought ______ my mind. If I couldn’t get him to listen to my side of our arguments, maybe I could get him to ______ it.

With the hope that his eyes would be more open than his ears, I began to write a note that began with “Dear Daddy” and ______ with how much I respected his opinion, how much I hated to fight with him and, _____, how much I loved him. I folded my note into an envelope, ______ it under the door of his bedroom and raced back to my own room where I ______ on my bed.

It was only minutes ______ I heard a knock at my door. Seeing the look on my father’s face, I knew my note ______ his temper and touched his heart.

The victory of winning my dad’s permission was sweet. ______, even sweeter was the discovery of a strategy that enabled me to have an argument with my dad that didn’t end in tears, but instead with a hug. My “Dear Daddy” notes became a ______ to many of our arguments. When his “I’m your father, that’s why!” left me ______,I knew just how to get through to him.

1.

A．cautious

B．stubborn

C．sensitive

D．passive

2.

A．masked

B．struck

C．shut

D．folded

3.

A．authority

B．emotion

C．enthusiasm

D．dignity

4.

A．straw

B．word

C．chance

D．minute

5.

A．flashed

B．occurred to

C．hit

D．crossed

6.

A．record

B．hear

C．review

D．read

7.

A．wound up

B．made up

C．sprang up

D．dried up

8.

A．in all

B．at all

C．above all

D．after all

9.

A．covered

B．slid

C．attached

D．lay

10.

A．collapsed

B．suffered

C．cried

D．panicked

11.

A．after

B．when

C．since

D．before

12.

A．lost

B．melted

C．froze

D．kept

13.

A．Therefore

B．Anyway

C．However

D．Instead

14.

A．follow-up

B．make-up

C．pick-up

D．break-up

15.

A．worthless

B．restless

C．speechless

D．senseless

【推荐2】I remember the day during our first week of class when we were informed about our semester project of volunteering at a non-profit organization. When the teacher _______us to the different organizations that needed our help, my last choice was Operation Iraqi Children (OIC). My first _______of the organization was that it was not going to make enough of a difference with the plans I had in mind.

Then, an OIC representative gave us some details, which somewhat _______me. After doing some research, I believed that we could really do something for those kids. When I went online to the OIC website, I saw pictures of the Iraqi children. Their faces were so powerful in _______a message of their despair and need that I joined this project without _______. We decided to _______as many school supplies as possible, and make them into kits -one kit, one child.

The most _______day for our group was project day, when all the efforts we put into collecting the items finally came together. When I saw the various supplies we had collected, it _______me that every kit we were to build that day would _______be in the hands of an Iraqi child. Over the past four months, I had never __________how I would feel once our project was completed. While making the kits, I realized that I had lost sight of the true __________behind it. I had only __________the fact that it was another school project and one I wanted to get a good grade on. When the kits were completed, and ready to be sent overseas, the warm feeling I had was one I would never __________.

In the beginning, I dared myself to make a __________in the life of another person. Now that our project is over, I realize that I have affected not only one life, but ten. With our __________, ten young boys and girls will now be able to further their education.

1.

A．taught

B．forced

C．introduced

D．conducted

2.

A．impression

B．expression

C．comparison

D．explanation

3.

A．embarrassed

B．instructed

C．promoted

D．interested

4.

A．sending

B．sharing

C．submitting

D．motivating

5.

A．negotiation

B．hesitation

C．doubt

D．curiosity

6.

A．collect

B．purchase

C．reserve

D．combine

7.

A．promising

B．rewarding

C．identifying

D．refreshing

8.

A．affected

B．inspired

C．hit

D．drove

9.

A．accidentally

B．purposely

C．significantly

D．eventually

10.

A．imagined

B．considered

C．believed

D．checked

11.

A．feeling

B．meaning

C．willing

D．suffering

12.

A．cared for

B．objected to

C．focused on

D．dealt with

13.

A．fail

B．forget

C．interrupt

D．escape

14.

A．fortune

B．mistake

C．suggestion

D．difference

15.

A．construction

B．enthusiasm

C．generosity

D．efforts

【推荐3】It's amazing how one dollar can change the culture of a school.

We have a _________ school of about 30 students. It is really full of competition and pressure as most of the kids get good_________. It's good except that a lot of us middle kids felt really_________, We got the feeling that we were so selfish—it's every man for himself.

_________, my friend and I set out to find a way to_________ the culture. We thought doing things for others was the only way to_________ our depression(沮丧) about school.

On the first day of school we put a_________ folded into a heart into one of the students' lockers with a piece of paper that_________, "Buy yourself a snack." We didn't know the_________ it would have.

People went__________ over it and everyone was talking about who it might be doing the acts of kindness and__________ that they should do something too. Lots of other people have started sharing__________ now too: chocolate bars, cookies and money left__________ in the vending machine (自动售货机).

Now I actually expect to go to school to have the chance to__________ people up. If anybody is struggling with being__________ at school and work, I totally suggested doing acts of kindness.

1.

A．small

B．large

C．lovely

D．terrible

2.

A．grades

B．books

C．results

D．teachers

3.

A．interested

B．satisfied

C．pressured

D．embarrassed

4.

A．In return

B．In charge

C．In response

D．In anger

5.

A．realize

B．enrich

C．swap

D．change

6.

A．deal with

B．live with

C．come up with

D．keep up with

7.

A．paper

B．gift

C．dollar

D．ticket

8.

A．wrote

B．said

C．told

D．printed

9.

A．problem

B．opinion

C．effect

D．attitude

10.

A．wild

B．sad

C．angry

D．peaceful

11.

A．regretting

B．disagreeing

C．doubting

D．deciding

12.

A．happiness

B．selfishness

C．kindness

D．sadness

13.

A．by accident

B．as usual

C．in surprise

D．on purpose

14.

A．bring

B．cheer

C．speed

D．hold

15.

A．ignored

B．concerned

C．confused

D．depressed