【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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was coming back from home late at night in a‘Sharing’mini van(厢式货车)．In Hydera- bad，India，it is a cheap and quick form of ____．The van driver picked up as many as 13 people at times in a vehicle which is____for the transport of 8．So our van was very ____．
Making her way to the____f the van，a school girl with a bag ____the driver to stop．While getting down，she slipped and fell．None of us ____it，as it was dark outside．The driver was ____for her to pay．It was then that we saw that the girl was on her ____by the side of the road．Another passenger and l got down ____and held her up．
Even in ____ ，she held up a note and asked us to pay the driver．The other ____ passenger took the note and paid the driver．My ____was a few hundred meters away．As a girl， I knew I’d get off and stay with her in the____．So I paid up the driver for ____and he drove away with the other passengers．
I neither ____her nor did I know what to do．But I was there，giving some____words to another girl in pain. I asked her to stand____for a few while．I then looked for a place for her to sit．Then I ____ her friend and waited there．She was rushed to a nearby clinic later．Before leaving，she thanked me for____and we hugged goodbye．
The night breezes were blowing ____ upon my cheek as I walked home，with a feeling of relief．1.

A．1ife

B．transport

C．activity

D．communication

2.

A．designed

B．bought

C．organized

D．powered

3.

A．heavy

B．noisy

C．crowded

D．awkward

4.

A．driver

B．window

C．door

D．seat

5.

A．guided

B．suggested

C．admitted

D．signaled

6.

A．noticed

B．managed

C．recognized

D．stood

7.

A．caring

B．reaching

C．waiting

D．planning

8.

A．back

B．knees

C．feet

D．own

9.

A．immediately

B．doubtfully

C．naturally

D．anxiously

10.

A．silence

B．surprise

C．vain

D．pain

11.

A．patient

B．helpful

C．generous

D．secret

12.

A．home

B．stop

C．car

D．school

13.

A．dark

B．rain

C．wind

D．van

14.

A．himself

B．herself

C．myself

D．itself

15.

A．ignored

B．persuaded

C．promised

D．knew

16.

A．anxious

B．sorrow

C．comforting

D．satisfying

17.

A．up

B．straight

C．still

D．out

18.

A．found

B．phoned

C．brought

D．saw

19.

A．company

B．support

C．bravery

D．convenience

20.

A．hard

B．happily

C．willingly

D．gently

【推荐2】“You have two ears and one mouth. Remember to listen more and speak less.” That was the advice I ____ from a communications expert before, which got me thinking about listening. It’s not ______ that most of us are good at. Even those of us who write for a living and are supposed to ______ how to do an interview and listen, often get it wrong and miss the rule: “Don’t interrupt or try to ______ other people’s sentences” and the rule: “Focus fully on the person speaking _____ focusing on your next comment.”

I found this out recently after following that communications expert’s ____. I was part of a group lobbying (游说) politicians about the importance of old buildings and main streets. One gentleman ______ a very large district made up of small towns complained that the main street was too ______ and there wasn’t enough parking and there was no ______ to widen the roads, which is exactly what our organization ______ for. We want walkable streets, not parking spaces. Instead of arguing the point, I just ______ for a change and let him talk. Before our time was up he was ______ how his son is a carpenter restoring a church, and how ______ building preservation was to him and his family. Had I not ______ practiced listening, we might have left his office earlier.

It has taken me a very long time to learn how to ______. I might have been more ______ had I listened more. Now that I write and teach, I have ______ often about how important hearing is to our connection with others, and what a ______ my hearing has made in my life. ______, hearing is different from listening, and, interestingly, there isn’t any hardware that can help you listen; you just have to sit down, shut up and ______ it.

1.

A．gave

B．received

C．accepted

D．ignored

2.

A．nothing

B．anything

C．everything

D．something

3.

A．understand

B．compare

C．train

D．master

4.

A．begin

B．finish

C．form

D．write

5.

A．other than

B．or rather

C．rather than

D．or else

6.

A．nature

B．advice

C．decision

D．belief

7.

A．representing

B．controlling

C．starting

D．directing

8.

A．busy

B．empty

C．narrow

D．dusty

9.

A．right

B．plan

C．force

D．room

10.

A．votes

B．quarrels

C．searches

D．fights

11.

A．make up

B．shut up

C．get up

D．pull up

12.

A．describing

B．communicating

C．expressing

D．adding

13.

A．important

B．absurd

C．useful

D．cheerful

14.

A．constantly

B．legally

C．deliberately

D．usually

15.

A．look

B．care

C．listen

D．react

16.

A．fortunate

B．successful

C．energetic

D．pleasant

17.

A．remembered

B．learned

C．written

D．read

18.

A．imagination

B．point

C．scene

D．difference

19.

A．Therefore

B．Anyhow

C．However

D．Besides

20.

A．do

B．make

C．say

D．take

【推荐3】Ever since an accident put him in a wheelchair, Dan has had one dream:______.

That is why he was ______ to learn about a piece of research that could possibly lead to his ______. But there are two ______. First, the research may take years before it becomes a treatment. And the second is the most ______ of all considerations: money.______by love for Dan, friends worked hard through a series of ______ to raise 20,000 pounds for his future surgery. Dan felt he could really start looking forward to the day when he could turn his ______ into a reality.

Then he ______ Brecon, a 5-year-old who ______ from cerebral palsy (脑瘫). Dan read about a new surgical operation that could ______ the little boy to walk unaided. But the surgery would ______ more than 60,000 pounds --- money Brecon’s parents were having a ______ time raising.

Dan said, “I’m in pretty much the ______ condition, but it appears that Brecon can ______ walk if he gets his surgery, and I can’t right now. So I thought I might as well pass the money on to him. I’m ______ to everyone who has helped me out, but this boy needs it ______ I do at the moment.”

And so he took this dream out of the bank and ______ it over to Brecon’s parents, telling them, “It would make me very happy to see the ______ made to Brecon’s life.”

“I wanted to help someone whose life could get better,” he said. “If I can help someone to walk, I will. Even if it means ______ a dream to do it.”

1.

A．lying

B．jumping

C．walking

D．working

2.

A．angry

B．excited

C．embarrassed

D．calm

3.

A．achievement

B．development

C．discovery

D．recovery

4.

A．barriers

B．hopes

C．benefits

D．experiments

5.

A．useful

B．valuable

C．practical

D．generous

6.

A．Stressed

B．Instructed

C．Motivated

D．Inspired

7.

A．courses

B．activities

C．observations

D．competitions

8.

A．dream

B．research

C．concern

D．possibility

9.

A．spoke of

B．believed in

C．thought of

D．heard about

10.

A．suffers

B．learns

C．differs

D．survives

11.

A．bring

B．allow

C．take

D．cause

12.

A．waste

B．gather

C．require

D．bring

13.

A．free

B．nice

C．busy

D．hard

14.

A．same

B．general

C．different

D．usual

15.

A．rarely

B．narrowly

C．surely

D．confidently

16.

A．shameful

B．thankful

C．suitable

D．reliable

17.

A．rather than

B．less than

C．other than

D．more than

18.

A．threw

B．spread

C．handed

D．lent

19.

A．difference

B．efforts

C．damage

D．preparations

20.

A．realizing

B．sacrificing

C．changing

D．having