【推荐1】In my ninth-grade World History class, Mrs. Bartlett announced a new project. In groups, we were to create a newspaper around culture. On a piece of paper, we wrote the names of three _________ we wanted in our group. After _________ all the requests, Mrs. Bartlett told us that she would consider the names we chose. I had no _________ that I would get the group of my choice.

The next day, after the bell rang, Mrs. Bartlett called for our attention and started to _________ names. When she _________ Group Three, Missy, my best friend’s name, was called. The other members of the group were called. My name was not _________. Then I heard it. “The last group: Mauro, Juliette, Rachel, Karina.”

How could I face being in that group—the boy who seldom spoke English, the girl who was covered by long skirts, and the other girl who wore _________ clothes. I decided to _________ Mrs. Bartlett I should be in the “good” group. “Why…?” I started. She _________ placed a hand on my shoulder. “I know what you want, Karina,” she said, __________ your group needs you. Only you can help them get a passing grade on this task.

I was __________. She had seen something in me that I hadn’t seen. “Will you help them?” she asked. “Yes,” I replied. I couldn’t believe it came out of my mouth.

Halfway through the week, I felt myself enjoying the __________ of these three misfits (与别人合不来的人). They weren’t misfits, just people whom nobody cared to understand __________ Mrs. Bartlett.

I did learn something that week. I was given a chance to see other people in a new __________ Mrs. Bartlett gave us an A on that task. We should have __________ it right back, for she was the one who truly deserved (值得) it.

1.

A．volunteers

B．friends

C．leaders

D．teachers

2.

A．collecting

B．answering

C．meeting

D．making

3.

A．idea

B．reply

C．plan

D．doubt

4.

A．call at

B．call up

C．call out

D．call in

5.

A．met

B．found

C．reached

D．got

6.

A．controlled

B．prepared

C．collected

D．included

7.

A．beautiful

B．important

C．ordinary

D．strange

8.

A．remind

B．inform

C．ask

D．order

9.

A．gently

B．only

C．hardly

D．politely

10.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．though

11.

A．angry

B．nervous

C．worried

D．shocked

12.

A．honesty

B．company

C．difference

D．challenge

13.

A．besides

B．through

C．except

D．until

14.

A．light

B．point

C．record

D．class

15.

A．kept

B．pushed

C．held

D．handed

【推荐2】Grady had a surprise encounter in the camping site.

“This is going to be another really long week,” he said to no one ______, sighing. He looked around at the campground. Hundreds of tall trees ______ the mountainside, like a beautiful green carpet. The sun would be setting soon. Even up here in the ______, the hot air of July could still be annoying.

Grady hated camping, but it was something his family insisted on every ______. His father liked cooking over an open fire, telling stories about how to ______ things like bear attacks and bee bites. His mother and younger brother Jared liked to hike and take ______ of animals. Jared had a collection of bug pictures and he pinned them to the ______ in his half of their room, bugs on leaves, bugs on trees, bugs moving in dirt. Grady thought it was not quite normal and regarded Jared as a ______ kid.

They ______camp－two tents one for his parents and one for himself and Jared. While everyone else started preparing dinner, Grady set ______ for the nearby stream which was deep enough to swim in, looking for some place to cool down.

As he ______ the stream, something caught his eyes. There was a(n) ______ black baby bear, no more than two feet tall with a lovely face. It was playing ______ at the water's edge, paying no attention to its surroundings. Grady moved closer to get a ______ look. Then Grady heard a sound behind him. He suddenly remembered his father once saying that baby bear would never be ______. Then he looked up and saw the mother bear moving towards him……

What a surprise encounter!

1.

A．in advance

B．in brief

C．in particular

D．in turn

2.

A．quit

B．covered

C．reflected

D．moved

3.

A．mountain

B．river

C．car

D．tower

4.

A．spring

B．summer

C．autumn

D．winter

5.

A．encourage

B．attract

C．forgive

D．survive

6.

A．pictures

B．control

C．care

D．examples

7.

A．roofs

B．walls

C．floors

D．beds

8.

A．generous

B．independent

C．strange

D．sensitive

9.

A．let down

B．broke down

C．set up

D．pick up

10.

A．out

B．off

C．about

D．up.

11.

A．removed

B．defended

C．filled

D．approached

12.

A．cute

B．terrible

C．frightened

D．large

13.

A．respectfully

B．gratefully

C．carefully

D．joyfully

14.

A．brighter

B．better

C．fixed

D．lasting

15.

A．absent

B．awake

C．alone

D．asleep

【推荐1】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。
In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic (技工). One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl _______ to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl _______ the mother would not return to her eggs and she _______ to take them home. There she carefully _______ the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days _______ the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the _______.
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. _______, to these young geese, the girl was their mother.
As they _______, the girl was able to _______ her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to ________. The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when ________ and in her dreams. Later, she had an ________: She would pilot a plane to guide them in ________. She asked her father for a plane and he assembled (组装) a small aircraft for her.
Caring about ________ safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not ________ or follow him, and ________ slept in the grass.
One day, the girl ________ into the plane, started it and soon left the ________. Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds ________ flapped (拍打) their wings and ________. She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.1.

A．managed

B．attempted

C．happened

D．supposed

2.

A．realized

B．expected

C．imagined

D．admitted

3.

A．helped

B．decided

C．afforded

D．meant

4.

A．placed

B．protected

C．treated

D．examined

5.

A．ago

B．out

C．later

D．long

6.

A．family

B．lake

C．home

D．world

7.

A．But

B．Also

C．Thus

D．Still

8.

A．increased

B．improved

C．rose

D．grew

9.

A．ask

B．lead

C．want

D．allow

10.

A．fly

B．race

C．swim

D．sing

11.

A．asleep

B．away

C．around

D．awake

12.

A．idea

B．opinion

C．explanation

D．excuse

13.

A．sky

B．heaven

C．flight

D．plane

14.

A．his

B．her

C．their

D．its

15.

A．respect

B．remember

C．recognize

D．receive

16.

A．so

B．instead

C．hardly

D．too

17.

A．climbed

B．looked

C．reached

D．fell

18.

A．house

B．floor

C．water

D．ground

19.

A．secretly

B．disappointedly

C．patiently

D．eagerly

20.

A．looked away

B．set out

C．went by

D．turned back

【推荐3】It was a beautiful, sunny, Spring day. I had just finished driving my daughter to the airport to ________an early morning flight.

My sons and I then went to a fast food place for breakfast before heading back home. After eating we all got into the car and ________the parking lot.

The restaurant was at the very top of a hill. At the bottom of the hill was as top sign so we found ourselves at the end of a long line of traffic ________while the cars at the bottom turned on to the main road one at a time.

As I looked down to the bottom of the hill my eyes saw an ________man standing by the stop sign. His clothes were old and ________. He held a cardboard sign with the words: Need Help Please! written on it.

My heart went out to him and I ________myself in his situation. As car after car turned on to the road without stopping for him, I ________for my wallet to look for whatever cash was left in it. As I was pulling it out of my ________, though, I saw a young woman walk up to him along the side of the road. She was carrying a bag full of takeout food from the restaurant I was just at. I watched as the old man thanked the young girl and smiled as she reached into give him a ________

Suddenly a loud HONK from the car behind me made me realize that I hadn’t been moving forward, because this ________choice for kindness had so ________my attention and my heart. By the time I reached the bottom of the hill both the man and lady who had helped him were gone.________, as I drove home the sun seemed to shine even ________and Heaven felt a bit closer to Earth.

A choice is such a ________thing. It can touch a heart and change a life. It can bring us closer to God and make Heaven smile. Each day we are given a thousand ________. May you make all of yours for kindness. May you make your whole life a choice for love, joy, and God.

1.

A．catch

B．disturb

C．avoid

D．face

2.

A．pull over

B．pull out of

C．pass by

D．take off

3.

A．waiting

B．parking

C．ignoring

D．moving

4.

A．alive

B．lovely

C．elderly

D．disabled

5.

A．broken

B．torn

C．worn

D．given

6.

A．supposed

B．imagined

C．considered

D．matched

7.

A．reached

B．searched

C．headed

D．looked

8.

A．hand

B．wallet

C．car

D．pocket

9.

A．kiss

B．hug

C．introduce

D．joke

10.

A．different

B．simple

C．important

D．complex

11.

A．collected

B．kept

C．captured

D．reflected

12.

A．Therefore

B．So

C．Yet

D．Moreover

13.

A．lighter

B．heavier

C．happier

D．brighter

14.

A．faithful

B．useful

C．skillful

D．powerful

15.

A．chances

B．challenges

C．choices

D．decisions

【推荐1】Be a Good One

“Whatever you are,” said Abraham Lincoln, “be a good one.” He _______ it with his own life. And in the present age, his words need an improvement.

Composer Frederick Loewe was not always _______. He learned the piano from the great masters of Europe and achieved huge success as a(n) _______ and composer in his early years. But when he immigrated to the United States, he _______ as a piano genius. For a while he tried other types of _______ including looking for gold and boxing. _______ he never gave up his dream and continued to play the _______ and write music.

During those _______ years, he could not always afford to make payments on his piano. One day, bent over the keyboard he heard nothing but the music that he played with such rare inspiration. When he finished and looked upon, he was _______ to find that he had the audience of three men who were seated on the ________ .

They said nothing and made no movement toward the piano. Instead, they stood from the floor and dug into their pockets, collected together enough money for the payment, placed it on the piano and walked out, empty-handed. Moved by the ________ of his music, these men recognized excellence and ________ to it.

Whatever you are, be a ________ one. If what you do is worth doing, if you believe that who you are is of value, then you can’t afford to be ________ with mediocrity. When you choose the path of excellence through this life, you will bring it to your best and ________ the best it can offer in return. And you will know what it is to be satisfied.

1.

A．linked

B．ensured

C．proved

D．invented

2.

A．greedy

B．famous

C．polite

D．generous

3.

A．actor

B．conductor

C．performer

D．musician

4.

A．failed

B．worked

C．acted

D．lived

5.

A．choices

B．jobs.

C．chances

D．fortunes

6.

A．Or

B．So

C．But

D．And

7.

A．card

B．violin

C．basketball

D．piano

8.

A．hard

B．memorable

C．unforgettable

D．wonderful

9.

A．surprised

B．satisfied

C．ashamed

D．terrified

10.

A．edge

B．chair

C．blanket

D．floor

11.

A．form

B．meaning

C．title

D．beauty

12.

A．adapted

B．turned

C．responded

D．led

13.

A．honest

B．good

C．wise

D．positive

14.

A．content

B．patient

C．popular

D．busy

15.

A．experience

B．present

C．addict

D．receive

【推荐2】Music can make us happy, peaceful or sad. As an orchestra(管弦乐队) conductor, Amy Anderson brings music to life, allowing people experience many ____________ that music can give.

Anderson fell in love with music when she was a child. She began playing the piano at seven and started composing at nine. She bought many videos ____________ by the world’s great orchestras and conductors and listened to them for hours on end.

During a concert, the audience see the ____________ of a conductor and the arm movements he or she makes. What audiences do not see is all the work the conductor has done before the ____________.

Months before a concert, Anderson studies the music by ____________ it on the piano. She listens to recordings, reads about the composer’s life, and reviews historical events that would have influenced the composer. Her goal is to recreate the music as the composer ____________.

While conducting, Anderson uses her whole body to ____________ how the music should sound and feel. Her ____________ are dramatic(激动人心的) when the music is ____________ and gentle when the music is peaceful.

To help young musicians better ____________ how to play the music, Anderson might tell them to imagine a ____________ and leisurely walk or a ship being tossed(颠簸) by waves.

“It is music’s ability to reach people that I value most,” said Anderson. She has seen audiences at her concerts ____________, clap together in rhythm, and shout “Bravo!” ____________, audiences are moved to tears. After one concert in Serbia, audiences ____________ around the orchestra’s buses and cheered for the young musicians as they climbed aboard.

Anderson is happy, knowing that she and the musicians have changed lives for the better, ____________ spirits and brought joy to people.

1.

A．thoughts

B．changes

C．feelings

D．characters

2.

A．caught

B．directed

C．invented

D．recorded

3.

A．shadow

B．back

C．chest

D．nose

4.

A．task

B．game

C．schedule

D．performance

5.

A．playing

B．repeating

C．making

D．beating

6.

A．recommended

B．encouraged

C．expected

D．intended

7.

A．judge

B．express

C．prove

D．explain

8.

A．movements

B．voices

C．gestures

D．manners

9.

A．quiet

B．sad

C．energetic

D．magical

10.

A．plan

B．understand

C．decide

D．respond

11.

A．calm

B．violent

C．short

D．sensitive

12.

A．touch

B．escape

C．applaud

D．nod

13.

A．Regularly

B．Hopefully

C．Fortunately

D．Hardly

14.

A．collected

B．approached

C．surrounded

D．gathered

15.

A．took up

B．tuned up

C．lifted up

D．gave up