【推荐1】Nowadays, I acknowledge that a revolution has occurred. That much has been ___ by having hand-held iPads or smart phones that allow us not only to communicate while on the _____ but also to reserve parking spaces, get weather reports, and _____ tell us where, at any given moment, we are standing on the planet Earth.

But I must acknowledge a _____. Conversation used to be surprisingly _____ to start. When I took a seat next to someone on a train, bus, or plane, the first thing I would do was _____ the person. Once the ice had been broken, the following chat _____ erupt naturally.

Time has changed, and the change has been _____. Recently, while I was _____ a long distance bus, I couldn't help but notice everyone was staring at their ______, clicking. I found an empty seat next to a middle-aged man and said "Morning" to him. He threw me a ______ and said "Morning". Then he returned to his ______. So I left him in his world.

I miss the ______ conversations with fellow travelers. One never knows what will be ______, and in fact, sometimes how ______ it will be. I was once on a ______ traveling from Iceland to Denmark. I noticed an old man looking out over the North Sea. "It's beautiful, isn't it?" I said. He turned to me,______, and we were soon chatting away. _____ I told him that I didn't know how I was going to get from the port in Denmark to my destination city. He ______,"Of course you know. I have a car and I'm going to ______ you there. "

1.

A．abandoned

B．delivered

C．gained

D．released

2.

A．spot

B．scene

C．run

D．road

3.

A．basically

B．precisely

C．briefly

D．randomly

4.

A．discovery

B．pleasure

C．failure

D．loss

5.

A．difficult

B．easy

C．comfortable

D．important

6.

A．praise

B．greet

C．watch

D．respect

7.

A．aimed to

B．happened to

C．tended to

D．required to

8.

A．striking

B．challenging

C．touching

D．puzzling

9.

A．leaving

B．visiting

C．expecting

D．boarding

10.

A．seats

B．baggage

C．hands

D．windows

11.

A．cigarette

B．smile

C．glance

D．gesture

12.

A．book

B．newspaper

C．music

D．cellphone

13.

A．polite

B．casual

C．frequent

D．cautious

14.

A．exposed

B．chosen

C．doubted

D．preserved

15.

A．helpful

B．typical

C．suitable

D．convenient

16.

A．ship

B．train

C．plane

D．bus

17.

A．replied

B．rejected

C．hesitated

D．nodded

18.

A．Eventually

B．Immediately

C．Purposely

D．Secretly

19.

A．responded

B．recognized

C．explained

D．suggested

20.

A．meet

B．visit

C．drive

D．drop

【推荐2】It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a coffee. _________ I was waiting for my drink, I realized that there were other people in the place, but I sensed _______. I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls _________ their souls belonged to the _________.

I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man _________ in front of it. “I’m Steve”, he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “I can’t talk with you. I’m _________”, he said. He was chatting online with somebody—probably someone he didn’t know—and, _________ , he was playing a computer game—a war game. I was_________.

Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried _________ to speak to that computer geek (怪人), ________ not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction. I was __________. I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, “ __________!” I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me. I __________, and saw nobody showed any interest.

________ , I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more __________ having a relationship with the __________, particularly Steve. I wouldn’t want to __________ the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines ____________ with people.

I was worried and I sank in my thoughts. I didn’t even ________ that the coffee was bad, __________ Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.

1.

A．Before

B．Since

C．Although

D．While

2.

A．pain

B．loneliness

C．sadness

D．fear

3.

A．because

B．when

C．until

D．unless

4.

A．home

B．world

C．net

D．café

5.

A．sleeping

B．laughing

C．sitting

D．learning

6.

A．busy

B．thirsty

C．tired

D．sick

7.

A．first of all

B．just then

C．at the same time

D．by that time

8.

A．surprised

B．delighted

C．moved

D．frightened

9.

A．once

B．again

C．first

D．even

10.

A．but

B．so

C．if

D．or

11.

A．excited

B．respected

C．afraid

D．unhappy

12.

A．Shut up

B．Enjoy yourself

C．Leave me alone

D．Help me out

13.

A．walked about

B．walked out

C．raised my hand

D．raised my head

14.

A．From then on

B．At that moment

C．In all

D．Above all

15.

A．interested in

B．tired of

C．careful about

D．troubled by

16.

A．computer

B．soul

C．shop

D．geek

17.

A．tell

B．plan

C．imagine

D．design

18.

A．other than

B．instead of

C．except for

D．as well as

19.

A．pretend

B．understand

C．insist

D．realize

20.

A．as if

B．just as

C．just after

D．even though

【推荐3】I was a paperboy — well actually, the first papergirl in Seattle. When I was 12, I took my way into a job delivering (投递) The Seattle Times. I remember the boss looking this _______ girl over and telling me I had a week to _______ I could do it.

So after school, I would _______ over to the hut down the street, pick up my bundles, lift them onto the back of my _______ and ride my route. Sunday morning papers were too _______ for me to carry. I tried, and it took me three hours to _______ them as I had to keep coming back to reload. So, my mother volunteered to get up at 5:30 am and drive me around. She _______ herself to my employment.

What I learned as a _______ was to find out where each of my customers wanted their papers. I didn’t just throw them on their lawn (草评)._______ they wanted papers on their porch, or mailbox or inside the gate, that was where they got them. When a ________ went out of town, he would tell me and I would make sure that the papers didn’t ________ up to attract thieves. In return, I got big ________.

Somewhere the paperboys are ________ by modern services. We put our orders into online forms that then tell a service that ________ a guy in a truck to throw the papers onto the lawn.

The people that run and own newspapers have the ________ to deliver news to us in a large number of forms, and we should be able to get it any way we want. We should be able to ________ for the form we want it ________, including how it is distributed. I would ________ pay to have a papergirl or paperboy deliver the ________ on the right day in the right way, and I would tip for that privilege.

Let’s bring back the paperboy and with it ________ employment for our children.

1.

A．strong

B．nervous

C．dynamic

D．thin

2.

A．prove

B．suggest

C．inform

D．admit

3.

A．watch

B．head

C．take

D．turn

4.

A．car

B．cart

C．bike

D．truck

5.

A．heavy

B．dirty

C．tidy

D．rough

6.

A．read

B．copy

C．pack

D．deliver

7.

A．enjoyed

B．devoted

C．forced

D．limited

8.

A．student

B．daughter

C．papergirl

D．reader

9.

A．If

B．While

C．Unless

D．As

10.

A．friend

B．family

C．boss

D．customer

11.

A．take

B．pile

C．give

D．break

12.

A．smiles

B．candies

C．tips

D．praise

13.

A．replaced

B．controlled

C．guided

D．defeated

14.

A．makes

B．pulls

C．threatens

D．sends

15.

A．right

B．opportunity

C．duty

D．method

16.

A．look

B．desire

C．pay

D．hope

17.

A．at

B．with

C．on

D．in

18.

A．gladly

B．slightly

C．particularly

D．totally

19.

A．bread

B．paper

C．milk

D．speech

20.

A．fortunate

B．positive

C．useless

D．meaningful

【推荐1】It has been one of the deadliest climbing seasons on Everest, with at least 10 deaths. And at least some seem to have been _________.

The problem hasn’t been avalanches(雪崩）, blizzards or high winds. Experienced climbers and industry leaders _________ too many people on the mountain, in general, and too many inexperienced climbers, in particular.

Fly-by-night adventure companies are taking up untrained climbers who pose a risk to everyone on the mountain. And the Nepalese government, _________ for every climbing dollar it can get, has issued more permits than Everest can safely _________, some experienced mountaineers say.

Add to that Everest’s unmatched _________ to a growing body of thrill-seekers the world over. And the fact that Nepal, one of Asians poorest nations and the site of most Everest climbs, has a long record of bad regulations and mismanagement.

To reach the peak, climbers _________ every pound of equipment they can and take with them just enough cans of compressed oxygen to make it to the top and back down. It is hard to think straight at that altitude（海拔）.

According to the climbers, some of the deaths this year were caused by people getting held up in the long lines on the last 1,000 feet or so of the climb, unable to get up and down fast enough to _________ their oxygen supply. Others were simply not fit enough to be on the mountain _________.

Nepal has no _________ rules about who can climb Everest, and experienced climbers say that is a direct reason for _________. “You have to reach certain standards to do the Ironman,” said Alan Arnett, a remarkable Everest climber. “But you don’t have to _________ to climb the highest mountain in the world? What’s wrong with this picture?”

The last time 10 or more people died on Everest was in 2015, during an avalanche. By some measures, the Everest machine has only gotten more out of _________. Last year, experienced climbers, insurance companies and news organizations _________ a far-reaching scheme by guides, helicopter companies and hospitals to trick millions of dollars from insurance companies byevacuating(疏散) climbers with _________ signs of altitude sickness.

Despite all the problems, this year the Nepali government issued a record number of permits, 381, as part of a bigger _________ to commercialize the mountain. Climbers say the permit numbers have been going up steadily each year and that this year the traffic jams were heavier than ever.

1.

A．recognizable

B．sustainable

C．avoidable

D．feasible

2.

A．burden

B．blame

C．border

D．balance

3.

A．hungry

B．critical

C．jealousy

D．hesitant

4.

A．favor

B．extend

C．grant

D．handle

5.

A．appeal

B．adjustment

C．adaption

D．agreement

6.

A．catch sight of

B．make use of

C．get rid of

D．take hold of

7.

A．remove

B．refill

C．recycle

D．release

8.

A．for the first time

B．at long last

C．from time to time

D．in the first place

9.

A．strict

B．social

C．scientific

D．creative

10.

A．discomfort

B．decay

C．disadvantage

D．disaster

11.

A．manage

B．qualify

C．promise

D．schedule

12.

A．contact

B．touch

C．control

D．power

13.

A．activated

B．exposed

C．introduced

D．dismissed

14.

A．inferior

B．minor

C．superior

D．major

15.

A．push

B．prospect

C．pattern

D．patent

【推荐3】Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

In 1986, the drug company Johnson & Johnson was faced with a crisis. Several people had died after taking Tylenol（泰诺）, a Johnson & Johnson product. The deaths were not the ________ of the company, but the work of a criminal who had put poison in some of the Tylenol capsules（胶囊）. The criminal was later caught and punished, but ________ the deaths, people stopped buying Tylenol. The management of Johnson & Johnson realized that they had to act _______and quickly to prevent serious consequences for the company. Within days, in fact, they ________ every Tylenol capsule in the United States to check for ________. Soon afterword they also introduced “tamperproof” bottles to prevent future problems. Sales of Tylenol ________ again, and in the end, people felt that Johnson & Johnson had acted well.

Not all companies respond to crisis as well as Johnson & Johnson. Some failed to realized the importance of acting responsibly and suffered a dramatic ________ in sales. Consumers no longer trusted the companies.

The key to managing a crisis lies in the company’s ________ reaction. If they recognize a problem immediately and take measures to deal with it, they are less likely to suffer long-term consequences. One example of a quick reaction was that of the Pepsi Company in 1992, when hypodermic syringes （皮下注射器）were found in several soda cans. In a short time, the company was able to prove that the syringes had nothing to do with the production process, and they also found the criminals who had put the syringes in the cans. ________, they lost few customers. On the other hand, Wendy’s fast-food company ________ millions of dollars in 2004 because it tried to deny bad news and did not act quickly enough.

1.

A．feature

B．decision

C．fault

D．solution

2.

A．in favor of

B．in response to

C．in return for

D．in honor of

3.

A．decisively

B．happily

C．fortunately

D．readily

4.

A．avoided

B．involved

C．recalled

D．practiced

5.

A．changing

B．poisoning

C．abandoning

D．cheating

6.

A．picked up

B．settled down

C．came out

D．hung out

7.

A．effect

B．mistake

C．objection

D．drop

8.

A．temporary

B．reverse

C．initial

D．conditional

9.

A．In addition

B．As a result

C．For example

D．By contrast

10.

A．lost

B．gathered

C．maintained

D．invested

【推荐2】What is time? Is it a thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money? Or is it something we have no ______ over, like the weather? Is time the same all over the world? That’s an easy question, you say. Wherever you go, a minute is 60 seconds, an hour is 60 minutes, a day is 24 hours, and so forth. Well, maybe. But in America, time is more than that. Americans see time as a ______ resource. Maybe that’s why they are fond of the expression, “Time is money.”

Because Americans believe time is a limited resource, they try to conserve and manage it. People in the U.S. often attend lectures or read books on time ______ . It seems they all want to ______ their time better. Professionals carry around pocket planners—some in electronic form to keep ______ of appointments and deadlines. People do all they can to ______ more life out of their time. The early American hero Benjamin Franklin expressed this view best: “Do you love life? Then do not waste time, for that is the stuff life is made of.”

To Americans, punctuality is a way of showing ______ for other people’s time. Being more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usually calls for an apology, and maybe an explanation. People who are running late often call ahead to let others know of the ______. Of course, the less formal the situation, the less important it is to be ______ on time.

American lifestyles show how much people respect the time of others. When people plan an event, they often set the time days or weeks ______. If people want to come to your house for a friendly visit, they will usually call first to make sure it is ______. Also, people ______ to call others late at night for fear they might be in bed. The time may ______, but most folks think twice about calling after 10:00 p.m.

Even Americans would admit that no one can master time. Time—like money—______ all too easily through our fingers. And time—like the weather— is very hard to ______. Nevertheless, time is one of life’s most precious gifts. And unwrapping it is half the fun.

1.

A．effect

B．sense

C．control

D．notice

2.

A．natural

B．valuable

C．financial

D．forceful

3.

A．management

B．establishment

C．Experiment

D．movement

4.

A．Spare

B．pass

C．organize

D．kill

5.

A．track

B．account

C．secret

D．diary

6.

A．drive

B．push

C．release

D．squeeze

7.

A．respect

B．gratitude

C．sympathy

D．concern

8.

A．excuse

B．accident

C．delay

D．schedule

9.

A．extremely

B．thoroughly

C．automatically

D．exactly

10.

A．on average

B．in advance

C．for sure

D．on purpose

11.

A．convenient

B．accessible

C．casual

D．flexible

12.

A．fail

B．tend

C．hesitate

D．hate

13.

A．change

B．vary

C．extend

D．range

14.

A．spends

B．disappears

C．shrinks

D．slips

15.

A．capture

B．predict

C．announce

D．classify

【推荐3】War Peace, epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, originally published as “Voyna i mir” in 1865-69. This overall study of early 19th-century Russian society noted for its mastery of realistic detail and variety of psychological analysis, ______ as one of the world’s greatest novels. It has been widely ______ for the stage, film, and television. Among the most notable film versions is that directed by Sergey Bondarchuk, which won an Academy Award in 1968.

War and Peace is primarily ______ with the histories of five aristocratic(贵族的) families--______ the Bezukhovs, the Bolkonskys, and the Rostovs--the members of which are portrayed ______ a vivid background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. Tolstoy uses their individual stories to portray Russia on the edge of a disastrous conflict with Napoleon’s France. Events swiftly move the central characters toward this inevitable war. No other writer is better than Tolstoy in the scale of his epic vision, which shows the mood of whole cities, the movement of armies, and the sense of coming ______ of the entire society. Moreover, the interconnected nature of the personal and the political is ______ explored. As Tolstoy examines his characters’ emotional reactions to the rapidly changing circumstances in which they find themselves, he uses them to represent Russian society’s responses to the demands of both war and peace.

The theme of war, ______, is not so important as the story of family life, which ______ Tolstoy’s optimistic belief in the life-affirming(积极向上的) pattern of human existence. The heroine, Natasha Rostova, ______, reaches her greatest fulfillment through her marriage to Pierre Bezukhov and through motherhood. The novel also sets forth a theory of history, concluding that there is a ______ of free choice; all is ruled by an inevitable historical determinism(决定论).

War and Peace is one of those few texts – James Joyce’s Ulysses is another – that are too often read as some kind of ______ test, only to be either abandoned halfway or displayed as a victory, never to be touched again. It is indeed very long, but it is a novel that is truly worth close attention and re-reading. Like the movies of Andrei Tarkovsky, whose life and thoughts were greatly ______ by Tolstoy, once you enter into his Russia, you will not want to leave: and in this ______, the length of the text becomes a virtue, since there is simply more of it to read. Tolstoy may be unjustly famed for his ability to talk off the point, but to sacrifice the unity of the full novel for a short version of the text is to ______ the reading experience.

1.

A．comes out

B．bursts out

C．stands out

D．wipes out

2.

A．adopted

B．adapted

C．adjusted

D．applied

3.

A．concerned

B．regarded

C．connected

D．combined

4.

A．peculiarly

B．commonly

C．usually

D．particularly

5.

A．against

B．for

C．on

D．among

6.

A．delight

B．treatment

C．suffering

D．relief

7.

A．comfortably

B．masterfully

C．correctly

D．admirably

8.

A．therefore

B．furthermore

C．however

D．otherwise

9.

A．equals

B．handles

C．involves

D．measures

10.

A．in particular

B．for example

C．in consequence

D．as a result

11.

A．minimum

B．generosity

C．maximum

D．decision

12.

A．performance

B．standardized

C．endurance

D．academic

13.

A．infected

B．affected

C．touched

D．influenced

14.

A．meaning

B．mind

C．spirit

D．sense

15.

A．benefit

B．damage

C．follow

D．reward