【推荐1】I grew up on a 40-acre farm in the small rural community of Illinois, as the fifth of six children.

My parents, Robert and Patti, often noted during meals how everything on the table except sugar and wine came from the land._____ running the farm, Dad was also a carpenter. In the fall of 1980, he was working on a house when all of a sudden the ladder broke. His back was broken.

He stayed in hospital for almost a month with his head and feet down, _____his back to align (成直线) correctly so the bones would heal.

On Thanksgiving, Dad was still in hospital recovering from his back injury. Normally he would take us to butcher pigs the day after the holiday, and that year my uncle _____ up with my four cousins to help my two elder brothers _____ our year’s supply of pork.

When Dad came back home from the hospital, he was still in a back brace (支架) and _____   to work. I was too young to realize our family had no money coming in as Christmas _____ . Another day we saw a car coming up the long driveway. Always longing for company, we kids were_____ about who was visiting. Rose Anderson, our neighbor, was at the door, holding an envelope stuffed with money. She told my dad she had_____ money in the community and came to deliver it.

Dad tried to refuse,_____ Rose insisted. I can still hear her saying, “Robert, whenever someone’s baler (压捆机) breaks down, you bale their hay. Whenever someone passes away, Patti cooks. It’s our _____.”

I learned later that we also _____ gift baskets from more than one organization. That Christmas, I, a 6-year-old kid, understood what being a good neighbor was, and that as my parents were good neighbors, their_____ would be returned. These tales of Christmas kindness will _____ our heart, too.

My parents were accustomed to being the _____, not the receivers of such generosity. They had a bit of pride to swallow, but continued all of their lives to show us kids the _____of kindness.

1.

A．Besides

B．About

C．For

D．By

2.

A．pushing

B．pressing

C．attracting

D．allowing

3.

A．put

B．broke

C．showed

D．made

4.

A．buy

B．prepare

C．share

D．cook

5.

A．unwilling

B．unable

C．ready

D．eager

6.

A．approached

B．continued

C．passed

D．ended

7.

A．worried

B．excited

C．curious

D．anxious

8.

A．collected

B．borrowed

C．earned

D．saved

9.

A．for

B．or

C．so

D．but

10.

A．rule

B．duty

C．turn

D．favor

11.

A．refused

B．received

C．sent

D．bought

12.

A．pride

B．kindness

C．money

D．gift

13.

A．ease

B．open

C．win

D．warm

14.

A．givers

B．buyers

C．workers

D．farmers

15.

A．price

B．aim

C．value

D．hope

【推荐2】It was sleeting (雨雪交加). My wife and I were going to dinner at a friend’s house. As we hurried toward the house, with its _______ light, I noticed a car pulling out from the curb. Just ahead, another car was waiting to_______ into the parking space. But before he could do so another car came up from behind, and sneaked into the_______.

“That’s a(n) _______ trick.” I thought. While my wife went ahead into our friend’s house, I stepped into the street to give the     _______   driver a piece of my mind. A man in work clothes _______ the window.

“Hey,” I said, “this parking space belongs to that guy.” I _______ toward the man ahead, feeling pretty manly in my new coat.

“Must you get _______?” the driver yelled, “None of your business!”.

“No,” I said. “You don’t understand. That fellow was waiting for this space.” Things quickly became _______, until finally he leaped out of the car. The huge man ________ me and bent me back over the hood of his car. I was ________. I scrambled (跌跌撞撞) to my friend’s front door. Seeing that I was ________, my wife and friends asked me what had happened. All I could say was that I had had a(n) ________ about a parking space. They had the ________ to let it go at that.

Perhaps half an hour later, the doorbell rang. I was sure the guy had returned for me. My hostess got up to answer it, but I stopped her. I was morally ________ to answer it myself.

I walked down the halfway with________. Yet I knew I had to face up to my fear. I opened the door. There he stood, ________. “I came back to apologize,” he said in a low voice. “The Brooklyn Navy Yard is closing. I’ve worked there for years. And today I got ________. I hope you’ll accept my apology.”

I often remember that big man. I think of the ________ and courage it took for him to come back. He was man at his________.

1.

A．inviting

B．welcoming

C．warning

D．flashing

2.

A．advance

B．back

C．slide

D．break

3.

A．garage

B．courtyard

C．destination

D．spot

4.

A．absurd

B．logical

C．dirty

D．invisible

5.

A．fierce

B．guilty

C．cruel

D．dangerous

6.

A．opened up

B．wound up

C．rolled down

D．took down

7.

A．gestured

B．signed

C．hurried

D．moved

8.

A．involved

B．interrupted

C．infected

D．interacted

9.

A．sharp

B．stable

C．tense

D．acute

10.

A．seized

B．crushed

C．scratched

D．hugged

11.

A．disappointed

B．astonished

C．depressed

D．terrified

12.

A．stricken

B．fallen

C．drunken

D．shaken

13.

A．negotiation

B．bargain

C．assessment

D．argument

14.

A．creativity

B．sensitivity

C．security

D．sincerity

15.

A．bound

B．reluctant

C．induced

D．reminded

16.

A．courage

B．patience

C．scare

D．curiosity

17.

A．trembling

B．towering

C．leaning

D．wandering

18.

A．laid off

B．settled down

C．entered for

D．dealt with

19.

A．honesty

B．confidence

C．effort

D．energy

20.

A．cost

B．risk

C．best

D．leisure

【推荐3】In 2003 I started my work at my local animal shelter’s Adoption Department. Over the years, more than 50,000 animals have ______ the doors of the shelter. Most of them, I do not remember. But occasionally there are animals who ______ me so deeply that I could never possibly ______ them. Tabby was one such animal.

Tabby was an old dog, about 14 years old. What’s more, she was blind and deaf. Tabby’s chances at adoption seemed _______ at best. After all, we didn’t have may adopters coming in______about her. We had all thought that Tabby would ______ the rest of her life at the shelter.

One day a woman named Loretta came to the shelter. Her son, Gary, had ______ Tabby’s picture and stories on the shelter’s website. They were ______ in meeting her! It was the only ______ we ever received about Tabby. What could a young child ______ see in a 14-year-old dog who was both blind and deaf? Most boys would want a dog who could grow with him and ______ through grassy fields on summer days. Tabby would ______ be able to do that. But after meeting her, Loretta and Gary decided that she was the right dog for their family. They adopted Tabby!

If Tabby’s story had simply ended with her ______ adoption, it would still have been something very ______indeed. However, it was what happened after her adoption that some might label as “magical”. Gary ______ from seizures(癫痫). As Gary and Tabby bonded they became ______ . They did everything together. They became so “intune” with one another that Tabby began to telegraph Gary’s seizures ______ they occurred, giving his family warning that one was about to strike. What’s more, Gary seemed to be having fewer and fewer seizures since Tabby’s _______.

How could it be? Nobody could explain ______ Tabby did it. But those of us who were _______enough to know her and her family had seen a real miracle(奇迹), the kind that has its roots in love.

1.

A．broke

B．blocked

C．passed

D．approached

2.

A．amuse

B．touch

C．hurt

D．shock

3.

A．leave

B．catch

C．beat

D．forget

4.

A．remote

B．great

C．fair

D．real

5.

A．arguing

B．asking

C．wondering

D．worrying

6.

A．give up

B．put off

C．take over

D．live out

7.

A．seen

B．edited

C．posted

D．drawn

8.

A．disappointed

B．experienced

C．interested

D．concerned

9.

A．call

B．letter

C．donation

D．enquiry

10.

A．certainly

B．frequently

C．possibly

D．urgently

11.

A．run

B．look

C．get

D．break

12.

A．just

B．never

C．sometimes

D．still

13.

A．general

B．ordinary

C．temporary

D．successful

14.

A．strange

B．special

C．simple

D．serious

15.

A．suffered

B．learned

C．died

D．survived

16.

A．unattractive

B．uncomfortable

C．inseparable

D．inconvenient

17.

A．since

B．unless

C．although

D．before

18.

A．arrival

B．birth

C．return

D．recovery

19.

A．when

B．how

C．where

D．why

20.

A．eager

B．curious

C．fortunate

D．confident

【推荐1】Jacquelina used to weigh over 500 pounds. And for years, she _______ to wear a bathing suit.

She realized her life needed a complete _______ after an unpleasant experience at Dollywood where she got _______ in a turnstile (旋转式栅门).Then Jacquelina decided to make a change. She was going to get control of her _______ !

Of course, it was no easy task. She devoted years to _______ with doctors, eating right, and exercising. And _______ her hard work, Jacquelina lost 350 pounds.

Years later, Jacquelina _______ to Mexico for a vacation. Having lost 350 pounds, she decided she was ready to wear a bathing suit without a _______

"I was _______ to take my cover-up off and walk into the pool. I still felt like that same 500 pound girl." Jacquelina explained.

But Jacquelina was ready to face her fears. ________ people around her cruelly pointed and ________ at Jacquelina.

"In the past I would ________ their comments to affect my vacation, and I probably would never go to that pool again." she said to herself.

________ now she's a changed woman!

Instead of letting their response bring her ________ . she took a deep breath, then chose to ________ and walk into the pool.

“That was a huge ________ for me," she said. "I had changed. I was not the ________girl any more."

While she'd lost 350 pounds, it wasn't just Jacquelina’s body that had changed. Her ________ changed, too. Cruel comments still ________ . but she realized her worth had ________ to do with what other people thought.

1.

A．tried

B．refused

C．agreed

D．liked

2.

A．stop

B．hug

C．change

D．mixture

3.

A．stuck

B．lost

C．buried

D．punished

4.

A．touch

B．weight

C．sight

D．thought

5.

A．arguing

B．bargaining

C．chatting

D．consulting

6.

A．rather than

B．in case of

C．because of

D．instead of

7.

A．slid

B．wandered

C．headed

D．escaped

8.

A．shirt

B．cover-up

C．hat

D．decoration

9.

A．excited

B．bored

C．willing

D．nervous

10.

A．Sadly

B．Hopefully

C．Hurriedly

D．Calmly

11.

A．glared

B．waved

C．aimed

D．laughed

12.

A．forgive

B．allow

C．persuade

D．direct

13.

A．Though

B．Since

C．And

D．But

14.

A．down

B．up

C．forward

D．out

15.

A．pack

B．entertain

C．smile

D．turn

16.

A．moment

B．failure

C．comment

D．gesture

17.

A．shy

B．same

C．silly

D．slim

18.

A．appearance

B．style

C．figure

D．mind

19.

A．swung

B．mattered

C．hurt

D．helped

20.

A．nothing

B．something

C．anything

D．everything

【推荐2】“None of us get out of life alive, so be brave and be thankful for all the opportunities (机会）you have.” Those were _______ words said by 18-year-old Jake Bailey, a cancer patient.

Bailey was in the leading position of the Students' Union. The young man had meant to_______ at his high school's end-of-year ceremony (典礼）on schedule._______. just the week before, he received shocking_______. After several weeks of not feeling well, tests showed that he had a fast-growing form of cancer. Doctors said, without_______,he would only have weeks to live, so they didn’t _______him to take part in the event. But Bailey put on his school uniform along with his_______face and left his hospital bed to give the inspiring speech to his _______ . Without doubt, his appearance _______everyone at the ceremony. Sitting in the wheelchair, he began to ________his ideas. He expressed that a strong-willed person would not easily ________ , no matter how hard life was.

At the speech, Bailey encouraged his schoolmates to________ their time. “The future is truly in our hands.________ about long-term dreams. Let’s be ________ to short-term goals .” He________ . "We don't know where we might end up, or when we will end up, so work with pride on what is ________ us.”

When the senior ________ his speech with the school’s ________ ,“Altiora Pcto, ”一a Latin   phrase meaning ‘I aim higher', the entire room burst into cheers.________ ,Bailey's message was heard loud and clear. Bailey then closed his eyes and ________the words “Thank you”.

1.

A．exciting

B．moving

C．inspiring

D．amazing

2.

A．speak

B．chat

C．sing

D．debate

3.

A．So

B．instead

C．Besides

D．However

4.

A．fault

B．attack

C．news

D．pain

5.

A．doubt

B．treatment

C．hope

D．protection

6.

A．persuade

B．organize

C．warn

D．allow

7.

A．determined

B．frightened

C．satisfied

D．surprised

8.

A．friends

B．family

C．schoolmates

D．roommates

9.

A．amused

B．shocked

C．affected

D．frightened

10.

A．explain

B．form

C．change

D．share

11.

A．turn up

B．give in

C．breakup

D．cut down

12.

A．gain

B．spend

C．treasure

D．earn

13.

A．Forget

B．Talk

C．Care

D．Dream

14.

A．lost

B．limited

C．admitted

D．devoted

15.

A．continued

B．reminded

C．sighed

D．cried

16.

A．in place of

B．in front of

C．in charge of

D．in search of

17.

A．replaced

B．decorated

C．began

D．ended

18.

A．rule

B．basis

C．motto

D．opinion

19.

A．Finally

B．Obviously

C．Actually

D．Entirely

20.

A．mouthed

B．typed

C．recorded

D．wrote

【推荐3】完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1--20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I’m left _______. Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other _______?
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, _______ children from different races and religions played and studied _______ in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone’s ________from Ismail’s. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just _______ our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well _______ or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we’d _______ the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to _______ the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his ________.
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail’s family later returned to their village, and I ________ touch with him.
One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I ________ my destination. The driver acknowledged my ________ but did not move off. Instead, he looked ________ at me. “Raddar?” he said, using my childhood nickname(绰号). I was astonished at being so _________addressed(称呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two ________ we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something ________ to describe.
If we can allow our children to be ________ without prejudice, they’ll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be ________ their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies build and ________ we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, “we happy few, we band of brothers”.1.

A．interested

B．pleased

C．puzzled

D．excited

2.

A．parties

B．cities

C．villages

D．races

3.

A．why

B．which

C．how

D．when

4.

A．together

B．around

C．alone

D．apart

5.

A．drop

B．throw

C．move

D．roll

6.

A．refused

B．made

C．sought

D．accepted

7.

A．paid

B．meant

C．preserved

D．treated

8.

A．explore

B．search

C．discover

D．desert

9.

A．get through

B．deal with

C．come across

D．take away

10.

A．arrival

B．choice

C．effort

D．company

11.

A．lost

B．gained

C．developed

D．missed

12.

A．stated

B．ordered

C．decided

D．chose

13.

A．attempts

B．instructions

C．opinions

D．arrangements

14.

A．anxiously

B．carelessly

C．disappointedly

D．fixedly

15.

A．familiarly

B．strangely

C．fully

D．coldly

16.

A．departures

B．months

C．years

D．decades

17.

A．possible

B．funny

C．hard

D．clear

18.

A．them

B．themselves

C．us

D．ourselves

19.

A．from

B．by

C．with

D．against

20.

A．still

B．otherwise

C．then

D．instead