【推荐1】阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I used to have little passion（激情）in my life. But what happened the other day changed my mind. It was then that I learned how _______ it is to have a passion in life.

That day I went home in Mom’s car. When Mom stopped at a red light, someone on the side of the road caught my _______. It was a man dressed in rags（破旧衣服）. He was homeless. That didn’t interest me, because I had seen _______like him before. Those people usually looked unhappy and hopeless.

But this man was _______in some way. He was not sitting down with a sad expression. Instead, he had a _______in his hand and was dancing happily to the music. The radio seemed to be the most precious（珍贵的）thing he had.

“Mom, why does that man have a radio _______he’s homeless?” I asked. “Why hasn’t he used the money for food or clothes? He has _______something that he doesn’t need.”

“Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren’t the most important.”

That man must care so much about _______that he bought a radio instead of food or clothes. I soon realized that ______is the key to life.

Since then I am always thinking of _______is truly important in life. A home, a meal, clothes-these things are only part of the life. What we often forget is that we all need a joy, a light in a dark day. We all need a passion which gives a person the happiness they need to keep going.

1.

A．strange

B．important

C．dangerous

D．difficult

2.

A．eye

B．brain

C．head

D．nose

3.

A．many

B．few

C．a

D．none

4.

A．common

B．different

C．polite

D．rude

5.

A．hat

B．phone

C．scarf

D．radio

6.

A．though

B．because

C．until

D．unless

7.

A．prepared for

B．waited for

C．paid for

D．looked for

8.

A．stories

B．music

C．news

D．languages

9.

A．knowledge

B．health

C．happiness

D．friendship

10.

A．who

B．what

C．where

D．never

【推荐2】How often do you let other people’s rude actions change your mood? Do you let a bad driver or an impolite waiter make your day in a mess? However, the mark of your wise reply to the actions is how _____ you can come back to smiling to them. Sixteen years ago, I learned this _____ at the back of a taxi in New York.
We were driving fast in the right lane (车道) when suddenly, a black car jumped _____ a parking space right to front of us. My taxi driver stepped on the brake (刹车) as hard as possible, and at the _____ moment our car stopped just one inch from the back of the other car.
I couldn’t believe what happened next. The driver of the car turned his head around and started _____ bad words. But then here’s what really _____ me. My taxi driver just smiled and waved (挥手致意) at the guy. I said, “Why did you just do that? This guy nearly _____ us!” He told me what I now remember “The Law of the Garbage (垃圾)Truck.”
He said, “Like garbage trucks, many people run around full of garbage, full of anger, and full of regret. _____ their garbage increases more and more, they look for a place to pour it. If you let them, they’ll pour it on you. So when someone wants to pour it on you, don’t feel hurt. Just smile, wave, and move on. You will be _____.”
I started thinking: how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and ______ it to other people? Then I knew clearly what I should do.
I began to see Garbage Trucks. I see the bad mood people are carrying. I see them coming to pour it. And like my taxi driver, I don’t feel hurt. I just smile, wave, and move on。1.

A．clearly

B．quickly

C．exactly

D．correctly

2.

A．example

B．experience

C．lesson

D．case

3.

A．out of

B．across

C．next to

D．far from

4.

A．next

B．busy

C．right

D．last

5.

A．shouting

B．telling

C．whispering

D．expressing

6.

A．cheered

B．encouraged

C．surprised

D．satisfied

7.

A．attacked

B．killed

C．warned

D．beat

8.

A．Since

B．While

C．As

D．Before

9.

A．happier

B．busier

C．safer

D．luckier

10.

A．donate

B．lend

C．spread

D．hang

【推荐3】先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案.

Jaguar is an endangered animal. It is said that there are _________ than 20 jaguars in the world currently, one of which is now living in the national zoo of Peru. In order to protect this jaguar, Peruvians singled out a pitch of land in the zoo for _________, where there are herds of cattle, sheep and deer for the jaguar to eat. _________ who has visited the zoo praised it to be the “Heaven of Tiger”. However, ___________ enough, no one has ever seen the jaguar prey on the cattle and sheep. What we could see is it is lying in its house, eating and sleeping.

Some people thought that the jaguar felt too lonely, so they _________ money and rented a female tiger to accompany it. Nonetheless, it did not make a _________. The jaguar just sometimes went out of its house with its “girlfriend” and stayed in the sun for a while.

“It is normal for the jaguar to be lazy in this environment. Tiger is _________ king of forest but you simply put some small animals around him. That is why the jaguar shows no interest _________ going out. Why don’t you put two wolves or at least a jackal around him?” A visitor proposed.

Others all _________ with him and put five panthers into the jaguar’s territory. Since then, the jaguar did not go back to its house any more. It either stands on top of the hill roaring __________ goes down from the hill strolling without sleeping all day long. It did not eat the meat provided by the zoo staff and has totally got back to its __________.

In our world, one creature __________ any rivals is a lifeless creature. If a man lives without rivals, he is bound to be satisfied with the present and will not strive for the better. He would ______________ before all difficulties. Adverse environment tends to cultivate successful people. ______________, your rivals are not your opponents. Instead, they are your good friends! Due to our rivals, we can bring out our potential to the best; Due to our rivals, we will ______________ promote our capabilities when competing with them!

1.

A．more

B．less

C．little

D．much

2.

A．it

B．them

C．us

D．you

3.

A．Ones

B．No one

C．Anyone

D．Someone

4.

A．tiny

B．pleasant

C．common

D．strange

5.

A．raised

B．rose

C．cost

D．took

6.

A．change

B．chance

C．difference

D．development

7.

A．/

B．a

C．an

D．the

8.

A．on

B．at

C．with

D．in

9.

A．agreed

B．allowed

C．disagreed

D．accepted

10.

A．nor

B．or

C．and

D．with

11.

A．life

B．food

C．house

D．nature

12.

A．with

B．without

C．unless

D．and

13.

A．go back

B．come back

C．hold back

D．take back

14.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Though

D．But

15.

A．comfortably

B．carefully

C．continuously

D．closely

【推荐1】Jack worked in a shop that sold clocks. He was always telling Harry____a new clock. But Harry,____lived next door to Jack, said he didn’t need one.
“____needs a clock,” Jack said. “How do you know when it’s time to get up?”
“My landlord Mr. Smith turns on his radio at seven o’clock and listens____the news,” Harry said. “That’s my morning call.”
“Ok. But how do you know when to go to work?”
“By the time I____my breakfast, it’s eight o’clock, time to leave for the office. Then I walk there. When I arrive at my office, it’s nice o’clock. That’s____time I start work.”
“Ok. But how do you know when it’s time to go home?”
“The factory bell____” Harry told him.
“But how do you know when it’s time to go to bed?”
“The television programs come to end.”
By now Jack was really____ “Ok,” he shouted. “Now tell me what would happen____you woke up in the middle of the night and wanted to know the time.”
“That’s easy,” Harry said, “I would knock heavily on____wall. Then you would shout at me, ‘What are you doing knocking on my wall at three o’clock in the morning?’”1.

A．to buy

B．buying

C．bought

D．buy

2.

A．which

B．whose

C．that

D．who

3.

A．No one

B．Neither one

C．Everyone

D．Someone

4.

A．at

B．to

C．in

D．on

5.

A．eats

B．have eaten

C．ate

D．was eating

6.

A．a

B．an

C．the

D．不填

7.

A．ring

B．rings

C．was rung

D．ringing

8.

A．anger

B．angrily

C．angry

D．angering

9.

A．if

B．that

C．why

D．how

10.

A．his

B．their

C．her

D．your

【推荐2】Airplane seats beside the window are often the most popular. One passenger was _________ because he couldn't sit beside a window, so the flight attendant（空乘）drew one for him. A Japanese called Thomas _______ the story online.

During a recent flight, the attendants went around and _______ passengers if they wanted anything to drink. The man beside Thomas suddenly said, "Give _______ a window. "

       It seemed that the man had _______ a window seat, but instead got a blank cabin（座舱） wall. He was sad because he couldn't enjoy the biggest _______ of having a window seat.
       What followed next _______ Thomas and his seatmate.

The flight attendant later returned. She put a piece of paper on the cabin wall beside the passenger _______ demanded（要求）a window. It was then that Thomas _______ the flight attendant drew an airplane window to meet his demand. It ________ had a view of the ocean below and some clouds in the sky.

       Thomas did not describe ________ the passenger liked the hand-drawn window. One wrote online. "From the ________ he was sleeping and the smile on his face. I'd say that________man was satisfied,"
       Clearly, it was not a real ________. But it was the best the attendant could do in a short time to ________ the passenger’s unreasonable demand. 1.

A．fun

B．exciting

C．interested

D．unhappy

2.

A．shared

B．examined

C．created

D．reported

3.

A．ordered

B．regretted

C．asked

D．considered

4.

A．me

B．her

C．him

D．them

5.

A．chosen

B．afforded

C．developed

D．protected

6.

A．progress

B．purpose

C．challenge

D．advantage

7.

A．surprised

B．worried

C．disappointed

D．named

8.

A．what

B．who

C．which

D．whether

9.

A．realized

B．remembered

C．doubted

D．agreed

10.

A．yet

B．still

C．even

D．ever

11.

A．what

B．where

C．how

D．why

12.

A．way

B．sense

C．ground

D．point

13.

A．lucky

B．strange

C．unlucky

D．stupid

14.

A．plane

B．seat

C．photo

D．window

15.

A．keep off

B．look for

C．deal with

D．get over

【推荐3】"You'll have to _____ our baby today, " a woman tells her husband. "I'm not feeling well today." "Don't worry, dear. I'll be very happy to do so, then you can stay in bed and have a good rest，" says her husband.
"Thank you . I'll have a quiet day and I will get _____ soon, " his wife tells him.
"Do I need to do the _____ for you too? " her husband asks.
The wife is very pleased and says，"That will help me _____ . I'll give you a list of things to buy."
She writes out the list and _____ it to her husband.
"You can get all of the things at the supermarket，" she says. "You can put our baby in the shopping cart, then you will not have to leave him _____ . "
The man takes the baby _____ the supermarket and puts him in the shopping cart along the rows(排)of the things to buy and looks for those things on the list.
_____ everything goes well, but the baby begins to cry later. Then he begins to scream(尖叫).And scream! Scream!
"Keep calm(保持镇定)，George, " the man says. "Don't get angry. Don't _____ ，George. Don't lose your temper(脾气)，George. "
A woman in the supermarket hears ______ the man says. She walks up to him. "I think you are wonderful. You are so patient(耐心的)with your little George," she says to him.
"Madam, I'm George. He's Edward," the man says.1.

A．look at

B．look for

C．look after

D．look like

2.

A．worse

B．better

C．good

D．best

3.

A．washing

B．cleaning

C．cooking

D．shopping

4.

A．a lot

B．a lot of

C．much

D．many

5.

A．sends

B．buys

C．gives

D．throws

6.

A．before

B．in

C．outside

D．inside

7.

A．in

B．to

C．off

D．back

8.

A．At last

B．At first

C．So

D．Then

9.

A．sing

B．speak

C．shout

D．run

10.

A．what

B．that

C．which

D．where