【推荐1】阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。

It was the last day of our final exam. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering students were talking about their exam, which would begin in a few minutes. There was ____ on their faces. This was their last exam-then on to graduation and jobs. After four years of college, they felt ____ to see the world.

The exam, they knew, would be ____. The professor said they could bring any books or notes they wanted. They went into the room. The professor ____ the papers. And smiles became bigger ____ the students saw there were only five questions.

Three hours ____. The professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. ____, they looked scared. The professor asked, “____ of you finished all five questions?” Not a hand was ____. “How many answered four?” Still no hands. “Three? Two?” “One, then?”

But the class still stayed ____. The professor put down the papers. “That is ____ what I expected, ”he said. “I just want to tell you that even though you have finished four years of college, there are still many things about ____ that you don’t know. The questions you could not answer are ____ things you will work with every day. “Then, smiling, he ____ “You will all pass this course, but remember-although you are now college graduates, your education has just ____.”

Not everyone remembers this professor’s name. But all of his students remember his final lesson.

1.

A．confidence

B．importance

C．silence

D．patience

2.

A．sad

B．tired

C．angry

D．ready

3.

A．special

B．boring

C．easy

D．common

4.

A．gave up

B．gave out

C．went up

D．went out

5.

A．as

B．if

C．whenever

D．before

6.

A．parked

B．passed

C．proved

D．presented

7.

A．Moreover

B．Instead

C．Otherwise

D．Anyway

8.

A．How far

B．How often

C．How many

D．How old

9.

A．hurt

B．hit

C．remained

D．raised

10.

A．cheerful

B．quiet

C．curious

D．clean

11.

A．sadly

B．exactly

C．hardly

D．luckily

12.

A．exam

B．college

C．building

D．engineering

13.

A．among

B．upon

C．about

D．for

14.

A．ended

B．discovered

C．added

D．guessed

15.

A．started

B．shaped

C．created

D．mentioned

【推荐2】When I was at the age of ten, I dreamed of starting up a music club in the future so that I could share my passion (激情) with people like me; I dreamed of ______ thousands of fans who admire my performance; I dreamed of standing on the center of the stage. ______, these were just my dreams when I was young.

From the time I was young, I always try to throw ______ into music, so I learned piano, guitar, singing and so on. Then, when I was in Grade 10, I started to ______ a band. At first, there were just 4 people in it, and all of us were not musicians, but we were ______ about what we were doing. I started to ______ the band. Every week, there were always many days I came back home very late. My parents ______ me that it was a waste of time because I spent my time for study ______ an unrealistic dream.

I knew that I was not a real musician but I still wanted to work hard in my band. In the first half of the year of our band, we were not given even one ______ to perform outside of the school. I was ______, so I always told my friends that we had to do something to make us more ______. So, I created a WeChat account (账号) to ______ our band to others. We got a little bit of fame little by little and I found that my real strength(长处) was not on music itself, but rather on ______ and managing. Soon, we received a(n) ______ to perform in a study center. We were so excited that we finally got a chance to perform on a bigger stage. ______, we got more fans and we were more and more popular. Now we have millions of fans around the world. No matter what happens to your life, you should always believe in yourself and hold on to your dreams.

1.

A．receiving

B．listening

C．reading

D．becoming

2.

A．Besides

B．However

C．Instead

D．So

3.

A．itself

B．yourself

C．myself

D．themselves

4.

A．educate

B．take

C．support

D．build

5.

A．crazy

B．tired

C．lazy

D．famous

6.

A．manage

B．close

C．finish

D．attend

7.

A．forgot

B．warned

C．punished

D．understood

8.

A．in

B．at

C．with

D．on

9.

A．idea

B．reason

C．chance

D．result

10.

A．excited

B．upset

C．relaxed

D．happy

11.

A．proud

B．smart

C．popular

D．polite

12.

A．introduce

B．influence

C．interview

D．require

13.

A．suggesting

B．cheating

C．memorizing

D．organizing

14.

A．postcard

B．invitation

C．notebook

D．choice

15.

A．Normally

B．Usually

C．Gradually

D．Suddenly

【推荐3】Kate wants to be a nurse and ________ for sick people. She knows they need her help when Kate goes to the hospital. She always sees many sick people there.

Last summer Kate broke her leg. The pain (疼痛) was very great and she could not ________ walk. Her parents ________ her to the hospital by car and she had to stay there for about two weeks.

One day a nurse came to Kate’s bed and said with a smile, “You’ll be ________ soon. You can walk again, so don’t think only about bad things. Try to be ________!” The nurse was very kind and they became friends.

After Kate left the hospital, she thought a lot about the kind nurse. She now understands that the work of nurses ________ very important, ________ they can often give hope to ________ people.

Kate is now thinking about her ________ future. She often talks with her parents about it. Kate knows what she should do ________ a good nurse, and she is studying very hard at school.

1.

A．work

B．works

C．working

D．worked

2.

A．still

B．yet

C．even

D．ever

3.

A．made

B．took

C．brought

D．let

4.

A．good

B．nice

C．free

D．better

5.

A．upset

B．sad

C．happy

D．happily

6.

A．be

B．are

C．am

D．is

7.

A．because

B．if

C．but

D．when

8.

A．young

B．sick

C．old

D．poor

9.

A．self

B．self’s

C．own

D．owns

10.

A．to be

B．be

C．being

D．is

【推荐1】My teenage son Sam became quiet and lonely after his father died. As a single parent, I tried my best to talk to him, but the more I tried, the worse he became. When his report card arrived during his first junior year, it said that he had been ___________ 95 times from classes and had failed six exams for the year._____________this way, he would never graduate（毕业）.

I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. "I want to talk to you about Karl's problem."_____________he could say another word, I started crying and all my sadness over Kari came pouring out into the ears of this _____________."I love my son, but I just don't know ______________to do. I have tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has_____________.It's out of my hands." For a moment, there was_____________on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said. "Thank you for your time", and hung up.

Karl's next report card showed a great improvement in his grades. Finally, he was ______________on the list of the best students at school. In his fourth year, I attended（出席）a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that _______teachers were surprised at the way he had changed himself. On our way home, he said, "Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?" I nodded. "That was me. I thought I'd play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That's when I decided to make you ____________."

1.

A．silent

B．absent

C．dependent

2.

A．In

B．On

C．For

3.

A．When

B．Before

C．After

4.

A．stranger

B．relative

C．friend

5.

A．how

B．why

C．what

6.

A．failed

B．worked

C．required

7.

A．difference

B．influence

C．silence

8.

A．even

B．still

C．never

9.

A．her

B．his

C．my

10.

A．patient

B．active

C．proud

【推荐3】完形填空（本题有10小题，
Many parents want their children to be famous one day. But do children have the same____?
A new ____ — Hi, Ke’ai is on at Beijing Children’s Art Theater. It tells the story of a boy called Ke’ai. His parents want him to become a painter or a____ one day. They teach him to ____ and to play the violin, but Ke’ai doesn’t enjoy these activities. Then one day Ke’ai’s parents see Liu Xiang win a great____ at the Athens Olympic Games(雅典奥运会), and they want him to be a ____
“ ____do they want me to be someone else（其他的）?” Ke’ai asks and says, “I only want to be ____”
The film shows us that it is good for parents to learn to understand(理解) their children. It helps parents to think about what kids want to do.
Young audience (观众) enjoy the story, and also the____ in the film. There are two songs in the film. One of them, Ke’ai’s Song is very____ to learn, so the audience can sing the song on their way home after the film!1.

A．jobs

B．dreams

C．habits

D．hobbies

2.

A．song

B．film

C．play

D．opera

3.

A．writer

B．teacher

C．sportsman

D．musician

4.

A．paint

B．write

C．run

D．drive

5.

A．match

B．ring

C．prize

D．race

6.

A．violinist

B．science

C．sportsman

D．reporter

7.

A．How

B．Why

C．When

D．Where

8.

A．myself

B．different

C．alone

D．great

9.

A．light

B．clothes

C．skill

D．music

10.

A．easy

B．difficult

C．important

D．necessary