【推荐1】完形填空。
Jim Smith was a poor boy. One day he was very cold and ______ He came to a house and asked a young _____ for a glass of water. The lady was so _____ that she gave him a large glass of hot milk.
Jim drank it and then asked: “____ should I pay you?”
“You don’t need to pay,” the lady said. Jim _____ her again.
Years later, Jim became a _____ One day, a woman was sent to his hospital. She was seriously ill. He recognized(认出) her at once and did his best to save her life.
The operation(手术) was successful(成功的), but the ____ was high. After looking at the woman’s bill, Jim wrote _____ on it. When the woman got the bill, she didn’t dare(敢) to look at it_____, something on the side of the bill caught her eyes. She began to _____ the following words:
Paid in full with one glass of milk.1.

A．hot

B．hungry

C．cool

D．strong

2.

A．woman

B．man

C．husband

D．waiter

3.

A．angry

B．beautiful

C．lucky

D．kind

4.

A．When

B．Where

C．How much

D．Why

5.

A．thanked

B．forgot

C．missed

D．understood

6.

A．teacher

B．worker

C．doctor

D．driver

7.

A．price

B．cost

C．money

D．pay

8.

A．anything

B．everything

C．nothing

D．something

9.

A．However

B．Whenever

C．Instead

D．Besides

10.

A．write

B．remember

C．read

D．guess

【推荐2】Jiang Danni is a 24-year-old volunteer from East China. She has volunteered in countries in Africa. And her videos about her experience have caught many people’s ________.

After graduating from university in 2020, Danni chose to work in Africa for a year and then took a trip to seven countries. A primary school in Africa stopped her. She had a (n) ________ time getting to know the polite and energetic children at the school. She taught children in Grades One to Four. Danni set up different kinds of ________ for her students, including Chinese language learning and crafts (手工艺). Danni also ________ to care for the students. While staying at the school in Africa, she usually went to a town that was far away from school to buy delicious food for the students.

In 2022, Danni arrived in Lebanon (黎巴嫩) in Asia and ________ a volunteer teacher at a school. This time, she taught arts and crafts to her students. She included some interesting activities in her teaching. Her students could learn paper cutting in class. They felt ________ enough to enjoy the creative activities.

Danni ________ beautiful relationships with children. Every time Danni arrived at the school, they would run to give her a hug or small gifts ________ candy. And after school, they would ________ invite her to their homes.

“I enjoyed spending beautiful moments with them. I really believe that their smiling faces gave me ________ and encouraged me to find meaning in volunteer work in different places,” Danni said. She has decided to further develop her dream to help others as a lifetime career (终身事业).

1.

A．thought

B．attention

C．advice

D．excuse

2.

A．short

B．hard

C．lovely

D．honest

3.

A．schools

B．meetings

C．companies

D．lessons

4.

A．tried

B．found

C．made

D．stopped

5.

A．helped

B．became

C．met

D．visited

6.

A．kind

B．tired

C．lucky

D．safe

7.

A．developed

B．turned

C．brought

D．broke

8.

A．according to

B．instead of

C．such as

D．because of

9.

A．hardly

B．warmly

C．suddenly

D．clearly

10.

A．knowledge

B．time

C．money

D．energy

【推荐3】When Sammie Vance was eight, she learned about Buddy Benches from a video. The video showed the way these benches are ________ on playgrounds. “If somebody is ________, they can sit on the bench, ” Sammie explains. “Another person can ________ them and invite them to play. ”

Sammie thought her school could use a Buddy Bench and provide a place for those ________, so she and her mom set up a meeting with the headmaster. They learned of a local company that recycles plastic bottle caps into benches. Sammie liked the idea of a Buddy Bench that would help ________ and the environment. Her headmaster liked the idea, too.

Sammie created a comic (漫画) that showed ________ a Buddy Bench works. She and her mom posted it on social media to ask friends and family to save caps. They also took the ________ to local businesses to ask for their help.

As word spread, collection bins at school and around the community were filled up ________. “I got caps from 50 states in two months,” she says. She needed 400 pounds of caps to make one bench. The project ________ more than 1, 200 pounds!

After reaching the goal, Sammie set a new one — “Buddy Benches everywhere ” ! So far, she has had ________ caps to donate (捐赠) 100 benches to schools and organizations in 12 states. She continues to collect caps to share with kids working toward their own Buddy Benches.

1.

A．used

B．sold

C．taken

2.

A．happy

B．lonely

C．angry

3.

A．take care of

B．come up to

C．look down upon

4.

A．in total

B．in danger

C．in need

5.

A．teachers

B．parents

C．kids

6.

A．that

B．how

C．what

7.

A．stamp

B．postcard

C．picture

8.

A．politely

B．quickly

C．lightly

9.

A．collected

B．borrowed

C．created

10.

A．few

B．enough

C．total

【推荐1】Few people like changing their habits, good or bad. Whether it is smoking, drinking or overeating, they ________ “enjoying” it to the end.

On every packet of cigarettes (香烟), people are warned against the ________ of smoking: “Warning: Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health.” However, millions of them start smoking or go on smoking. Why?

Facts show that families and surroundings (环境) play a very important part in ________ smokers. All those smokers come from smoking families or have smoking ________ or relatives. Films and TV plays also play a part. People ________ their “heroes” on TV drinking alcohol (酒) or smoking cigarettes.

“Heroes” seem to fear ________, neither killing themselves nor killing others with alcohol and cigarettes. ________ they are not afraid of the harm of smoking and drinking, why should common people be afraid?

The simple warning on the cigarette packet does not influence smokers’ habits.

Even stronger warnings, like showing pictures of smokers who have ________ cancer, don’t seem to work.

Knowing and believing seem to be two ________ things.

If smoking is really as ________ as doctors say, it is time for smokers to think about it and try to give it up!

1.

A．stop

B．continue

C．finish

2.

A．dangers

B．excuses

C．chances

3.

A．influencing

B．explaining

C．improving

4.

A．parents

B．brothers

C．friends

5.

A．hear

B．catch

C．watch

6.

A．something

B．nothing

C．anything

7.

A．If

B．When

C．Because

8.

A．died of

B．died from

C．died out

9.

A．similar

B．pleasant

C．different

10.

A．painful

B．harmful

C．helpful

【推荐2】Everyone gets headaches sometimes. But how ______ do you know about headaches?What may cause（引起） ______?And what should we do if we have a headache? ______ should we go to see a doctor?
A headache is not a disease（疾病）, but it may show that ______ in our body is wrong. We may have ______ than one headache each month.
Usually a fever or some other ______ may cause headaches. We may get a headache when we work too hard. We may get a headache when we don’t get enough ______. We may get a headache when we exercise on an empty stomach.
What should we do if we have a headache?
We should ______ and rest. We should have a good sleep. We shouldn’t take too much exercise if we are ______.
If we have headaches ______, we need to see a doctor.1.

A．many

B．long

C．much

D．often

2.

A．it

B．this

C．that

D．them

3.

A．When

B．How

C．Why

D．Where

4.

A．nothing

B．anything

C．something

D．everything

5.

A．less

B．more

C．little

D．most

6.

A．lifestyle

B．ways

C．medicine

D．illness

7.

A．money

B．sleep

C．exercise

D．food

8.

A．put up

B．get up

C．work hard

D．lie down

9.

A．hungry

B．thirsty

C．tired

D．stressed

10.

A．never

B．hardly ever

C．often

D．every month

【推荐3】When people talk about pollution, they are usually thinking about outdoor air _______. But do you know that there is _______ air pollution inside homes, offices, hotels and other buildings? The air in your home can be 2 to 100 times _______ polluted than the air outdoors. In fact, some American doctors say that 50％ of illness have _______ to do with polluted indoor air.

A lot of pollution comes from indoor activities _______ smoking and cooking. As most people _______ about 80—90％of their time inside buildings. _______ is important to take indoor air pollution s eriously, too.

Air pollution influences our health _______. When the _______ is polluted, not only young children and old people ________ from it, ________ people with health problems suffer as well. Indoor air pollution can ________ people’s eyes, noses, and throats. Air pollution, both indoor and outdoor, can also ________ to lung cancer and heart disease! In the Great London Fog in 1952, 4000 people died in a few days ________ the pollution! It ________ that half a million young children and women die each year in India because of indoor air pollution!

1.

A．pollution

B．pollute

C．polluting

D．polluted

2.

A．too

B．either

C．as well

D．also

3.

A．much

B．more

C．many

D．even

4.

A．nothing

B．everything

C．something

D．anything

5.

A．as well as

B．such as

C．instead of

D．so as

6.

A．take

B．cost

C．spend

D．give

7.

A．there

B．it

C．that

D．this

8.

A．in many ways

B．in many things

C．in many houses

D．in many years

9.

A．water

B．soil

C．light

D．air

10.

A．endure

B．bear

C．stand

D．suffer (受痛苦)

11.

A．and

B．but

C．or

D．while

12.

A．hit

B．hurt

C．pollute

D．beat

13.

A．cause

B．get

C．give

D．lead

14.

A．because of

B．thanks to

C．related to

D．because

15.

A．said

B．says

C．is said

D．say

【推荐1】Governments and business worldwide are creating smartphone apps to help track the spread of COVID-19.

Tracking the spread of a disease is an important step in __________ its outbreak. By tracking down people who have been in contact __________ COVID-19 patients, health experts can warn them, and keep COVID-19 from spreading __________. This is called “contacttracing”.

__________ governments remove COVID-19 lockdown limits, they’ll need to be able to quickly find and contain (控制) new outbreaks. Contact tracing will be a(n) __________ part of the process.

But because COVID-19 spreads so __________ to so many people, it’s almost impossible to trace all contacts with phone calls. That’s __________ many people hope that digital contact tracing with smartphones will help.

Most contact tracing apps collect __________ about where people have gone and the people they’ve had contact with. The apps can notify (通知) __________ when one of their recent contacts has been found to have COVID-19. Some systems also notify governments or health care workers.

Now many apps have been __________ around the world. But some people worry the apps are being made too quickly and may not protect people’s private information.

1.

A．stopping

B．keeping

C．studying

D．using

2.

A．for

B．by

C．with

D．at

3.

A．nearer

B．further

C．higher

D．slower

4.

A．As

B．Though

C．So

D．But

5.

A．expensive

B．friendly

C．cheap

D．important

6.

A．quickly

B．clearly

C．politely

D．softly

7.

A．where

B．why

C．which

D．how

8.

A．story

B．advice

C．information

D．answer

9.

A．patients

B．doctors

C．families

D．users

10.

A．developed

B．found

C．bought

D．borrowed

【推荐2】As we know, COVID-19 has made our lives turn upside down. The situation is serious. We have to stay ________ every single day. Starting online classes is a big ________ because I can talk to my teachers and other students when we aren’t in the same room. But ________, I’m starting to get used to it.

Schoolwork is taking up most of my time here at home. But when I ________ breaks. I love to play board games with my family. Our favorite is scrabble（拼字游戏）.We ________ points by forming words from a set of tiles with letters of the alphabet（字母表）on them. It helps build up my ________.

We also like to play Battleship（《超级战舰》）.On ruled paper or a game board, we take turns calling “shots” at the other player’s ships. We must do it ourselves. No one can check their phones or ________ the TV during game time. My brother becomes more patient with me, as I like to take my time before each turn. Sometime, my mom has to ________ my dad to be a good loser, even though he is a grown-up.

Baking and ________ are always my favorite hobbies. I am trying out many new recipes. My family love the fun desserts and delicious snacks I cook, just as I love the ________ smell that fills the house!

1.

A．outside

B．outdoor

C．inside

D．hotel

2.

A．change

B．chance

C．challenge

D．choice

3.

A．heavily

B．nearly

C．really

D．slowly

4.

A．make

B．take

C．shake

D．spend

5.

A．mark

B．catch

C．find

D．score

6.

A．grammar

B．confidence

C．vocabulary

D．expressions

7.

A．turn off

B．turn on

C．turn up

D．turn down

8.

A．let

B．tell

C．have

D．see

9.

A．cooking

B．eating

C．drinking

D．finding

10.

A．exciting

B．interesting

C．amazing

D．smelly

【推荐3】As the saying goes, “A hero is known in the time of misfortune (不幸).” Zhong Nanshan is a hero like this. He is a doctor in Guangdong, who ________ many people’s lives in 2003.

In 2003, SARS ________ in Guangdong. Later, it spread across China and other parts of the world. Patients coughed a lot and got fevers. Hundreds of ________ even died from the disease. Even many doctors and nurses got SARS when they treated patients. So everyone was afraid of it. But Zhong was ________ enough to fight the disease. Zhong spent days and nights finding the cause of the disease. And with his way of treating, many patients began to get ________. Zhong finally won people’s trust.

In early 2020, a disease called COVID-19 (新型冠状病毒肺炎) hit Wuhan. It spread ________. Around tens of thousands of Chinese people were infected (感染). Zhong, 84, led his ________ to Wuhan to fight the illness. Zhong’s team took many measures to cure the patients suffering COVID-19. He advised people to wear masks (口罩) , ________ hands frequently, stay at home and not to go to crowded places. Zhong likes sports very much. ________ he was 67, he could still play basketball. Now at the age of 84, Zhong still treats patients in the hospital and ________ young doctors. “I am just a doctor,” Zhong says. But we think he is a hero and a fighter.

1.

A．helped

B．saved

C．killed

D．influenced

2.

A．took out

B．found out

C．gave out

D．broke out

3.

A．patients

B．adults

C．animals

D．birds

4.

A．kind

B．poor

C．brave

D．silent

5.

A．worse

B．faster

C．better

D．more

6.

A．quickly

B．slowly

C．safely

D．luckily

7.

A．disease

B．team

C．family

D．students

8.

A．weigh

B．pollute

C．shake

D．wash

9.

A．When

B．But

C．Unless

D．Because

10.

A．thinks

B．trusts

C．teaches

D．asks