【推荐1】完形填空
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，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
As people become older, they are more likely to judge (判断) things around them in the wrong way. They start to judge them only through their eyes, rather than their __________.
My granddaughter, Hanna, loves to buy things on sale with her mother. She always tells other people _________ that she has found a lovely shirt on sale. Unlike her, many adults ________the fact that they buy things on sale.
One day, I went shopping with Hanna’s grandfather, Bill, and Hanna. __________ we had parked our car, Bill jumped out to go into the store. Hanna and I waited for him in the car.
“I like that truck,” Hanna said, suddenly. Then I_________ that there was an old truck behind our car, with a lot of clothes on it. Many people were standing___________it. We got out of the car to have a look. However, I found that the clothes were of bad _________; they were not very nice, and they were not even clean.
___________, I asked Hanna, “Dear, why do you like it?”
“I just do,” she answered.
Then I looked at my car. It was also _________, because of the rain from the day before. I wondered what people might think of me because of my dirty car.
We adults often judge other people other things for certain reasons. _________ children don’t need those strange reasons. They just judge using their hearts.1.

A．noses

B．ears

C．hearts

D．mouths

2.

A．quietly

B．suddenly

C．truly

D．proudly

3.

A．hide

B．change

C．prove

D．discover

4.

A．Before

B．While

C．After

D．Since

5.

A．believed

B．noticed

C．thought

D．decided

6.

A．on

B．in

C．around

D．under

7.

A．quality

B．fashion

C．memory

D．habit

8.

A．Worried

B．Excited

C．Wounded

D．Surprised

9.

A．old

B．dirty

C．cheap

D．bad

10.

A．And

B．So

C．But

D．Or

【推荐2】A young painter had just completed a beautiful painting. To get people’s opinions about his painting skills, he put his _______ at a crossing on a busy street. And below it a board read, “Gentlemen, I have painted this piece. _______ I’m new, I might have made some mistakes in my work. Please put a cross _______ you see a mistake.”

When he came back in the evening to _______ his painting, he was completely shocked to see that the whole painting was filled _______ crosses. And some people had even written their opinions on the painting. _______ he ran to his master and said to him, “I’m _______ if this is what I have learned to paint, I’m not worth teaching. ”

The master _______ and suggested, “I’ll let you know that you are a great _______ . Now go to paint the same painting once again and give it to ________. ”

Then they went to the same street the next morning and put the same painting exactly at the same place. Now the master ________ another board which read, “Gentlemen, I have painted this piece. I might have made some mistakes in my painting. I have put a box with colors and __________ just below. Please give me a hand. If you see a ________, pick up the brush and correct it.” The master and the young painter went back home. Two days later, they came back to the place. The young painter was ________ to see that actually there was not a single correction done!

It’s easier to criticize(批评) but difficult to improve. If you want to help people ________their behavior, you’d better learn how to help people change their attitudes or skills. Also, always remember not to judge yourself by someone else’s criticism and feel upset.

1.

A．discovery

B．invention

C．writing

D．painting

2.

A．When

B．Since

C．If

D．Although

3.

A．whoever

B．wherever

C．whenever

D．however

4.

A．collect

B．draw

C．find

D．buy

5.

A．of

B．at

C．with

D．in

6.

A．Luckily

B．Sadly

C．Normally

D．Clearly

7.

A．useless

B．nervous

C．afraid

D．angry

8.

A．smiled

B．agreed

C．shouted

D．argued

9.

A．engineer

B．programmer

C．artist

D．nurse

10.

A．them

B．him

C．her

D．me

11.

A．fixed up

B．took out

C．handed in

D．gave away

12.

A．rulers

B．erasers

C．brushes

D．pencils

13.

A．picture

B．hole

C．word

D．mistake

14.

A．pleased

B．proud

C．careful

D．surprised

15.

A．improve

B．enjoy

C．teach

D．doubt

【推荐3】Yesterday is Father’s Day. Many things happening between my father and me crowded my mind. But one thing made a deep impression on me.

It was a Sunday morning, and I was in a _______ mood(情绪). Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me. I was in my room _______ ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “Want to go for a ride today, Beck? It’s a beautiful day.”

“No! Leave me alone!” Those were the _______ words I said to him that morning.

My friends called and _______ me to go to the mall with them a few hours later. I forgot to be _______ with them and then went with them. When I came home, I found a _______ on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “Dad has had an _______. Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital.”

When I reached the hospital, my mother came out and told me a car hit my father and his injuries were extensive(大面积的). “Your father told the driver to leave _______ alone and just call 911, thank God! If he had moved Daddy, …”

My mother may have said more, but I didn’t hear. I didn’t hear anything _______ those terrible words: Leave me alone. My dad said them in order to ________ himself. He didn’t want to be hurt more. How much had I hurt him ________ I shouted out those words at him earlier in the day?

It was several days later that he was ________ able to have a talk. I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him.

“Daddy … I am so sorry …”

“It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay.”

“No,” I said, “I mean about ________ I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”

He looked at me and said, “Sweetheart, I remember ________ about that day, not before, during or after the accident. I remember telling you good night the night before, though.” He managed a weak smile.

My English teacher once told me that words have great power. They can hurt or they can heal(治愈). And we all have the power to choose our ________. I am going to do that very carefully from now on.

1.

A．good

B．well

C．peaceful

D．terrible

2.

A．thinking up

B．giving up

C．looking up

D．taking up

3.

A．common

B．last

C．careless

D．best

4.

A．led

B．encouraged

C．invited

D．suggested

5.

A．strict

B．angry

C．pleased

D．happy

6.

A．letter

B．diary

C．advice

D．note

7.

A．accident

B．illness

C．examination

D．idea

8.

A．me

B．him

C．her

D．you

9.

A．except

B．among

C．towards

D．besides

10.

A．hide

B．save

C．express

D．relax

11.

A．when

B．until

C．before

D．if

12.

A．really

B．finally

C．suddenly

D．immediately

13.

A．how

B．why

C．where

D．what

14.

A．something

B．everything

C．nothing

D．anything

15.

A．friends

B．words

C．teachers

D．interests

【推荐1】I was once a fat girl. I weighed 336 pounds and looked as big as my fridge. I was never___it. But one day I had a medical examination (体检) .The___told me that I was having heart trouble. It___me up. I began to feel nervous. Then I decided to do something!

In a year and five months, I___104 pounds. What a great thing I did! I didn't have any expensive food, medical treatment (治疗) or camp-style (训练营式的) exercise. What was the secret to my success?

First I looked through the Internet for do-it-yourself____ that people could follow on losing weight. Of course I saw countless ads which try to get me to buy their products. But I bought________. The only thing I did was to change my bad _____.The following are what I have done. You can ________these. Stop drinking something with too much sugar in it. Refuse（拒绝） sweet cakes. Eat green vegetables. Use only vegetable oil. Never eat after 6：30 pm. Also, do light exercise for 15 to 20   minutes five days a week.

Then I kept doing what I should do. People sometimes say ,“You don't need to tell me______ to do. I know it already! But the fact is that knowing what to do and doing what you know are______.The important thing is to know what to do and then just keep doing it.

1.

A．feel like

B．worried about

C．good at

D．wait for

2.

A．doctor

B．friend

C．mother

D．teacher

3.

A．gave

B．cut

C．dressed

D．woke

4.

A．borrowed

B．lent

C．lost

D．got

5.

A．advice

B．news

C．food

D．medicine

6.

A．something

B．nothing

C．anything

D．everything

7.

A．grades

B．look

C．wish

D．habits

8.

A．make

B．bring

C．try

D．eat

9.

A．how

B．what

C．why

D．whether

10.

A．easy

B．difficult

C．similar

D．different

【推荐2】Many Chinese people used to greet each other with “Have you had your meal?” to show their friendliness.

Recently, a ________ greeting has appeared in many Chinese cities, “Have you lost weight?”

Chen Xin is a manager of a media company in Hangzhou. He has ________ his friends after successfully getting thinner. “Following instructions from my personal doctor, I went on a diet and ________10 kg,” Chen said with a satisfied smile.

“I used to eat a lot of unhealthy food, which brought me much ________. My body indicators (指标) used to be far higher than normal levels,” Chen said. “Now my indicators are dropping and becoming normal. And ________ can feel that my body is in good condition again.”

Chen is not ________. Many Chinese are also troubled with “diseases of affluence (富贵病)”. This is because the quality of life for most people has ________ improved in the past years. Most people no longer need to worry about ________ they have enough food. And more and more people begin to ________ if they have a healthy diet.

Healthy diet is important. Besides, many people think that it is ________ if they only control their food intake to lose weight. Exercise is also of great importance.

1.

A．polite

B．new

C．warm

D．wise

2.

A．surprised

B．moved

C．troubled

D．helped

3.

A．increased

B．lost

C．bought

D．owned

4.

A．happiness

B．fitness

C．illness

D．kindness

5.

A．I

B．he

C．she

D．it

6.

A．busy

B．hard-working

C．alone

D．natural

7.

A．heavily

B．politely

C．greatly

D．badly

8.

A．whether

B．when

C．unless

D．because

9.

A．think about

B．give in

C．find out

D．take up

10.

A．wrong

B．useful

C．proper

D．safe

【推荐3】The American government(政府) has made new rules to limit(限制) junk food and sweet drinks in schools. The rules stop advertisements(广告) for ___________ foods on school grounds during the school day.
Big companies like Coca-Cola and Pepsi Co are saying "yes" to the new _________. Many have already started to advertise their healthier foods. For schools, they will __________ junk food advertisements like a Coca-Cola scoreboard(记分牌). Schools need to get a(n)__________   scoreboard with a healthier message.
"The new rule makes sure that schools should be a safe place where kids can__________and where students can eat healthy food and keep a healthy ___________ habit." Tom, a government officer, said in a meeting.
The new rules also plan to help _________ kids. They will make the schools offer breakfast and lunch for all _________ for free. The government says that will help feed about millions of kids in 22,000 schools. The rules will help keep schools on ways to build standards(标准) for foods.
"Obesity rates(肥胖率) among children in the US have dropped greatly over the last 10 years. This means that at least for kids, we can do something helpful to stop(阻止) them from getting too ___________. That's ___________ we have the new rules." Tom said.1.

A．healthy

B．unhealthy

C．cheap

D．expensive

2.

A．books

B．classes

C．foods

D．rules

3.

A．take away

B．eat up

C．run out

D．talk about

4.

A．big

B．small

C．old

D．new

5.

A．learn

B．work

C．play

D．rest

6.

A．working

B．singing

C．eating

D．thinking

7.

A．clever

B．poor

C．young

D．smart

8.

A．teachers

B．workers

C．students

D．doctors

9.

A．fat

B．thin

C．slim

D．healthy

10.

A．what

B．why

C．where

D．when

【推荐1】Many people like to go bird watching. It is an interesting _______. You can do it with your eyes, through binoculars（双筒望远镜）, or by _______ birds singing.

If you want to go bird watching, read these things first. You _______ to know them:

★ _______ binoculars and a book about birds with you. It is _______ to get near birds, so binoculars will help you.

★ Don’t _______ white, red, yellow or orange clothes, because the birds may _______ you and they won’t come.

★ You need a camera. You may see some very beautiful birds. You can _______ them to your friends _______ you take some photos.

Are you waiting for a good time to go bird watching? The spring is coming. It’s a good time ________ it.

1.

A．job

B．show

C．activity

D．story

2.

A．listening to

B．looking at

C．talking about

D．thinking of

3.

A．can

B．need

C．can’t

D．needn’t

4.

A．But

B．Clean

C．Give

D．Take

5.

A．fun

B．difficult

C．relaxing

D．boring

6.

A．shop

B．read

C．wear

D．teach

7.

A．see

B．pass

C．like

D．welcome

8.

A．do

B．show

C．play

D．spend

9.

A．and

B．so

C．if

D．but

10.

A．does

B．do

C．doing

D．to do

【推荐2】Creativity is the key to a bright future. Here is _______ schools and parents can help their children to develop their creativity.

Drew worked for a company in 1925. At work he invented a kind of material strong enough to hold things together. But his boss told him _______ more about the idea. Drew didn’t stop and finally, using his own time, made a kind of tape, which now is used everywhere by many people. And his company learned from its _______. Now the company asks its workers to spend 15 percent of their work time just _______ and developing new ideas.

Creativity is not something one is just born with. A person with high intelligence does not mean that he uses it creatively. Creativity is the matter of _______ your intelligence to think of new ideas that are good for something.

We know that many schools have tried to develop students creativity, but some teachers only want to develop students’ reading, writing and math skills, and have to _______ creativity for correct answers. Children from such schools can give correct answers, but they are unable to use _______ to work out problems.

It is important to give children _______. From the earliest age, children should learn to make decisions and understand their result. Even though it’s choosing between two kinds of food _______ lunch, decision-making helps thinking skills. As children grow older, parents should let their children decide how to use their time or spend their money, but not help too much if they make the wrong decision. The child may have a ________ time, but that is all right.

1.

A．what

B．when

C．how

D．where

2.

A．think

B．to think

C．not think

D．not to think

3.

A．effect

B．thought

C．suggestion

D．mistake

4.

A．looking for

B．finding

C．thinking about

D．picking up

5.

A．finding

B．using

C． taking

D．improving

6.

A．grow up

B．catch up

C．give up

D．hurry up

7.

A．it

B．them

C．that

D．ones

8.

A．decisions

B．choices

C．notices

D．signs

9.

A．with

B．to

C．of

D．for

10.

A．hard

B．lucky

C．happy

D．mad

【推荐3】Every time I travel around the mountains in Yukon Territory by car, I often notice a road sign that says, “A fed bear is a dead bear.” _______ I did not work out the meaning of it. Why is a fed bear a dead one? According to a friend, many travelers used to throw their food from their cars for the bears. _______ the bears turned to the roadside for food and finally lost their ability to take care of themselves. When winter came, fewer travelers took trips to the mountains, which _______ less food for the bears, some of them died of hunger. So the Canadian government _______ warning signs along the road, advising people not to feed the bears.

This reminded me _______ a scientific experiment. Some white mice were divided into two groups. One group _______ their days only eating and sleeping. _______ fed only with half the amount of food they need, had to search for food. Half a year later, scientists found that the mice that had to search for their own food were _______ while the fully fed ones were either ill or dead. It was clear that the underfed white mice, in the process of searching for _______ food, had kept healthy by exercising in finding food.

Many over-concerned (过度关注的) parents are feeding their children like ________ or white mice. At present, children depend on others too much, and are not ________ to think independently and act for themselves. ________ placed in strange environments, they are lost, confused and helpless. Parents do not understand ________ to achieve their children’s long-term success. They ________ the most important thing-that is how to make their children grow into ________ adults, so that they can face challenges and succeed in the future.

1.

A．After all

B．Above all

C．At first

D．In the end

2.

A．Slowly

B．Normally

C．Actually

D．Generally

3.

A．explained

B．meant

C．gave

D．required

4.

A．made up

B．took up

C．kept up

D．put up

5.

A．for

B．to

C．of

D．about

6.

A．lived

B．spent

C．took

D．made

7.

A．Another

B．Other

C．The others

D．The other

8.

A．healthy

B．popular

C．lazy

D．sick

9.

A．his

B．her

C．their

D．its

10.

A．chicken

B．bears

C．cats

D．tigers

11.

A．allowed

B．supposed

C．used

D．learnt

12.

A．Until

B．Unless

C．Once

D．After

13.

A．how

B．what

C．why

D．where

14.

A．forget

B．follow

C．predict

D．leave

15.

A．thankful

B．independent

C．helpful

D．successful