【推荐1】阅读短文，掌握大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、 D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Ashley was outspoken, fashionable, and the "Queen Bee" in my school.

I looked up to her and idolized her. I listened to the music she listened to, wore the clothes she wore. I even took art class though I had really wanted to take theatre. I finally fitted in ______ group.

One day, I skipped out of my last class a few minutes early to

______ seats for our group at the dining hall. Concentrating on my homework, I didn't notice they had sat down behind me. Before I could say a word, I realized what they were ______.

I listened silently. "She's such a loser," one girl said.

Another girl added, "Ashley, she ______ follows you, trying to copy you."

"I wish she would leave us alone. We were in the same summer school and now she thinks we're best friends." The once familiar voice sounded so ______ and strange.

   I was mortified. My hands were shaking. I couldn't help crying ______. I felt heart-broken

for the very first time. How did this happen? I ______ we were friends.

I ran home. My mother just held me while I sobbed for hours. The advice she gave was so ________, and I had heard it a million times. "Just be yourself and people will like you for ________you are. " This time it became so profound. Then and there I ______ to find myself back. That was exactly-what I did.

Over the next month, I went through a lot of ______. I bought new clothes that I wanted to wear. I no longer went to art class ______ them, and took theatre. I began making new friends. I developed my own ______ and never again followed the crowd.

I had an amazing school year. ______ I look back, I think it was the year when I discovered the person I was going to be. Despite the pain I felt that day, it was a ______ they had given me.

1.

A．my

B．her

C．his

D．our

2.

A．get

B．buy

C．rent

D．move

3.

A．thinking about

B．talking about

C．waiting for

D．asking for

4.

A．once

B．always

C．hardly

D．never

5.

A．serious

B．special

C．weak

D．cold

6.

A．sadly

B．shyly

C．excitedly

D．nervously

7.

A．found

B．admitted

C．realized

D．thought

8.

A．funny

B．simple

C．useful

D．different

9.

A．where

B．what

C．how

D．who

10.

A．failed

B．forgot

C．decided

D．continued

11.

A．pains

B．doubts

C．changes

D．troubles

12.

A．with

B．about

C．against

D．without

13.

A．skills

B．habits

C．projects

D．opinions

14.

A．Before

B．Unless

C．When

D．If

15.

A．gift

B．choice

C．promise

D．surprise

【推荐2】A group of boys gathered around a tree. "What a tall tree!" they said to each other. "It would be ________to climb to the top!"

The group of ________then decided to play a game to see who could climb to the top of the tree first. Their mothers were sitting not far away, looking at their children as they ________. One of the climbers was an 8-year-old boy named David. He was the shortest child in the group. ________thought he would win the competition.

Then the game started. All of the boys tried their best to climb as ________as they could. ________they all made it halfway up the tree before David did, he reached the top of the tree fastest at last. His mother was ________to see this. She asked him, "David, how did you ________to reach the top of the tree so fast?"

"It was easy," David said. "The other children kept looking down as they climbed. When they realized how high they were, they got scared and were afraid of falling ________. I, however, only looked up. When I saw how close I was, I kept ________higher and higher until I reached the top.”

It is true in life that if we just keep going forward without looking back, we are more likely to reach our goals（目标）.

1.

A．worrying

B．uninteresting

C．surprising

D．exciting

2.

A．girls

B．men

C．boys

D．women

3.

A．studied

B．played

C．jumped

D．discussed

4.

A．Nobody

B．Somebody

C．Anybody

D．Everybody

5.

A．high

B．hard

C．highly

D．hardly

6.

A．Because

B．Unless

C．Although

D．Until

7.

A．polite

B．patient

C．proud

D．quiet

8.

A．manage

B．hope

C．imagine

D．agree

9.

A．behind

B．into

C．down

D．over

10.

A．going

B．to go

C．gone

D．went

【推荐3】I was a happy kid until the day I fell down. I ______ on a piece of glass and it cut my eye badly. If the eye were ______, my face would look ugly. As a result, my scarred（有疤痕的）and sightless eye lived on with me.

People often asked me questions which made me ______. When kids played games, I was ______ the “monster（怪兽）”. I knew that everyone looked down on me.

Yet mom would say to me, “Hold your head up high and face the world.” I listened to her. As a child, I ______ what mom meant was, “Be careful, or you will fall down because your eye is sightless.”

In high school I ______ became a monitor, but I still felt like a freak（怪物）. I really wanted to look like everyone else. When things got too bad, I would ______ to my mom. Then she would look at me with loving eyes and say “Hold your head up high and face the world. Show them your ______ inside.”

My mom’s love ______ me. I had faced a lot of problems and learned to accept myself. Now “Hold your head up high” has often been heard in my home. I say it to my children, too. The gift my mom gave me ______ on.

1.

A．sat

B．landed

C．stood

D．walked

2.

A．taken back

B．taken over

C．taken away

D．taken up

3.

A．sad

B．happy

C．warm

D．comfortable

4.

A．never

B．seldom

C．sometimes

D．always

5.

A．thought

B．hoped

C．watched

D．planned

6.

A．only

B．also

C．yet

D．even

7.

A．read

B．write

C．cry

D．smile

8.

A．luck

B．beauty

C．health

D．trust

9.

A．beat

B．stopped

C．troubled

D．encouraged

10.

A．holds

B．lives

C．depends

D．calls

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请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑

Once， in a small village， lived a family with eight children. Two of the children loved ____very much， but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send ____ of them to study at the art college at the same time. After many discussions， the two boys finally ____ a plan. They would toss(抛) a coin. The loser would go ____into the mines (煤矿) and， with his earnings(赚得的钱)， ____his brother studying at the college. Then， when the brother who won the toss finished his studies， after four years， he would support the other brother studying at the ____
James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines. James worked with all his heart and his paintings were much ____ than those of most of his teachers， and by the time he ____ ， he was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.
____ James returned， the family held a big dinner for his great success. Soon after the meal began， James ____up from his seat to drink a toast (举杯祝酒) to his dear ____ He said， "Jack， now you can go to the art college and your ____ will come true. I will take care of you. "
But Jack said ____ ， "Brother， the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands， so it' s too ____ Now I can' t even hold a glass. "
To show his great love and respect， James drew his brother' s hands with ____ towards the sky.
He called his drawing "The Praying Hands"， which became very famous years later.1.

A．painting

B．books

C．school

D．money

2.

A．any

B．all

C．both

D．neither

3.

A．looked out

B．worked out

C．took out

D．got out

4.

A．off

B．away

C．up

D．down

5.

A．support

B．agree

C．follow

D．let

6.

A．home

B．mine

C．college

D．school

7.

A．better

B．worse

C．cheaper

D．older

8.

A．arrived

B．graduated

C．walked

D．waited

9.

A．Before

B．When

C．Though

D．While

10.

A．picked

B．turned

C．looked

D．stood

11.

A．brother

B．sister

C．father

D．mother

12.

A．way

B．idea

C．dream

D．practice

13.

A．happily

B．surprisedly

C．angrily

D．softly

14.

A．early

B．late

C．good

D．helpful

15.

A．legs

B．feet

C．arms

D．fingers

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Like any other good mother, Karen did whatever she could to help her three-year-old son, Michael, get prepared for a new baby when she found out that another baby was on the way．They____ that the new baby was going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael sang to his____ in Mommy’s turnmy．
Finally, Michael’s little sister was born．But she was in____ condition．The baby was sent to St．Mary’s Hospital．Days went by．The doctor told the parents “There is very____ hope．Be prepared for the worst．”
Michael kept asking his parents to let____ see his sister．“I want to sing to her,” he said． Two weeks passed． It looked as if the worst situation would come before the week was over．Michael kept requesting about singing to his sister, but kids were ____ allowed in ICU ．However, Karen made up her mind that she would take Michael to see his sister who was sick．
She____ him in an oversized scrub* suit and went into ICU．The head nurse shouted, “Get that kid out of here now! No children are allowed．” Karen said “firmly ”“He is not leaving____ he sings to his sister!” Michael was sent____ his sister’s bed． He began to sing．In the pure- hearted____ of a three-year-old, Michael sang: “You are my sunshine, my only sunshine；you make me happy when skies are gray．”____ ,the baby girl responded． The pulse rate* became calm．
Michael kept on____ , “You never know, dear, how much I love you．Please don’t take my sunshine away．”The breathing became smooth．
Michael kept on singing, “The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping, I dreamed I held you in my____ ．” Michael’s little sister relaxed．
Michael kept on singing, “You are my sunshine, my only sunshine．Please don’t take my sunshine away．”
The next day—the very next day—the little girl was____ enough to go home!
The doctors just thought it a miracle．Karen____ it a miracle of love!1.

A．came out

B．got out

C．found out

D．took out

2.

A．brother

B．sister

C．son

D．daughter

3.

A．serious

B．good

C．nice

D．fine

4.

A．few

B．little

C．a few

D．a little

5.

A．us

B．me

C．her

D．him

6.

A．sometimes

B．never

C．often

D．always

7.

A．watched

B．played

C．dressed

D．worked

8.

A．until

B．since

C．as

D．when

9.

A．below

B．beside

C．above

D．down

10.

A．letter

B．noise

C．cry

D．voice

11.

A．Suddenly

B．Carefully

C．Recently

D．Sadly

12.

A．playing

B．saying

C．singing

D．asking

13.

A．hands

B．eyes

C．legs

D．arms

14.

A．well

B．bad

C．happy

D．excited

15.

A．noticed

B．shouted

C．called

D．saw