【推荐1】I jumped up high in the air and landed in the sandpit. “3.55 metres!” the referee(裁判) ________. The result was my best by then, but I was not ________ with it.

I have been competing in the long jump since primary school, so for me.I was likely to succeed. But this time, ________ seemed far from me. After trying several times, I lost heart and wanted to ________ .

As I reached the last round of the jump.my worry and self-doubt built up inside. It seemed that all my ________had been meaningless. I stood at the starting line, my mind totally blank(空白的) and my hands ________ heard my classmates’ cheers around me, so I started running. I tried using my arms and shoulders to run faster, but my body started to show signs of tiredness.

As the highlight of this term, this long-awaited sports event became my Waterloo. ________ failure was the last thing I wanted. When my best friends came to comfort me, I couldn’t even say a word.

They told me I had done a good job and that they ________ were me. These words were like warm wind, blowing away the dark clouds in my heart. ________ this experience, I realize that failure is the most common thing in life. We meet different kinds of failures everywhere. Failure makes us better understand ________ and our disadvantages. And it can make us get stronger. That’s because it not only allows us to get ________ from it, but also makes us improve ourselves. What’s more, failure offers us a chance to _________ our bad feelings with friends, which can develop our friendships. This is what I’ve learned in the long jump.

1.

A．explained

B．announced

C．promised

D．introduced

2.

A．satisfied

B．patient

C．strict

D．careful

3.

A．stress

B．truth

C．victory

D．peace

4.

A．give up

B．stay up

C．put up

D．set up

5.

A．hopes

B．efforts

C．questions

D．secrets

6.

A．soft

B．dirty

C．pretty

D．wet

7.

A．Receiving

B．Avoiding

C．Refusing

D．Accepting

8.

A．angry with

B．worried about

C．proud of

D．crazy about

9.

A．With

B．Over

C．Through

D．On

10.

A．yourselves

B．ourselves

C．itself

D．themselves

11.

A．classes

B．subjects

C．lessons

D．items

12.

A．mix

B．share

C．compare

D．exchange

【推荐3】On the first day of school, Socrates told his students, “Today, we’ll only learn one thing. That is to swing your ________ forward and backward.”

He showed them and as a result all the students ________. “Sir, is it also learned?” one of the students laughed. “Of course! You think this is a ________ thing, but it isn’t easy in fact.” Socrates replied ________. Hearing this, the students laughed even harder.

Without being a little angry, Socrates said, “I’ll teach you how to learn this action well. After that, start today, ________ you will do it 100 times a day.”

At first, the students all swung their arms and said to ________, “How easy and funny it is!” Ten days later, Socrates asked, “Who still ________ swinging his arm?” About 80% of the students raised their hands. Twenty days later, Socrates asked, “Who still keeps on swinging his arm?” About 50% of them put up their hands while the other students kept ________ without saying or doing anything. Three months later, Socrates asked again. This time, ________ raised his hand except one student. He was Plato. Perseverance(坚持不懈) is the simplest yet most difficult thing in the world. Plato was ________ just because of his perseverance. Only the one who can hold on a simple thing may make it.

1.

A．arm

B．hand

C．head

D．leg

2.

A．agreed

B．shouted

C．answered

D．laughed

3.

A．difficult

B．boring

C．simple

D．basic

4.

A．seriously

B．angrily

C．happily

D．sadly

5.

A．but

B．and

C．or

D．so

6.

A．ourselves

B．themselves

C．yourselves

D．himself

7.

A．gives up

B．puts up

C．depends on

D．sticks to

8.

A．silent

B．healthy

C．noisy

D．cool

9.

A．everybody

B．somebody

C．anybody

D．nobody

10.

A．lucky

B．polite

C．successful

D．wise

【推荐1】Peter likes playing in a river .But there ___1__ a river near his new house .He is not very ____2___. One day ,he asks his mother ,“___3___ a river near here ?”“No, there isn’t ___4___,”his mother says ,“but our new house has a garden .”“I don’t like it,”says Peter .
One morning his mother says ,“There is a beautiful park near here ,Peter ,and there are two pools（水池）in it .We’ll go there this afternoon .”Peter is very happy .
After lunch, Peter and his mother ___5___the park, and he plays in one of the pools .He has a very good time.1.

A．isn’t

B．is

C．aren’t

D．are

2.

A．cheap

B．busy

C．happy

D．cold

3.

A．There is

B．Are there

C．There are

D．Is there

4.

A．some

B．one

C．two

D．no

5.

A．go to

B．comes to

C．go

D．come

【推荐2】请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Every year in Australia, the long-distance (长距离) runners run more than 500 miles from Sydney to Melbourne. The competition _________ more than five days to finish. Many world-famous runners _________ the race (比赛). They become spokespeople for sports goods.

In 1983, _________, as the runners waited in a line to start the race, a 61-year-old farmer joined them, wearing sports clothes and rubber boots. His name was Cliff Young. The other runners thought he was just a watcher. But Cliff told them _________ that he was there to join the race. He told them that on his family’s sheep farm, he often had to bring about 2,000 animals together by himself. “Sometimes I had to _________ those sheep for two or three days,” he said.

When the race began, the younger runners flew _________ Cliff. Instead of catching up with them, Cliff ran slowly along in an unusual way. The other runners and the watchers thought he would never finish the race. But _________ happened. When all the other runners took a break to sleep, Cliff kept running. The other runners caught up to him each morning, but finally Cliff was too _________ in front of them. On the fifth day, the sheep farmer ran into first place.

Cliff got $10,000 for winning the race. He didn’t know there would be prize money (奖金), and he gave the money to runners like him. Doing this _________ him a hero in Australia. Since then, many runners have started to use his _________ way of running. No one sleeps during the race any more. The farmer changed long-distance racing and showed that age and style aren’t everything.

1.

A．spends

B．takes

C．costs

D．pays

2.

A．go for

B．go through

C．look for

D．look through

3.

A．moreover

B．however

C．instead

D．otherwise

4.

A．carefully

B．suddenly

C．clearly

D．slowly

5.

A．look after

B．pick up

C．wait for

D．run after

6.

A．past

B．over

C．by

D．upon

7.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．something

D．everything

8.

A．early

B．late

C．near

D．far

9.

A．made

B．led

C．helped

D．let

10.

A．awful

B．free

C．usual

D．special

【推荐3】完形填空。
阅读下面短文，从每小题A、B、C三个选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。
Helen is a student. She usually gets up at 6:00 in the morning. Then she has ____ at 7:00. She goes to school ____ about 7:30. She is never late for(从不迟到) school. Helen is a clever girl, ____ she doesn’t have any friends.
One morning, on her ____ to school, she finds a yellow cat. She thinks,“The cat can’t find ____ way home.” So she takes it to the zoo.
Then she hurries(急忙) to ____, but she is late. All the students and her ____ look at her. Her face looks red.
After(在……之后)class, her teacher____ to the students, “Helen is a ____ girl. She finds a cat and takes it to the ____”Now all her classmates like her.1.

A．breakfast

B．lunch

C．dinner

2.

A．in

B．on

C．at

3.

A．and

B．but

C．if

4.

A．way

B．time

C．bike

5.

A．my

B．your

C．its

6.

A．school

B．zoo

C．home

7.

A．father

B．teacher

C．brother

8.

A．tells

B．says

C．likes

9.

A．new

B．strong

C．kind

10.

A．class

B．school

C．zoo

【推荐1】根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。

Resolutions are the promises you make to yourself. ______ wants to be the best. Finding a good way is important. The ______ of a new year is a great time to think about ways to improve ______. First, make sure your plan is realistic（现实的）. Winning the lottery（彩票）, for example, may not ______. Second, write down your resolutions carefully. Don’t ______ say “I don’t want to be lazy.”, “I want to exercise every day.” or “I will stop ______ TV.” Third, start with some small plans. If you want to keep ______, you can start an exercise program or eat healthier food. Your New Year’s resolution can be about ______ from saving more money to making more friends, or to ______ less time playing computer games. Although sometimes the resolutions may be too difficult to ______, you should try your best.

1.

A．No one

B．Anyone

C．Someone

D．Everyone

2.

A．end

B．secret

C．beginning

D．information

3.

A．you

B．your

C．yours

D．yourself

4.

A．find out

B．come true

C．make sure

D．play a role

5.

A．just

B．still

C．almost

D．always

6.

A．watch

B．watching

C．to watch

D．to watching

7.

A．happy

B．lucky

C．careful

D．healthy

8.

A．nothing

B．anything

C．something

D．everything

9.

A．paying

B．taking

C．spending

D．costing

10.

A．keep

B．make

C．reply

D．catch

【推荐2】When Robert was a student in high school, his teacher asked him to write an article. It’s about his dream. That night he wrote a seven-page article about his _______ of having a horse ranch (养马场). He _______ about it carefully, and he even drew a picture of a 200-acre (亩) ranch. The next day he gave it to his _______.

Two days later he got his article back. On the first page was a large F with, “_______ me after class.”

Robert went to see his teacher after class and asked, “_______ did I get an F?”

The teacher said, “You have no money. Your parents have no money. Having a horse ranch _______ a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to buy the _______. You could never do it. _______ you write again, I will change (改变) your _______.”

Robert went back home and ________ it hard. The next day he handed in (交上) the same article, making no changes at all. He said to his teacher, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.”

Now, Robert has a 200-acre horse ranch.

1.

A．plan

B．hope

C．reason

D．dream

2.

A．worried

B．wrote

C．cared

D．talked

3.

A．mother

B．father

C．teacher

D．partner

4.

A．See

B．Watch

C．Look

D．Show

5.

A．How

B．Why

C．When

D．Where

6.

A．makes

B．saves

C．needs

D．starts

7.

A．horses

B．houses

C．farms

D．stores

8.

A．If

B．Although

C．When

D．Because

9.

A．idea

B．grade

C．life

D．mind

10.

A．prepared for

B．looked for

C．cared about

D．thought about

【推荐3】I had a dream yesterday. My classmates and I were enjoying ourselves in the playground. Some of us were playing basketball and running, and others were just talking. We were happy ________ any pressure(压力) of schoolwork.

Suddenly, my alarm woke me up, and it was time to ________. A new day started. For a boy in the middle school, ________ takes up most of my time.

My real dream is a simple one. I wish I could have some time for ________ every day. I want to have a short break and dream about what I’d like to be when grow up. It’s just like seeing an island after a long tiring journey at sea. I don’t want to become a stupid boy, studying all the time without any time to play.

________, our teachers and parents start to understand us now. After working hard for a long time, our teacher will let us go outside and breathe(呼吸) the fresh air. My parents will sometimes take me out for a meal or to enjoy the beautiful nature. It’s so ________. I’m like a bird flying to the nest.

Then I start to find my own study pace(节奏), ________ I have made great progress. I want to say,”Enjoying your free time will make you study better.”

1.

A．with

B．from

C．without

2.

A．get up

B．go to bed

C．have dinner

3.

A．teaching

B．studying

C．playing

4.

A．yourself

B．himself

C．myself

5.

A．Unluckily

B．Luckily

C．Quickly

6.

A．wonderful

B．amazing

C．easy

7.

A．but

B．and

C．because

【推荐1】I sold my house and left my job in May 2015. There was one thing that I just could not leave behind, my cat Willow. So I went on a trip with my best ________ friend!

In the past three and a half ________, we have travelled over 70,000 kilometres around Australia and met lots of things toghter. We ________ forests and beaches from time to time. This year, we spent three months in the desert. Then I’m happy to go back to the beautiful ________ to swim with Willow.

Some people were ________ to find that I was travelling with a cat. Once a backpacker at a camp even shouted(大声喊叫）, “Look, there’s is a cat trying to ________ your van!”

I know. The van, a small house on wheels（车轮）, is our ________. I built it by myself with a bed, cupboards, a kitchen and plenty of places for a little cat to hide! Maybe it is ________ but the whole of Australia is our backyard.

________, we always have each other and the whole Australia to see. I will treasure the memory for a lifetime. If Willow ________ me anything, it is that you don’t need a lot to be happy. A bit of food, shelter and a lot of love are enough.

1.

A．school

B．animal

C．club

D．robot

2.

A．years

B．weeks

C．days

D．hours

3.

A．knew

B．had

C．made

D．saw

4.

A．forest

B．beach

C．desert

D．house

5.

A．nervous

B．tired

C．surprised

D．bored

6.

A．get into

B．get up

C．get down

D．get away

7.

A．class

B．world

C．dream

D．home

8.

A．new

B．small

C．tall

D．great

9.

A．Luckily

B．Slowly

C．Angrily

D．Suddenly

10.

A．asks

B．leaves

C．teaches

D．wants

【推荐2】Dick is seven years old and begins to go to school this autumn. He ______ very hard and listens to the teacher. He is polite（有礼貌的）, and has ______ friends. They all like him.

It’s Saturday today. Dick, his sister and his mother ______ at home. His mother is doing some ______ in the kitchen and he’s watching TV and the girl is doing her homework. At ten his father ______ with a bag of apples. The boy likes apples very much and wants to ______ some. His mother ______ him four and says, “Go to ______ them.”

Dick washes the apples and then gives them to his mother. The woman says, “ ______ apple do you want, Dick?”

“The biggest one, Mummy.”

“What?” says Dick’s mother. “You should be polite and choose（选）the ______ one.”

“Should I tell a lie（撒谎）just to be polite, Mummy?”

1.

A．writes

B．reads

C．studies

D．sings

2.

A．few

B．many

C．no

D．little

3.

A．sleep

B．watch TV

C．stay

D．eat

4.

A．homework

B．reading

C．shopping

D．housework

5.

A．comes back

B．gets up

C．goes out

D．stands up

6.

A．eat

B．wash

C．pick

D．buy

7.

A．buys

B．gives

C．sells

D．eats

8.

A．eat

B．sell

C．wash

D．buy

9.

A．Which

B．What

C．Who

D．What color

10.

A．big

B．dirty

C．clean

D．small

【推荐3】Having recently changed my job, I moved from a house with a yard full of trees to a small apartment two miles away. I _______ two loving cats. I brought them with me.

My cats were _______ going outside to exercise, but in my new apartment, they were not afforded that freedom. For safety reasons, I decided to keep them _______. Alley Cat was satisfied with just looking out the window. Stripes, on the other hand, didn’t _______ being cooped up（把……关起来）and cried continuously at the door. It was _______ for him to go outside because I had to walk down the stairs to let him out. After two days, I gave in and _______ the door. He walked around the tiny yard for a while and then came back.

The next time Stripes went out, he was missing for three days. I _______ the neighborhood, calling out, “Stripes, come home.

On the third day, I got a call. It was from the lady who had _______ my house. She told me that Stripes was in her yard crying, probably _______ me.

I jumped in the car and headed for my old house. Stripes was as ________ to see me as I was to see him. He started rubbing his head against my legs. The next day, the ________ thing happened—again and again. Stripes made it clear that he ________ to stay in my new apartment.

The new owners became ________ Stripes and even began feeding him. They offered to make Stripes a member of their family after I had tried many times to keep my cat and ________. It was the perfect result. I’ve heard the expression, “If you ________ something, let it go.” Unwillingly, I did. At least I had visitation rights.

1.

A．saw

B．remembered

C．caught

D．owned

2.

A．bored with

B．used to

C．afraid of

D．tired from

3.

A．inside

B．outside

C．away

D．along

4.

A．enjoy

B．mind

C．regret

D．avoid

5.

A．strange

B．difficult

C．important

D．possible

6.

A．shut

B．answered

C．broke

D．opened

7.

A．left

B．cleaned

C．searched

D．discovered

8.

A．found

B．visited

C．bought

D．wanted

9.

A．laughing at

B．looking for

C．dreaming of

D．playing with

10.

A．pleased

B．worried

C．surprised

D．nervous

11.

A．right

B．real

C．main

D．same

12.

A．refused

B．forgot

C．decided

D．needed

13.

A．hard on

B．angry with

C．interested in

D．proud of

14.

A．waited

B．failed

C．appeared

D．continued

15.

A．love

B．doubt

C．expect.

D．dislike