【推荐1】There was once a young man in a town. He liked puppets (木偶) so much that he became an apprentice (学徒) to a great puppet-maker. Sadly, the young man was not so clever, and people around him always said he had no ______ for making puppets.

However, he enjoyed it so much that he worked day after day to _______his skills. Though he was hard-working, they would always find something wrong with his puppets. The young man was ______ but he wasn’t going to give up. After thinking for a few days, he ______ to spend all his time making just one kind of puppet. As long as he found a fault (缺陷) in his puppet, he would throw it away and start again. Years passed, he was much ______ at making puppets than any other apprentice, but he kept making improvements. Living ______ that, the man wasn’t making any money. Many people laughed at how poor he was.

By the time he was an old man, his puppet was ______ wonderful. Finally, after so many years of work, he finished his puppet, and said, “______ wrong with it this time. It’s perfect (完美的)”. And for the first time in all those years, he didn’t throw his puppet and felt so happy.

The man’s name was Geppetto. ______ he made the perfect puppet, he got more happiness than any other famous puppet-maker. His ______ tells us how important it is to keep on something.

So never give up the things you really enjoy.1.

A．mistake

B．talent

C．ticket

2.

A．improve

B．appear

C．cover

3.

A．excited

B．upset

C．careless

4.

A．decided

B．refused

C．replied

5.

A．bigger

B．better

C．worse

6.

A．before

B．than

C．like

7.

A．truly

B．hardly

C．quietly

8.

A．Everything

B．Nothing

C．Something

9.

A．So

B．Though

C．Because

10.

A．future

B．advice

C．experience

【推荐2】Once a young man was travelling by train.   It was a long and boring journey.
As the train was moving ____a wilderness (荒野) » the passengers looked out of the windows____ When the train reached a bend(转弯处), it slowed down(减速) and then a sim­ple house____ It was so easy to notice____everybody on the train turned to "en­joy" with eyes wide open. Some passengers even began a____about it. The young man was also attracted by the scenery. On his return he____the train at the nearest station and found his____to the house. Its owner said that he was troubled by the____of the train. He wanted to ____the house, but nobody would buy it,
____ the young man spent 30, 000 dollars on the____ He thought it was a good place for____because it was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past the ____passengers would be very interested in the house.
He____to connect with some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisement____ the Coca-Cola Company took it to put up their signs. To everyone's surprise, the young man was offered 180, 000 dollars for a three-year rent(租金).
This is a true story. It tells us that discovery is very important to success Many people have got new ideas from it.1.

A．over

B．around

C．through

D．across

2.

A．happily

B．quietly

C．safely

D．clearly

3.

A．appeared

B．found

C．discovered

D．came

4.

A．when

B．that

C．why

D．how

5.

A．discussion

B．meeting

C．subject

D．competition

6.

A．got on

B．looked for

C．got off

D．waited for

7.

A．address

B．way

C．key

D．trip

8.

A．Track

B．conductor

C．passenger

D．noise

9.

A．change

B．paint

C．sell

D．mend

10.

A．Soon

B．Yet

C．Instead

D．After

11.

A．room

B．place

C．house

D．land

12.

A．information

B．relaxing

C．travelling

D．advertisement

13.

A．excited

B．tired

C．surprised

D．worried

14.

A．tried

B．had

C．agreed

D．stopped

15.

A．Since then

B．At last

C．At least

D．So far

【推荐3】阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

I am fighting fires for a volunteer (志愿者) fire company. I still ________ my first fire. I was the second volunteer to be there. The captain of our team was ________ the homeowner, who was surely having one of the ________ days of her life. At midnight, she was standing outside in heavy rain without ________ while her house was in the big fire.

The other volunteer, who was ________ than me, was asked to save the homeowner’s dog first. The captain then waved me over, “Bezos, I need you to go upstairs past the fire. and get this woman a pair of shoes.” Not exactly ________ I was hoping for, but off I went—up the stairs, down the hall, past the fire into ________ bedroom to get a pair of shoes.

I carried the shoes downstairs where I met the other ________ with the dog. We took our “treasures (珍宝)” outside to the homeowner, where, not ________ his received much more attention than mine.

A few weeks later, the company received a letter from the homeowner ________ us for saving her home. The act of ________, which she mentioned above all others, was that someone had ________ got her a pair of shoes.

The thing I’d like you to keep ________ mind is that —Don’t wait. Don’t wait until next time. ________ you have something to give, give it now. Not every day is going to offer us a chance to ________ somebody’s life. Get in the game. Save the shoes. Always remember little actions can mean a lot.

1.

A．remember

B．understand

C．discover

D．mind

2.

A．fighting with

B．talking with

C．counting down

D．playing against

3.

A．worst

B．easiest

C．weakest

D．warmest

4.

A．glasses

B．trousers

C．shoes

D．coats

5.

A．stronger

B．prouder

C．healthier

D．earlier

6.

A．where

B．who

C．what

D．when

7.

A．my

B．your

C．his

D．her

8.

A．firefighter

B．volunteer

C．captain

D．manager

9.

A．probably

B．naturally

C．surprisingly

D．immediately

10.

A．calling

B．sending

C．leading

D．thanking

11.

A．kindness

B．peace

C．politeness

D．humour

12.

A．still

B．hardly

C．even

D．only

13.

A．with

B．in

C．by

D．from

14.

A．If

B．Before

C．Because

D．Since

15.

A．notice

B．save

C．forget

D．decide

【推荐3】The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the same person.

When I first knew Bill, back in _______ he was one of the most carefree people I had ever met. He was always ready to have a party．He thought nothing of (把…当作平常事) going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 50 miles to see an old movie he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and _______ was never dull when he was around. With him there was one wild adventure after another. Sometimes I wondered how we _______ to study for our exams.

Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. _______, I wasn’t even sure it was him．Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill．Now be works for a bank. He talked most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the last thing Bill cared about was possessions （财富）．Now they seemed to be his main _______. Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never imagined Bill changing so much. My image of him remained the one I had formed at the time when we were college students together.

I suppose it’s foolish to expect people to remain the same, especially when I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he felt the same way about me.

1.

A．college

B．childhood

C．book

D．party

2.

A．learning

B．life

C．work

D．homework

3.

A．decided

B．intended

C．managed

D．hoped

4.

A．First of all

B．At first

C．Now and then

D．All the time

5.

A．interest

B．event

C．subject

D．problem

【推荐1】One day before my final exam, my dad gave me a gift. It _________ my life.

On that day I had a quarrel（吵架）with one of my classmates. I am _________ and it is difficult for me to go over lessons. Then I find the gift. I _________ it and see a DVD inside. Its name was The Secret. However, I don’t want to _________ it at that time, because I _________ all the problems-the quarrel, the sleepless nights and my poor health. I wouldn’t like to do _________. Just then, I saw the DVD again. Maybe it can _________ me to happy, _________. I turn on my DVD player. I have no words to tell the feelings _________ watching it. The beautiful stories make me so moved (感动的) that I can’t __________ any of them．

Thanks to my father’s gift The Secret, I change __________. Everybody has difficulties in their lives. The most important thing is __________ to face them. If you smile at it, it will smile __________ at you. Now I start __________ all my friends. And I’m in good health, too. I often hear people say, “Wow! What a happy __________ you have!” Yes, I make it. I think I will have a better life in the future.

1.

A．changes

B．takes

C．misses

D．stands

2.

A．happy

B．sad

C．nice

D．kind

3.

A．open

B．send

C．pass

D．give

4.

A．watch

B．take

C．make

D．practise

5.

A．think of

B．hear of

C．talk about

D．wait for

6.

A．nothing

B．everything

C．anything

D．something

7.

A．hope

B．help

C．agree

D．send

8.

A．so

B．but

C．because

D．or

9.

A．after

B．before

C．later

D．between

10.

A．tell

B．forget

C．think

D．remember

11.

A．yourself

B．itself

C．himself

D．myself

12.

A．how

B．what

C．where

D．when

13.

A．at

B．in

C．back

D．on

14.

A．putting away

B．worrying about

C．getting on well with

D．being afraid of

15.

A．life

B．luck

C．family

D．friend

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

It was Saturday that day. Luke was wearing his sports jersey, waiting in the bench for his chance to play—but until last week, ________ asked him to play. Although the 18-year-old student does well in playing ________, his coach wouldn’t like to bring Luke into play. He was afraid that Luke would ________.

This is because it’s kind of difficult for Luke to ________ things—even when he wears glasses. His mother said that he was born ________ cerebral palsy (大脑性麻痹). Although he tries his best to look at the basketball hoop (圈) by focusing on the right corner of his glasses, it is not ________ for him to do it well.

On the high school’s Senior Night last week, Luke’s coach ________ called him to play during the final minute of the game. With the spectators (观众) already standing to give him a(n) ________ welcome, Luke got into position as the crowd cheered him up.

“I want to get him in. It was Senior Night.” the head coach told reporters, “If there was a chance for ________, I would want to take advantage of it. All the players were for it, too.”

Once the game was back in play, one of Luke’s ________ passed him the ball. Though he had been practicing shooting hoops ________ he was in the third grade, this was the first time he had ever taken a shot on his high school basketball team.

As the spectators waited, Luke took the shot and ________ the ball. It leaned (倾斜) through the net, hardly touching the rim (边缘)—it was a perfect goal and the spectators ________ in wild cheers.

“This whole gym was calling my name. The whole ________ was jumping. They were going crazy!” Luke told the news reporters ________. “Unbelievable! It was like I were a little kid again.”

1.

A．someone

B．anyone

C．nobody

D．everyone

2.

A．basketball

B．volleyball

C．baseball

D．tennis

3.

A．get lost

B．get bored

C．get mad

D．get hurt

4.

A．see

B．hear

C．feel

D．smell

5.

A．with

B．for

C．by

D．upon

6.

A．fair

B．important

C．easy

D．right

7.

A．gradually

B．finally

C．sadly

D．politely

8.

A．warm

B．small

C．interesting

D．serious

9.

A．me

B．them

C．him

D．it

10.

A．coaches

B．teammates

C．teachers

D．friends

11.

A．after

B．while

C．when

D．since

12.

A．kicked

B．caught

C．dropped

D．carried

13.

A．shouted

B．nodded

C．explained

D．suggested

14.

A．city

B．building

C．class

D．crowd

15.

A．excitedly

B．softly

C．quietly

D．clearly

【推荐3】阅读短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

My brother and I were driving home together and started talking. _________ this distraction (干扰) , my brother took a wrong turn.

Unluckily, the wrong _________ took us toward a bridge and we had no way of turning back. My brother had to pay to cross. He was _________ disappointed by the mistake and the waste of ＄4.

As we drove forward, my brother _________ an old black Mustang (福特野马汽车) pulled over to the side of the road. A young man was standing nearby trying to phone _________. I was busy trying to find out which way we went next _________ my brother pulled over and asked the man if he needed any help. And he did. He had a flat tire (瘪胎) .

My brother helped him _________ the flat. We started getting to know the young man who was from a neighborhood nearby. He said that this has been a _________ week for him. Earlier he had gotten into a car accident, and now this flat on his way home. But he called us “a breath of fresh air” and kept _________ us because he really would have been stuck if we hadn’t come along. After we had finished the job, he pulled out ＄20 to try to give it to us. “No.” I said. “We were ____________ supposed to even get on that bridge. We took a wrong turn. But now we know ____________ we did it. It was to help you. Thank you for turning our mistake into a ____________ to serve.”

____________ I loved most was watching my brother in this process. He was able to turn his ____________ over the mistake into positive (积极的) energy. He was able to see a chance to help even in a terrible situation, which can only come from a calm mind and a(n) ____________ heart. That was the bridge we were meant to cross.

1.

A．In front of

B．Because of

C．As for

D．According to

2.

A．method

B．answer

C．conversation

D．turn

3.

A．differently

B．simply

C．clearly

D．impossibly

4.

A．noticed

B．requested

C．heard

D．thought

5.

A．everybody

B．nobody

C．anybody

D．somebody

6.

A．so

B．but

C．or

D．nor

7.

A．change

B．clean

C．prevent

D．count

8.

A．busy

B．boring

C．terrible

D．normal

9.

A．helping

B．punishing

C．refusing

D．thanking

10.

A．always

B．seldom

C．never

D．sometimes

11.

A．when

B．why

C．how

D．where

12.

A．chance

B．mistake

C．pity

D．preparation

13.

A．Whose

B．Whom

C．What

D．Who

14.

A．advice

B．worry

C．memory

D．product

15.

A．broken

B．impatient

C．hard

D．open