【推荐1】A school was across from my home and I often saw a girl play basketball. She practiced over and over again, sometimes _________ it got dark. One day I asked her why she practiced so _________. She said, “I like basketball. I want to play for a top basketball team. I want to be the best. My dad told me _________ the dream is big enough, the fact doesn’t count.”

One day, I saw the girl sitting in the grass, looking _________. I went over there and sat down beside her. Quietly I _________ her what was wrong. “Oh, nothing,” she said. “I’m _________ too short.” In fact, the coach told her that she was too short to play for a top team, _________ she should stop dreaming about it. I asked, “Did you _________ to your dad about it?” She told me that her father said the coach was _________. Her dad told her that if she really wanted to play __________ a top basketball team, and if she truly wanted to be the best, __________ could stop her. He told her __________, “If the dream is big enough, the fact doesn’t count.”

The next year, as the girl and her team went to the Northern California Championship, she had a __________ to try out for the basketball team. She __________ her best and won the scholarship to study in a college which she had dreamed of and she could play for a famous women’s basketball team! Her dream __________!

Word Bank fact 现实 count 重要 scholarship 奖学金

1.

A．since

B．if

C．until

D．before

2.

A．high

B．hard

C．early

D．freely

3.

A．when

B．because

C．if

D．so

4.

A．excited

B．surprised

C．relaxed

D．unhappy

5.

A．made

B．told

C．asked

D．gave

6.

A．often

B．just

C．never

D．also

7.

A．so

B．but

C．because

D．however

8.

A．try

B．hope

C．listen

D．talk

9.

A．different

B．wrong

C．right

D．easy

10.

A．of

B．with

C．for

D．out

11.

A．nothing

B．something

C．anything

D．everything

12.

A．along

B．again

C．alone

D．ago

13.

A．chance

B．ring

C．part

D．pity

14.

A．does

B．finished

C．tried

D．told

15.

A．came in

B．came out

C．came into being

D．came true

【推荐2】When I was in primary school, I fell in love with reading. The books brought me ________ a wonderful world. The more I read, the more I wanted to know. However, my parents ________ afford so many books. I had to solve the problem myself.

There was a book shop near my home. One day I walked into ________ shop and picked up a book. I didn’t know whether ________ there without buying any books. To make sure I wasn’t noticed, I just read a few ________ and then put it back. Luckily, no one noticed me. After that, I went there to read every day. Several days later, while I ________ reading, the owner came up and asked, “You like reading?” I looked down and replied ________, “Yes.” “Don’t worry,” he said with a smile. “You may read books here ________ you help me clean the shop.” I felt surprised. “Really? It’s so kind of you!” I was very happy that I ________ to read there. From then on, I spent a little time cleaning the shop. After that, I quietly read there. That way, I read lots of books. I became one of ________ students in our school. I even won some prizes in writing.

Now I am studying in high school, I can borrow books from the library. My hobby of reading is kept. It will make a big difference to my life.

1.

A．to

B．on

C．at

D．for

2.

A．couldn’t

B．mustn’t

C．needn’t

D．shouldn’t

3.

A．a

B．an

C．the

D．/

4.

A．can I read

B．I can read

C．could I read

D．I could read

5.

A．year

B．pages

C．page

D．years

6.

A．are

B．is

C．was

D．were

7.

A．nervous

B．nervously

C．happy

D．happily

8.

A．if

B．although

C．before

D．until

9.

A．allow

B．allowed

C．am allowed

D．was allowed

10.

A．good

B．the best

C．poor

D．the poorest

【推荐3】请阅读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

To be honest, I enjoy music a lot and Tejano music is my favorite. Tejano music was born in Texas, ________ it has effects from Mexico and some other Latin American countries, the main effect is from America.

Like most music around the world, Tejano music mixes many different ________. It combines (兼有) folk, country, rock and a bit of the blues.

I ________ to listen to Tejano music because it makes me feel good. I enjoy dancing to it, too. It’s so easy that there is no problem for my friends ________ want to join me. Some of my classmates also like Tejano music. It is ________ with young people.

I also love other types of music. I listen to rock when I’m happy. My favorite rock band is Creed because they sing a lot about their lives and express how they feel in their ________. They sing about their past experiences, their feelings and the way they want their lives to change. I also like heavy metal (金属) music. Metallica is my favorite heavy metal band. I ________ listen to their music when I am upset. It tells me that, whatever difficulties I meet in life, I must try hard to get the things I want and I should never ________.

Music plays an important part in our lives. What type of music do you like?

1.

A．until

B．after

C．although

2.

A．styles

B．senses

C．fields

3.

A．prefer

B．reflect

C．regret

4.

A．which

B．what

C．who

5.

A．popular

B．lucky

C．important

6.

A．poems

B．lyrics

C．dialogs

7.

A．exactly

B．hardly

C．usually

8.

A．give up

B．stay up

C．take up

【推荐1】完形填空。
Lisa likes nice clothes. She often goes to a small______ store near her house. _______very nice. It _______many nice clothes. The girl in the store is______ and friendly(友好的). People can buy clothes at a good_______ in the store. But Lisa doesn’t have much money, so she can only buy clothes on_______. One day, she sees a yellow_______ in the store. The price is 30_______. Lisa likes this skirt. _______ she can’t afford it. She is very_______.1.

A．shoe

B．video

C．clothes

2.

A．They’re

B．It’s

C．It

3.

A．sells

B．buys

C．wants

4.

A．boring

B．nice

C．long

5.

A．color

B．price

C．dollar

6.

A．sell

B．sale

C．store

7.

A．skirt

B．shirt

C．sweater

8.

A．dollar

B．yuan

C．＄

9.

A．so

B．and

C．but

10.

A．happy

B．interesting

C．sorry

【推荐2】Everyone loves toys. But do you know how toys are designed and produced? A visit to Yottoy, a toy company in New York, can show you how to do this. Yottoy _______ toys that are based on children’s books. These toys _______ Padington Bear, The Little Prince and Mary’s Little Lamb.

Peter Doodeheefver, who designs the toys, took us around his shop to see _______ the toys are created.

We _______ a sewing (缝纫) station. People there were busy sewing some toys together. Later, we saw another station where a woman was painting pieces of a Paddington Bear toy set. Here, we learned how they use clay and molds to _______ toy parts. The molds are painted to look like characters from children’s books.

Throughout the toy- creating process, the creators _______ the writers of the books.

They need to make sure the toys perfectly _______ the images the writers describe in their books. Sometimes changing the color of the fabric (织物) or the length of the arms can make the toy more accurate (精确的). It can be something as _______ as making the hole in a doughnut (甜甜圈) just a little bit bigger or making the eyes look smaller.

Once their toys are created, they send them to a lab for _______ tests. At the lab, they make sure all the parts are put together perfectly. For example, they make sure the eyes can’t be ________ by a baby, or that pieces of the toys won’t fall off. After the lab says the toys are ready, they can be sold.

1.

A．borrows

B．imagines

C．compares

D．produces

2.

A．include

B．divide

C．collect

D．protect

3.

A．what

B．when

C．why

D．how

4.

A．landed

B．visited

C．climbed

D．studied

5.

A．break

B．create

C．stick

D．tell

6.

A．keep in touch with

B．come up with

C．fall in love with

D．take part in

7.

A．catch

B．watch

C．match

D．teach

8.

A．different

B．important

C．simple

D．clear

9.

A．drop

B．safety

C．price

D．paper

10.

A．turned out

B．moved on

C．burned up

D．taken out

【推荐3】Mrs. Smith is Jim’s mother. She loves her family very much. She goes to the_____every day. She often buys food, fruit and clothes for Jim and her husband(丈夫).   Now many clothes are______sale at Renmin Clothes Store. ______are very cheap. Mrs. Smith ____to the store and wants to buy some clothes for her family. There they have sweaters in all______for ＄15 each. Mrs. Smith likes the red sweater and she buys one for herself. Mr. Smith_____ a T-shirt. Mrs. Smith buys a______ one for him because he likes the color, too. She buys a pair of______for her son. And that’s not all. The socks, in all colors, are ＄2 for each pair. She buys the socks in many colors for her______. She is a really good _______and a good wife (妻子).

1.

A．school

B．store

C．classroom

D．home

2.

A．in

B．at

C．on

D．with

3.

A．They

B．Theirs

C．Them

D．Their

4.

A．takes

B．wants

C．asks

D．comes

5.

A．pairs

B．colors

C．dollars

D．prices

6.

A．watches

B．needs

C．thinks

D．asks

7.

A．yellow

B．blue

C．red

D．purple

8.

A．sweaters

B．socks

C．shoes

D．skirts

9.

A．teachers

B．family

C．students

D．sons

10.

A．mother

B．daughter

C．sister

D．aunt