【推荐1】根据短文内容，从各题所给的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。

Mother’s Day is an important holiday all over the world. In America, Mother’s Day is even a national holiday today. The idea for Mother’s Day _______ an American woman named Anna Jarvis. Anna hoped there would be a day for people to show _______ to their mothers, so she wrote many letters to important people of her time. In 1914, the second Sunday in May was made as Mother’s Day. People in Denmark, Italy, Turkey, Australia and Belgium all celebrate Mother’s Day on the same day as Americans. The day gives people a good _______ to thank mothers. People of all ages do many things to make the day special for their mothers. A typical way is to make mothers stay _______ in bed. That means a mother doesn’t need to _______ early to make breakfast for her children and husband. _______, they make breakfast for her. Kids do secrete things to _______ their moms. They write love letters to their moms. Some even make gifts for moms by themselves. Anna Jarvis’s mother _______ carnations（康乃馨）, so people choose carnations as presents for their mothers on Mother’s Day. Carnations of different _______ have different meanings. People buy red carnations, if their mothers are ________. However, white ones are used to show love to dead mothers.

1.

A．came

B．came from

C．worked on

D．depended on

2.

A．love

B．pity

C．sorry

D．hunger

3.

A．result

B．example

C．chance

D．cause

4.

A．earlier

B．shorter

C．later

D．longer

5.

A．give up

B．get up

C．cheer up

D．clean up

6.

A．Unless

B．Although

C．However

D．Instead

7.

A．hurt

B．surprise

C．describe

D．admire

8.

A．liked

B．drew

C．hated

D．threw

9.

A．ages

B．sizes

C．colors

D．shapes

10.

A．sick

B．alive

C．happy

D．alone

【推荐2】When Jan walks into the kitchen, her mum is reading a book at the table. Jan goes to the fridge and looks inside___ a drink. Mum doesn’t look up from her book. It’s always____. When she starts reading a book, she can’t stop____she reaches the end.
“Can you give something for my time capsule?” Ann asks.
“Your what?”
Jan can’t __ her mother doesn’t know____a time capsule is. “You put things inside it____then bury it in the____for somebody to find it in the future.”
Mum puts down her book and looks____at Jan. “What do you put inside?”
“ ___things… a letter… things related to____, a diary, a newspaper. When the person finds it, he can___ things about the past and …me…”
“Why do you want to do this?”
“It’s a school___ for Mrs. Zinger”
“And you want me to give you something to put ___the time capsule?”
“No, I want something to put the things into. I need a container, maybe a box, I need something strong to ___the things inside.”
Mum goes to one of the cupboards and ___a large biscuit tin. Jan thinks that it is a perfect choice.1.

A．of

B．for

C．to

D．up

2.

A．same

B．different

C．the same

D．the different

3.

A．till

B．until

C．to

D．towards

4.

A．realize

B．trust

C．believe

D．think

5.

A．that

B．what

C．why

D．which

6.

A．but

B．or

C．and

D．so

7.

A．room

B．house

C．park

D．garden

8.

A．cross

B．across

C．towards

D．through

9.

A．Small

B．Old

C．Interesting

D．Personal

10.

A．past

B．now

C．future

D．time

11.

A．find

B．research

C．discover

D．find out

12.

A．thing

B．task

C．work

D．project

13.

A．in

B．to

C．inside

D．outside

14.

A．keep

B．protect

C．cover

D．hold

15.

A．take out

B．take into

C．put up

D．put on

【推荐3】William used to be a kid who never shared his true thoughts with others. He always had the same opinion (观点) on everything his friends said.

One day, he and his friends were _________ whether middle school students should bring phones to school. His friends all thought they should. William didn’t agree, _________ he was afraid to express his thoughts. Finally, he chose to _________ them. However, always agreeing with others made him feel very _________, so he told his mom about this. “I can’t tell people what I really think. I’m afraid of being different,” said William. His mom smiled and handed him a _________—The Analects of Confucius(《论语》). When he read the words “Gentlemen have _________ but disagree; flunkies (小人) agree but have no peace,” he didn’t understand and asked his mom. “It means gentlemen achieve harmony (和谐) but they don’t just _________ agree with others. They have their own _________ and can tell the truth bravely. Flunkies agree easily, but they don’t really work together,” his mom explained.

Suddenly, William realized that having _________ ideas was not a bad thing. And he started to __________ his own thoughts bravely. To his surprise, he found that the friendship became even stronger!

1.

A．discussing

B．imagining

C．introducing

D．training

2.

A．and

B．but

C．because

D．or

3.

A．agree with

B．wait for

C．worry about

D．point out

4.

A．unhappy

B．relaxed

C．brave

D．strict

5.

A．survey

B．report

C．diary

D．book

6.

A．danger

B．trouble

C．peace

D．regret

7.

A．seriously

B．blindly

C．secretly

D．quietly

8.

A．interests

B．reasons

C．ideas

D．gifts

9.

A．creative

B．magic

C．different

D．true

10.

A．express

B．accept

C．find

D．guess

【推荐2】Although my daughter is only two years old, we let her have a few “chores”. The “chores” aren’t to clean the house or __________ the floor.

When she could just walk and play with her toys (玩具), and then __________ them away, we taught her to put them away. Now she __________ it to be one of her “chores”. Another thing we asked her to do was to take her dishes to the __________. Now when she finishes her __________, she’ll run to the kitchen with her bowl or plate!

We don’t make a “chore plan” for her to finish each day! However, we __________ chores to her slowly. I understand the reason behind that. It teaches a __________ to be responsible (负责任的) for what he or she does. And I __________ think that there are some chores that each person should play a part in, like keeping the house __________, taking care of one’s own things, etc.

It’s never too early to teach children how to do housework. But __________ chores should wait until they’re older. There are many chores you can give to your kids at every age.

1.

A．sweep

B．stand

C．use

D．move

2.

A．put

B．threw

C．took

D．kept

3.

A．controls

B．hates

C．refuses

D．understands

4.

A．bedroom

B．kitchen

C．table

D．chair

5.

A．meal

B．homework

C．chore

D．study

6.

A．do

B．send

C．add

D．carry

7.

A．parent

B．child

C．friend

D．teacher

8.

A．ever

B．never

C．still

D．also

9.

A．dirty

B．large

C．clean

D．perfect

10.

A．fewer

B．easier

C．smaller

D．bigger

【推荐3】Dad had a green comb(梳子). He bought it when he married Mum. Every night, he would hand me his _________ and say, “Good girl, help Daddy clean it, OK?”

I was glad to do it. At age five, this _________ task brought me such joy. I would excitedly turn the tap(水龙头) _________ and brush the comb carefully. I was pleased at the good job. I would happily return the comb to Dad. He would smile _________ at me and put the comb on his wallet.

Two years later. Dad started his own company, which wasn’t doing so well. That was when things started to change. Dad didn’t come home as early and as _________ as before. Mum and I were _________ with him because our family lived a hard time. As time went by, there was a wall between us.

After high school, I began to work for my family. Dad’s company was getting back on track. On my 28th birthday, Dad came home _________. As usual I helped him carry his bags into his study. When I turned to leave, he said, “Hey, would you help me _________ my comb?” I looked at him a while, then _________ the comb and hurried to the sink. It hit me, as a child, __________ Dad clean his comb was such a pleasure. That routine (例行公事) meant Dad was home early to __________ the evening with Mum and me. It meant a __________ and loving family.       

I passed the clean comb back to Dad. He smiled at me and __________ put his comb on his wallet. But this time, I noticed something __________. Dad had aged. He had wrinkles (皱纹) next to his eyes when he smiled, __________ his smile was still as heartwarming as before. Suddenly I understood that my father, just wanted a good life for our family.

1.

A．bag

B．wallet

C．comb

D．brush

2.

A．interesting

B．boring

C．exciting

D．amazing

3.

A．on

B．off

C．down

D．up

4.

A．lovely

B．nervously

C．friendly

D．kindly

5.

A．many

B．much

C．few

D．little

6.

A．sad

B．glad

C．pleased

D．angry

7.

A．late

B．early

C．quickly

D．slowly

8.

A．clean

B．repair

C．make

D．sell

9.

A．handed

B．took

C．dropped

D．threw

10.

A．watching

B．making

C．hearing

D．helping

11.

A．save

B．lose

C．spend

D．find

12.

A．happy

B．hard

C．unhappy

D．poor

13.

A．carelessly

B．excitedly

C．sadly

D．carefully

14.

A．new

B．old

C．different

D．important

15.

A．but

B．or

C．and

D．so