【推荐2】London was once famous for its fogs. The worst of them ______ on December 4, 1952.     ____ movement in the town came to a stop. It was almost_______ to drive or ride in anything. Many of the_______ were full of cars and buses that moved two miles an hour. Soon, however, the traffic was stopped. Being left by their ______   , the cars and buses stood empty in the streets. Most people had to take underground. But there were _______ many people there that the gates had to be closed. Being caught in the fog, people _____   their way along the walls of houses with one hand, while they put out ______ in front of them so as not to knock against something or somebody.
It was a ______ fog indeed. More sadly, as many as 4,000 people in London lost their       ____ because of the disaster.1.

A．happen

B．happened

C．was happened

D．happens

2.

A．All

B．Some

C．No

D．Few

3.

A．important

B．possible

C．impossible

D．difficult

4.

A．streets

B．shops

C．markets

D．buildings

5.

A．drivers

B．teachers

C．shoppers

D．workers

6.

A．such

B．so

C．quite

D．too

7.

A．saw

B．went

C．felt

D．guessed

8.

A．another

B．the others

C．the other

D．other

9.

A．terrible

B．surprising

C．sudden

D．frightened

10.

A．way

B．money

C．time

D．lives

【推荐3】先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Jason and his father were going to the store by car. It had been an unusual day. The ________ was dark but there were few clouds. As they drove up the street, there started to be a loud sound heard across the ground suddenly.

Jason’s father realized that a tornado (龙卷风) was coming. ________ stopped the car and told Jason to get out quickly. Jason and his father made their way to the ________ building. By this time the wind was blowing harder. Debris (碎片) was falling all over the place. Jason couldn’t see his ________ anymore. He also realized that he wasn’t getting to the building ________ enough. He was afraid the wind would ________ him up and throw him into the air.

________ he made his way towards the building, he noticed a field to his right. He could see an irrigation ditch (灌溉渠). He scrambled (爬) to the ditch and ________ on the ground. More debris and things ________ overhead. His heart was beating hard, and he was ________. He had never been in a tornado before.

After a while, the wind ________ and the loud sound was gone. Jason slowly ________ his head and nervously looked around. What he saw was a great mess. Jason could ________ recognize (认出) the buildings in front of him.

He ________ up and with shaky legs walked into the building, where he saw his dad. He ran across the room and held Dad in his arms.

“Jason! How are you? I’ve been worried about you!” said his father. “I couldn’t find you anywhere just now!”

Jason ________ a sigh of relief (松了一口气) and sat down. He did have a story to tell!

1.

A．sky

B．night

C．street

D．room

2.

A．We

B．They

C．It

D．He

3.

A．strongest

B．closest

C．safest

D．largest

4.

A．son

B．dad

C．car

D．way

5.

A．slowly

B．high

C．fast

D．well

6.

A．call

B．clean

C．fix

D．pick

7.

A．If

B．As

C．Although

D．Since

8.

A．lay

B．fell

C．marked

D．hit

9.

A．flew

B．dropped

C．rose

D．sat

10.

A．brave

B．crazy

C．nervous

D．strange

11.

A．took down

B．died down

C．cut down

D．put down

12.

A．controlled

B．pushed

C．rested

D．raised

13.

A．certainly

B．completely

C．hardly

D．suddenly

14.

A．stood

B．woke

C．gave

D．stayed

15.

A．broke

B．carried

C．beat

D．breathed

【推荐1】When I was young, I enjoyed watching my mother cook. My favorite food was fried egg (煎鸡蛋), so my mother often cooked it ________ me. Every time she cooked it, I couldn’t wait to eat it.

One day my mother was not at home. I decided to fry an egg by ________. Having watched my mother do it many times before. I thought I would make it. ________, I washed the pan (平底锅). Next, I poured some of oil into the pan. Then, I turned on the stove (火炉). However, when it became hot, the oil splattered (飞溅) all over the stove. Some of it got on my face and arms. I was so ________ that I cried out and did not even try to go near the pan! After a few minutes, the oil ________ splattering. I turned off the stove quickly and spent the next hour cleaning the ________.

After that, I ________ wanted to learn cooking. Now, I still can’t fry anything. I only help my mother do the dishes ________ she finishes cooking.

1.

A．for

B．to

C．with

2.

A．me

B．myself

C．my

3.

A．First

B．Second

C．Third

4.

A．sacred

B．bored

C．hungry

5.

A．enjoyed

B．stopped

C．minded

6.

A．bedroom

B．kitchen

C．classroom

7.

A．always

B．usually

C．never

8.

A．before

B．after

C．although

【推荐2】When my brother and I were children, we spent a few weeks in the countryside with our uncle. He was a geologist (地质学家) and loved to go on walks to collect stones. One day, he bought us ______ and asked us to go to the mountain with him and carry the stones.

The whole day we walked around. Every now and then he put stoned in our bags. We were a bit ______ that he also took some stones out from our bags at times. But we thought he had just found better stones than the ones we already had.

Still, ______ we returned to the house, we were very tired. The backpacks were so heavy that we felt great ______ when we took them off. But uncle’s backpack was half empty.

“Why did you give us so many stones?” we asked.

“I didn’t. You did,” he said. “You didn’t know it, but I gave you a little attitude test today.”

“What do you mean ______ an ‘attitude test’?” we wondered.

“Whenever you were ______, I added a stone to your bags. Whenever you talked about something with positive thinking, I took out a stone. And now ______ your backpacks.”

We did. The bags were almost full.

“Your negative thoughts are like stones. You carry them in your ______ just like those stones in a backpack. The more negative thoughts you have, the heavier your mind is, so look at those bags and start paying attention to ______ you say and how you say things.”

With great love, our uncle taught us one of the most important ______ in life—the power of attitude.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案1.

A．backpacks

B．baskets

C．bicycles

2.

A．disappointed

B．surprised

C．upset

3.

A．since

B．until

C．when

4.

A．relief

B．success

C．stress

5.

A．for

B．by

C．with

6.

A．completing

B．competing

C．complaining

7.

A．look at

B．look up

C．look after

8.

A．head

B．mind

C．memory

9.

A．how

B．why

C．what

10.

A．lessons

B．tests

C．purposes

【推荐3】Everything about our moving day was a puzzle. I didn’t know anything about the new apartment. Our old life was divided into pieces and packed up in boxes. I wondered if _______ could be put back together just like before.

After the first day at my new school, I walked home _______, for Mom told me she had to work. Feeling hungry after coming back, I _______ to prepare dinner. I walked into the kitchen, trying to find a clean _______ from the packed boxes. However, it slipped(滑落)through my fingers and _______ .It’s Grandma’s bowl, the one Mom put out for important days! “Benjamin!” cried Mom from the doorway. She rushed to the kitchen and yelled, “See _______ you did! I can’t believe it!”

“Well, I can’t believe we have to live here now. I can’t believe you _______ didn’t pick me up after my first day!” I ran into my room, shutting the door _______.

After Mom cleaned up the room and walked away, I sneaked into(偷偷进入) the kitchen to look for the pieces. Maybe I could put them back together _______ this bowl would never be the same again.

“I’m sorry for what I said but we can’t make a start with ________ things.” Mom said, as she saw me holding the pieces in my hands.

When I walked down the hall, Mr. Green, our new neighbour, was emptying his garbage, “Are you sure to ________ it?   “

“It’s broken,” I replied, “This is all my mistake.”

“Don’t worry. This is a simple ________. Come. I’ll show you.”

In his apartment, he spread(使散开)the pieces out and we gently found each match. It was kind of interesting. Mr. Green also ________ me to fill in the crack(裂纹)lines with glue. Surprisingly, the bowl was together again, though it looked ________ .This bowl had another layer to its history. It had been broken, repaired and was stronger because of it. That night, I showed Mom the bowl. She was more than surprised to see it: “It’s so beautiful,” she smiled. Finally, it did feel like a new ________ .

1.

A．it

B．she

C．I

2.

A．alone

B．quietly

C．safely

3.

A．dreamed

B．forgot

C．decided

4.

A．cup

B．bowl

C．dish

5.

A．flew away

B．went off

C．fell down

6.

A．how

B．why

C．what

7.

A．even

B．almost

C．still

8.

A．quickly

B．excitedly

C．angrily

9.

A．and

B．but

C．so

10.

A．broken

B．ugly

C．old

11.

A．mix

B．sell

C．throw

12.

A．accident

B．repair

C．step

13.

A．allowed

B．ordered

C．taught

14.

A．colorful

B．different

C．common

15.

A．beginning

B．chance

C．adventure