【推荐1】完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Some of my earliest memories are of listening to my father play music with his friends. I’d pretend (假装) to be a __________of the band, imagining that I made the music _____sweeter.
When my father died at the age of 34, my mother took his pictures __________the wall. The songs he had recorded were also ______away, but sometimes at night I could hear the music from our kitchen. When it ended, I could hear my mother ______
The first few months after he died were about surviving and_____ to move on. With time, the pain did begin to __________. But as I grew into a man, my curiosity (好奇心) about my father __________. Did he __________the same beliefs（信仰）as I did?
I tracked(追踪) down his best friend and__________partner, Doug, who shared with me the songs they recorded together. In one song, he sang about an old man he met who reminded him of the__________ of good friends:
The actions that’ll make your past
They’re the only things that’ll last
And be the best friend that you can
When people __________, they leave behind a house, a car, money –things you can _____that only remind you __________ the person on a surface level. My father left behind his music and words, and in them a piece of his soul (灵魂). Because of that, I can still hear his voice and sing along, ______I’m a part of his band.1.

A．team

B．group

C．part

D．crowd

2.

A．a little

B．a few

C．little

D．few

3.

A．on

B．off

C．in

D．away

4.

A．given

B．sent

C．thrown

D．put

5.

A．laughing

B．crying

C．talking

D．dancing

6.

A．try

B．tried

C．trying

D．tries

7.

A．go

B．disappear

C．return

D．remain

8.

A．grew

B．lose

C．enlarge

D．drop

9.

A．do

B．hold

C．bring

D．take

10.

A．business

B．family

C．music

D．study

11.

A．future

B．use

C．importance

D．relationship

12.

A．succeed

B．move

C．go

D．die

13.

A．borrow

B．touch

C．sell

D．buy

14.

A．to

B．at

C．of

D．with

15.

A．imagining

B．guessing

C．believing

D．knowing

【推荐3】When a chemistry class began on a rainy day, twelve-year-old John Wilson didn't know that his life was about to change completely. The class experiment that day was _______ how heating a container（容器）of water would bring air bubbles（气泡）to the surface. However, the container given to Wilson to heat held _______ else rather than water. When Wilson heated it, a serious accident happened. He became blind in both eyes.

Two months later, Wilson returned home _______ the hospital. His parents tried to find a way to deal with the disaster（不幸）that had happened to their lives. But Wilson did not regard the accident as _______ disaster. He learned braille（盲文）quickly and continued his education at Worcester College for the blind. There, he not only did well as a student but also _______ an excellent public speaker.

Later, when he worked in Africa, he found many people went blind _______ they couldn’t have proper treatment. For Wilson, it _______ one thing to accept the fact of being blind, but it was quite another thing to help others in trouble. _______ blind, he helped other blind people. And tens of millions can see because of _______ .

Several international prizes _______ to John Wilson because of his great contributions in Africa. He shows us that it’s not what happens to us that influences our lives, but rather what we make of what happens.

1.

A．give

B．to give

C．show

D．to show

2.

A．nothing

B．everything

C．something

D．anything

3.

A．to

B．from

C．with

D．for

4.

A．a

B．an

C．the

D．/

5.

A．became

B．becomes

C．will become

D．is becoming

6.

A．though

B．because

C．before

D．until

7.

A．is

B．are

C．was

D．were

8.

A．Unless was he

B．Unless he was

C．Although was he

D．Although he was

9.

A．he

B．his

C．him

D．himself

10.

A．was given

B．were given

C．gave

D．was giving

【推荐1】Think about the last time you felt a negative emotion( 负面情绪)—like stress, anger, or worry. Was your mind disordered ? Or was it unable to think?

The next time you ________________ yourself in such a situation, for example, you feel angry or     worry, stop. Yes, that’s right, stop._______________ you’re doing, stop and sit for one minute. While   you’re sitting there, completely set yourself in the negative emotion. Allow that emotion to be________________you. Allow yourself one minute to truly ________________that emotion. Don’t cheat yourself . Take the minute—but only one minute—to do______________else but feel that emotion.

When the minute is over, ask yourself, “Am I willing   to _______________this negative emotion as I go through   the   rest   of the day?”______________you’ve allowed   yourself to be in the emotion and really feel it, you will be_________________to find that the emotion was not so terrible as you thought. If you feel you   need to   carry the emotion   for   a little_______________, that is OK. Allow yourself another minute to feel it. When you feel you’ve had enough of the emotion, ask yourself if you’re willing to carry it. If not, take a surprised at how quickly it’s gone! ________________breath. As you breathe it out, you’ll be Try it! Next time you’re in the middle of a negative emotion, allow yourself to feel the emotion and see what happens.

1.

A．force

B．help

C．find

D．ask

2.

A．Whoever

B．Wherever

C．Whatever

D．However

3.

A．behind

B．under

C．above

D．around

4.

A．see

B．hear

C．taste

D．feel

5.

A．nothing

B．something

C．anything

D．everything

6.

A．look up

B．give up

C．hold on to

D．look forward to

7.

A．But

B．So

C．Once

D．Though

8.

A．sorry

B．amazed

C．sad

D．crazy

9.

A．faster

B．longer

C．shorter

D．harder

10.

A．quick

B．long

C．deep

D．good

【推荐2】Creativity is the key to a bright future. Here is _______ schools and parents can help their children to develop their creativity.

Drew worked for a company in 1925. At work he invented a kind of material strong enough to hold things together. But his boss told him _______ more about the idea. Drew didn’t stop and finally, using his own time, made a kind of tape, which now is used everywhere by many people. And his company learned from its _______. Now the company asks its workers to spend 15 percent of their work time just _______ and developing new ideas.

Creativity is not something one is just born with. A person with high intelligence does not mean that he uses it creatively. Creativity is the matter of _______ your intelligence to think of new ideas that are good for something.

We know that many schools have tried to develop students creativity, but some teachers only want to develop students’ reading, writing and math skills, and have to _______ creativity for correct answers. Children from such schools can give correct answers, but they are unable to use _______ to work out problems.

It is important to give children _______. From the earliest age, children should learn to make decisions and understand their result. Even though it’s choosing between two kinds of food _______ lunch, decision-making helps thinking skills. As children grow older, parents should let their children decide how to use their time or spend their money, but not help too much if they make the wrong decision. The child may have a ________ time, but that is all right.

1.

A．what

B．when

C．how

D．where

2.

A．think

B．to think

C．not think

D．not to think

3.

A．effect

B．thought

C．suggestion

D．mistake

4.

A．looking for

B．finding

C．thinking about

D．picking up

5.

A．finding

B．using

C． taking

D．improving

6.

A．grow up

B．catch up

C．give up

D．hurry up

7.

A．it

B．them

C．that

D．ones

8.

A．decisions

B．choices

C．notices

D．signs

9.

A．with

B．to

C．of

D．for

10.

A．hard

B．lucky

C．happy

D．mad

【推荐3】It is difficult for the parents of every family to teach their children _______ responsible (有责任的) for housework.

Shatian School in Shanghai is making its students _______ housework for their parents. That’s their homework. Third graders (三年级学生) must _______ how to cook and clean, sixth graders do the laundry, and seventh and eighth graders cook balanced _______ with 15 yuan.

Many parents think it’s a good _______ for children to try housework, but they don’t know _______ to do it at home. With the following ideas, you really can get your children to help _______ .

If you want to make your children think that they can do _______ quite right, please don’t scold (批评) them but give them lots of praise (赞美) at home. Talk more _______ what he did right, not about what he didn’t do. If your child finishes some __________ work, give him or her a Sunday trip or a ball game with Dad as a reward.

1.

A．be

B．being

C．are

D．to be

2.

A．did

B．do

C．does

D．doing

3.

A．learn

B．read

C．know

D．take

4.

A．drinks

B．food

C．meals

D．snacks

5.

A．way

B．road

C．trade

D．style

6.

A．what

B．how

C．why

D．when

7.

A．at school

B．in a shop

C．in the room

D．at home

8.

A．everything

B．thing

C．none

D．nothing

9.

A．for

B．with

C．about

D．to

10.

A．easy

B．difficult

C．interesting

D．right