【推荐1】通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应的选项涂黑。

A group of frogs were travelling through the forest, but unluckily two of them fell into a hole. The other frogs tried to help them. When they saw how ________ the hole was, they told the two frogs that they couldn’t save them. The two frogs didn’t ________ and tried their best to jump out of the hole. The other frogs ________ saying that they were sure to die. ________ one of the two frogs heard what the other frogs were saying. He ________ jumping out of the hole. Then he fell down and died. However, the other frog ________ to jump as hard as he could, and at last made it out. When he ________, the other frogs asked, “Didn’t you hear us?” The frog with poor ________ explained (解释), “I thought you were encouraging (鼓励) me all the time.”

The story teaches us a ________: There is power (力量) of life and death in language. An encouraging word can ________ people out but a discouraging (消极的) word can kill them.

1.

A．little

B．deep

C．big

D．wide

2.

A．care

B．help

C．think

D．laugh

3.

A．kept

B．finished

C．practised

D．stopped

4.

A．Luckily

B．Finally

C．Carefully

D．Happily

5.

A．went on

B．ran away

C．stopped to

D．gave up

6.

A．happened

B．continued

C．planned

D．wanted

7.

A．got out

B．ran away

C．jumped into

D．woke up

8.

A．smelling

B．tasting

C．hearing

D．looking

9.

A．way

B．skill

C．sentence

D．lesson

10.

A．find

B．put

C．carry

D．help

【推荐2】完型填空
Have you ever complained why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes ____dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and ____ all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you'll find the whole world smiling to you.
On a sunny morning, you plan to have a walk to relax yourself. Just before you go out, it ____ starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why ____ sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops (庄稼) in the fields will grow better and farmers will have a good harvest (收成).
____everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, life isn't a bed of roses. It's very common to meet difficulties on the way to success. ____, difficulty isn't terrible. The real terrible thing is that we are afraid of it. Difficulty is ____ a spring (弹簧). If you are ____ , it will be strong. So when you meet difficulties, don't give up. Instead you should face them with a smile.
Attitude (态度) ____ everything. With an optimistic (乐观的) attitude, life is easy and ____ . If you want to be happy, try to remember these five rules: Free your heart from hate; Free your mind from worries; Live an easy life; Give more; Expect less. The quickest way to receive happiness is to smile, the fastest way to lose it is to complain.1.

A．is

B．seems

C．seemed

D．seem

2.

A．cry

B．smile

C．complain

D．laugh

3.

A．suddenly

B．finally

C．hardly

D．certainly

4.

A．don't

B．not

C．didn't

D．doesn't

5.

A．But

B．For

C．So

D．Although

6.

A．In fact

B．From early on

C．For example

D．Such as

7.

A．unlike

B．likes

C．likely

D．like

8.

A．powerful

B．weak

C．confident

D．strong

9.

A．decides

B．deciding

C．to decide

D．decide

10.

A．please

B．pleased

C．pleasant

D．pleasure

【推荐3】Jenny was new at school. She had no friends there. And she was a little _________ and shy. As a result, some of her classmates _________ she was a bad student and made up rumors (谣言) about her.

One day, her classmate Rita lost her bag and Jenny helped her find it. Then they started to talk with each other. _________, Rita knew that Jenny wasn’t a bad girl, but she didn’t understand why others treated (对待) her like that. Jenny _________ something about it to Rita, “I often sit in the classroom quietly because I don’t know how to start to _________ with others, and I do everything alone so I feel a bit lonely.” “What about letting my friends get to know you? You can learn how to _________ others,” Rita said. Then Jenny agreed.

Next day in the restaurant, when they waited for Rita’s _________, Jenny was nervous. Rita said, “Just be yourself.” No one talked at first, but later they _________ talking and knowing about Jenny happily. And they wanted to be friends with Jenny. After lunch, Jenny realized (意识到) that Rita was _________.

We can’t change others’ minds, so we just need to be __________. Things will work out one day.

1.

A．angry

B．nervous

C．excited

D．bored

2.

A．promised

B．hoped

C．accepted

D．guessed

3.

A．Usually

B．Anyway

C．Finally

D．Instead

4.

A．explained

B．lent

C．returned

D．sold

5.

A．compete

B．practice

C．communicate

D．compare

6.

A．come up with

B．stay away from

C．catch up with

D．get on with

7.

A．cousins

B．parents

C．friends

D．teachers

8.

A．started

B．stopped

C．continued

D．finished

9.

A．lazy

B．busy

C．right

D．strict

10.

A．ourselves

B．yourselves

C．themselves

D．herself

【推荐1】A girl complained (抱怨) to her father about her bad life. She felt ________. She didn’t know what to do and wanted to give up.

Her father took her ________ the kitchen. Then he poured water into three pots and boiled (煮) it. After boiling, in the first pot, he put some carrots. In the ________, he put some eggs and in the last, he put some coffee. He just ________ for a few minutes and didn’t say anything.

The girl was surprised. She didn’t know ________ her father was doing that. After about 20 ________, her father turned off the stove (炉子). Then he took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took out the eggs and put ________ in another bowl. After that, he poured the ________ into a cup. Finally, he asked, “What do you ________?” “Carrots, eggs and coffee,” she answered.

Then her father told her to ________ the carrots. She did it and felt that the carrots were soft (软的). After that, he asked her to take the eggs and ________ them. She got the boiled eggs and found it hard to do that. At last, the father asked her to smell the coffee. “ What’s the meaning, Dad?” the girl asked. Then he explained that each thing had the ________ unlucky experience (经历) —being put into the boiling water, but a different ________. The strong and hard carrots became soft in the boiling water. The eggs became hard after being cooked. The coffee was very special ________ it changed the color and the smell of the water. “Who are you?” asked her father. “When ________ unlucky knocks at your door, what’s your reaction (反应)? Are you carrots, eggs or coffee?”

1.

A．glad

B．tired

C．comfortable

D．interesting

2.

A．at

B．into

C．out of

D．away from

3.

A．first

B．second

C．third

D．fourth

4.

A．made

B．called

C．asked

D．waited

5.

A．what

B．where

C．why

D．when

6.

A．seconds

B．minutes

C．hours

D．days

7.

A．it

B．you

C．them

D．us

8.

A．eggs

B．carrots

C．coffee

D．water

9.

A．hear

B．see

C．smell

D．taste

10.

A．wash

B．boil

C．drop

D．touch

11.

A．break

B．keep

C．lose

D．cook

12.

A．different

B．same

C．worst

D．most

13.

A．culture

B．plan

C．result

D．reason

14.

A．because

B．before

C．when

D．unless

15.

A．something

B．everything

C．anything

D．nothing

【推荐3】I could still remember how much I loved reading when I was a student. I was ______ about reading newspapers at that time. I used to walk twenty ______ every day to the nearest bus station just to buy a newspaper.

Later, I fell in love with reading novels. Sometimes, I read the same novel for many times. I used to save money every week to buy a new novel. I had so many books, and my friends said I could ______ some of them. But I didn’t want to do that, ______ they were important to me.

However, I had to sell some of my books one day. I was so ______ that I didn’t have money to buy food. I didn’t want to ask my parents for money or ______ money from my friends. So I chose a few books and sold them. I got enough money to buy food and drinks. But I felt ______.

Now, I have a job and don’t have much free time. But I ______ try to find some time to read. I often read while eating, after meals or deep at night. I enjoy ______ in reading.

Reading helps me a lot. From books I learn many new things and know how to ______ problems. Reading has become a necessary part of my life.

1.

A．sure

B．crazy

C．serious

2.

A．minutes

B．hours

C．days

3.

A．lose

B．buy

C．sell

4.

A．because

B．so

C．though

5.

A．rich

B．poor

C．famous

6.

A．make

B．borrow

C．give

7.

A．relaxed

B．comfortable

C．unhappy

8.

A．still

B．already

C．nearly

9.

A．himself

B．myself

C．herself

10.

A．agree with

B．compare with

C．deal with