【推荐1】阅读下面的文章，掌握大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

A video showing a 12-year-old boy from Moche, Peru, doing his homework on the sidewalk, under a streetlight, has been watched several million times on Facebook after being _________ by the local police.

Staff at the Moche police station first _________ Victor Martin late last month, while checking security cameras（监控摄像）. They found a young boy siting on the sidewalk by _________ at night. At first, they thought he was doing something bad, but later they realized he was _________ writing something in his notebook, taking advantage of the streetlight overhead. Moved by the boy’s _________, the police shared the video on Facebook.

At the time of this writing, Victor’s heart-warming and _________ heart-breaking story has spread all around the world. The local TV station _________ to find the boy and sat down with his mother to learn why he was doing his homework on the street instead of at home.

It turns out that the 12-year-old’s family is so _________ that they couldn’t pay for electricity, so they just depended on a _________ during the night. Unluckily, Victor Marin could __________ finish his homework before the sun went down, and recently he couldn’t __________ the weak candlelight any more.

“One day, my son said ‘ __________ I continue with the candle, I will be crazy! I’d better go outside to finish my homework’. ” Rosa Angulo Cordoba told Panamericana TV. She __________ that Victor’s neck would often become hard to move because of tilting（倾斜）is head to let the candlelight through.

Victor’s mother has said that although he __________ housework and takes care of the family sheep every day, the sixth grader takes __________ very seriously and gets good grades.

1.

A．shared

B．taken

C．discussed

D．praised

2.

A．met

B．interviewed

C．noticed

D．caught

3.

A．itself

B．yourself

C．myself

D．himself

4.

A．shyly

B．actually

C．carelessly

D．certainly

5.

A．wish

B．plan

C．spirit

D．hobby

6.

A．by the way

B．at least

C．at the same time

D．in the end

7.

A．managed

B．stopped

C．promised

D．refused

8.

A．traditional

B．popular

C．special

D．poor

9.

A．light

B．candlelight

C．sunlight

D．candle

10.

A．seldom

B．even

C．only

D．still

11.

A．change

B．stand

C．enjoy

D．protect

12.

A．Although

B．Because

C．If

D．Until

13.

A．added

B．warned

C．hoped

D．lied

14.

A．puts off

B．worries about

C．gives up

D．helps with

15.

A．health

B．school

C．friendship

D．safety

【推荐2】完形填空
Mr.Smith is our English teacher.He is about 1.76 meters ____ .He has black hair and two big ____. He works very hard in the school. Every student likes him very much.He gets up early in the morning.Every day he walks to the ____ .Then he asks all his students to ____ in the classroom. At eight o’clock school ____, Mr.Smith has two classes in the morning and in the other time he checks the ____ homework. In the afternoon he prepares his ____ lessons. He is very careful,so his classes are usually interesting ____ school he plays basketball on the playground. In the evening,he sometimes helps some of his students ____ English at home.And sometimes he writes something useful. He likes writing. We often read ____ he writes in the newspaper.
This is our teacher,a good and kind person.We love him for ever.1.

A．young

B．tall

C．heavy

D．old

2.

A．cars

B．legs

C．eyes

D．hands

3.

A．class

B．home

C．library

D．school

4.

A．read

B．play

C．talk

D．sing

5.

A．stops

B．wins

C．begins

D．turns

6.

A．teachers’

B．students’

C．workers’

D．drivers’

7.

A．good

B．first

C．old

D．new

8.

A．After

B．In

C．Before

D．At

9.

A．in

B．about

C．with

D．for

10.

A．how

B．what

C．why

D．where

【推荐3】Mr Smith has a small supermarket in a small town. All the people who live nearby like to _______ there. But several years ago, a big chain store appeared in that area. It sold all kinds of things _______ the toothbrush to TV and the price was pretty low _______ a lot of small shops closed down except（除了）Mr Smith's. The manager(经理) of the chain store wanted to find out the sceret. He saw a lady buying things there by accident and stopped her _______ and asked, “Madam, could you tell me why don't you buy them in the big chain store?”

The lady told him the whole story. Three years ago after her divorce(离婚), she worked hard to raise her family herself. One day, when she bought things in the supermarket, Tom, one of her little children, asked her to buy him a new pair of shoes. He cried, “I had a basketball match, but all the people _______ at me because of the shoes.” She wanted to but her money was only _______ for a bottle of milk. “I am sorry but I _______ when we have money...”the mother said. Tom ran away angrily. The woman stood there weeping(哭泣). Later she realized that _______ was patting(轻拍)on her back. It was Mr Smith. He gave her pair of new shoes and said,“ Don't worry about the money. You can pay me later.”

After that, the manager of the chain store knew the _______ of Mr Smith's success. He decided that he would think of the needs of his customers(顾客) ________ making money only .That's what makes a business successful.

1.

A．buy

B．live

C．shop

D．appear

2.

A．off

B．like

C．about

D．from

3.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．or

4.

A．angrily

B．politely

C．sadly

D．satisfiedly

5.

A．shouted

B．smiled

C．noticed

D．laughed

6.

A．ready

B．enough

C．crazy

D．perfect

7.

A．press

B．push

C．promise

D．provide

8.

A．somebody

B．nobody

C．anybody

D．everybody

9.

A．meaning

B．stress

C．condition

D．secret

10.

A．on the other hand

B．in the face of

C．in silence

D．instead of

【推荐1】Andy woke up and looked at the clock, 11:30. He jumped out of bed and threw on clothes. He had wanted to get up early and ______ his dad with Father’s Day breakfast in bed—with his mom’s help of course. He took up the wrapped present on his desk and went to find his father.

“Where is Dad?” Andy checked all the rooms, but the whole house was ______. He walked out to the yard, and his jaw dropped. Dad was holding a hammer and looking at a new tree fort that stood in the big back yard.

Andy climbed the rope ladder up to the fort. It had two rooms with three small windows.

Dad followed Andy into the fort, looking excited. “I spent all morning ______ it I had one when I was your age. Grandpa surprised me with it on Father’s Day, too.”

“So, it’s like an activity?” Andy asked.

Yes, this is a present for ______ of us. Maybe you’ll build one for your son one day. Dad looked around and asked Andy ______ they would do first in the tree fort. Andy ______ showed the present and said, “Happy Father’s Day!” He didn’t think it was possible, ______ Dad’s smile widened as he opened the gift. “A chess set! How did you know I wanted ______?” Andy always saw his dad playing ______ the computer and he guessed it must be his father’s favorite.

“Let’s play it!” Dad ______ the chessboard. “It’s the best gift I got of all his Father’s Day.” “I’m glad you like it.” Andy said.

“I do, but I was talking about spending more time with you. I always loved the father-son time. I spent a lot with your grandfather when I was ______!

Andy looked at his dad “Can we call Grandpa and ______ him to come to the fort?” Dad squeezed Andy’s shoulder. “I think he’d love that.”

That day, the three men played, talked and laughed. It was really a happy Father’s Day.

1.

A．help

B．bring

C．surprise

D．satisfy

2.

A．empty

B．silent

C．dark

D．quiet

3.

A．buying

B．building

C．cleaning

D．repairing

4.

A．either

B．both

C．neither

D．none

5.

A．how

B．why

C．when

D．what

6.

A．quietly

B．slowly

C．easily

D．hardly

7.

A．or

B．so

C．and

D．but

8.

A．it

B．one

C．that

D．this

9.

A．against

B．through

C．among

D．with

10.

A．set up

B．make up

C．get up

D．give up

11.

A．growing up

B．coming up

C．playing here

D．living here

12.

A．order

B．follow

C．invite

D．require

【推荐2】When my sister Diane began playing the violin, she was seven. How did she sound? Terrible. But she didn’t   ______. At twelve, she asked our parents if she could ______ a full-time music school. They said no. Actually, everyone agreed that my sister lacked talent. I was better at my ______. So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area to ______ me. But the ______ time he was available was Saturday afternoons at 3 p.m.. Back then, I was ______ about the British TV show “The Avengers”, which was aired every Saturday at 3 p. m. I let nothing take up my “Avengers” hour. So I refused this amazing opportunity. Today, I don’t even have a ______ in my house.

My sister became an engineer, but she ______ stopped making music. When she was in her 40s, she made a   ______. She went back to college, got a(n) ______ in music education, and became a music teacher. She starts kids out on their first instrument and gives them all the encouragement and support she never ______.

Recently, she and a pianist pal put on a concert. A big crowd of friends and family turned up for her. ______ she played, I looked around at the audience. It was quite ______ that everyone was enjoying the music. I suppose I was the only person who remembered that 7-year-old kid making those ______ sounds and knew how far she had come, despite ______.

Talent is important. But enthusiasm is even more important.

1.

A．try out

B．make progress

C．go over

D．give up

2.

A．leave

B．open

C．attend

D．visit

3.

A．book

B．project

C．composition

D．instrument

4.

A．teach

B．examine

C．correct

D．challenge

5.

A．one

B．only

C．each

D．any

6.

A．worried

B．crazy

C．serious

D．nervous

7.

A．teacher

B．violin

C．musician

D．piano

8.

A．never

B．once

C．already

D．even

9.

A．mind

B．job

C．decision

D．dream

10.

A．degree

B．plan

C．career

D．agreement

11.

A．provided

B．imagined

C．received

D．expected

12.

A．Since

B．As

C．After

D．If

13.

A．direct

B．simple

C．suitable

D．clear

14.

A．perfect

B．pleasing

C．awful

D．powerful

15.

A．everything

B．something

C．everybody

D．somebody