A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.
The conversation soon turned into complaints about 36 in work and life. Offering his 37 coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and 38 with a large pot of coffee and a 39 of cups---porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain-looking, some expensive, some beautiful—telling them to 40 themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “if you have 41 , all the nice-looking expensive cups have been 42 , leaving behind the plain and 43 ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the 44 of your problems and stress.”
“Be assured that the cup 45 adds no quality to the coffee. 46 it is just more expensive and in some cases 47 hides what we drink.”
“48 all of you really want is coffee, not the cup, 49 you consciously went for the best cups…. And then you began 50 each other’s cups.”
Now consider this: 51 is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. 52 are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the 53 of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we 54 to enjoy the coffee. Value the coffee, not the cups! Don’t let the cups 55 you … enjoy the coffee instead.
| 小题1: | | A．stress | B．dream | C．sorrow | D．truth |
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| 小题2: | | A．friends | B．customers | C．fellows | D．guests |
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| 小题3: | | A．carried | B．returned | C．arrived | D．reached |
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| 小题4: | | A．kind | B．variety | C．sort | D．number |
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| 小题5: | | A．devote | B．expose | C．help | D．addicted |
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| 小题6: | | A．searched | B．witnessed | C．noticed | D．discovered |
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| 小题7: | | A．taken up | B．brought in | C．sold out | D．cut down |
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| 小题8: | | A．expensive | B．cheap | C．beautiful | D．usual |
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| 小题9: | | A．point | B．answer | C．source | D．result |
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| 小题10: | | A．by itself | B．on its own | C．for itself | D．itself |
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| 小题11: | | A．At no time | B．At times | C．In no case | D．In most cases |
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| 小题12: | | A．ever | B．even | C．never | D．hardly |
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| 小题13: | | A．What | B．That | C．Which | D．Whether |
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| 小题15: | | A．suspecting | B．liking | C．envying | D．eyeing |
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| 小题16: | | A．Love | B．Life | C．Future | D．Failure |
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| 小题18: | | A．quantity | B．style | C．quality | D．standard |
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| 小题19: | | A．have | B．hesitate | C．forget | D．fail |
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| 小题20: | | A．force | B．drive | C．puzzle | D．amaze |
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小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:C
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:D
小题12:B
小题13:A
小题14:A
小题15:D
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小题17:A
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教授通过杯子以及咖啡形象的比喻了生活与金钱，地位，告诉人们我们不要为金钱地位驱使而忘记生活的本质。
小题1:上下文串联。根据根据下文that is the 44 of your problems and stress.
小题2:名词辨析。由上文可知，学生回校看望老师，对老师来说，他们是客人。
小题3:动词辨析。根据前文教授去了厨房，可知教授是返回客厅。
小题4:考查固定词组。A variety of各种各样的；a kind/sort of一种；a number of 许多；根据后文内容可知教授是拿出各种杯子让学生挑。
小题5:固定词组。Help oneself自行取用。
小题6:动词辨析。A搜寻；B目击；C注意；D发现；句意：如果那么注意到…
小题7:动词短语辨析。A占据，从事于；B引进，赚钱；C卖完；D削减；砍倒；句意：所有的好看的昂贵的杯子都被拿走了。
小题8:形容词辨析。对应上文的nice-looking expensive cups可知这里是cheap;
小题9:名词辨析。由上下文可知这是他们压力的根源。
小题10:考查反身代词。根据句意：杯子本身不能增加咖啡的品质。
小题11:介词辨析。A绝不；B时而不时；C绝不；D大部分情况下；句意：在大部分情况下，昂贵的杯子只会让咖啡更贵。
小题12:副词辨析。A曾经，在任何时候;从来;至今；B甚至；Ｃ从不；Ｄ几乎不；句意：在有些情况下，昂贵的杯子甚至隐藏了我们喝的东西。
小题13:考查主语从句。What引导起主语从句并在句中做宾语。
小题14:考查连词。根据上下文可知是转折关系，句意：你们真正想要的是咖啡而不是杯子，但是你们都拿了好的杯子。
小题15:动词辨析。A怀疑；B喜欢；C羡慕；D看；句意：你们现在看相互的杯子。
小题16:上下文串联。由上下文可知是把生活比喻成咖啡…;
小题17:代词辨析。They指代前面提及的the jobs, money and position。
小题18:名词辨析。A数量；B风格；C品质；D标准；杯子不会改变咖啡的品质。
小题19:动词辨析。根据上下文可知我们把注意力集中到杯子上，就不能享受生活。
小题20:动词辨析。A控制；B驱使；C困扰；D使惊讶，使吃惊；句意：不要让外在的东西驱使你，而要享受生活。 |
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Without any hesitation, he said, “I’d be better off dead.” Hearing those words come out of my best friend’s mouth tore my heart apart. He has repeated that phrase more than once, and my mind continually plays it over like a voice recording.
I met him about three years ago. After knowing me for six months, he told me about his struggles with depression. Sadness was not the only emotion that came over me; I was shocked. He seemed so outgoing and happy all the time. I soon learned that he was physically and emotionally abused as a young child, causing him to have suicidal thoughts.
He refuses to talk to others about his depression because he now distrusts adults, especially those in his family. Nevertheless, he feels as if I understand him and that I know the right words to speak. Therefore, when it comes to helping him, convenience is not in my vocabulary. It does not matter where I am or what I am doing, for he always comes first.
Many students at his school laugh at him when they notice scars on his arms from cutting. As he sees it, other kids have every right to make fun of him. But no one holds such a right, so I encourage him to ignore the heartless kids who treat him badly. When he feels the weight of judging eyes or hateful voices, I always remind him that I care about him unconditionally. Just hearing me say I will always be his best friend seems to give him the security he needs to keep on going.
My best friend once told me that if he had not had me, he would not be alive. He said that my encouraging words convinced him not to take his life. Our friendship has taught me that a single kind word can influence someone’s life. With the fragility of life as it is, I believe in the necessity of encouragement.
小题1:According to the first paragraph, what the author’s friend said made the author feel ______.| A．puzzled | B．heartbroken. | C．frightened | D．hopeless |
小题2:By saying “convenience is not in my vocabulary”, the author means ______.| A．he is always ready to help his friend. | | B．he hardly spares time to help his friend. | | C．he has no good excuse for refusing his friend. | | D．he is not good at communicating with his friend. |
小题3:From the passage we learn that the author’s friend ________.| A．had a happy childhood but everything changed later | | B．wanted to share his story but no one listened. | | C．took it for granted that he was made fun of | | D．was always of sad appearance |
小题4:What does the author learn from his experiences?| A．How to make a big difference to others. | | B．The importance of encouragement. | | C．How to get rid of depression | | D．The necessity of security |
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Disease, poverty, hate, love—Charles Dickens’ stories opened his readers eyes to the most important themes of his age. Two hundred years on, his stories still speak volumes across the world, proving that Dickens’ legacy(遗产) was far greater than just “great literature”
February 7 marks the 200th anniversary of the writer’s birthday. To mark this date, BBC writer Alex Hudson listed six things Dickens gave the modern world. Let’s take a look at two of them.
A white Christmas
Dickens is described as “the man who invented Christmas”—not the religious festival, but the cultural aspects that we associate with the festive season today. In the early 19th century, Christmas was barely worth mentioning, according to critic and writer Leigh Hunt. The committee which ran the Conservative Party even held ordinary business meetings on Christmas Day – unthinkable in the West nowadays, when everyone but the most necessary workers takes at least three days off.
Many people believe that Dickens’ popular descriptions of the festive period became a blueprint for generations to come. In his classic novel, A Christmas Carol, he not only put forward the idea of snow at Christmas, but also painted a picture of glowing warmth –“ home enjoyments, affections and hopes”.
In his biography of Dickens, Peter Ackroyd wrote: “ Dickens can be said to have almost single-handedly created the modern idea of Christmas.”
“Dickensian” poverty
Dickens was one of the first to take an honest look at the underclass and the poor of Victorian (the period during British Queen Victoria’s reign from 1837 to 1901) London.
He helped popularize the term “red tape” to describe situations where people in power use needless amounts of bureaucracy（官僚作风） in a way that particularly hurts the weaker and poorer members of society.
“Dickensian” has now become a powerful word for describing an unacceptable level of poverty. In 2009, when the president of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers in the UK wanted to talk about deprivation in some areas of Britain, she did not use words like “terrible” or “horrific”, but rather described it as “life mirroring the times of Dickens”.
小题1:What is the main idea of the article?| A．An introduction to Charles Dickens’ classic novels. | | B．Charles dickens’ impact on the world. | | C．Charles Dickens’ amazing characters. | | D．Why Charles Dickens is popular across the world. |
小题2:Why is Dickens called “the man who invented Christmas”?| A．Because he created the religious festival. | | B．Because many of his novels have something to do with Christmas. | | C．Because one of his novels helped to shape Christmas celebrations. | | D．Because he was the first man to have proposed celebrating Christmas. |
小题3:According to the article, the phrase “red tape” refers to _______.| A．rules or procedures that are required to accomplish a task | | B．a situation in which poor members of society are hurt. | | C．conflict between people in power and weaker people | | D．pointlessly time-consuming official procedures |
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A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor. They talked about the 36 topic-happiness. But soon their conversation turned into complaints about 37 in work and life.
To offer his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and 38 with a large pot of coffee and a variety of 39 -plastic glass, metal, porcelain (陶瓷), some plain-looking some very 40 .The professor told his students to help themselves to hot coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in 41 . the professor said:" lf you have noticed, all the nice-looking 42 . cups were taken, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is 43 for you to want only the best for Your belives, that is the 44 of your problems and stress. The professor continued," Believe that the cup itself adds no 45 to the coffee. ln most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases it even 46 what we drink. What all of you 47 wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went 48 the best cups. Now 49 this: life is coffee, the jobs, money, and 50 in society are the cups， which are just tools to hold and 51 life, and the different types of cups we have don"t decide, nor 52 the quality of life. lf we concentrate only on the cups, we will 53 to enjoy the coffee in it. So don"t let the cups 54 you...enjoy the coffee instead."
At these words, the graduates looked at each other in 55 embarrassment.
| 小题1: | | A．hot | B．sensitive | C．famous | D．easy |
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| 小题2: | | A．pay | B．joy | C．experience | D．stress |
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| 小题3: | | A．cooked | B．took | C．returned | D．met |
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| 小题4: | | A．cups | B．gifts | C．plates | D．drinks |
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| 小题5: | | A．common | B．special | C．rare | D．delicate |
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| 小题6: | | A．order | B．time | C．hand | D．place |
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| 小题7: | | A．pretty | B．different | C．colorful | D．expensive |
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| 小题8: | | A．necessary | B．normal | C．good | D．possible |
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| 小题9: | | A．situation | B．answer | C．result | D．source |
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| 小题10: | | A．quality | B．energy | C．weight | D．color |
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| 小题11: | | A．makes | B．gives | C．hides | D．includes |
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| 小题12: | | A．finally | B．really | C．especially | D．nearly |
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| 小题14: | | A．forget | B．discuss | C．consider | D．try |
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| 小题15: | | A．position | B．relation | C．workmates | D．friends |
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| 小题16: | | A．create | B．support | C．contain | D．own |
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| 小题17: | | A．damage | B．determine | C．change | D．increase |
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| 小题19: | | A．drive | B．hold | C．take | D．control |
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| 小题20: | | A．quiet | B．speechless | C．amazing | D．reasonable |
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One Tuesday evening in the beginning of the fall 1996 semester at Shippensburg University, sirens(警笛) sounded. These sirens were not in celebration; they were a cry to the university that something was wrong. A house, only one block away, was on fire. Nine of the university"s students lived there.
From the minute the word got out that help was needed, it seemed like everyone showed up. The victims of the fire were offered endless invitations for housing for the night. The very next day, everyone got into gear to do their part in helping them. Flyers (小传单) were posted with items that were immediately needed, just to get these students through this next couple of days. Boxes for donations and money jars were placed in every residence hall（学生宿舍）．
As a residence director，I went before the students in my hall to ask them to do what they could. I knew that college students don"t have much, but I asked them to do their best: “Every little bit will help." I really didn"t think they could do much. I was proved wrong.
At the hall council meeting the night after the fire, my residents decided to have a wing competition, where each wing of the building would team up to see who could bring In the most donations. I announced that the wing who won would receive a free pizza party.
Thursday evening we announced over the PA system that we were beginning the wing competition. Within minutes, the place exploded. The single large box that I had placed in the lobby (太厅) was over-flowing. We quickly grabbed more boxes, and we watched in amazement as they, too, filled to the brim. Members of the resident assistant staff and I began to count the items. I was astonished by what I saw, and I was inspired by these kids.
When we came to the final tally（得分）, the winners turned to me and announced that they would like to donate their winnings as well. They wanted the victims of the fire to have their pizza party.
Tears welled up in my eyes. I had watched these students jump to action, work tirelessly and donate all that they could. And then, as if that were not enough, they handed over their reward’s was touched and so very proud of them.
小题1:The writer mainly wanted to by the story.| A．tell us the suffering of nine of the college students from a fire | | B．praise the college students helping the victims selflessly | | C．tell us how successful the wing competition was | | D．show he was deeply moved by the college students" action |
小题2:The phrase "get into gear" in the second paragraph means .| A．be eager | B．take action | C．be prepared | D．start working |
小题3:At first, the residence director thought .| A．it was impossible to expect the college students to donate anything | | B．it was easy to collect a lot of donations from the college students | | C．the college students would donate not much | | D．the college students would donate all the items they had |
小题4:The wing competition was held .| A．on Tuesday evening | B．on Thursday | | C．on Wednesday evening | D．the very next day |
小题5:How did the residence director feel when he saw the brimful boxes?| A．Terrible． | B．Funny． | C．Surprised． | D．Serious |
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One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __26__ she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and __27__ what to do, she began crying. After a while. She__28__ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. __29__ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and __30__ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the __31__. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a __32__.
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy __33__ that his mistrees（女主人）was in danger. He jumped __34__ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a __35__ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He __36__ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking __37__ into the air, the dog __38__ through the woods until he found the __39__ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his __40__ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He __41__ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was __42__.
When she opened her eyes and 43 her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you 44 me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of 45 . That night Laddy had a heror’s supper: a huge meal of steak
| 小题1: | | A．before | B．since | C．while | D．as |
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| 小题2: | | A．wondering | B．forgetting | C．remembering | D．regretting |
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| 小题3: | | A．preferred | B．expected | C．failed | D．decided |
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| 小题4: | | A．When | B．Until | C．If | D．Because |
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| 小题5: | | A．carelessly | B．cautiously | C．hopelessly | D．unwillingly |
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| 小题6: | | A．trees | B．bushes | C．woods | D．grasses |
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| 小题7: | | A．stream | B．rock | C．tree | D．house |
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| 小题8: | | A．found | B．sensed | C．heard | D．smelt |
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| 小题10: | | A．terrible | B．strange | C．pleasant | D．familiar |
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| 小题11: | | A．missed | B．discovered | C．followed | D．ignored |
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| 小题12: | | A．calmly | B．loudly | C．merrily | D．gently |
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| 小题13: | | A．searched | B．wandered | C．looked | D．travelled |
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| 小题14: | | A．window | B．girl | C．house | D．hero |
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| 小题15: | | A．satisfaction | B．disappointment | C．embarrassment | D．delight |
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| 小题16: | | A．jumped | B．climbed | C．walked | D．flew |
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| 小题17: | | A．awake | B．abandoned | C．available | D．asleep |
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| 小题18: | | A．spotted | B．watched | C．observed | D．saw |
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| 小题19: | | A．disturbed | B．comforted | C．rescued | D．scared |
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| 小题20: | | A．pain | B．shock | C．sorrow | D．relief |
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