A group of adults, highly succeeded in their jobs, went to visit their old professor. Soon they began to ________ the stress in work and life.

The professor went to the kitchen and returned _______a pot of coffee and all kinds of cups —crystal (水晶), glass, plastic; some nice looking, some simple looking; some ________, some cheap. And he told them to help _______to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “I’ve noticed that all the nice looking expensive cups were ________, leaving behind the simple and cheap ones. While it is

_________ for you to take only the best for yourself, that is the root of your ________ and stress.

You know that the cup itself adds no quality (品质) to the coffee. ______ you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, _______ you went for the best cups without thinking.

Now consider this: Life is the coffee. The jobs, money and ______ in society are the cups. They are just ________ to hold life, and the type of cup doesn’t change the quality of our life. Sometimes, by ______ attention to the cup only, we fail to enjoy the coffee that God has ________ us. God offers us the coffee, not the cup. Please enjoy your coffee!”

The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just make ______ of everything. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak _______. And leave the rest to the God.

1.A. think of B. thank for C. talk about D. drop by

2.A. for B. at C. in D. with

3.A. expensive B. ordinary C. strong D. serious

4.A. them B. themselves C. him D. everyone

5.A. mixed up B. got up C. taken up D. made up

6.A. normal B. important C. impossible D. necessary

7.A. thoughts B. failure C. questions D. problems

8.A. Who B. How much C. What D. That

9.A. and B. but C. so D. or

10.A. position B. age C. health D. purpose

11.A. cups B. tools C. bags D. bowls

12.A. putting B. getting C. turning D. paying

13.A. taught B. provided C. returned D. bought

14.A. fun B. use C. mess D. the worst

15.A. kindly B. sadly C. rudely D. seriously

1.C 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.C 6.A 7.D 8.C 9.B 10.A 11.B 12.D 13.B 14.B 15.A 【解析】本文叙述了一批成功的学生去拜访他们以前的大学教授，谈话的内容很快变成了埋怨工作和生活中的压力，当教授提供给他们不同杯子的咖啡的时候，大部分学生都去关注漂亮的昂贵的杯子，而...

— How do you like film The Monkey King 3 (《西游记女儿国》)?

— Fantastic! What about seeing it with me for a second time?

A. the B. an C. a D. /

A 【解析】 句意：——你喜欢电影《西游记女儿国》吗？——太棒了！和我一起看第二遍怎么样？考查冠词辨析题。a是不定冠词，泛指，一个，用于辅音因素开头的单数可数名词前；an不定冠词，泛指，一个，用于元音因素开头的单数可数名词前；the定冠词，特指，用在独一无二名词前，像地球，月亮，太阳。问句film是特指The Monkey King 3，需用定冠词the。根据句意语境，可知选A。 ...

—I am not sure which tie to wear for the party. —I have no idea .

A. too B. neither C. either D. also

C 【解析】 句意：——-我不确定晚会穿哪条领带。——我也不知道。考查副词辨析题。四个选项都可表示“也”，但用法不同。too常用于肯定句或疑问句尾；neither表否定，用在句首构成倒装句；either常用于否定句句尾；also也常用于肯定句或疑问句，但一般位于句中。have no idea表明句子是否定句，根据句意结构，可知选C。

When we write an article, we can use “ ” to show sequence.

A. as a result B. for example C. in fact D. at first

D 【解析】 句意：当我们写文章时，我们可以用“ ”来表示顺序。考查介词短语辨析题。as a result结果，表结果；for example例如，表举例；in fact事实上；at first首先，表顺序。句中sequence是名词，意思是“顺序”；根据句意语境，可知选D。

We students in China go to school during the Spring Festival.

A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. don’t have to D. cannot

A 【解析】 句意：我们中国的学生春节不去上学。考查情态动词辨析题。A. mustn’t不可以，不允许，表禁止；B. shouldn’t不应该，表建议； C. don’t have to不必，指没必要；D. cannot不可能，表推测。the Spring Festival春节，是法定节假日，学校禁止上课，根据句意语境，可知选A。

Mr. Green a bus to his office, but he walks there because it’s good for his health.

A. used to taking B. used to take C. is used to taking D. was used to take

B 【解析】 句意：格林先生过去常常乘公共汽车去他的办公室，但他现在步行去那里是因为步行对他的健康有好处。考查固定短语辨析题。used to do过去常常做某事（现在不做了）；be used to doing（现在）习惯于做某事，都是固定结构。but表转折，根据句意语境，可知格林先生过去常乘公交车，故选B。

— What’s the price of the trip to Disneyland, Sandy?

— Taking a trip there 100 yuan per person.

A. takes B. costs C. spends D. pays

B 【解析】 句意：——桑迪，去迪斯尼乐园旅行的费用是多少？——去那里旅行每人花费100元。考查动词辨析题。四个选项动词都有“花费”的意思，但用法不一样。take后面常跟双宾语，常用于(1) It takes sb.＋时间＋to do sth.做某事花了某人多少时间；(2)doing sth. takes sb. some time,做某事花了某人多少时间。cost价值，主语是物或某活...

Take one book , boys and girls. And keep quiet in the reading room please.

A. in time B. at a time C. on time D. at times

B 【解析】 句意：孩子们，一次拿一本书。请在阅览室里保持安静。考查介词短语辨析题。in time及时；B. at a time依次，逐个；C. on time及时，正点；D. at times有时，间或。根据句意语境，可知at a time符合语境，故选B。

When you visit Italy, you can go to see and take photos there.

A. the Tower Bridge B. the Little Mermaid

C. the Stature of Liberty D. the Leaning Tower of Pisa

D 【解析】 句意：当你访问意大利时，你可以去看看the Leaning Tower of Pisa，并在那里拍照。A. the Tower Bridge塔桥；B. the Little Mermaid小美人鱼；C. the Stature of Liberty自由女神像；D. the Leaning Tower of Pisa比萨斜塔。考查英美文化常识。根据句意语境，可知the Le...

Mr. Brown with his family Nanjing since the end of 2017.

A. has gone to B. has been to C. went to D. has been in

D 【解析】 句意：布朗先生和他的家人从2017年底就在南京。考查动词时态和介词辨析题。since the end of 2017自从2017年底，是从过去算起的一段时间，用于现在完成时，需用have/has+过去分词结构，可排除C项。go是终止性动词，不可和一段时间连用，可排除A。have/has been to表示去过某地但现在不在那里，与本句不合，也可排除。in接地点名词表示“在...