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A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.
The conversation soon turned into complaints about   1  in work and life. Offering his   2  coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and   3  with a large pot of coffee and a   4  of cups — porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain-looking, some expensive, some beautiful — telling them to   5  themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “If you have   6 , all the nice-looking expensive cups have been   7 , leaving behind the plain and   8  ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves,  that is the   9  of your problems and stress.”
“Be assured that the cup   10  adds no quality to the coffee.   11  it is just more expensive and in some cases   12  hides what we drink.”
  13  all of you really want is coffee, not the cup,   14  you consciously went for the best cups… And then you began   15  each other’s cups.”
“Now consider this:   16  is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups.   17  are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the   18  of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we   19  to enjoy the coffee. Value the coffee, not the cups! Don't let the cups   20  you… enjoy the coffee instead.”
小题1:
A.stressB.dreamC.sorrowD.truth
小题2:
A.friendsB.customersC.fellowsD.guests
小题3:
A.carriedB.returnedC.arrivedD.reached
小题4:
A.kindB.varietyC.sortD.number
小题5:
A.devoteB.exposeC.helpD.addicted
小题6:
A.searchedB.witnessedC.noticedD.discovered
小题7:
A.taken upB.brought inC.sold outD.cut down
小题8:
A.expensiveB.cheapC.beautifulD.usual
小题9:
A.pointB.answerC.sourceD.result
小题10:
A.by itselfB.on its ownC.for itselfD.itself
小题11:
A.At no timeB.At timesC.In no caseD.In most cases
小题12:
A.everB.evenC.neverD.hardly
小题13:
A.WhatB.ThatC.WhichD.Whether
小题14:
A.butB.soC.andD.for
小题15:
A.suspectingB.likingC.envyingD.eyeing
小题16:
A.LoveB.LifeC.FutureD.Failure
小题17:
A.TheyB.WeC.YouD.What
小题18:
A.quantityB.styleC.qualityD.standard
小题19:
A.haveB.hesitateC.forgetD.fail
小题20:
A.controlB.driveC.puzzleD.amaze

小题1:A
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
小题16:B
小题17:A
小题18:C
小题19:D
小题20:B
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:名词辨析。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:不要让杯子驱使你,而要享受生活。
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从31—50各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late,   31 the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the   32  where I work.. “Twenty-five past nine. I   33  the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not   34 .
“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your   35  this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “ 36  up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter(柜台). We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress.   37 her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very  38 , and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew(提取) some money and   39 about opening an account. I gave her necessary   40  and she went out.   41 , I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something 42  with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise 43  my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time   44  I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed!   45 shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house.   46 , the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “   47 of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my   48 , the first customer was a girl   49  a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The   50 ! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!
小题1:
A.asB.butC.andD.or
小题2:
A.hotelB.shopC.bankD.restaurant
小题3:
A.believeB.thinkC.guessD.hope
小题4:
A.luckyB.happyC.sorryD.angry
小题5:
A.excuseB.ideaC.causeD.answer
小题6:
A.HurryB.SetC.CatchD.Get
小题7:
A.BeforeB.BehindC.BeyondD.Against
小题8:
A.nervousB.shyC.calmD.angry
小题9:
A.caredB.talkedC.askedD.worried
小题10:
A.informationB.offerC.newsD.support
小题11:
A.AgainB.ThenC.ThusD.However
小题12:
A.hiddenB.filledC.decoratedD.covered
小题13:
A.tookB.closedC.filledD.came
小题14:
A.beforeB.afterC.whenD.that
小题15:
A.EvenB.StillC.JustD.Ever
小题16:
A.As usualB.For one thingC.In factD.In general
小题17:
A.LessB.PlentyC.MoreD.None
小题18:
A.pleasureB.surpriseC.joyD.regret
小题19:
A.ofB.withC.onD.in
小题20:
A.dreamB.storyC.affairD.incident

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