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.”
小題1:
A．stressB．dreamC．sorrowD．truth
小題2:
A．friendsB．customersC．fellowsD．guests
小題3:
A．carriedB．returnedC．arrivedD．reached
小題4:
A．kindB．varietyC．sortD．number
小題5:
A．devoteB．exposeC．helpD．addicted
小題6:
A．searchedB．witnessedC．noticedD．discovered
小題7:
A．taken upB．brought inC．sold outD．cut down
小題8:
A．expensiveB．cheapC．beautifulD．usual
小題9:
A．pointB．answerC．sourceD．result
小題10:
A．by itselfB．on its ownC．for itselfD．itself
小題11:
A．At no timeB．At timesC．In no caseD．In most cases
小題12:
A．everB．evenC．neverD．hardly
小題13:
A．WhatB．ThatC．WhichD．Whether
小題14:
A．butB．soC．andD．for
小題15:
A．suspectingB．likingC．envyingD．eyeing
小題16:
A．LoveB．LifeC．FutureD．Failure
小題17:
A．TheyB．WeC．YouD．What
小題18:
A．quantityB．styleC．qualityD．standard
小題19:
A．haveB．hesitateC．forgetD．fail
小題20:
A．controlB．driveC．puzzleD．amaze

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:B
小題5:C
小題6:C
小題7:A
小題8:B
小題9:C
小題10:D
小題11:D
小題12:B
小題13:A
小題14:A
小題15:D
小題16:B
小題17:A
小題18:C
小題19:D
小題20:B
教授通過杯子以及咖啡形象的比喻了生活與金錢，地位，告訴人們我們不要為金錢地位驅使而忘記生活的本質。
小題1:名詞辨析。根據(jù)根據(jù)下文that is the  44  of your problems and stress.
小題2:名詞辨析。由上文可知，學生回校看望老師，對老師來說，他們是客人。
小題3:動詞辨析。根據(jù)前文教授去了廚房，可知教授是返回客廳。
小題4:考查固定詞組。A variety of各種各樣的；a kind/sort of一種；a number of 許多；根據(jù)后文內容可知教授是拿出各種杯子讓學生挑。
小題5:固定詞組。Help oneself自行取用。
小題6:動詞辨析。A搜尋；B目擊；C注意；D發(fā)現(xiàn)；句意：如果那么注意到…
小題7:動詞短語辨析。A占據(jù)，從事于；B引進，賺錢；C賣完；D削減；砍倒；句意：所有的好看的昂貴的杯子都被拿走了。
小題8:形容詞辨析。對應上文的nice-looking expensive cups可知這里是cheap;
小題9:名詞辨析。由上下文可知這是他們壓力的根源。
小題10:考查反身代詞。根據(jù)句意：杯子本身不能增加咖啡的品質。
小題11:介詞辨析。A絕不；B時而不時；C絕不；D大部分情況下；句意：在大部分情況下， 昂貴的杯子只會讓咖啡更貴。
小題12:副詞辨析。A曾經，在任何時候;從來;至今；B甚至；Ｃ從不；Ｄ幾乎不；句意：在有些情況下，昂貴的杯子甚至隱藏了我們喝的東西。
小題13:考查主語從句。What引導起主語從句并在句中做賓語。
小題14:考查連詞。根據(jù)上下文可知是轉折關系，句意：你們真正想要的是咖啡而不是杯子，但是你們都拿了好的杯子。
小題15:動詞辨析。A懷疑；B喜歡；C羨慕；D看；句意：你們現(xiàn)在看相互的杯子。
小題16:上下文串聯(lián)。由上下文可知是把生活比喻成咖啡…;
小題17:代詞辨析。They指代前面提及的the jobs, money and position。
小題18:名詞辨析。A數(shù)量；B風格；C品質；D標準；杯子不會改變咖啡的品質。
小題19:動詞辨析。根據(jù)上下文可知我們把注意力集中到杯子上，就不能享受生活。
小題20:動詞辨析。A控制；B驅使；C困擾；D使驚訝，使吃驚；句意：不要讓杯子驅使你，而要享受生活。
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A．touchB．eatC．smellD．taste
小題11:
A．strongB．heavyC．lightD．soft
小題12:
A．Now thatB．Since thenC．After thatD．Once again
小題13:
A．meanB．sayC．referD．think
小題14:
A．questionedB．explainedC．requiredD．suggested
小題15:
A．waterB．potC．stoveD．fire
小題16:
A．similarB．sameC．differentD．wonderful
小題17:
A．hardB．calmC．deliciousD．broken
小題18:
A．WhatB．WhicheverC．WhoseD．Which
小題19:
A．looksB．touchesC．knocksD．waits
小題20:
A．reactionB．responsibilityC．answerD．impression

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從31—50各題所給的四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
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(柜臺). 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�。� 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)!
小題1:
A．asB．butC．andD．or
小題2:
A．hotelB．shopC．bankD．restaurant
小題3:
A．believeB．thinkC．guessD．hope
小題4:
A．luckyB．happyC．sorryD．angry
小題5:
A．excuseB．ideaC．causeD．answer
小題6:
A．HurryB．SetC．CatchD．Get
小題7:
A．BeforeB．BehindC．BeyondD．Against
小題8:
A．nervousB．shyC．calmD．angry
小題9:
A．caredB．talkedC．askedD．worried
小題10:
A．informationB．offerC．newsD．support
小題11:
A．AgainB．ThenC．ThusD．However
小題12:
A．hiddenB．filledC．decoratedD．covered
小題13:
A．tookB．closedC．filledD．came
小題14:
A．beforeB．afterC．whenD．that
小題15:
A．EvenB．StillC．JustD．Ever
小題16:
A．As usualB．For one thingC．In factD．In general
小題17:
A．LessB．PlentyC．MoreD．None
小題18:
A．pleasureB．surpriseC．joyD．regret
小題19:
A．ofB．withC．onD．in
小題20:
A．dreamB．storyC．affairD．incident

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