题目内容
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...(2017﹒浙江金华)假如你应邀参加一个国际读书会,并将分享自己读过的一本好书。请根据下列表格中的要点,用英语写一篇短文,介绍你要分享的书。
Key points(要点) | Words and expressions for reference(参考词汇) | |
What the name is | The Old Man and the Sea | … |
Who wrote it | Ernest Hemingway, America | … |
What it is about | Fisherman, Fight against fish and nature | … |
Why I like it | Meaningful, never give up Well-known sentence: "Man is not made for defeat(失败).", … | Interesting, helpful, … Well-known sentence: … |
注意:(1)可选择使用所给的书名及内容,也可另选书籍;
(2)短文内容可适当增加;
(3)文中不得出现真实的人名和校名;
(4)词数:80~100;
(5)短文首句仅供选择使用,不计入总词数。
The book I’d like to share with you is The Old Man and the Sea. ____________________________________
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The book I’d like to share with you is The Old and the Sea, written by an American writer Ernest Hemingway. This book tells about a fisherman who is lucky enough to catch a huge fish at sea, but finds...