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【题目】完形填空
A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.
The conversation soon turned into complaints about 1 in work and life. To offer his 2 coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and 3 with a large pot of coffee and a 4 of cups---plastic, glass, metal, porcelain (陶瓷), crystal, some plain-looking, some beautiful. The professor told his students to 5themselves to hot coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “lf 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.”
The professor continued, “Believe that the cup itself adds no 10 to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases it even 11 what we drink. What all of you 12 wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went 13 the best cups.”
Now 14 this: life is the coffee; the jobs, money, and 15 in society are the cups. 16 are just tools to hold and contain life, and the different types of cups we have don't decide, nor 17 the quality of life. If we concentrate only on the cups, we will 18 to enjoy the coffee in it. So don't let the cups 19you...enjoy the coffee instead.
At these words, the graduates looked at each other in 20 embarrassment.
(1)A.stress B.dream C.sorrow D.truth
(2)A.friends B.customers C.fellows D.guests
(3)A.carried B.returned C.arrived D.reached
(4)A.kind B.variety C.sort D.number
(5)A.devote B.expose C.help D.addicted
(6)A.searched B.witnessed C.noticed D.discovered
(7)A.taken up B.brought in C.sold out D.cut down
(8)A.expensive B.cheap C.beautiful D.usual
(9)A.point B.answer C.source D.result
(10)A.quality B.energy C.weight D.color
(11)A.makes B.gives C.hides D.includes
(12)A.finally B.really C.especially D.nearly
(13)A.for B.with C.off D.to
(14)A.forget B.discuss C.consider D.try
(15)A.position B.relation C.workmates D.friends
(16)A.They B.We C.You D.What
(17)A.damage B.determine C.change D.increase
(18)A.come B.stop C.have D.fail
(19)A.drive B.force C.take D.amaze
(20)A.quiet B.speechless C.amazing D.reasonable
【答案】(1)、A
(2)、D
(3)、B
(4)、B
(5)、C
(6)、C
(7)、A
(8)、B
(9)、C
(10)、A
(11)、C
(12)、B
(13)、A
(14)、C
(15)、A
(16)、A
(17)、C
(18)、D
(19)、A
(20)、B
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了一群事业有成的毕业生,一起去看望他们年老的大学教授,谈论各自对工作和生活压力的抱怨。教授用杯子和咖啡的关系告诉他的学生要真正的享受生活,不要受到额外的压力的影响。
(1)考查名词。根据下文“of your problems and stress”可知这些人谈论的是工作以及生活中的压力。故选A。
(2)考查句意理解。根据上文“A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.”可知是一群毕业生来看望老师,对于老师来说他们都是自己的客人。故D正确。
(3)考查动词。句意:教授走进了厨房,返回的时候手里拿着一大壶咖啡和很多杯子。故选B。
(4)考查固定词组。a variety of 固定搭配"各种各样的".根据下文每个学生手里都有杯子可知,老师拿出了很多杯子让学生喝咖啡。
(5)考查固定词组。help oneself to…固定搭配,"自行取用….".本句是指老师让学生自己去喝咖啡。故选C。
(6)考查动词。老师说:如果你们注意到到所有的看起来昂贵的杯子都被拿走,剩下的只有一些看起来很普通很便宜的杯子。故选C。
(7)考查动词词组。本句是指所有的看起来昂贵的杯子都被拿走了。故选A。
(8)考查形容词。本句应该使用cheap与前面的the plain形成呼应关系。剩下的只有一些看起来很普通很便宜的杯子。故选B。
(9)考查名词。老师发现追求最好的东西是人们压力的来源。故选C。
(10)考查句意理解。本句中的反身代词itself就是指句子的主语the cup,在句中表示强调。指杯子本身并不能增加咖啡的质量。故选A。
(11)考查动词。句意:在大多数情况下,它只是更昂贵,在某些情况下,它甚至隐藏我们在喝什么。故选C。
(12)考查句意理解。句意:人们真正想要的是咖啡而不是杯子。故选B。
(13)考查固定词组。句意:你们只想得到好的杯子。go for 固定短语,“想得到”,故选A。
(14)考查动词。句意:现在考虑这件事情。故选C。
(15)考查名词。句意:工作金钱,和地位是杯子。生活是咖啡。故选A。
(16)考查代词。这里的they就是指前面一句中的“the jobs, money and position”等事物。故选A。
(17)考查动词。根据上文“we have don't decide”,可知杯子不能决定也不能改变我们的生活。故选C。
(18)考查动词。根据上下文可知,当人们只关注杯子的时候,我们就不能享受咖啡了。故选D。
(19)考查动词。句意:不要让杯子驱使你,不要做杯子的奴隶。故选A。
(20)考查句意理解。句意:教授的点评非常有道理,大家都无话可说。故选B。
【题目】据报道,2009年重庆市应届高三学生有放弃高考的现象,你班同学就此进行了一次讨论,分析了这种现象产生的原因。假如你是李华,请你向某英文报写一篇英文报道,报道这种现象和原因,另外谈谈你自己的看法。
词数:150 左右。开头已经给出,不计入总词数。
现象 | 重庆市应届高三学生中,有上万考生放弃报名参加2009年的高考,这些学生大多是农村考生,他们信奉“读书无用论”。 |
原因 | 普通家庭负担不起昂贵的大学费用。大学所学内容和将来的工作联系不大。大学毕业后,很难找到满意的工作。 |
我的看法 (至少两点 ) | …… |
Dear editor,
According to a recent news report, in Chongqing City, there are a great number of students who abandoned opportunities to receive further education in college.
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Yours’
Li Hua