题目内容
A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.
The conversation soon turned into complaints about __ in work and life. To offer his __ coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and __ with a large pot of coffee and a __ of cups---plastic, glass, metal, porcelain (陶瓷), crystal, some plain-looking, some beautiful. The professor told his students to ___themselves to hot coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “lf you have __, all the nice-looking expensive cups have been __, leaving behind the plain and __ ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the __ of your problems and stress.”
The professor continued, “Believe that the cup itself adds no __ to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases it even __ what we drink. What all of you __ wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went __ the best cups.”
Now __ this: life is the coffee; the jobs, money, and __ in society are the cups. __ are just tools to hold and contain life, and the different types of cups we have don’t decide, nor __ the quality of life. If we concentrate only on the cups, we will __ to enjoy the coffee in it. So don’t let the cups ___you...enjoy the coffee instead.
At these words, the graduates looked at each other in __ 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
There are many international organizations(组织) which work to save and protect endangered(濒危的) species(物种)and natural environment.If you would like more information about any of the organizations listed below, you can write to the addresses (地址)given.
Friends of the Earth(FOE) campaigns on a range of problems including rainforests,the countryside,water and air pollution and energy. Friends of the Earth International Secretariat P.O.Box 19199 1000 G.D. Amsterdam The Netherlands | Greenpeace uses peaceful but direct action to defend the environment. It campaigns(运动,战役) to protect rainforests and sea animals,stop global warming and end pollution of air,land and seas.It also opposes(反对) nuclear(核)power. Greenpeace International Keizergracht 176 1016 DW Amsterdam The Netherlands |
BirdLife International is an organization which works to save endangered birds all over the world. BirdLife International Wellbrook Court Girton Road Cambridge CB3 ONA England | WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature is the world's largest private(私人的) international organization for the protection of nature and endangered species. Information Officer WWF International Avenue du Mont-Blanc 1196 Gland Switzerland |
1.If you want to learn more about the organizations,you can .
A. call them B. write them a letter
C. visit them D. send them an e-mail
2.BirdLife International is an organization trying to .
A. reduce pollution B. defend(保护) rainforests
C. protect ocean animals D. save endangered birds
3.If you oppose nuclear power,you can join .
A. Friends of the Earth B. World Wide Fund For Nature
C. Greenpeace D. BirdLife International
4.What can we learn about WWF?
A. It helps to protect nature and save endangered animals.
B. It is the world’s largest international organization.
C. It works for private companies and rich people.
D. It is a private organization in China