阅读下面材料.在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式.Some students who had graduated visited their university professor. The conversation soon turned into1. about stress in work and life. 2. his guests coffee, the profe 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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Some students who had graduated visited their university professor. The conversation soon turned into1.(complain) about stress in work and life. 2.(offer) his guests coffee, the professor 3.(go) to the kitchen and returned with a pot of coffee and4.variety of cups—porcelain, plastic, glass, some plain-looking, some expensive—telling them to help themselves to the coffee.

It was when all the students had a cup of coffee in hand that he said, “All the nice-looking expensive cups have been taken up,5.(leave) behind the plain and cheap ones. Actually, the cup itself adds no quality 6.the coffee. What all of you really want7.(be) coffee, not the cup. You consciously went for the best cups, and then you began eyeing others’ cups.”

“Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups,8.are just tools to hold and contain life. The type of cup we have does not change the quality of life . If we concentrate only on the cups, we fail 9.(enjoy) the coffee. I10.(true) hope that you will never let the cups drive you enjoy the coffee instead.”

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A．was finishedB．would have finished

C．would finishD．had been finished

I’d like to share a little story with you about something that happened when I was four. I remember it clearly. Our loving family dog was nearing the end of his life. My father picked him up and put him in a little bed we had made for him. Our dog, my companion, whom we had cared for, bit my father when he attempted to help him. How could he? Why? I couldn’t understand it. I didn’t like him anymore.

I hadn’t thought about that story for a long time but something that happened last week brought it back to me. I went to speak with a friend. When I knocked on the door, I met in an instant an angry look and a few harsh(尖刻的)words. When the door was slammed(砰地关上)in my face, I stood there shocked, and in a rush, I was reminded of my dog bit my father 20 years ago or so. What brought that story back was that same feeling of betrayal.

Both stories taught me something the next day. You see, when I got up in the morning and was told my dog had died, it became clear to me that he must have been in great pain. For him to have bitten a family member, he could not have been himself. Much the same for the other story when I learned that my friend’s wife had just left him.

We are all beings of our environments, our opinions and feelings. And all of those things can cause you to say and do things that can’t be understood by those who are not in the same situation with you.

If you meet someone either behaving out of character or acting in a way that doesn’t seem to fit the situation, put out your hand and be patient when you think it is least possible for him to do so. You may turn around a story that has a sad ending simply by your actions.

1.The incident that happened when the author was four______.

A. hurt the author’s feeling deeply

B. has puzzled the author ever since

C. left a deep impression on the author

D. made the author dislike dogs

2.What made the author think about the story of about 20 years ago?

A. His friend’s attitude.

B. The photo of the dog.

C. His father’s wound.

D. His friend’s suffering.

3.The author's friend said harsh words to the author because______.

A. he was bad-tempered

B. he was suffering the pain of losing his wife

C. he was bothered by an unexpected visit

D. they once quarreled and he couldn’t forgive the author

4.What conclusion did the author get from the two stories?

A. Misunderstanding should be removed in time.

B. Sometimes one will be hurt without any reason.

C. Many people think more of themselves and less of others.

D. Many factors will affect one’s behavior.

5.What’s the author’s advice to us?

A. Help those in need.

B. Look before you leap.

C. Learn to understand others.

D. Tolerance is a kind of virtue.

—— We are planning to have a casual get-together this Saturday. Are you coming?

——_______. I’ve got rather a full day this weekend.

A. I hope so B. Sounds great

C. I’m afraid not D. You’d better not

A study of a million UK women, published today in The Lancet, has shown that happiness itself has no direct effect on mortality, and that the widespread but mistaken belief that unhappiness and stress directly cause ill health came from studies that had simply confused cause and effect. Life-threatening poor health can cause unhappiness, and for this reason unhappiness is associated with increased mortality. In addition, smokers tend to be unhappier than non-smokers. However, after taking account of previous ill health, smoking, and other lifestyle and socio-economic factors, the investigators found that unhappiness itself was no longer associated with increased mortality.

The lead author, Dr Bette Liu, now at the University of New South Wales, Australia said: "Illness makes you unhappy, but unhappiness itself doesn't make you ill. We found no direct effect of unhappiness or stress on mortality, even in a ten-year study of a million women."

As in other studies, unhappiness was associated with deprivation, smoking, lack of exercise, and not living with a partner. The strongest associations, however, were that the women who were already in poor health tended to say that they were unhappy, stressed, not in control, and not relaxed.

The main analyses included 700 000 women, average age 59 years, and over the next 10 years these women were followed by electronic record linkage for mortality, during which time 30 000 of the women died.

After allowing for any differences already present in health and lifestyle, the overall death rate among those who were unhappy was the same as the death rate among those who were generally happy. The study is so large that it rules out unhappiness being a direct cause of any material increase in overall mortality in women.

This was true for overall mortality, for cancer mortality, and for heart disease mortality, and it was true for stress as well as for unhappiness.

1. The word “mortality” in the passage means .

A. richness B. relaxation

C. death D. morality

2. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A. Unhappiness will definitely make a person ill.

B. Unhappiness doesn’t necessarily make you ill.

C. Unhappiness is not associated with lack of exercise.

D. The death rate among those unhappy people is greater.

3.It’s wrongly believed that ________.

A. unhappiness itself is not associated with increased mortality

B. there is no direct link between unhappiness and mortality

C. ill health directly causes unhappiness and stress

D. ill health directly results from unhappiness and stress

4.The writer’s attitude towards the result of the study is __________.

A. disappointing B. indifferent

C. subjective D. objective

It was a secret Eli kept until he was 8 years old.

“He would scream, like we were hurting him when we tried to put a dress on him.” recalled Grace, his mother. That was when Eli was an 18-month-old baby girl already rejecting anything female.

Now, Eli’s mother and Eli are sharing their story with CBS New York. Eli still remembers being a baby, and rejecting putting on a dress. “Oh, I remember that,” he said. “It was like torture.” Now Eli is 11 years old. He is, by all accounts, a happy, active boy who never doubted he was born the wrong sex. Eli said to CBS New York. It was hard to keep that secret for 8 years though, “It was kind of hard because I hadn’t really told anyone ever,” he said.

“He said, ‘I have a secret, and the secret is I don’t want to be a girl. I think I’m a boy，’”Grace recalled. “…I thought, ‘I don’t know what we’re going to do, but we’re going to figure it out.”’

CBS New York reports that it was a less clear path for Ryan, now a 21-year-old man. He, too, was born female, but never felt like one.

He didn’t understand his feelings at the time. Then he learned about what it meant to be transgender on the Internet, and it began to make sense. “It was a relief to know what exactly I was or am,” he said.

Ryan’s mother said at first it was hard to accept. “It’s a scary thing to think about,” she said. But she came around. “I was glad my son is able to become the person he needed to be,” she said.

Experts say the kind of family support both Ryan and Eli are getting is of great significance. Without it, many transgender kids suffer from anxiety, depression and high rates of suicide.

“We see a lot of kids with a lot of mental health concerns, and we also see that those mental health concerns really reduced when the family is on board,” said Jean Malpas of Ackerman Institute for the Family, a non-profit research organization to CBS New York.

Grace said for her it went from a situation that felt really confusing and difficult to one that she now celebrates. “We feel so lucky to have him.” she said.

1.According to the passage, Eli would scream because_________.

A. Eli rejected care and love from parents

B. Eli didn’t want to be dresses as a girl

C. Eli didn’t want to wear anything at all

D. Eli’s parents were torturing their baby

2.Which word can best describe Ryan’s feelings before he turned to the Internet?

A. Confused. B. Angry. C. Relieved. D. Confident.

3.This passage is probably taken from________.

A. a news report

B. a scientific journal

C. a survey report

D. an academic essay

4.What can we learn from this passage?

A. Many people feel difficult to accept who themselves really are.

B . Knowledge about transgender should be made known to more people.

C. Support from family is important to special groups like the transgender.

D. Many non-profit organizations are trying to help people like Eli and Ryan.

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1.What is the purpose of the Green Festival?

A. To bring people together.

B. To study the environment.

C. To improve people's health.

D. To develop a green economy.

2.What could younger visitors do in the festival?

A. They could watch some movies about love.

B. They could build a house with their hands.

C. They could play fun games and have lessons.

D. They could taste food made from bamboo plants.

3.The underlined word "inclusive" in the last paragraph probably means___________.

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One day my two-year-old son, __ at a dozen of “stood” color markerpens, cheered excitedly, “Mummy, look! I did it.” Afterwards, he collected some ballpens, __ to do the same. Hard though he tried, the ballpens just lay __. He turned to me for help. Noticing they had either sharp or round ends, I said __, “Mummy can’t help you.” To my __, he wouldn’t listen and continued trying. I was struck by his persistence.

My son’s behaviour reminded me of George who was always __ in his work and rarely talked to anyone. To him, __, there was no such thing called weekends or holidays. Our boss praised __ about him and __ us to look up to him as a role model.

One day I met George. “Gonna work late again tonight？”

“Probably can't leave till midnight,” he said.

“How many hours have you put in here each week, eighty or ninety?”

“__.”

“Don’t you have time to be with your family at all?”

He shook his head slowly and __ a sigh. “It’s not what I wanted. But I have worked on it for so long. It’s much too __ to even think about letting go.”

A year later I resigned. The __ thing I heard about him was that his wife divorced him. Since then I’ve never seen him. But occasionally his aged __ would come to my mind.

Until that day, __ knowing why the ballpens couldn’t stand up, the twoyearold had __ the impossibility after many failures. He put aside all the ballpens and kept only those water markers for his “game”. __, he already learned to let go of his previous __ attempts.

In our daily life, many headaches can be avoided if we know how to __ them and then let go of them immediately.

1.A. convinced B. confident C. conscious D. consistent

2.A. shouting B. pointing C. screaming D. laughing

3.A. intending B. insisting C. requiring D. urging

4.A. still B. silent C. quiet D. flat

5.A. deliberately B. enthusiastically C. casually D. unintentionally

6.A. content B. disappointment C. surprise D. sorrow

7.A. buried B. interested C. devoted D. busy

8.A. however B. therefore C. otherwise D. though

9.A. little B. well C. much D. highly

10.A. ordered B. inspired C. promised D. appealed

11.A. At random B. At times C. At most D. At least

12.A. let out B. let off C. sent off D. sent out

13.A. encouraging B. comfortable C. painful D. ashamed

14.A. later B. last C. latter D. lately

15.A. picture B. figure C. reflection D. image

16.A. for B. with C. without D. besides

17.A. accepted B. received C. refused D. rejected

18.A. Generally B. Eventually C. Additionally D. Obviously

19.A. hopeful B. endless C. meaningful D. useless

20.A. clarify B. realize C. identify D. acknowledge

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--- They are dangerous and addictive.

A. I couldn' t agree more.

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C. You can' t be serious.

D. Don't change a thing.

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