【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

【题目】阅读理解
Now many young people are traveling around the world on their own, not because they have no one to travel with, but because they prefer to go alone.
Kristina Wegscheider from California first traveled alone when she was at college and believes that it is something everyone should do at least once in their life. “It opens up your mind to new things and pushes you out of your comfort zone.” Wegscheider has visited 46 countries covering all seven continents(洲).
In foreign countries, with no one to help you read a map, look after you if you get ill, or lend you money if your wallet is stolen. It is challenging. This is what drives young people to travel alone.It is seen as character building and a chance to prove that they can make it on their own.
Chris Richardson decided to leave his sales job in Australia to go traveling last year.He set up a website, The Aussie Nomad, to document(记录) his adventures. He said he wished he had traveled alone earlier. “The people you meet, the places you visit, or the things you do, everything is up to you and it forces you to grow as a person,” said the 30-year-old.
Richardson describes traveling alone like “a shot in the arm”, which “makes you a more confident person that was ready to deal with anything”. He said: “The feeling of having conquered something on my own is a major part of what drives me each day when I'm dealing with a difficult task. I walk around with my head up because I know deep down inside that nothing is impossible if you try.”
The great 19th century explorer John Muir once said: “Only by going alone in silence can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness.
(1)Which of the following will Kristina Wegscheider agree with?
A.Traveling alone is a necessary experience for everyone.
B.It is more meaningful to travel in foreign countries.
C.It is comfortable to travel around without a friend.
D.Traveling abroad helps people to find new things.
(2)What can we infer about Chris Richardson?
A.He started traveling at an early age.
B.He was once shot in the arm.
C.His website inspires others a lot.
D.He used to work as a salesman.
(3)What is the best title of the passage?
A.Travel Abroad
B.Travel Alone
C.Travel Light
D.Travel Wide and Far

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