题目内容
请先阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后用方框中所给的词的适当形式填空,并将答案填写到答题卷的相应位置。每个词限用一次。
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A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.
The conversation soon 1. into complaints about stress in work and life. To 2. his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned 3. a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups — porcelain(瓷器), plastic, glass, crystal(水晶), some plain-looking, some expensive and some exquisite(精致的) —telling them to help 4. to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in their hands, the professor said, “ 5. you have noticed, all the nice-looking or 6. cups have been used, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your 7. and stress.”
“What all of you really 8. is coffee, not the cups, but you went for the best cups. And then you began eyeing (审视) each other’s cups. Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the 9. . Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cups, we 10. to enjoy the coffee. Savor(品味) the coffee, not the cups! Don’t let the cups drive you. Enjoy the coffee instead.”
请阅读下面短文。根据短文内容从下面方框内的七个选项中,选择五个还原到文中,使短文意思通顺、结构完整,并在答题卷上将其序号涂黑。
Do you like to tell stories? Do you like to write? Sometimes those questions have two different answers. 1. However, it can be hard to write them down on paper.
2. Even professional writers do not write everything perfectly the first time. They have to revise their work. When you revise your writing, you look for ways to change it that will make it better. 3. You make sure that you have used capitals, periods and other punctuation marks in the best way. You look for words that can be taken out or changed for different, more exciting words. You make sure that your words help the reader get a picture in his mid when he reads them.
Writing is one of those skills that take practice. The changes you make can turn boring words into exciting words. 4. Don’t be afraid to make changes. The first time you write on a topic, you get your ideas down on paper. 5. It’s making it ready for readers to enjoy.
A.Running is good for your health. B.You check your spelling. C.Revising your writing is important. D.Many children love to tell stories out loud. E.Revising your writing is cleaning it up. F.It can make your ideas come alive. G.Listening to music can make you relax. |