A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.The conversation soon turned into____about stress in work and life.Offering his____coffee，the professor went to the kitchen and___with a large pot of coffee and a____of cups—porcelain，plastic glass，crystal，some plain­looking，some expensive，some exquisite (精致的)，telling them to ____themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand，the professor said，“If you have____，all the nice­looking expensive cups have been____，leaving behind the plain and____ones.Of course，____it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves，that is the ____of your problems and stress.”
“It is sure that the cup itself____no quality to the coffee.____ it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we____.”
“What all of you really want is coffee，not the cup，but you went____for the best cups.And then you began____each other’s cups.”
“Now consider this：Life is the coffee；the jobs，__1_and position in society are the cups.They are just tools to____and contain life，and the type of cup we have does not define，nor____the quality of life we live.Sometimes，by concentrating only on the cup，we____to enjoy the coffee.Value the coffee，not the cups！”
Don’t let the cups ____you.Enjoy the coffee instead.
小題1:
A．information　　B．complaints
C．surprisesD．satisfaction
小題2:
A．friends 　B．customers
C．guests 　D．fellows
小題3:
A．carried 　B．returned
C．a(chǎn)rrived 　D．brought
小題4:
A．kindB．set
C．variety 　D．group
小題5:
A．devote 　B．expose
C．help 　D．provide
小題6:
A．seen 　B．discovered
C．recognized　D．noticed
小題7:
A．taken in 　B．taken back
C．taken outD．taken up
小題8:
A．cheap　B．dear
C．pretty 　D．fantastic
小題9:
A．if　B．while
C．becauseD．since
小題10:
A．resourceB．source
C．result　D．point
小題11:
A．increases　B．expands
C．extends 　D．a(chǎn)dds
小題12:
A．At no time　B．In most cases
C．In no case 　D．At times
小題13:
A．drink 　B．desire
C．eat　D．want
小題14:
A．happilyB．strangely
C．consciously　D．surprisingly
小題15:
A．suspecting 　B．envying
C．considering　D．eyeing
小題16:
A．money　B．love
C．friendship 　D．death
小題17:
A．offer　B．take
C．live 　D．hold
小題18:
A．exchange　B．raise
C．change　D．create
小題19:
A．have　B．hesitate
C．forget 　D．fail
小題20:
A．defeatB．drive
C．decide 　D．puzzle

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:C
小題6:D
小題7:D
小題8:A
小題9:B
小題10:B
小題11:D
小題12:B
小題13:A
小題14:C
小題15:D
小題16:A
小題17:D
小題18:C
小題19:D
小題20:B

語篇解讀　 本文是一篇夾敘夾議文。生活中我們常常會遇到這樣的情況，明明喝的是咖啡卻非常在意裝咖啡的杯子，殊不知咖啡杯只是一個(gè)器具，杯中的咖啡才應(yīng)該是真正的旨趣所在。
小題1:解析：　考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)本句的“stress”及下文第二段末句中的“problems and stress”可知，此處應(yīng)該是抱怨生活和工作中的壓力。
答案：　B
小題2:解析：　   考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容可知，學(xué)生們來看望教過自己的大學(xué)教授，對于教授來說這些學(xué)生就是客人。
答案：　C
小題3:解析：　   考查動詞辨析。因?yàn)榍拔奶岬揭o學(xué)生們咖啡喝，那么教授去了廚房之后應(yīng)該是又返回客廳。
答案：　B
小題4:解析：　考查名詞辨析。從破折號的解釋可看出，教授拿來許多不同的咖啡杯。如果選擇A項(xiàng)則意為“一種杯子”，與下文的敘述相悖。a variety of cups意為“各種各樣的”，符合語境，故選C。
答案：　C
小題5:解析：　考查動詞辨析。help oneself to是固定搭配，意為“隨便用(或吃)”。教授拿回不同的杯子和咖啡讓學(xué)生自便，從而引出下文教授的評價(jià)與教導(dǎo)。
答案：　C
小題6:解析：　考查動詞辨析。教授拿出許多不同的咖啡杯，這是教授引起學(xué)生注意的方式，所以教授說：“你們都注意到了”。因此答案選D，noticed意為“注意，關(guān)注”。
答案：　D
小題7:解析：　考查動詞短語辨析。句意為：價(jià)錢貴，樣子又好看的杯子你們都用上了，放在一旁的都是一些不好看的便宜貨。taken up意為“占用”，符合句意，故選D。take  in意為“吸入”；take back意為“退回”；take out意為“切除，獲得”。
答案：　D
小題8:解析：　考查形容詞辨析。此空所填詞應(yīng)該與plain構(gòu)成并列關(guān)系，所以選擇A項(xiàng)，另外cheap與本句中的“expensive”也是相對的。
答案：　A
小題9:解析：　考查連詞辨析。根據(jù)下文可知�！皌he best”和“problems and stress”形成對比，故此處應(yīng)該選擇表示轉(zhuǎn)折意味的詞語。while意為“雖然”，符合語意語境，故答案選B。
答案：　B
小題10:解析：　考查名詞辨析。句意為：雖然你只想給自己選擇最好，這是人之常情，但是這也正是你們的問題和壓力的根源所在。根據(jù)句意可知，應(yīng)選擇B項(xiàng)，source意為“根源”。
答案：　B
小題11:解析：　   考查動詞辨析。add to意為“增加”，即教授認(rèn)為杯子本身不會增加咖啡的質(zhì)量。故答案選D。increase一般表示具體數(shù)量上的增加；expand意為“擴(kuò)大，增加，增強(qiáng)(尺碼、數(shù)量或重要性)”；extend意為“使伸長，擴(kuò)大，擴(kuò)展”，均不符合題意，故排除。
答案：　D
小題12:解析：　考查介詞短語辨析。in most cases意為“在大部分情況下”，與本句中的“in some cases”相呼應(yīng)。
答案：　B
小題13:解析：　考查動詞辨析。根據(jù)語境可知，此處指“我們所喝的咖啡”，what引導(dǎo)賓語從句，在從句中作賓語，指代咖啡。
答案：　A
小題14:解析：　考查副詞辨析。選擇咖啡杯是有意識地選擇。
答案：　C
小題15:解析：　考查動詞辨析。自己已經(jīng)選擇了自認(rèn)為是最好的杯子，選好之后還要打量別人的杯子。eye用作動詞，意為“注視，審視，細(xì)看”，符合語境。suspect一般不用于進(jìn)行時(shí)，意為“懷疑”；envy意為“嫉妒”；consider意為“考慮”，均不符合語境。
答案：　D
小題16:解析：　考查名詞辨析。本段教授開始做總結(jié)，將故事加以升華，挖掘出其深刻的寓意。與工作，社會地位能夠并列的只能是錢財(cái)。
答案：　A
小題17:解析：　考查動詞辨析，與and后面的“contain”是同義詞，并且能夠接賓語life的只有D項(xiàng)，hold意為“容納”。
答案：　D
小題18:解析：　   考查動詞辨析。句意為：我們使用的杯子的類型不能限定也改變不了我們的生活質(zhì)量。根據(jù)上下文可知，杯子并不能使杯中的咖啡發(fā)生任何改變，故C項(xiàng)符合語意語境。
答案：　C
小題19:解析：　考查動詞辨析。句意為：有時(shí)候人們只關(guān)注盛咖啡的杯子，而沒能品嘗出咖啡的味道。言外之意是人們過于關(guān)注生活的外在表現(xiàn)形式，而忽略生活的真正內(nèi)涵。fail to do sth.意為“不能做某事”，符合語境，
答案：　D
小題20:解析：　考查動詞辨析。本句是全文的結(jié)束句，也是對全文的總結(jié)，即不要讓杯子牽著你走，應(yīng)該享受咖啡本身。drive此處表示“迫使，驅(qū)使”，符合語境，故選B。
答案：　B
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As a result of British actor Colin Firth’s performance, people are starting to realize that stammering can damage a person’s self-confidence and cause him/her to escape from life.
“The problem is unseen and unheard,” said Norbert Lieckfeldt, an expert at the British Stammering Association, in an interview with The Guardian newspaper.
“Stammering masks(遮蓋) your ability,” he said, “It's a serious disability(殘疾).”
Most stammerers face bullying(欺負(fù)) in school, something that is “usually carried over into the workplace”.
George Ⅵ’s stammer took away his confidence as a speaker. But Samantha Mesango, a speech coach based in the UK, believes that speech problems are more common than most people realize. “Some simply don't like the sound of their own voice; others are scared of speaking in public,” she said.
Travis Treats from Saint Louis University’s department of communication sciences in the US, praised The King’s Speech. He said it shows that “how one’s speech does not mean what one is inside”.
He also added that people who stammer need to be heard and our society should recognize that they have a lot to give to the world.
小題1: What is the point of the first two paragraphs?
A．To tell readers about speech speaking.
B．To show how harmful a stammer is.
C．To draw the attention of readers to the problem of a stammer.
D．To show how a stammer makes a person popular
小題2: According to the article, King George Ⅵ _____.
A．was a hero during World War Ⅱ
B．took the place of his brother
C．married a divorced American woman
D．was a failure because of his stammer
小題3: What is Norbert Lieckfeldt’s view of the challenge of a stammer?
A．A stammer can destroy a person’s self-confidence.
B．A stammer is a serious problem for many people but it is often ignored.
C．People who stammer need to have their own voice.
D．People who stammer do better in work than in school.

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When you’re returning to Australia, be careful that you don’t bring in pests and diseases. Some items you might bring back from overseas can be pests and diseases that Australia doesn’t have. When you return, declare(申報(bào))all food, meat, fruits, plants, seeds, wooden souvenirs, animal or plant materials.
Australia has strict quarantine(檢疫)laws and tough on-the-spot fines. Every piece of luggage is now screened or X-rayed. If you fail to declare any quarantine items, or if you make a false declaration, you will get caught. In addition to on-the-spot fines, you could be accused and fined more than $60, 000 and you may risk 10 years in prison. All international mail is also screened.
Some products may require treatment to make them safe. Items that are restricted because of the risk of pests and diseases will be seized and destroyed by the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service(AQIS).
In many cases, the goods you declare will be returned to you after inspection. However, any item that presents a quarantine risk will be withheld(扣留). You will be given a range of options for each item depending on the quarantine risk:
Treating the item to make it safe;
Holding the item until an import permit is presented*; ·
Re-exporting the item；
Destroying the item.
Those treatments with the sign “*” are subject to fees.
Further information:
For more detailed information about bringing in food, animals, plants, animal or plant materials, call the AQIS at 1800-020-504.
小題1:Which of the following don’t you need to declare when returning to Australia?
A．Tea.B．Wooden combs.C．Some bread.D．A pair of glasses.
小題2:If you make a false declaration, you would _______ .
A．be fined a lot of money
B．be forbidden to return to Australia
C．have to declare your items again
D．make yourself screened
小題3:Where can we most probably find this passage?
A．In an advertisement.
B．In a traveling guidebook.
C．At the police station.
D．In a hospital.
小題4:We can learn from the passage that _______ .
A．you can keep the item before an import permit is presented
B．a(chǎn)ll products must be treated according to the AQIS
C．not all treatments for your declared items are free
D．travelers can sell their declared items

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