A group of graduates, successful in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor．Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life．
Before offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups-porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking and cheap, some exquisite and expensive-telling them to help themselves to the coffee．
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, 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 problems and stress．Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee．In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink．What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups．．．And then you began eyeing each other's cups．
Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups．They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of Life we live．Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us．"
God brews the coffee, not the cups．Enjoy your coffee!
"The happiest people don't have the best of everything．They just make the best of everything．"
Live simply．Love generously．Care deeply．Speak kindly．Leave the rest to God．
小題1:What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A．the ordinary-looking cupB．the nice-looking cup
C．the coffee of good qualityD．the coffee of poor quality
小題2:Why did the professor offer his students coffee with varieties of cups?
A．To give his students many more choices．
B．To teach his students how to enjoy coffee．
C．To show the students his collection of cups．
D．To tell his students the right attitude to life
小題3:According to the professor, the happiest people are the ones who _____．
A．get the best type of coffee cupsB．make the best of what they have
C．have a wide range of coffee cupsD．care about social status and wealth
小題4:The best title for the passage would be _____．
A．God's CoffeeB．The Pressure of Life
C．The Happiest PeopleD．Professor's Coffee Cups

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:A
文章通過杯子和咖啡告訴大家要追求生活的本質(zhì)，不要被外表所迷惑。
小題1:猜測詞義題。根據(jù)上文Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee，可知杯子不能增加咖啡的質(zhì)量，但是這個杯子很昂貴，甚至在某種情況下能掩蓋我們所喝的東西。
小題2:主推理題。通讀全文可知文章就是通過這樣的事告訴他的學(xué)生要追求生活的本質(zhì)，不要被外表所迷惑。
小題3:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段"The happiest people don't have the best of everything．They just make the best of everything．"
小題4:主旨大意題。文章通過幾杯咖啡向大家說明了生活的一個道理。
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A．knowB．greetC．imagine D．recognize
小題2:
A．extraB．goodC．correct D．precise
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In 1997, I found myself in a situation I never thought I'd be in: alone and begging for money in New York. My father had been separated from our family, and my mother had  recently died from complications related to AIDS. What I remember most about such nights is lying on the cold marble floor and using my backpack for a pillow.
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B．often slept m friends’ homes
C．felt lonely because of her illness
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a. The newspaper reported her story.
b. She graduated from Harvard University.
c. She slept on the cold floor at night.
d. She joined the committee at the Door.           
e. Her mother died from the illness.
A．d→e→c→a→bB．e→c→d→a→b
C．e→c→a→b→dD．b→c→d→e→a
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There was a man who had a little boy that he loved very much．Every day after work the man would come home and 36  with the little boy．He would always  37 all of his extra time with the little boy．
One night, while the man was at work, he  38 that he had extra work to do for the evening, and that he wouldn't be able to play with his little boy．39 he wanted to be able to give the boy something to keep him  40．So, looking around his office, he saw a magazine with a large  41 of the world on the cover．He got a（n） 42 ．He removed the map, and then patiently tore it up into small pieces．Then he put all the 43 in his coat pocket．
When he got home, the little boy came 44 to him and was ready to play. The man 45 that he had extra work to do and couldn't play just now．He 46 the little boy into the dining room, and 47 all the pieces of the map．He spread them on the table．He explained that it was a map of the world, and that by the time he could 48 together, his extra work would be 49_, and they could both play．Surely this would keep the child busy for hours, he thought．
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A．enjoyB．watchC．shareD．play
小題2:
A．takeB．spendC．spareD．have
小題3:
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小題4:
A．HoweverB．OrC．ForD．But
小題5:
A．happyB．busyC．excitedD．silent
小題6:
A．mapB．pictureC．figureD．image
小題7:
A．informationB．chanceC．ideaD．a(chǎn)dvice
小題8:
A．worldB．piecesC．paperD．magazine
小題9:
A．runningB．expectingC．shoutingD．meeting
小題10:
A．explainedB．persuadedC．shoutedD．discussed
小題11:
A．a(chǎn)skedB．orderedC．ledD．showed
小題12:
A．did upB．dealt withC．put outD．took out
小題13:
A．look it upB．get it aroundC．put it backD．turn it over
小題14:
A．finishedB．wastedC．deliveredD．filled
小題15:
A．shockedB．surprisedC．satisfiedD．tired
小題16:
A．beautifulB．sureC．rightD．quite
小題17:
A．wayB．positionC．sideD．place
小題18:
A．funnyB．difficultC．simpleD．interesting
小題19:
A．backB．coverC．topD．front
小題20:
A．pictureB．impressionC．sculptureD．shade

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