A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor（教授）．They talked about their troubles in work and life．After the professor had offered his（A）guests a drink he went into the kitchen and returned with a（B）big pot（壶）of coffee and some cups--porcelain（瓷的），plastic，glass，crystal（水晶的），some plain-looking（普通的），some beautiful，some expensive．The professor let them（C）随便喝些咖啡．

When all his students had a cup in hand，he said：“I don’t know if you noticed it，but when all the nice-looking expensive cups were taken up，the plain and cheap ones were（D）_________ behind．While it is normal（非常的）for you to want only the best for yourselves，that is the source（根源）of your problems and stress（压力）．”

“（E）You really wanted coffee instead of the cup，but you went for the best cups and were eyeing each other's cups to see if they were better．”

Just think about this：Life is the coffee，and jobs，money and titles are the cups．（F）They are only tools to hold and contain Life，and do not change the quality（质量）of Life．Sometimes，by concentrating（集中）only on the cup，we（G）_______ to enjoy the coffee．So don't let the cups drive you，enjoy the coffee instead．

1．分别写出（A）和（B）处的同义或近义词_________ _________

2．将（C）处译成英语_____________________________________________

3．在（D）和（G）处分别填上适当的单词_________ _________

4．将（E）处句子进行改写What you really wanted was _________ the cup，_________ coffee．

5．指出（F）处在文中所指代的内容_________

（A）A little girl thought she was less beautiful than other girls, and nobody liked her．So she was always unhappy and didn’t like to talk to others．However，one day, her mother gave her a beautiful hair dip（发夹）．When she wore it，（B）她看上去比以前漂亮多了．She decided to wear it to school．

    On her way to school she found that everyone who saw her smiled at her．Most of her schoolmates said “hello” to her, but this（C）________happened before．She thought that the beautiful hair clip had brought her them all．She was so happy about all of the wonderful things．Although she didn’t tell her classmates about her beautiful hair clip，they all wanted to know what had happened to her．

      When she went back home after School．her mother asked her,“ Did you know you dropped your hair clip? I found（D）it by the door this morning．“

She understood that she hadn’t（E）__________the hair clip to school at all．

It is not important what we wear or how we look．The most important is how we mink about ourselves．

1．将画线部分（A）改写为：A little girl thought she was______ ______beautiful _____other girls，and nobody liked her．

2．将画线部分（B）译成英语：_________________________________

3．在（C）和（E）的空白处分别填入一个适当的词语：_____________；___________

4．句中画线部分（D）在文中所指代的是：_____________________

5．写出能说明本文大意的主题句：________________________

Choose a word or an expression in the box which is the closest in meaning to the underlined part of each sentence(选择与划线部分意义最接近的单词或词组)：

A．said loudly

B．communicate

C．to a different country

D．about E. on a ship

F．the natural world around us

1．Some people are still polluting the earth and damaging the environment.

2．“Watch out!” Mum exclaimed as she saw a bus coming to me.

3．The whiz-kid was sent abroad to further his study in arts.

4．The detective interviewed Jimmy in connection with the lost pearl necklace.

5．Don't worry. We can keep in touch by e-mail.

 Is there a chocolate-powered racing car in the world? Hey! You have read too (A)________ children's books! But wait! Now，there is really such a racing car in the world．A team from a British university made it．

         The chocolate-powered racing car's engine(发动机) uses waste from chocolate factories or vegetable oil as fuel (燃料)．Its body (B)用土豆制成，its steering wheel is made from carrots，its seat is made of soybeans，(C)________its brake pads(刹车片)are made from nuts! Well，can this car run very fast?  (D) Certainly! It can go from zero to 60 miles per hour in 2.5 seconds，and go as fast as 135 miles per hour．When the racing car is running，it cleans itself and lets out oxygen．

  “It took us more than nine months to (E) complete the racing car，”said a team member．“The car is really green． You can find many of the car's parts at a farmer's market or even in a litter bin because most of the materials(材料) are waste in most people’s eyes．It’s fun．”

However，(F)this eco-friendly  (环保的) car cannot be driven in the official(正式的)race because of the engine's unusual fue.

1.在文中(A)和(C)的空白处分别填入适当的词 ________ ________

2.将文中划线部分(B)译成英语：________

3.写出文中划线部分(D)和(E)的同义词语或近义词语：________ ________

4.将文中划线部分(F)改写为：the engine's unusual fuel makes it________ to________ this eco-friendly car in the official race

5.从文中找出能说明本文中心大意的短语：________

 Is there a chocolate-powered racing car in the world? Hey! You have read too (A)________ children's books! But wait! Now，there is really such a racing car in the world．A team from a British university made it．

         The chocolate-powered racing car's engine(发动机) uses waste from chocolate factories or vegetable oil as fuel (燃料)．Its body (B)用土豆制成，its steering wheel is made from carrots，its seat is made of soybeans，(C)________its brake pads(刹车片)are made from nuts! Well，can this car run very fast?  (D) Certainly! It can go from zero to 60 miles per hour in 2.5 seconds，and go as fast as 135 miles per hour．When the racing car is running，it cleans itself and lets out oxygen．

  “It took us more than nine months to (E) complete the racing car，”said a team member．“The car is really green． You can find many of the car's parts at a farmer's market or even in a litter bin because most of the materials(材料) are waste in most people’s eyes．It’s fun．”

However，(F)this eco-friendly  (环保的) car cannot be driven in the official(正式的)race because of the engine's unusual fue.

1.在文中(A)和(C)的空白处分别填入适当的词 ________ ________

2.将文中划线部分(B)译成英语：________

3.写出文中划线部分(D)和(E)的同义词语或近义词语：________ ________

4.将文中划线部分(F)改写为：the engine's unusual fuel makes it________ to________ this eco-friendly car in the official race

5.从文中找出能说明本文中心大意的短语：________