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_________

I am the Earth．Once I was in good health，but now I feel quite uncomfortable．

Yesterday I went to see Doctor Moon．She asked me，“What's wrong with you，Mr. Earth?”

I told her，“My children--the people--have destroyed the ozone（臭氧），so the sunshine is too strong．Now I have a high fever．Many trees have died．The dust（灰）always gets into my eyes．I smell the waste gas of cars every day．I can't take in clean air．I often suffer from earache，because I hear loud noises all the time．”

“Oh，Mr. Earth，” said the Moon，“Your illness is so serious．You must have a good rest and drink a lot of water every day．”

“That’s fine，but it often rains acid rain（酸雨），so I have no clean water to drink at all．” I replied．

“That's terrible! I'm very sorry，but I can't help you．” The Moon was very sad．

Oh，dear! What can I do? Who can save me?

1．Who did Mr. Earth see yesterday?

A．Doctor Moon．   B．Doctor Sun．        C．His children．

2．Why does Mr. Earth have a high fever?

A．the sunshine is too strong．                         B．He suffers from earache．

C．The dust gets into his eyes．

3．Who are Mr. Earth’s children?

A．The trees．          B．The cars．           C．The people．

4．Why does Mr. Earth have no water to drink?

A．Many trees have died．                               B．The ozone has been destroyed．

C．It often rains acid rain．

5．Which of the following is True?

A．The Earth is ill．                                        B．The Earth is in good health．

C．The Moon can help Mr. Earth．

    Robin liked telling lies．All his friends were fooled and they wanted to punish him for that，but they could not find any ways to do it，One day they told George about it．

    George thought for a while and said，” I have a good idea．I can do with him，I think．”

    That afternoon George went to see Robin with Robin’s friends．He said，”I hear you are good at telling lies．But I have invented a drink．If you drink a little bottle of the drink，you’ll  the truth．”

    Of course，Robin didn’t believe it．He said proudly，”The man who can fool me hasn’t been born yet．”

  “Dare you have a try?” said George．”You must tell the truth if you do as I say．”

  “Well．”said Robin．”I'm sure that I’ll win．”

   George brought out a little bottle and gave it to Robin．As soon as he drank a little, Robin stopped at once．He wanted to say something，but he remembered what he had just said, so he stood there quietly．

  “Go on!” George said with a smile．”Is it tasty?”

  At last Robin couldn't help shouring，”It's not a drink，but kerosene(煤油)!”All his friends began to laugh and his face turned red．

1．Robin wasn’t     ．

   A．a tall man         B．a short man

   C．an able man       D．an honest(诚实的) man

2．All Robin’s friends wanted to punish him because       ．

   A．he often fooled them

   B．he often made them laugh at himself

   C．he never kept his promises

   D．he was cleverer than his friends 

3．As George was     ，Robin’s friends asked him for help．

   A．honest     B．common      C．clever   D．fair

4．As     ，Robin was sure that he would win．

   A．he was good at his lessons

   B．nobody could fool him before

   C．he knew George very well

   D．he had drunk all kinds of drinks

5．Robin stopped drinking at once because the drink was      ．

   A．terrible    B．tasty    C．tasteless    D．too little

I was now five, and still I showed no much interest in things except with my toes（脚趾）. I could not look after myself,   35  my father took care of me. I used to lie on my back all the time in the kitchen. I was   36 , imprisoned（监禁） in a world of my own, unable to communicate with others.
Then, suddenly, it happened on the afternoon of a cold December day. All the family were gathered round the big kitchen fire. Mona and Paddy were drawing funny animals, using a bright piece of yellow chalk. It was the chalk that   37  me so much. I had never seen anything like it before.
Suddenly, I wanted to do what my sister was doing. Then without thinking or knowing exactly what I was doing, I   38  out and took the chalk out of my sister’s hand, with my left foot. It is a puzzle（迷惑）to many people as well as to   39 . I held the chalk tightly between my toes and made a wild scribble（乱涂）with it on the board. Next moment I stopped, not knowing what to do with the chalk next, hardly knowing how it   40  there. Then I looked up and realized that everyone was looking at me   41 . My mother came in. Her eyes looked from my face down to my   42 , then she took another piece of chalk from Mona, and drew the single letter “A” on the floor in front of me. “Copy that, Christy.” She said. I tried to do the same action, but I   43 . “Try again, Chris.” she whispered in my ear. I tried another two more times. I drew one side of the letter, then the other. It looked ugly, but I   44  to make it finally. I had done it! True! I couldn’t speak with my mouth, but now I would speak through something more   45  than spoken words. That one letter was my   46  to a new world, my key to mental freedom.

【小题1】

A．and B．for C．so D．though

【小题2】

A．lost B．lonely C．tired D．weak

【小题3】

A．troubled B．worried C．reminded D．interested

【小题4】

A．dropped B．set C．checked D．reached

【小题5】

A．you B．me C．it D．them

【小题6】

A．got B．stuck C．worked D．arrived

【小题7】

A．angrily B．sadly C．silently D．carefully

【小题8】

A．hand B．neck C．foot D．leg

【小题9】

A．froze B．forgot C．fell D．failed

【小题10】

A．tried B．managed C．offered D．decided

【小题11】

A．lasting B．interesting C．moving D．surprising

【小题12】

A．dream B．tool C．gift D．road