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．
1.What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. the nice-looking cup B. the ordinary-looking cup
C. the coffee of good quality D. the coffee of poor quality
2.Why did the professor offer his students coffee with varieties of cups?
A. To tell his students the right attitude to life
B. To teach his students how to enjoy coffee．
C. To show the students his collection of cups．
D. To give his students many more choices．
3.According to the professor, the happiest people are the ones who _____．
A. get the best type of coffee cups B. make the best of wha
t they have
C. have a wide range of coffee cups D. care about social status and wealth
4.The best title for the passage would be _____．
A. The Pressure of Life B. God's Coffee
C. The Happiest People D. Professor's Coffee Cups
Hiking and fast-paced walking are great ways to lose weight and improve cardiovascular（心血管的）fitness. Get out in the sunshine and pick up the pace.
Walking Musts
Start from 10 minutes and gradually increase your time. Make your daily goal 30 minutes of fast-paced walking. Cross-trainers, walking shoes or other supportive shoes will do. Consider wearing cushioned socks to help protect your feet.
Step It Up
Picture yourself walking fast because you don’t want to be late for the bus. This will be a faster pace than average walking. If you can’t maintain a conversation with your friend without getting out of breath, then you’re walking too fast.
Pioneering Adventure
Hikes are usually longer than 30 minutes; bring water and trail mix for continued energy. Don’t drink water from a stream or river unless you have a purification system. Hiking requires watching each step you take. Don’t plan on race-walking, but gradually pick up speed as you familiarize yourself with the trail.
The challenge of inclines and declines will cause your heart rate to increase. They also require special attention because of loose gravel or dirt. A hiking stick may help with stability（稳定性）. Take your time. If the uphill gets difficult and you’re breathing hard, stop and enjoy the views.
Hiking alone is never a good idea. Take a friend, a trusted adult and your cell phone.
1.The purpose of writing this passage is to ___.
A. tell people a joke
B. cover some information about traveling
C. deliver a lesson on sunshine and water
D. encourage people to take a walk
2.What can we learn from Walking Musts?
A. Catching the bus and taking a friend.
B. Time and shoes.
C. Breathing and heart rate.
D. Bringing water and enjoying the views.
3.By saying “Step It Up”, the author probably means ___.
A. we should change our ways for exercise
B. we must ask for a trusted adult to go with
C. we must keep talking while walking
D. we should control our walk pace
4.Which of the following statements about hiking is NOT true?
A. Don’t drink water from a purification system.
B. Hiking requires watching carefully.
C. A hiking stick is very useful.
D. Taking a friend and a cell phone is a good idea.
假定你是李华，下周将有一位新外教来你班任教。你的班主任计划举办一个简短的欢迎仪式。就此请你用英语写一篇发言稿，主要内容包括：
1.打听旅途情况；
2.简介班级情况；
3.期待成为朋友。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头语已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear sir,
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
People always communicate with words.Do you think you can communicate with words?A smile on your face shows you are happily or friendly.Tears in eyes told others that you are sad.When you put down your hand in class, the teacher knows they want to say something.Other things can also express message.For example,a sign at the bus stop helps you know that which bus to take.Signs on the door tell you whether to go in and out.Have you ever seen that there is a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages from them all time?
In order to know a foreign language thoroughly,four things are necessary.First,we must understand the language when we hear it1.(speak).Secondly,we must be able to speak it 2.(correct) with confidence and without hesitation.Thirdly,we must be able to read the language,and fourthly,we must be able to write it.We must be able to make sentences3.are grammatically correct.
There is no easy way4.(get) success in language learning.A good memory is of great help,but it is not enough only to memorize5.(rule) from a grammar book.It is no use6.(learn) by heart long lists of words and their7.(mean),studying the dictionary and so on.We must learn by using the language.If we are satisfied8.only a few rules we have memorized,we are not really learning the language."Learn through use"9.(be) a good piece of advice for those who are studying10.new language.Practice is important.We must practise speaking and writing the language whenever we can.
During my school days, I was one of those shy and distant kids who would just sit in a comer for an entire day. For me, my books were my ______ world. Even during breaks, I used to just sit in a corner of the ______ and see others play games. It was not as if I wasn’t interested in ______ others or making new friends, but I always felt lacking in energy when ______ my peers. I always had an opinion that my advances towards new ______ would be limited. And I just didn’t want to ______ a rejection.
Once during my English class, my teacher shared a(n)______ with us. It was about King Bruce and a spider. It revolved around a lost battle and talked about how King Bruce, despite losing the battle,______ in the end. He was ______ by a little spider. The little ______ of the spider and the way it was taking rejections impressed me a lot. I was so surprised that I myself started ______ the movements of spiders at home. Once, a spider took around an hour to reach the top of a wall and I ______ knocked it down. To my ______, within seconds it started making its ______ up again.
For me, this ______ was a game changer. I realized that rejections are ______ a failure. The world may mistreat me,______ I can stand up and start working again. There would be time when people would like and ______ me. At present, I ______ mixing with people, learning new things and making new friends. I think, there are just no such ______ as rejections or failures as everything can change at any moment.
1.A. real B. new C. next D. only
2.A. office B. station C. playground D. street
3.A. visiting B. watching C. helping D. joining
4.A. related to B. compared with C. separated from D turned to
5.A. friendships B. courses C. teachers D. programs
6.A. avoid B. suffer C. cause D. fear
7.A. story B. task C. experience D. song
8.A. failed B. won C. left D. refused
9.A. confused B. hurt C. persuaded D. inspired
10.A. improvements B. changes C. movements D. advantages
11.A. adjusting B. observing C. showing D. guiding
12.A. cruelly B. angrily C. luckily D. bravely
13.A. delight B. surprise C. amusement D. disappointment
14.A. progress B. way C. web D. mistake
15.A. incident B. research C. trouble D. adventure
16.A. often B. sometimes C. never D. ever
17.A. so B. though C. or D. but
18.A. train B. meet C. appreciate D. remember
19.A. enjoy B. suggest C. imagine D. risk
20.A. approaches B. values C. things D. solutions
