“You know, these cups bring to mind a tea quote(说法) I heard.” Mary’s aunt said.
She poured tea. There were four of them and there were four totally different cups on the table.
They took their tea cups.
“What quote?” Mary asked.
“Well, maybe I should rather say it is a story,” aunt said, “I heard that there was a wise teacher who took all his students for tea. They were surprised that all the cups on the table were different. Each of them took a cup and started drinking their tea, each looking at the cups of others. The teacher let them do that for a while and then said,‘ Do you notice your behavior? You are all looking at each other’s tea cup and I can see some of you with the broken ones are even envious(羡慕的) of the finer cups of others. Is this not so?’ ”
The students agreed, amused by their own behavior.
“You may have wondered why you all had different cups, but I put them here on purpose. You see they represent (代表) life itself. Life is like that tea and the cups are like the physical circumstances(状况) of your life. You all got the same thing in your cups — tea. And yet you can not truly enjoy it in your envy of another’s cup. It’s just the same with life. You forget to enjoy your own life when you concentrate on envying the circumstances of someone else’s life.
So now, close your eyes, and taste your own tea. Really taste it. And tell me — did it matter from which cup it came from?”
Aunt finished telling her short tea story and they all sat in silence for a while, tasting their tea. A sleepy fly buzzed(嗡嗡作响) past, a bird sang in the tree. And it really did not matter one bit from which tea cup they drank.
1. When the students found they had different tea cups, they_____________.
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A．were satisfied with their own cup |
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B．were angry about the broken cups they had been given |
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C．asked the teacher to get new cups for them |
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D．were curious about the difference between the cups |
2.From the text, we know that _____________.
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A．the teacher prepared different tea cups for each student |
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B．the teacher should have given the students the same cups |
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C．the teacher made the tea cups different by mistake. |
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D．each student took their time to choose a cup they liked |
3. According to the passage, by comparing the cups to the physical circumstances of people’s life, the teacher meant that people_______.
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A．should try different ways of life |
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B．shouldn’t focus on envy others’ physical circumstances |
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C．can never change their physical circumstances |
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D．should work hard for a better life |
4. In the passage the teacher’s message to the students was that _______.
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A．life is hard and boring for everyone |
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B．it is strange to be envious of the lives of others |
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C．everyone should learn to enjoy his own life |
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D．people act differently in different circumstances |
5. What can be the best title for the passage?
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A．More than tea in a cup |
B．The value of tea |
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C．Tea vs cup |
D．Enjoying tea with a broken cup |
Today, roller skating is easy and fun. But many years ago, it wasn’t easy at all. Before 1750, people never tried skating on wheels. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin’s work was making instruments. In his free time he liked to play the violin. Merlin was a man with many ideas and many dreams. People called him a dreamer.
One day Merlin received an invitation to go to an important party. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think. He wanted to find a way to make a wonderful entrance at the party. Merlin had an idea. He thought that he would attract a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.
Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skate shoes. Merlin was very proud of them. He dreamed of arriving at the party and skating into the room while playing the violin. He was sure that everyone would be very surprised.
On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room, playing his violin. Everyone was really surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skating. He rolled on, playing the violin. Then, with all eyes on him, Merlin hit into a huge mirror on the wall. The mirror broke into many pieces with a very loud noise. But nobody forgot Merlin’s wonderful entrance after that.
1.The story tells us that people began to enjoy roller-skating _______.
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A．before the year 1750 |
B．before the invitation |
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C．because of Joseph Merlin |
D．because it was dangerous |
2.People called Merlin a dreamer because ___________.
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A．he slept and dreamed a lot |
B．he was full of different ideas |
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C．he was a talented violinist |
D．he always made people’s dreams come true |
3.___________ made Merlin think of skating on wheels.
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A．Merlin’s work |
B．Merlin’s violin |
C．A huge mirror |
D．An important party |
4.What was Merlin’s problem after he rolled into the room?
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A．He couldn’t stop his roller-skating. |
B．He couldn’t attract a lot of attention. |
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C．Everyone was surprised at him. |
D．He couldn’t play the violin while rolling. |
5.The text is mainly about_________.
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A．a strange man |
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B．an unusual party |
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C．how roller skating began |
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D．how people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century |
Every day, in all kinds of weather, a lot of men and women go jogging (running slowing). 1.为什么慢跑这么流行呢？ Most people start jogging because they hear it is a very good form of exercise. 2.Jogging makes the heart strong and helps people control their weight. If you keep jogging every day, 3.你不必通过吃药来减肥。Jogging can also make you feel better about yourself.
Do you jog? If you do, 4.一定要向医生询求建议。Does jogging cost much? It costs almost nothing. But it is very important to have a good pair of shoes that are made for jogging. 5.If not, when you run on hard ground for a long time, it may cause your feet to hurt.
Do you know anything about Diane Birch? She is a young singer 1. music takes listeners back to the soul and pop music of the 1970s. She spent her childhood 2. moving from one place to another, she had settled in several countries 3. her parents finally moved back to the USA.
Diane Birch started learning to play 4.piano when she was about seven years old. When she moved back to the United States, she did not know much about popular culture. What she did know was classical music and religious songs. She learned all kinds of music, 5.jazz, rock and folk and she taught herself how to play 6. .
Diane Birch moved to Los Angeles when she was 7. enough to live independently. She later decided to take a singing class, 8. she could perform the music she had been writing since an early age. The songs she posted on her MySpace page caught attention of the music industry and led to a record deal.
Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know whether you think you are a 36 person or a coward (懦夫). But you will never really know the answer to this question 37 you are tested in real life. Some people think they are brave, but when they come face to face with real 38 , they act like cowards. Others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like heroes.
Lenny had always thought of himself as a 39 person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy. Then on January 15th, 2002, a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington. Lenny happened to see a woman in the ice-cold water. He did not feel afraid. He 40 very calm and did a very dangerous thing. He jumped into the Potomac, 41 to the woman, and kept her head 42 the water. Seventy-eight people died that day. Thanks to Lenny, it was not 43 .
When you are in a very dangerous situation and feel afraid, the body automatically(自动地) produces a chemical called adrenalin in the blood. With adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and stronger and are 44 to fight or run away. However, when you are terrified greatly, the body can produce too much adrenalin. 45 this happens, the muscles become very hard. You are then paralyzed (麻木) with fear. This is why when we are extremely frightened, we sometimes say we are “petrified”. This word 46 a Greek word “petros”, which means “stone”. We are 47 frightened that we become stonelike.
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