A group of graduates （毕业生） got together to visit their old university professor （教授） .
The 1 soon turned into complaints （抱怨） about stress （压力） in work and life. To offer his guests coffee, the professor went to the 2 and returned with a large pot of coffee and cups of different 3 —paper, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain-looking, some expensive, some cheap-telling them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee 4 , the professor said, “You see, all the nice-looking 5 cups have been taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. 6 it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source （源头） of your problems and stress.”
“What all of you really want is 7 , not the cup, but you consciously （有意识地） went for the best cups…and then you began 8 each other’s cups.”
“Now think about this. Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain （装） life, and the kind of cup we have does not decide, or change the quality （质量） of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating （集中注意力） only on the cup, we 9 to enjoy the coffee. Don’t let the cups 10 you. Enjoy the coffee instead.”
1 ． A ． conversation B ． lesson C ． group D ． room
2 ． A ． study B ． garden C ． bedroom D ． kitchen
3 ． A ． kinds B ． sizes C ． colors D ． designs
4 ． A ． in mind B ． on back C ． in hand D ． on foot
5 ． A ． cheap B ． ordinary C ． expensive D ． common
6 ． A ． When B ． Although C ． If D ． Since
7 ． A ． coffee B ． stress C ． work D ． money
8 ． A ． buying B ． borrowing C ． eyeing D ． smelling
9 ． A ． fail B ． try C ． dislike D ． manage
10 ． A ． improve B ． interest C ． drive D ． harm
1 ． A
2 ． D
3 ． A
4 ． C
5 ． C
6 ． B
7 ． A
8 ． C
9 ． A
10 ． C
【分析】
本文主要讲述的是一位教授用杯子和咖啡的关系告诉他的学生要真正的享受生活，不要受到外界压力的影响的故事。
1 ．
句意：谈话很快就变成了对工作和生活压力的抱怨。
conversation 对话； lesson 课； group 组； room 房间。根据本句中的 complaints 和后文中的 stress 可知，同学们转换后的话题变为了工作和生活中的压力，故选 A 。
2 ．
句意：为了给客人们倒咖啡，教授去了厨房。
study 书房； garden 花园； bedroom 卧室； kitchen 厨房。根据上句 “To offer his guests coffee” 可知，为客人提供咖啡，教授应该是去厨房，故选 D 。
3 ．
句意：拿着一大壶咖啡和不同种类的杯子回来了。
kinds 种类； sizes 尺寸； colors 颜色； designs 设计。根据 “paper, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain-looking…” 可知，拿了不同种类的杯子，故选 A 。
4 ．
句意：当所有的学生手里都拿着一杯咖啡时。
in mind 记住； on back 在后背； in hand 在手里； on foot 步行。根据 “help themselves to the coffee” 及 “When all the students had a cup of coffee” 可知，同学们手里握着咖啡，故选 C 。
5 ．
句意：你看，所有好看的贵的杯子都被挑走了，剩下那些普通的和便宜的。
cheap 便宜的； ordinary 普通的； expensive 贵的； common 普通的。根据 “leaving behind the plain and cheap ones” 可知，贵的被拿走了，故选 C 。
6 ．
句意：虽然每个人都只想要最好的，这很正常，但这也是你们的问题和压力的根源所在。
When 当 …… 时； Although 尽管； If 如果； Since 既然。 “it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves” 与 “that is the source （源头） of your problems and stress” 是让步关系，故选 B 。
7 ．
句意：你们真正想要的是咖啡，不是杯子。
coffee 咖啡； stress 压力； work 工作； money 金钱。根据 “not the cup, but you consciously （有意识地） went for the best cups” 可知，想要的是咖啡，故选 A 。
8 ．
句意：然后你们开始盯着对方的杯子看。
buying 买； borrowing 借入； eyeing 注视； smelling 闻起来。根据上文可知，我们总是费尽心思地为自己找最好的杯子，同时在关注着别人的杯子是怎样的，急于比出高低，故选 C 。
9 ．
句意：我们没能好好享受咖啡。
fail 失败； try 尝试； dislike 不喜欢； manage 管理。根据上文可知，我们经常只注意外面的杯子，没能享受到里面的咖啡真正的味道，故选 A 。
10 ．
句意：不要让杯子驱动你。
improve 提高； interest 使 …… 感兴趣； drive 迫使； harm 伤害。结合上文可知，我们会经常被外在的杯子所驱使，而忘记品味咖啡本身，故选 C 。
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It’s always challenging to face fear. Here are some ways to help you overcome（克服）it.
Breathing
As we know, breathing can help us relax. If you purposely breathe out longer than you breathe in, your body will calm down. If you start to feel fearful, try this. Take a breath in (to a count of 7 in your mind), and then slowly breathe out (to a count of 11 in your mind). To your surprise, if you do this for a minute or so, you’ll calm down quickly. We call this "7/11 breathing".
Using a different part of your brain
When we feel fearful, it’s harder to think clearly. But if we force ourselves to use the part of thinking brain, this will help to calm us down. The easiest way to do this is with numbers. You can set your own fear from l to 10, 10 being the worst state and 1 being the most relaxed state. When you’re feeling fearful, ask yourself; “Okay, what grade do I get right now? 7 or 5?” Just doing this will reduce fear because it starts the thinking brain. Once I gave a speech to three hundred people and I felt fearful. So I graded myself at 6, and waited for myself to go down to 3 before starting. I took control.
Getting control of your imagination
Imagine seeing yourself in the situation you were scared, but see yourself being calm and things going well. Doing this starts to recondition your mind to more calmly face the coming events which were causing fear.
It seems that overcoming fear is always the first step to finish all you need to do and it will help you devote yourself to what you really want to be and to do. It takes efforts, but it’s worth your try.
| 59． to overcome fear | |||
| Introduction | It’s challenging to face fear in your life. | ||
| Ways | Breathing | To calm down, you can breathe out 60． than you breathe in. You’ll be 61． that you’ve calmed down very quickly if you take 7/11 breathing. | |
| Using a different part of your brain | You can set ten 62． for your own fear with numbers. Grading your state of mind helps 63． the thinking brain and make you 64． fearful. | ||
| Getting control of your imagination | Imagine you’re in a bad 65． but you feel calm and things go well. It can help you feel 66． to face the coming events. | ||
| Conclusion | To finish all you need to do, you must overcome fear 67． It’s worth 68． though it takes efforts. | ||
