Question

One day, a teacher was giving a speech to his students. He held up a glass of water and asked the class, “How _ __ do you think this glass of water is?”

The students’ answers were quite __  __ ─ from 20g to 500g. “It doesn’t matter on the weight itself. It is decided by how long you __ __ it. If I hold it for a minute, it is __  __ . If I hold it for an hour, you will have to call an ambulance (救护车). It is exactly the same weight, but the  __   _  I hold it, the heavier it becomes.”

“If we carry our burdens (负担) all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on __ __  the burden is becoming much heavier.”

“What you have to do is to put the glass __ __ , rest for a while before holding it up again.”

We have to put down the burden sometimes __ __   we can relax and are able to carry on. So after you   ____  home from work tonight, put the burden of the work down. Don’t carry it back home. You can   ____ it up tomorrow.

Whatever burden you are having now on your shoulders(肩膀), let it down for a moment if you can.

1.A. hot             B. cold            C. heavy           D. light

2.A. different      B. same          C. good             D. bad

3.A. drink          B. hold            C. throw           D. take

4.A. terrible        B. heavy          C. interesting     D. light

5.A. short           B. shorter         C. long            D. longer

6.A. because       B. but             C. though           D. so

7.A. up             B. down           C. off               D. out

8.A. to              B. in order to    C. so that          D. so as to

9.A. get to         B. go back to      C. return           D. return back

10.A. give           B. clean           C. pick             D. turn

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.C

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要通过老师向学生演示举水杯的事例，告诉读者，我们负重越久，就越觉得它重。因此，在日常生活中，我们需要将背负的重压时不时放下，这样我们才能调整状态重新将它们背起。

1.C考查形容词及语境理解。hot： 热的，cold：冷的，heavy ：重的，light：轻 的。根据下文的“from 20g to 500g”的描述可知，这里是询问水杯有多重。故应选C。

2.A考查形容词及语境理解。different ：不同的，same：相同的，good：好的，bad：坏的。根据下文“from 20g to 500g.”的描述可知，这里指的是学生们的回答各不相同。故选A。

3.B考查动词及语境理解。drink：喝，hold：举，throw：扔，take：拿。根据下文“If I hold it for a minute,”的描述可知，这里指的是取决于你举多久。故应选B。

4.D考查形容词及语境理解。terrible：可怕的，heavy：重的，interesting：有趣的，light：轻的。根据下文“If I hold it for an hour, you will have to call an ambulance (救护车). It is exactly the same weight, but the -----I hold it, the heavier it becomes.”的描述可知，这里指的是举一会儿，它就是轻的。故应选D。

5.D考查形容词比较级及语境理解。根据前文的描述可知，举水杯的时间越长，就越觉得它重。“the+比较级，the+比较级”表示“越……越……”。结合语境可知应选D。

6.A考查连词及语境理解。because ：因为，表示因果；but：但是，表示转折；though：尽管，表示让步；so：因此，表示顺承。根据语境可知，这里表示因果关系。故选A。

7.B考查介词及语境理解。根据下文“rest for a while before holding it up again”的描述可知，这里指的是把水杯放下。put down是固定短语，表示“放下”。故应选B。

8.C考查连词及语境理解。to 后接动词不定式可作目的状语；in order to表示“为了”，后接动词不定式；so that表示“以便”、“为了”，后接从句；so as to表示“以致于”，后接动词不定式。根据语境可知应选C。

9.C考查动词短语及语境理解。get to和 go back to后均接地点名词 ，如果是副词，应省略to； return 后直接接地点名词，表示回到某地，但不与back连用。根据语境可知应选C。

10.C考查动词搭配及语境理解。give up：放弃，clean up：打扫，pick up：拿起、拾起，turn up：开大。根据语境可知应选C。

考点：日常生活类短文。