Question

A teacher was giving a talk to his students on stress(压力) management. He raised a glass of water and asked them, "How      do you think this glass of water is?"

The students began to think and      . Their answers are different, from 20g to 500g.

"It does not matter on the real        . It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a         it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call a         . It is the exact same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. What we have to do is to put the glass down,          for a while before holding it up again."

"If we carry our burdens       ,sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on. The burden will become increasingly heavier. We have to       the burden every now and then, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on."

So      you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Don't carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow.

Whatever burdens you have, let them down for a moment if you can. And learn to      ourselves.

Life is short but amazing. Enjoy it!

1.A. heavy  B. full       C. much    D. long

2.A. read  B. watch     C. guess     D. listen

3.A. glass  B. weight    C. water     D. height

4.A. minute  B. night     C. day       D. week

5.A. mother  B. teacher  C. doctor    D. friend

6.A. rest   B. shake     C. look      D. work

7. A. this time B. some other time C. next time D. all the time

8.A. give up B. put down   C. pick up   D. think about

9.A. after   B. since      C. before    D. until

10.A. save  B. help     C. care       D. relax

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文用老师举得一个小例子说明了释放重担与享受生命的问题，告诉我们该放下的时候就放下，生命是短暂的，我们应该及时的享受生命。

1.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. heavy重的； B. full满的； C. much多； D. long长的。句意：你认为这个杯子里的水有多重。根据Their answers are different, from 20g to 500g 可知，这里指的是水的重量。故选A。

2.考查动词及语境的理解。A. read读； B. watch观看； C. guess 猜测； D. listen听。句意：学生开始思考和猜测。根据Their answers are different, from 20g to 500g 可知，是学生猜测的答案。故选C。

3.考查名词及语境的理解。A. glass杯子； B. weight重量； C. water水； D. height高。句意：真正的水的重量是不重要的。根据Their answers are different, from 20g to 500g 可知，这里叙述的是判断水的重量。故选B。

4.考查名词及语境的理解。A. minute分钟； B. night晚上； C. day日子，白天； D. week周。句意：如果你仅仅能够抓住一会儿，是好的。根据If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm 可知，后面提到的时间是越来越长，所以这里应该用时间比较短的minute ，故选A。

5.考查名词及语境的理解。A. mother妈妈； B. teacher老师； C. doctor医生； D. friend朋友。句意：如果你拿着这个杯子一天，你就要去看医生了。根据If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm 可知，拿着杯子一个小时就感觉胳膊疼了，那么拿着杯子一天肯定要去看医生了。故选C。

6.考查动词及语境的理解。A. rest 休息； B. shake 摇动； C. look看； D. work工作。句意：我们不得不做的事情就是放下杯子，休息一会儿再拿起杯子。根据What we have to do is to put the glass down 可知，放下杯子当然指休息一会儿，故选A。

7.考查短语及语境的理解。 A. this time这次； B. some other time改天； C. next time下次； D. all the time一直。句意：如果我们继续带着负担一直这样着，那么我们迟早我们不能继续做了。根据上文一直提到时间，所以这里用all the time，故选D。

8.考查动词短语及语境的理解。A. give up放弃； B. put down放下，记下，镇压； C. pick up捡起； D. think about考虑。句意：我们要不得不不时地放下负担，以便我们恢复精神然后继续进行。根据The burden will become increasingly heavier.可知，担子越来越大，当然要放下了，故选B。

9.考查连词及语境的理解。A. after在……之后； B. since自从； C. before 在……之前；D. until直到。句意：因此今晚下班回来之前，把担子放下。根据Don't carry it back home 可知，不要把工作的负担带回家，当然是在回家之前，把负担放下了。故选C。

10.考查动词及语境的理解。A. save挽救； B. help帮助； C. care关心； D. relax放松。句意：学会放松自己。根据Whatever burdens you have, let them down 可知，既然放下负担，所以应该是放松自己了，故选D。

【考点定位】人生百味类短文。