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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 fold 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 (负担) ______  , 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：本文是一篇记叙文，通过举杯子里的水有多重取决于拿了杯子多久的例子告诉我们要学会给自己减压，学会放松自己才能更好地工作、学习。

1.A考查形容词及语境理解。句意：你认为这杯子里的水有多重？A. heavy重的；B. full满的，饱的；C. much多少； D. long长的。根据下文from 20g to 500g可知，此处是提问杯子中水的重量。故答案选A。

2.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：学生们开始思考与猜测。 A. read阅读；B. watch 观看；C. guess猜测；D. listen听。由下文Their answers were different…可知在老师提出问题后，学生们开始思考和猜测，所以他们的答案才会不同。由此可知选择C项。

3.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：杯子里的水的真正的重量不重要。A. glass 杯子；B. weight重量；C. water水；D. height高度。结合句意可知，答案为weight意为“重量”。

4.A考查名词及语境理解。句意：如果我拿一会儿，还可以。A. minute 分钟；B. night 晚上；C. day天；D. week周。由下文中hour和day可知此处应该选择比hour小的时间单位，故选择A项。

5.C考查名词及语境理解。句意：你必须打电话叫医生了。A. mother 妈妈；B. teacher 老师；C. doctor医生；D. friend朋友。由上文拿着那个杯子一个小时右胳膊就会疼可知如果拿着杯子 一天，肯定得打电话叫医生了。故选择C项。

6.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：我们必须做的是放下杯子，在再一次把它拿起来之前休息一会儿。A. rest休息；B. shake 摇动；C. look看；D. work工作。根据句意可知选择A项。

7.D考查名词词组及语境理解。句意：如果我们一直带着负担，我们迟早会坚持不下去。A. this time这一次；B. some other time另外一些时间；C. next time下次；D. all the time一直，始终。根据句意可知选择D项。

8.B考查动词词组及语境理解。句意：A. give up放弃；B. put down 镇压，制止，放下；C. pick up捡起；D. think about考虑。由下文的put the burden of work down可知B项正确。

9.C考查连词及语境理解。句意：A. after在……之后；B. since自从；C. before 在……之前；D. until直到。由下文 Don’t carry it back home.可知选择 C 项。

10.A. save节约，拯救；B. help帮助；C. care 关心；D. relax放松。根据句意可知D项正确。

考点：人生感悟类短文。