Question

A group of adults, highly succeeded in their jobs, went to visit their old professor(教授). Soon they began to ____ the stress in work and life.         

The professor went to the kitchen and returned ____ a pot of coffee and all kinds of cups — crystal (水晶的), glass, plastic; some nice looking, some plain looking; some ____, some cheap. And he told them to help ____ to the coffee.         

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “I’ve noticed that all the nice looking expensive cups were ____, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is ____ for you to take only the best for yourselves, that is the root(根源) of your ____ and stress.         

You know that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee, ____ you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, ____ you consciously went for the best cups.        

Now consider this: Life is the coffee. The jobs, ___and positions(职位) in society are the cups. They are just ___ to hold life, and the type of cup does not change the quality of our life. Sometimes, ____ concentrating(全神贯注) only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee that God has ____ us. God offers us the coffee, not the cups. Please enjoy your coffee!”        

The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just make ____ of everything.

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak ____. And leave the rest to God. 

1.A. think of B. thank for    C. complain about  D. drop out

2.A. for      B. at        C. in         D. with

3.A. expensive B. ordinary     C. strong           D. serious

4.A. them  B. themselves  C. him D. everyone

5.A. mixed up B. left C. taken up  D. refused

6.A. normal B. important C. impossible  D. necessary

7.A. thoughts B. failure  C. questions   D. problems

8.A. Who    B. How much C. What D. That

9.A. and B. but C. so  D. or

10.A. money B. age  C. health D. purpose

11.A. cups  B. tools     C. bags           D. bowls

12.A. about   B. without   C. to D. by

13.A. taught  B. provided    C. returned     D. bought

14.A. fun  B. use      C. the best  D. the worst

15.A. kindly  B. sadly     C. rudely D. seriously   

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.A

11.B

12.D

13.B

14.C

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文讲述一名教授通过喝咖啡的故事告诉他的学生们生活的态度。我们一生为了金钱、地位而忽略了生活的，我们所做的一切都是为生活服务的。因此要乐观的快乐的生活，不要被一些名利所烦扰。

1.C考查动词词组及语境理解。句意：不久他们开始去抱怨工作和生活的压力。A. think of考虑，思考；B. thank for谢谢；C. complain about 抱怨；D. drop out脱离，退出。complain about是抱怨某事，符合题意，故选C。

2.D考查介词及语境理解。句意：教授走进厨房，端着一壶咖啡和各种各样的杯子回来了。A. for为了；B. at 在；C. in在……里；D. with表示随身携带。结合句意可知，答案为D。

3.A考查形容词及语境理解。句意：一些昂贵的，一些便宜的。A. expensive 昂贵的；B. ordinary普通的；C. strong强壮的；D. serious严肃的。通过前面的例子可看出是前后对比，便宜对应昂贵，故选A。

4.B考查代词及语境理解。句意：他告诉他们随便享用咖啡。A. them他们；B. themselves 他们自己；C. him 他；D. everyone每天。help oneself to请随便吃点东西。结合句意可知，答案为B。

5.C考查动词词组及语境理解。句意：所有好看的杯子都被占有，只剩下普通的和便宜的杯子。A. mixed up混合; B. left离开；C. taken up占用; D. refused拒绝。结合句意可知，C项符合题意，故选C。

6.A考查形容词及语境理解。句意：他是很普通的对你来说为你自己拿最好的杯子。A. normal正常的；B. important重要的；C. impossible不可能的；D项 necessary必要的。结合句意，故选A。

7.D考查名词及语境理解。句意：这是你们压力和问题的根源。A. thoughts 思想 ；B. failure失败；C. questions 问题；D. problems。Question是一般的问题, 而problem是已存在需要解决的问题。D项符合题意，故选D。

8.C考查疑问词及语境理解。句意：你真正想要的是咖啡，而不是杯子。A. Who 谁；B. How much多少；C. What什么； D. That那个。此处引导主语从句，同时作主语从句的宾语，故用what。答案为C。

9.B考查连词及语境理解。句意：但你却有意识的拿了最好的杯子。A. and而且；B. but但是；C. so因此；D. or否则。前后句表示转折关系，所以选择转折连词but，答案为B。

10.A考查名词及语境理解。句意：工作、金钱和社会中的位置是杯子。A. position 态度，位置；B. age年龄；C. health 健康 ；D. purpose目的。结合句意可知，答案为A。

11.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：他们只是工具去把握和控制的生活。A. cups杯子；B. tools工具；C. bags书包；D. bowls碗。前句谈的金钱、工作、地位是杯子，紧接下句他们仅仅是一种工具。故选B。

12.D考查介词及语境理解。句意：有时,只专注于杯子,我们无法享受上帝提供给我们的咖啡。A. about关于，大约；B. without没有；C. to到，向；D. by通过，被。by doing sth.通过做某事，结合句意，答案为D。

13.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：我们无法去享受上帝提供给我们的咖啡。A项 taught 教给；B项 provided提供，供给； C.项returned 归还 D.项bought买。根据下句：上帝提供给了我们咖啡，可推知上句。故B项符合题意。

14.C考查最高级及语境理解。句意：A. fun 乐趣；B. use 通途；C. the best最好；D. the worst最坏。最快乐的人并未拥有最好的东西，他们只是尽其所能让一切变得最好。结合句意可知，答案为C。

15.考查副词及语境理解。句意：诚实生活，慷慨施爱，深切关心， 怎样说话，其余就交给上帝吧。A. kindly亲切地；B. sadly悲伤地；C. rudely无理地；D. seriously严肃地。结合句意，可推知应是和善的说话。故选A。

考点：考查人生百位类短文。