Question

阅读短文，并按要求完成第66～70小题。

A group of students got together to visit their old university professor. They talked about their troubles in work and life. After the professor had offered his guests a drink he went into the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and some cups—porcelain(瓷的)，plastic(塑料的), glass, crystal(水晶的), some plain looking，some beautiful and some expensive. The professor told them to help themselves to the coffee.

When all his students had a cup in hand，he said：“I don't know if you have noticed, but when all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, the plain and cheap ones were left behind. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source(根源) of your problems and stress.”

“What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you went for the best cups and were eyeing each other's cups to see if they were better.”

Life is the coffee, and the jobs, money and title(头衔) are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and do not change the quality of life. Sometimes,_by_concentrating_only_on_the_cup,_we_fail_to_enjoy_the_coffee. So, don't let the cups drive you. Enjoy the coffee instead.

66题完成句子；67和68题简略回答问题；69题找出并写下全文的主题句；70题将文中画线句子译成汉语。

1.The students talked about _________．

2.What cups did the students choose?

_______________________________________．

3.What did the professor think caused the student's problems?

_______________________________________．

4._______________________________________．

5._______________________________________。

Answer

1.their troubles in work and life．

2.They chose nice looking expensive cups.

3.They wanted only the best for themselves.

4.Don't let the cups drive you. Enjoy the coffee instead.

5.有时候，我们把注意力都集中在杯子上，而忘了享受咖啡。

【解析】

这篇短文是一个教育故事。文章介绍，一群同学在他们的大学老师家里聚会，话题很快转向了抱怨工作和生活的压力。老师巧妙地运用咖啡和杯子的关系，教育学生：正如我们享受的是咖啡，而不是杯子一样，我们应该在乎的是生活的质量，而非物质待遇。

1.根据第一段They talked about their troubles in work and life.可知他们在谈论工作和生活中的压力。故回答their troubles in work and life．

2.根据文中all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, the plain and cheap ones were left behind.可知所有的好看的昂贵的杯子都被拿走了，普通的便宜的杯子剩了下来。故回答They chose nice looking expensive cups.

3.根据文中While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source(根源) of your problems and stress.”虽然你只想要最好的自己，这是正常的，但那也是你的问题和你压力的根源所在。故回答They wanted only the best for themselves.

4.纵观全文，教授的目的是向学生说明，我们真正要享受的是咖啡，而不是装咖啡的杯子。也就像我们的生活，要享受我们的生活，而不要让外在的物质条件影响了我们的生活质量。故中心句是最后一句。Don't let the cups drive you. Enjoy the coffee instead.

5.这里by可以理解为因为，concentrate意思是专注于…fail to do sth未能做某事，故翻译为：有时候，我们把注意力都集中在杯子上，而忘了享受咖啡。