Question

    A teacher was giving a talk to his students on stress management (管理). 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 (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. long C. large D. full

2.A. explain B. realize C. guess D. fear

3.A. height B. weight C. birth D. date

4.A. minute B. night C. day D. week

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

6.A. shake B. rest C. compete D. search

7.A. on time B. in time C. next time D. all the time

8.A. give up B. put down C. pick up D. take down

9.A. after B. since C. so that D. until

10.A. save B. help C. relax D. care

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.C

【解析】

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.句意：你觉得这杯水有多重？

考查形容词辨析。A. heavy重的，沉的，how heavy：多重，询问物体重量；B. long长的，how long：多长，询问物体或时间的长短；C. large大的，how large：多大，询问物体的面积，范围或数量；D. full满的，how full多满。根据下文Their answers are different, from 20g to 500g.（他们的答案是不同的，从20克到500克。）可知询问物体的重量；故选A。

2.句意：学生们开始思考和猜测。

考查动词辨析。A. explain解释；B. realize认识；C. guess猜测；D. fear恐惧，害怕。根据下文Their answers are different, from 20g to 500g.（他们的答案是不同的，从20克到500克。）可知此句是“学生们开始思考和猜测。”故选C。

3.句意：它与实际重量无关。

考查名词辨析。A. height身高，高度；B. weight体重，重量；C. birth出生；D. date日期。根据下文It depends on how long you hold it（这取决于你拿着它多久。）….It is the exact same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.（它的重量完全一样，但我拿得越久，它就越重。）可知此句是“它与实际重量无关。”故选B。

4.句意：如果我拿着它一分钟，没问题。

考查名词辨析。A. minute分钟；B. night晚上，夜晚；C. day天，白天；D. week周，晚上。根据下文If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm.（如果我拿着它一个小时，我的右臂会痛。）可知此句是“如果我拿着它一分钟，没问题。”故选A。

5.句意：如果我坚持一天，你就得叫医生了。

考查名词辨析。A. friend朋友；B. reporter记者；C. teacher老师；D. doctor医生。根据上文If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm.（如果我拿着它一个小时，我的右臂会痛。）可知此句是“如果我坚持一天，你就得叫医生了。”故选D。

6.句意：我们要做的是把玻璃杯放下，休息一会儿，然后再把它举起来。

考查动词辨析。A. shake摇晃，抖；B. rest休息，放松；C. compete竞争，对抗；D. search搜索，搜寻。根据上文It is the exact same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.（它的重量完全一样，但我拿得越久，它就越重。）可知“我们要做的是把玻璃杯放下，休息一会儿，然后再把它举起来。”故选B。

7.句意：如果我们总是背负着我们的负担，迟早，我们将无法继续下去。

考查副词短语。A. on time准时，按时；B. in time及时；C. next time下次；D. all the time总是，一直。根据下文“迟早，我们将无法继续下去”可知前句是“如果我们总是背负着我们的负担”；故选D。

8.句意：我们必须时不时地放下负担，这样我们才能振作起来，能够继续下去。

考查动词短语。A. give up放弃；B. put down放下；C. pick up拾起，接（某人），挑选，采摘；D. take down取下，拆掉，写下，记录。根据上文“如果我们总是背负着我们的负担，迟早，我们将无法继续下去。”可知“我们必须时不时地放下负担，这样我们才能振作起来，能够继续下去。”故选B。

9.句意：所以在你今晚下班回家后，放下工作的负担。

考查连词辨析。A. after在…以后；B. since自从…以来，既然，由于；C. so that因此，所以，结果是；D. until直到。根据上文“我们必须时不时地放下负担，这样我们才能振作起来，能够继续下去。”和下文“Don’t carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow. 别把它带回家。你明天可以捡起它。”可知是“所以在你今晚下班回家后，放下工作的负担。”；故选A。

10.句意：学会放松自己。

考查动词辨析。A. save 拯救，节约，储存；B. help帮助；C. relax放松；D. care照顾，关心。根据上文Whatever burdens you have, let them down for a moment if you can.（不管你有什么负担，如果可以的话，暂时放下它们。）可知“学会放松自己。”故选C。