Question

    A college teacher once gave a lively class to his students.

He began by holding up a glass _______ some water in it. He held it up for all to see, and asked the students, "_______ do you think this glass weighs?"

"50g!" "100g!" "125g!" the students answered.

"I really don't know unless I weigh it," said the teacher, "but my _______ is what would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?"

"Nothing," the students said.

"OK. What would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?" the teacher asked.

"Your arm would begin to_______” said one of the students.

"You are right. Now, what would happen if I held it up for a _______?"

"You might have muscles (肌肉) stress. You could_______ move the arm," said another one.

"You might have no _______ in the arm, or paralysis (瘫痪),"said a naughty student,"You _______ go to the hospital for sure!"

"Very good. But during this period, did the weight of the glass _______?" asked the teacher.

"No," the students said.

"Then what ________ the arm ache and the muscles stress?"

The students were ________.

"No one knows?" the teacher asked, "Well, can you tell me how to________ it?'

"Put the glass down!" said one of the students.

"Exactly!" said the teacher."The problems of life are something like this. Think of them for a few minutes in your________ and you seem OK. Think of them for a long time and you begin to hurt. Think of them even longer and you will not be able to do anything. It's important to think of the challenges in your life,________ it's even more important to 'put them down' at the end of every day before you go to sleep. That way, you are ________—you wake up every day fresh and strong and can solve any problem that comes your way!"

1.A.by B.on C.with D.to

2.A.how many B.how much C.how long D.how far

3.A.question B.idea C.answer D.plan

4.A.lose B.die C.stay D.hurt

5.A.day B.summer C.year D.century

6.A.hardly B.quickly C.widely D.usually

7.A.matter B.problem C.sense D.secret

8.A.needn't B.can C.shouldn't D.must

9.A.stop B.happen C.change D.arrive

10.A.sent B.caused C.tried D.repeated

11.A.in need B.in silence C.in danger D.in time

12.A.take off B.hear from C.deal with D.get into

13.A.arm B.body C.head D.mouth

14.A.but B.and C.so D.or

15.A.worried B.lucky C.nervous D.relaxed

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.C

10.B

11.B

12.C

13.C

14.A

15.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述老师通过举着玻璃杯很长时间会使人的胳膊疼痛，而解决的办法是放下杯子。从而启发学生生活中的问题就像这样，想问题很长时间你就不能做任何事了；每天睡觉前要放下这些问题，才能放松；每天醒来才是新鲜的，强壮的，能够解决你一路上遇到的任何问题。

1.

句意：他开始拿着水杯里面装着水。

by通过，靠；on关于；with和；to向。根据a glass和water可知此处用表示伴随的介词with表示“有”。故选C。

2.

句意：你们觉得杯子有多重？

how many多少，接可数名词；how much多少，接不可数名词；how long多长；how far多远。根据weighs可知此处表示的是重量，用how much提问。故选B。

3.

句意：但是我的问题是如果我像这样拿着几分钟将发生什么？

question问题；idea主意；answer答案；plan计划。根据“what would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes”可知此处是问题，用名词question。故选A。

4.

句意：你的手臂会开始疼。

lose失去；die死；stay待；hurt伤害。根据“What would happen if I held it up like this for an hour”可知此处表达拿着一个小时手臂会疼，用动词hurt。故选D。

5.

句意：如果我拿着一天会发生什么？

day天；summer夏天；year年；century世纪。根据前文“for a few minutes”，“ for an hour”可知此处表达时间比几分钟和一个小时长一点，用a day，其他三个时间不符合实际。故选A。

6.

句意：你几乎动不了你的胳膊。

hardly几乎不；quickly快地；widely广泛地；usually通常。根据“You might have muscles (肌肉) stress”可知此处表达的是否定概念，指胳膊几乎动不了，用副词hardly。故选A。

7.

句意：你的胳膊可能没有感觉或者瘫痪了。

matter问题，事情；problem问题；sense感觉；secret秘密。根据 paralysis可知此处表达的是“没有感觉”用名词sense。故选C。

8.

句意：你肯定要去医院。

needn’t没必要；can能够；shouldn’t不应该；must必须，一定。根据for sure可知此处用must表达肯定的推测。故选D。

9.

句意：在这个期间，玻璃杯的重量改变了么？

stop停止；happen发生；change改变；arrive到达。此处用动词change表示随着时间的推移重量是否变化。故选C。

10.

句意：那么是什么引起胳膊疼痛和肌肉的压力？

sent派；caused引起；tried试着；repeated重复。根据“the arm ache and the muscles stress”可知此处用动词caused表示“导致，引起”，提问原因。故选B。

11.

句意:学生们安静下来。

in need需要；in silence安静；in danger危险；in time及时。根据“No one knows”可知没人说话，用短语in silence。故选B。

12.

句意：嗯，你们能告诉我怎样处理么？

take off脱下；hear from收到消息；deal with处理；get into进入。根据“Put the glass down”可知此处表达的是怎么解决胳膊痛的问题，用动词短语deal with。故选C。

13.

句意：在大脑里想它们几分钟，你看起来还好。

arm胳膊；body身体；head头；mouth嘴巴。根据“ Think of them”可知此处用名词head表示“人的大脑”。故选C。

14.

句意：但是更重要的是睡觉前在每天结束的时候放下它们。

but但是；and和；so因此；or否则。前后句子是转折关系用连词but表示“但是”。故选A。

15.

句意：那样的话，你就放松了，每天醒来都是新鲜的，强壮的，能够解决你一路上遇到的任何问题。

worried担心的；lucky幸运的；nervous紧张的；relaxed放松的。根据“you wake up every day fresh”可知此处用形容词relaxed表示“放松的”。故选D。