Question

A group of class friends，highly successful in their careers，got together to visit their old university professor .The conversation soon   36  into complaints about stress in work and life

Offering his guests coffee，the professor went to the 37 and returned with a large pot of coffee and a variety of  38  —porcelain，plastic，glass，crystal，some   39   -looking，some expensive，some delicate—telling them to  40 themselves to the coffee

When all the students had a cup of coffee in   41  ,the professor said：“If you noticed，all the nice-looking expensive cups were taken up， 42 behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to  43 only the best for yourselves，that is the  44 of your problems and stress.

Be assured that the cup itself  45 no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink .    46  all of you really wanted was coffee，not the cup，but you  47 went for the best cups.  And then you began   48 each other’s cups.

Now consider this：Life is the   49 ，the jobs，money and   50  in society are the cups . They are Just tools to hold and contain life，and the type of cup we have does not define nor change the quality of life we  51  . Sometimes，by concentrating only on the cup，we  52 to enjoy the coffee God has 53 us.  God brews the coffee，not the cups…Enjoy your coffee!”

The happiest people don’t have the best of everything . They Just 54 the best of everything .

Live simply.  Love generously.  Care deeply . Speak kindly . Leave the 55 to God .

1.	A．stopped B．looked C．challenged D．turned

2.	A．living-room B．waiting-room C．neighbourhood D．kitchen

3.	A．cups B．pans C．bowls D．bottles

4.	A．plain B．clean C．ugly D．fine

5.	A．devote B．help C．blame D．enjoy

6.	A．stomach B．hand C．mind D．mouth

7.	A．falling B．leaving C．hiding D．keeping

8.	A．hope B．wish C．need D．want

9.	A．source B．resource C．energy D．investigation

10.	A．handles B．puts C．adds D．contributes

11.	A．As B．What C．That D．Which

12.	A．consciously B．consistently C．enthusiastically D．cautiously

13.	A．looking B．glaring C．eyeing D．glancing

14.	A．tea B．water C．wine D．coffee

15.	A．position B．situation C．condition D．environment

16.	A．spend B．live C．hate D．love

17.	A．fail B．attend C．tend D．succeed

18.	A．folded B．taken C．sent D．provided

19.	A．keep B．take C．make D．hold

20.	A．opportunity B．remains C．rest D．complaints

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.A

4.A

5.B

6.B

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.A

16.B

17.A

18.D

19.C

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：1.D 动词辨析。Look into调查；turn into变成；句意：他们的对话很快就变成了对工作和生活中的压力的抱怨。

2.D 上下文串联。要给客人准备咖啡，那么应该是去厨房了，故D正确。

3.A 上下文串联。根据下文的对话说明教授拿出了很多装咖啡的各种各样的杯子。

4.A 形容词辨析。A普通的；B干净的；C丑陋的；D好的。Plain-looking外形普通的。指教授拿出的杯子，有的很好看，有的很丑陋，有的很普通。

5.B 固定词组. Help oneself自行取用.指教授让他们自己去拿杯子倒咖啡。

6.B 名词辨析。根据句意指每个人的手里都拿着一个杯子。

7.B 短语辨析。Fall behind落后；leave behind剩下；指剩下的都是普通的便宜的杯子。

8.D 动词辨析。AB希望；C需要；D想要。句意：每个人都要要最好的，这是很正常的。那就是你们压力和问题的根源。

9.A 名词辨析。A根源；B资源，物力；C精力；能量；D调查，研究。解析同上。

10.C 动词辨析。A处理；B放置；C增加；D贡献；指杯子本身并不能增加咖啡的品质。

11.B 语法分析。What引导的是主语从句，what在句中做want的宾语。句意：你们想要的是咖啡，而不是杯子。而你们都有意地去拿好的杯子，随着还要看着别人的杯子，进行比较。

12.A 副词辨析。A有意地；B一贯，坚持；C热情地；D谨慎地，解析同46。

13.C 动词辨析。四个选项中ABC都是不及物动词，不能直接加宾语，eye看（及物动词）

14.D 上下文串联。教授把咖啡比喻成生活，把杯子比喻成工作，金钱和社会地位。

15.A 名词辨析。A地位，职位；B情况；C条件；D环境。解析同49.

16.Ｂ固定词组。Live a life过着…生活。指这些杯子不能改变我们的生活的质量。

17.A 动词辨析。A失败；B参加；C倾向；D成功；我们过于把注意力集中于杯子上，未能上帝给我们提高的生活。

18.D 动词辨析。A折叠；B带走；C送；D提供；解析同52.

19.C 固定词组。Make the best of充分利用。

20.C 名词辨析。A机会；B遗址；C剩余的东西；D抱怨；我们要

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