Question

A group of grown-ups, all did well in in their jobs, went to visit their old teacher. Soon they began to complain（抱怨）about the stress in work and life.

The teacher went to the kitchen and returned      a pot of coffee and all kinds of cups --crystal(水晶的), glass, plastic(塑料); some nice looking, some just common; some      , some cheap. And he told them to help      to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the teacher said, "I      that all of you took away the nice looking expensive cups, leaving behind the common and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to take only the best for yourselves, that is the cause of your problems and stress.

You know that the cup itself doesn't make the coffee more delicious.      you really wanted was coffee, not the cup,       you just went for the best cups.

Now think about this: Life is the coffee. The jobs,      and position(地位) in society are the cups. We just use them to hold life, and the type of cup does not change our life. Sometimes, by seeing only the cup, we forget to enjoy the coffee that God      us. God provides us with the coffee, not the cups. Please enjoy your coffee!"

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

Live simply. Love generously(慷慨). Care deeply. Speak      ,And leave the rest to God.

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

2.A. expensive   B. beautiful    C. strong          D. serious

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

4.A. found        B. guessed      C. thought         D. believed

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

6.A. and          B. but          C. so             D. or

7.A. money        B. age          C. health          D. family

8.A. teaches      B. offers       C. sells           D. buys

9.A. excited     B. boring       C. the best        D. the worst

10.A. kindly     B. sadly        C. loudly          D. seriously

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了一群成人看望老师时抱怨生活和工作中的压力。老师把咖啡比作生活，把工作家庭地位比作杯子，让学生明白，生活本身更重要，要有一颗爱生活的心。

1.D考查介词及语境的理解。句意：老师去了厨房，回来时带着一壶咖啡和各种杯子—水晶的，玻璃的，塑料的。with带有，结合句意，故选D。

2.A考查形容词及语境的理解。A. expensive 昂贵的； B. beautiful 美丽的；C. strong 强壮的；D. serious严肃的。一些很好看，一些很普通，一些昂贵，一些便宜。根据后面的some cheap对比，故选A。

3.B考查代及语境的理解。A. them 他们；B. themselves 他们自己；C. him 他； D. everyone每一个人。他告诉他们随意喝咖啡。help oneself to sth,随意用……。根据老师招呼的是他的学生们，故选B。

4.A考查动词及语境的理解。A. found发现；B. guessed 猜；C. thought 认为；D. believed相信。老师说：我发现你们都拿走了好看的，昂贵的杯子，留下了普通的，便宜的杯子。根据当时的场景可知是老师发现的情况，故选A。

5.C考查疑问代词及语境的理解。A. Who 谁；B. How much多少；C. What 什么；D. That那个。你知道，杯子本身没有使咖啡更美味，你真正想要的是咖啡，而不是杯子。what在从句中做宾语，在主句中做主语。故选C。

6.B考查连词及语境的理解。A. and 并且；B. but 但是；C. so 所以；D. or否则。根据上句杯子本身没有使咖啡更美味，你真正想要的是咖啡，而不是杯子。及下句：你恰恰为了最好的杯子而选择。可知他们之间是转折关系，故选B。

7.D考查名词及语境的理解。A. money钱；B. age 年龄；C. health 健康；D. family家庭。生活是咖啡，工作，家庭，社会地位是杯子。和工作，社会地位并列的是家庭，故选D。

8.B考查动词及语境的理解。A. teaches 教； B. offers 提供； C. sells卖； D. buys买。有的时候只看杯子，我们就会忘记上帝给我们的咖啡。根据句意，故选B。

9.C考查形容词及语境的理解。A. excited 兴奋的； B. boring无聊的； C. the best 最好的； D. the worst最坏的。根据上文，最幸福的人并不拥有一切最好的东西，可知他们只是把一切做的最好。故选C。

10.A考查副词及语境的理解。A. kindly 好心地； B. sadly悲伤地； C. loudly 大声地； D. seriously严肃地。简单地生活，慷慨的爱，深切的关怀，善意的话。其余的留给上帝。故选A。

考点：人生百味类短文。