Question

完形填空：

A group of class friends successful in their careers got together to visit their old university professor. Their talk soon turned into complaints about  1   in work and life.

Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of(几个) 2   ——porcelain(瓷的),  plastic(塑料的),  glass,  crystal(水晶的),  some common,  3  expensive and some delicate (精美的)-telling them to help themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, "If you noticed,all the nice-looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the common and  4  ones. While it is  5   for you to choose only the best for ourselves, that is the __6  of your problems and stress. The cup itself  7   no quality to the coffee.   8   all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously (自觉地) went  9   the best cups. And then you began eyeing other people’s cups. Now consider this: life is the  10   ; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup which we have will not  11  the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by fixing our attention only on the cup, we  12  to enjoy the coffee which God (上帝) has  13  for us. God brews(冲泡) the coffee, not the cups...Enjoy your coffee!"

The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just  14   the best use of everything.

Live   15  . Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.

1.                A．changes        B．duties          C．experiences   D．stress

2.                A．cups           B．pans           C．bowls    D．cans

3.                A．others         B．some           C．another  D．other

4.                A．fashionable      B．cheap          C．expensive D．nice-looking

5.                A．wise           B．important       C．natural   D．necessary

6.                A．use            B．disagreement    C．answer   D．cause

7.                A．waves          B．reduces        C．adds D．leads

8.                A．As             B．What           C．That D．Which

9.                A．for            B．into            C．by   D．on

10.               A．tea            B．water          C．wine  D．coffee

11.               A．remove        B．beat           C．change    D．enjoy

12.               A．fail            B．succeed        C．wish  D．try

13.               A．sold           B．gave           C．bought    D．provided

14.               A．keep          B．say            C．make D．do

15.               A．wildly          B．simply          C．specially   D．successfully

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.C

12.A

13.D

14.C

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中教授通过一个简单的例子，告诉了我们一个生活的真义。那就是不能只看风光的外表，不管外面的环境压力如何，我们只要的是认真的享受自己的生活。

1.词义辨析。A.变化；B.义务；C.经验；D.压力。联系下文描述，可知此处他们抱怨的是生活和工作中的压力。故选D。

2.联系下文telling them to help themselves to the coffee.及When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand,可知教授拿来几个杯子。故选A。

3.词义辨析。A.其他人；B.一些；C.多个中的另一个；D.其它的，另外的。联系下文some delicate (精美的)，可知上文指的是一些昂贵的，故选B。

4.联系上文描述，可知此处指的是那些普通的和廉价的杯子，故选B，便宜的，廉价的。

5.词义辨析。A.明智的，聪明的；B.重要的；C.自然的；D.必要的。结合语境可知人们拿最好的杯子是自然的事情，故选C。

6.词义辨析。A.用处；B.争论；C.答案；D.原因，目标。联系上文，可知句意为：那就是你们问题和压力的原因。故选D。

7.词义辨析。A.起伏，摇动；B.减少；C.增加，补充；D.导致。结合语境可知句意为：杯子本身不增加咖啡的品质。故选C。

8.词义辨析。A.作为，由于；B.什么；C.那个；D.哪一个；联系下文all of you really wanted 可知watch缺少逻辑宾语，故选B。

9.介词辨析。A.为了；B.进入；C.通过某种方式；D.在上面；联系下文可知考察短语go for去取，选择。故选A。

10.联系下文，可知此处是把生活比作咖啡，故选D，咖啡。

11.动词辨析。A.移动；B. 打败；C.改变；D.享受，喜欢。结合语境可知此处指的是改变生活的品质。故选C，改变。

12.词义辨析。A.失败，不及格，忘记；B.成功；C.希望，祝愿；D.常识；联系上文，可知此处是指忘了享受上帝给我们提供的咖啡。故选A。

13.联系下文，可知此处是指上帝提供给我们的，provide for提供给，故选D，提供。

14.词义辨析。A.保持；B.说；C.使得，布置；D.做。联系下文可知考察短语make use of使用，利用。故选C。

15.词义辨析。A.野蛮的，鲁莽的；B.简单的；C.特殊的；D.成功的。联系上下文可知此处指的是简单的生活，故选B。

考点：有关生活真义的记述文