Question

One day, a teacher was giving a speech to his students. He held up a glass of water and asked the class, "How heavy do you think this glass of water is?"

The students' answers ranged from 20 g to 500 g. "It does not matter on the weight itself. It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, 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 an ambulance (救护车). It is exactly the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. "

If we carry our burdens (负担) all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming increasingly heavier. "

"What you have to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up again.”

We have to put down the burden sometimes, so that we can be refreshed (使恢复) and are able to carry on.

So before 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 are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can.

1.“A glass of water”in this passage referred to (指)_________.

A. knowledge       B. the burden      

C. the time          D. the money

2.According to the teacher, you may feel_______ if you put down the burden sometimes.

A. more stressed    B. much heavier  

C. more relaxed      D. much happier

3.This was a lesson about____   _ .

A. how to relax oneself in life          

B. how to solve a physics problem

C. how to keep fit by drinking water     

D. how to study well

4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. You could become heavier and heavier if you held a glass of water in your hand.

B. All the students in the class knew what the weight of the glass of water exactly was.

C. The teacher had a good way of making his lesson clear and easy to be understood.

D. All the students can understand the teacher’s lesson.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述生活中我们应该学会放松，放下负担。本文以一个老师询问同学们一杯水的重量为例，向同学们讲述生活要学会放松，减压。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第三段介绍If we carry our burdens (负担) all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming increasingly heavier. "“如果我们一直承受负担，我们迟早会承受不住，负担就会变得越重。”可知作者将负担比喻成一杯水，故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第五段We have to put down the burden sometimes, so that we can be refreshed (使恢复) and are able to carry on.“我们有时必须要将负担放下来，以至于我们可以恢复能力继续承担。”可知，有时将负担放下来可以是我们放松。故选C。

3.主旨大意题。本文以一个老师询问一杯水的重量为例告诉大家要懂得放松，学会释放压力。因此答案为A，在生活中如何使自己放松。

4.推理判断题。根据文章第二段最后一句It is exactly the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. "可知水的重量是不变的，但是你拿的越久就会越累不是越重，所以A错误；根据文章第二段第一句The students' answers ranged from 20 g to 500 g.可知B错误；选项D文中没有提到；而选项C所述：老师用一杯水为例告诉大家要学会放松，这一方式通俗易懂。故选C。

考点：教育类短文阅读。