Question

完型填空。

A group of adults, highly succeeded in their jobs, went to visit their old professor. Soon they began to complain(抱怨) about the stress and problems in work and life.

________ professor went to the kitchen and returned ________ a pot of coffee and all kinds of cups—crystal, glass, plastic; some nice looking, some plain looking; and the students noticed that some were expensive, some cheap. And he told them to help ________ to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “I’ve noticed that all the nice looking expensive cups were ________ up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. Although ________ is normal for you to take only the best for yourselves, that is the root of your problems and stress. You know that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. And ________  you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, ________ you all went for the best cups.”

Now think about this: Life is the coffee, the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup does not change the quality of our life. Sometimes, by paying ________ only to the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee that God has ________ us. God gave us the coffee, not the cups. Please enjoy your coffee!

The ________ people don’t have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything. Live simply. Love sincerely. Care deeply. Speak kindly. And leave the rest to God.

1.A. A           B. An            C. /           D. The

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

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

4.A. mixed       B. left           C. taken        D. accepted

5.A. this         B. that         C. there        D. it

6.A. Who        B. How            C. What          D. That

7.A. and         B. but           C. so             D. however

8.A. money        B. attention      C. advantage   D. record

9.A. taught      B. provided    C. returned      D. bought

10.A. happy       B. happier       C. happiest       D. happily

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.B

9.B

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：短文是通过一群已经很成功的年青人，在看望老教授的时候，谈论起对生活的压力，教授以喝咖啡选杯子的行动来解释对生活的认识。短文最后总结出最快乐的人并不拥有最好的一切。他们只是充分利用一切。简单的生活，慷慨的爱，深切的关怀，善意的表达。

1.D考查冠词及语境理解。句意：教授走入厨房，拿来一壶咖啡，还有各种杯子。有看起来好看的，有看起普通的；有看起来贵的，有看起来便宜的。 A一，用于以辅音音素开头的单词前； An一，用于以元音音素开头的单词前；The这，那。这里指上文提到的old professor，所以选D。

2.B考查介词及语境理解。句意：教授走入厨房，拿来一壶咖啡，还有各种杯子。有看起来好看的，有看起普通的；有看起来贵的，有看起来便宜的。 For为；with和，有；in在……里； at在。根据句意可知教授带着一壶咖啡，所以用介词with表示随身携带。因此选B。

3.B考查反身代词及语境理解。句意：各种杯子。有看起来好看的，有看起普通的；有看起来贵的，有看起来便宜的。教授让他们随便拿杯子。 them他们；themselves他们自己；yourself你自己；everyone每个人。help oneself随便。他们的反身代词是themselves，所以选 B。

4.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：所有好看的杯子都被占有，只剩下普通的和便宜的杯子。mixed up混合； left剩下； taken up拿起，占据； refused拒绝。根据句意所有好看的杯子都被占有，只剩下普通的和便宜的杯子。所以选C。

5.D考查代词及语境理解。句意：尽管它是正常的你只需要为自己,这是你们的问题和压力的根源所在。 this 这；that 那；there那儿； it它。根据句意结合语境可知该选D。

6.C考查疑问词及语境理解。句意：你们知道咖啡的质量不在于杯子，你们想要的是咖啡。但是，你们有意识地去选择了最好的杯子。Who谁； How much多少（对不可数名词的数量进行提问）； What 什么； That那个。这里指指想要的内容，因此用引导词what引导主语从句，同时作主语从句的宾语，所以选C。

7.B考查连词及语境理解。句意：你们知道咖啡的质量不再于杯子，你们想要的是咖啡。但是，你们有意识地去选择了最好的杯子。and和； but但是； so因此； or或者。两句的关系是转折关系，因此用连词but，所以选B。

8.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：有的时候只注意到杯子，我们没有享受上帝提供给我们的咖啡。money钱； attention注意；advantage优点； record 记录。Pay attention to注意，是一个固定短语，所以选B。

9.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：有的时候只注意到杯子，我们没有享受上帝提供给我们的咖啡。taught教； provided提供； returned归还； bought买。根据下句上帝提供给了我们咖啡，可推知上句我们没有享受上上帝提供给我们的咖啡。所以选B。

10.形容词及语境理解。句意：最快乐的人并不拥有最好的一切。 happy快乐的；happier 较快乐的； happiest最快乐的； happily快乐地。联系后面的best可知该选C。

考点：故事类短文。