Question

A group of classmates got together to visit their old teacher.

These classmates all had good jobs and made lots of money. They talked happily. Then their talk soon turned to complaining about the stress (压力) in work and life. The teacher went to the kitchen and came back with a large pot of coffee and many cups—china ones, plastic ones and glass ones. Some are plain (朴素的) looking, some are expensive and some are lovely. The teacher told them to help themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the teacher said, “Can you notice that all of you took nice-looking expensive cups, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones? You want only the best for yourselves, and that is the source (根源) of your problems.”

“What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you went for the best cups and then began looking at each other’s cups.”

“Now think about this： life is the coffee, and the jobs, money and position (位置) in society（社会） are the cups. They are just tools to hold, and do not change the life. Sometimes, by caring only about the cups, we fail to enjoy the coffee. So don’t let the cups drive you, and enjoy the coffee instead.”

1.The underlined word “ones” refer to _________.

A. classmates    B. jobs    C. cups    D. teachers

2.In their teacher’s eyes, why did they have so much stress?

A. Because they cared too much about things that were not important.

B. Because they understood the meaning of life.

C. Because they knew about life itself and enjoyed it.

D. Because they drank too much coffee.

3..What can we learn from the teacher’s words?

A. We should use the plain and cheap cups to drink coffee.

B. We should think much of cups.

C. We should care about life itself instead of（而不是） unimportant things.

D. We should learn how to work out problems in our work and life.

4.What is the best title of this passage?

A. Coffee or Cup    B. An Old Teacher

C. Stress in Your Life    D. What Do You Want

Answer

1. C

2. A

3. C

4. A

【解析】

这篇短文是一个教育故事。文章介绍，一群同学在他们的大学老师家里聚会，话题很快转向了抱怨工作和生活的压力。老师巧妙地运用咖啡和茶具的关系，教育学生：正如我们享受的是咖啡，而不是茶具一样，我们应该在乎的是生活的质量，而非物质待遇。

1.词意猜测题。根据句子The teacher went to the kitchen and came back with a large pot of coffee and many cups—china ones, plastic ones and glass ones. 老师走进厨房，拿着一大壶咖啡和许多杯子回来——瓷杯、塑料杯和玻璃杯。可知，此句中的ones指代上文的many cups。也就是cups。故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据老教授的话语可知，学生们的过多压力来源于他们只注重事物外在的东西，而非事物的本质。结合选项可知应选A。

3.细节理解题。根据老教授的话语可知，我们应该在乎的是生活本身，而不是一些不重要的东西。故选C。

4.标题归纳题。根据短文描述可知，老教授以咖啡作比喻，正如我们享受的是咖啡，而不是茶具一样，我们应该在乎的是生活的质量，而非物质待遇。结合选项可知应选A。