Question

A woman professor was giving a lesson to her students on ________ management. As she raised a glass of water, everyone in the class _______ they would be asked the “half-empty or half-full” question.________, that was not the case. With a smile on her face, she asked the students, “How much do you think this glass of water weighs?”

Answers called out _______ from eight to twenty ounces (盎司).

She quieted the students down and then replied, “The absolute weight doesn’t ________. But it counts 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 ________. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb. In each case, the ________ of the glass of water doesn’t change, but the ________ I hold it, the heavier it becomes. Why?”

Lost in ______, all the students kept silent and listened to the professor carefully.

“Our stresses and ________ in life are like that glass of water. If we ________ our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will feel exhausted, even unable to ________.”

________ you have to do is put all your burdens down, as _______ in the evening as possible. Don’t carry them through the evening into the night; by doing this, we can get ________ next morning and are ________ to move forward. More often than not, life gets terrible when we ________ too much. And the moment you ________ your burdens, you’ll find yourself feeling so much more relaxed.

So rather than being upset and feeling ________ for yourself, start doing something about it. After all, life is too short to ________ yourself to anything that is not making you happy.

1.A. class    B. emotion    C. time    D. stress

2.A. wondered    B. expected    C. agreed    D. argued

3.A. However    B. Meanwhile    C. Anyhow    D. Therefore

4.A. replied    B. ranged    C. read    D. exchanged

5.A. exist    B. change    C. matter    D. increase

6.A. head    B. leg    C. arm    D. stomach

7.A. weight    B. position    C. shape    D. size

8.A. better    B. longer    C. further    D. deeper

9.A. fantasy    B. dreams    C. thought    D. discussion

10.A. doubts    B. joys    C. surprises    D. worries

11.A. carry    B. show    C. hide    D. cover

12.A. break off    B. work out    C. pick up    D. carry on

13.A. Something    B. Nothing    C. All    D. Anything

14.A. eagerly    B. early    C. quickly    D. naturally

15.A. depressed    B. entertained    C. refreshed    D. amazed

16.A. ambitious    B. able    C. passive    D. anxious

17.A. think    B. fear    C. rest    D. get

18.A. catch up with    B. look down on    C. 1et go of    D. put up with

19.A. sorry    B. happy    C. disappointed    D. greedy

20.A. help    B. treat    C. drive    D. abandon

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.A

12.D

13.C

14.B

15.C

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.A

20.D

【解析】

本文通过女教授让学生观察一杯水的重量的事例告诉读者：我们只有卸下压力和负担，才能活得更轻松。

1.考查名词。由Our stresses and ___10___ in life are like that glass of water.可知一位女教授正在给她的学生上压力管理课。class 课， emotion 情感， time时间， stress压力。故选D。

2.考查动词。A. wondered想知道；B. expected预测；C. agreed同意；D. argued争论。由With a smile on her face, she asked the students, “How much do you think this glass of water weighs?每个人都预计他们会被问到“杯子是半空还是半满”的问题。故选B。

3.考查连词。每个人都预料会被问到“杯子是半空还是半满”的问题。然而，教授面带微笑问道：“这杯水有多重？” However 然而， Meanwhile 同时，Anyhow 无论如何，Therefore因此。故选A。

4.考查动词。根据下文from eight to twenty ounces (盎司).可知喊出的答案在8到20盎司内变动。ranged在……内变动，replied 回答， read 阅读，exchanged 交换。故选B。

5.考查动词。由But it counts how long you hold it.可知这杯水的实重并不重要。是否觉得水重，取决于你花多长时间端着这杯水。exist 存在， change改变，matter 重要，increase增加。故选C。

6.考查名词。由If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb.可知此处指的是胳膊会疼。head 头，leg腿， arm胳膊， stomach胃。故选C。

7.考查名词。A. weight 重量；B. position位置；C. shape形状；D. size尺寸。在不同情况下，这杯水的重量并没有改变，但是“我”举的时间越长，它就会变得越重。故选A。

8.考查语义理解。A. better 更好； B. longer 更长；C. further 更远； D. deeper更深。在不同情况下，这杯水的重量并没有改变，但是“我”举的时间越长，它就会变得越重。故选B。

9.考查固定短语。由all the students kept silent and listened to the professor carefully.可知此处句意为学生们都陷入了沉思，lost in thought陷入沉思，是固定短语。故选C。

10.考查名词。A. doubts怀疑；B. joys快乐；C. surprises 惊奇；D. worries担心。我们生活中的压力和担心就像那杯水。故选D。

11.考查动词。A. carry搬运；B. show展示；C. hide躲藏；D. cover覆盖。如果我们一直背负着这样沉重的负担，迟早，我们会感到筋疲力尽，甚至无法继续下去。故选A。

12.考查动词短语。A. break off折断；B. work out解决，制定出；C. pick up捡起；D. carry on继续。如果我们一直背负着这样沉重的负担，迟早，我们会感到筋疲力尽，甚至无法继续下去。故选D。

13.考查代词。A. Something某事；B. Nothing无事；C. All全部；D. Anything任何事。你所需要做的就是卸下全部的压力。故选C。

14.考查副词。A. eagerly 渴望地；B. early提早；C. quickly迅速地； D. naturally自然地。由Don’t carry them through the evening into the night可知尽可能早地卸下压力，不要拖得特别晚，甚至到深夜。故选B。

15.考查语义理解。A. depressed 沮丧；B. entertained 娱乐；C. refreshed 重新振作；D. amazed吃惊。通过这样做，我们第二天早上可以重新振作精神，继而能继续前行。故选C。

16.考查固定用法。通过这样做，我们第二天早上可以重新振作精神，继而能继续前行。be able to能够做某事，是固定用法。故选B。

17.考查动词。A. think想；B. fear 害怕；C. rest休息； D. get得到。通常，我们想的太多时，生活会变得很糟糕。故选A。

18.考查动词短语。A. catch up with 赶上；B. look down on看不起； C. 1et go of 松手放开；D. put up with忍受。你松手放开压力的那一刻，你会发现自己是如此地放松。故选C。

19.考查固定用法。所以不是要感到烦恼或遗憾，而是要开始做一些事情。feeling sorry for oneself为……感到遗憾；同情……，是固定用法。故选A。

20.考查固定用法。人生苦短，不要使自己沉浸在让自己不开心的事情中。abandon oneself to沉湎于、放纵于，是固定用法。故选D。