God’s Coffee
A group of class friends, highly achieved in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor．Conversation soon 31 into plaints about stress(压力) in work and life．
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the 32 and returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of 33 —porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, 34
expensive, some delicate—telling them to 35 themselves to the coffee．
When all the students had a cup of coffee in 36 ,the professor said：“If you noticed，all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, 37 behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is
38 for you to choose only the best for yourselves, that is the 39 of your problems and stress．Be sure that the cup itself 40 no quality to the coffee．In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink． 41 all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously (自觉地) went 42 the best cups．And then you began 43 each other’s cups．Now consider this：Life is the 44 ; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups．They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not explain , nor 45 the quality of life we 46 . Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we 47 to enjoy the coffee God has 48 us．God brews the coffee, not the cups…Enjoy your coffee!”
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything．They just 49 the best of everything．
Live simply．Love generously．Care deeply．Speak kindly．Leave the 50 to God．
【小题1】A．crowdedB．lookedC．burstD．turned【小题2】A．living-roomB．waiting-roomC．bedroom D．kitchen【小题3】A．cupsB．pansC．bowls D．dishes【小题4】A．someB．othersC．anotherD．other【小题5】A．chooseB．helpC．takeD．pick【小题6】A．stomachB．handC．mind D．mouth【小题7】A．runningB．leavingC．hiding D．staying【小题8】A．wiseB．importantC．naturalD．necessary【小题9】A．useB．disagreementC．answerD．cause【小题10】A．likesB．esC．adds D．relies【小题11】A．AsB．WhatC．ThatD．Which【小题12】A．forB．intoC．byD．on【小题13】A．lookingB．guidingC．eyeing D．changing【小题14】A．teaB．waterC．wine D．coffee【小题15】A．worsenB．beatC．changeD．improve【小题16】A．dislikeB．liveC．makeD．use【小题17】A．failB．succeedC．wishD．try【小题18】A．soldB．gaveC．boughtD．brought【小题19】A．keepB．sayC．make D．do【小题20】A．itemB．view C．rest D．thoughtD
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解析：
【小题1】D turn into 指转入。谈话转入到工作和生活压力的抱怨。
【小题1】D 要给客人拿咖啡，当然要去厨房（kitchen）。
【小题1】A 从破折号后面的“陶瓷、塑料、玻璃、水晶……。”可以看出是几个喝咖啡的杯子（cups）。
【小题1】A plain 平常的，一般化的，在这里说明杯子有好有孬。
【小题1】B help oneself to…自己随意(吃、喝、用……)在这里指教授叫他的学生自己随意。
【小题1】B 咖啡端在手中（hand）。
【小题1】B leave behind 拉下，遗留； fall behind 落后；hide behind 藏在……后面。
【小题1】D 教授说“你们想要的仅仅是最好的是问题和烦恼的根源。”。
【小题1】A source 源头，来源。
【小题1】C add...to...向……添加……，全句的意思是“要确信，杯子本身不会给咖啡添加质量的”。即杯子好不能决定咖啡好。
【小题1】B what引导主语从句在从句中担任成分，在本句中作从句谓语wanted的宾语。
【小题1】A consciously 意识上，全句的意思是“虽然你们想要的是咖啡而不是杯子，但你们的思想上还是想拿最好的杯子。
【小题1】C eye 在这里转化为动词“看”，其他选项需后接介词at。
【小题1】D 老师在这里作比喻，生活是咖啡。
【小题1】C define 动词 “定义”“界定”全句意思是“我们拥有什么样的杯子(这里指工作、金钱、地位)并不决定也不会改变我们生活的质量。
【小题1】B live与life搭配 “过……生活”。也不是我们生活的质量。
【小题1】A fail to do sth.没能做到……。我们没有能够享受上帝提供给我们的咖啡。
【小题1】D provide sth. for sb.＝provide sb. with sth.为某人提供某物。
【小题1】C make the best of 固定短语“充分利用”。他们只是充分利用一切。
【小题1】C the rest 其余(的事)。把其它事情留给上帝。