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 bees.
If we carry our burdens (负担) all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden being 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 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.
【小题1】 The teacher brought a glass of water to the class because .A．he was very thirstyB．his arms were strongC．it was a good exampleD．he wants to share the water with students【小题2】A glass of water in this passage referred to .A．knowledgeB．the burdenC．the timeD．the money【小题3】According to the teacher, you may feel _ if you put down the burden sometimes.A．more stressedB．much heavierC．more relaxedD．much happier【小题4】 This was a lesson about .A．how to relax oneself in life B．how to solve a physics problemC．how to keep fit by drinking waterD．how to study well【小题5】 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A．You could bee 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.C
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(答案→)C
解析：【小题1】本题考查对文章的总结。通过阅读全文可知，这位老师是用这杯水给学生讲一个道理。故应该是一个很好的例子，所以本题选C。
【小题2】本题考查对文章的推测。根据If we carry our burdens (负担) all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden being increasingly heavier. 可知，一杯水是替代的负担。所以本题选B。
【小题3】 本题考查对文章的推测。根据文章的意思，如果我们不放心负担的话，我们就会the burden being increasingly heavier，放下负担，当然会让我们轻松。所以本题选C。
【小题4】本题考查对文章的总结。通过Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can.可知，本文主要是告诉是我们如何减负。所以本题选A。
【小题5】本题考查文章细节。A中没有时间的限制，故是不对的；B用all，过于绝对，而且文中并没有说有人知道水的重量；D中说所有的孩子都明白老师的话，过于绝对。通过阅读全文，老师的道理简单易懂。所以本题选C。