A group of class friends, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon into plaints about stress in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the and returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of — porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some looking, some expensive, some delicate — telling them to themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in , the professor said: “If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is for you to choose only the best for yourselves, that is the of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went the best cups. And then you began each other’s cups. Now consider this: Life is the ; 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 define nor the quality of life we . Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we to enjoy the coffee God has for us. God brews the coffee, not the cups…Enjoy your coffee!”
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just the best of everything.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the to God.
【小题1】A．devotedB．exchangedC．thoughtD．turned【小题2】A．sitting-roomB．living-roomC．bedroomD．kitchen【小题3】A．cupsB．pansC．bowlsD．aprons【小题4】A．plainB．cleanC．uglyD．fine【小题5】A．devoteB．helpC．takeD．pick【小题6】A．stomachB．handC．eyeD．mouth【小题7】A．runningB．leavingC．hidingD．piling【小题8】A．wiseB．importantC．normalD．necessary【小题9】A．reasonB．energyC．resourceD．source【小题10】A．likesB．reducesC．addsD．relies【小题11】A．AsB．WhatC．ThatD．Which【小题12】A．forB．intoC．byD．on【小题13】A．lookingB．guidingC．eyeingD．exchanging【小题14】A．teaB．waterC．wineD．coffee【小题15】A．worsenB．beatC．changeD．rise【小题16】A．dislikeB．liveC．makeD．use【小题17】A．failB．succeedC．wishD．try【小题18】A．soldB．gaveC．boughtD．provided【小题19】A．keepB．sayC．makeD．do【小题20】A．cupsB．argumentC．restD．thinkingD
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(答案→)D
解析：几个毕业的学生回到大学看望教授，谈论的话题都是对社会的不满，教授通过几只杯子来表述人生中哲理，很有启发性。
【小题1】考查动词辨析。A. devoted 致力于，B. exchanged 交换，C. thought 想，D. Turned转变；turn into变成；句意：他们的对话很快就变成了对工作和生活中的压力的抱怨。选D
【小题2】上下文串联。A. sitting-room起居室，B. living-room起居室，C. Bedroom卧室，D. Kitchen厨房，根据上文：要给客人准备咖啡，那么应该是去厨房了，故D正确。
【小题3】. 考查名词辨析和上下文串联。A. Cups杯子，B. Pans平底锅，C. Bowls碗，D. Aprons围裙，根据下文的对话说明教授拿出了很多装咖啡的各种各样的杯子。选A
【小题4】考查形容词辨析。A. plain普通的； B. clean干净的； C. ugly丑陋的； D. fine好的。指教授拿出的杯子，有的很好看，有的很丑陋，有的很普通。选A
【小题5】考查动词辨析。A. devote 致力于，B. Help帮助，C. take 拿，D. Pick挑选，固定词组. Help oneself自行取用.指教授让他们自己去拿杯子倒咖啡。选B。
【小题6】考查名词辨析。A. stomach 胃部，B. Hand手，C. Eye眼睛，D. Mouth嘴，根据句意指每个人的手里都拿着一个杯子。选B。
【小题7】考查动词辨析。A. Running跑，B. leaving 离开，C. Hiding躲藏，D. Piling堆，短语：leave behind剩下；指剩下的都是普通的便宜的杯子。选B。
【小题8】考查形容词辨析。A. Wise明智的，B. important 重要的，C. Normal正常的，D. Necessary必要的，句意：每个人都要要最好的，这是很正常的。选C
【小题9】考查名词辨析。A. Reason原因，B. energy精力；能量； C. resource资源，物力； D. source根源；那就是你们压力和问题的根源。选D
【小题10】考查连词辨析。A. Likes喜欢，B. Reduces减少，C. adds增加； D. Relies依赖，指杯子本身并不能增加咖啡的品质。选C。
【小题11】考查语法分析。What引导的是主语从句，what在句中做want的宾语。句意：你们想要的是咖啡，而不是杯子。选B
【小题12】考查短语辨析。A. Go for努力争取，B. Go into进入，C. Go by 经过，D. Go on继续，而你们都努力争取去拿好的杯子，选A
【小题13】考查动词辨析。A. Looking看，不及物动词，B. guiding 指导，C. Eyeing看着，及物动词，D. Exchanging交换，还要看着别人的杯子，进行比较。选C
【小题14】考查名词辨析和上下文串联。A. Tea茶，B. Water水，C. wine 酒，D. Coffee咖啡，教授把咖啡比喻成生活，把杯子比喻成工作，金钱和社会地位。选D
【小题15】考查动词辨析：A. worsen 更差，B. Beat击败，C. Change改变，D. Rise上升，指这些杯子不能改变我们的生活的质量。选C
【小题16】考查动词辨析。A. Dislike不喜欢，B. Live生活，C. Make制作，D. Use使用，固定词组。Live a life过着…生活。选B。
【小题17】考查动词辨析。A. fail失败； B. succeed成功； C. Wish希望，D. Try尝试，我们过于把注意力集中于杯子上，未能上帝给我们提高的生活。选A。
【小题18】考查动词辨析。A. sold 卖，B. gave 给，C. bought 买，D. Provided提供，使用词组provide sth for sb.提供某人某物，选D
【小题19】考查动词辨析。 A. keep 保持，B. Say说，C. Make制作，D. Do做，这里用了固定词组。Make the best of充分利用。选C
【小题20】考查名词辨析。A. cups 杯子， B. argument 争论，C. Rest其余的东西，D. Thinking想法，简单的生活，慷慨带，用心的关爱，善意的说话，将其余的留给上帝。选C。