【題目】完形填空
A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.
The conversation soon turned into complaints about 1 in work and life. To offer his 2 coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and 3 with a large pot of coffee and a 4 of cups---plastic, glass, metal, porcelain (陶瓷), crystal, some plain-looking, some beautiful. The professor told his students to 5themselves to hot coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “l(fā)f you have 6, all the nice-looking expensive cups have been 7, leaving behind the plain and 8 ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the 9 of your problems and stress.”
The professor continued, “Believe that the cup itself adds no 10 to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases it even 11 what we drink. What all of you 12 wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went 13 the best cups.”
Now 14 this: life is the coffee; the jobs, money, and 15 in society are the cups. 16 are just tools to hold and contain life, and the different types of cups we have don't decide, nor 17 the quality of life. If we concentrate only on the cups, we will 18 to enjoy the coffee in it. So don't let the cups 19you...enjoy the coffee instead.
At these words, the graduates looked at each other in 20 embarrassment.
(1)A.stress B.dream C.sorrow D.truth
(2)A.friends B.customers C.fellows D.guests
(3)A.carried B.returned C.arrived D.reached
(4)A.kind B.variety C.sort D.number
(5)A.devote B.expose C.help D.addicted
(6)A.searched B.witnessed C.noticed D.discovered
(7)A.taken up B.brought in C.sold out D.cut down
(8)A.expensive B.cheap C.beautiful D.usual
(9)A.point B.answer C.source D.result
(10)A.quality B.energy C.weight D.color
(11)A.makes B.gives C.hides D.includes
(12)A.finally B.really C.especially D.nearly
(13)A.for B.with C.off D.to
(14)A.forget B.discuss C.consider D.try
(15)A.position B.relation C.workmates D.friends
(16)A.They B.We C.You D.What
(17)A.damage B.determine C.change D.increase
(18)A.come B.stop C.have D.fail
(19)A.drive B.force C.take D.amaze
(20)A.quiet B.speechless C.amazing D.reasonable

【答案】(1)、A
(2)、D
(3)、B
(4)、B
(5)、C
(6)、C
(7)、A
(8)、B
(9)、C
(10)、A
(11)、C
(12)、B
(13)、A
(14)、C
(15)、A
(16)、A
(17)、C
(18)、D
(19)、A
(20)、B

【解析】本文是一篇記敘文,講述了一群事業(yè)有成的畢業(yè)生,一起去看望他們年老的大學(xué)教授,談?wù)摳髯詫?duì)工作和生活壓力的抱怨。教授用杯子和咖啡的關(guān)系告訴他的學(xué)生要真正的享受生活,不要受到額外的壓力的影響。
(1)考查名詞。根據(jù)下文“of your problems and stress”可知這些人談?wù)摰氖枪ぷ饕约吧钪械膲毫。故選A。
(2)考查句意理解。根據(jù)上文“A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.”可知是一群畢業(yè)生來(lái)看望老師,對(duì)于老師來(lái)說(shuō)他們都是自己的客人。故D正確。
(3)考查動(dòng)詞。句意:教授走進(jìn)了廚房,返回的時(shí)候手里拿著一大壺咖啡和很多杯子。故選B。
(4)考查固定詞組。a variety of 固定搭配"各種各樣的".根據(jù)下文每個(gè)學(xué)生手里都有杯子可知,老師拿出了很多杯子讓學(xué)生喝咖啡。
(5)考查固定詞組。help oneself to…固定搭配,"自行取用….".本句是指老師讓學(xué)生自己去喝咖啡。故選C。
(6)考查動(dòng)詞。老師說(shuō):如果你們注意到到所有的看起來(lái)昂貴的杯子都被拿走,剩下的只有一些看起來(lái)很普通很便宜的杯子。故選C。
(7)考查動(dòng)詞詞組。本句是指所有的看起來(lái)昂貴的杯子都被拿走了。故選A。
(8)考查形容詞。本句應(yīng)該使用cheap與前面的the plain形成呼應(yīng)關(guān)系。剩下的只有一些看起來(lái)很普通很便宜的杯子。故選B。
(9)考查名詞。老師發(fā)現(xiàn)追求最好的東西是人們壓力的來(lái)源。故選C。
(10)考查句意理解。本句中的反身代詞itself就是指句子的主語(yǔ)the cup,在句中表示強(qiáng)調(diào)。指杯子本身并不能增加咖啡的質(zhì)量。故選A。
(11)考查動(dòng)詞。句意:在大多數(shù)情況下,它只是更昂貴,在某些情況下,它甚至隱藏我們?cè)诤仁裁。故選C。
(12)考查句意理解。句意:人們真正想要的是咖啡而不是杯子。故選B。
(13)考查固定詞組。句意:你們只想得到好的杯子。go for 固定短語(yǔ),“想得到”,故選A。
(14)考查動(dòng)詞。句意:現(xiàn)在考慮這件事情。故選C。
(15)考查名詞。句意:工作金錢,和地位是杯子。生活是咖啡。故選A。
(16)考查代詞。這里的they就是指前面一句中的“the jobs, money and position”等事物。故選A。
(17)考查動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)上文“we have don't decide”,可知杯子不能決定也不能改變我們的生活。故選C。
(18)考查動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)上下文可知,當(dāng)人們只關(guān)注杯子的時(shí)候,我們就不能享受咖啡了。故選D。
(19)考查動(dòng)詞。句意:不要讓杯子驅(qū)使你,不要做杯子的奴隸。故選A。
(20)考查句意理解。句意:教授的點(diǎn)評(píng)非常有道理,大家都無(wú)話可說(shuō)。故選B。

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