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A group of class friends successful in their careers got together to visit their old university professor. Their talk soon turned into complaints about  1   in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of(几个) 2   ——porcelain(瓷的),  plastic(塑料的),  glass,  crystal(水晶的),  some common,  3  expensive and some delicate (精美的)-telling them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, "If you noticed,all the nice-looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the common and  4  ones. While it is  5   for you to choose only the best for ourselves, that is the __6  of your problems and stress. The cup itself  7   no quality to the coffee.   8   all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously (自觉地) went  9   the best cups. And then you began eyeing other people’s cups. Now consider this: life is the  10   ; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup which we have will not  11  the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by fixing our attention only on the cup, we  12  to enjoy the coffee which God (上帝) has  13  for us. God brews(冲泡) the coffee, not the cups...Enjoy your coffee!"
The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just  14   the best use of everything.
Live   15  . Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.

小题1:	A．changes B．duties C．experiences D．stress

小题2:	A．cups B．pans C．bowls D．cans

小题3:	A．others B．some C．another D．other

小题4:	A．fashionable B．cheap C．expensive D．nice-looking

小题5:	A．wise B．important C．natural D．necessary

小题6:	A．use B．disagreement C．answer D．cause

小题7:	A．waves B．reduces C．adds D．leads

小题8:	A．As B．What C．That D．Which

小题9:	A．for B．into C．by D．on

小题10:

A．tea B．water C．wine D．coffee

小题11:

A．remove B．beat C．change D．enjoy

小题12:

A．fail B．succeed C．wish D．try

小题13:

A．sold B．gave C．bought D．provided

小题14:

A．keep B．say C．make D．do

小题15:

A．wildly B．simply C．specially D．successfully

Answer 1

小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:C
小题6:D
小题7:C
小题8:B
小题9:A
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:A
小题13:D
小题14:C
小题15:B

试题分析：这篇短文中教授通过一个简单的例子，告诉了我们一个生活的真义。那就是不能只看风光的外表，不管外面的环境压力如何，我们只要的是认真的享受自己的生活。
小题1:词义辨析。A.变化；B.义务；C.经验；D.压力。联系下文描述，可知此处他们抱怨的是生活和工作中的压力。故选D。
小题2:联系下文telling them to help themselves to the coffee.及When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand,可知教授拿来几个杯子。故选A。
小题3:词义辨析。A.其他人；B.一些；C.多个中的另一个；D.其它的，另外的。联系下文some delicate (精美的)，可知上文指的是一些昂贵的，故选B。
小题4:联系上文描述，可知此处指的是那些普通的和廉价的杯子，故选B，便宜的，廉价的。
小题5:词义辨析。A.明智的，聪明的；B.重要的；C.自然的；D.必要的。结合语境可知人们拿最好的杯子是自然的事情，故选C。
小题6:词义辨析。A.用处；B.争论；C.答案；D.原因，目标。联系上文，可知句意为：那就是你们问题和压力的原因。故选D。
小题7:词义辨析。A.起伏，摇动；B.减少；C.增加，补充；D.导致。结合语境可知句意为：杯子本身不增加咖啡的品质。故选C。
小题8:词义辨析。A.作为，由于；B.什么；C.那个；D.哪一个；联系下文all of you really wanted 可知watch缺少逻辑宾语，故选B。
小题9:介词辨析。A.为了；B.进入；C.通过某种方式；D.在上面；联系下文可知考察短语go for去取，选择。故选A。
小题10:联系下文，可知此处是把生活比作咖啡，故选D，咖啡。
小题11:动词辨析。A.移动；B. 打败；C.改变；D.享受，喜欢。结合语境可知此处指的是改变生活的品质。故选C，改变。
小题12:词义辨析。A.失败，不及格，忘记；B.成功；C.希望，祝愿；D.常识；联系上文，可知此处是指忘了享受上帝给我们提供的咖啡。故选A。
小题13:联系下文，可知此处是指上帝提供给我们的，provide for提供给，故选D，提供。
小题14:词义辨析。A.保持；B.说；C.使得，布置；D.做。联系下文可知考察短语make use of使用，利用。故选C。
小题15:词义辨析。A.野蛮的，鲁莽的；B.简单的；C.特殊的；D.成功的。联系上下文可知此处指的是简单的生活，故选B。
点评：这篇短文内容比较简单，理解不难。各小题与上下文联系比较紧密，答题中一定要注意联系上下文。答完后多读几遍，看看是否符合逻辑，适当修改。个别小题可以当做单独的词义辨析题来做，先区分词义，结合语境选出最能使语句通顺的答案。