Question

A teacher began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it.  He held it up for all to see, and asked the students, " How much do you think this glass weighs?"

"50 g!" "100 g!" "125 g!" the students answered.

        "I really don't know unless I weigh it," said the teacher, "but my question is what would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?"

" Nothing! " the students said.

"OK. What would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?" the teacher asked.

"Your arm would begin to ache," said one of the students.

"You're right.  Now, what would happen if I held it for a day?"

"Your arm could go numb. Have to go to hospital for sure!" said another student. All the students laughed.

"Very good. But during all this, did the weight of the glass change?" asked the teacher.

"No." the students said.

"Then what caused the arm ache and the muscle (肌肉) stress?"

The students fell silent for a moment.

"Put the glass down!" said one of the students.

"Exactly!" said the teacher. "The problems of life are something like this. Hold them for a few minutes in your head, and it seems OK. Think of them for a long time and they begin to make you ache. Hold them even longer and you will not be able to do anything. It's important to think of the  challenges(挑战)  in your life, but it' s even more important to put them down at the end of every day before you go to sleep. That way, you are not stressed. You wake up fresh and strong and can deal with any challenge that comes your way!"

Remember to put the glass down today.

1. How much do you think this glass which was held by the teacher weighs?

A.50g     B.125g       C.I don’t know.    D.100g

2.What would happen if the teacher held the glass up like this for an hour?

A. One of the students thought his arm could go numb.

B. One of the students thought his arm would begin to ache.

C. One of the students thought his arm would be changed.

D. One of the students thought his arm would be lost.

3. Why did the teacher hold up a glass in his class?

A. Because he wanted to know how much the glass weighs.

B. Because he wanted to ask some student to weigh the glass.

C. Because he wanted to make his class more interesting.

D. Because he wanted to explain it was important to put the challenges in life down at the end of every day.

4. In this passage, the underlined words "go numb" means_______.

A．疼痛不止                  B．消瘦萎缩                   C．松弛下垂         D．失去感觉

5. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. The teacher told his students to face the challenges bravely.

B. The teacher taught his students how to deal with the problems.

C. The teacher used to begin his class with a glass of water.

D. The teacher usually begins his class by holding a glass of water.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.D

5.B

【解析】  

试题分析：本文讲诉了一个老师给他的学生讲诉人生道理的故事。这位老师把杯子举在手中，学生们都知道，如果举的时间长对身体不好。人生中的难题也是这样，有时你需要放下。 

1.细节细节题。根据："I really don't know unless I weigh it," said the teacher,老师说，我真的不知道，除非称一下，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据： "Your arm would begin to ache," said one of the students.一个学生说，你的胳膊会疼，可知选B 。

3.细节理解题。根据： the teacher. "The problems of life are something like this. 老师说，生活中的困难就想他手中的杯子。所以老师是想借助杯子来讲人生的道理，故选D 。

4.词义猜测题。根据文章；Now, what would happen if I held it for a day?""Your arm could go numb. Have to go to hospital for sure!"如果把杯子举一天，会发生什么？我们知道，那个杯子，举一天，手会麻木，失去感觉，故选 D 。

5.推理判断题。根据文章的最后一段，老师说The problems of life are something like this.生活中的问题就像手中的杯子，故选B 。

考点：人生百味类短文阅读。