A group of graduates have highly been established in their careers. One day they got toget

A group of graduates have highly been established in their careers. One day they got together to their old university professor. Shortly they arrived, their conversation turned into complaints about in work and life. In order to his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups made of porcelain(陶瓷的), plastic, glass or crystal. Some of
are plain looking, some expensive, and some are exquisite(做工精致的). The told them to help themselves to the coffee.
When the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said:
If you noticed, all the nice looking cups were taken up, behind the plain and cheap ones. it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the of your problems and stress.
all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, you consciously went for the best cups and were seeing each other’s .
Now consider this: is the coffee and the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are tools to hold and contain life, and do not change the of life. Sometimes, by concen- trating only on the cup, we to enjoy the coffee God has provided. So, don’t let the cups drive you. . . the coffee instead.
【小题1】A．call atB．call onC．call forD．call up【小题2】A．afterB．beforeC．whenD．as【小题3】A．happinessB．joyC．satisfactionD．stress【小题4】A．offerB．provideC．makeD．supply【小题5】A．forB．toC．withD．along【小题6】A．whomB．whichC．themD．it【小题7】A．studentsB．professorC．sonD．wife【小题8】A．allB．so me ofC．none ofD．both【小题9】A．cheapB．ordinary C．glassD．expensive【小题10】A．leavingB．remainingC．keepingD．staying【小题11】A．BecauseB．SinceC．WhileD．If【小题12】A．sourceB．resource C．endD．solution【小题13】A．ThatB．WhatC．AnythingD．Something【小题14】A．andB．soC．thusD．but【小题15】A．cupsB．coffeeC．eyesD．faces【小题16】A．WorkB．LifeC．CareerD．Study【小题17】A．more thanB．rather thanC．justD．not only【小题18】A．quantityB．quality C．paceD．style【小题19】A．manageB．try C．attemptD．fail【小题20】A．enjoyB．drinkC．haveD．shareB

(答案→)B 解析：【小题1】 B call on sb.拜访某人。这里指一群毕业生去拜访当年的老教授。【小题2】A shortly after“……之后不久”。句意：他们到后不久，就开始抱怨……【小题3】 D 根据下文中的 27 of your problems and stress可知，此处应该是抱怨工作和生活中的压力。【小题4】 A 此处意为“为了招待他们咖啡”。offer sb. sth.“给某人提供某物”，在意思上等同于provide/supply sb. with sth.。【小题5】C with“带着；伴随；有”。句意：教授拿着咖啡和杯子从厨房回来。【小题6】 C them在这里指代的是咖啡杯子。【小题7】B 文中只涉及了教授和学生们。因此是教授让学生们自己倒咖啡喝。【小题8】A 根据上下文可知不是只有两个学生；按常理应该是所有的学生都倒好了咖啡。【小题9】D 根据下文的 25 behind the plain and cheap ones可知，学生挑选的是一些好看的、昂贵的杯子，留下的是普通的、便宜的。【小题10】A leave behind“把……留/剩下来”，是固定短语。【小题11】 C while此处意为“尽管；虽然”。句意：虽然你们想要最好的杯子很正常，然而这却成了你们所有问题和压力的来源。【小题12】A 根据语境可知，你所选择的虽是最好的，但却成了你麻烦和压力的源头(source)。【小题13】 B what引导主语从句，表示“你们想要的东西”。【小题14】 D 由句意“你们想要的是咖啡不是杯子，可是你们却下意识地去拿最好的杯子”可知，前后是转折关系。【小题15】 A 根据上下文可知，他们虽然拿了杯子，但是还是看着别人手里的杯子，而不是咖啡或其他。【小题16】B 根据下文的 32 tools to hold and contain life…可知，作者把生活比作咖啡。【小题17】 C 工作、金钱、社会地位只是盛生活的工具。just“只是；仅仅”。【小题18】 B 工作、金钱、社会地位改变不了生活的性质。【小题19】 D 根据上下文可知，只注意杯子，就享受不了杯子里的咖啡了。【小题20】 A 承接上文的…by concentrating only on the cup, we 34 to enjoy the coffee God has provided.，享受你的咖啡，而不是杯子。

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