Question

A group of graduates, well established in their careers, were talking at a reunion and decided to visit their old university professor, now retired. During their visit, the conversation turned to complaints about stress in their work and lives.
Offering his guests hot chocolate, the professor went into the kitchen and returned with a large pot of hot chocolate and other things including cups-porcelain(瓷杯子), glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some elegant -- telling them to help themselves to the hot chocolate.
When they all had a cup of hot chocolate in hand, the professor said: "I notice that all the nice looking and expensive cups were taken, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. The cup that you're drinking from adds nothing to the quality of the hot chocolate. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was hot chocolate, not the cup; but you consciously went for the best cups... And then you began eyeing each others cups. Now consider this: Life is the hot chocolate; your job, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life. The cup you have does not define, nor change the quality of life you have. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the hot chocolate we have. The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything that they have. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Thank the Lord for your blessings in 2011. And enjoy your hot chocolate in 2012!”

1. 1.
   When did they decide to go to see their professor?
   1. A.
      After the reunion
   2. B.
      During the get-together
   3. C.
      Before they graduated
   4. D.
      Just after the professor retired
2. 2.
   Why did the professor offer them different cups?
   1. A.
      Because cups were not enough for everyone
   2. B.
      Because cups were beautiful
   3. C.
      Because the professor wanted to teach them something
   4. D.
      Because hot chocolate should be contained in different cups
3. 3.
   What caused the professor to say those words?
   1. A.
      Their graduation
   2. B.
      Their reunion
   3. C.
      Their visit
   4. D.
      Their complaints
4. 4.
   What does the word “cup” in this passage refer to?
   1. A.
      Life
   2. B.
      happy things in life
   3. C.
      hot chocolate
   4. D.
      tools to hold and contain life
5. 5.
   What is the purpose of the professor’s words?
   1. A.
      To tell them life is not easy, so try their best to be happy
   2. B.
      To educate them that the happiest people don't have the best of everything
   3. C.
      To wish them to be grateful to their life and make the best of everything that they have
   4. D.
      To use different cups to tell them they should try different things in life

Answer 1

BCDDC
試題分析：
1.B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段第一句A group of graduates, well established in their careers, were talking at a reunion and decided to visit their old university professor, now retired.�？芍�是在同學(xué)聯(lián)誼會(huì)后，故A正確。
2.C 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段倒數(shù)第三行The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything that they have. 說(shuō)明老教授在給他們講道理，說(shuō)明世界上最幸福的人并不一定擁有世界上所有最好的東西，而是在于他們能極大限度的利用他們所擁有的。故C正確。
3.D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段第二句the conversation turned to complaints about stress in their work and lives.可知，是他們的抱怨引起了老教授說(shuō)了那番話故D正確。
4.D 詞義題。根據(jù)文章They are just tools to hold and contain life.說(shuō)明cup就是指掌控生活的工具的故D正確。
5.C 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章最后一段倒數(shù)第三行The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything that they have.。說(shuō)明老教授的此番話的目的在于讓他們對(duì)生活學(xué)會(huì)感恩，盡力去利用自己身邊所擁有的東西。故C 正確。
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