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【题目】 A group of graduates, successful in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.

Before offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups—porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking and cheap, some exquisite and expensive—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 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. Be assured（确信的）that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups… And then you began eyeing each other’s cups.

Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided for us.”

God brews（泡，沏）the coffee, not the cups. Enjoy your coffee!

"The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything. "

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.

【1】What did the conversation turn into?

A. complaints B. study

C. discussion D. chat

【2】Why did the professor offer his students coffee with varieties of cups?

A. To give his students many more choices.

B. To teach his students how to enjoy coffee.

C. To show the students his collection of cups.

D. To tell his students the right attitude to life.

【3】 According to the professor, the happiest people are the ones who _____.

A. get the best type of coffee cups

B. make the best of what they have

C. have a wide range of coffee cups

D. care about social status and wealth

【4】The best title for the passage would be _____.

A. God's Coffee

B. The Pressure of Life

C. The Happiest People

D. Professor's Coffee Cups

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

试题分析：文章通过杯子和咖啡告诉大家要追求生活的本质，不要被外表所迷惑。

【1】A细节理解题。根据第一段第二句Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. 谈话不久就变成了对工作、生活压力的抱怨。故选A。

【2】D推理题。通读全文可知文章就是通过这样的事告诉他的学生要追求生活的本质，不要被外表所迷惑。故选D。

【3】B细节题。根据倒数第二段"The happiest people don't have the best of everything．They just make the best of everything．"

【4】A主旨大意题。文章通过几杯咖啡向大家说明了生活的一个道理。所以A项是最好的标题。