Question

【题目】完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

An American teacher walked up and down in a classroom while she was teaching stress management to her students. As she 1 a glass of water, everyone 2 they would be asked the ＂half empty or half-full＂ question.

3 , with a smile on her face, she asked, ＂How 4 is this glass of water?＂

Answers called out 5 from eight to twenty ounces (盎司).

She quieted the students down and then replied, ＂The absolute weight doesn’t 6 . It all depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it’s not a 7 . If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my 8 . If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel 9 and paralyzed(麻痹的，瘫痪的). In each case, the 10 of the glass of water doesn’t change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. Do you know why?＂

All the students kept silent and listened carefully, lost in thought.

She continued, ＂Our 11 and worries in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and 12 happens. Think about them a bit longer and they begin to 13 . And if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralyzed — 14 to do anything.＂

It’s important to remember to 15 your stresses. As early in the evening as possible, put all your 16 down. Don’t carry them through the evening and into the night. Remember to put the glass down!

More often than not life gets terrible 17 we think too much. And the moment you remove your burden, you’ll find yourself feeling much more 18 .

So rather than moping around (闲逛) and feeling sorry for yourself, 19 doing something about it. After all, life is too short to 20 yourself to anything that’s not making you happy.

【1】A. served B. raised C. drank D. demanded

【2】A. argued B. wondered C. agreed D. expected

【3】A. Meanwhile B. Anyhow C. Instead D. Therefore

【4】A. heavy B. much C. full D. little

【5】A. replied B. ranged C. read D. remained

【6】A. affect B. drop C. work D. matter

【7】A. success B. point C. problem D. skill

【8】A. arm B. hand C. neck D. back

【9】A. steady B. sensitive C. numb D. nervous

【10】A. weight B. shape C. function D. size

【11】A. surprises B. stresses C. joys D. doubts

【12】A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing

【13】A. fade B. hurt C. change D. adjust

【14】A. uncertain B. afraid C. unable D. available

【15】A. catch up with B. take charge of C. put up with D. let go of

【16】A. burdens B. thoughts C. hardships D. feelings

【17】A. till B. wen C. unless D. though

【18】A. excited B. worried C. satisfied D. relaxed

【19】A. keep B. start C. finish D. risk

【20】A. help B. throw C. abandon D. commit

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【5】B

【6】D

【7】C

【8】A

【9】C

【10】 A

【11】B

【12】D

【13】B

【14】C

【15】D

【16】A

【17】B

【18】D

【19】B

【20】C

【解析】

【文章大意】教授通过一杯水的故事给学生讲述了压力的危害和处理方式，一杯水端的时间越长，你就会感觉到越疲惫、麻木，但是水的重量却没有变，压力同样如此，压力在你的心里越久，你就会感觉越烦恼。所以记得在晚上睡觉前放下所有的压力，人生很短，要开开心心地过好每一天。

【1】A. served服务；B. raised举起；C. drank喝；D. demanded要求。教授在给学生上课，为了让学生看清楚，应是举起一杯水，故选B。

【2】A. argued争论；B. wondered想知道；C. agreed 同意；D. expected期望，预料。教授举起一杯水，接下来应该是要问学生问题，所以每个人都期望/预料教授问的问题是杯子是半空的还是半满的。故选D。

【3】A. Meanwhile同时；B. Anyhow不管怎样；C. Instead而不是，相反；D. Therefore所以。这里的意思是：相反，教授面带微笑，问道：＂这杯水有多重？＂。故选C。

【4】A. heavy重的；B. much多；C. full 满的；D. little小的。由下面学生的回答可知，此处问的是重量，故选A。

【5】答案范围从8到20盎司。range from...to... 在……到……内变动，故选B。

【6】A. affect影响；B. drop掉；C. work 工作；D. matter 重要。这里是：绝对重量并不重要，故选D。

【7】A. success成功；B. point点；C. problem问题；D. skill技巧。这里的意思是：如果只拿一分钟，就不是问题，故选C。

【8】A. arm胳膊；B. hand手；C. neck脖子；D. back背。这里的意思是：如果拿一小时，胳膊就会疼。故选A。

【9】A. steady稳定的；B. sensitive 敏感的；C. numb麻木的；D. nervous紧张的。这里的意思是：如果拿一天，胳膊就会麻木、失去知觉。故选C。

【10】 A. weight重量；B. shape 形状；C. function 功能；D. size尺寸。这里的意思是：在每一种情况中，这杯水的重量都没有改变。故选A。

【11】A. surprises惊讶；B. stresses压力；C. joys乐事；D. doubts怀疑。由下面的worries可知，此处应该填与worries类似的表示不好的事物的名词，故选B。

【12】 A. everything 每一件事；B. anything 任何事；C. something一些事；D. nothing什么事都没有。这里的意思是：考虑它们一会儿，没什么事情发生。故选D。

【13】A. fade变淡，逐渐消失；B. hurt伤害；C. change改变；D. adjust调节。这里的意思是：考虑更久，它们开始伤害到你。故选B。

【14】句意：如果你一整天都在考虑它们，你就会感觉瘫痪了，无法做任何事情。unable to do sth＂无法做某事＂，故选C。

【15】 A. catch up with赶上；B. take charge of 负责；C. put up with提出；D. let go of释放。这里的意思是：释放你的压力很重要。故选D。

【16】A. burdens负担；B. thoughts想法；C. hardships 艰难；D. feelings情感。此处表示＂把你所有的负担都放下＂。故选A。

【17】往往是当我们想的太多时，生活就变得可怕。when＂当……的时候＂。故选B。

【18】A. excited 兴奋的；B. worried担心的；C. satisfied满意的；D. relaxed放松的。这里的意思是：当你去掉负担，你会发现你感觉更加放松。故选D。

【19】A. keep保持；B. start开始；C. finish完成；D. risk冒险。这里的意思是：不要闲逛和为自己感到难过，要开始做些事情。故选B。

【20】毕竟生命太短，不要让自己陷入不能让你开心的事情。abandon oneself to沉溺于，使自己陷入，故选C。