Question

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 extremely 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．The fact is 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(有意识地） 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 change the quality of life we live．Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us．"God makes 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 does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．the nice-looking cup

B．the ordinary-looking cup

C．the coffee of good quality

D．the coffee of poor quality

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 tell his students the right attitude to life

D．To show the students his collection of cups．

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

A．get the best type of coffee cups

B．care about social status and wealth

C．have a wide range of coffee cups

D．make the best of what they have

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.D

【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。

1.1】A猜测词义题。根据上文Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee，可知杯子不能增加咖啡的质量，但是这个杯子很昂贵，甚至在某种情况下能掩盖我们所喝的东西。所以选A。

2.2】C主观推理题。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。因此可知选C。

3.3】D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段"The happiest people don't have the best of everything．They just make the best of everything，"最幸福的人并不是拥有最好的一切，他们只是每件事都尽力去做。所以选D。

考点：考查人生感悟类阅读。