A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.  The conversation soon turned into complaints about 36 in work and life. To offer his guests coffee, the 37 went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a variety of 38 — porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some 39 , some expensive, some delicate — telling them to help themselves to the 40 . When all the students 41 a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, "If you have 42 , all the nice-looking expensive cups have been taken up, 43 the plain and cheap ones. While it is 44 for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the 45 of your problems and stress. " "Be assured that the cup itself adds no 46 to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even 47 what we drink. " "What all of you really want is coffee, 48 the cup, but you 49 went for the best cups … And then you began 50 each other's cups. " "Now consider 51 : Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain 52 , and the type of cup we have does not determine, nor 53 the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we 54 to enjoy the coffee. Fully appreciate the coffee, not the cups! Don't let the cups 55 you ... enjoy the coffee instead.
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小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:D
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:A
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:D
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:D
小题18:A
小题19:C
小题20:B
题目分析：教授用杯子与咖啡来解释生活的意义和价值，我们很多人在生活中往往忽视了生活的价值，而去追求一些没有意义的事情，只会给自己带来巨大的压力。
小题1:A 上下文串联。根据下文可知他们抱怨工作中的压力。
小题2:B 上下文串联。客人来了，那位教授走进厨房，回来的时候带着咖啡和杯子。
小题3:D 上下文串联。解析同上。
小题4:A 形容词辨析。A看起来平常的；B美丽的；C现代的；D看起来漂亮。指一些杯子很漂亮，有一些杯子很普通。
小题5:D 上下文串联。根据上文可知他端着咖啡进来了，故他应该让学生自己去拿咖啡。
小题6:B 动词辨析。A生产；B有；C煮；D服务。指每个人手里都有一杯咖啡。
小题7:C 动词辨析。A谈论；B讨论；C注意到；D决定；指如果你们注意到，漂亮的杯子都已经被拿走了，剩下的都是普通的。
小题8:A 短语辨析。A留下；B下降；B乱丢，乱放；D落后。解析同上
小题9:C 形容词辨析。指大家都选好的东西，把普通的留下这是很正常的 事情。
小题10:A 名词辨析。A来源；B目的；C怀疑；D结果；教授问他们压力的来源是什么。
小题11:B 名词辨析。A价格；B品质；C糖果；D颜色。指杯子不能增加咖啡的品质。只会让咖啡更贵，有时候甚至会隐藏了我们所喝的咖啡。
小题12:C 动词辨析。A证明；B品尝；C藏；D偷。解析同上。
小题13:D 词义辨析。A不仅仅，超过；B少于；C除…之外；D而不是。指我们想要的是咖啡，而不是杯子。但是你们有意识的去拿漂亮的杯子，那时你们甚至看着其他人的杯子。
小题14:A 副词辨析。A有意识的；B聪明地；C害羞地；D粗心地。解析同上。
小题15:B 动词辨析。A展示；B看着；C交换；D表扬。解析同48.
小题16:C 代词辨析。指现在考虑就这件事情，this指接下来要讲的事情。
小题17:D 名词辨析。指工作，钱就像杯子一样，他们是用来承载生活的。
小题18:A 动词辨析。A改变；B增加；C发现；D降低。指杯子既不能决定也不能改变生活品质。
小题19:C 动词辨析。A尝试；B设法；C失败；D计划。指我们只关注了杯子，却未能享受生活。
小题20:B 动词辨析。A嫉妒，羡慕；B驱使，驱赶；C支持；D进入。指不要让杯子驱赶着我们。
点评：本文对词义辨析和上下文串联的要求较高。需要在上下文语境中综合运用语法和词汇知识。