A teacher began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it.  He held it up for all to see, and asked the students, " How much do you think this glass weighs?"
"50 g!" "100 g!" "125 g!" the students answered.
"I really don't know unless I weigh it," said the teacher, "but my question is what would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?"
" Nothing! " the students said.
"OK. What would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?" the teacher asked.
"Your arm would begin to ache," said one of the students.
"You're right.  Now, what would happen if I held it for a day?"
"Your arm could go numb. Have to go to hospital for sure!" said another student. All the students laughed.
"Very good. But during all this, did the weight of the glass change?" asked the teacher.
"No." the students said.
"Then what caused the arm ache and the muscle (肌肉) stress?"
The students fell silent for a moment.
"Put the glass down!" said one of the students.
"Exactly!" said the teacher. "The problems of life are something like this. Hold them for a few minutes in your head, and it seems OK. Think of them for a long time and they begin to make you ache. Hold them even longer and you will not be able to do anything. It's important to think of the  challenges(挑戰(zhàn))  in your life, but it' s even more important to put them down at the end of every day before you go to sleep. That way, you are not stressed. You wake up fresh and strong and can deal with any challenge that comes your way!"
Remember to put the glass down today.
小題1: How much do you think this glass which was held by the teacher weighs?
A．50gB．125gC．I don’t know. D．100g
小題2:What would happen if the teacher held the glass up like this for an hour?
A．One of the students thought his arm could go numb.
B．One of the students thought his arm would begin to ache.
C．One of the students thought his arm would be changed.
D．One of the students thought his arm would be lost.
小題3: Why did the teacher hold up a glass in his class?
A．Because he wanted to know how much the glass weighs.
B．Because he wanted to ask some student to weigh the glass.
C．Because he wanted to make his class more interesting.
D．Because he wanted to explain it was important to put the challenges in life down at the end of every day.
小題4: In this passage, the underlined words "go numb" means_______.
A．疼痛不止B．消瘦萎縮C．松弛下垂D．失去感覺
小題5: According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A．The teacher told his students to face the challenges bravely.
B．The teacher taught his students how to deal with the problems.
C．The teacher used to begin his class with a glass of water.
D．The teacher usually begins his class by holding a glass of water.

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:D
小題5:B
  
試題分析：本文講訴了一個老師給他的學生講訴人生道理的故事。這位老師把杯子舉在手中，學生們都知道，如果舉的時間長對身體不好。人生中的難題也是這樣，有時你需要放下。 
小題1:細節(jié)細節(jié)題。根據(jù)："I really don't know unless I weigh it," said the teacher,老師說，我真的不知道，除非稱一下，故選C。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)： "Your arm would begin to ache," said one of the students.一個學生說，你的胳膊會疼，可知選B 。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)： the teacher. "The problems of life are something like this.老師說，生活中的困難就想他手中的杯子。所以老師是想借助杯子來講人生的道理，故選D 。
小題4:詞義猜測題。根據(jù)文章；Now, what would happen if I held it for a day?""Your arm could go numb. Have to go to hospital for sure!"如果把杯子舉一天，會發(fā)生什么？我們知道，那個杯子，舉一天，手會麻木，失去感覺，故選 D 。
小題5:推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章的最后一段，老師說The problems of life are something like this.生活中的問題就像手中的杯子，故選B 。
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