中考英语阅读理解专项练习：校园生活

0中考英语阅读理解专项练习（常考+热门话题）

专题13校园生活

一、阅读单选

Whatareyourclothesmadeof?Aretheymadeofcottonorwool?SomestudentsinShandongweardifferent

things.Theirclothesaremadeofdiscs（光盘）oroldclothes!

OnOctober7th,36studentsinLinyi,ShandongProvince,worebeautifulclothesinashow.Theirclothes

weremadeofallkindsofthings.Theshowgavethestudentsachancetomakethingswiththeirownhands.It

alsohelpedthemlearntomakegooduseofwasteandnottothroweverythingaway.

Studentshadlotsofgoodideas.Somefoundusedthings,likeoldclothes,tomakenewdresses.64Wehopeto

saveenergy.Ourworldisshortofenergy.SoIdon'twanttojustthrowoldthingsaway,“saidLiJingatLinyiArt

School.

Lihadmorethan20discsonhernicebluedress.Shegotthemfromherfamilyandfriends“Thoughthe

discsareold,Ilookverycoolinthem!^^shesaid.

SongDan,astudentfromtheschool,lookedlikeafarmerinherstraw（稻草）coatandhat.Shepickedthe

strawfromthefieldsandputthemalltogether.6<Iwanttoshowwhatpeopleworeinthepast.9,shesaid.

DuYuemadeclothesforastronauts!Shehadwhiteclothalloverher.Whenshewalked,shetriedtobeslow.

Itlookedlikeshewaswalkingonthemoon."Ihopetowearitinspacesomeday.IwishthatIcouldwalkonthe

moon!^^shesaid.

1.Thepassagemainlytalksabout

A.howtomakeclothesB.aspecialfashionshow

C.howtolookcoolD.energysaving

2.Thestudents5clothesweremadeof

A.silkB.cottonC.wastepaperD.allkindsofthings

3.Theshowtellspeople.

A.theyshouldsaveenergyB.theycanmakethingsbythemselves

C.howtomakeuseofoldthingsD.A,BandC

4.Thethreestudentsusedallthesethingsexcept（除了）tomadeclothes.

A.discsB.strawC.oldpaperD.cloth

5.Theunderlinedword“short”inthesentencehasthesamemeaningas“short“inthesentence“'

A.IfsonlyashortwayfromhereB.Themanisshort

C.I'mshortofmoney.CanyoulendmesomeD.Shewashereashorttimeago

HerecomesJunior3Year!Thismeansthatthehighschoolentranceexamwillarriveinlessthanayear.How

willyougetthroughthefinalyearofmiddleschoolandgetreadyforthebigexam?TEENSinvitedtwostudents

tosharetheirthoughts.

ZengQingmian,15,Jiangxi

Igotascoreof700outof750onthebigexam.Junior3wasquitestressfulanditwasevenharderfora

boardingschool（寄宿学校）studentlikeme.Ineededtomakedetailedplans-notonlyforstudying,butalso

dailychoreslikewashingmyclothes.

Iwashighlyfocused（集中注意力）duringclassandtriedtoremembereverythingmyteacherssaid.Tome,

thisisfarmoreeffectivethanspendingtimedoingexercisesafterclass.Duringself-studytimeatnight,Itook

everychancetoaskteachersquestions.Ialsocountedtimewhiledoingquizzes.Thishelpedimprovemylearning

efficiency（效率）.

Ididn'thavemanyreviewmaterials.Mymethodwastomakeupmyownquestions.Aftersolvingamath

problem,forexample,Iwoulddesignmyownproblemsthatusedthesameconcepts（概念）.

HuangZiyi,15,Beijing

Igotascoreof520outof580onthehighschoolentranceexam.Forme,knowingmystrengthsandkeeping

astablemindareverynecessary.ThecompetitioninBeijingishard.Manystudentshavetutors（导师）.Ionce

tookacodingclass,butfoundthatIwasn'tgoodatit.SoIgaveupandfocusedmoreonwhatFmgoodat.

Ihaveappliedthisprinciple（原贝I）tomystudies.Igooverthekeypointsofeachunittostrengthenmy

skillsinsubjectslikephysicsandmath.Whentakingatest,Iusuallyskip（跳过）questionsIdon'tknowandtry

tosolvethemattheendifthereisstillsometimeleft.Oneshouldlearntostaycalminsituationslikethese.Don't

worrytoomuchabouttheresultofonetestaslongasyouarelearningandimproving.

6.WhatdoesZengtrytodoinclass?

A.Makeastudyplan.B.Asktheteacherquestions.

C.Listentotheteachercarefully.D.Doasmanyexercisesaspossible.

7.WhydoesZengcounttimewhiledoingquizzes?

A.Topracticehishandwriting.B.Tolearntheknowledgebetter.

C.Toputextrapressureonhimself.D.Tosavetimeforaskingquestions.

8.Whatdoes“thisprinciple“inHuang?sstoryreferto?

A.Keepaclearmind.B.Askforhelpifnecessary.

C.Focusonwhatyouaregoodat.D.Spendmoretimeondifficultquestions.

9.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.HowtostudywellinJunior3.B.Waystostaycalmduringbigexams.

C.Howtodealwithpressureandworries.D.Unforgettablememoriesfromone'sfinalyear.

PrincipalHardyofBrewerHighwasabusyman.Hedidn'thavemuchtimetotalktoJayStone.ButJaywas

ontheschooFsfootballteamandhewasfailingMaths.

Aplayerfailingasubjectmustbetakenofftheteam.ItwaswellknownthatMrHardyhadsomething

againstplayers-thathewasstricter（严格的）withthemthanwiththeotherstudents.

WhenJaysatdown,PrincipalHardygavehimawarmsmile.<6SomepeoplesayI'vegotsomethingagainst

players,,,hesaidslowly.4tThat,ofcourse,isnottrue.Itreatplayersandnon-playersthesame.^^

Jaynodded,thinking,46Yeah,andpigsmightfly!”

Suddenly,Principal'ssmileandhisvoiceturnedcold.Hewastalkingfastnow.Hisvoiceseemedtobe

comingfromfaraway."BrewerHigh...noexceptionsforplayers...nolongereligible（有资格的）…”

Jaycouldhear,buthecouldn'tunderstandthewords.

HeaskedMrHardytorepeateverythingagain.OnlythendidJayunderstand:hewasoffthefootballteam

untiltheendoftheterm.TobeontheteamagainhehadtoimprovehisMathsgrade.

Jaywentverystill.Hefelthisskingrowcold.Foramoment,hefelthecouldn'tbreathe（呼吸）.

Theprincipalwastalkingagain.""Verysorry...badnews...youknewyouwereindanger...itdidn'tneedto

happen...you9reonlyafreshman...we9redoingitforyourowngood...Ihopethiswillbealesson...

Jayheldhisheadinhishands.Whenhelookedup,theprincipalwassmilingbrightly.Thenextmoment,he

shookJay'shandandopenedthedoorforhim.

10.Wheredidthisstorytakeplace?

A.Onthefootballfield.B.Infrontoftheclassroom.

C.InMrHardy9soffice.D.Atthefootofamountain.

11.WhatdidJaymeanbysaying"pigsmightfly”?

A.Hewantedtoflywithpigs.B.Heunderstoodthewords.

C.Pigsbroughthimgoodluck.D.Hedidn'tbelieveMrHardy.

12.IfJaywantedtobeafootballplayeragain,hehadto.

A.givepresentstoMrHardyB.improvehismathsgrade

C.getonwellwithothersD.practicefootballharder

13.WhenJayunderstoodMrHardy'swords,hefelt.

A.sadB.boredC.excitedD.hopeful

14.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.AStrictPrincipalB.APoorBoy

C.ASpecialLessonD.WarmSmile

IntheUK,therearemanysecondaryschoolsthatarejustforgirlsorjustforboys.Theyareknownasgirls'

schoolsandboys9schools.Buthowdothesestudentsmeeteachother?Theirschoolsorganizesomeactivitiesso

theycansocialize（社交）.

Inseventhgrade,atthebeginningofeachschoolyear,theschoolsorganizesomethingcalleda"social”.

Studentsfromdifferentschoolswhoareinthesameyearwillattendthesocial.Theywillmeetupandhaveabig

party!Ithasmusic,dancing,stalls,foodandfungamestoplay.Peoplemightfeelshyatfirst,butafteralittle

while,theywillstarthangingoutwiththenewfriendstheyjustmet.

Inaddition,therearesomeotherprojectsthatmyschooldoeswiththeboysschool.Forexample,eachyear

inNovember,thesixthgradegirlsandboyswillworkonadrama（戏居！1）play.Lastyear,thedramaproduction

wasanadaptedversion（改编版本）ofLittleShopofHorrors（《绿魔先生》）.MyfriendsandIwenttoseeitand

weweresurprised.Theactorshadreallynicevoices.Icouldnotbelievethattheymadetheirprops（道具）by

themselves!

Soalthoughourschoolsaredifferent,westillgettogethersometimesandhavealotoffuntogether,These

activitiesreallyhelpusmakeupforthetimewespendapart.Ifsgoodtohangoutwithpeopleofothergenders

（性另）asyougrowup.

15.WhatdoesthefirstparagraphtellusaboutschoolsintheUK?

A.Therearemoreschoolsforgirls.

B.Therearemoreschoolsforboys.

C.Thereareseparateschoolsforboysandgirls.

16.Whatdoweknowaboutthe"social”?

A.Itisheldforeighth-gradestudents.

B.Itprovidesstudentswithopportunitiestomeeteachother.

C.It'spartoftheschools9dramacourses.

17.Whatdoweknowaboutthewriter?

A.Thewriterstudiesatagirls'school.

B.Thewriteroftenfeelsshyatparties.

C.Thewriterhasabeautifulvoice.

18.Theunderlinedword"they"inParagraph3refersto.

A.twoschoolsB.schoolprojectsC.theactorsinthedramaproduction

19.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.TheactivitiesthatsecondaryschoolstudentsintheUKdo.

B.Thereasonstohangoutwithpeopleofothergenders.

C.Howstudentsfromsingle-genderschoolssocializewitheachother.

Alishaisa12-year-oldgirlandshefeelsupsetthesedays.Shedoesn'twanttogotoschoolortalkwith

anyoneelse.That'sprobablybecauseshewassufferingtheschoolbully（校园欺凌）.JustlikeAlisha,manyyoung

Chinesestudentsarehavingthesameproblems.Theymayfeellonelyandworried.Whafsworse,theymayeven

wanttokillthemselvestogetawayfromthebadsituation.

Schoolbullyoftenhappensbetweenstudentsagedfrom8to18intheirdailylife.Andithasbecomea

serioussocialproblemalloverthecountry.Schoolbulliesmaycomeinmanydifferentreasons:theymayhappen

justbecausesomeoneissearchingforAfreshandnew“feelings;orTHEYmayjustcomeoutofnoreasons;orbig

guysjustwanttodoit

Afteralargenumberofreportsandacarfulresearchonthefurtherreasonsofschoolbully,manyexpertssay

thatbeingshortof（缺乏）parents9loveandguidancemaybethemaincauseforthissocialproblem.

Howcanwedealwithschoolbully?Manyotherdevelopedcountries,includingtheUSandtheUK,have

madeverystrictlawstostopschoolbully.AfterreportedbythelocalTVsandradios,threeChinesegirls,

studyingintheUS,whobulliedoneoftheirclassmatesveryseriously,havepaidanenormous（巨大的）pricefor

theirbehavior.

20.Accordingtothepassage,Alisha.

A.is13yearsoldB.wantstogotoschool

C.feelsupsetthesedaysD.wantstotalkwithothers

21.Theword"THEY"inparagraph2means.

A.ChinesestudentsB.schoolbulliesC.reportsD.schoolbullyreasons

22.IfyoubullyyourclassmateseriouslyintheUS,you.

A.mayfeellonelyB.loseyourparents9love

C.maybebulliedbythisclassmateD.maypayanenormouspriceforthebehavior

23.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.agirlcalledAlishaB.theschoolbullyC.threeChinesegirlsD.theschoollife

“TodayIwillgiveyouaspecialtest,9,saidtheEnglishteacherwithasmileonhisface.

Allthestudentssatupstraightandwaitedforthetesttobegin.Theteacherbegantogivethetestpaperstoall

thestudents.Afterhefinishedhandingoutthetestpapers,heaskedthemtobegin.

Thestudentswereverysurprisedtoseethattherewasnotaquestionbutablackdot（圆点）inthecenterof

thepaper.Theteachernoticedthestudents5surpriseandsaid,6tIwantyoutowriteaboutwhatyouseethere.Atthe

endoftheclass,theteachertookallthestudents9answersheetsandreadtheanswers.Allofthemdescribedthe

blackdot.Afterreadingalltheanswers,theteachersaid,"Hereeveryoneonlypaidattentiontotheblackdot,but

noonewroteaboutthewhitepaper.9,

Thewholeclasslistenedsilently,becausetheywereafraidtofailintheexam.Thentheteachersaid,"Don't

worryaboutyourmarksforthistest.Ijustwantyoutothinkaboutourlife.Thewhitepaperislikeourwholelife

andtheblackdotinthecenterofthepaperrepresents（代表）problemsinourdailylife.^Ourlifeisagiftgivento

usbyGod,withloveandcare.However,wejustpayattentiontotheproblemslikeillnessandpoverty,andnever

seehappythingsinourlife.Soweshouldtrytosolveourproblemsandenjoyeachmomentlifegivesus.

24.Whatwasinthecenterofthepaper?

A.Awhitedot.B.Ablackdot.C.Aquestion.D.Agift.

25.Whichofthefollowingiswrongaboutthetest?

A.Therewasablackdotinthecenterofthepapers.

B.Nobodypaidattentiontotheblackdot.

C.Studentsshouldnotjustcareabouttheirmarks.

D.Thestudentswereverysurprisedwhentheysawthepapers.

26.Whatdidtheteachermainlywanttotellhisstudents?

A.Ourlifeisagiftgiventouswithloveandcare.B.Theblackdotdoesn'tmeananyprobleminourlife.

C.Don'tworryaboutthemarksforthetest.D.Weshouldsolveourproblemsandenjoyeachmomentinlife.

27.WhafstheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword“poverty“inthelastparagraph?

A.污染B.富有C.贫穷D.保险

28.Whichistherightorderofthestory?

①Theteacherreadalltheanswers.@Theteacheraskedhisstudentsnottoworryabouttheirmarks.

(3)Theteacherwantedhisstudentstothinkaboutlife.④Theteacherbegantohandoutthetestpapers.

A.④①②③B.①②③④C.④①③②D.③②①④

MylearningrecordUnit2Lefscelebrate!

Name:Joyce

Self-assessment

Reading

4321

令Iknowmoreaboutfestivalsinothercountries.0□□□

令Icanfindoutthemainideaofthepassagequickly.□Q□□

Listening

口□□□

令Icanlistenforusefulinformationinaradioprogram.

Vocabulary

—

令0□

Iknowthenamesoffestivalsandactivities.0□—

令Iknowtherelationshipbetweenthecountriesandfestivals.

Grammar

—

令Icanusesomeone/somebody,anyone/anybody,noone/nobody,something,anythingand□0

Q匚

nothingcorrectly.

Score:2()/28

令IcanuseWh-questionscorrectly.

Peerassessment:Askyourpartnertohelpyouassessyourspeakingandwritingskills.

Speaking

—

令5□0□

Icanaskquestionsaboutdifferentcountriesfestivalscorrectly.□匚Q

令Icanspeakloudlyandclearlywhileansweringquestions.

Writing0□□□

令Icanplanandorganizeideasbeforewritingmyarticles.Score:9/12

Total:34/40

Comments

30-40Welldone!Youworkhard.

21-29Good.Keepitup!

15-20Tryharder!

Below15Practicemakesperfect.

29.WhichshouldJoycedobetterin?

A.Speaking.B.Writing.C.Grammar.D.Vocabulary.

30.WhichofthefollowingcommentsisforJoyce?

A.Welldone!Youworkhard.B.Good.Keepitup!

C.Tryharder!D.Practicemakesperfect.

31.Whafsthemainreasonthestudentsuse"Myleaningrecord”?

A.Toexplainwhytheyhavepassedtheexam.

B.Tocheckhowmuckprogresstheyhavemade.

C.Totelltheirparentswhatthey'vedoneatschool.

D.Toknowabouthowtheycanusethegrammarcorrectly.

ThefollowingtableshowsthethreemostpopularactivitiesinLincolnHighSchool.Asyoucansee,some

studentsexerciseeveryday,somestudentsexerciseonceortwiceaweekbutmoststudentsexercisethreeorfour

timesaweek.Asfordoinghomework,moststudentsdohomeworkeveryday,somestudentsdohomeworkthree

orfourtimesaweek,butnostudentsdohomeworkonceortwiceaweek.TheresultforwatchingTVissimilarto

thatofdoinghomework.MoststudentswatchTVeveryday,somestudentswatchTVthreeorfourtimesaweek

andfewstudentswatchTVonceortwiceaweek.

LincolnHighSchool:ActivitySurvey

ActivityEverydayOnceortwiceaweekThreeorfourtimesaweek

Exercise15%10%75%

Dohomework95%0%5%

WatchTV85%2%13%

根据表格信息，从A、B、C三个选项中，选择最佳的选项。

32.Thereportisaboutactivitysurvey.A.teachers9B.students5C.workers'

33.Asfortheresultforexercise,studentsexercisethreeorfourtimesaweek.

A.afewB.someC.most

34.About%ofthestudentsdohomeworkeveryday.

A.15B.75C.95

35.TherearestudentswhowatchTVeverydaythanwatchitthreeorfourtimesaweek.

A.fewerB.moreC.most

36.About10%ofthestudentsonceortwiceaweek.

A.exerciseB.watchTVC.dohomework

SouthwestJiaotongUniversitystartedprovidingacookingcourseonMay8in2018.Studentstakingthe

coursehadatrainclasseighttimes,witheachclasslastingthreeandahalfhours.""Whentheclasswasoveron

June26,eachstudentcouldhavetwocredits（学分）andlearnedhowtocook16dishes.Theyincludedfamous

SichuandishessuchasChen'sMapoTofuanddouble-cookedpork“saidYuYangzhou,anofficialfromthe

universitycookingservicecenter.t6Thereasonwhytheuniversityprovidesthecourseisthatmanystudentscannot

cookaftergraduation（毕业）.Theyhavetoordertakeoutfoodthreetimesaday,“saidYu.

About100studentswantedtohavethecourse.Buttheuniversitychoseonly15studentsbecausethereare

onlyeightelectromagneticstoves（电磁炉）forclass.Exceptfortheshortageofequipment（设备）,thereareas

manyas10teachersforthe15students.The10teachersincludeafamouscookinChengduandexperienced（有经

验的）cooksattheuniversity.

“Manystudentsaretheonlychildrenintheirfamiliesandhardlydohousework.Theythinkwhatthey

learnedinthecookingclassareuseful.saidJiangXinxing,astudentattheuniversity.

37.Allthetrainingclasslastedhours.

A.3.5B.8C.28D.32

38.Whafsthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“shortage”?

A.杂乱B.浪费C.不足D.技巧

39.Whydidtheuniversityonlychoose15studentsfortheclass?

A.Becausethereareonlytenteachers.B.Becausethe15studentscannotcook.

C.Becausethereare15teachers.D.Becausetheuniversityislackofequipment.

40.AccordingtoJiangXinxing,manystudentsthinktheclassis.

A.boringB.usefulC.excitingD.interesting

41.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Whentheclasswasover,eachstudenthad1.5credits.

B.ThestudentslearnedhowtocookMapoTofuanddouble-cookedporkfromtheclass.

C.Only100studentswantedtohavethecourse.

D.The10teachersareallexperiencedcooksattheuniversity.

ForJulie

MON.—THUR.FRI.

7:30—8:00Breakfasttime7:30—8:00Breakfasttime

8:00—8:20Gotoschool8:00—8:20Gotoschool

8:30—11:40Morninglessons8:30—11:40Morninglessons

LunchTimeLunchTime

13:10—15:30Afternoonlessons13:10—14:40Afternoonlessons

15:30—16:00Gohome14:40—15:10Gohome

16:00—18:30Dohomework15:30—18:30Dohomework

DinnerTime.Dinner&FreeTime.

19:30—21:00'‘or'」、

_

21:30Gotobed20:00—21:00「▼

21:30Gotobed

SAT.SUN.

8:30一9:00Breakfasttime8:30一9:00Breakfasttime

9:00——11:00Pianolesson9:00—11:00Pianolesson

LunchTimeLunchTime

14:00—16:00GuitarlessonFreeTimeRelaxAVatchTVPlaywithfriends.

FreeTimeShop21:30Gotobed

21:30Gotobed

42.Whatisthetableabout?

A.ThethingsJuliedoesinaweek.B.ThelessonsJulietakesinaweek.

C.TheworkJuliefinishesinaweek.D.ThethingsJuliebuysinaweek.

43.WhendoesittakeJuliethemost（最多的）timetodohomework?

A.OnThursday.B.OnFriday.C.OnSaturday.D.OnSunday.

44.HowlongdoesittakeJulietohavelessonsinaweek?

A.32hoursand15minutes.B.32hoursand20minutes.

C.32hoursand30minutes.D.32hoursand40minutes.

45.WhatdoesJuliedoeveryday?

A.Havebreakfastat7:40.B.Playtheguitarat20:00.

C.Gotobedat21:30.D.Dohomeworkat15:30.

46.WhatdoyouknowaboutJuliefromthetable?

A.Shedoesreallywellinschoolwork.B.Sheisverygoodatplayingtheguitarandthepiano.

C.Shelivesahealthyandcolorfullife.D.Shedoesn,tlikethelifestyle.

Beforethefirstdayofschool,ShenJiaqi,14,fromShiDaHighSchool,didn'tgotobuynewschoolthings.

Instead,hegothishaircut.Althoughhishairwasnotlong,Shenhastokeepitshorterthan1cm,accordingtoone

ofhisschoolrules.

“Boys'haircannotbelongerthan1cm,andgirlscannotwearbangs（文U海）coveringtheirbrows（眉毛）

saidShen.Hesaidmanystudentsinhisschooloncehadtoheadbacktogetahaircuteventheyhadenteredthe

classroom.

OfcourseShiDaisnottheonlyschoolwithahairruleinChina.InChengnanMiddleSchool,Nantong,

Jiangsu,notonlyboys,butalsogirlshavetokeepshorthair.

"It'sawasteoftimetogetyourhaircutsooften,complained（抱怨）JiLuyang,a13-year-oldboyfromthe

school.t6EverySundayafternoonIhavetospendonehourcuttingmyhair.Whynotspendthetimeonstudy?”

LiangShoucheng,aheadteacherattheschoolthinksthatthehairrulehelpsstudentspaymoreattentionto

theirstudyandsavetime.

“Justlikewearingtheschooluniform,acertaintypeofhaircutstopsthecomparingamongstudents,hesaid.

Manygirlsattheschoolaresadtolosetheirlonghair-butnotall.ChenXiaoyu,13,fromLiang9sclass,

saidsheactuallylikestheshorthair.

“Itlooksfreshandcool,“saidChen."Ialsohavemoretimetosleepinthemorninginsteadofdoingmylong

hair.^^

47.WhatdidShenJiaqidobeforethefirstdayofschool?

A.Hehadhishaircut.B.Heboughtsomeschoolthings.

C.Hemethisoldfriends.D.Hehadtocompletehishomework.

48.HowoftendoesJiLuyangcuthishair?

A.Twiceaweek.B.Onceaweek.C.Twiceamonth.D.Onceamonth.

49.AccordingtoLiangShoucheng,thehairruleiscarriedouttohelpstudentsto.

A.takeenoughrestB.keepthemselvesclean

C.lookfreshandcoolD.spendmoretimestudying

50.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.Studentscan'tcomparetheirclotheswhenwearingschooluniforms.

B.Thestudentwhosehairislongerthan1cmcouldn,tentertheschool.

C.Thegirlsshouldwearbangsthatcovertheirbrows.

D.ThehairruleiscarriedoutinalltheschoolsinChina.

51.WhafsChenXiaoyu'sattitude（态度）towardsthehairrule?

A.Supportive.B.Doubtful.C.Bored.D.Uninterested.

Afterleavingschoolformanyyears,agroupofgraduatesvisitedtheirteacher.Allofthemcomplainedabout

problemsandstressintheirworkandlives.

Theteacherwenttothekitchenandreturnedwithalargebottleofcoffeeandmanykindsofcups--china,

plasticandglass.Hetoldthemtohelpthemselvestothecoffee.

Whenallthestudentshadacupofintheirhands,theteachersaid,"Ifyounoticed,allthenice-lookingand

expensivecupshadbeentaken,butthesimpleandcheaponeshadbeenleftbehind.Althoughitisnormalforyou

towantonlythebestforyourselves,thatisthesource（根源）ofyourproblemsandstress.Infact,thecupitself

addsnoqualitytothecoffee,itisatooltocontain（容纳）whatwedrink.”

Whatallofthemreallywantedwascoffee;notthecups,buttheyallwentforthebestcups.Andthenthey

begantowatchother?scups.Lifeisthecoffee;jobs,moneyandthesocialpositionarethecups.Thecupswehave

donotchangethequalityofourlife.

Sometimes,ifweonlypayattentiontothecup,wewillfailtoenjoythecoffee.

Thehappiest