Question

完形填空,阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

One day, a teacher was speaking to a group of students about how to make use of time. He gave such an interesting example that his students would never      .

He put a wide-mouth jar (罐子) on the table. Then he      some rocks and carefully put them into the jar, one at a time. When      rocks would fit inside, he      , “Is this jar full?”

Everyone in class shouted, “Yes.” “Really?” The teacher pulled out a bag of small stones. He put     small stones in and shook the jar. The small stones went     into the spaces between the big rocks. He then asked the group       ，“Is this jar full?”

“Probably not,” one of them answered. “Good!” the teacher replied. He brought out a box of sand and     some sand into the jar and it went between the rocks and small stones. Again he asked the      question, “Is this jar full?

“No,” the class shouted. Again the teacher said, “Good.” He poured a cup of water into the jar     it was full. Then he asked, “What is the point (要点) here?” One student     his hand and said, “The point is that if you try really hard, you can      put more things in.”

“No,” the teacher answered,“That’s not the      . What I want to tell you is that if you don’t put the big rocks in first, you will never get others in at all.       are the “big rocks” in    your life? Time with your friends,  your education or your dreams? Remember to put the    in first, or you’ll never get others in at all."

1.A. remember     B. like        C. forget          D. think

2.A. took off     B. took out   C. gave away       D. put away

3.A. no more     B. not more   C. no many        D. not many

4.A. answered    B. read        C. asked          D. said

5.A. no           B. few         C. any             D. some

6.A. up          B. out        C. down           D. away

7.A. no more      B. again     C. a third time   D. a fourth time

8.A. sent         B. put        C. bought         D. collected

9.A. same       B. different   C. difficult     D. common

10.A. as         B. until      C. while           D. because

11.A. put out    B. put off   C. put up          D. put on

12.A. always      B. seldom      C. never           D. hardly

13.A. point      B. example     C. way            D. story

14.A. When       B. What       C. Who            D. Why

15.A. sand       B. small stones C. big rocks     D. Water

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.B

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.A

13.A

14.B

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述一个教师通过具体的实验演示，启发学生如何科学地安排时间：重要的 事情要先做，次要的小事可以稍后做。

1.C考查动词与语境理解。A. Remember记住；B. Like喜欢；C. Forget忘记；D. Think认为，句意：他给出如此有趣的例子以至于他的学生永远不会忘记。 下文提到老师通过一个的实验演示如何科学的安排时间，给学生上了一堂生动的课，学生深受启发，因此是难忘的。故选forget.

2.B考查动词词组与语境理解。A. took off脱下；B. took out 拿出；C. gave away 捐赠；D. put away 收起来，句意：他把一个宽口罐子放在桌子上.然后拿出一些石头小心地放入其中。根据语境此题应选Ｂ。

3.A考查比较级与语境理解。A. no more不再；B. not more不多于；C. no many；D. not many不很多；句意：当填到不能再填入更多石头的时候，他问“这个罐子满了吗?” no more修饰名词="not" any more,根据句意及语境此题选A。

4.C考查动词与语境理解。A. Answered回答；B. Read阅读； C. Asked问；D. said 说，句意：他问“这个罐子满了吗?从后文“Is this jar full?”可知是老师发问，故此处填asked，故选C。

5.D考查代词与语境理解。A. No没有；B. Few几乎没有；C. Any一些；D. Some一些，句意： 老师拿出一小包小石块并把一些小石头放进罐子里。Some和any均可以表示“一些”，但any 用于否定句和疑问句中。故选D。

6.C考查副词与语境理解。A. Up向上；B. Out外面；C. Down向下；D. Away离开，句意：小石头从上往下放进罐子的空隙中，根据句意故用down,所以选C。

7.B考查副词与语境理解。A. no more不再； B. Again又一次；C. a third time三次；D. a fourth time四次；句意：他又一次问他们。 从第一二可知，老师先前问了学生一次，所以该处用once again又一次，再一次，就相当于again，说明动作是第二遍，故选B。

8.B考查动词与语境理解。A. sent 送；B. put 放；C. Bought买；D. Collected收集，句意：他拿出一盒子沙子然后把一些沙子放进罐子中。 联系上文，“放入石头用动词put,故此处“放入沙子”也应使用put，故选B。

9.A考查形容词与语境理解。A. Same一样； B. Different不同；C. Difficult困难；D. Common普通，句意：老师又一次问了同样的问题：这个罐子满了吗？ 从一二三可知，老师问了同样的问题，故选A。

10.B考查连词与语境理解。A. As作为；B. Until直到；C. While然而； D. Because因为，句意： 他把一杯水倒入罐子里直到充满了罐子。根据句意及语境此题应选B。

11.C考查动词词组与语境理解。A. put out扑灭；B. put off推迟；C. put up举起；D. put on穿上，句意：根据上下文语境是一个学生举起手回答。,raise/put up one’s hands某人举起手，故选C。

12.A考查副词与语境理解。A. Always总是；B. Seldom很少；C. Never从不；D. Hardly几乎不，句意：如果你努力尝试（往里面放东西），你总是可以放进更多。根据句意及语境此题选A。

13.A考查名词与语境理解。A. Point要点；B. Example例子；C. way 方法；D. Story故事，句意： 老师回答说 “那不是这个道理。”根据上文老师提问“道理（point）是什么”，此处同样应填point，故选A。

14.B考查疑问词与语境理解。A. When何时B. What 什么；C. Who谁；D. Why为什么，句意：什么在你的生活中是那些‘大的石块’呢?根据句意及语境此题应用 用what提问，故选B。

15.A. Sand沙子；B. small stones小石头；C. big rocks大岩石；D. Water水，句意：记住把你最重要的事（big rocks）放在第一位否则一事无成。

从本段第二行put the big rocks in first可知选C。

考点：哲理故事类短文