Question

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Learning a life lesson on managing time

One day， an expert was speaking to a group of students about how to manage their time ．He     an example those students will never forget．

He pulled out a wide jar and put it on the table． He also      about a dozen rocks and carefully     them into the jar． One at a time． When no more rocks would      inside， he asked，“Is this jar full？”

Everyone in the class answered loudly，“Yes．” The expert said，“Really？” He      under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel (砾石)．He put some gravel in and     the jar， causing it to go down into the     between the big rocks． He then asked the group once more，“Is this jar full？”

“     not，” one of them answered this time．“Good！” he replied． From under the table he brought out a bucket of sand and started      the sand in the jar and it went into all of the spaces left      the rocks and the gravel． Once more he asked the question，“Is this jar full？”

“No！” the class shouted． Once again he said，“Good． ” Then he      a cup of water in      the jar was full． Then he looked at the class and asked，“What is the      here？”

Immediately one      student raised his hand and said，“The point is， no matter how full your   is， if you try really hard you can always fit  .things in！” “No，” the expert replied，“that’s not the point． The point is if you don’t put the big rocks in      ，you’ll never get them in      ．What are the ‘big rocks’ in your     ？Time with your loved ones， your education， or your dreams？Remember to put these big rocks in first or you’ll never get them in at all，     you’ll never have the real quality time you need to spend on the big， important things．”

1.A． set          B． gave             C． made          D． followed

2.A． handed out   B． passed on        C． took out      D． picked up

3.A． threw        B． spread           C． turned        D． placed

4.A． come         B． push             C． fall          D． fit

5.A． reached      B． sat              C． got           D． stopped

6.A． shook        B． covered          C． pressed       D． raised

7.A． bottom       B． distance         C． areas         D． spaces

8.A． Usually      B． Probably         C． Obviously     D． Simply

9.A． inserting    B． packing          C． putting       D． mixing

10.A． beside      B． between          C． around        D． among

11.A． allowed     B． forced           C． sank          D． poured

12.A． until       B． before           C． so that       D． as far as

13.A． reason      B． result           C． point         D． matter

14.A． clever      B． eager            C． sensitive     D． curious

15.A． schedule    B． container        C． time          D． class

16.A． enough      B． small            C． extra         D． more

17.A． first       B． once             C． properly      D． immediately

18.A． at all      B． after all        C． at last       D． any more

19.A． mind        B． list             C． life          D． world

20.A． and         B． while            C． but           D． for

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.A

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.A

16.D

17.A

18.A

19.C

20.A

【解析】

1.give an example 举例子。他给那些学生举了一个他们永远都不会忘的例子。

2.他也拿出来约一打石块。选C 拿出来，而A递出 B传递 D捡起，均不符合题意。

3.此空前的carefully可推出他是非常小心地把石头放到瓶子里。故选D． 易错选项A 扔，与前边carefully不对应。

4.当没有更多的石头可以容纳的下，他问，这个瓶子满了吗？选D fit 有地方容纳。

5.他伸手到桌子底下并且拿出来一桶砾石。选A reach 伸手去够

6.由空后“引起砾石往下走，到大石块之间的缝隙”可知他是摇晃了瓶子，故选A

7.句意见上题，同时下文小题5前space也是对本题的提示，故选D

8.此题可用排除法，一个学生此时的回答也是猜测，故A 通常 C 明显地 D简单地，均空前不符合题意，故选B

9.他拿出一桶沙子，开始把沙子放到瓶子里，故选C

10.沙子进入到石块和砾石之间的缝隙，故选B，上文小题2空后也是对本题的提示。

11.然后他把一杯水倒进了来直到瓶子装满。故选D pour 倾，倒

12.根据上题可知，故选A

13.What is the point here？这要说的道理/关键是什么？且下文50空前The point is 是对该题的回答，故选C

14.立刻一个急切的学生举起了手。故选B． 而A 聪明 C敏感的 D 好奇的，均不符合题意。

15.由文章题目Learning a life lesson on managing time学到一课关于如何管理时间及下文老师所讲道理，可知，文章在说如何安排时间，日程，故选A． 无论你的日程有多满，只要你真的努力，你总可以安排的下更多的事情。

16.句意见上题，故选D

17.关键是如果你不把大石块先放进来，你将根本无法将他们弄进来。故选A．

18.句意见上题，故选A。

19.根据句意，你生命的中的大石块是什么？和你的爱人在一起的时间．故选C

20.并且你将永远不会有真正高质量的时间来做大的和重要的事情。故选A