Question

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

He put a wide-mouth jar on the table. Then he ________ some rocks and carefully placed 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 on the jar and it went between the rocks and small stones. Again he asked the ________ question, “Is this jar full?

“No,” the class shouted. Once more the teacher said, “Good.” He poured a cup of water into the jar ________ it was full. Then he asked, “What is the point 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 replied, “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. rememberB. likeC. forgetD. think

2.A. handed outB. took outC. carried awayD. put away

3.A. no moreB. not moreC. no manyD. not many

4.A. answeredB. readC. askedD. said

5.A. noB. fewC. anyD. some

6.A. upB. outC. downD. away

7.A. no moreB. once againC. a third timeD. a fourth time

8.A. sentB. putC. boughtD. collected

9.A. sameB. differentC. difficultD. common

10.A. sinceB. tillC. whileD. because

11.A. offeredB. placedC. raisedD. shook

12.A. alwaysB. alreadyC. neverD. hardly

13.A. pointB. exampleC. promiseD. story

14.A. WhenB. WhatC. WhoD. Why

15.A. sandB. small stonesC. big rocksD. 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一个实验，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. 考查动词。A. remember记得；B. like喜欢；C. forget忘记；D. think想，认为。下文提到老师通过一个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. 考查动词短语。A. handed out分发；B. took out取出，拿出；C. carried away带走，运走；D. put away收起来放好。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，应选Ｂ。

3. 考查固定形式。no more修饰名词="not" any more，当填到不能再填入更多石头的时候，他问“这个罐子满了吗?”故选A。

4. 考查动词。A. answered回答；B. read阅读；C. asked问；D. said说。从后文“Is this jar full?”可知是老师发问，故此处填asked。

5. 考查不定代词。A. no不，没有；B. few很少；C. any一些，任何，用于否定句和疑问句；D. some一些，用于肯定句。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. 考查副词。句意：小石头从上往下放进罐子的空隙中，故用down。up表示“往上”，out表示“往外”，故选C。

7. 考查词组。从第一段可知，老师先前问了学生一次，所以该处用once again表示“又一次，再一次”，故选B。

8. 考查动词。A. sent派送；B. put放；C. bought买；D. collected收集。联系上文，“放入石头”用动词put，故此处“放入沙子”也应使用put。

9. 考查形容词。A. same相同的；B. different不相同的；C. difficult困难的；D. common共同的。老师问了同样的问题：这个罐子满了吗？同样的问题老师已经问了两次。故选A。

10. 考查连词。A. since自从；B. till直到……为止；C. while当……时候；D. because因为。他把一杯水倒入罐子里直到充满了罐子，故用till。

11. 考查动词。A. offered提供；B. placed放置；C. raised举起；D. shook摇动。根据上下文语境，一个学生举起手回答，raise/put up one’s hands某人举起手。故选C。

12. 考查副词。A. always总是；B. already已经；C. never从来没有；D. hardly几乎不。如果你努力尝试（往里面放东西），你总是可以放进更多。故选A。

13. 考查名词。A. point要点；B. example例子；C. promise许诺；D. story故事。根据上文老师提问“道理（point）是什么”，此处同样应填point，老师回答说“那不是（这个实验要讲的）道理。”故选A。

14. 考查疑问词。什么在你的生活中是那些‘大的石块’呢?故选B。

15. 考查名词。A. sand沙子；B. small stones小石头；C. big rocks大岩石；D. water水。从本段第二行put the big rocks in first可知选C。记住把你最重要的事（big rocks）放在第一位，否则一事无成。故选C。

【名师点评】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的故事。 哲理故事类完形填空相对而言较简单。做题时，首先心理上要平心静气，不要碰到一空不会填便乱方寸。其次，从答题策略上，要把握以下几方面：浏览全文，把握大意；运用语法理顺关系；遇到难词反复默念；注意上下连贯，合乎逻辑；细心检查避免疏漏。

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