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閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給題的四個選項（A 、B、C 、和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
A philosophy professor loved to teach students about important theories of the subject．Once, while his 21  was about to begin, he just closed the book and  22  stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him． Students were curious but the professor without looking at them 23  a very large and empty jar．And then he started to 24  it with small rocks．25 the jar appeared full, the professor asked his students whether the jar was full
The entire class 26   that jar was indeed full．Next, the professor picked up some  27   and began pouring them into the jar．The moment pouring was 28  , he shook the jar lightly．As a result of that, all the small rocks 29 the open areas between the rocks comfortably． 
Professor again asked the students if the jar is full．Same  30   from the class like before．Professor  31   a bit but silently, and this time he picked up a box of sand．He poured the box into the jar and sand filled the entire 32  spaces．At the same time, professor 33  his question to the class, if the jar was full? Yes again．
Professor now  34 towards the class and said, this jar  35  your life．All the things in the jar I poured mean some important lessons．The rocks are the most important things,  36  is family, your partner, health and your  37 ．Even if everything else in your life goes away but the rocks remains there, your life would still be full  38  the most important things are still present in your life．Pebbles represent other significant things like car, house and job etc．And the sand is the small stuff or everything else．
If your time and 39 is spent on small stuff then there is no 40 for the pebbles or the rocks or in other words, most important things of your life．
小題1:
A．lectureB．talkC．speechD．letter
小題2:
A．thoughB．besidesC．otherwisD．instead e
小題3:
A．pointed toB．picked upC．took outD．sent up
小題4:
A．fillB．fixC．putD．turn
小題5:
A．SoonB．Instantly C．LuckilyD．Hopefully
小題6:
A．a(chǎn)rguedB．told C．suggestedD．a(chǎn)greed
小題7:
A．rocksB．stonesC．sandD．water
小題8:
A．understandableB．completeC．reliableD．a(chǎn)djustable
小題9:A rolled into      B．．fell out     C．mixed with        D．turned up
小題10:
A．response B．commentC．order D．content
小題11:
A．spokeB．criedC．scoldedD．smiled
小題12:
A．left B．a(chǎn)vailableC．gettingD．remaining
小題13:
A．a(chǎn)skedB．a(chǎn)nsweredC．repeatedD．discussed
小題14:
A．turnedB．lookedC．walkedD．moved
小題15:
A．meansB．representsC．competesD．matches
小題16:
A．whichB．that C．whatD．it
小題17:
A．wealthB．businessC．childrenD．friends
小題18:
A．becauseB．ifC．onceD．while
小題19:
A．energyB．moneyC．powerD．strength
小題20:
A．hopeB．needC．room D．doubt

小題1:A考查名詞意思，A是演講，B是
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文章大意：人生有很多大事和小事構(gòu)成，每天都會有很多事情要處理，應(yīng)該如何處理它們呢？教授用一個鵝卵石的例子，告訴我們，應(yīng)該將精力用在主要的事情上。
小題1:A教授的工作室給學生上課，這里lecture表示“講課”。
小題1:D沒有給學生授課，他在桌子上放了一些別的東西。instead表示“代替，反而”。though盡管；雖然—表讓步；besides除了還；otherwise否則。
小題1:B根據(jù)下文的empty jar可知教授在動這個缸，因此選B，他拿起這個缸。
小題1:A根據(jù)下文的the jar appeared full，可以推斷教授往缸中注入小石頭。
小題1:B instantly用作連詞，表示“一……就”，下文的The moment pouring was…給出了暗示。
小題1:D下文的答語that jar was indeed full表明學生們都同意教授的問話。
小題1:A下文的As a result of that, all the small rocks…給出了提示
小題1:B傾倒鵝卵石結(jié)束/完成。complete是形容詞，表示“結(jié)束，完工”。
小題1:A鵝卵石滑落到石塊的縫隙間，并沒有與石塊融合，roll into表示“滾入”。
小題1:B聽到教授的問題，學生們在回答。response相當于answer，表示“響應(yīng), 答復”。
小題1:D句中的silently說明教授沒有說話。
小題1:D remaining用作形容詞，表示“剩余的，剩下的”。left是過去分詞，常做后置定語；remain是不及物動詞。
小題1:C教授又一次問了學生們這個問題，故這里指重復以上的問題。
小題1:A根據(jù)上文的He poured the box into the jar可知此時此刻教授面朝缸，因此他轉(zhuǎn)過身來問學生。
小題1:B這個缸象征著人的生命，而并不意味著生命，因此排除B。represent表示“代表, 象征”； compete競爭, 對抗；match和…相配, 較量。
小題1:B該空后的內(nèi)容在解釋the most important things，故選that is是插入語。
小題1:C文中的your partner, health都不屬于家人，因此排除A、B選項；children與partner都屬于家人。
小題1:A because在解釋生命依然充實的原因。
小題1:A作者在委婉的建議把時間精力花在重要事情上。energy表示人的精力、活力。
小題1:C把時間和精力花在小事情上，就沒有重要事情的空間了。room在這里用于比喻。
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D．They had lost the interest in bilingual speakers．

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Malaria, the world’s most widespread parasitic (寄生蟲引起的)disease, kills as many as three million people every year—almost all of whom are under five, very poor, and African. In most years, more than five hundred million cases of illness result from the disease, although exact numbers are difficult to assess because many people don't (or can’t) seek care. It is not unusual for a family earning less than two hundred dollars a year to spend a quarter of its income on malaria treatment, and what they often get no longer works. In countries like Tanzania, Mozambique, and the Gambia, no family, village, hospital, or workplace can remain unaffected for long.        
Malaria starts suddenly, with violent chills, which are soon followed by an intense fever and, often, headaches. As the parasites multiply, they take over the entire body. Malaria parasites live by eating the red blood cells they infect. They can also attach themselves to blood vessels in the brain. If it doesn’t kill you, malaria can happen again and again for years. The disease is passed on to humans by female mosquitoes infected with one of four species of a parasite. Together, the mosquito and the parasite are the most deadly couple in the history of the earth and one of the most successful. Malaria has five thousand genes, and its ability to change rapidly to defend itself and resist new drugs has made it nearly impossible to control. Studies show that mosquitoes are passing on the virus more frequently, and there are more outbreaks in cities with large populations. Some of the disease's spread is due to global warming.
For decades, the first-choice treatment for malaria parasites in Africa has been chloroquine, a chemical which is very cheap and easy to make. Unfortunately, in most parts of the world, malaria parasites have become resistant to it. Successful alternatives that help prevent resistance are already available, but they have been in short supply and are very expensive. If these drugs should fail, nobody knows what would come next.  
小題1:According to paragraph 1, many people don’t seek care because ________.
A．they are too poor
B．it is unusual to seek care
C．they can remain unaffected for long
D．there are too many people suffering from the disease
小題2:People suffering from malaria ________.
A．have to kill female mosquitoesB．have ability to defend parasites
C．have their red blood cells infectedD．have sudden fever, followed by chills
小題3:Which of the following may be the reason for the wide spread of the disease?
A．Its resistance to global warming.
B．Its ability to pass on the virus frequently.
C．Its outbreaks in cities with large populations.
D．Its ability to defend itself and resist new drugs.
小題4: It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A．no drugs have been found to treat the disease
B．the alternative treatment is not easily available to most people
C．malaria has developed its ability to resist parasites
D．nobody knows what will be the drug to treat the disease

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