One day, an expert in time management was speaking to a group of business students. To make the point 1, he used an illustration.
As he stood in front of the group, he said, “Okay, time for a quiz.” He then pulled out a wide-mouth jar and set it on the table. Then he 2 placed about a dozen fist-sized rocks, one by one, into the jar.
When the jar was filled to the 3 and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, “Is this jar 4?” Everyone in the class said, “Yes.”
“Really?” Then he 5 under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel(石子), dumped some in and 6 the jar, causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the spaces 7 the big rocks. Then he asked the group the same question. “Probably not,” one of them answered. “Good!”  He replied.
He reached under the table and 8 a bucket of sand. He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all the 9 left between the rocks and the gravel. 10 he asked the question. “No!” the class shouted. “Good!” Then he grabbed a can of water and began to pour it in 11 the jar was filled to the brim.
Then the expert in time management looked at the class and asked, “What is the 12 of this illustration?” It is such a seemingly easy question that one 13 student raised his hand and said, “It is, however full your schedule is, if you try really hard you can always 14 some more things in it.
“No,” the speaker replied. “The truth it teaches us is that you will 15 get them in at all if you don't put the big rocks in first. 16 the big rocks in your life are, do things that you love and 17 for yourself. In your schedule if you value the little stuff then you’ll fill your life with 18 things and you will never have the real quality time you need to spend on the big, important stuff. So, tonight, or in the morning, when you are 19 on this short story, ask yourself what the ‘big rocks’ in your life are. Then put those in your 20 first. ”
小題1:
A．harderB．rougherC．clearerD．wiser
小題2:
A．carefullyB．firmlyC．a(chǎn)ctivelyD．unwillingly
小題3:A edge        B. bottom        C. wall        D. top
小題4:
A．fullB．pureC．enoughD．smooth
小題5:
A．sentB．reachedC．managedD．felt
小題6:
A．delivered B．shookC．droppedD．held
小題7:
A．beneathB．a(chǎn)crossC．beyondD．between
小題8:
A．threw outB．came outC．brought outD．set out
小題9:
A．spacesB．cavesC．blanksD．holes
小題10:
A．At lastB．shortly afterC．Later onD．Once more
小題11:
A．unlessB．untilC．beforeD．while
小題12:
A．resultB．opinionC．pointD．comment
小題13:
A．calmB．a(chǎn)wkwardC．nervousD．eager
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)ddB．fitC．includeD．collect
小題15:
A．neverB．evenC．stillD．ever
小題16:
A．WhetherB．HoweverC．WhateverD．Which
小題17:
A．concludeB．encourageC．a(chǎn)chieveD．value
小題18:
A．moreB．littleC．muchD．less
小題19:
A．reflectingB．countingC．decidingD．insisting
小題20:
A．packetB．canC．jarD．luggage

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:A
小題5:B
小題6:B
小題7:D
小題8:C
小題9:A
小題10:D
小題11:B
小題12:C
小題13:D
小題14:B
小題15:A
小題16:C
小題17:D
小題18:B
小題19:A
小題20:C

試題分析：本文通過一個(gè)故事，詮釋了這樣一個(gè)哲理：如果你奔忙于瑣事，那么，這些無關(guān)緊要的小事就會(huì)填滿你的生活，讓你成天操心，你就永遠(yuǎn)沒辦法騰出真正的"黃金時(shí)光"來處理你的大事和要事（即"大石塊"）。
小題1:這里想表達(dá)為了更清楚的說明問題，他進(jìn)行了演示，harder更困難 rougher更粗糙 clearer更清楚  wiser更聰明，故選C。
小題2: 這里想表達(dá)他拿出十多個(gè)拳頭大小的石塊，將它們小心翼翼、一塊一塊地放進(jìn)瓶子里，carefully小心謹(jǐn)慎地 firmly堅(jiān)定地 actively積極地 unwillingly不情愿地，故選A。
小題3:根據(jù)and no more rocks would fit inside可知這里想說等石塊填滿到瓶口，再也塞不下時(shí)，故選D。
小題4:這里想說他問："（你們說）,瓶子被裝滿了嗎？"，full滿的 pure純正的 enough足夠的 smooth光滑的，故選A。
小題5: 根據(jù)下文He reached under the table and 8 a bucket of sand，故選B
小題6:這里想表達(dá)他伸手到桌下取出一桶碎石，接著，他將一些碎石倒進(jìn)瓶子里，并搖晃著瓶子讓碎石順著石塊之間的間隙里漏進(jìn)瓶中，delivered遞送 shook搖晃 dropped落下 held舉行，故選B。
小題7:根據(jù)下文He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all the spaces left between the rocks and the gravel，故選D。
小題8:這里想表達(dá)他伸手到桌底下，拎出了一桶沙。threw out拋出 came out出版 brought out取出來 set out出發(fā)，故選C。
小題9:根據(jù)causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the spaces between the big rocks.可知這里想表達(dá)他突然把沙往瓶子里倒，沙子漏進(jìn)了石塊與碎石之間殘留的縫隙，到不能再倒進(jìn)沙子時(shí)，spaces空隙 caves 洞穴 blanks空白表格 holes洞，故選A。
小題10:這里想表達(dá)他又一次問："瓶子被裝滿了嗎？"，At last最后 shortly after之后立即 Later on以后 Once more再，又，故選D。
小題11:這里想表達(dá)然后他又一把抓過一大罐水，開始往瓶子里倒，一直倒到水浸到瓶口。Unless除非 until直到……才 before在……之前 while然而，故選B。
小題12:根據(jù)To make the point clearer, he used an illustration.故選C。
小題13:這里想表達(dá)一個(gè)學(xué)生急忙舉起了她的手，calm平靜的 awkward笨拙的nervous 緊張不安的 eager熱切的，故選D。
小題14:這里想表達(dá)"要點(diǎn)是：不管你的日程安排得多緊，如果認(rèn)真努力地想辦法，你總是能夠在其中安插更多的事情，故選B。
小題15:這里想表達(dá)這個(gè)演示教給了我們一個(gè)事實(shí)：如果你不是先放大石塊，它們就永遠(yuǎn)就沒有機(jī)會(huì)被放進(jìn)去，故選A。
小題16:這里想表達(dá)你生活中的"大石塊" 是什么呢？Whether是否 However然而 Whatever無論什么 Which哪一個(gè)，故選C。
小題17:根據(jù)In your schedule if you value the little stuff，故選D。
小題18:這里表示 如果你奔忙于瑣事，那么，這些無關(guān)緊要的小事就會(huì)填滿你的生活，故選B。
小題19:這里想表達(dá)當(dāng)你考慮一下這個(gè)很短的故事，reflect on意思是反思，考慮 ，故選A。
小題20:根據(jù)Then he carefully placed about a dozen fist-sized rocks, one by one, into the jar，故選C。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：答題前一定要略讀全文，把握文章要表達(dá)的主題，注意前后句與句，段落與段落之間的關(guān)系。答題中，一定要認(rèn)真分析，注意選項(xiàng)與上下文的關(guān)系，與前后單詞的關(guān)系。對于一時(shí)沒有太大的把握的題可以放到最后再來完成，因?yàn)橛袝r(shí)答案可以從下文內(nèi)容體現(xiàn)出來。答完后再通讀一遍文章，看看所選選項(xiàng)能不能是語句通順，語意連貫。
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If you don’t want people to know too much about you, then you had better keep your fridge contents secret, according to a British market research document released last week.
Researchers peered (凝視) into the fridges of 400 people in Britain and compared the contents with the owners’ lifestyles. They claim to be able to classify the nation’s people by fridge contents.
They say those people can be separated into five categories：nutrition nerds (no social sense), food faddiest (whatever’s in style), martyr mums, fast food fanatics and restaurant regulars.
Nutrition nerds care much about what they put into their bodies. Their fridges are stocked with fruit, vegetables and healthy meat.
People in this category tend to be highly organized and usually work in law or accountancy. The vast majority is single, but if they have a partner, that person will be similar.
A fridge full of vitamins — enriched juices implies its owner works in media or fashion. They tend not to eat the foods they buy. Known as the food faddiest, they just want to be seen as purchasing the latest important things.
A fridge filled with everything from steak to frozen fish suggests the martyr mum. Her fridge tends to be stocked with every kind of product, except what she herself would want. This fridge hints at difficulty balancing family and work life.
Fast food fanatics always buy mineral water or soda pop. The nearest they will get to fresh fruit is tomato sauce. Their fridges hint at someone who works hard and plays hard, also, someone who is not into long term planning.
Finally, a fridge filled with nothing more than a bottle of white wine and some sparkling mineral water implies an owner who is single, lives in a big city and enjoys the finer things in life. The fridge is empty because this person regularly eats in restaurants.
小題1:What can we know from the first two paragraphs?
A．Some researchers are fond of staring at other people’s fridges.
B．People don’t want others to know about their secrets.
C．The food you put in the fridge has something to do with your personality.
D．There are mainly five kinds of lifestyles among British people.
小題2:According to the passage, people who belong to food faddiest_________.  
A．don’t care much about money when buying things
B．will try their best to stay healthy
C．often stay up late to finish their job
D．prefer to ask others about what to do next
小題3:Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．“Nutrition nerds” are always organized and successful in their jobs.
B．“Food faddists” like to stock their fridges with all kinds of vitamins.
C．“Martyr mums” care themselves more than others.
D．“Fast food fanatics” usually do not stock their fridges with fresh fruit.
小題4:What will those who often dine out put in the fridge?
A．All kinds of food they like.
B．Only something to drink.
C．Fruit, vegetables and meat.
D．Food rich in vitamins.
小題5:What is this passage mainly about?
A．What people store in their fridges.
B．Fridge contents and its owner’s secret.
C．What we should store in our fridges.
D．How to keep our fridge contents secret.

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British Summer Time runs from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. In the depths of winter the nights in the UK are anything from 15-19 hours long. Longer nights mean frost and fog are more likely to form.
Twice a year the clocks change, forward in the spring and then back again in the autumn. But why? It happens twice a year. We all change our clocks and watches by one hour. In the spring, we add an hour, and go onto what is called British Summer Time, while in the autumn, we do the reverse, and return to Greenwich Mean Time.
Why bother?
It’s all to do with saving the hours of daylight, and was started by a guy called William Willett, a London builder, who lived in Petts Wood in Kent. Basically, he figured that you could improve the population’s health and happiness by putting forward the clocks by twenty minutes every Sunday in April and do the opposite in September.
Economics
His idea was not taken up, even though a “Daylight Saving Bill” was introduced some five years before the outbreak of World War One. But once the war started, it was considered wise to economics, to promote greater efficiency in using daylight hours, and in the use of artificial lighting. And so in 1916, “Daylight Saving Time” was introduced. Even though most countries abandoned this after that war, some eventually decided that it was a good idea, and most of these nations began to keep it throughout the year.
Experiment
Since 1972, Britain has decided to go with Greenwich Mean Time in winter, and British Summer Time in Summer.
But back in 1968, Britain tried a four-year experiment by advancing time one hour ahead of GMT throughout the year.
But those living further north, particularly in Scotland, found it most unsatisfactory, with dark mornings for much of the year, and the experiment was dropped.
But the arguments go on …and on.
小題1:Why some countries decide to change the clocks after World War One?
A．To improve the people’s health and happiness.
B．To do a certain experiment
C．To save energy to develop economies.
D．All of the above.
小題2:What can you infer from the passage?
A．The idea of changing the clocks suffered disagreement.
B．The people in Scotland don’t change the clocks.
C．The idea was first thought of by an educator.
D．It’s unnecessary to change the clocks.
小題3:What is the real meaning of the last sentence of the passage?
A．Nobody in the UK likes the idea.
B．All things need arguments.
C．The British are fond of arguments.
D．Different views of the idea still exist.

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