One day a teacher stood before his class and picked up a large empty glass jar and filled it with rocks. He then asked the students if the jar was_________. They agreed that it was. He then added a box of pebbles(鹅卵石)into the jar,_________it lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the rocks. “Is the jar full now?” The teacher asked. The students said yes.

But then the teacher poured a bag of sand into the jar. Once more he asked _________ it was full. The students_________said that it was.

The teacher then poured a glass of beer_______the jar. The students were very excited about this demonstration(演示)

The teacher spoke again, “I want you to know that this jar represents (代表)your _________. The rocks are the important things in your life, like your family, your partner, and your health. If everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter, like your job, your house, and your car. The sand is everything else. If you put the sand into the jar first, there is no _________for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small things, you will never have room for the things that are _________to you. Take care of the rocks first.”

Then one of the students asked what the _________ represented.

It just goes to prove that no matter how full your life ______________ seem, there’s always room for a glass of beer.

1.A.empty B.full C.dirty D.clean

2.A.painting B.washing C.shaking D.hiding

3.A.or B.if C.so D.though

4.A.ever B.Just C.yet D.still

5.A.between B.on C.for D.into

6.A.courage B.life C.dream D.promise

7.A.price B.room C.sign D.value

8.A.easy B.difficult C.important D.surprised

9.A.beer B.stone C.sand D.jar

10.A.must B.need C.should D.may

We often find that weekends and holidays feel so short while classes and work feel so long. Actually, though, we know that this is not true. But we still wonder where that strange feeling comes from. In fact, this is one of the ways that we’re tricked by time, according to the website All That Is Interesting. The website lists several wrong impressions we often have about time. Let's have a look. First of all, emotions affect our time-keeping abilities: Negative emotions, especially anxiety and boredom, make time seem longer because they make us concentrate more on the passage of time. However, when we are enjoying ourselves, we pay more attention to what we are doing and are likely to lose track of (失去对...的意识) time.

Here is another example. In 2007, a group of scientists carried out a test. In the test, people fell 50 meters into a safety net and were then asked about their experience. Although the experience took shorter than 3 seconds, the people thought it was much longer than it actually was.

This is because of the way our bodies reply to danger, according to the scientists. Our bodies produce a chemical called adrenaline (肾上腺素) when we are faced with danger. It allows us to concentrate better so that we can stay alive. As a result, we are able to remember far more details (细节) over a short period of time, which makes it seem like time is going more slowly.

Another situation when we make mistakes about time is when we take afternoon naps(午觉). Have you ever had trouble telling what time it is after a long nap? That's because the best amount of time for a nap is 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, you enter a new stage of sleep called slow-wave sleep. If you wake up mid-way in this stage, it will take a while before you can correctly perceive(感知)time again. Yes, time can be mysterious and there is no way to control it. So, perhaps the best thing to do is to make good use of every minute.

1.According to the passage, what possibly makes people feel so long?

A.weekends and holidays B.weekends and work. C.classes and work D.holidays and work

2.Which will not affect our time-keeping abilities according to the website listing?

A.negative emotions B.positive emotions C.adrenaline D.scientists

3.According to the passage, in which situation don’t we make mistakes about time?

A.We wake up after a long nap.

B.We fall down from a high place.

C.We have many problems left in the test paper, but the time is up.

D.We go to school on the school bus as usual on weekdays.

4.According to the passage, what will NOT happen when we are faced with danger?

A.Our bodies will produce a chemical called adrenaline.

B.We are able to feel that time seems to go more slowly.

C.Adrenaline will make us concentrate better to stay alive.

D.We will forget far more details over a short period of time.

5.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Negative emotions make time seem longer.

B.We feel like time is going more slowly while having fun.

C.Time can be mysterious and there is no way to control it.

D.If we wake up mid-way after a long nap, maybe we can't correctly perceive time again soon.

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