题目内容
10.One day,an expert in time-management was speaking to a group of business students.To make the point (31)B,he used an illustration(例子).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(32)Aplaced about a dozen fist-sized rocks,one by one,into the jar.
When the jar was filled to the(33)Dand no more rocks would fit inside,he asked,"Is this jar (34)C?"Everyone in the class said,"Yes."
"Really?"Then he(35)Aunder the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel(沙砾,石子),poured some in and (36)B the jar,causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the space(37)D 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 (38)Ca bucket of sand.He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all the(39)Aleft between the rocks and the gravel.(40)Che asked the question."No!"the class shouted."Good!"Then he grabbed a can of water and began to pour it in (41)Athe jar was filled to the brim(边缘).
Then the expert in time-management looked at the class and asked,"What is the (42)C of this illustration?"It is such a seemingly easy question that one (43)Dstudent raised his hand and said,"It is,however full your schedule is,if you try really hard you can always (44)Bsome more things in it."
"No,"the speaker replied,"The truth it teaches us is that you will(45)Aget them in at all if you don't put the big rocks in first.(46)Dthe big rocks in your life are,do things that you love and (47)Cfor yourself.In your schedule if you value the little stuff(东西),then you'll fill your life with(48)B things and you will never have the real quality time you need to(49)Bon the big,important stuff.So,tonight,or in the morning,when you are reflecting on this short story,ask yourself what are the‘big rocks'in your life?Then put those in your (50)C first."
31.A.harder | B.clearer | C.rougher | D.wiser |
32.A.carefully | B.firmly | C.actively | D.unwillingly |
33.A.edge | B.bottom | C.wall | D.top |
34.A.enough | B.pure | C.full | D.smooth |
35.A.reached | B.sent | C.managed | D.felt |
36.A.delivered | B.shook | C.dropped | D.held |
37.A.beneath | B.across | C.beyond | D.between |
38.A.put out | B.came out | C.brought out | D.set out |
39.A.spaces | B.caves | C.blanks | D.holes |
40.A.At last | B.Shortly after | C.Once more | D.Later on |
41.A.until | B.unless | C.before | D.while |
42.A.meaning | B.opinion | C.point | D.comment |
43.A.calm | B.awkward | C.nervous | D.eager |
44.A.add | B.fit | C.include | D.collect |
45.A.never | B.even | C.still | D.ever |
46.A.Whether | B.However | C.Which | D.Whatever |
47.A.conclude | B.encourage | C.value | D.achieve |
48.A.more | B.little | C.much | D.less |
49.A.use | B.spend | C.take | D.cost |
50.A.packet | B.can | C.jar | D.luggage. |
分析 本文通过一个故事,诠释了这样一个哲理:如果你奔忙于琐事,那么,这些无关紧要的小事就会填满你的生活,让你成天操心,你就永远没办法腾出真正的"黄金时光"来处理你的大事和要事(即"大石块").
解答 31-35 BADCA 36-40 BDCAC 41-45 ACDBA 46-50 DCBBC
31.B.考查形容词辨析.这里想表达为了更清楚的说明问题,他进行了演示,harder更困难 rougher更粗糙 clearer更清楚 wiser更聪明,故选B.
32.A.考查副词辨析.这里想表达他拿出十多个拳头大小的石块,将它们小心翼翼、一块一块地放进瓶子里,carefully小心谨慎地 firmly坚定地 actively积极地unwillingly不情愿地,故选A.
33.D.考查名词辨析.根据and no more rocks wouldfit inside可知这里想说等石块填满到瓶口,再也塞不下时,故选D.
34.C.考查形容词辨析.这里想说他问:"(你们说),瓶子被装满了吗?",full满的 pure纯正的 enough足够的 smooth光滑的,故选C.
35.A.考查动词辨析.根据下文He reachedunder the table and 8 a bucket of sand,故选A.
36.B.考查动词辨析.这里想表达他伸手到桌下取出一桶碎石,接着,他将一些碎石倒进瓶子里,并摇晃着瓶子让碎石顺着石块之间的间隙里漏进瓶中,delivered递送shook摇晃 dropped落下 held举行,故选B.
37.D.考查名词辨析.根据下文He started dumping thesand in the jar and it went into all the spaces left between the rocks and thegravel,故选D.
38.C.考查动词短语辨析.这里想表达他伸手到桌底下,拎出了一桶沙.threwout抛出 came out出版brought out取出来 set out出发,故选C.
39.A.考查名词辨析.根据causing pieces of gravelto work themselves down into the spaces between the big rocks.可知这里想表达他突然把沙往瓶子里倒,沙子漏进了石块与碎石之间残留的缝隙,到不能再倒进沙子时,spaces空隙 caves 洞穴 blanks空白表格 holes洞,故选A.
40.C.考查短语辨析.这里想表达他又一次问:"瓶子被装满了吗?",At last最后 shortly after之后立即 Later on以后 Once more再,又,故选C.
41.A.考查介词辨析.这里想表达然后他又一把抓过一大罐水,开始往瓶子里倒,一直倒到水浸到瓶口.Unless除非 until直到…才 before在…之前 while然而,故选A.
42.C.考查名词辨析.根据To make the pointclearer,he used an illustration.故选C.
43.D.考查形容词辨析.这里想表达一个学生急忙举起了她的手,calm平静的 awkward笨拙的nervous 紧张不安的 eager热切的,故选D.
44.B.考查动词辨析.这里想表达"要点是:不管你的日程安排得多紧,如果认真努力地想办法,你总是能够在其中安插更多的事情,故选B.
45.A.考查连词辨析.这里想表达这个演示教给了我们一个事实:如果你不是先放大石块,它们就永远就没有机会被放进去,故选A.
46.D.考查代词辨析.这里想表达你生活中的"大石块"是什么呢?Whether是否 However然而 Whatever无论什么 Which哪一个,故选D.
47.C.考查动词辨析.根据In your schedule if youvalue the little stuff,做你喜欢的事情和有价值的自己;故选C.
48.B.考查形容词辨析.这里表示 如果你奔忙于琐事,那么,这些无关紧要的小事就会填满你的生活,故选B.
49.B.考查动词辨析.这里想表达你永远不会有真正你花费的有质量的时间,故选B.
50.C.考查名词辨析.根据Then he carefully placedabout a dozen fist-sized rocks,one by one,into the jar可知将那些真正放进心里,故选C.
点评 考察学生的推理判断能力和联系上下文的能力,在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.此类的填空题一定要联系上下文,根据上下文的内容加上自己的理解,再作出正确的判断.
A. | refers to; even though | B. | turns to; as if | ||
C. | points to; due to | D. | applies to; regardless of |
"Ironically,"says Brant R.Burleson,professor of communication at Purdue University in West Lafayette,Ind.,"the better friends you are,the more conflicts you may face."And the outcome can be what you don't want-an end to the relationship.
The good news is that most troubled friendships can be mended.
Swallow your pride.It wasn't easy,but that's what Denise Moreland of Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii did when a friendship turned sour.For nearly four months,Moreland,45,had watched over Nora Huizenga's two young daughters,who were living with their father on the base,while Huizenga,40,completed training as a dental hygienist in Nevada."I felt honored to be asked to step in,"Moreland says.
"When Huizenga returned at Christmas,"Moreland recalls,"I had so much to tell her,but she never called."
One daughter had a birthday party,but Moreland wasn't invited."I felt like I'd been used,"she says.At first,Moreland swore to avoid Huizenga.Then she decided to swallow her pride and let her friend know how she felt.Huizenga admitted that she'd been so worried about being separated from her family that she'd been blind to what her friend had done to help her.Today she says,"I would never have figured out what happened if Denise hadn't called me on it."
When a friend hurts you,your instinct is to protect yourself.But that makes it harder to solve problems,explains William Wilmot,author of Relational Communication."Most of us are relieved when differences are brought out in the open."
Apologize when you're wrong-even if you've also been wronged.But over the course of a friendship,even the best people make mistakes."We don't think clearly when we're arguing,"says Michael Lang,a professional mediator (调解人) in Pittsburgh.Instead,says Lang,ask:"What's going on?This doesn't make sense."
See things from your friend's point of view.Sociologists Rebecca Adams Rosemary and Blieszner interviewed 53adults who each had many friendships lasting decades."We were curious how these people managed to sustain strong friendships for so long,"says Blieszner.Tolerance is key,the researchers learned."It's surprising how often a dispute results from a simple misunderstanding,"adds psychotherapist Anne Frenkel.
Accept that friendships change."Friendships change as our needs and lifestyles change,"Wilmot observes.
Making friends can sometimes seem easy,says Yager.The hard part is keeping the connections strong during the natural ups and downs that affect all relationships.Her suggestion:Consider friendship an honor and a gift,and worth the effort to treasure and nurture.
Title:Keep on your friendships | ||
Our friendships should be(71)cherished/treasured. | According to a survey,most people put friends in the first (72)rank.However,you are more(73)likrlyto face conflicts if you are better friends. | |
Tips on how to mend a broken friendship | Swallow your pride | When a friendship is damaged,it only makes things worse to escape from reality.Instead,we should lay down our self-esteem and (74)expressour feelings straightforwardly to our friends. |
Make an(75)apologywhen you are mistaken | We should (76)avoidarguing since it makes no sense at all. | |
(77)Toleratedifferences | We'd better learn to put ourselves in our friends'shoes.In many cases,a simple misunderstanding can (78)lead/contributeto disputes. | |
Accept the change of friendships | We should be (79)awareof the fact that friendships change with our needs and lifestyles changing. | |
Conclusion | ||
Friendship is an honor and a gift,and it is(80)wrothwhilemaking efforts to cherish and nurture it. |
One day a young painter (44)Dthe old man's garden.He stopped and(45)A the splendid garden and the special cottage totally lost in the(46)B at the beauty of these sceneries,(47)C how happy he could be (48)Bhe lived in such a beautiful place.Then,suddenly he found the old gardener was (49)D.
Greatly shocked,the young painter(50)A that old man,asking"why are you busy tending these flowers every day (51)D you can not see?"The blind gardener smiled,"I can tell you four reasons.First,I was a gardener when I was young,and I'm really (52)A this job.Second,although I can't see these flowers,I can(53)Bthem.Third,I can smell the sweetness of them.And for the last one,that's you."
"Me?(54)Cyou don't know me."responded the painter.
"Yeah.But I know flowers are angels which everyone knows and would never turn them down.I know many people who are(55)B in life would stop by and the beauty of my garden will get them into a good (56)A.In the meantime,it also gives a (57)D to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the(58)Cthese flowers have brought us."
The blind man grows flowers in his heart.He can't see the beauty he's created.(59)C,every flower has eyes (60)D which they can see the kindness of the old man's heart and the sweetness of his soul.
41.A.left | B.kept | C.seen | D.found |
42.A.garden | B.cottage | C.room | D.road |
43.A.drink | B.glance | C.discussion | D.chat |
44.A.broke into | B.arrived at | C.looked for | D.went by |
45.A.gazed at | B.faced with | C.walked around | D.cared for |
46.A.sadness | B.admiration | C.imagination | D.memory |
47.A.hoping | B.pretending | C.picturing | D.believing |
48.A.when | B.if | C.although | D.since |
49.A.deaf | B.special | C.strange | D.blind |
50.A.approached | B.threatened | C.watched | D.caught |
51.A.what | B.why | C.unless | D.which |
52.A.fond of | B.tired of | C.familiar with | D.limited to |
53.A.follow | B.touch | C.sell | D.taste |
54.A.For | B.So | C.But | D.And |
55.A.calm | B.enthusiastic | C.sad | D.nervous |
56.A.mood | B.condition | C.place | D.life |
57.A.way | B.time | C.hand | D.chance |
58.A.peace | B.strength | C.happiness | D.success |
59.A.Actually | B.Anyway | C.However | D.Therefore |
60.A.under | B.for | C.in | D.with. |
At that time,Glen,who already got a Ph.Degree,decided to return to the homeland,starting a company.Before (43)A,he bought a Rolex watch with the (44)C made through years of work after school and the scholarships.At the airport he had to accept the routine customs check.The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be (45)Bdown for inspection.Glen knew that carrying the(46)Bgoods out had to pay the tax.And he worried about paying (47)B for his watch.So when he was checked,he told a lie that his watch was a (48)C fake(假货).When he was(49)Bof his"smarts",immediately,(50)D the presence of Glen,the officers hit the watch,which (51)A nearly¥100,000,into pieces at hearing Glen's words.Glen was amazed.(52)C he understood why,he was taken to the office to be(53)A strictly.For many times of entryexit(54)B he knew that only those people in the"blacklist"would"enjoy"this special treatment.The officers looked out every thing carefully in the box,and warned him (55)Ctime of entry and exit he must accept the check and if(56)B reusing and carrying fake and shoddy (劣质的) goods,he would be charged according to law!Suddenly,his face turned red,and he had nothing in mind after (57)D the plane for long.
After returning to the homeland,he often told the story to his family,and his employees,too.He said that this made a deep (58)D on him,because an additional high"school"fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of (59)A,which he would(60)A as the secret of his success forever.
41.A.came | B.set | C.went | D.called |
42.A.good | B.bad | C.extra | D.few |
43.A.leaving | B.staying | C.living | D.coming |
44.A.books | B.things | C.savings | D.pounds |
45.A.put | B.looked | C.lied | D.taken |
46.A.specific | B.common | C.ordinary | D.many |
47.A.one | B.them | C.it | D.these |
48.A.priceless | B.valuable | C.worthless | D.wonderful |
49.A.afraid | B.hard | C.well | D.proud |
50.A.on | B.in | C.before | D.after |
51.A.paid | B.spent | C.took | D.cost |
52.A.Before | B.After | C.If | D.Though |
53.A.checked | B.beaten | C.examined | D.spoken |
54.A.conditions | B.experiences | C.experiments | D.chances |
55.A.no matter what | B.no matter how | C.no matter when | D.no matter why |
56.A.came out | B.found out | C.sent out | D.set out |
57.A.landing | B.flying | C.boarding | D.catching |
58.A.expression | B.idea | C.thought | D.impression |
59.A.honesty | B.lies | C.goods | D.things |
60.A.learn | B.remember | C.revise | D.read. |
Listening to her,the older woman sensed the younger woman's worry and knew she must(40)A her.She also knew she could never(41)Cher pain,but she could teach.She knew the outcome would only(42)Cthe character of the younger woman.She said,"Tonight,(43)Dyour best feather pillows and put a single feather on the(44)Bof each house in town before the sun rises."
The young woman hurried home to prepare for it,(45)Bthe feather pillows were very dear to her.(46)D,she labored alone in the cold.Finally the sky was getting(47)A.She placed the last feather on the steps of the last house.Just as the sun rose,she(48)Bto the older woman.
"Now,"said the wise woman,"Go back and(49)Cyour pillows with the feather you have put on the steps.(50)Deverything will be as it was before."
"You know that's impossible!The wind(51)A away each feather as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps!"The young woman was surprised.
"That's(52)D,"said the older woman."Never forget.Each of your(53)Ais like a feather in the wind.Once spoken,no amount of(54)B,no matter how heartfelt or sincere,can return them to your(55)C.Choose your words well and,most of all,guard them in the presence of those you love."
36.A.replied | B.forgot | C.laughed | D.regretted |
37.A.deeply | B.slightly | C.little | D.straight |
38.A.blank | B.intention | C.pain | D.mess |
39.A.lecture | B.situation | C.shortcomings | D.position |
40.A.help | B.scold | C.praise | D.punish |
41.A.feel | B.resist | C.remove | D.find |
42.A.contribute to | B.focus on | C.depend on | D.recover from |
43.A.show | B.hide | C.throw | D.take |
44.A.roof | B.step | C.wall | D.mailbox |
45.A.as though | B.even though | C.in case | D.so long as |
46.A.Worse still | B.As a matter of fact | C.The following day | D.All night long |
47.A.light | B.dark | C.snowy | D.cloudy |
48.A.appealed | B.returned | C.waved | D.nodded |
49.A.sew | B.decorate | C.refill | D.preserve |
50.A.Besides | B.Or | C.Instead | D.Then |
51.A.blew | B.gave | C.put | D.drove |
52.A.awesome | B.elegant | C.wonderful | D.true |
53.A.words | B.friends | C.promises | D.expectations |
54.A.appetite | B.effort | C.idea | D.joke |
55.A.ears | B.eyes | C.mouth | D.face |