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(安徽省芜湖一中2008年高三5月最后一模)
A professor was invited to speak to a group of business students. As he 36 in front of the students, he pulled out a jar and 37 it on the table. Then he carefully placed some fist-sized 38 , one at a time, into the jar.
When the jar was filled to the top and no more rocks would 39 inside, he asked, “Is this jar 40 ?”
Everyone in the class said, “Yes.”
“ 41 ?” He reached under the table, pulled out a bag of gravel (石子) and dumped some gravel in and 42 the jar to fill up the spaces between the rocks. Then he asked the class, “Is the jar full?”
“ 43 not, ” one of them answered.
“Good!” he replied. He 44 under the table and brought out a bag of sand. He started dumping the sand in and it 45 all the spaces left between the rocks and the gravel. 46 he asked the class, “Is this jar full?”
“No!” the class shouted.
He said, “Good!” Then he grabbed (抓) a big 47 full of water and began to 48
water in until the jar was filled to the top. Then the speaker said to the class, “The 49 this illustration (示例) teaches us is: If you don’t put the big rocks in 50 , you’ll never get them in at all. What are the ‘big rocks’ in your 51 ? Time with your loved ones? Your faith, your education, your dreams? A worth cause? 52 to put the BIG ROCKS in first 53 you’ll never get them in at all.”
54 , tonight or in the morning when you are 55 of this short story, ask yourself this question: What are the “big rocks” in my life or business? Then, put those in your jar first.
36．A．spoke B．stood C．taught D．sat
37．A．lay B．broke C．covered D．set
38．A．apples B．oranges C．bricks D．rocks
39．A．fit B．match C．fill D．contain
40．A．valuable B．full C．heavy D．large
41．A．Exactly B．Actually C．Truly D．Really
42．A．lifted B．pressed C．shook D．tapped
43．A．Probably B．Absolutely C．Certainly D．Nearly
44．A．searched B．reached C．felt D．watched
45．A．came into B．turned into C．went into D．flowed into
46．A．Now and again B．Time and again C．Once before D．Once more
47．A．box B．basket C．glass D．bag
48．A．pour B．fall C．drop D．put
49．A．experience B．truth C．knowledge D．idea
50．A．quickly B．finally C．first D．ahead
51．A．community B．future C．district D．life
52．A．Try B．Learn C．Remember D．Wait
53．A．or B．and C．yet D．because
54．A．Instead B．So C．As a result D．As usual
55．A．thinking B．hearing C．talking D．saying
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While I was standing at the kitchen window, five-year-old Spencer, my oldest son, ran into the house 1 , “We need a doctor out here! We need a doctor! Hurry , Mom!” “What’s wrong?” I asked. Spencer anxiously told me he had found a dead bird that needed a doctor.
I seized a small plastic bag from the cupboard and took Spencer’s hand. 2 , that’s sort of thing mothers do! While my son led me out of the door and toward the bird, I explained that 3 the creature was indeed dead, a doctor could not 4 . When we arrived at the accident scene, it was obvious that the baby bird was dead. Spencer and I could see the nest high up in the tree. My son and I discussed the probable age of the baby bird, its inability to fly well, and exactly how the 5 had caused its death. “ I think his mommy and daddy really 6 him,” Spencer observed. I 7 my boy’s hand and tried to ease his 8 by saying I was sure they did, but that they would be OK because the little bird had gone to Heaven to be with God and Popo (my dead grandfather). I told Spencer that the bird’s mommy and daddy knew that their little one would be 9 and loved. I also told Spencer that Popo loved little birds and I was sure he was in Heaven holding and playing with the baby bird right then. I 10 the little creature’s body, slipped (悄悄放到) it into my plastic bag and 11 placed the bird in the rubbish bin. 12 else was said about the matter for the rest of the day. Spencer went right back to playing 13 he had never been interrupted, and I returned to my work in the kitchen.
At breakfast the next morning, Spencer sadly explained to his father that he had found a baby bird the day before that had fallen from its nest.
“It was dead, Daddy!”
Trying to 14 Spencer’s spirits and remind him that the little bird was really OK, I asked our son to tell Daddy where the baby bird was. Spencer, 15 solemn (郑重的) faced at his dad, said, “In the rubbish bin with Mama’s granddad, Popo.”
1. A. saying B. screaming C. declaring D. telling
2. A. In all B. At all C. Above all D. After all
3. A. unless B. if C. whether D. though
4. A. come B. save C. help D. support
5. A. fall B. tree C. fly D. drop
6. A. hate B. lose C. miss D. love
7. A. picked up B. turned to C. got to D. reached for
8. A. excitement B. regret C. sadness D. disappointment
9. A. enjoyed B. played C. treated D. cared for
10. A. put up B. picked up C. set up D. held up
11. A. gently B. loudly C. strongly D. firmly
12. A. Nothing B. Nobody C. Everything D. Something
13. A. as usual B. as if C. even though D. though
14. A. break B. rise C. show D. lift
15. A. pointing B. shouting C. looking D. aiming
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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
Follow the following tips to reduce your stress(压力)to manageable levels!
Avoid“Must Thinking”. Let’s go off the idea that you must do something in a certain way－for example,“I must get a great score on a test, or else.”This thought pattern only adds to the stress you’ll feel. Judge your situation calmly, and not as a“life-or-death”situation.
Watch the Mess(杂乱). Don’t study in a messy or a crowded area. Clear yourself a nice, open space that’s free of distraction(注意力分散).
Set Manageable Goals. Break large projects into smaller and practical parts. You’ll feel a positive(积 极的)sense of achievement as you finish each part.
Ocean Dumping. Imagine yourself walking on a beautiful beach, carrying a sand pail(桶)Stop at a good spot and put your worries into the pail. Drop the pail and watch as it floats away into the ocean.
Think Good Thoughts. Make a set of good but brief affirmation(肯定)and repeat them to yourself just before you fall asleep at night. You will feel much better in the morning.
Imagine Yourself Succeeding. Close your eyes and remember a real life situation in which you did well. Imagine facing your stressful situation with the same feeling of success.
Use your Bed for Sleeping. Not Studying . Your mind may start to connect your bed with work, which will make it harder for you to fall asleep.
Comforting Sounds. If you want to play music, keep it low in the background. Classical music especially, can help the learning process.
Take a Walk , Friend. Need a study break? Take a short, brisk walk. Clear your mind.
1．What is the best title of the passage?
[ ]
A．How to Reduce Your Stress
B．How to Set Manageable Goals
C．The Cause of the Stress
D．The Study of the Human Mind
2．The words Ocean Dumping in Paragraph 5 mean that you should ________, while you are in trouble.
[ ]
A．walk on a beautiful beach
B．drop your thoughts into the sea
C．throw away your worries
D．not pay much attention to any of your feelings
3．In order to complete a large project, we can ________.
[ ]
A．set practical goals first
B．build a sense of success
C．accept the large project as a whole
D．finish half of the project first and then the other
4．How many tips does the writer give us in this passage?
[ ]
5．From the passage we can learn ________.
[ ]
A．you can think clearly while you are in bed
B．rock music can help the learning process
C．thinking your real-life success will do you good while facing difficulty
D．you must treat everything as a“life-or-death”situation and consider it carefully
查看习题详情和答案>>Follow the following tips to reduce your stress to manageable levels!
Avoid "Must" think. Let go of the idea that you must do something in a certain way—for ex-ample, "I must get a great score on a test, or else." This thought pattern only adds to the stress you'll feel. Evaluate your situation coldly and logically, and not as a "life or death" situation.
Watch the Mess. Don't study in a messy or cramped area. Clear yourself a nice, open space that's free of distractions.
Set Manageable Goals. Break large projects into smaller and doable parts and you' 11 feel a positive sense of accomplishment as you finish each part.
Ocean Dumping. Imagine yourself walking on a beautiful beach, carrying a sand bucket. Stop at a good spot and put your worries into the pail. Drop the bucket and watch as it drifts away into the ocean.
Think Good Thoughts. Create a set of positive but brief affirmations and mentally repeat them to yourself just before you fall asleep at night, and you will feel a lot more positive in the morning.
Imagine Yourself Succeeding. Close your eyes and remember a real life situation in which you did well. Imagine facing your stressful situation with the same feelings of confidence.
Use Your Bed for Sleeping, Not Studying. Your mind may start to associate your bed with work, which will make it harder for you to fall asleep.
Comforting Sounds. If you want to play music, keep it low in the background. Classical mu-sic especially can aid the learning process.
Take a Hike, Pal. Need a study break? Take a short, brisk walk. Clear your mind.
1 .Suppose you meet a great difficulty, how can you reduce your stress?
A. To imagine that you are successful.
B. To draw back from it.
C. To turn to others for help.
D. To divide it into small parts and finish them one by one.
2. "Ocean Dumping" really means _______.
A. forgetting one's worries B. swimming in the ocean
C. throwing things into the ocean D. sailing across the ocean
3. According to the passage, which kind of people are easy to come under pressure'?
A. Self confident people. B. People with tidy habits.
C. Open minded people. D. Work addicts.
4. From the passage we can learn _______.
A. rock music can help the learning process
B. you can think clearly while you are in bed
C. thinking of your real - life success will do you good while facing difficulty
D. you must treat everything as a "life - or- death" situation and consider it carefully
查看习题详情和答案>>Do you suppose Darwin, one of the greatest scientists of all time, really did foolsexperiments? Or did he do experiments that were so simple and basic that other people just thought they were foolish?
Sometimes, people think they already know the answer to a question or the solution (解决办法) to a problem. Sometimes, they really do know an answer or a solution, but without thinking they are important.
Charles Darwin didn’t settle for (满足于) just thinking he knew something. And, he believed all things could be important however simple they seemed to be.
Suppose you drop sheets of paper that are of exactly the same size and shape. If you drop them at the same time in the same place, they will fall in the same way. Now make one of the sheets of paper into a tight (紧的) little ball and let it drop along with the other sheets. What happens? You have done an experiment that is so simple that you might think it couldn’t be worth anything.
But this simple experiment is important. It explains part of our present-day understandings of physics, ideas that were worked out long ago by Galileo and Newton. And these understandings set aside some of ancient Greek physics.
Scientist sometimes stops to look at very simple things and to think very hard about them. Even the simplest idea, which we might think is foolish, can shake the foundations of science.
1.
- 1.
The passage tells us that Charles Darwin ____.
- A.was a great English scientist
- B.always liked doing the experiments that others thought difficult
- C.thought even the simplest thing was important
- D.didn’t get well with others2.
- A.
- 2.
The phrase “set aside” most probably means____ .
- A.throw away
- B.store up
- C.put to use
- D.realize3.
- A.
- 3.
The author of the passage tries to ________.
- A.convince us that Charles Darwin, Galileo and Newton are the greatest scientists in the world
- B.draw the conclusion that basic sciences are simple things
- C.prove that two sheets of paper, with the same size and shape, will fall at the same speed
- D.draw our attention to everyday happenings around us4
- A.
- 4.
Which of the following is TRUE?
- A.Darwin really did fools experiments.
- B.According to some people Darwin did foolish experiments.
- C.It is believed by all the people that things could be important though they seemed to be simple.
- D.Galileo and Newton worked out ancient Greek physics.
- A.