28．The underlined phrase“Wising up”in the passage is closest in meaning to“　　　 ”.

A．Becoming aware 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Telling the truth　 　　

C．Rising to his feet 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Raising her hand

27．What do“the big rocks”in this passage refer to?

A．Difficult points．　 　B．Advantages　　 　C．Minor things 　　 D．Focuses

26．The text is written mainly　　　　　　

A．to explain the origin of the expression“first things first”

B．to call on us to use our time in a smart manner　　

C．to introduce a meaningful class given by an expert

D．to tell us about the relativity and the power of time

25．In Paragraph 2，the author mentioned that“Several times I saw all officer in the group，not chasing people away, but just watching and seeming to enjoy along with the prisoners．”to

　 A．show us the officer and prisoners get along well with each other

　 B．show us the American prison culture does need improvement　　 ·

　 C．show us the officer and prisoners all like cat

　 D．show us the American prison culture is great

B

People say time is relative．But relative to what．I do know that sometimes time“seems”to be moving slower．Remember Christmas Eve when you were a child? It was the longest night of the year．It lasted forever! And now it seems like I just paid my bill yesterday．．．and it’s due again!　

　People tell me all too frequently…I need more time! Oh ，really?…Mother Teresa，

Michelangelo，and Helen Keller all had 24 hours a day．Look what they did with their time!

　Is it that we need to manage our time better…or our priorities(重点)?You’ve heard the expression“first things first．”The first step in understanding the power of time is to understand that it is limited．Why is it then that some people get a lot more done? We know the answer．They use their time smartly．　　

One day an expert on time management was speaking to a group of students and announced a quiz．He pulls out a wide-mouthed jar．Next，he places about a dozen fist-sized rocks，one at a time , into the jat, until no more will fit．“Is it full?”he asks．”Yes，”responds the class．”Oh really?”he asks．So he takes out a bucket of gravel(砂砾)。which he manages to work down into the spaces between the larger rocks．“Is it full now?”he asks．

Wising up，one answered，‘'Probably not．”Sure enough。he takes out a bucket of sand，which he pours into the empty spaces．”Is it full now?”he asks．”N0 1”reply the students confidently．So he takes a glass of water and fills it in．Then he asks，“What is my point?’’

One said，‘'No matter how full your schedule is，if you try really hard，you can always fit some more things into it！”

“No，”the speaker replied，“It tells us if you don’t put the big rocks in first, you’ll never get　 them in at all．’’

What are the big rocks? The things you should put in to your jar first．

　The rich don’t get 25 hours and the poor don’t get 23…we all get the same．Let’s use them wisely! Invest your time wisely!

24．What is the best title for the passage?

　 A．Caring Makes Us Human．　　 　　　 B．Prison Culture is Important．

　 C．Animals Need Care．　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Everyone Needs to be Cared for．

23．We can infer from the third paragraph that　　　　　　　 ．

　 A．showing love to others can make prisoners strong

　 B．the American prison culture will be improved

　 C．the author is not content with the prison culture

　 D．caring for others is encouraged in American prisons

22．Which of the following statements is true?

　 A．The cat was dirty because it was kept in prison．

　 B．The officer in the prison enjoyed petting the cat．

　 C．The prisoners prepared food for both the cat and birds．

　 D．The author realized the importance of practising kindness．

21．From the passage，we can learn that the author was　　　 　．

　 A．an animal protector　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．the cat owner

　 C．a prison officer 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．a prisoner

19．A．And　　 　　　　　　 B．But　　 　　　　　　　 C．So　　 　　　　　　　　 D．For