阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

One day, a teacher was speaking to a group of students about how to manage time. He gave such an interesting example that his students would never 　31 .

He put a wide-mouth jar (罐子) on the table. Then he 　 32 some rocks and carefully placed them into the jar, one at a time. When 33 rocks would fit inside, he 　34 , “Is this jar full?”

Everyone in class shouted, “Yes.” “Really?” The teacher pulled out a bag of small stones. He put 　35 small stones in and shook the jar. The small stones went 　36 into the spaces between the big rocks. He then asked the group　 37 , “Is this jar full?”

“Probably not,” one of them answered. “Good!” the teacher replied. He brought out a box of sand and 　38 some sand into the jar and it went between the rocks and small stones. Again he asked the 　39 question, “Is this jar full?

“No,” the class shouted. Once more the teacher said, “Good.” He poured a cup of water into the jar 　40 it was full. The he asked, “What is the point here?” One student 　41 his hand and said, “The point is that if you try really hard, you can 　42 put more things in.”

“No,” the teacher replied, “that’s not the 43 . What I want to tell you is that if you don’t put the big rocks in first, you will never get others in at all. 　44 are the ‘big rocks’ in your life? Time with your friends, your education or your dreams? Remember to put the 45 in first, or you’ll never get others in at all.?”

31. A. remember　　　　　 B. like　　　　　　　　　 C. forget　　　　　　　　　　 D. think

32. A. handed in　　　　　 B. took out　　　　　 C. gave away　　　　 　 D. put away

33. A. no more　　　　　　　　　　 B. not more　　　　　 C. no many　　　　　　　　　 D. not many

34. A. answered　　　　　 B. read　　　　　　　　 C. asked　　　　　　　　　　　 D. said

35. A. no　　　　　　　　　　 B. few　　　　　　　　　 C. any　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. some

36. A. up　　　　　　　　　　 B. out　　　　　　　　　 C. down　　　　　　　　　　　 D. away

37. A. no more　　　　　　　　　　 B. again　 　　　　　 C. a third time　　　　　　　 D. a fourth time

38. A. sent　　　　　　　　　 B. put　　　　　　　　　 C. bought　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. collected

39. A. same　　　　　　　　 B. different　　　　　 C. difficult　　　　　　　　　 D. common

40. A. since　　　　　　　　 B. till　　　　　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　　　　　　　 D. because

41. A. offered　　　　　　　 B. placed　　　　　　　 C. raised　　　　　　　　　　　 D. shook

42. A. always　　　　　　　 B. already　　　　　　 C. never　　　　　　　　　　　 D. hardly

43. A. point　　　　　　　　　 B. example　　　　　　 C. promise　　　　　　　　　 D. story

44. A. When　　　　　　　　 B. What　　　　　　　　 C. Who　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Why

45. A. sand　　　　　　　　　 B. small stones　　　 C. big rocks　　　　　　　　 D. water

We asked thirty young people ____2____ fourteen and eighteern．We asked them ____3____ they usually spent on their computers in a week，but we were ____4____ in what they used the computers ____5____．

The usual time spent on a computer in a week was about twelve hours，with ____6____ user about thirty-two hours, and the lowest user about five hours．

All the children said they usually used computers ____7____ ．Fourteen children told us they did some word-processing(文字处理) ____8____ ．Only two of them said computer ____9____ their lessons，and eight people told us they kept addresses and phone numbers ____10____．Only three people said they were learing to make computer programmes and nobody looked up databases(数据库)．None of them used computers for any other use．

The ____11____ show that computers ____12____ by most young people as ____13____ than game machines．The only other great uses are for word-processing and keeping address lists．____14____ ，though computers are common in the homes of young people，they have not yet become ____15____ in everyday life．

1． (　)A．used by　　   B．given to　　  C．made for　　    D．bought by

2． (　)A．among　　    B．between　　 C．for　　　　　　  D．about

3． (　)A．how long away  B how much moneyC．how much time  D．how often

4． (　)A．busy　　　　   B．better　　   C．careless　　　　 D．interested

5． (　)A．for　　　　    B．on　　　　  C．about　　　　   D．to

6． (　)A．high　　　　   B．higher　　   C．the higher　　   D．the highest

7． (　)A．to read　　　　 B．to show　　  C．to play games    D．to manage house

8． (　)A．at times　　    B．as usual　　  C．at last　　　　   D．in no time

9． (　)A．encouraged　　 B．expressed　　 C．served　　　　  D．attracted

10． (　)A．in their minds  B．on their computersC．in their note-booksD．in their desk notes

11． (　)A．problems　　 B．results　　    C．sceneries　　    D．informations

12． (　)A．regard　　   B．have regarded   C．will regard　　   D．are regarded

13． (　)A．a little more   B．a little　　    C．more　　　　    D．a bit

14． (　)A．More or less   B．From then on    C．By the way　　   D．It seems to us that

15． (　)A．wonderful    B．popular　　　　 C．useful　　　　  D．expensive

Fill in the blanks with the words in their proper forms(用其适当形式填空。每空格限填一词，每词限用一次)

1．There are many ________ between living in a city and living in the country.

2．That was a terrible meal; I'm going to complain(抱怨) to the ________.

3．Hundreds of people lost their ________ in the floods.

4．If you don't want to go to the shops you'll just have to go ________.

通读下面对话，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给四个选项中选择最佳的一项.

Susan： Good afternoon, Peter. How are you?

Peter： Very 　1 　, thank you. How are you?

Susan： 　2 　, thanks. May I 　3 　my sister, Jane? Janne, 　4 　is Peter.

Jane： How do you do?

Peter： How do you do? 　5 　to meet you.

Susan： Jane studies in Canada. She's 　6 　holiday now. She'll stay in Wuhan for a few weeks.

Peter： Have a good stay here.

Jane： Thanks. I'm sure I will.

Peter： Let me help you 　7 　that bag, Jane.

Jane： Oh, that's very kind 　8 　you. I can 　9 　.

Peter： Do you think Wuhan is a nice place to spend your holidays?

Jane： Yes, it is very nice. 　10 　it? I like living here very much.

“How did you manage it, John?” I asked. “I thought you were going to stay for two weeks.”

“It was easy,” John answered. “I got a job.”

“A job?” I asked in surprise. “What did you do?”

“I gave English lessons to a shop manager,” John answered.

“His name is Luigi. We have become good friends.”

“But you’re not a teacher,” I said.

“I told Luigi I couldn’t teach,” John explained. “But he insisted on having conversation(会话) lessons. He wanted to practice his English. He had a lot of American customers, so it was important for him to speak English. I spent three hours a day talking to him. In return he gave me a room, three meals a day and a little pocket of money.”

“Did your pupil learn much English?” I asked.

“I don’t know,” John said, “but I learnt a lot of Italian.”

阅读短文，选择正确答案

1.The writer was surprised that John was able to stay in Italy for ______.

A. a week 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.two months

C.two weeks　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.two years

2.John was able to have a long holiday in Italy because ______.

A. he was a shop manager

B.he had a lot of money

C.he taught a shop manager to learn English

D.he worked in a shop as an assistant

3.John’s pupil was ______.

A. an American　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.an Englishman

C.a Chinese　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.an Italian

4.How long did John spend talking to his pupil every day?

A. Two hours.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.Twenty minutes.

C.Three hours.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.Thirty minutes.

5.Why did the shop manager ask John to teach him English?

Because______.

A. he was an Italian　　　　　　　　　　　　     B.he liked English very much

C.he was a shop manager　　　　　　    D.he had many American customers