Question

【題目】 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(鵝卵石)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.emptyB.fullC.dirtyD.clean

【2】A.paintingB.washingC.shakingD.hiding

【3】A.orB.ifC.soD.though

【4】A.everB.JustC.yetD.still

【5】A.betweenB.onC.forD.into

【6】A.courageB.lifeC.dreamD.promise

【7】A.priceB.roomC.signD.value

【8】A.easyB.difficultC.importantD.surprised

【9】A.beerB.stoneC.sandD.jar

【10】A.mustB.needC.shouldD.may

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】D

【6】B

【7】B

【8】C

【9】A

【10】D

【解析】

本文介紹了老師先后在瓶子里放人巖石、鵝卵石、沙子和啤酒，他這么做是告訴學生一個生活中的哲理：巖石代表著生命中最重要的東西，要把這些重要的東西放在第一位。不要被瑣事牽絆。

【1】句意：然后他問學生罐子是否滿了。

考查形容詞辨析。empty空的；full滿的；dirty骯臟的；clean潔凈的。根據(jù)“One day a teacher stood before his class and picked up a large empty glass jar and filled it with rocks.”一天，一位老師站在他的課前，拿起一個巨大的空玻璃罐，裝滿了石頭。可知，老師在用石頭裝滿了玻璃罐后，應該是問學生罐子是否滿了。故選B。

【2】句意：然后他往罐子里放了一盒鵝卵石，輕輕搖晃。

考查動詞辨析。painting繪畫；washing洗；shaking搖動；hiding隱藏。根據(jù)“The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the rocks.”鵝卵石滾入巖石之間的縫隙中�？芍�，要出現(xiàn)這種現(xiàn)象，應該是老師輕輕地搖晃罐子。故選C。

【3】句意：他又問是否滿了。

考查連詞。or或者；if是否；so因此；though盡管。根據(jù)“Once more he asked 3 it was full.”他又問 _______ 滿了�？芍�，應該選擇if是否；符合語境。這里是由if引導的賓語從句。故選B。

【4】句意：學生們?nèi)匀徽f是的。

考查副詞。ever曾經(jīng)； Just正好；yet用于否定句和疑問句；still 仍然。根據(jù)“But then the teacher poured a bag of sand into the jar. Once more he asked 3 it was full.”但后來老師把一袋沙子倒進罐子里。他又問是否滿了�？芍�，在老師把一袋沙子倒進罐子里時，罐子仍然是滿的。因此學生們?nèi)匀徽f是的。故選D。

【5】句意：老師接著往罐子里倒了一杯啤酒。

考查介詞辨析。between在……之間；on在……上；for為了；into進入。根據(jù)“The teacher then poured a glass of beer 5 the jar.”老師接著把一杯啤酒倒_______罐子里�？芍�，應該選擇into進入。pour …into：把……倒入，倒進去；符合語境。故選D。

【6】句意：我想讓你們知道這個罐子代表著你們的生活。

考查名詞辨析。courage勇氣；life生活；dream夢想；promise承諾。根據(jù)“The rocks are the important things in your life, like your family, your partner, and your health.”石頭是你生命中最重要的東西，比如你的家人，你的伴侶，還有你的健康�？芍�，老師是把罐子比喻成了學生們的生活。故選B。

【7】句意：如果你先把沙子放進罐子里，就沒有地方放鵝卵石和石頭了。

考查名詞辨析。price價格；room空間，地方；sign標志；value價值。根據(jù)“If you put the sand into the jar first, there is no 7 for the pebbles or the rocks.”如果你先把沙子放進罐子里，就沒有 _______ 放鵝卵石和石頭了。可知，應該選擇room空間，地方；符合語境。故選B。

【8】句意：如果你把所有的時間和精力都耗費在瑣事上，你將永遠無法給那些對你來說重要的東西留有空間。

考查形容詞辨析。easy容易的；difficult困難的；important重要的；surprised驚奇的。根據(jù)“Take care of the rocks first.”先照顧好巖石。以及句子“The rocks are the important things in your life,”巖石是你生命中最重要的東西。可知，老師是要求學生給最重要的東西留有空間。故選C。

【9】句意：然后一個學生問啤酒代表什么。

考查名詞辨析。beer啤酒；stone石頭；sand沙；jar罐子。根據(jù)“It just goes to prove that no matter how full your life 10 seem, there’s always room for a glass of beer.”它只是證明，無論你的生活看起來多么充實，總有一杯啤酒的空間�？芍�，學生問的是啤酒是代表什么的。故選A。

【10】句意：它只是證明，無論你的生活看起來多么充實，總有一杯啤酒的空間。

考查情態(tài)動詞辨析。must必須；need需要；should應該；may可能。根據(jù)“It just goes to prove that no matter how full your life 10 seem, there’s always room for a glass of beer.”它只是證明，無論你的生活 _______ 看起來多么充實，總有一杯啤酒的空間�？芍�，應該選擇may可能。may seem：似乎；符合語境。故選D。