Question

A philosophy professor loved to teach students about important theories of the subject.Once, while his1was about to begin, he just closed the book and2stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him.Students were curious but the professor without looking at them3 a very large and empty jar.And then he started to 4it with small rocks.5 the jar appeared full, the professor asked his students whether the jar was full
The entire class6that jar was indeed full.Next, the professor picked up some 7and began pouring them into the jar.The moment pouring was8, he shook the jar lightly.As a result of that, all the small rocks9the open areas between the rocks comfortably.
Professor again asked the students if the jar is full.Same10from the class like before.Professor 11la bit but silently, and this time he picked up a box of sand.He poured the box into the jar and sand filled the entire 12spaces.At the same time, professor13his question to the class, if the jar was full? Yes again.
Professor now14towards the class and said, this jar 15your life.All the things in the jar I poured mean some important lessons.The rocks are the most important things, 16is family, your partner, health and your17.Even if everything else in your life goes away but the rocks remains there, your life would still be full18the most important things are still present in your life.Pebbles represent other significant things like car, house and job etc.And the sand is the small stuff or everything else.
If your time and 19is spent on small stuff then there is no20for the pebbles or the rocks or in other words, most important things of your life.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      lecture
   2. B.
      talk
   3. C.
      speech
   4. D.
      letter
2. 2.
   1. A.
      though
   2. B.
      besides
   3. C.
      otherwis
   4. D.
      instead e
3. 3.
   1. A.
      pointed to
   2. B.
      picked up
   3. C.
      took out
   4. D.
      sent up
4. 4.
   1. A.
      fill
   2. B.
      fix
   3. C.
      put
   4. D.
      turn
5. 5.
   1. A.
      Soon
   2. B.
      Instantly
   3. C.
      Luckily
   4. D.
      Hopefully
6. 6.
   1. A.
      argued
   2. B.
      told
   3. C.
      suggested
   4. D.
      agreed
7. 7.
   1. A.
      rocks
   2. B.
      stones
   3. C.
      sand
   4. D.
      water
8. 8.
   1. A.
      understandable
   2. B.
      complete
   3. C.
      reliable
   4. D.
      adjustable
9. 9.
   1. A.
      rolled into
   2. B.
      fell out
   3. C.
      mixed with
   4. D.
      turned up
10. 10.
    1. A.
       response
    2. B.
       comment
    3. C.
       order
    4. D.
       content
11. 11.
    1. A.
       spoke
    2. B.
       cried
    3. C.
       scolded
    4. D.
       smiled
12. 12.
    1. A.
       left
    2. B.
       available
    3. C.
       getting
    4. D.
       remaining
13. 13.
    1. A.
       asked
    2. B.
       answered
    3. C.
       repeated
    4. D.
       discussed
14. 14.
    1. A.
       turned
    2. B.
       looked
    3. C.
       walked
    4. D.
       moved
15. 15.
    1. A.
       means
    2. B.
       represents
    3. C.
       competes
    4. D.
       matches
16. 16.
    1. A.
       which
    2. B.
       that
    3. C.
       what
    4. D.
       it
17. 17.
    1. A.
       wealth
    2. B.
       business
    3. C.
       children
    4. D.
       friends
18. 18.
    1. A.
       because
    2. B.
       if
    3. C.
       once
    4. D.
       while
19. 19.
    1. A.
       energy
    2. B.
       money
    3. C.
       power
    4. D.
       strength
20. 20.
    1. A.
       hope
    2. B.
       need
    3. C.
       room
    4. D.
       doubt

Answer 1

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文章大意：人生有很多大事和小事构成，每天都会有很多事情要处理，应该如何处理它们呢？教授用一个鹅卵石的例子，告诉我们，应该将精力用在主要的事情上。
1.A教授的工作室给学生上课，这里lecture表示“讲课”。
2.D没有给学生授课，他在桌子上放了一些别的东西。instead表示“代替，反而”。though尽管；虽然—表让步；besides除了还；otherwise否则。
3.B根据下文的empty jar可知教授在动这个缸，因此选B，他拿起这个缸。
4.A根据下文的the jar appeared full，可以推断教授往缸中注入小石头。
5.B instantly用作连词，表示“一……就”，下文的The moment pouring was…给出了暗示。
6.D下文的答语that jar was indeed full表明学生们都同意教授的问话。
7.A下文的As a result of that, all the small rocks…给出了提示
8.B倾倒鹅卵石结束/完成。complete是形容词，表示“结束，完工”。
9.A鹅卵石滑落到石块的缝隙间，并没有与石块融合，roll into表示“滚入”。
10.B听到教授的问题，学生们在回答。response相当于answer，表示“响应, 答复”。
11.D句中的silently说明教授没有说话。
12.D remaining用作形容词，表示“剩余的，剩下的”。left是过去分词，常做后置定语；remain是不及物动词。
13.C教授又一次问了学生们这个问题，故这里指重复以上的问题。
14.A根据上文的He poured the box into the jar可知此时此刻教授面朝缸，因此他转过身来问学生。
15.B这个缸象征着人的生命，而并不意味着生命，因此排除B。represent表示“代表, 象征”； compete竞争, 对抗；match和…相配, 较量。
16.B该空后的内容在解释the most important things，故选that is是插入语。
17.C文中的your partner, health都不属于家人，因此排除A、B选项；children与partner都属于家人。
18.A because在解释生命依然充实的原因。
19.A作者在委婉的建议把时间精力花在重要事情上。energy表示人的精力、活力。
20.C把时间和精力花在小事情上，就没有重要事情的空间了。room在这里用于比喻。