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

Laura lived in a small village near the sea. One day she decided to go for a swim in the sea. She knew that the sea near the ____31______ has a strong tide (浪) , but she was a good swimmer, so she wasn’t ___32______. Laura left her friends lying on the sands and ran into the sea. She swam quite far from the beach and waved（挥舞） to her friends in the distance. After a short while she decided to swim ____33___. She tried her best, but she couldn’t get any closer to the beach . The tide kept____34____her back. She waved her arms in the air to let her friends know that she was____35____, but they just waved back, for they didn’t know what she____36_____. After a long time, Laura became very ______37___ and she couldn’t swim any more. Her legs _____38_____and she lost hope. Suddenly, her foot touched ____39____! All the time she had been swimming in a place where the water wasn’t deep! When at last she went back to the beach, one of her friends asked, “ Did you ___40_____your swim?” “Yes, it was lovely.” She answered. She never told them what really happened.

(　 ) 31. A town　　　 B city　　　　 C village　　　　 D country

(　 ) 32. A lonely　　　 B surprised　　 C interested　　　 D afraid

(　 ) 33. A up　　　　 B back　　　 C down　　　　　 D on

(　 ) 34. A pulling　　 B pushing　　 C throwing　　 　D putting

(　 ) 35.A in trouble　　 B happy　　　 C out of trouble　　 D in the water

(　 ) 36. A found　　　 B meant　　　 C said　　　　　　 D saw

(　 ) 37. A hungry　　 B sleepy　　　 C thirsty　　　　　 D tired

(　 ) 38. A came up　　 B were broken C went down　　　 D moved on

(　 ) 39. A a tide　　　 B the sand　　 C a fish　　　　 D one of her friends

(　 )40. A enjoy　　　 B remember　 C drop　　　　　 D forget

—Are there any fishes in the _______near your house?　　　　　　　

— Yes, there are.

A. sand 　　　　　　　　 B. river　　　 　 　　　　C. hill

The Desert (A poem)

　　 This is no place

　　 for anyone

　　 who wants

　　 soft hills

　　 and meadows

　　 and everything

　　 green

　　 green

　　 green…

　　 This is for hawks

　　 that like only

　　 the loneliest canyons

　　 and lizards

　　 that run

　　 in the hottest sand

　　 and

　　 coyotes

　　 that choose

　　 the rockiest trails.

　　 It's for them.

　　 And for

　　 hard skinny plants

　　 that do without water

　　 for months

　　 at a time.

　　 Byrd Baylor

1．The place this poem tells about is ________.

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2．The desert is no place for anyone who likes ________.

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3．A picture of the main idea of this poem would show ________.

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4．Hard skinny plants grow in a place that is ________.

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5．What other animals might be happy in the desert?

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