完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给题的四个选项（A 、B、C 、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A philosophy professor loved to teach students about important theories of the subject．Once, while his 21  was about to begin, he just closed the book and  22  stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him． Students were curious but the professor without looking at them 23  a very large and empty jar．And then he started to 24  it with small rocks．25 the jar appeared full, the professor asked his students whether the jar was full
The entire class 26   that jar was indeed full．Next, the professor picked up some  27   and began pouring them into the jar．The moment pouring was 28  , he shook the jar lightly．As a result of that, all the small rocks 29 the open areas between the rocks comfortably． 
Professor again asked the students if the jar is full．Same  30   from the class like before．Professor  31   a 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 32  spaces．At the same time, professor 33  his question to the class, if the jar was full? Yes again．
Professor now  34 towards the class and said, this jar  35  your life．All the things in the jar I poured mean some important lessons．The rocks are the most important things,  36  is family, your partner, health and your  37 ．Even if everything else in your life goes away but the rocks remains there, your life would still be full  38  the 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 39 is spent on small stuff then there is no 40 for the pebbles or the rocks or in other words, most important things of your life．

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给题的四个选项（A 、B、C 、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A philosophy professor loved to teach students about important theories of the subject．Once, while his 21  was about to begin, he just closed the book and  22  stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him． Students were curious but the professor without looking at them 23  a very large and empty jar．And then he started to 24  it with small rocks．25 the jar appeared full, the professor asked his students whether the jar was full

The entire class  26   that jar was indeed full．Next, the professor picked up some  27   and began pouring them into the jar．The moment pouring was 28  , he shook the jar lightly．As a result of that, all the small rocks 29 the open areas between the rocks comfortably． 

Professor again asked the students if the jar is full．Same  30    from the class like before．Professor  31    a 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 32  spaces．At the same time, professor 33  his question to the class, if the jar was full? Yes again．

Professor now  34  towards the class and said, this jar  35  your life．All the things in the jar I poured mean some important lessons．The rocks are the most important things,  36  is family, your partner, health and your  37  ．Even if everything else in your life goes away but the rocks remains there, your life would still be full  38   the 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 39 is spent on small stuff then there is no 40 for the pebbles or the rocks or in other words, most important things of your life．

1.A．lecture        B．talk         C．speech         D．letter

2.A．though        B．besides      C．otherwis        D．instead e

3.A．pointed to      B．picked up    C．took out          D．sent up

4.A．fill           B．fix          C．put            D．turn

5.A．Soon            B．Instantly       C．Luckily        D．Hopefully

6.A．argued      B．told            C．suggested          D．agreed

7.A．rocks           B．stones          C．sand            D．water

8.A．understandable  B．complete    C．reliable        D．adjustable

9.A rolled into      B．．fell out       C．mixed with      D．turned up

10.A．response       B．comment    C．order            D．content

11.A．spoke      B．cried       C．scolded         D．smiled

12.A．left           B．available       C．getting         D．remaining

13.A．asked          B．answered        C．repeated        D．discussed

14.A．turned         B．looked      C．walked          D．moved

15.A．means      B．represents  C．competes        D．matches

16.A．which      B．that           C．what             D．it

17.A．wealth         B．business       C．children         D．friends

18.A．because       B．if           C．once            D．while

19.A．energy         B．money       C．power           D．strength

20.A．hope           B．need       C．room             D．doubt

My now 7 year old grandson, who lives 100 miles away, has had my mobile phone number memorized since he was 4．Since then, he has   36   me every night before he   37   to tell me about his day or just to say "Good Night Grandma"．

He also     38   calls me at other times during the day just to   39    a happy or sad moment．Many times he's dribbling （运球）a basketball with one hand,    40   laughing with a friend about something that I never quite   41   about, or crying about something he may or may not want to talk about while I’m on the other end of the   42  ．I just listen and empathize（心领神会）or laugh with him一just share his current   43  ．I always let him be in charge of the subject, the emotion, and the amount of   44   he's on the phone with me. Many times I just listen to him play （or watch him on Skype）, listen while he does his homework aloud, or play games we've made up together that we can play over the phone．

The only time I take   45    of the conversation is when he's   46    to say goodbye at night．Then I have 4 special   47    I say to him every night．One night I thought maybe he was   48   hearing those so didn't say them．He   49   called me back and told me that I 50     to say those sentences！I haven't 51saying them since then!  

My friends all know that he takes precedence（优先权）over all other things． 52   I'm at a Doctor's appointment, in church, or some place where I really can't take his call, I always politely   53   myself and talk to him,  54  it's just for a minute to tell him I'll call him back in a few minutes．

    He knows that he takes first place in my   55   ·

36．A．called                   B．pictured           C．visited                 D．written to

37．A．does his homework                                    B．goes to bed          

       C．has supper                                               D．watches TV

38．A．happily             B．hurriedly           C．frequently             D． kindly

39．A．describe            B．have               C．share                D．spare

40．A．but．                     B．or                 C．so                  D．thus

41．A．catch on           B．get on              C．keep up               D．pick up

42．A．earth              B．phone               C．street                D．town

43．A．emotion           B．ideas               C．lessons              D．news

44．A．fun               B．money              C．play                 D．time

45．A．advantage          B．care               C．control               D．notice

46．A．curious            B．forced              C．ready               D．reluctant

47．A．greetings           B．words             C．presents                 D．sentences

48．A．accustomed to      B．interested in         C．keen on                  D．tired of

49．A．angrily                  B．immediately          C．slowly             D．unfortunately

50．A．forgot                  B．hesitated             C．hoped                     D．intended

51．A．avoided                B．considered           C．missed             D．regretted

52．A．Since                 B．Though               C．While              D．Unless

53．A．entertain               B．excuse               C．express            D．punish

54．A．as if                  B．as long as             C．even if              D．now that

55．A．brain                 B．heart                 C．mind              D．soul

根据短文内容，从下框的A—F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余项．
A．Join learning communities and help each other.
B．Expect problems, never be disappointed, and gradually you’ll make it.
C．Anytime is learning time.
D．Get interested and arouse（唤起） your desire for knowledge.
E．Cover the same ground from different angles(角度).
F．Try to be a good and effective learner.
As a student, how we can learn our lessons effectively is a common problem which is always puzzling us．If you follow suggestions below, I'm sure you'll find the solution easily.
【小题1】Your interest in the subject is the essential driver of success. You can' t learn what you do not want to learn. Emotion is an important part of the learning process. If you are even moderately interested in a subject, give yourself a chance. The key is to get started. If you can create some pleasurable routines, you may find that the subject grows on you. You must always remember learning is just like eating. You don' t expect to enjoy your food without appetite（食欲）.Therefore, you should always try to arouse your interest and desire for knowledge if you want to learn well.
【小题2】Don't expect to understand things, or remember too much, the first time you study them．Think about what problem you will meet with in your study, so that you are well-prepared for it. Never be disappointed no matter what happens. Trust that things will get clearer as your brain comes to get new information. It is like a jig-saw puzzle or a cross-word puzzle（纵横填字游戏）. As you start to put the pieces together, or string the words together, the full picture becomes clearer. The brain learns all the time, but on its own schedule．Learning does not take place according to a schedule laid down by a curriculum or teacher. Keep at it, and you will gradually find that things that seem difficult at first, will become second nature with time.
【小题3】Your brain is struggling to form patterns to cope with new input from your learning activities．Sometimes, no matter how long you focus on one subject, your brain is not going to pick it up．If you are stuck, move on．Then cover the same general information from a different source, a different book, or a blog, or an online lecture or a video．Try to become a grazing learner, wandering about the countryside, rather than a feed-lot learner, just standing there in one spot, chewing the same bale of hay．The broader your base, the easier it is to learn．Just as the "rich get richer" , the more you know, the more you can learn．
【小题4】Take full advantage of the Internet, blogs, and various mobile devices, not to mention good old-fashioned books and magazines．Learn during "dead time". Listen in your car, on the train, or while jogging. Have your learning with you while waiting in the doctor's office, or listen while checking out at the supermarket. Anytime is learning time．Remember, you are learning through exposure, not by nailing things down. It is more like moisture accumulation in a cloud, rather than building a brick wall．
【小题5】The "loneliness of the distance learner" is a thing of the past．Join a learning community on the web, where members share their knowledge and experience. Search for the communities that suit your interests and learning styles. You will find encouragement, advice and stimulus from fellow learners, as well as from tutors, teachers and coaches．In these communities, you can measure your progress against your own goals, or compare your experience with that of other learners．You can even teach and help others, which is a great way to learn.