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People turn to magic(魔力)chiefly as a form of insurance--that is, they use it along with actions that actually bring results. For example, hunters may use a hunting charm(咒语). But they also use their hunting skills and knowledge of animals. The charm may give hunters the extra confidence they need to hunt even more successfully than they would without it. If they shoot a lot of game(猎物), they credit the charm for their success. Many events happen naturally without magic. Crops grow without it, and sick people get well without it. But if people use magic to bring a good harvest or to cure a patient, they may believe the magic was responsible.

People also tend to forget magic's failures and to be impressed by its surface successes. They may consider magic successful if it appears to work only 10 per cent of the time. Even when magic fails, people often explain the failure without doubting the power of the magic. They may say that the magician made a mistake in reciting the spell or that another magician cast a more powerful spell against the magician.

Many anthropologists(人类学家) believe that people have faith in magic because they feel a need to believe in it. People may turn to magic to reduce their fear and uncertainty if they feel they have no control over the outcome of a situation. For example, farmers use knowledge and skill when they plant their fields. But they know that weather, insects, or diseases might ruin the crops. So farmers in some societies may also plant a charm or perform a magic rite to ensure a good harvest.

16.From the passage, we can learn that the writer of the passage may be _______.

A. a hunter B. a farmer C. a magician D. an anthropologist

17.Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?

A. Magic and Hunting. B. Magic and Farming.

C. Why Magic Works? D. Why People Believe in Magic?

18. The underlined word “spell”(Paragraph 2) most likely means______.

A. magic words. B. magic events. C. words or expressions D. magicians.

19. People believe in magic because________.

A. magic powers are greater than natural powers

B. magic can turn dreams into reality

C. they are not sure of themselves

D. magic can bring good results

20. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Even though magic fails, believers in magic will explain the reason.

B. Believers in magic usually overstate the power of magic.

C. People use magic to reduce their uncertainty and give them extra confidence

D. Magic can solve problems people can’t deal with in a natural way.

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　　One day, an expert in time management was speaking to a group of students．To drive his 　　1　　 home, he used an illustration(演示)those students will never 　　2　　．

　　“Okay, now watch carefully”, and then he pulled out a wide-mouth jar and set it on the 　　3　　 in front of him．He also 　　4　　 about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully 　　5　　 them, one at a time, into the jar．

　　When the jar was filled to the 　　6　　 and no more rocks would 　　7　　 inside, he asked, “Is this jar full?” Everyone in the class answered, “Yes．”

　　The expert replied, “Really?” He 　　8　　 under the table and pulled out a bucket of small stones．He dropped some 　　9　　 and then asked the group once more, “Is the jar full?”

　　By this time the class was on to him．“　　10　　” one of them answered carefully．

　　“Good!”he replied, and then brought out a bucket of sand．He started dumping(dropping)the sand in the jar and it 　　11　　 into all of the 　　12　　 left between the rocks and the small stones．　　13　　 he asked the question, “Is this jar full?”“No!”the class shouted．

　　“Good．” Then he looked at the class and asked, “What is the point of this illustration?”

　　One 　　14　　 student raised his hand and said, “The point is, no matter how 　　15　　 your schedule(时间表)is, if you 　　16　　 really hard you can always fit some more things in it!”

　　“　　17　　．” the speaker replied．“That’s not the point．The 　　18　　 this illustration teaches us is：If you don’t put the big rocks in first, you’ll never get them in 　　19　　．”

　　What are the ‘big rocks’ in your 　　20　　?Then, put those in your jar first．

(1)


[　　]
A．	time
B．	point
C．	example
D．	speech

(2)


[　　]
A．	understand
B．	remember
C．	realize
D．	forget

(3)


[　　]
A．	board
B．	chair
C．	floor
D．	table

(4)


[　　]
A．	shaped
B．	formed
C．	produced
D．	performed

(5)


[　　]
A．	dropped
B．	threw
C．	drew
D．	placed

(6)


[　　]
A．	surface
B．	edge
C．	top
D．	end

(7)


[　　]
A．	fix
B．	fit
C．	fill
D．	feed

(8)


[　　]
A．	reached
B．	extended
C．	fetched
D．	inched

(9)


[　　]
A．	off
B．	down
C．	out
D．	in

(10)


[　　]
A．	No way
B．	Probably not
C．	Of course
D．	Certainly is

(11)


[　　]
A．	entered
B．	broke
C．	went
D．	came

(12)


[　　]
A．	spaces
B．	areas
C．	places
D．	rooms

(13)


[　　]
A．	Once or twice
B．	Once more
C．	All at once
D．	Once in a while

(14)


[　　]
A．	nervous
B．	impatient
C．	anxious
D．	eager

(15)


[　　]
A．	full
B．	whole
C．	entire
D．	thorough

(16)


[　　]
A．	work
B．	try
C．	think
D．	act

(17)


[　　]
A．	Maybe
B．	Never
C．	Okay
D．	No

(18)


[　　]
A．	means
B．	fact
C．	truth
D．	reality

(19)


[　　]
A．	after all
B．	above all
C．	at all
D．	and all

(20)


[　　]
A．	life
B．	time
C．	way
D．	year

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完形填空

　　One day, an expert in time management was speaking to a group of students．To drive his 　　1　　 home, he used an illustration(演示)those students will never 　　2　　．

　　“Okay, now watch carefully”, and then he pulled out a wide-mouth jar and set it on the 　　3　　 in front of him．He also 　　4　　 about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully 　　5　　 them, one at a time, into the jar．

　　When the jar was filled to the 　　6　　 and no more rocks would 　　7　　 inside, he asked, “Is this jar full?” Everyone in the class answered, “Yes．”

　　The expert replied, “Really?” He 　　8　　 under the table and pulled out a bucket of small stones．He dropped some 　　9　　 and then asked the group once more, “Is the jar full?”

　　By this time the class was on to him．“　　10　　” one of them answered carefully．

　　“Good!” he replied, and then brought out a bucket of sand．He started dumping(dropping)the sand in the jar and it 　　11　　 into all of the 　　12　　 left between the rocks and the small stones．　　13　　 he asked the question, “Is this jar full?” “No!” the class shouted．

　　“Good．” Then he looked at the class and asked, “What is the point of this illustration?”

　　One 　　14　　 student raised his hand and said, “The point is, no matter how 　　15　　 your schedule(时间表)is, if you 　　16　　 really hard you can always fit some more things in it!”

　　“　　17　　．” the speaker replied．“That’s not the point．The 　　18　　 this illustration teaches us is：If you don’t put the big rocks in first, you’ll never get them in 　　19　　．”

　　What are the ‘big rocks’ in your 　　20　　?Then, put those in your jar first．

(1)


[　　]
A．	time
B．	point
C．	example
D．	speech

(2)


[　　]
A．	understand
B．	remember
C．	realize
D．	forget

(3)


[　　]
A．	board
B．	chair
C．	floor
D．	table

(4)


[　　]
A．	shaped
B．	formed
C．	produced
D．	performed

(5)


[　　]
A．	dropped
B．	threw
C．	drew
D．	placed

(6)


[　　]
A．	surface
B．	edge
C．	top
D．	end

(7)


[　　]
A．	fix
B．	fit
C．	fill
D．	feed

(8)


[　　]
A．	reached
B．	extended
C．	fetched
D．	inched

(9)


[　　]
A．	off
B．	down
C．	out
D．	in

(10)


[　　]
A．	No way
B．	Probably not
C．	Of course
D．	Certainly is

(11)


[　　]
A．	entered
B．	broke
C．	went
D．	came

(12)


[　　]
A．	spaces
B．	areas
C．	places
D．	rooms

(13)


[　　]
A．	Once or twice
B．	Once more
C．	All at once
D．	Once in a while

(14)


[　　]
A．	nervous
B．	impatient
C．	anxious
D．	eager

(15)


[　　]
A．	full
B．	whole
C．	entire
D．	thorough

(16)


[　　]
A．	work
B．	try
C．	think
D．	act

(17)


[　　]
A．	Maybe
B．	Never
C．	Okay
D．	No

(18)


[　　]
A．	means
B．	fact
C．	truth
D．	reality

(19)


[　　]
A．	after all
B．	above all
C．	at all
D．	and all

(20)


[　　]
A．	life
B．	time
C．	way
D．	year

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　　One day, an expert in time management was speaking to a group of students．To drive his 　　1　　 home, he used an illustration(演示)those students will never 　　2　　．

　　“Okay, now watch carefully”, and then he pulled out a wide-mouth jar and set it on the 　　3　　 in front of him．He also 　　4　　 about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully 　　5　　 them, one at a time, into the jar．

　　When the jar was filled to the 　　6　　 and no more rocks would 　　7　　 inside, he asked,“Is this jar full?”Everyone in the class answered,“Yes．”

　　The expert replied,“Really?”He 　　8　　 under the table and pulled out a bucket of small stones．He dropped some 　　9　　 and then asked the group once more,“Is the jar full?”

　　By this time the class was on to him．“　　10　　”one of them answered carefully．

　　“Good!”he replied, and then brought out a bucket of sand．He started dumping(dropping)the sand in the jar and it 　　11　　 into all of the 　　12　　 left between the rocks and the small stones．　　13　　 he asked the question,“Is this jar full?”“No!”the class shouted．

　　“Good．”Then he looked at the class and asked,“What is the point of this illustration?”

　　One 　　14　　 student raised his hand and said,“The point is, no matter how 　　15　　 your schedule(时间表)is, if you 　　16　　 really hard you can always fit some more things in it!”

　　“　　17　　．”the speaker replied．“That’s not the point．The 　　18　　 this illustration teaches us is：If you don’t put the big rocks in first, you’ll never get them in 　　19　　．”

　　What are the ‘big rocks’ in your 　　20　　?Then, put those in your jar first．

(1)


[　　]
A．	time
B．	point
C．	example
D．	speech

(2)


[　　]
A．	understand
B．	remember
C．	realize
D．	forget

(3)


[　　]
A．	board
B．	chair
C．	floor
D．	table

(4)


[　　]
A．	shaped
B．	formed
C．	produced
D．	performed

(5)


[　　]
A．	dropped
B．	threw
C．	drew
D．	placed

(6)


[　　]
A．	surface
B．	edge
C．	top
D．	end

(7)


[　　]
A．	fix
B．	fit
C．	fill
D．	feed

(8)


[　　]
A．	reached
B．	extended
C．	fetched
D．	inched

(9)


[　　]
A．	off
B．	down
C．	out
D．	in

(10)


[　　]
A．	No way
B．	Probably not
C．	Of course
D．	Certainly is

(11)


[　　]
A．	entered
B．	broke
C．	went
D．	came

(12)


[　　]
A．	spaces
B．	areas
C．	places
D．	rooms

(13)


[　　]
A．	Once or twice
B．	Once more
C．	All at once
D．	Once in a while

(14)


[　　]
A．	nervous
B．	impatient
C．	anxious
D．	eager

(15)


[　　]
A．	full
B．	whole
C．	entire
D．	thorough

(16)


[　　]
A．	work
B．	try
C．	think
D．	act

(17)


[　　]
A．	Maybe
B．	Never
C．	Okay
D．	No

(18)


[　　]
A．	means
B．	fact
C．	truth
D．	reality

(19)


[　　]
A．	after all
B．	above all
C．	at all
D．	and all

(20)


[　　]
A．	life
B．	time
C．	way
D．	year

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