2014高考英语（北师大版）一轮复习跟踪检测：选修8 Unit 22 B.docVIP

选修8　Unit 22　Environmental Protection Ⅰ.完形填空 (2012·黑龙江重点中学高三复检) One day，an expert in time management was speaking to a group of business students.To make the point__1__，he used an illustration. As he stood in front of the group，he said，“Okay，time for a quiz.” He then pulled out a wide-mouth jar and set it on the table.Then he__2__placed about a dozen fist-sized rocks，one by one，into the jar. When the jar was filled to the__3__and no more rocks would fit inside，he asked，“Is this jar__4__？” Everyone in the class said，“Yes.” “Really？” Then he__5__under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel (石子)，dumped some in and__6__ the jar，causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the spaces__7__the big rocks.Then he asked the group the same question.“Probably not，” one of them answered.“Good！” he replied. He reached under the table and__8__a bucket of sand.He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all the__9__left between the rocks and the gravel.__10__he asked the question.“No！” the class shouted.“Good！” Then he grabbed a can of water and began to pour it in__11__the jar was filled to the brim. Then the expert in time management looked at the class and asked，“What is the__12__of this illustration？” It is such a seemingly easy question that one__13__student raised his hand and said，“It is，however full your schedule is，if you try really hard you can always__14__some more things in it.” “No，” the speaker replied.“The truth it teaches us is that you will__15__get them in at all if you don’t put the big rocks in first.__16__the big rocks in your life are，do things that you love and__17__for yourself.In your schedule if you value the little stuff then you’ll fill your life with__18__things and you will never have the real quality time you need to spend on the big，important stuff.So，tonight，or in the morning，when you are__19__on this short story，ask yourself what the ‘big rocks’ in your life are.Then put those in your__20__ first.” 1．A.harder　　　　　　　　 B．