《2025年课时提优计划作业本八年级英语上册译林版连云港专版》

(A)
A teacher stood in the classroom with some things on the table in front of him. When the class began, without saying anything, he picked up a large and empty jar (罐子) and filled it with rocks.
He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
Then he picked up a box of pebbles (鹅卵石) and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks.
“Is the jar full now?” he asked. They agreed it was.
He poured a box of sand into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up the open areas of the jar.
“What about now?”
The students said, “It’s full.”
“Now,” said the teacher, “I want you to know that this jar is like your life. The rocks are the important things—your family, your partner, your health, your children—if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter—like your job, and your house, and your car. The sand is everything else, the small things.”
“If you put the sand into the jar at first, there will be no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small things, you will never have room for important things. Pay attention to the things that are important to your happiness. Play with your children. Take your partner out to dance! There will always be time to go to work, clean the house and have a dinner party.”
(A)26. Where was the empty jar?
A. On the table.
B. Under the table.
C. In front of the table.
D. Behind the table.
(B)27. What might be the correct order of what happened in the story?
a. poured pebbles into the jar
b. filled the jar with rocks
c. poured sand into the jar
d. shook the jar lightly
e. picked up a jar
A. b-e-a-d-c
B. e-b-a-d-c
C. e-b-d-a-c
D. b-e-c-a-d
(D)28. What word can best describe the students’ feeling after this lesson?
A. Sleepy.
B. Tired.
C. Unhappy.
D. Shocked.
(D)29. We can learn from the story that ______.
A. work always comes first because it is the most important thing
B. we should spend all of our time playing with children
C. it’s much easier to pour sand into the jar after pouring pebbles
D. we should pay more attention to important things such as our family, partner, and health

答案： 26. A 27. B 28. D 29. D