五、完形填空
“I will never find time to learn this difficult lesson,” said James to Eric as they walked to the dining hall. “I can’t do it by tomorrow.”
“You have ten minutes now before lunch. Why not 1 right now?” asked his brother.
“Ten minutes! That’s 2 . Besides, I must chat with my friends now,” said James.
After school, the two boys were waiting for the bus. Eric 3 his book and began to learn part of it. “What a bookworm (書蟲)!” James laughed, turning his attention to the birds in the tree.
“Come off to soccer!” shouted a group of school friends outside the door as the brothers arrived home. James rushed off with the boys. Eric promised (承諾) to 4 in 15 minutes, and read his book once more. This done, he went to play with the boys, and enjoyed the game.
The two brothers were tired that evening. James went to bed early 5 Eric took out his book again. When they went to school the next day, Eric knew his lesson 6 . However, James told the teacher that he did not have time to learn it.
“ 7 did you find time, Eric?” asked the teacher.
“I had 10 minutes before lunch yesterday; 15 minutes as I waited for the bus and 15 minutes 8 playing soccer. Then I went over my lesson before I went to bed; and took 10 minutes before breakfast this morning.”
“That makes an hour’s 9 for the lesson,” said the teacher. “Eric, go out for a break. James, stay in and use your break time to learn. Go on to do that until you have learned this important lesson: those who take care of the 10 will have the hours to take care of themselves.”
( ) 1. A. eat B. start C. finish D. play
( ) 2. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
( ) 3. A. put away B. put down C. talked about D. took out
( ) 4. A. follow B. run C. read D. sleep
( ) 5. A. while B. so C. because D. if
( ) 6. A. bravely B. poorly C. suddenly D. perfectly
( ) 7. A. Why B. Who C. Where D. How
( ) 8. A. as B. after C. before D. during
( ) 9. A. preparation B. education C. question D. information
( ) 10. A. brothers B. minutes C. lessons D. teachers
答案：### 答案及解析
1. **B (start)**
解析：根據(jù)上文James抱怨沒時間學(xué)習(xí)，Eric建議他利用午餐前的十分鐘“開始”學(xué)習(xí)，“start”符合語境。
2. **C (nothing)**
解析：James認為十分鐘“不算什么”，表示他覺得這點時間沒用，“nothing”體現(xiàn)了他的態(tài)度。
3. **D (took out)**
解析：Eric要學(xué)習(xí)，所以“拿出”書，“took out”符合“拿出書本學(xué)習(xí)”的動作邏輯。
4. **A (follow)**
解析：朋友們叫去踢足球，Eric承諾15分鐘后“跟上（大家去踢球）”，“follow”在此表示“跟隨、參與”。
5. **A (while)**
解析：此處表對比，James早睡“然而”Eric又拿出書學(xué)習(xí)，“while”用于連接對比的動作。
6. **D (perfectly)**
解析：Eric利用碎片時間學(xué)習(xí)，所以功課掌握得“很好（熟練地）”，“perfectly”體現(xiàn)學(xué)習(xí)效果。
7. **D (How)**
解析：老師詢問Eric“如何”找到時間學(xué)習(xí)，“How”用于詢問方式。
8. **B (after)**
解析：此處指踢完足球“之后”的15分鐘，“after”表示時間先后。
9. **A (preparation)**
解析：Eric的碎片時間加起來是一小時的“學(xué)習(xí)準備”時間，“preparation”符合“為學(xué)習(xí)做準備”的語境。
10. **B (minutes)**
解析：文章強調(diào)利用“分鐘（碎片時間）”的重要性，所以“那些珍惜分鐘的人，會有時間照顧自己”，“minutes”呼應(yīng)全文的“碎片時間”主題。
