题文
once upon a time, there was a scholar who wanted to gain more knowledge each day even though he had already gained enough knowledge. One day, he came to visit a saint and wanted to be his student. The saint provided some tea. He slowly filled the scholar’s cup: the cup was full, yet he kept pouring and pouring. The scholar burst out, “Stop! You can’t add anything to something that’s already full!” The saint set down the teapot and replied, “Exactly.”
Whether it’s the silence between notes in music, or some open time in your schedule, you need space to act effectively. Yet most of us, myself included, tend to stuff as much as possible into whatever room is available－closets, schedules, budgets, relationships, and even the mind itself.
However, some people know how to avoid overstuffing their life. For example, in Australia, it seemed that most people there operated at about 85% of their capacity（能力），unlike Americans pushing as close to 100% as possible. So when you run into Australians you know in the street, they have time to hang out and talk with you.
Remember the cup: its value is in the space, the emptiness it holds. How to empty your “cup”?
Be mindful of the element of space, openness , and emptiness in your life. This includes room in a drawer, the volume of air in a kitchen, and open-mindedness in a friend. Sometimes you’re just stuck with a big bucket of tasks yet to do. But at least empty the bucket faster than you fill it with new tasks. Put some space between finishing one thing and staring another. For example, after sending one email, take a breath before replying to another one. Drop the stuff you can no longer afford to lug around. At sea level, you can run with a brick in your backpack, but if you’re hiking on a mountain, that brick has got to go.
小题1:By pouring water into the cup, the saint most probably wanted the scholar to know that .A．he should pay attention to detailsB．he should keep learning every day C．he had already gained enough knowledgeD．he should be very careful in order to succeed小题2:We learn that compared to Americans, Australians .A．work much harderB．know less about their capacityC．spare more time for themselvesD．spend less time with their friends小题3:The underlined word“lug”in the last paragraph probably means“ ”.A．reachB．carryC．seeD．show小题4:What’s the structure of the passage?A．Example →advice→ conclusion →story.B．Topic→ example →advice→ story.C．Story→topic →example→advice.D．Reason →topic →advice →example.小题5:What would be the best title for the passage?A．The art of life.B．Value every minuteC．The art of drinking teaD．Empty your“cup”at times 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:D
解析
文章通过一个小故事引出一个哲理:Empty your“cup”at times.最后再给出一些建议。小题1:推理题。根据文章第一段，the saint想通过这种方法the scholar明白这个道理。
小题2:细节题。根据文章第三段可知Australians留了空间与时间给自己，不让自己那么忙碌。
小题3:猜测词义题。Drop the stuff you can no longer afford to lug around意为：扔掉那些你不能带着得东西。
小题4:文章结构。文章第一段先讲一个故事，第二段提出了话题，第三段再举一个例子，最后再给出建议。
小题5:主旨大意题。通读全文可知主题是人不能太忙碌，要给自己留空间和时间。Empty your“cup”at times和主题相符。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“once upon a time, th.....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。人生感悟类阅读
人生感悟类阅读的概念：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。
生活感悟类阅读解题指导：
一、文章特点：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。
二、解题技巧：
针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：
1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。
2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。
3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。
