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Are morning people born or made? In my case it was definitely made. In my early 20s, I hardly went to bed before midnight, and I would always get up late the next morning.
But after a while I couldn’t ignore the high relationship between success and rising early. On those rare occasions where I did get up early, I noticed that my productivity (效率) was always higher. So I set out to become a habitual early riser. But whenever my alarm went off, my first thought was always to stop that noise and go back to sleep. Eventually some sleep research showed that my strategy was wrong.
The most common wrong strategy is this: supposing you’re going to get up earlier, you’d better go to bed earlier. It sounds very reasonable, but will usually fail.
There are two main schools (流派) of thought on sleep patterns. One is that you should go to bed and get up at the same time every day. The second school says you should go to bed when you’re tired and get up when you naturally wake up. However, I have found both are wrong if you care about productivity. If you sleep at fixed hours, you’ll sometimes go to bed when you aren’t sleepy enough. You’re wasting time lying in bed awake.
My solution is to combine both methods. I go to bed when I’m sleepy and get up with an alarm clock at a fixed time. So I always get up at the same time (in my case 5 a.m.), but I go to bed at different times every night.
However, going to bed only when I’m sleepy, and getting up at a fixed time every morning are my ways. If you want to become an early riser, you can try your own.
小题1:According to the passage, the underlined phrase refers to ________.
A.people who stay up until the next morning
B.people who get up early in the morning
C.people who feel sleepy in the morning
D.people whose productivity is the lowest in the morning
小题2:Why did the author want to become a habitual early riser?
A.Because he / she wanted to have more sleep time.
B.Because he / she wanted to do morning exercise.
C.Because he / she wanted to test which school is better.
D.Because he / she found that the productivity was higher.
小题3:The author experienced all the following EXCEPT ________.
A.going to bed after midnight
B.asking scholars for advice on sleeping habits
C.getting up early occasionally
D.pressing off the alarm to go on sleeping
小题4:What’s the author’s sleep pattern?
A.Going to bed early and getting up early.
B.Going to bed late and getting up late.
C.Going to bed when sleepy and getting up at a fixed early time.
D.Going to bed early and getting up late.
小题5:The passage is mainly about ________.
A.main schools of thought on sleep patternsB.how to have a good sleep
C.wrong strategies for getting up earlyD.how to become an early riser

答案

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:D
解析

试题分析:本文讲述的是我努力成为一个早起的人的过程以及最后的结果。
小题1:B 推理题。根据文章第二段前3行But after a while I couldn’t ignore the high relationship between success and rising early. On those rare occasions where I did get up early, I noticed that my productivity (效率) was always higher. So I set out to become a habitual early riser.可知这里的 morning people指的是那些早起的人,故B正确。
小题2:D 细节题。根据第二段2,3行On those rare occasions where I did get up early, I noticed that my productivity (效率) was always higher. So I set out to become a habitual early riser.可知D正确。
小题3:B 细节题。根据第一段In my early 20s, I hardly went to bed before midnight,和On those rare occasions where I did get up early以及whenever my alarm went off, my first thought was always to stop that noise and go back to sleep.可知ACD三项内容都是文章中提及的,只有B项文章没有涉及。故B符合要求。
小题4:C 细节题。根据文章最后一段However, going to bed only when I’m sleepy, and getting up at a fixed time every morning are my ways可知C项符合题意。故C正确。
小题5:D 主旨大意题。通过全文可知本文讲述的是我努力成为一个早起的人的过程以及最后的结果。故D正确。
点评:本文讲述的是我努力成为一个早起的人的过程以及最后的结果。本文考查细节题为主,细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息或是其变体。搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节。做这类题一般采用寻读法即先读题,然后带着问题快速阅读短文,找出与问题有关的词语或句子,再对相关部分进行分析对比,找出答案。
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When I was learning calligraphy (书法), my teacher told me a story.
A calligrapher taught handwriting. One of his students who often practiced handwriting with old sheets of newspaper complained that he made very little progress though he had learned it with the calligrapher for a long time. His teacher said to him, “Try to use the best paper. Maybe you"ll write better.”
The student did as he was told. It really worked. He made headway not long afterwards and felt curious. He asked his teacher about the reason. The calligrapher answered,“When you used old newspaper to practice handwriting, you would think you were writing a draft. It didn"t matter if you wrote badly as old newspaper was plenty in supply. In that case you wouldn"t pay much attention to it. Now you use the best paper and you"ll treasure it. Each time you write you feel strongly about the rarity of chances and you"ll devote to it with all your heart and soul; you"ll do the handwriting much more attentively than practicing. Of course you"ve made rapid progress.”
Indeed, we spend our ordinary days just as they are worthless “old newspaper”.We don"t care if we scrawl and waste it, thinking that it will come endlessly—the “old newspaper” is inexhaustible. In such a mood we may each day pass by opportunities but fail to catch any of them.
Life is not a military exercise but an actual war in which real weapons are used. In everyday life there"s no chance for us to draft. That"s because what we call “draft” actually is the answer sheet we write that cannot be changed.
Every day of our life is something new. Let us take every day as a sheet of the best paper.
小题1:The calligrapher in the story told the student to write on the best paper because he thought ________.
A.the student would practice more carefully on the best paper
B.it was comfortable to write on the best paper
C.the student had enough money to buy the best paper
D.the student could write more on the best paper
小题2:The student didn"t make much progress at first because ________.
A.he didn"t follow his teacher"s advice
B.he was too poor to buy better paper to write on
C.he regarded his writing on old newspaper just as a draft
D.he was not used to the calligrapher"s teaching manner
小题3:We learn from the passage that ________.
A.the student finally gave up
B.the student made rapid progress by practicing more carefully
C.the calligrapher was strict with his students
D.old newspaper is not useful
小题4:Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.What teachers say is always true.
B.Success calls for attentiveness.
C.Handwriting is easy to practice.
D.New things are always better than old ones.
小题5:The writer wants to tell us that ________.
A.there are some good ways to practice handwriting
B.life is like old newspaper
C.we should learn from the student in the story
D.life will not give us a chance to draw a draft

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Growing up, I remember my father as a silent, strict man—not the kind of person around whom one could laugh. As a teenager knowing little about life, I wanted a father who could  小题1: the mysteries of the human journey. In college, when friends called home for  小题2:, I would become  小题3: for what I didn’t have.
Then one night after my move back home, I overheard my father on the telephone. There was some trouble. Later, he  小题4: the problem with me. Obviously my knowledge of law helped him a lot. I talked through the problem with him,  小题5: the motives of the people involved and offering several negotiation strategies.
He  小题6: patiently before finally admitting, “I can’t think like that. I’m a  小题7: man.”
My father is a  小题8: scientist who has a good knowledge of the building blocks of nature.  小题9:, human nature is a mystery to him. That night I realized he was simply not skilled at  小题10: people. It’s not in his  小题11: to understand human desires.
It was no one’s  小题12: that my father showed no interest in human emotions while I placed great importance on them. We are sometimes born more sensitive, and dreamy than our  小题13: and become more curious, and idealistic than them.  小题14: I, who knew my father as an intelligent man, had never understood his intelligence didn’t cover all of my  小题15: feelings.
I believe that coming home has  小题16: me years of questions and confusion. I nowadays consider my parents as people who have other relationships than just being my parents, relationships that  小题17: and define them.
Best of all, I nowadays regard my parents as  小题18:: people who ask me for advice; people who need my  小题19: and understanding. And I’ve come to see my past in a  小题20: view. Knowing them makes me feel safe in where I come from and where I’m going.
小题21:
A.thinkB.produceC.explainD.explore
小题22:
A.moneyB.adviceC.loveD.agreement
小题23:
A.unhappyB.unhelpfulC.unknownD.unpopular
小题24:
A.exchangedB.solvedC.foundD.shared
小题25:
A.provingB.recordingC.analyzingD.guessing
小题26:
A.repliedB.learnedC.chattedD.listened
小题27:
A.simpleB.weakC.lazyD.blind
小题28:
A.specialB.livelyC.brilliantD.humorous
小题29:
A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.IndeedD.Anyhow
小题30:
A.meeting withB.dealing withC.talking withD.fighting with
小题31:
A.natureB.planC.wishD.major
小题32:
A.reliefB.secretC.pityD.fault
小题33:
A.relativesB.classmatesC.parentsD.families
小题34:
A.BesidesB.AndC.HoweverD.For
小题35:
A.strongB.strangeC.differentD.unique
小题36:
A.toldB.gaveC.addedD.saved
小题37:
A.raiseB.protectC.shapeD.enjoy
小题38:
A.friendsB.teachersC.travelersD.leaders
小题39:
A.visitB.supportC.wisdomD.knowledge
小题40:
A.richerB.harderC.rougherD.clearer

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“I didn"t hear them call my name," explained Shelley Hennig to Active Teens (AT) as she talked about that exciting moment on national television when she won the honor of Miss Teen USA 2004. "Are you ready?" is what she heard. Then she said, "I shook my head no, and then they said "yes" and it was announced again."
It was four days after that life changing moment for the seventeen-year-old high school student from Destrehan, Louisiana -- she was still on cloud nine.
"I was so shocked! I never believed that it could actually really happen." Present in the audience (观众) that day were: her mother and father, older brother, her friends, and her dance teacher.
Understanding why members of her family and her friends would be there, AT asked why her dance teacher had traveled so far to see her compete (比赛). "She"s always been my role model. I"ve danced with her since I was six. She"s been through so many difficulties and came through them all. I"ve learned to get over bad life"s experiences and learned how to move on because of her."
One of those bad life"s experiences for Shelley happened three years ago when her brother Brad was killed in a drunk driving accident. He was 18. She found writing helped her get through the rough days. She said, "I write a lot about my brother. I write a lot, a lot, a lot..."
As Miss Louisiana Teen, she traveled around the state speaking to teens (青少年) about the dangers of drinking and driving. In her role as Miss Teen USA, Shelley will continue to speak to youth about safe driving, in addition to many other things to help the youth.
When AT asked Miss Teen USA if she had any advice for our readers, she said, "Don"t let anyone change you. Hang out with people that make you feel good about yourself. That way, it is easy to be yourself."
小题1:What do the words "on cloud nine" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A.frightenedB.troubledC.very happyD.very angry
小题2:Shelley takes her dance teacher as a role model mainly because she is ________.
A.determinedB.friendlyC.strictD.experienced
小题3:How many children did the Hennigs have according to the text?
A.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.
小题4:What did Shelley often do after she became Miss Louisiana Teen?
A.She visited drunken drivers.
B.She gave dance performance.
C.She made speeches on safe driving.
D.She helped other teens with their studies.
小题5:What suggestion does Shelley give to the teens?
A.Be yourself with the support of friends.
B.Meet friends whenever possible.
C.Go easy on yourself and others.
D.Have a good role model

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I received a letter from a grandmother who told me about her four-year-old granddaughter Skylar. Ever since Skylar 31 of Disneyland from TV, she 32 her nickels and dimes (零钱) in a piggy bank in 33  of visiting there someday. Her parents 34 her with a trip when she was four, however, and didn"t even 35 her to use her own money!
When Skylar returned. It was 36. She decided to buy presents with her 37. But she also learned from announcements on TV about a local 38 shelter called "The Road House". She 39 asked her mother what "homeless" meant and why those children 40 coats and warm clothes. She couldn"t seem to get the homeless off her mind.
Her mother took her to the store to buy 41. Instead of buying for herself or her family, however, she 42 to purchase a warm coat, socks and gloves for a little girl in the 43 .She also wanted to buy a doll, but when she 44 she didn"t have enough money, she left the doll 45 .
When Skylar got home, she chose one of her 46 dolls and put it into the box with the other items she bought that day. She could hardly wait for Christmas! Skylar was thinking about going to the shelter and giving her carefully 47 gifts to a homeless child. She was much filled with joy at 48 helping someone else.
"Perhaps it"s good to have a beautiful mind, 49 an even greater gift is to have a beautiful heart," says Nobel Laureate John Hash. Young Skylar has a beautiful heart. It is one 50 , above all else, which makes beautiful people.
小题1:
A.learnedB.caredC.thoughtD.reminded
小题2:
A.savedB.gatheredC.tookD.spent
小题3:
A.honorB.favorC.hopesD.search
小题4:
A.disappointedB.annoyedC.helpedD.surprised
小题5:
A.orderB.requireC.persuadeD.force
小题6:
A.ChristmastimeB.paydayC.birthdayD.school time
小题7:
A.expensesB.earningsC.savingsD.debts
小题8:
A.poorB.homelessC.bigD.famous
小题9:
A.generallyB.curiouslyC.strangelyD.seriously
小题10:
A.usedB.tookC.neededD.liked
小题11:
A.presentsB.dollsC.socksD.gloves
小题12:
A.refusedB.decidedC.hesitatedD.wished
小题13:
A.shelterB.nurseryC.houseD.hospital
小题14:
A.predictedB.promisedC.explainedD.discovered
小题15:
A.outB.behindC.asideD.alone
小题16:
A.expensiveB.cheapC.favoriteD.useless
小题17:
A.collectedB.boughtC.selectedD.demanded
小题18:
A.deeplyB.quicklyC.trulyD.exactly
小题19:
A.butB.andC.ifD.or
小题20:
A.qualityB.expensiveC.senseD.expression

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Many years ago my student asked me the question, “Mrs. Kindred, why do you teach?” Without taking time to reflect, I answered ,“Because someday I might say something that might make a difference in someone’s life.” Even though I was sincere, that wasn’t a very good answer and my student didn’t let it slide.
“Let me get this straight,” he said, “You went to college for four years so you could come here every day because you have the hope that someday you might say something that will influence someone?” He shook his head as if I were crazy and walked away looking confused. I’m one of those people who look back and wish they had said something smart or witty, or swift.
Even though that particular student might no longer wonder why I teach, there are days when I wonder. On those days, I remind myself of the real reasons I teach:
It’s in my blood. My mother was my most influential teacher, and she was a 6th grade reading teacher until her death in 1990. She instilled(逐渐灌输)in me a love of reading and the knowledge that education opens doors.
Teaching is a way to make a difference. If you throw a stone in a pond the ripples(波纹) go on and on until they reach the shore. You can’t have ripples without a “stone.” Good teachers throw stones that make a positive difference, and that’s what I strive to do.
I genuinely love teenagers. I want to share with others what I know and what I have learned through the years. Life is full of ups and downs, and if I can help students avoid some potholes on the road of life, I want to do so. If they’ll allow me to celebrate their victories with them, I want to do too. Teaching isn’t for everyone, but I know I made the right career choice.
小题1: Why did the student continue to ask the question about the writer’s being a teacher?
A.Because he thought her answer was unbelievable.
B.Because the writer was insincere.
C.Because the student was naughty.
D.Because the answer was difficult to understand.
小题2: According to the text, which of the following is NOT true?
A.The writer’s mother has the greatest influence on her.
B.The writer’s answer made the student confused.
C.In the writer’s opinion, some people in the world are unfit to teach.
D.The writer annoyed the student who asked the question.
小题3: We can infer from the text that      .
A.the writer was also a good teacher in school
B.the writer often plays with her students beside a pond
C.the writer devotes herself to teaching and her students
D.the writer often accompanies the students on their way home.

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