第五组Ⅰ.阅读理解AMystudentsoftentellmethattheydon'thave“enoughtime”todoalltheirschoolwork.Myreplyisoftenabrief“You_have_as_much_time_as_the_president.”Itellthemthat“notenoughtime”isnotanacceptableexplanationofnotgettingsomethingdone.Onceingraduateschool,ItriedtoprovetooneofmyprofessorsbysayingthatIwasworkinghard.Hisanswertomewas,“That'sirrelevant(无关的).What'simportantisthequalityofyourwork.”Ifyouanalyzethematter,youcanidentifytwopartsoftheproblem:Thereis,ofcourse,thematterof“time”，whichwecanthinkofasfixed.Thenthereistheproblemof“work”duringthattime.But,asmyprofessorsuggested,it'snothowhardoneworksbutthequalityoftheproductthat'simportant.Thatledmetoanewidea:thequalityofthework.ThatconceptisperhapsbestexplainedbyasignIoncesawonthewallinsomeone'soffice“：Don'tworkharder.Worksmarter.”Thereisalotofsenseinthatidea.Ifyoucan'tgetmoretime,theonlysolutionistoimprovethequalityofthework.Thatmeansthinkingofwaystogetmoreoutofthesametimethanwemightotherwiseget.Thatshouldleadustoananalysisofourworkhabits.Since“work”forstudentsusuallymeans“homework”，theexpression“workhabits”shouldbereadas“studyhabits”．Then,asasmartstudent,youwillseektoimprovethoseskillsthatyouuseinstudy,chieflyreadingandwriting.Ifyoulearntoreadbetterandwritebetter,therearebigbenefitsthatpayoffinallyourstudies.体裁：议论文题材：文化教育主题：事半功倍语篇导读：人们经常抱怨时间不够用，但每个人每天所拥有的时间是相同的。仅仅工作努力还不够，最重要的是提高工作质量。对于聪明的学生而言，这就需要改善学习技巧。1．Fromthepassage,weknowthattheauthorisprobably________.A．apoetB．aneducatorC．anovelistD．anengineer【解析】B推理判断题。根据第一段中Mystudents可推知，作者是一名教师，故选B“”项，教育工作者。A项诗人；C项小说家；D项工程师，都不符合作者身份。2．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Youhaveasmuchtimeasthepresident.”mean?A．Therearetwenty－fourhoursinthedayforeveryone.B．Thepresidentalwayshasmoretimethanstudents.C．Studentsdon'thaveenoughtimetodoalltheirschoolwork.D．Studentscangeteverythingdonewellasthepresident.【解析】A句意理解题。根据第一段和第二段可知，学生们抱怨时间不够，作业完成不了。作者认为，时间不够不是做不完作业的理由，因为学生和总统一样，每天都有24小时的时间，但总统每天要处理很多事。由此可知，答案为A项。3．Accordingtothepassage,workingsmarteristo________.A．workharderandharderB．getyourtimefixedC．getmoretimeD．improvethequalityofthework【解析】D推理判断题。根据第六段第一句可知，我们不能获得更多时间，所以唯一能做的就是提高工作质量。由此可知，明智地工作就是提高工作质量，故选D项。BHarvardresearchershavecreatedatough,low－cost,biodegradable(可生物降解的)materialinspiredbyinsects'hardoutershells.Thematerial'sinventorssayithasanumberofpossibleusesandsomedaycouldprovideamoreenvironmentallyfriendlyalternativetoplastic.Thematerial,madefromshrimp(虾)shellsandproteinsproducedfromsilk,iscalled“shrilk”.Itisthin,clear,flexibleandstrong.Amajorbenefitofthematerialisitsbiodegradability.Plastic'stoughnessandflexibilityrepresentedarevolutioninmaterialsscienceduringthe1950sand'60s.Decadeslater,however,plastic'sverydurability(耐用性)israisingquestionsabouthowappropriateitisforone－timeproductssuchasplasticbags,orshort－livedconsumergoods,usedinthehomeforafewyearsandthencastintoalandfillwheretheywilldegradeforcenturies.Whatisthepointofmakingsomethingthatlasts1,000years?Shrilknotonlywilldegradeinalandfill,butits...
