题目内容
In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. “How much is an ice cream sundae?” “Fifty cents,” replied the waitress. The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied a number of coins in it. “How much is a dish of plain ice cream?” he required. Some people were now waiting for a table and the waitress was a bit impatient. “Thirty-five cents,” she said rudely. The little boy again counted the coins. “I’ll have the plain ice cream,” he said. The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the bill and departed. When the waitress came back, she began wiping down the table and then swallowed hard at what she saw. There, placed nearly beside the empty dish, were two five-cent coins and five one-cent coins---her tip.
- 1.
In the days , an ice cream is ______________.
- A.dearer than usual
- B.as dear as usual
- C.much cheaper than usual
- D.as cheap as usual
- A.
- 2.
How much money did the boy probably have in his pocket?
- A.thirty-five cents.
- B.More than fifty cents.
- C.only fifty cents.
- D.Less than fifty cents.
- A.
- 3.
Why did the little boy have only a dish of plain ice cream?
- A.The plain ice cream cost him much less.
- B.He enjoyed the cheaper ice cream better.
- C.The coins were not enough for an ice cream sundae.
- D.He wanted to save some coins to tip the waitress.
- A.
- 4.
We can infer that the waitress might have felt _____ when she got the tip.
- A.very surprised.
- B.a bit of shame
- C.quite pleased
- D.a little worried
- A.
My students often tell me that they don’t have “enough time” to do all their schoolwork.
My reply is often a brief “You have as much time as the president.” I usually carry on a bit about there being twenty-four hours in the day for everyone, and suggest that “not enough time” is not an acceptable explanation of not getting something done.
Once in graduate school, I tried to prove to one of my professors by saying that I was working hard. His answer to me was, “That’s irrelevant (无关的). What’s important is the quality of your work.” Since then I have had time to think carefully about the “hard worker” dodge (诀窍), and I have come to some conclusions — all relevant to the problem of how much time we have.
If you analyze the matter, you can identify two parts of the problem: There is, of course, the matter of “time”, which we can think of as fixed. Then there is the problem of “work” during that time. But, as my professor suggested, it’s not how hard one works but the quality of the product that’s important.
That led me to a new idea: the quality of the work. That concept is perhaps best explained by a sign I once saw on the wall in someone’s office: “Don’t work harder. Work smarter.” There is a lot of sense in that idea.
If you can’t get more time, and few of us can, the only solution is to improve the quality of the work. That means thinking of ways to get more out of the same time than we might otherwise get. That should lead us to an analysis of our work habits. Since “work” for students usually means “homework”, the expression “work habits” should be read as “study habits”.
Then, as a smart student, you will seek to improve those skills that you use in study, chiefly reading and writing. If you learn to read better and write better, there are big benefits that pay off in all your studies.
【小题1】.
From the passage, we know that the author is probably ______ .
A.a poet | B.an educator | C.a novelist | D.an engineer |
We can infer from the 2nd paragraph that we students still _____ .
A.have enough time | B.can meet the president |
C.get everything done well | D.should accept the explanation |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The author’s students make good use of their time to do all their homework. |
B.The author tried to tell the professor that he/she (author) had done a good job. |
C.You can’t improve the quality of the work if you can’t get more time. |
D.You’ll try to improve your skills in reading and writing if you’re a clever student. |
What’s the passage mainly about?
A.Students don’t have enough time. | B.Don’t work harder; work smarter. |
C.No one can get more time. | D.Read better and write better. |
“If you run for more than five minutes at any time, you might need a pair of running shoes,” advises Stephen Pribut, a US sports medicine expert. Running shoes are highly technical footwear. They provide stability(牢固)while bearing up to three times the wearer’s body weight. But it’s not easy to find the right pair. Finding the right running shoes is something of an art, or a science and a feel.
The science part begins with the shape of the arch(弓)of your foot, which anyone can find out at home with this quick experiment: Put your foot in water and place it on a piece of brown paper. If you see a “C” shape on the paper when you remove your foot, you have a rare high arch. If the shape looks more like a rectangle, that means you have flat feet. See something in between? That’s a normal arch.
Conveniently for shoppers, shoe companies nowadays divide their shoes in three categories: neutral(for high arches), stability(for normal or low arches) and motion control(for flat arches). So you will know which type suits you.
At this point, most people would just grab an appealing shoe and try it on. But professionals would do a few quality-control tests. First, you bend the shoe toe to heel to see where it bends. If it’s not at the forefoot---where the foot actually bends, be afraid. Then you grip both ends and twist in opposite directions. If you can twist it like a towel, it means there’s zero support. Finally, you squeeze(挤)the heel in both directions. A stable heel won’t cave in.
Now you need to check the mold(模子)that shapes the inside of the shoe: whether it’s wide or narrow in the mid-foot, how it sits on the heel and how roomy the toe box is.
It’s wise to hold off until the afternoon to make the shoe purchase, to allow for any swelling(肿胀) that your feet do throughout the day. Toes also decide sizing choice. The rule is you need a finger’s width from your longest toe (whether that’s your big one or not) to the end of the shoe.
【小题1】What is the main idea of this passage?
A.Advantages of wearing running shoes fitting you. |
B.Ways to get to know about the shape of the arch of your foot. |
C.Advice on how to choose the right pair of running shoes. |
D.Best time to buy a pair of running shoes. |
A.a normal arch | B.a high arch | C.a flat arch | D.a low arch |
A.bend | B.stretch | C.shake | D.crash |
A.We are likely to be more patient in the afternoon. |
B.Feet usually become large late in the day. |
C.The toes become longer late in the day. |
D.The arch of our feet will be in best shape in the afternoon. |
I know what you're thinking: pizza? For breakfast? But the truth is that you can have last night's leftovers in the a. m. if you want to.
I know lots of women who skip breakfast, and they have a ton of different excuses for doing it. Some say they don't have time, others think they're “saving” calories, still others just don't like breakfast food.
But the bottom line is that eating in the morning is very important when you’re trying to lose weight. “Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all,” says Katherine Brooking, R, D, who developed the super-easy eating plan for this year’s “SELF CHALLENGE”. And even pizza can be healthy if it's loaded with vegetables, and you stick to one small piece.
Breakfast is one meal I never miss, and the same goes for most weight loss success stories. Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating later in the day. Researchers at the University of Southern California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of gaining weight than those who regularly have a morning meal.
So eat something in the morning, anything. I know plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast altogether, and have just coffee or orange juice. I say, try heating up last night’s leftovers-it may sound crazy, but if it works for you, do it! I find if I tell myself, “You can always eat it tomorrow,” I put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night. Try it... you may save yourself some prebedtime calories. And watch your body gain the fatburning effects.
1.The underlined word "leftovers" in Paragraph 1 probably means ______.
A.food remaining after a meal |
B.things left undone |
C.meals made of vegetables |
D.pizza topped with fruit |
2.What can we infer from the text?
A.Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry. |
B.Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast. |
C.There are some easy ways of cooking a meal. |
D.Eating vegetables helps save energy. |
3.According to the last paragraph, it is important to ______.
A.eat something for breakfast |
B.be careful about what you eat |
C.heat up food before eating it |
D.eat calorie- controlled food |
4.The text is written mainly for those _______.
A.who go to work early |
B.who eat before sleep |
C.who stay up late |
D.who want to lose weight |