题目内容
If you are hungry, what will you do? Grab a piece of your favorite meal and stay quiet after that? Just like stomach, even your mind will be hungry. But it never lets you know, because you keep it busy thinking about your dream lover, favorite star and many such absurd things. So it silently begins to hide your needs and never lets itself grow. When mind loses its freedom to grow, creativity gets its full stop. This might be the reason why we all sometimes think “What happens next?”, “Why can’t I think?”, “Why am I always given the difficult problems?” Well, this is the after-effect of using our brain for thinking of not-so-worthy things.
Hunger of the mind can be actually satisfied through extensive reading. But why is it reading but not watching TV? Because reading has been the most educational tool used by us right from the childhood. Just like that to develop other aspects of our life, we have to turn to reading for help. You have a number of books in the world which will answer all your “how-to” questions. Once you read a book, you just don’t run your eyes through the lines, but your mind decodes (译解) it and explains it to you. The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed. Now this seed is unknowingly used by you in your future to develop new ideas. The same seed, if used many times, can help you link and relate a lot of things, which you would never thought of in your wildest dreams! This is nothing but creativity. The more books you read, the wider your mind will become. Also this improves your oratorical (speech-making) skills to a large extent and also makes a significant contribution to your vocabulary. When you start speaking English or any other language fluently with your friends or other people, you never seem to run out of the right words at the right time.
Actually, I had a problem in speaking English fluently, but as I read, I could improve significantly. So guys, do join me and give food for your thoughts by reading, reading and more reading. Now what are you waiting for? Go, grab a book and let me know!
1. What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Hunger of the mind
B. Stomach and Mind
C. Feed your Mind by reading
D. Reading or Watching TV
2.You don’t know your mind is in hunger because _____.
A. you are not hungry
B. you keep it thinking of silly things
C. your creativity gets a full stop
D. you always meet with difficult problems
3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the advantage of reading?
A. Reading can make your dream come true.
B. Reading can contribute to your vocabulary.
C. Reading can improve your spoken ability.
D. Reading can make people creative.
4.The purpose of the author in writing this passage is to _______.
A. comment and blame B. introduce and describe
C. explain and persuade D. advise and inform
1.C
2.B
3.A
4.C
【解析】
试题分析:当我们感到饿的时候，我们会去找东西吃，但是当大脑“饿”的时候，我们却很少会意识到。其实我们的大脑同胃一样都需要营养，只不过大脑需要阅读来培养我们的创造力、来帮助我们扩大词汇量，并且还可以提高我们的语言表达能力。
1.主旨大意题。文章首段提出人的大脑像胃一样也会饥饿，也需要“营养”，然后在下文讲述如何去通过阅读来供给大脑这些“营养物质”，由此判断C选项内容可以概括文章中心，选C。
2. 细节理解题。根据文章首段But it never lets you know, because you keep it busy thinking about your dream lover, favorite star and many such absurd things. 判断选B。
3. 细节理解题。根据文章第二段内容This is nothing but creativity和 and also makes a significant contribution to your vocabulary以及 Also this improves your oratorical (speech-making) skills to a large extent可以判断B、C、D选项均有涉及，而A选项内容没有提到，故选A。
4. 推理判断题。文章主要通过解释，比较的方法来介绍大脑同胃一样也需要 “营养”， 而阅读则是最佳方法，由此判断选C。
考点：考查社会文化类短文阅读
We often see top students around us and everyone knows about them. Let us take Jenny as an example. She is the monitor of our class. She spends a lot of time working for our class. But she still gets good grades in all subjects. How do students like Jenny do that? When I asked her, she said, “Hard work is not the whole story. It’s not how long you sit at the desk with your books open. It’s what you do while you are sitting.” Indeed, we can see many top students actually spend fewer hours on their studies than their classmates. Jenny gave me some valuable suggestions.
If your math teacher assigns(分派) five problems you should do six. If your Chinese teacher assigns eight pages of reading, you should read nine. The more you practice, the more you learn.
Studying is a matter of personal preference(偏爱), so choose the way you are most comfortable with. Some people like working at night when the house is quiet, while others like doing their work early in the morning. Still others like studying as soon as they arrive home from school while the work is fresh in their minds. No matter which way suits you, try to do your best.
Studying is your business and business comes before entertainment(娱乐). When you are studying, phone calls should go unanswered, TV shows unwatched, snacks ignored. Studying is the only thing in your mind. Nothing can pull your attention away from what you are studying.
Studying is like eating. You chew it one bite at a time. You can plan what to do today, but don’t do too much. When you can’t finish the work you planned to do, you will feel disappointed and may lose confidence. On the other hand, you will not study well without a good plan. It all depends on how you arrange your time.
The students who hand in a clearly written paper is already half way to an A. Neat(工整的) papers are likely to get higher marks than sloppy(被泼水弄湿的) ones. When you write neatly and do your work carefully, the thoughts in your mind are clear. You are able to make fewer mistakes.
How to improve your studies | |
Passage outline | Supporting details |
Do more than you are asked | Do more than 1. your teacher asks you to because 2. makes you learn more. |
Choose suitbale ways | ◆ Some people like working on a 3. night, while others like doing their work early in the morning. Some people like studying their lessons upon their 4. home from school. |
Put study 5. entertainment | Fix all your 6. on what you are studying. |
7. your time well | ◆ Don’t try to do much at a time. ◆ Failing in 8. your task as planned will make you feel disappointed and lose confidence. ◆ On the other hand, you will not study well without a good plan. |
Keep your papers 9. | ◆ Clearly-written papers are more likely to get 10. marks than sloppy ones. ◆ Besides, some mistakes can be avoided. |