【题目】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(研究院), I tried to prove to one of my professors by saying that I was working hard. His answer to me was, “That’s irrelevant. 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(分析) 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.

【1From the passage, we know that the author is probably _______ .

A. an educator B. a poet

C. a novelist D. an engineer

【2We can infer from the second paragraph that we students still _______ .

A. can meet the president

B. have enough time

C. can get everything done well

D. should accept the explanation

【3Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word in paragraph 2?

A. unnecessary B. different

C. irrelated D. funny

【4Which 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’ll try to improve your skills in reading and writing if you’re a clever student.

D. You can’t improve the quality of the work if you can’t get more time.

【5What’s the passage mainly about?

A. Don’t work harder; work smarter.

B. Students don’t have enough time.

C. No one can get more time.

D. Read better and write better.

【题目】Hit song Little Apple became so popular after it came out in late May. In China, you may hear it on a bus, or even in a small village.

Little Apple is a song for the movie Old Boys: The Way of Dragon. The song’s huge success has also made more people see the movie. The comedy took US $17 million in its opening four days.

The song Little Apple is so popular. “After hearing it, it’s like “I’m brainwashed (洗脑)” by the song. So I came to see the film.” a man said.

“It’s a good story. But the reason I’m here at the cinema is the song Little Apple.” Hui Qing, a college student, said.

“Many people have come to see the movie, so we added more screenings for it. The film now accounts for 20 percent of the total screenings It’s quite a good performance for a home-grown movie,” a cinema clerk said.

Old Boys: The Way of Dragon is based on an online short film called Old Boys. The 40-minute film about youth and dreams got nearly 70 million views on a video website, and was popular among people born in the 1980s or later.

“What is popular online is a good indication (迹象) of what will be popular with young people. And this movie is a good example,” businessman Chen Su said.

Some have criticized Little Apple for its low quality, but the song continues keeping popular.

【1The movie Old Boys is a ______ .

A. comedy B. soap opera

C. sad movie D talk show

【2Hui Qing went to see the movie Old Boys: The Way of Dragon because_____.

A. she wants to be brainwashed

B. the movie has a good story

C. the movie has a good quality

D. she likes listening to the song Little Apple

【3The video Old Boys online lasts_______.

A. an hour B. two hours

C. 40 minutes D. half an hour

【4The video Old Boys online is about_____.

A. life and old people B. youth and dreams

C. life and dreams D. dreams and hopes

【5】 Some people don’t like the song Little Apple because _______.

A. it is loud B. it is noisy

C. it has low quality D. it’s lyrics are bad

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