—Does he still play QQ’s “Happy Farm”?
—Now that he is back in school, he rarely has _____ to the Internet.
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科目:高中英語 來源:2011-2012學年安徽省蕪湖一中高二下學期期中考試英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
I am one of those people who are terrible at saying no. I take on too many projects at once, and spend too much of my time doing things I’d rather not be doing. I get stuff done, but it’s not always the best I can do, or the best way I could spend my time.
That’s why my newest goal, both as a professional and a person, is to be a quitter.
Being a quitter isn’t being someone who gives up, who doesn’t see important things through to the end. I desire to be the opposite of that. The quitter I want to be is someone who gets out when there’s no value in what he’s doing, or when that value comes at the expense of something more important.
We get involved in something, realize we don’t want to be a part of it, but keep on going. We say “Well, I’ve already invested so much time in this, I might as well stick it out.” A friend of mine once told me, “I knew I was an adult when I could stop reading a book, even after getting 500 pages into it.” Odd though it sounds, we all tend to do this.
I propose the opposite: quit as often as possible, regardless of project status or time invested. If you’re reading a book, and don’t like it, stop reading. Cut your losses, realize that the smartest thing to do is stop before your losses grow even more, and quit. Instead of reading an entire book you hate, read half of a bad one and half of a good one. Isn’t that a better use of your time?
Step back for a second. Let’s learn how to say “no” at the beginning, or in the middle, and free up more of our time to do the things we’d like to be doing, and the things actually worth doing.
Saying no is hard, and admitting a mistaken yes is even harder. But if we do both, we’ll start to make sure that we’re spending our time creating value, rather than increasing our losses. Let’s be quitters together.
【小題1】The author wants to be a quitter, because he/she .
A.wishes to have more time for relaxation |
B.hopes to improve his/her personality |
C.expects to make more efficient use of his/her time |
D.has found it hard to do several things at one time |
A.When you know a task cannot be finished. |
B.When you feel tired and need a rest. |
C.When you meet with difficulties along the way. |
D.When you realize what you are doing is not worth the time. |
A.learn to say no | B.create more value |
C.live your life to the fullest | D.stop doing many things at a time |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2015屆廣東省佛山市高一下學期期中考試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
A 33-year-old financial analyst in California recently quit his job to devote himself to an unpaid job teaching math on the Internet, and his lessons are reaching almost 100,000 people a month. Salman Khan’s voice is heard every day on the net — by tens of thousands of students around the world who are hungry for help learning math. He has posted 1,200 lessons on You Tube —lessons that appear on an electronic blackboard, which range from basic addition to advanced mathematics for science and finance. And they are free.
Khan lives in Silicon Valley, with his wife, a doctor, and their new baby. He got the idea for his “Khan Academy” four years ago, when he taught a young cousin how to convert kilograms to grams. With Khan’s help, the cousin got good at math, and Khan began a new career.
Now, Khan records his lessons himself, but he never goes on camera. “It feels like my voice in their head. You’re looking at it and it feels like someone’s over your shoulder talking in your ear, as opposed to someone at the blackboard, which is distant from you,” he said.
When Springfield High School in Palo Alto, California invited Khan to speak in person—he immediately connected to the students there.
The idea of short lessons that can be played over and over again attracted high school senior Bridget Meaney. She says she had trouble with math in the seventh grade. “I think the teachers are good, but they can’t teach at a speed that’s perfect for everyone,” she said. “I like the idea of learning something in class but then going back and pressing pause or rewind and actually getting a deeper understanding of it.”
Originally, Khan kept his lessons short because of YouTube restrictions. Now, he thinks short is better. “Education researchers now tell me that 10 minutes is how long someone can have a high level of concentration. And anything beyond that and your brain switches off,” he said.
For Khan, teaching math, science, and finance is just the beginning. He says he’s ready to expand his YouTube site to include other subjects as well.
1.What gave Khan the idea of teaching math online?
A.His success in helping his cousin learn math.
B.His discovery that many students found learning math difficult.
C.A suggestion made to him at a local high school.
D.His interest in Internet teaching.
2.Why does Khan never go on camera?
A.He’s too shy to show his face on camera.
B.It’s restricted by YouTube for education videos.
C.He wants to keep distance from the viewers.
D.He wants to create a more relaxed learning atmosphere.
3.From the passage, we know that ________.
A.Khan travels to many schools to promote his lessons
B.Khan plans to include more subjects in the future
C.Khan gives live math lessons every day for free
D.Khan set up the Khan Academy with his wife
4.Why does Bridget Meaney like Khan’s lessons?
A.Khan teaches seventh grade math better than her teacher.
B.The lessons can be watched repeatedly until fully understood.
C.She can perfectly follow the pace of Khan’s teaching.
D.She cannot concentrate when learning in class.
5.What does Khan mean by “short is better” in the 6th paragraph?
A.Keeping the lessons short can ensure better concentration.
B.YouTube recommends short lessons for its site.
C.Short lessons encourage students to return to the website.
D.Students enjoy short mathematics lessons more.
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科目:高中英語 來源:陜西省2010屆高三下學期適應(yīng)性考試 題型:閱讀理解
情景對話(共5小題,每小題1分,滿分5分)
根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容,從對話后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
Jane: Oh, that's Mr. Taylor. He is so boring.
Mother: What do you mean?
Jane: 6 And he's so quick tempered, mum.
Mother: 7 Are you sure, darling?
Jane: Yes, he gets angry very quickly.
Mother : 8
Jane: And do you know, he spends all his time looking at his reflection in the window, admiring himself.
Mother : Really? 9
Jane: Because he is vain, that's why! And conceited (自負的). He thinks he knows everything.
Mother: Oh, Jane. Be reasonable. I'm sure you're exaggerating (夸張), Mr. Taylor seems such a nice and kind man.
Jane: 10 He's mean (小氣的) and cruel.
Mother: Cruel? Now how can a history teacher be cruel?
Jane: Because he only gave me two out of ten marks in my history test.
Mother: Oh, now I understand, Jane. I think you'd better get on with your homework.
A.Well, he isn't. |
B.And why does he do it ? |
C.His lessons send me to sleep. |
D.That's doesn't sound like Mr. Taylor at all. |
E. Quick tempered? Mr. Taylor ?
F. Yes, he does.
G. He doesn’t like me.
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科目:高中英語 來源:重慶市2010年高三下學期沖刺試卷(英語) 題型:閱讀理解
Michael Lewis writes about the inner strategies of sports to fans’ delight, and yet describes the personalities and worlds of his real-life characters with such depth that nonfans will enjoy his writing just as much. He looked successfully at baseball management with Moneyball. Now The Blind Side examines the increasing value placed on the left tackle(左后衛(wèi))position in football, the high pressure world of college football recruiting(招收隊員), and in particular, the life of one promising young left tackle, Mike Oher.
Oher’s story’s attractive. The big boy was silent to the point that many people thought he was mentally disabled. Then, in a lucky break, Oher and a friend are admitted to a very white, private high school, far across town from their own poor African-American neighborhood. Oher is unbelievably far behind academically, but he’s taken under the wing of Sean Tuohy, one of the school’s coaches, a wealthy man whose family Oher eventually joins. Before long, though Oher almost completely lacks football experience, he leads him to new athletic heights and brings on a fierce competition from eager college coaches.
Lewis’s book brings on many interesting questions: How did a kid like Oher get so lost in the college recruiting system at first? How far should the system bend to meet the needs of a few student athletes? Are the Tuohys the most selfless, or are they using Oher themselves? If so, does it matter, if it benefits him? And what should we think of the college recruiting system that comes after him? These are just a few subjects raised by this highly readable book.
No fan of football should pass on this good one, but even if your interest in sports is only mild, consider tracking down the works of Michael Lewis.
72.Michael Lewis is ________.
A. a football player B. a high school student C. a book writer D. a football coach
73.People thought Oher was mentally disabled because ________.
A. he was too tall and heavy B. he seldom spoke with others
C. he was too academically poor D. he was an African-American
74.The third paragraph is intended to ________.
A. explore deep meanings of the book B. tell how hard it is to understand the story
C. question the poor quality of the book D. show what a hot topic the book becomes
75.Which of the following would be the best title?
A. The Blind Side: Progress of a Game B. Michael Lewis: Thinker of Real Life
C. Where Is College Recruiting System Going? D. Where Are the African-Americans Going?
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科目:高中英語 來源:四川省自貢市普高2010級第四次診斷性考試(英語) 題型:其他題
根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容,從對話后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最最佳選項, 并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。選項中有兩項多余選項。(共5小題;每小題2分,滿分10分)
-- What’s your plan for the summer holiday?
-- I’ll visit my cousin. _________61________
-- Is the farm big or small?
-- It’s not very big, but it’s really a nice one. _______62________
-- I’m sure you will enjoy staying there. What does he grow on the farm?
-- ________63________
-- What are you going to do there?
-- I’ll go there and help him pick fruit.
-- __________64_________. It sounds fun.
-- It really does. And the fruits are very delicious. I enjoy them very much.
-- Are they sold here?
-- Of course. _______65_______. My cousin will send them to other countries some day too.
E. I’d like to go there on summer holidays. F. I like countryside. G. Can you pick fruit? |
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