发布时间 : 星期日 文章河南省实验中学2014-2015学年高一上学期第一次月考英语试题更新完毕开始阅读a8138eeb84868762caaed5cb
河南省实验中学2014-2015年度高一上学期月考
英语试卷
第I卷
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）（略） 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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My students often tell me that they do not 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 justify (证明．.....有理) myself to one of my professors by saying that I was working hard. His answer to me was, “That's irrelevant（和……不相关的）. What's important is the quality of your work.” Since then I have had time to reflect on the “hard worker” dodge (妙计)，and I have come to some conclusions, all relevant to the issue of how much time we have.
If you look at the matter analytically, 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 issue of “work” during that time, which can vary in intensity. But, as my professor suggested, it's not the diligence(勤奋) of the work 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's 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 devising(想出) ways of getting 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 across the board in all your studies.
21．From the passage, we know that the author is most probably ______.
A．a poet C．a novelist A．have enough time B．can meet the president C．can get something done well
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B．an educator D．an engineer
22．We can infer from the second paragraph that students still ______.
D．should accept the teacher's suggestion
23．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A．Not an Acceptable Explanation B．Don't Work Harder. Work Smarter C．An Analysis of Our Work Habits D．Read Better And Write Better
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How do I get started?
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What do I do after I've selected a project?
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Do it!
Carry out your plans to help others on Make A Difference Day. Be sure to take lots of pictures and share them on the Make A Difference Day Photo Album. 24．Where does the text probably come from?
A. A magazine. C. A newspaper. 25．Make A Difference Day ________.
A. is celebrated every year all over the world B. is a service provided by the community C. is a celebration of helpful neighbors D. is a national day of doing good in America
26．It can be inferred from the text that volunteers ________.
A. are chosen carefully by USA WEEKEND B. need to dress up on Make A Difference Day
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B. A website. D. A festival brochure.