每日一练,专升本英语阅读理解练习(6.29)

       There is a measurable relation between how much a person learns and his attitude toward the subject to be learned. When faced with a difficult learning task, one path to success is to concentrate on the positive aspects of the subject matter. If a student has a boring teacher, one solution is to look for the positive aspects of completing the course, regardless of how boring the teacher happens to be. To accomplish this might require a private tutor or some independent reading, but with the right attitude, success is possible.

　　Over-achievers—students who do better than their test scores show—usually have a positive interest in learning. They may learn some things more slowly, and they may make more efforts, but, to compensate(补偿), they are often better at applying what they have learned. As long as they do not have emotional problems, they are successful.

　　Under-achievers—those who function below their ability shown by test scores—often tend to allow a few negative factors to affect them. Because of their negative attitudes, they sometimes become unfairly critical of teachers. They allow themselves to get bored when it is not necessary. In short, their attitudes often cause them to learn less than over-achievers.

　　If you learn to replace a negative attitude toward learning with something more positive, you are on the road to achieving almost any goal you desire. For example, if you realize a personal computer with a word processor would improve your performance, but have an attitude that keeps telling you that a computer is difficult to operate, you tend to make all kinds of excuses. In short, you resist making full use of a terrific tool, simply because your negative attitude prevents you from learning.

　　问题：

　　1.What does the author think a student should do if he has a boring teacher?

　　A.Look for a new course.

　　B.Be critical of the teacher.

　　C.Complete the course with a good score.

　　D.Have a right attitude toward the teacher.

　　【参考答案】D

　　[考点]推理判断题

　　【精析】D 根据第一段最后两句“If a student has a boring teacher, one solution is…with the right attitude, success is possible.”可知，如果学生遇到一个特别无聊的老师，一个解决办法是寻找这门课程的积极方面来完成这门课，而不去管这个老师有多么无聊。为了完成这个课程你可能需要一个私人家教或者进行独立阅读，但只要有正确的态度，你就有可能成功。由此可推知，学生只有对老师有一个正确的态度才有可能获得成功。故选D。

　　2.The writer thinks that over-achievers and under-achievers mainly differ in ( ).

　　A.their test scores

　　B.their judgment of others

　　C.their attitudes toward learning

　　D.their skills in using computers

　　【参考答案】C

　　[考点]事实细节题

　　【精析】C 根据第二段第一句“Over-achievers…usually have a positive interest in learning.”和第三段第一句“Under-achievers…often tend to allow a few negative factors to affect them.”可知，这两类学生的主要区别是学习态度不同。故选C。

　　3. The underlined phrase “function below their ability shown by test scores” means the under-achievers ( ).

　　A.often get low scores in tests

　　B.do worse in actual learning than in tests

　　C.usually do better in tests than the over-achievers

　　D.are always slow in learning and have to make more efforts

　　【参考答案】B

　　[考点]词语理解题

　　【精析】B 分析该短语结构可知，“shown by test scores”作定语修饰ability， function意为“运行,活动”,这里可以理解为“学习表现”。因此，该短语意为“学习表现并没有成绩反映的那么好”,与B项所表达的意思相同。

　　4. The example of the personal computer shows that ( ).

　　A.finding excuses helps in learning

　　B.to react negatively can be harmful

　　C.hard work is the key to success

　　D.making use of the computer is important

　　【参考答案】B

　　[考点]逻辑推理题

　　【精析】B 根据最后一段最后一句“In short, you resist making full use of a terrific tool, simply because your negative attitude prevents you from learning.”可知，消极的态度会阻碍学习和进步，是有害的。故选B。

　　5.What is the main idea of the passage?

　　A.Attitudes play an important role in learning.

　　B.Students should learn how to use personal computers.

　　C.Teachers are not so important in the learning process.

　　D.There are many differences between over-achievers and under-achievers.

　　【参考答案】A

　　[考点]主旨大意题

　　【精析】A 文章第一段指出只有端正学习态度，才有可能成功;第二、三段对两种学习态度不同的学生进行比较，并指出态度积极的学生能学到更多的知识;最后一段举例说明消极的态度对学习的阻碍作用。由此可推知，本文是以学习态度为中心，并指出其对学习的重要作用。故选A。