Question

“No pains, no gains.” gives the impression that we ought to be suffering while we study. It seems that the only way to know if we’re putting in enough work is how much hardship we bear. We are totally taken up with study, shutting ourselves away for a big exam. Is that necessarily true?

When we haven’t taken the time to come up with another idea, we just shut ourselves in a room with a book. It’s no surprise that we find revision boring and difficult. Just as children learn from playing, we can learn from doing, or at least from study techniques that interest us, rather than make us switch off. Shutting ourselves away can make us learn to hate studying, leading to a situation where instead of being able to concentrate on our work, we are troubled by how unfair it is that we must study. This can be part of a vicious cycle(恶性循环) that traps us into ineffective revision, your poor progress fueling further annoyance.

Thankfully, working in the company of other people really helps fight against that. We just need to learn how to deal with distractions. It’s not necessary to avoid all company, just idle(懒散的)company. People, who are bored and looking to be distracted, are terrible to work around. They constantly try to keep others in conversation. While studying in the same room with someone who is ironing or working out is perfectly possible. Of course, it’s also a good idea to avoid the company of people involved in activities where you would rather be playing than study. Working while sitting next to someone playing video games is most likely to end with a new high score in games rather than productive revision.

If being around others means working in a noisy environment, a pair of headphones and some background music can block out noises. They also act as a psychological barrier, so that people think twice before interrupting you. Besides, we should know friends and family can lessen feelings of isolation(孤立). And connecting with other people makes us happy, so it’s important not to give that up and to make sure that we take the time to socialize.

1.The author’s purpose in writing the text is to ___________.

A. introduce an effective studying means

B. encourage us to work as hard as possible

C. remind us to balance activities and study

D. discuss the importance of family company

2.What can we learn from the second paragraph?

A. Revision is interesting and easy with study techniques for certain.

B. Shutting ourselves away can help concentrate on work.

C. A favorable interest might lead to effective revision.

D. Good ideas are needed in terms of progress.

3.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 implies that ___________.

A. playing video games is helpful for an effective study

B. one shouldn’t study with the company of a video player

C. one should study from certain activities that one is interested in

D. the more time one spends in playing games, the higher test scores one will get

4.If you are studying in a noisy environment, you’d better ___________.

A. think twice before taking any action

B. give up others’ company at once

C. give indication of not wanting to be interrupted

D. force yourself to be accustomed to the environment

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，当我们发现学习很无聊乏味，缺乏效率的时候，可以尝试着在别人的陪同下学习，这种方法可以帮助我们克服之前对学习的消极看法，重新集中注意力于学习。

1.推理判断题。根据第二段内容以及第三段第一句Thankfully, working in the company of other people really helps fight against that可知当我们发现学习很无聊乏味的时候，可以尝试着在别人的陪同下学习，这种方法可以帮助我们战胜之前对学习的消极看法，重新集中注意力于学习。作者在文章里提出了这种新的学习方法。故A项正确。

2.推理判断题。根据第二段第三句Just as children learn from playing, we can learn from doing, or at least from study techniques that interest us, rather than make us switch off.可知儿童可以从玩耍中学习，我们可以从做中学，可以从练习自己感兴趣的学习技巧中学习，可以提高学习的效率。也就是说兴趣会带来有效的复习。故C项正确。

3.推理判断题。根据划线句“Working while sitting next to someone playing video games is most likely to end with a new high score in games rather than productive revision.”可知和喜欢玩游戏的人一起最终会让你在游戏方面获得高分而不是高效的复习。由此可见作者反对我们和喜欢玩游戏的人在一起学习。故B项正确。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一段前两句If being around others means working in a noisy environment, a pair of headphones and some background music can block out noises. They also act as a psychological barrier, so that people think twice before interrupting you.可知如果我们在一个嘈杂的环境里学习，可以带上耳机或放一些背景音乐，这些措施提醒别人不要打扰你学习。所以说在嘈杂的环境里你要给别人不想被打扰的暗示。故C项正确。