单选题
Everyone knows about straight-A students. They get high
grades, all right, but only by becoming dull and diligent students, their noses
always stuck in a book. How, then, do we account for Paul Melendres? Melendres,
now a freshman at the University of New Mexico, was student-body president at
Valley High School in Albuquerque. He joined the soccer and basketball teams of
his school, exhibited at the science fair, was chosen for the National Honor
Society and he achieved straight A's in all his classes. How do
super-achievers like Melendres do it? Brains aren't the only answer. "Top grades
don't always go to the brightest students," declares Herbert Walberg, professor
of education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, who has conducted major
studies of super-achieving students. "Knowing how to make the most of your
innate abilities counts for more. Infinitely more." Hard work
isn't the whole story, either. "It's not how long you sit there with the books
open," said one of the many a students we interviewed. "It's what you do while
you're sitting." Indeed, some of these students actually put in fewer hours of
homework time than their lower-scoring classmates. The kids at
the top of the class get there by mastering a few basic techniques that others
can readily learn. Set priorities. {{U}}Top students brook no
intrusions on study time{{/U}}. Once the books are open or the computer is booted
up, phone calls go unanswered, TV shows unwatched, snacks ignored. Study is
business; business comes before recreation. Study anywhere—or
everywhere. A cross-country runner who worked out every day used the time to
memorize biology terms. Another student posted a vocabulary list by the medicine
cabinet and learned a new word every day while brushing his teeth.
Get organized. In high school, McCray ran track, played rugby and was in
the band and orchestra. "I was so busy. I couldn't waste time looking for a
pencil or missing paper. I kept everything right where I could put my hands on
it," he says. Among the students we interviewed, study times
were strictly a matter of personal preference. Some worked late at night when
the house was quiet. Others awoke early. Still others studied as soon as they
came home from school when the work was fresh in their minds. All agreed,
however, on the need for consistency.
单选题
Which of the following statements might Herbert Walberg agree with?
A. A super-achiever has to devote all his spare time to study.
B. High IQ alone may not be the guarantee of top grades.
C. Innate abilities do not make much difference to your grades.
D. The brighter the students, the greater their chances of
success.
单选题
"Top students brook no intrusions on study time." (Para. 5) means
that they ______.
A. consider study more important than anything else
B. never ask any questions while studying
C. don't allow other things to interrupt their study
D. don't want other people to tell them how to study
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】第五段介绍了第一个学习策略，就是明确做事的优先次序。Top students brook no intrusions on study time. 这句话说明他们在学习时不允许任何事情或任何人打扰他们。brook的意思是“容许，容忍”。一旦他们进入学习状态，就会非常专注，不接手机，不看电视，不吃零食。
单选题
What tips might McCray offer to other students?