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 sth done.

Once in graduate school, I tried to justify（证明）myself to one of my professors by saying that I was working hard. His answer to me was, “That’s irrelevant（无关紧要的）.What’s important is the quality of your work..” Since then I have had time to reflect on the “hard worker” dodge（诀窍）,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（强度）.But, as my professor suggested, it’s not the diligence 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 an writing .If you learn to read better and write better, there are big benefits that pay off across the board in all your studies.

72．From the passage, we know that the author is probably　　　　　　　 .

A．a poet

B．an educator

C．a novelist

D．an engineer

73．We can infer from the second paragraph that the students still　　　　　　　 .

A．have enough time	B．can meet the president
C．get something done well	D．could accept the explanation

74．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．The author’s students often make full use of their time to do all their homework

B．The author once tried to tell his or her professor by saying that he or she was wrong

C．Most of people can improve the quality of the work if they can’t get more time

D．You will intend to improve your skills in reading and writing if you are a top student

75．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

内容要点：

1．一个小偷或强盗提着一个箱子在飞快地跑着，后面有两个人在追。

2．看到两人越追越近，小偷想出了一个主意。

3．他从箱子里拿出来一叠钱，朝那两人扔过去。

4．正如小偷所料，那两人停下来去抢钱。

5．两人都想得到那笔钱，所以打了起来。

6．小偷当然跑掉了。

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　  

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   

 

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