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1、2014届高考英语一轮复习自选训练阅读理解24阅读理解-计划愿望和节假日活动Everyoneknowsaboutstraight-Astudents.WeseethemfrequentlyinTVsituationcomediesandinmovieslike Revenge(复仇)oftheNerds.Theygethighgrades,allright,butonlybybecomingdulllaborers,theirnosesalwaysstuckinabook.Theyarenotgoodatsocialcommun
2、icationandlookclumsywhenitcomestosports.How,then,doweaccountforDomenicaRomanorPaulMelendres?RomanisonthetennisteamatFairmontSeniorHighSchool.Shealsosingsinthechoralgroup,servesonthestudentcouncil(学生会)andisamemberofthemathematicssociety.FortwoyearsshehasmaintainedA'si
3、neverysubject.Melendres,nowafreshmanattheUniversityofNewMexico,wasstudent-bodypresidentatValleyHighSchoolinAlbuquerque.Heplayedsoccerandbasketballwell,exhibitedatthesciencefair,andmeanwhileworkedasareporteronalocaltelevisionstation.Beingaspeechgiveratthegraduationcer
4、emony,heachievedstraightA'sinhisregularclasses,plusbonuspointsforA'sintwocollege-levelcourses.Howdosuper-achieverslikeRomanandMelendresdoit?Brainsaren'ttheonlyanswer."Topgradesdon'talwaysgotothebrighteststudents,"declaresHerbertWalberg,professorofeducationattheUniver
5、sityofIllinoisatChicago,whohasconductedmajorstudiesofsuper-achievingstudents."Knowinghowtomakethemostofyourinnate(天赋的)abilitiescountsformore.Muchmore."Infact,Walbergsays,studentswithhighI.Q.ssometimesdon'tdoaswellasclassmateswithlowerI.Q.s.Forthem,learningcomestooeas
6、ilyandtheyneverfindouthowtogetdown.Hardworkisn'tthewholestory,either."It'snothowlongyousittherewiththebooksopen,"saidoneofthemanyAstudentsweinterviewed."It'swhatyoudowhileyou'resitting."Indeed,someofthesestudentsactuallyputinfewerhoursofhomeworktimethantheirlower-sco
7、ringclassmates.Thekidsatthetopoftheclassgettherebymasteringafewbasictechniquesthatotherscanreadilylearn.51.The“nerds”canprobablybe__________.A.dullbookwormslackingsportsandsocialskillsB.successfultopstudentspopularwiththeirpeersC.studentswithcertainlearningdifficulti
8、esD.bornleaderscrazyaboutsocialactivities2.Whatcanweconcludefromthefirstparagraph?A.MostTVprogramsandfilmsareaboutstraight-Astudent
