Nowadays，much of the profit of a business—sometimes the whole of its success—dep

题文

Nowadays，much of the profit of a business—sometimes the whole of its success—depends upon the u of the odds and ends.The odds and ends are various small things，which are left over when the main things are produced.But they posss a real value of their own.If a business，big or small，looked down upon the odds and ends，it would mean a big difference in the amount of the benefit of the business.Take a meat factory for instance，there are countless odds and ends—bones and hair，which can be made into glue and rope to increa its profit greatly.Then，if we are college students，what about our odds and ends—the odd moments？Take time for example.Every one of us has the exact same amount of it.Everyone’s success or failure depends on the u of their time.But everyone us the time more or less in the same way.However，why many great men in science or art have made huge success for themlves in the world？Becau they have made best u of their odd moments.Thomas A．Edison，never allowed his odd moments to slip by.He thought，planned，and tried his inventions.He always worked twenty hours out of each twenty­four.His inventions made him famous all over the world，and provided valuable wealth for the human beings.So，remember this axiom：busy people always find time  for everything.However，people with great spare time find time for nothing.Is it very strange？Not at all！The question is how to gather up fragments of time and make full u of them.As many big business have found，the real profit is in using the odds and ends.We also must do in this way to make best u of our odd moments and manage to be successful in something we do.小题1:What are odds and ends?A．They are nothing uful.B．They are very small，but valuable things.C．They are the main things factories produce.D．They are odd moments students refu to gather up.小题2:Why should the odds and ends be made full u of?A．Becau they often determine success or failure.B．Becau they can only be found by successful people.C．Becau they are various small things people don’t want.D．Becau they are uless things left over.小题3:The underlined word axiom in the last paragraph means________.A．a statement given by famous peopleB．a statement accepted as trueC．a statement that can be arguedD．a statement accepted in scientific field小题4:Which of the following statements is TRUE?A．The profit of all companies depends on the odds and ends.B．In some way，big meat companies can ignore some small things，such as bones.C．College students only make full u of their spare time before exams.D．Many successful men are good at using the odds and ends. 题型：未知难度：其他题型

答案

小题1:B小题2:A小题3:B小题4:D

解析

小题1: B解析 推理判断题。通读全文可以推断出，odds and ends指的是“虽小，但却很有用的东西”。小题2: A解析 推理判断题。由文章中列举的事例，以及第一段和最后一段内容可以推知，零星的东西往往是事情成败的关键。小题3: B解析 词义猜测题。零散时间的利用合理与否关系到一个人是否能够成功，成功人士善于找时间并充分利用零散的时间，人越忙碌越会找时间、挤时间。因此结合语境可知，该词意为“不争的事实，被众人所接受的事实”。小题4: D解析 细节理解题。本题由文章中作者所举的爱迪生的事例可以得出。成功人士成功的秘诀往往在于擅于充分利用零星的东西和点滴时间。

考点

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日常生活类阅读的概念：

日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。

日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：

【题型说明】该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。 【备考提醒】为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点： 1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。 2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。 3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。 4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。