Question

    When I was five years old, I played the role of the tortoise in a play. I had one line at the end when I beat the sleeping rabbit: The slow and steady one wins the race. I’ve always felt that those words guide my work. I am never the fastest, but I keep going. My goal is always the same: to learn more this year than what I learned last year.

The goal of education is not to have much knowledge as quickly as possible, but to have much knowledge and keep it in the brain. I don’t care how “fast” students learn something as a teacher. There may be a lot of reasons someone picks up a subject or topic more quickly: more background, knowing the material early, more sleep that night, less stress, and so on. We deal with information differently. When I see slow students, that’s what I think of: Are those the students who will keep learning over their entire lifetime, and leave the “quick” students far behind?

I was slow in my math classes in university. Looking back on those days, I’ve come to realize that one of the ways I learn is “mistake based”. That means I learn by making mistakes. This may be slower than other ways of learning, but when I learn something, I really learn it.

I seldom worried about “slow learners” when teaching medical students. I knew these young men and women could learn. There is a lot of material to learn in medicine, but there is also lots of time. Like in so many other jobs, knowledge is only a part of being a doctor. I spent decades learning enough to be a doctor and decades more keeping up and improving. It never stops, and never should.

1.What does the author believe in terms of work?

A.Always finish what you have started.

B.Every steady step brings you progress.

C.More knowledge means more chances.

D.Having a goal in mind can get you far.

2.Which kind of students may the author like?

A.A careless but fast student.

B.A playful but talented student.

C.A slow but thoughtful student.

D.A stupid but well-behaved student.

3.What does the author think of the mistake-based learning way?

A.Perfect. B.Welcome. C.Common. D.Practical.

4.In the author’s opinion, what can make a good doctor?

A.High intelligence. B.Continuous improvement.

C.The ability to learn fast. D.Rich professional knowledge.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】

这是一篇议论文。作者认为有些人虽然学得慢，但是这种学习方法很实用，因为一旦学会了就是真正地掌握了。

1.

推理判断题。根据第一段中“The slow and steady one wins the race. I’ve always felt that those words guide my work.(缓慢并且稳定的那些人赢得比赛。我总是觉得，那些话也指导着我的工作)”及最后一句“My goal is always the same: to learn more this year than what I learned last year. (我的目标一直是一样的：今年比去年学的多)”可知，关于工作，作者相信每一个稳定的脚步都能带来进步。故选B项。

2.

推理判断题。根据第二段最后两句When I see slow students, that’s what I think of: Are those the students who will keep learning over their entire lifetime, and leave the “quick” students far behind?(当我看到学得慢的学生，我是这样想的：他们是那些在一生的时间都能一直学习，把“学得快”的甩在身后的学生吗？)并结合最后一段I seldom worried about “slow learners”(我从不担心“学得慢的人”)可知，作者可能喜欢学得慢但是有思想、会思考的学生。故选C项。

3.

推理判断题。根据第三段最后两句“That means I learn by making mistakes. This may be slower than other ways of learning, but when I learn something, I really learn it.(那意味着我是通过错误去学习。这可能比其他学习方法慢一些，但是当我学会了一些事情，就是真的学会了。)”可知，作者认为通过错误学习的方法是实用的。故选D项。

4.

细节理解题。根据最后一段最后两句“I spent decades learning enough to be a doctor and decades more keeping up and improving. It never stops, and never should.(我花了几十年的时间学习足够多知识成为一个医生，又花了几十年一直前进和提高。它从没有停止，也不应该停止)”可知，作者认为，持续的提高自己可以使人成为一个好医生。故选B项。