Question

Welcome every morning with a smile. Let your first hour set the theme of success and positive action that is certain to echo through your entire day. Today will never happen again. Don’t waste it with a false start or no start at all. You were not born to fail.

Starting the day right can give good momentum (動力) for the rest of the day. Having a power morning is a key factor for a fruitful day. Here are some tips on getting the most out of the morning.

Wake up early. In theory, there’s no difference in waking up early or late as long as you get the proper amount of sleep. However, there is a psychological advantage when you wake up earlier than the average person and then you’ll have more time to do preparation before engaging in the real world.

Exercise. Good health is always a benefit with exercise, but studies have also shown that morning exercise helps you to sleep better at nights.

Eat breakfast. It’s the most important meal of the day. According to the Mayo Clinic, we should choose three from the following four: fruits and vegetables, grains, dairy, and protein. Did you know that you can actually gain weight when you skip breakfast?

Take a shower. When you shower, do you do it in the morning or at night? I used to shower in the evenings, but I found that morning showers helped me to be more alert.

Prioritize (優先) your To-Do list. Leo coined the acronym MIT to mean “most important tasks.” Our to-do list might be never ending, but put on top of the list a couple of urgent tasks that will define the day to be a successful one.

Check your emails. Only once. Getting a lot of emails can be very distractive. You actually are more productive when you check them only a few times at fixed time of the day. I only do them 2-3 times a day—once in the morning, once at lunch, and one more as it gets toward the end of the day.

1.The purpose for the author to write this passage is to       .

A．tell you to get up early every day

B．offer you the best way to start the day

C．give you advice about how to arrange a day

D．advise you to prioritize your to-do list every morning

2.If you don’t have breakfast, you may       .

A．lose weight.	B．be productive.
C．put on weight.	D．be more alert.

3.The underlined word “coined” in Paragraph 6 means       .

A．invented

B．designed

C．founded

D．defined

4.The author advises you to check your emails only once because       .

A．the emails are not important

B．reading e-mails is distractive

C．you can only read e-mails at fixed time

D．getting so many emails can distract your attention

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】通讀全文可知文章是給出了幾個關于如何開始新鮮的一天的若干建議。

1.主旨大意題。通讀全文可知文章是給出了幾個關于如何開始新鮮的一天的若干建議。故B正確。

2.細節題。根據第五段最后一句Did you know that you can actually gain weight when you skip breakfast? 可知C正確。

3.猜測詞義題。根據上下文可知是指Leo想出了一個詞表示發明，創造的意思。

4.細節題。根據最后一段第一行Getting a lot of emails can be very distractive.故D正確。