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UNIT1课下题型练(二)LearningAboutLanguage

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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MikeFlintwasBuffettsairplanepilot.FlinthadalsoflownfourUSPresidents,sowecansafelysayhewasgoodathisjob.AccordingtoFlint,hewastalkingabouthiscareerpriorities(优先事项)withBuffettwhenheaskedhimtogothrougha3-stepexercise.

STEP1:Writedownhistop25careergoals.So,Flinttooksometimeandwrotethemdown.

STEP2：Reviewhislistandcirclehistop5goals.Again,Flinttooksometime,madehiswaythroughthelist,andatlastdecidedonhis5mostimportantgoals.

STEP3:Atthispoint,Flinthadtwolists.The5itemshehadcircledwereonListAandthe20itemshehadnotcircledwereonListB.

Flintsaidthathewouldstartworkingonhistop5goalsrightaway.AndthenBuffettaskedhimaboutthesecondlist,“Andwhatabouttheonesyoudidntcircle？”

Flintreplied,“Well,thetop5aremyprimaryfocus(焦点),buttheother20comeinaclosesecond.Istillplantogivethemmyefforts.”

Buffettsaid,“No.Youvegotitwrong.EverythingyoudidntcirclejustbecameyourAvoid-At-All-Costlist.Thesethingsgetnoeffortsfromyouuntilyouvesucceededwithyourtop5.”

ThisiswhyBuffettsstrategy(策略)isgreat.Items6through25arethingsyoucareabout.Soyoucanthelppayingattentiontothem.Andthenyouget20distractions(分心的事物)tostopyoufromfocusingonyourtop5goals.Spendingtimeonsecondaryprioritiesisthereasonyouhave20half-finishedgoalsinsteadof5completedones.Soforceyourselftofocus.Themostdangerousdistractionsaretheonesyoulove,butthatdontloveyouback.

语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章通过巴菲特向他的私人飞行员芬克传授策略的事例告知我们巴菲特策略的核心：坚决地剔除分心事物，集中精力完成优先事项。

1．WhatdidFlintthinkofhisitemsonListB?

A．Theywereimportanttoo.

B．Theyweremuchmoredifficult.

C．Theywerenotworthhiseffort.

D．Theywereimpossiblegoalstoreach.

解析：选A推理推断题。依据文章倒数第三段中的芬克的回答可知，在芬克看来，ListB上的目标虽然不是最优先的，但是它们也很重要，他也会付出努力去完成它们的。

2．WhatdidBuffet