Question

【题目】Motivated (有内驱力的 ) or Overachieving?

Everyone has the occasional classmate who hands in his work ahead of time with really beautiful handwriting. Some teachers may cheerfully get the homework by saying "Of course you did it early.I'm sure you've done a good job!" Some teachers may feel annoyed because "The deadline is not until next Friday." Behind this student's back are tons of whispers from his classmates, "Ugh, he is such an

overachiever and it's so annoying ..."

If you ask the same student to explain his behavior, he probably says that he is simply "motivated". Such students refuse to call themselves overachievers but prefer "motivated" instead. They want to shy away from the unpleasant term

"overachiever" but choose to embrace the word "motivated" .

Why is the term "overachiever" used as an insult (侮辱 )? Do we not all work hard to achieve our goals? Why does the "motivated" student not proudly call himself an "overachiever" ?

In my personal experience, being called an overachiever in front of my classmates is not pleasant at all. The word is often connected with an unkind smile or sometimes a hint ofjealousy (嫉妒 )."Overachiever" carries the implied (暗指的 ) sense which "over" lends it - you have done too much and you have gone too far. Anyway, it is beyond the proper degree and just annoying to those students who refuse to put in the effort themselves and get unhappy with you for doing so.

A student would rather think of himself as an excellent student and it is motivation that drives him to do his best. What is the implied meaning of "motivated" ? Connected with positive words like willpower, spirit and determination, the "motivated" student would appear to be competing in an event of the brain Olympics.

Although there are differences in their implications, the student who calls himself "motivated" could actually be a secret overachiever, going over the top for all his work; while the "overachiever" is nothing more than a motivated student, driven by the simple desire to do well and willing to put in time and effort. In fact, the choice lies within the student: to overachieve or not to overachieve; to find the motivation to do well and be driven by it, or to sit back and blame others for overachieving to hide his inability to achieve.

【1】According to the passage, overachievers

A. are popular with their classmates B. hand in homework ahead of time

C. are much loved by their teachers D. look down on others for being slow

【2】The word "embrace" in Paragraph 2 probably means "_ ".

A. understand B. explain C. doubt D. accept

【3】What can we learn from the passage?

A. Teachers expect students to benefit from their extra work.

B. Students compete with each other to become overachievers.

C. Classmates may laugh at overachievers to hide their inability to achieve.

D. The writer has some pleasant experiences of being called an overachiever.

【4】The writer probably agrees tahat

A. students shouldn't be encouraged to be overachievers

B. students without motivation will become overachievers

C. motivated students make better progress than overachievers

D. motivated students have something in common with overachievers

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】本文主要阐述了“有内驱动力”和“智力超群”二者的区别和联系。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段第一句Everyone has the occasional classmate who hands in his work ahead of time with really beautiful handwriting.和第一段最后一句Behind this student's back are tons of whispers from his classmates, "Ugh, he is such an overachiever and it's so annoying .知选B。

【2】推断题。根据第二段第二句： Such students refuse to call themselves overachievers but prefer "motivated" instead. 这些学生拒绝称自己为成绩优秀者，但更喜欢"motivated"。可推断处They want to shy away from the unpleasant term

"overachiever" but choose to embrace the word "motivated" .他们想回避这个不愉快的词"overachiever"而接受"motivated"这个词。故选D

【3】推理判断题。从这一段中我们学到了什么？A. Teachers expect students to benefit from their extra work. 教师期望学生从额外的工作中获益。与文章大意不符；

B. Students compete with each other to become overachievers. 学生互相竞争，成为优胜者。与文章大意不符；

C. Classmates may laugh at overachievers to hide their inability to achieve. 同学们可能嘲笑那些成绩超群的人，掩盖他们无法实现的目标。与第一段最后一句意思相符，故选C

D. 作者有一些被称为超越者的愉快经历。文章中并未提及，故可排除D

【4】主旨大意题。文章最后一段表明作者的观点：尽管这两种类型的学生表面有所不同，但实际上是有共同之处的。故选D