Everyoneknowsaboutstraight-Astudents.WeseethemfrequentlyinTVsituationcomediesandinmovieslikeRevenge(报复)oftheNerds.Theygethighgrades,allright,butonlybybecomingdulllaborers,theirnosesalwaysstuckinabook
Everyoneknowsaboutstraight-Astudents.WeseethemfrequentlyinTVsituationcomediesandinmovieslikeRevenge(报复)oftheNerds.Theygethighgrades,allright,butonlybybecomingdulllaborers,theirnosesalwaysstuckinabook.Theyarenotgoodatsocialcommunicationandlookclumsywhiledoingsports.
How,then,doweaccountforDomenicaRomanorPaulMelendres?
RomanisonthetennisteamatFairmontSeniorHighSchool.Shealsosingsinthechoralgroup,servesonthestudentcouncilandisamemberofthemathematicssociety.FortwoyearsshehasmaintainedA'sineverysubject.Melendres,afreshmanattheUniversityofNewMexico,wasstudent-bodypresidentatValleyHighSchoolinAlbuquerque.Heplayedsoccerandbasketballwell,exhibitedatthesciencefair,andmeanwhileworkedasareporteronalocaltelevisionstation.Beingaspeechgiveratthegraduationceremony,heachievedstraightA'sinhisregularclasses,plusbonuspointsforA'sintwocollege-levelcourses.
Howdosuper-achieverslikeRomanandMelendresdoit?Brainsaren'ttheonlyanswer."Topgradesdon'talwaysgotothebrighteststudents,"declaresHerbertWalberg,aprofessorofeducationattheUniversityofIllinoisatChicago,whohasconductedmajorstudiesonsuper-achievingstudents."Knowinghowtomakethemostofyourinnate(天生的)abilitiescountsformore.Muchmore."
Infact,Walbergsays,studentswithhighIQsometimesdon'tdoaswellasclassmateswithlowerIQ.Forthem,learningcomestooeasilyandtheyneverfindouthowtogetdown.
Hardworkisn'tthewholestory,either."It'snothowlongyousittherewiththebooksopen,"saidoneofthemany-Astudentsweinterviewed."It'swhatyoudowhileyou'resitting."Indeed,someofthesestudentsactuallyputinfewerhoursofhomeworktimethantheirlower-scoringclassmates.
Thekidsatthetopoftheclassgettherebymasteringafewbasictechniquesthatotherscanreadilylearn.
73.Whatcanweconcludefromthefirstparagraph?___
A.MostTVprogramsandfilmsareaboutstraight-Astudents.
B.Peoplehaveunfavorableimpressiononstraight-Astudents.
C.Everyoneknowsaboutstraight-AstudentsfromTVorfilms.