8．Maybe you have seen this in schools：some students are studying nearly air the time but they just pass their exams，while some others may spend much less time on their books but do much better ill exams．How could this happen？People used to think that hard work is the only way to success，but now they have understood that smart work can make them succeed，too．
Hard workers don't mind working for long hours，while smart workers always think of several different answers to these questions，"Why should I suffer（ 遭受…苦 ） this？""Isn't there a better way to do this？"．Thanks to these people，we can use computers instead of the abacus now．Progressing in every field（領(lǐng)域） is tile direct result of"try to find a better way"by smart workers．
There was a large soap factory in Japan．Once it received an unusual letter from someone who complained that there was no soap ill the soapbox he bought．
How could empty soapboxes go out of file factory？The engineers checked the producing and packing．The producing was fine，but in about one in ten thousand cases（ 情況 ），tile packing machine let an empty soapbox go．There was no need to spend a lot of money repairing tile machine for such a small problem．The engineer soon worked out a solution，he put a huge X-ray machine and two large computers to find out the empty soapboxes．After teaching the workers how to use it，he sat down in his seat，exhausted．
"Sir，we could have solved the problems in a much simpler and cheaper way，"a worker said．
"Really？How？"
"We can put a huge fan near the packing machine．The wind coming from the fan will blow away the empty boxes，leaving the other boxes with soap"．
See，this is smart work．In order to succeed，we should not only work hard like the engineer，but also think smart like this worker．
61．Som e students spend less time on schoolwork but do better in examsC．
A．because of their hard work
B because of different education
C because they try to find a better way
D because they study for a longer time
62．Someone wrote to the soap factory and complained thatA
A the soapbox that he bought was empty
B the soap was too expens ive
C the soap that he bought was terrible
D their service was very bad
63．Bis a simpler and cheaper way to solve the problem
A Repairing the machine B Putting a huge fan
C Putting two large computers D Putting a huge X-ray machine
64 The underlined phrase"blow away"in the passage meansC
A．停止 B遠離 C．吹走 D逃脫
65．The arti cle mainly tells us we shouldBin order to succeed．
A work hard for long hours and study all time
B work hard like the Engineer and think smart like the worker
C spend much less time on our schoolwork than before
D spend enough money repairing the machine for any problem．
分析 這篇短文主要通過日本一個生產(chǎn)個人運用聰明才智解決生產(chǎn)中遇到的難題的事例，說明努力并非成功的唯一途徑，智慧同樣可以起到事半功倍的效果．
解答 61．C．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)短文第一段some others may spend much less time on their books but do much better in exams．How could this happen？People used to think that hard-work is the only way to success．But now they have understood that smart work can make them succeed，too的描述可知，一些學生花很少的時間但是卻取得很好的成績，是因為他們設(shè)法找到一種更好的辦法．故選C．
62．A 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)短文第三段There was a large soap factory in Japan．Once it received an unusual letter，complaining（抱怨） that there was no soap in the soapbox he bought的描述可知，有人寫信抱怨他買的肥皂盒里沒有肥皂．故選A．
63．B．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)短文第四段"Sir，we could have solved the problem in a much easier and cheaper way．"said one worker．"Really？How？""We can put a huge fan（風扇） near the packing machine．The wind will blow away the empty boxes．There would be no need for an X-ray machine and computers．"的描述可知，在包裝機旁邊放一個大風扇就可以輕易解決這個難題．故選B．
64．C．詞義猜測題．根據(jù)The wind coming from the fan will blow away the empty boxes描述可知是風吹走了，"blow away"是指"吹走"的意思，故選C．
65．B．主旨大意題．根據(jù)短文最后一段See，this is smart work．In order to succeed，we should not work hard like the engineer，but also think smartly like this worker．的描述可知，要想成功，不但要像工程師一樣努力工作，而且要像工人一樣聰明地思考．故選B．
點評 首先要仔細閱讀短文，掌握大意，然后結(jié)合具體的題目，再讀短文找出相關(guān)的信息，就可以確定正確答案．
