题文
"If I rest, I rust"——would be an excellent motto for those who are troubled by the slightest bit of idleness．Even the most hard-working person might adopt it with advantage to serve as a reminder that, if one allows his abilities to rest, like the iron in the unused key, they will soon show signs of rust and, eventually, cannot do the work required of them．Those who would attain the heights reached and kept by great men must- keep their ability polished by constant use, so that they may unlock the doors of knowledge, the gate that guard the entrances to the professions, to science, art, literature, agriculture—every department of human endeavor．
Industry keeps the key bright that opens the treasury of achievement．If Hugh Miller, after toiling all day in a quarry, had devoted his evenings to rest and recreation, he would never have become a famous geologist．The celebrated mathematician, Edmund Stone, would never have published a mathematical dictionary, never have found the key to science of mathematics, if he had given his spare moments to idleness, had the little Scotch lad, Ferguson, allowed the busy brain to go to sleep while he tended sheep on the hillside instead of calculating the position of the stars by a string of beads, he would never have become a famous astronomer．
Labor defeats all—not inconstant, or ill-directed labor; but faithful, persistent, daily effort toward a well-directed purpose．So industry is the price of noble and enduring success．
小题1:What may be the meaning of the underlined word "rust" in the 1st paragraph?A．生锈B．成长C．进步D．快乐小题2:Why does a hardworking person even use the motto? Because ______．A．he wants to remind himself that he is a hardworking man．B．he wants to remind himself to rest from time to timeC．he is afraid that he may idle D．he feels he can do the work required of them．小题3:By saying "Those who would attain the heights reached and kept by great men must keep their ability polished by constant use", the author means_______．A．great men keep their ability polishedB．those who use their ability constantly would attain the great heightC．those who want to get great achievements must practice their ability constantlyD．great men polish their ability to reach their height小题4:The main point of the 3rd paragraph is that ______A．industry is more important than agriculture．B．giving some examples of how industry works in achieving great success．C．what industry really means hereD．industry can keep the keys bright 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:B
解析
文章讲述的是要想取得一定的成就，需要经常使用或者练习相应的技巧或者知识。小题1:事实细节题，根据Even the most hard-working person might adopt it with advantage to serve as a reminder that, if one allows his abilities to rest, like the iron in the unused key可知。
小题2:事实细节题，根据第一段的would be an excellent motto for those who are troubled by the slightest bit of idleness可知，
小题3:推理判断题，该句意为只有经常的练习自己的能力，知识才能取得巨大的成就
小题4:事实细节题，根据该段提供的几个例子可知，该段提供了一些关于工业如何取得成功的例子。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“"If I rest, I rust"—.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
