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注意：每空格1个单词。       Maybe you are an average student. You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not
necessary so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here"s how.
      1) Plan your time carefully. When you plan your week, you should make a list of things that you have
to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping,
dressing, etc. then decide a good, regular time for studying. Don"t forget to set aside enough time for
entertainment. A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is
happening to your time.
      2) Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which
may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios,
or television! When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.
      3) Make good use of your time in class. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teachers
say. Really listening in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher
says.
      4) Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes. Review (回顾) the important
points that your teacher taught in class. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day,
read that material and it will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer.   
      5) Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about
a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won"t end if you don"t pass a test, so
don"t be overly worried.
      There are other methods that might help you with your studying. You will probably discover many
others after you have tried these. How to become a better student

General method	Ways in detail	advantage
Plan your time carefully	Make a list Make a (3)_____	Force you to realize (6)_____ is happening to your time
Find a good (1) _____ to study	Free of everything but study materials	You can (7)_____ on the subject
Make good use of your time in class	Listen to (4)_____ the teachers say Taking notes	Really listening in class means (8)_____ work later
Study regularly	Go over your notes Read new material	Help you (9)_____ it better, and remember it longer
(2)_____ a good attitude about tests	Don"t be (5)_____ worried	Remember your new (10)_____.
1. place  2. Develop  3. schedule / plan  4. everything  5. overly 6. what  7. concentrate  8. less  9. understand  10. knowledge
阅读理解。
In my long years of teaching, I often ask my student to read the texts until they can recite them, and I tell them that recitation is an important part of their homework. However, some of my students are tired of doing so, thinking that it is both hard and useless. They argue that it takes a long time to recite a text from memory and text itself never appears in a test paper.       In my opinion, it naturally takes time to recite a text, but it is worth doing so. When you are able to recite a text, you are sure to be familiar with the words and expressions. When you need them in reading or writing or doing exercises, they will come to your mind quickly, and so you will give quick response to all kinds of language situation. How can we say that it is useless?       Besides, many students complain that they soon forget what they were once able to recite. This is true, but you don"t need to worry. While you are reading and forgetting the texts, your language level is being raised. Sure you don"t remember your Chinese texts that you once read in the primary school, but now you are able to read novels and newspaper. So, recitation of the texts will help you improve your language ability.
1. The writer often asks his students to recite the texts, ______.
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A. But they don"t like to do so B. And they are eager to do so C. But they wrote a letter to the Department of Education reporting the thing D. But they do more exercises instead of reciting the texts
2. What do the students think about the teacher"s advice?
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A. The English teacher tries his best to help them with English. B. The English teacher is very kind to them. C. The English teacher asks them to do something useless. D. The English teacher should let them study on their own.
3. According to the text, which of the following is correct?
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A. The teacher thinks the students are too naughty to learn English well. B. The students think they spend a lot of time in reciting the texts and get nothing. C. The students say that they often forget the words. D.  The students take no interest in English.
4. When the students are against his suggestion, the writer ______.
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A. often criticizes them B. patiently explains to them why they should recite the texts C. wants to give up his idea is afraid that he D. is criticized by the headmaster.
5. Why does the writer suggest that the students recite the text?
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Reciting the texts can improve the ability of applying English. Reciting the texts is the best way of learning English. The students should remember all the texts that the teacher has taught them. Reciting the texts can greatly improve the classroom teaching.
阅读理解。
Why do men die earlier than women? The latest research makes it known that the reason could be that men"s hearts go into rapid decline when they reach middle age.       The largest study of the effects of ageing on the heart has found that women"s longevity may be linked to the fact that their hearts do not lose their pumping power with age.       "We have found that the power of the male heart falls by 20-25 percent between 18 and 70 years of age," said the head of the study, David Goldspink of Liverpool John Moores University in the UK.       "Within the heart there are millions of cells that enable it to beat. Between the age of 20 and 70, one-third of those cells die and are not replaced in men," said Goldspink. "This is part of the ageing process."         What surprises scientists is that the female heart sees very little loss of these cells. A healthy 70-year-old woman"s heart could perform almost as well as a 20-year-old one"s.        "This gender difference might just explain why women live longer than men," said Goldspink. They studied more than 250 healthy men and women between the ages of 18 and 80, focusing on healthy persons to remove the confusing influence of disease."The team has yet to find why ageing takes a greater loss on the male heart," said Goldspink.       The good news is that men can improve the health of their heart with regular exercise. Goldspink stressed that women also need regular exercise to prevent their leg muscles becoming smaller and weaker as they age.
1. The underlined word "longevity" in the second paragraph probably refers to "_____".
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A. health B. long life C. ageing D. effect
2. The text mainly talks about _____.
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A. men"s heart cells B. women"s ageing process C. the gender difference D. hearts and long life
3. According to the text, the UK scientists have known that _____.
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A. women have more cells than men when they are born B. women can replace the cells that enable the heart to beat C. the female heart loses few of the cells with age D. women never lose their pumping power with age
4. If you want to live longer, you should _____.
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A. enable your heart to beat much faster B. find out the reason for ageing C. exercise regularly to keep your heart healthy D. prevent your cells from being lost
阅读理解。
In 1901, H.G. Wells, an English writer, wrote a book describing a trip to the moon. When the explorers (探险者) landed on the moon, they discovered that the moon was full of underground cities. They expressed their surprise to the "moon people" they met. In turn, the "moon people" expressed their surprise. "Why," they asked, "are you traveling to outer space when you don"t even use your inner space?"       H.G. Wells could only imagine travel to the moon. In 1969, human beings really did land on the moon. People today know that there are no underground cities on the moon. However, the question that the "moon people" asked is still an interesting one. A growing number of scientists are seriously thinking about it.       Underground systems are already in place. Many cities have underground car parks. In some cities, such as Tokyo, Seoul and Montreal, there are large underground shopping areas. The "Chunnel"-a tunnel (隧道) connecting England and France, is now complete.       But what about underground cities? Japan"s Taisei Corporation is designed a network of underground systems, called "Alice Cities." The designers imagine using surface space for public parks and using underground space for flats, offices, shopping, and so on. A solar dome (太阳能穹顶) would cover the whole city.       Supporters of underground development say that building down rather than building up is a good way to use the earth"s space. The surface, they say, can be used for farms, parks, gardens, and wilderness. H.G. Wells" "moon people" would agree. Would you?
1. The explorers in H. G. Wells" story were surprised to find that the "moon people" ____.
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A. knew so much about the earth B. understand their language C. lived in so many underground cities D. were ahead of them in space technology
2. What does the underlined word "it" (paragraph 2) refer to?
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A. Discovering the moon"s inner space. B. Using the earth"s inner space. C. meeting the "moon people" again. D. Traveling to outer space.
3. What sort of underground systems are already here with us?
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A. Offices, shopping areas, power stations. B. Tunnels, car parks, shopping areas. C. Gardens, car parks, power stations. D. Tunnels, gardens, offices.
4. What would be the best title for the text?
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A. Alice Cities-cities of the future B. Space travel with H.G. Wells C. Enjoy living underground D. Building down, not up
阅读理解。
We can achieve knowledge either actively or passively. We achieve it actively by direct experience, by testing and proving an idea, or by reasoning.       We achieve knowledge passively by being told by someone else. Most of the learning that takes place in the classroom and the kind that happens when we watch TV or read newspapers or magazines is passive. As we are used to passive learning, it"s not surprising that we depend on it in our everyday communication with friends and co-workers.       Unfortunately, passive learning has a serious problem. It makes us tend to accept what we are told even when it is nothing but hearsay and rumor (谣言).       Did you ever play the game Rumor? It begins when one person writes down a message but doesn"t show it to anyone. Then the person whispers it, word for word, to another person. That person, in turn, whispers it to still another, and so on, through all the people playing the game. The last person writes down the message word for word as he or she hears it. Then the two written statements are compared. Typically, the original message has changed.       That"s what happens in daily life. The simple fact that people repeat a story in their own words changes the story. Then, too, most people listen imperfectly. And many enjoy adding their own creative understanding to a story, trying to improve on it, stamping (打上标记) it with their own personal style. Yet those who hear it think they know.       This process is also found among scholars and authors: A statement of opinion by one writer may be re-stated as fact by another, who may in turn be quoted by yet another; and this process may continue, unless it occurs to someone to question the facts on which the original writer based his opinion or to challenge the explanation he placed upon those facts.
1. According to the passage, passive learning may occur in _____.
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A. doing a medical experiment B. solving a math problem C. visiting an exhibition D. doing scientific reasoning
2. The author mentions the game Rumor to show that _____.
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A. a message may be changed when being passed on B. a message should be delivered in different ways C. people may have problems with their sense of hearing D. people tend not to believe in what they know as rumor
3. What can we infer from the passage?
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A. Active learning is less important. B. Passive learning may not be reliable. C. Active learning occurs more frequently. D. Passive learning is not found among scholars.
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A: Hello, Judy. How are you getting along with your word processing (文字处理) class? B: Well, so far progress has been rather slow. I haven"t learned the keyboard yet, and I have problems     remembering all the orders of editing. I get really impatient because I want to master the means to operate     the computer as soon as possible. A: Just remember that Rome wasn"t built in a day. Word processing (文字处理) can"t be such an easy matter. B: You"re right. Our teacher keeps telling us that it takes time to learn all the techniques (技巧) of word      processing and that we can"t master everything in one day. A: That" s entirely true. But you"ll catch on. Just be patient and practise whenever you can.
1. This dialogue suggests that Judy and the partner _____.
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A. may be friends B. are studying in the same class C. are both learning word processing D. are both tired of study
2. What"s the main idea of the dialogue?
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A. Word processing isn"t an easy thing at all. B. Only step by step can we master something. C. True friendship will benefit our progress. D. Truth comes from practice.
3. "Rome wasn"t built in a day" means that we should be _____.
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A. patient B. hardworking C. friendly D. impatient
4. Judy has difficulty in doing the following things except (除了) ______.
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A. word processing B. making progress C. learning the keyboard D. remembering all the orders of editing