How to Be a Better Student
Maybe you are a common 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:
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 set 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.
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.
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.
Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material. This will help you understand the next class. If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer.
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 over worried.
There are other methods that might help you with your studying. You will probably discover them after you have tried these.
1.The writer gives you ______ methods to help you in the passage.
A. Four. B. Five. C. Six. D. Seven.
2.What should you do if you want to plan your time?
A. Make a schedule of your time.
B. Find a good study area.
C. Take advantage of class time.
D. Review the important points.
3.How can we remember what the teacher says?
A. By taking notes in class.
B. By concentrating on the subject.
C. By listening to everything.
D. By discussing with your classmates.
4.What is the purpose of a test according to the writer?
A. To help you solve some problems.
B. To make us become better students.
C. To discover if you are interested in a subject.
D. To show what you have learned about a subject.
SCENE I
One dollar a week
The doorway of the house where Chandler has a room. He is dressed in his best clothes, ready for his evening out. He is going out as his friend, Jeff White, comes in.
WHITE What are you doing this evening, Towers?
CHANDLER (Smiling) Tonight I'm going to live like a man with a million dollars!
WHITE What are you talking about? You haven't got a million dollars!
CHANDLER How much money are you and I paid each week, Jeff?
WHITE Eighteen dollars. Why?
CHANDLER And how much of that eighteen dollars do you spend each week?
WHITE All of it, of course.
CHANDLER Well, I don't. Each week I save one dollar out of my eighteen. Then, every ten weeks, I can buy myself an evening to remember.
WHITE What do you do?
CHANDLER I put on my finest clothes, go to one of the best restaurants in New York, eat the most expensive food on the menu, drink the best wine, and then take a taxi home!
WHITE (Surprising) Why?
CHANDLER Why? Because it makes me feel wonderful to sit with some of the richest people in America, and to make them think that I'm rich, too.
WHITE You're crazy!
CHANDLER (Laughing) Perhaps I am!
Mrs Black comes in.
MRS BLACK Ah, Mr Chandler. I wanted to see you.
CHANDLER Good evening, Mrs Black. What a lovely evening!
MRS BLACK Lovely evening perhaps, but you haven't paid me for your room this month. When am I going to get the money?
CHANDLER Soon, Mrs. Black. Very soon.
Mrs Black looks at Chandler’s clothes.
MRS BLACK You can spend money on expensive clothes, but you can't pay for your room. Is that right?
CHANDLER (Hurrying away) Good night, Mrs Black!
1.This passage is most probably part of .
A. a fairytale B. a play C. a poem D. a novel
2.How much money does Chandler get each week?
A. $1. B. $10. C. $18. D. $20.
3.In order to buy himself an evening, what does Chandler do?
A. He has to do two jobs.
B. He never spends money on clothes.
C. He never pays for his room.
D. He saves one dollar out of eighteen every week.
4.What can we learn about Chandler?
A. He is a rich man.
B. He is a bright man.
C. He is not very practical.
D. He is not hard-working.
Mom and dad are the most important people in your life. They have been looking after you since you were born, so you should always love them. You should also get on well with them. But some children don't know how to do this. Here are some ways to help you.
Spend more time with your parents. Don't spend too much time playing computer games or watching TV. Ask your parents to play with you. Talk or go outside with them.
Be kind to your parents. You can make them happy with a smile when you come home. You can send your mother a card on Mothers' Day or tell your father a joke on his birthday. You can also clean your room by yourself.
Work hard. If you do your best in your studies, your parents will be proud of you.
1.The most important people in your life are your __________.
A. friends B. mom and dad
C. classmates D. brother and sister
2.How many pieces of advice does the writer give you?
A. One. B.Two. C. Three. D. Four.
3.What can you do on your father’s birthday according to the writer?
A. Play computer games.
B. Tell your father a joke.
C. Clean your room.
D. Go outside with friends.
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阅读短文，根据短文内容从各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。
When I was twelve years old, I went with my dad to his work — a car showroom. I was walking _________ carelessly and saw a poor woman with a child beside her standing outside the showroom. I saw that she was crying and went inside to tell my father. He went out and asked the woman to come into the _________ . He offered her some water and then asked her what was wrong.
The woman said that her _________ had died and she didn’t have anyone else in her family who could help her. She did some manual (体力的) labor to earn some money to take care of her daughter but the child was _________ for the last three days and she was unable to go to work. Now she didn’t have a grain of food to eat. While she was telling this story to my father, she was unable to control her emotions (情绪) and started _________ again. My father and I were deeply moved by her story.
We got some food for her and her child. My father then took them to the nearest _________for her child to be treated as she did not seem to be very well. On the way, we _________ her a 5kg-bag of wheat from the market. My father gave her some money before we left. The lady was so grateful.
It is eight years later, but that event is still very _________ in my mind. My father’s kindness to this woman moved me greatly and since then, I have _________ to try and walk a similar path and serve others. I’m happy to see so many other people in this world are also ready to help others when they meet people in_________ . They have chosen to walk a service path also.
1.A. away B. around C. over D. up
2.A. car B. office C. showroom D. kitchen
3.A. Baby B. mother C. husband D. brother
4.A. sick B. happy C. busy D. sad
5.A. Working B. talking C. eating D. crying
6.A. hospital B. restaurant C. bank D. station
7.A. gave B. made C. bought D. cooked
8.A. weak B. similar C. Clean D. fresh
9.A. Learned B. decided C. remembered D. helped
10.A. Happiness B. difficulty C. business D. space
I’m than Jack, so I can carry this heavy box.
A. strong B. stronger
C. strongest D. the strongest
– Tell me _____ my phone, Sam.
–It was just beside the briefcase, grandma.
A. where will you find B. where you will find
C. where did you find D. where you found
