I'm big into reading, and since you're on this page, I guess you like reading as well. This page is an ongoing log of books I find to be awesome or useful. If you're looking to create a well-rounded, successful college experience, you can't go wrong with any of these.
The Power of Habit
This book is absolutely amazing. As it turns out, habits shape much more of our behavior than we realize.The habits we do have largely determine the progress (either good or bad) we make in life. Luckily, the way habits are formed can be understood—which means they can be changed—and The Power of Habit is the best overview of how habits work that I've ever read.
A Mind for Numbers
If you’re looking for practical techniques you can use to increase your ability to learn new information effectively, you should read this book. Contrary to what the title would imply, Dr. Barbara Oakley's A Mind for Numbers is applicable to any learning discipline--not just math and science. This book will quickly give you an understanding of how your brain learns and encodes (编码) new information, and will also equip you with strategies for learning more while studying less.
Brain Rules
If you know how the brain works, you' ll be better equipped to manage your own and understand the ones contained inside the heads of the people you know and meet In Brain Rules, John Medina expertly shows us how the brain does things, and lays out 12 rules that form a basis for using that pile of mush (糊状物) more effectively. It's not just an excellent brain book—it's an excellent business book and an excellent college success book as well.
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
I firmly believe that a solid foundation of nutrition, exercise, and sleep will help you succeed in college better than any study hack, which is why I recommend this book. Reading it will educate you on how exercise affects your brain, which in turn will give you more mental ammunition (弹药) that you can use to shoot down excuses when you're feeling lazy or “busy”, and don’t want to work out. By the way, how much exercise have you gotten today?
1.What can we know about the author of the text?
A. He thinks highly of the books. B. He isn’t fond of reading books.
C. He wants to sell some books. D. He recommends reading only.
2.What can we learn from the four books?
A. Spark will teach you how reading exercises your brain.
B. Dr. Barbara Oakley offers techniques of studying less.
C. John Medina mainly shows how to do successful business.
D. Habits have a great impact on us and can be changed.
3.Which section does this passage probably come from?
A. Literature B. Career skills
C. Studying and learning D. Survival skills
I wish I ________ an architect because then I ________ be able to design my own house.
A. am, will be B. were, would
C. will be, could D. was, could
A distant relative is not ________ a near neighbor.
A. so far as B. as well as
C. as good as D. so long as
Little ________ where it would lead me when I took the trip.
A. do I know B. had I known
C. have I known D. did I know
His strength ran ________ after he covered that long distance.
A. into B. away
C. across D. out
Doumen is so ________ that it ________ to tourists from all over the province.
A. appealing, appeals B. appealed, appeals
C. appealed, appealed D. appealing, appealed
