Do you ever feel like you are just running from one activity to another? In school, do you rush from one subject to another?
When things happen so fast, it is easy to get lost of what you are doing or learning. It is important to stop yourself every now and then to think about what you’ve been doing or learning.
Self-reflection(反省) means slowing down and calming yourself, including calming your mind. By being calm and going slowly, you give your brain a chance to think about what it has already received. Some people prefer to do these self-reflections only in their mind. Others keep a diary or written notes. Either method works, depending on your own personal learning.
School textbooks are divided into units of study. This makes it easier for someone to begin self-reflection. Look for time when you complete a unit of study in the subjects you are learning, such as math, science and art. Sometimes you know the unit is over because there is some kind of test. Use these natural breaks to stop and do self-reflection.
Find a quiet place. You can even be sitting at your desk at school when you finish something early and the other students are still working. If you are going to take notes, take out paper or your reflection diary. Write down some notes on the new things that you learned in the unit. Let your mind think about the notes you have written and make some connections.
Next, think about things that you are not sure of. Maybe you learned a new way to work out a math problem, but you’re not sure when to use it. Writing down your questions will help you remember to look for answers the next time you are working with the same topic.
Self-reflection is important for a successful student. If you have never taken the time to do self-reflection, try it now.
Self-reflection
Definition (定义) | Self-reflection means slowing down and making yourself ___1.____ so that you can get __2.__ to think about what it has received. |
Two methods | People do self-reflection either in their ___3.___ or by keeping diaries or notes. |
Details on _4.__ to do self-reflection | Begin it when a unit is __5.___. Tests are sometimes natural breaks for self-reflection. |
Find a __6.___ place. | |
Write down what you have ___7.___. | |
Think about the notes and make some _8.___. | |
Think about things you are not sure of. It is helpful to write your _9.__ down. | |
Conclusion | Self-reflection is of great __10.__ for a successful student. |
Life comes in a package. This package includes happiness and sadness, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day we learn to deal with various situations.
Love plays a main role in our life. Love makes you feel wanted. Without love a person could become cruel. In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who show us with love and care. They teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad. But we don’t always care about it. It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands others’ feelings.
Happiness can bring people a peaceful mind. No mind is happy without peace. Sadness is the cause of the death of a loved one or the failure. But all of these things will pass away.
Failure is the path to success. It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way. Success brings in money, pride and self-respect.
Hope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night there is a day.
Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is out of our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dark. So the only choice is to work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.
1.We usually have to accept _______ if we want to be successful.
A. love B. failure C. sadness D. hope
2.In which section can readers probably read the passage?
A. Business. B. Travel.
C. Lifestyles. D. Education.
3.What does the word “despair” mean in Chinese?
A. 颓废 B. 遗憾 C. 悲伤 D. 绝望
4.What’s the meaning of the last sentence of the whole passage?
A.When choosing between “today” and “tomorrow”, you’d better enjoy tomorrow.
B. If you work hard today, you’ll have a better life in the future.
C. What you can only choose is to work hard today rather than tomorrow.
D. The only choice you make is that you should enjoy a better tomorrow.
5.What’s the purpose of the passage?
A. To encourage people to love each other.
B. To tell people how to deal with happiness and sadness.
C. To give readers some information about life.
D. To remind people to keep having a beautiful dream.
Smog is a big problem in many Chinese cities. But it seems that besides wearing a mask, few of us know what has caused the smog and what to do to beat it. Chai Jing, a former news anchor with China Central Television, discussed the questions in her documentary Under the Dome.
The 103-minute film was released on major Chinese video-sharing websites on Feb 28. In the film, Chai visits polluted places and talks to officials and scientists. She concludes that burning too much coal and oil are the main causes of PM2.5 and smog.
To make things worse, according to Chai, the coal and oil we are burning is of poor quality and don’t meet the standards for environmental protection. Therefore they have produced more harmful gas and particles(颗粒)to pollute the air.
To solve the problem, Chai suggests that we should clean our coal and oil or replace them with cleaner energy such as natural gas.
In her film, Chai also emphasized that ordinary people can do something to help control smog too. For example, we live a greener life by using more public transportation. Or if we see things that could harm the environment, we can try to stop it. In one scene from the film, Chai sees a dirt mound(土堆) in a building site exposed in the air, and asks the person in charge to cover it. When she sees a restaurant cooking without any suitable filter facilities(过滤设备)，she calls the hotline 12369. The restaurant installed the filter a week later.
Chen Jining, the new minister of environmental protection, praised Chai. “This film encourages ordinary people to be concerned with the environment. This is what we need in the future.”
1. What do most of people do to deal with the smog?
A. Wear a mask.
B. Think of ways to beat it.
C. Find out what has caused it.
D. Take a documentary.
2.What is the main cause of smog according to Chai?
A. Setting off too many fireworks.
B. Burning too much coal and oil.
C. Too many cars in big cities.
D. Too many factories and companies.
3.Which of the following is NOT included in Chai’s suggestions towards reducing smog?
A. Using cleaner energy.
B. Cleaning coal and oil.
C. Using gas and electricity.
D. Replacing coal with wind energy.
4.What can we tell from the story?
A. Only factories produce heavy smog.
B. Only the government can control smog.
C. Smog can’t be controlled by ordinary people.
D. Living a green life can help reduce smog.
5. What’s Chen Jining’s attitude towards Chai’s film?
A. He didn’t watch it. B. He thought highly of it.
C. He disagreed with it. D. He criticized it.
A farmer carelessly lost an expensive gold watch in the barn on the farm, where he searched for everywhere but failed.So he put a notice on the gate of the farm: whoever finds the gold watch will be rewarded 100 dollars.
People tried their best to look for the watch in order to get the reward. However, the barn was too large and the straw in the barn was too thick. It was getting dark and they were still unable to find it. So they gave up the reward of 100 dollars one by one.
But only a small boy was still not discouraged but kept looking for it .He had nothing to eat throughout the day. In order to solve the family problem, he looked forward to finding the gold watch and let his parents, brothers and sisters have a full meal.
The night was already getting late, the boy was also tired. He was lying in the straw to have a rest when he heard a strange “tick--tock ”.He immediately held his breath and listened carefully, and followed the sound. He found the watch and got the 100 dollars.
Like the gold watch in the barn, success has been around us and spread in every corner of life. Only when we are calm and firmly look for it ,we can find it.
1.If someone found the gold watch, what would the farmer offer him?
A. 100 yuan. B. 100 dollars.
C. 100 pounds. D. 100 pence.
2.Why did the boy insist on looking for the gold watch?
A. Because he liked the gold watch.
B. Because he wanted to own the watch.
C. Because he was silly.
D. Because he wanted to get the reward.
3.The passage above is probably taken from_________.
A.A newspaper B.a science book
C. an advertisement D. a notice
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The boy had no brothers or sisters.
B. The boy’s family had a hard life.
C. It was easy for the boy to find the watch.
D.The farmer didn’t look for the watch for himself
5.Of the following,which order is right according to the story?
① The boy succeeded in finding the gold watch
② The farmer offered the boy a reward of 100 dollars
③ A farmer lost a gold watch carelessly
④ Many people tried to find the watch,but they failed.
A. ②①④③ B. ④②③①
C. ③④①② D. ①③④②
In a school some trouble was caused by the students, who were naughty（调皮的）and didn’t follow the school rules. They often with each other and they didn’t forgive each other. One day a teacher came to this school. When he heard that, he came up with a good idea. He told each of his students to bring a clear bag and a bag of potatoes to school. For every person they didn’t want to forgive in their lives, they a potato, wrote the person’s on it, and put it in the plastic bag.
Some of their bags were very . They were told to carry this bag with them for one week. They would put it beside their at night, on the seat when they sit in a car or on a bus, and next to their desk at school. Days of carrying the bags around with them made students get to know what a weight they were in their minds. And they pay so much attention to it all the time that they didn’t forget it or leave it in embarrassing (使人尴尬的) places. As time passed by, the potatoes went bad and made people feel .
Too often we think of tolerance （容忍）as a gift to other people, and it clearly is for ! If we choose to keep our and hatred (仇恨) in our hearts, we will have to carry them around all our lives. After that, the students each other and didn’t fight any more. Learn to , and you will be happier at the same time.
1.A. agreed B. talked C. chatted D. fought
2.A. strict B. new C. strong D. young
3.A. plastic B. paper C. school D. big
4.A. bought B. sold C. chose D. dropped
5.A. name B. address C. father D. number
6.A. light B. big C. heavy D. nice
7.A. somewhere B. nowhere C. some places D. everywhere
8.A. bed B. room C. garden D. bike
9.A. carrying B. buying C. losing D. thinking
10.A. wanted to B. liked to C. had to D. hoped to
11.A. sick B. happy C. excited D. interested
12.A. myself B. ourselves C. themselves D. himself
13.A. sadness B. happiness C. health D. minds
14.A. got on well with B. thanked C. argued with D. communicated with
15.A. laugh B. fight C. work D. Forgive
—It’s said that a number of children in those countries don’t have enough food.
—________. I think people all over the world should help them.
A. You’re joking B. I don’t think so
C. It sounds like fun D. That’s true
