In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. the Ministry of Education has decided to put off the start of the spring term for schools. To make sure that students could keep studying, most schools began to offer online courses for them at home. However, you may met all kinds of difficulties while taking online classes for the first time. I hope you can get some ideas from the following examples of four students who tried to improve their online studies.
Ensure a good connection Zhao Yuchen, 13, Beijing For me, the biggest headache about studying online is the poor quality of my Internet connection. This almost made me mad. During one of my online classes, I couldn't hear my English teacher's voice and I had to reconnect. It wasted lots of time. Since then, I checked my network before class every day, and I asked my family members not to use the Internet while I was having a class. | Plan your time properly Lin Xiyu, 14, Shanghai I had a hard time planning my course timetable at first. Planning ahead with a study calendar is very important for effective (有效的) online learning. Creating a study calendar will help you remember important dates like online exams or deadlines (最后期限) for your tasks. Making a to-do list is also useful. These are all good ways to help us learn better online. |
No distractions (分心) Zhang Penghui, 5, Heilongjiang Online learning needs strong self-control and willpower (意志力). There are lots of distractions while studying at home. My mom likes to offer me snacks and drinks, which sometimes distracts me from listening during my classes. I have asked her to stop entering my room while I'm studying. A quiet room and a clean desk can help me concentrate (聚精会神). | Focus on your studies Wang Ruixue, 14, Hebei The Internet is new to us children in the countryside. Many online games are very attractive to me, and they may take a lot of time away. I have used a timer (计时器) to record time spent on non-course websites and limit myself to five minutes at a time. When you feel yourself losing concentration, consider taking a short break, but make sure that the time you spend on your breaks won't take too much of your study. |
1.________ almost drove Zhao Yuchen crazy while studying online.
A.The low voice of his English teacher
B.The poor quality of his Internet connection
C.Too much noise from his family members
D.Planning the course timetable reasonably
2.According to Lin Xiyu, ________ is the key to effective online learning.
A.regular reviewing B.careful note-taking
C.proper time planning D.high quality of Internet connection
3.Zhang Penghui's mother is not allowed to enter his room because he wanted to ________.
A.play games secretly
B.focus on his lessons
C.enjoy his favourite snacks and drinks alone
D.ask her mother to cook for him
4.According to the passage, we can learn that Wang Ruixue ________.
A.thinks it's necessary to have s short break
B.spends too much time on online games
C.doesn't know how to control her time on breaks
D.thinks the Internet is useless for the countryside students
5.The passage is written mainly to ________.
A.explain how important online studying is
B.complain the problems of online studying
C.encourage to improve our English
D.show us how to improve our online studying
There is always something unexpected in our life. I find it humorous sometimes that even the most ordinary thing can have an _______ on us.
My wife, daughter, and I moved into our home nine years ago and we _______ a lot of time and energy working in the yard to get it look like what it does today. We called this area our "rock garden" because there were so many rocks. We did the best we could to make the yard _______. Then, we started to grow plants and flowers and _______ them carefully.
Last summer I walked to the end of the rock garden and found a tiny little plant that I could not immediately tell what it was. I knew I didn't plant it and Denise said that she didn't _______. We decided to let it continue growing until we could _______ what it was.
Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the mystery (神秘的) plant, I found it grow taller. It appeared to be a Sunflower. As I pulled rocks from the area, I noticed something _______. The Sunflower didn't start where I saw the stalk (茎) begin. It actually began under a big rock and grew under and around it to _______ the sun.
Suddenly I realized something. "_______ a tiny little Sunflower has the ability of overcoming a big rock standing in its way of developing, we also have the ability of doing the same thing. "Like the Sunflower, it knew it had the ability to overcome difficulties.
Stand tall like the Sunflower and take ________in who and what you are and the environment will begin to support you. You will find a way to go under or around big difficulties in order to achieve your goal.
1.A.idea B.opinion C.experience D.influence
2.A.spent B.paid C.took D.cost
3.A.unclean B.tidy C.messy D.dirty
4.A.looked for B.looked after C.looked through D.looked over
5.A.too B.also C.either D.so
6.A.find out B.look out C.put out D.try out
7.A.interesting B.enjoyable C.ordinary D.unusual
8.A.hold B.reach C.catch D.have
9.A.Because B.Although C.If D.But
10.A.praise B.pride C.attention D.advice
—I'm sorry I failed in the badminton game, Coach.
—________. You can't win every time. Cheer up and try next match.
A.Never mind B.My pleasure C.You are welcome D.Help yourself
—Could you tell me ________ for the pants?
—By paying over the Internet.
A.how much I will pay B.how will I pay
C.how I will pay D.how much will I pay
Each time tourists travel to Beijing, they_______ the Forbidden City.
A.will be shown up B.will be shown around
C.will show around D.will show to
Some people won’t realize the importance of their friendship ________ they lose it.
A.after B.when C.until D.as
