Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways71 Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.
You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report.72 Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process.73
The following methods may work best for you.
●Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.
●Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and
supporting facts.
● Write your notes in your own words.
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● Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.
As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols(符号) and that you use them all the time.75
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A．Use words, not complete sentences. |
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B．There are three practical note-taking methods. |
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C．You must write your notes on separate paper. |
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D．Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later. |
E. you will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.
F. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.
G. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.
Hundreds of years ago, a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots, a brave people, love their country. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland. But there were too many of the Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.
One night, the leader of the Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight, my men,” he said, “Tomorrow we will fight one more battle①. We must win, or we will die.”
They were all very tired. So they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty, but they were very tired, too, and one by one, they fell asleep.
The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they went up the hill. Closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more the war would be over. Suddenly, one of them put his foot on a thistle (蓟). He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots. In a minute they were on their feet and ready for a battle. The fighting was hard, but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved Scotland②.
The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people liked it. But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower.
1. Hundreds of years ago, the Romans ____ .
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A．came from the north through England to make war on Scotland |
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B．came to the north Scotland from England to make war on Scotland |
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C．came from the north of England to fight the Scots |
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D．came to the north from the south of Britain to fight the Scots |
2.At the shout of a Roman soldier, all the Scots who were asleep at the hill ____ .
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A．began to fight the Romans hard |
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B．stood up without putting on their shoes and began to fight |
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C．woke and rose immediately, ready to fight |
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D．put their feet into their shoes at once and were ready to fight |
3.The result of the war is that ____ .
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A．the Romans killed all the Scots |
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B．the Scots were defeated |
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C．the Scots were driven out of Scotland |
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D．the Scots defeated the Romans |
4. The Scots made thistle their national flower because thistle ____ .
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A．is lovely, though not beautiful |
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B．gave them happiness |
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C．is a kind of useful plant |
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D．helped the Scots in wiping out the Romans |
Drunk driving(醉驾) has become a serious problem in China. According to the Ministry of Public Security(公安部), the police caught more than half a million drunk drivers in 2010. On the night of May 9.2011. musician Gao Xiaosong ran his car into three other cars in Beijing because he drank too much wine. He was punished(惩罚) under China’s new drunk driving law that came into use on May 1.2011.
The new law sees drunk driving as a crime(犯罪). In the west, drunk driving is also a crime. In the US, for example, if the police catch a drunk driver, the driver will pay a fine, lose his or her license and even go to prison(监狱). If the driver wants to drive again, he or she has to do public service, and take part in educational programs.
You may think: drunk driving is crime? Isn’t this law too unkind? But experts say: not at all. They think it is to protect people’s tights to life and health. Drunk driving is very dangerous!
1. Mr. Gao ran his car into three other cars because .
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A．he went home too late |
B．he drank too much wine |
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C．the road was too crowded |
D．he was sleepy |
2. What does the underlined part “a fine” in the second paragraph refer to(指)？
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A．Health |
B．Weather |
C．money |
D．wealth |
3. When do experts think of the new law?
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A．The law is to protect people’s rights to life and health |
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B．The law is not kind to drunk drivers |
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C．Driving has become a serious problem |
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D．Drunk driving is very dangerous |
4.Which of the following sentence is TRUE?
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A．Drunk driving isn’t dangerous |
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B．In the US, drunk drivers will lose their licenses |
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C．The police caught less than half a million drunk drivers in 2010 |
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D．In China, drunk driving is not a crime |
备注：1.文章最后一段的tights 应改为rights, 2.第65小题中的when 应改为what
Bicycles are very popular in China. In our country you can see bicycles almost everywhere. When you walk on the road, you will find a lot of people riding bicycles to schools, shops and anywhere else. Therefore, China is known as “the kingdom of bicycles”. In China, many families have one or two bicycles.
Compared with cars, bicycles have many advantages. First, they are much cheaper than cars. Most Chinese can’t afford cars, but they can afford bicycles. Second, bicycles are small enough to park anywhere, while cars need a larger piece of land to park. What’s more, with lower speed, bicycles are safer than cars.
However, bicycles also bring some problems. Some riders don’t obey the traffic rules and some riders don’t think about others safety. So they ride too fast. During the rush hour, too many bicycles may cause traffic accidents. We still have a long way to solve the problem.
1. Where can you see bicycles in China?
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A．In the big city |
B．In the town |
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C．Almost everywhere |
D．In the countryside |
2.“The kingdom of bicycles” here is saying .
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A．China has plenty of bicycles |
B．China makes bicycles |
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C．Only China has bicycles |
D．All the Chinese have bicycles |
3. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of bicycles
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A．Bicycles are much cheaper than cars. |
B．Bicycles are more beautiful than cars |
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C．Bicycles are easy to park |
D．Bicycles are safer than cars. |
4. What does the last sentence mean?
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A．We should drive cars instead of riding bicycles |
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B．It’s too far to ride bicycles |
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C．We still need to do much to solve the problem |
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D．we should walk farther to solve the problem |
An artist went to beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a famer. Every day he went out with his paints and his brushes and painted from morning to evening. When it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed. At the end of his holiday, he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, “No I do not want money, but give me one of your pictures”, .The farmer smiled and answered, “It’s not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes here next month. I will show him your picture, and then he will not want to be an artist any more, I think.”
1.What did the artist go to the country for?
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A．To look for the farmer |
B．To spend a holiday |
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C．To teach the farmer’s son |
D．To see the farmer’s son |
2.What did the artist do every day in the country?
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A．He chatted with the farmer every day |
B．He went out to paint every day |
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C．He played cards with the farmer every day |
D．He worked for the farm |
3.Where did the artist live in the country?
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A．In a hotel |
B．He was in France |
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C．He was in Britain. |
D．In his own house |
The heaviest snow in a hundred years hit the south of China. It snowed __36___for half a month. Many people were __37___in railway stations, bus stations and airports. People did everything they could to fight the __38___; nobody was killed from cold and _39____. Gradually ,the trapped people all went back home_40___. While fighting the snow, people ___41__their animal friends until a moving story of a swallow(燕子) couple appeared on the Internet.
The couple hadn’t eaten anything for several days __42___the snow. They tried to fly into people’s home to warm themselves, but every house was ___43___tightly(紧紧地). They got to a side of a balcony ( 阳台 ) where wind couldn’t reach. They jumped and flapped (拍打) their wings(翅膀) to _44___the attention of the people inside the house, who were __45____their own things. The wife’s body was __46___. She couldn’t move any longer. The husband came near and __47__her with his wings. The husband lost his heat soon because of his opened wings.
The next morning, the housemaster went to the balcony to __48__ his flowers and saw a dead swallow outside. __49__ it, he found they were two embracing（拥抱） together. Thinking of the __50___the snow had brought to people, he was moved to tears . He took them in for giving them some _51___they couldn’t feel any longer. He found a small box, __52__it with some hay （干草）and lay the couple in . He _53__them in the garden of the community(社区).
In my hometown in the countryside, a swallow family live in the roof of my house . They __54__every spring to have babies. Then in autumn, when babies have __55___, they fly to the south, I wonder if they will come back this spring as they did.
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