Very few people look forward to and enjoy exams. That doesn’t have to mean that you should be afraid of them, though. The following tips will help you get through that terrible exam period.
Here are eight steps to help you during exams:
1. Make sure you know how much time you will have in the exam, and how many questions there will be. Then you can divide your time among the questions to make sure that they all get answered.
2. When you’re doing an exam that involves (涉及) long answers, it is a good idea to leave some space at the end of the answer so that you can add any extra comments that might come to mind when you reread your paper.
3. Don’t spend all of your time only on questions that you know the answer to because you will get a worse mark for answering some questions very well and some not at all.
4. It is worth taking a little extra time to make sure that your handwriting is neat. Then the examiner will be able to read it! Try to avoid spelling mistakes too!
5. The more prepared you are, the more likely you are to succeed.
6. Keep calm. If you feel yourself getting worried, take a deep breath.
7. Don’t try to discuss the exam after you’ve finished it. If you’ve got different answers from your friends, there’s no point worrying about it.
8. Once an exam is over, just forget about it. There is nothing more you can do about it. The best thing you can do is to go home and prepare for the next one.
1. You can get a better mark if ______.
A. you spend all of your time on questions that you are not good at
B. you discuss the answers with your friends after exams
C. you go over your notes carefully for the exam
D. you spend most of your time on questions that you know well
2. The passage is probably written for ______.
A. people who mark exam papers
B. people who take exams
C. high school teachers
D. language learners
3.The underlined word “avoid” in the passage most probably means “______”.
A. check out
B. go over
C. think about
D. prevent something from happening
Have you ever heard the old saying, “Never judge a book by its cover.”? This is a good rule to follow when trying to judge the intelligence of others. Some people have minds that shine only in certain situations. A young man with an unusual talent in writing may find himself speechless before a pretty girl when he speaks. He may not be able to find the right words. But don’t make the mistake of thinking him stupid. With a pen and paper, he can express himself better than anybody else.
Other people may fool you into overestimating(过高估计) their intelligence by putting up a good front. A student who listens attentively and takes notes in class is bound to (一定会) make a favorable impression on his teachers. But when it comes to exams, he may score near the bottom of the class.
In a word, you can’t judge someone by appearance. The only way to determine a person’s intelligence is to get to know him. Then you can see how he reacts to different situations. The more situations you see, the better your judgment is likely to be. So take your time. Don’t judge a book by its cover.
1.The passage suggests that ______.
A. a speechless person always writes well
B. a good writer may not be a good speaker
C. a good writer is always a good speaker
D. a good writer will find himself speechless
2.According to this passage, a student who listens attentively and takes notes in class ______.
A. is an intelligent student
B. will not be a good student
C. will score best in exams
D. may not be an intelligent student
3.The passage suggests that we should judge a person’s intelligence through ______.
A. his teachers
B. his behavior in the classroom
C. his reactions to different situations
D. his appearance
4.The writer of this passage wants to tell us not to______.
A. judge a book by its cover
B. make the mistake of thinking a young man stupid
C. overestimate a student’s intelligence
D. judge a person’s intelligence by his appearance
句子翻译
1.她无法忍受别人的嘲笑。(stand)
2.他现在正遭受头痛之苦。(suffer)
3.我们宁愿在外面玩也不愿意在家看电视。(prefer)
4.学生们向校长投诉作业太多。(complain)
根据所给汉语及英语提示完成下列句子，每空一词(请把答案填入答卷标号为76-81的空格中)。
1.The incident caused _______ _______ _______ (一系列的) events that nobody had foreseen.
2.Nowadays many young graduates _______ _______ _______ (自愿义务教书) in poor faraway villages.
3.To reduce stress, one of the important things you should do is to _______ _______ _______ (多锻炼)。
4.That girl spent much time _______ _______ _______ (更换衣服) before the party.
5.Mike and John work hard at their lessons _______ _______ _______ (为了) catch up with the others.
6.I don’t know _______ _______ _______ (怎样设计) a poster.
根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，用正确形式的单词填空。并把完整单词填写在答题卷相应的位置上。
1.Having experienced many failures, I have the courage to meet all the _________ (挑战).
2.Can the problem be _________ (解决) by money?
3.Nowadays we can see _________ (广告) everywhere, on the walls, in the newspapers and on TV.
4.You are _________ (应该) to finish your homework on time.
5.Now he is _________ (拨) his friend’s number, but the line is busy.
6.She is absent because of s_________.
7.Mary g_________ from Cambridge last year with a degree in law.
8.The computer will soon work out the d_________ between the two cities.
9.A healthy d_________ should be rich in fruit and vegetables.
10.I’m sorry. I must go now. I have something u_________ to deal with.
语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空格处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
In the days when an ice cream cost much less, Tom, 1. 8-year-old boy, entered a hotel coffee shop 2. sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. "How much is an ice cream?" "Fifty-cents," replied the waitress. The little boy pulled 3. right hand out of the pocket and studied a number of coins in it.
"How much is a dish of plain ice cream?" he asked. Some people were now waiting for her service and the waitress grew a bit 4. (patience). "Thirty-five cents," she said 5. (rude). The little boy carefully counted the coins 6. . "I will have a plain ice cream," he said. The waitress walked 7. . The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. It was not long 8. the waitress came back and then she began to wipe down the table and suddenly was surprised 9. what she saw. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels (五分镍币) and five 10. (penny) ….. her tip!
