You know this: continuous learning and improvement are essential to our work and life. But your time is limited and there is only so much you can absorb at a given period. How does one learn faster and more effectively?
If knowledge is power, knowing how to learn effectively is the superpower.1.Use them to absorb more information in a short time, understand content at a deeper level and carry out what you’ve learned effectively.
Increase desirable difficulty
Like building muscles, the harder you train, the stronger you get. So does learning. The harder your brain has to work to recall a memory, the greater you increase in learning.
This is what separates studying with practicing and testing.Practicing and testing are not equal to studying. They are greater than studying because it requires work to dig out the me memory of what you’ve studied and learned.
2.Instead, increase the desirable difficulties so that you learn and remember the knowledge better over the long run.
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Sleep plays an extremely important role in our cognitive (认知的）development, which includes learning. While your brain sleeps, the flow of cerebrospinal fluid(脑脊液)in the brain increases and clears out harmful toxins built up during your waking hours.
To improve your learning ability, make sure you get enough high-quality sleep every day. If you have the time flexibility, try taking 30 to 60 minutes nap after lunch. Naps are sleeping too.
Make use of the environment
Our environment shapes our behavior more than we think or like to admit.4.The environment plays an important role, too. You can use this in two ways.
First, the environment we study and practice becomes the cause when we’re performing. If you’re practising for a performance, for example giving a speech, practice it in the same environment where you’re going to perform. Doing this makes practicing easier as it goes and it translates into the actual performance as well.
You can also use the environment to exposes yourself to many contexts when learning new content or practicing a new skill.5.
A. Improve your sleep and take naps.
B. Make self-learning effective for you.
C. The same goes for learning .
D. Here are some skills to help you get closer to the superpower you ever wanted.
E. This helps your brain to make more connections for that particular content or skill.
F. To learn more effectively, stop avoiding challenges and difficulties.
G. Luckily, you can improve efficient learning habits and learning styles help you learn faster.
The Liangzhu ruins in Hangzhou, pointing to an established Chinese civilisation 5,000 years ago, have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. Every Chinese child is taught at school that the country's civilisation is 5,000 years old, but proving this beyond doubt has been a problem.
Now, a jade artifact(玉器)named “King of Cong”, found in the Liangzhu city ruins near Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, has provided an answer. Accordingto radiocarbon dating(放射性碳定年法),the 6.5kg object is 5,300 years old. It is one ofthe largest objects among all Cong from Liangzhu. The piece has now won greater global recognition.
However, the site has far more than just things made of jade.The main area, spread over14.3 square kilometers in the Yuhang area of Hangzhou, includes not only a city’s ruins but 11 dams and several cemeteries(墓地), all about 5,000 years old. Archaeological facts show that people lived in Liangzhu for about a thousand years.
“The archaeological ruins of Liangzhu (3300-2300 BCE) show an early state with a unified belief system based on growing rice in Late Neolithic China(中国新石器时代晚期). ”the UNESCO World Heritage Committee said.“These ruins are an extremely good example of early city civilisation expressed in town planning, a water conservation system and a social order which can be seen in where and how people were buried in cemeteries within the ruins.”
According to studies led by Liu Bin, director of the Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, the inner part of theancient city ruins covers 2.8 square kilometers, about five times the area of the Forbidden City in Beijing, and the outer city spreads across 6.3 square kilometers. Liu said it was the biggest city ruins site of its time to be found in China, and was also one of the largest cities of its day in the world.
1.________ can prove that China has a civilisation of 5,000 years old?
A.The king named Cong. B.The archaeological ruins of Liangzhu.
C.The UNESCO World Heritage Committee. D.The historical site at Hangzhou dam.
2.What do we know about the ancient Liangzhu city?
A.A different system of value in the region. B.The end of Chinese civilisation.
C.The biggest city ruins all over the world. D.The whole area—9.1 square kilometers.
3.Why is the Forbidden City mentioned in the last paragraph?
A.To focus on the great achievements.
B.To inform us of the importance about architecture.
C.To stress the large scale of ancient Liangzhu city.
D.To present advanced technology and outstanding civilisation.
In 1973, I was teaching elementary school. Each day, 27 kids entered “The Thinking Laboratory.” That was the name students voted for after deciding that “Room 104” was too dull.
Freddy was an average student, but not an average person. He had the rare balance of fun and compassion（同情）. He would laugh the loudest over fun and be the saddest over anyone’s misfortune.
Before the school year ended, I gave the kids a special gift, T-shirts with the words “Verbs Are Your Friends ” on them. I had advised the kids that while verbs（动词）may seem dull , most of the fun things they do throughout their lives will be verbs.
Through the years, I’d run into former students who would provide updates on old classmates. I learned that Freddy did several jobs after his graduation from high school and remained the same caring person I met forty years before . Once, while working overnight at a store, he let a homeless man sleep in his truck. Another time, he lent a friend money to buy a house.
Just last year, I was conducting a workshop when someone knocked at the classroom door. A woman excused the interruption and handed me an envelope. I stopped teaching and opened it up. Inside were the “Verbs” shirt and a note from Freddy’s mother. “Freddy passed away on Thanksgiving. He wanted you to have this. ”
I told the story to the class. As sad as it was, I couldn’t help smiling. Although Freddy was taken from us, we all took something from Freddy.
1.What do the underlined words “The Thinking Laboratory” in paragraph 1 refer to?
A.The elementary school where the kids studied.
B.“Room104”in which the kids studied.
C.The workshop in which the kids carried out experiments.
D.The high school which was fun as well as dull.
2.What can we learn about the author?
A.She hardly kept in touch with her former students.
B.She wrote the passage in 2013 or so.
C.She was very strict with her students.
D.She gave the kids special gifts after the school year.
3.Which of the following words can best describe Freddy?
A.modest and daring. B.outstanding and calm.
C.generous and creative. D.warm-hearted and caring.
4.What’s the author’s attitude towards Freddy?
A.Cautious. B.Disapproving.
C.Uninterested. D.Appreciative.
People love to celebrate. Whether it’s a birthday or a wedding, we enjoy having a reason to relax and have a good time. This is especially true for festivals that welcome spring and summer. Here are some celebrations you may not know about.
Carabao is a buffalo(水牛) found in the Philippines, and the Carabao Festival is a day of dancing and revelry(狂欢)in May that celebrates the strong animal that plays such an important role in Filipinos farming economy. The animals are cleaned before a parade in which 20 or more of them—many decorated with paint and colorful ribbons—walked through the streets.
Cooper’s Hill is a steep, grassy knoll(圆丘 ) near Gloucester, England, which is longer than a football field. Cooper’s Hill is a late May event in which participants race one another to beat a nine-pound cheese round to the bottom of the hill. The event attracts lots of contestants but is harder than it sounds. Lots of contestants bite the dust before they reach the finish line. The winner gets the cheese.
The Boryeong Mud Festival takes place each summer near Seoul, South Korea. Tons of mud are trucked from the Boryeong mud flats to a beach area near the event. People participate in lots of activities, including a mud pool, mud skiing and mudslides. By the time the celebration is over, anyone coated in soft or dried mud can take a short walk to the beach for a quick bath.
La Tomatina is an organized tomato fight that takes place in Bunol, Spain, every August.The festival’s origins are unclear, but that hasn’t lessened anyone’s enthusiasm.The battle lasts for about an hour, and participants have to throw squashed(挤烂的) tomatoes to reduce the risk of injury. After the fight, both the people and the streets are covered with tomato guts. Fire trucks then begin the difficult task of washing everything.
1.In which celebration can people compete with each other?
A.The Carabao Festival. B.Cooper’s Hill Cheese-rolling Festival.
C.The Boryeong Mud Festival. D.La Tomatina Festival.
2.When will you go if you want to participate in La Tomatina?
A.In May. B.In March.
C.In July. D.In August.
3.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A.An unforgettable celebration. B.Exciting activities.
C.Different customs of celebrations. D.Different festivals in Asia.
In college, Spring Break （春假）is usually associated with the beach, parties and sleepless nights, bringing about relaxation, free time and friends. Students who wish to spend their break doing something productive and rewarding, however, may choose to participate in the Alternative Break Program. It places college students in communities both at home and abroad.
The Program allows students to take part in various projects dealing with issues such as literacy （识字）, homelessness and the environment. It includes helping kids with their lessons, raising money for families in need and collecting data for environmental research.
The hope is that, by getting themselves involved in different environments, students will have the opportunity to learn about members of communities and broaden their view. In turn, they will incorporate (融合) their experiences and lessons learned into their own communities. In a word, the Program aims to encourage students to be active citizens and engage themselves in making a difference in society.
In the spring of 2006, about 36,000 students in the USA participated in the Alternative Break Program.
Samantha Giacobozzi, now director of the Program, has been on five alternative break trips herself, including trips to New Orleans, India and Dominican Republic. “I was a student who went on alternative break trips and had my life totallytransformedby that experience,” she said. “Every year, we meet many students who have attended the Program. You can see changes in their life that are connected with their alternative break experiences.”
The Program began in 1991.Today, it has become increasingly popular with college students in the United States.
1.Who may choose to participate in the Alternative Break Program?(No mare than 10 words)
2.What is the aim of the Program?(NO more than 15 words)
3.What is the meaning of the underlined word "transformed" in Paragraph 5? (1 word)
4.What is Samantha's attitude toward the Program?(No more than 10 words)
5.If you take part in the Program, which project are you interested in? And why?(No more than 25 words)
根据所给的首字母和中文写出所缺单词的完整形式
1.Regular visits from a social worker can be of i_________（巨大的）value to old people living alone.
2.The weather is terrible today because of the d _______（毁灭）of nature by human beings.
3.Though the weather in Britain is so changeable and u ________（不可预测）, the climate is in fact a favorable one.
4.After her c ________（同事们）had talked with her several times, she became a bit more cheerful.
5.They found s ________（遮蔽物）from the storm in a barn.
6.This incident left a v ________（生动的）impression on me.
7.We've been working all week without a moment’s l ________（休闲）.
8.You might want to consider t ________（暂时的）work until you decide what you want to do.
9.The disease was spreading more r ________（迅速地）than expected.
10.Long complex sentences are d ________（与众不同的）of Henry James’s later style.
