Many students are under great pressure this term. There is some advice on studying and preparing for exams.
Sciences
Ask students what is the most difficult course, and most of them will give you the same answer: mathematics. This is also true for Dai Shuang, a 14-year-old student at No.1 Middle School. He says, “It’s so difficult that I get a headache whenever I think about the math exam.”
According to Dai, studying this course is not easy. He usually studies math by himself and spends most of his free time reading math books and doing exercises.
Solution
Qin Xia, a math teacher, offers some advice. “Most students fear mathematics because they think the class is too difficult or boring.” he says, “These students don’t listen carefully in classes or even sleep.” In Qin’s opinion, they can try to take notes. And they’d better ask teachers for help. It’s difficult for students to teach themselves math, which will waste a lot of time. Besides, doing a lot of exercises is also important.
Arts
Zhu Tianjiao, a 13-year-old student at Megan Middle School, is very nervous because she doesn’t know how to improve her English.
Solution
Xia Bingcong, a top student at Tsinghua University shares(分享) some of her learning experiences. According to Xia, memorizing, listening and reading are important in language learning. “Studying on a daily basis(基础) is the best choice.” Xia says.When the math exam comes, Dai Shuang usually _________.
| A． has a bad cold | B． sleeps late |
| C．has a hard time | D． feels excited |
According to Qin Xia, __________ is Not a good way to learn math.
| A． asking teachers for help |
| B． taking notes in classes |
| C． doing lots of exercises |
| D． studying alone |
The passage tells us that __________ can help us make progress with English.
| A． exercising, listening, and reading |
| B． memorizing, listing and reading |
| C． memorizing, listening, and reading |
| D． memorizing, listening and relaxing |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A． Dai Shuang often asks his math teacher for help. |
| B． It’s necessary to study English every day. |
| C． Most students think math is the easiest of all the subjects. |
| D． Zhu Tianjiao is a student at Tsinghua University. |
When I was a teenager growing up in Russia, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could do this was to work in the local brick factory in my town, or get married. I was nervous when I told my father I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “No! You are going to college.” He took me by surprise when he said, “OK. We’ll go to the brick factory.”
Two days later, he took me to the factory. I had a very romantic idea of working in a factory. I had imagined everyone to be friends working together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I guess I had watched too many movies as a teenager.
When we arrived at the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard and one minute later we were inside. My father said, “Take your time. Look around.” I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was horrible. I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”
He asked me, “What do you think of the factory?”
“It’s terrible,” I replied.
“And marriage is even worse!” he said.
I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard so I could get into a good college. I enjoyed studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our trip to the brick factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!The writer lived in when she was a teenager.
A. Russia B. Japan C. ChinaAt first she thought life in the factory would be than in school.
A. more careful B. more colorful C. more beautifulWhen she told her father that she wanted to leave school, he expressed his disagreement .
A. by doing nothing B. in a special way C. by saying nothingAfter they visited the factory, the girl .
A. decided to work there B. decided to get married C. changed her mindThe underlined work “horrible” means “” in Chinese.
A. 糟糕的 B. 紧张的 C. 浪漫的
Zhang Li lies in bed sadly. The 24-year-old young man lost his right leg because of a blood disease. The doctor said that his 10 years of smoking had caused the disease. “I began to smoke when I was in Junior 3. It made me feel like a man and I thought it looked cool. Now I know I was really wrong.” said Zhang.
It is a mistake many teenagers make. It is said that about 40 million of the country’s young people between 13 and 18 have tried smoking. Nearly 68 percent of teenager smokers smoked their first one before the age of 13. Those who live in big cities started even earlier. Many teenagers see people smoking in the movies. But in real life, stars like Jackie Chan think smoking is a bad thing. In fact, smoking is one of the top killers in China. Each year one million people die from smoking-related(与吸烟有关的)diseases. Smoking causes illnesses like lung cancer and heart disease.
Doctors say that the younger a person starts smoking, the worse it will be. If a person starts smoking as a teenager, he or she may live twenty-two years less than non-smokers.What kind of disease did smoking cause for Zhang Li?
A. Lung cancer. B. Blood disease. C. Heart disease.From the passage, we know Zhang Li started to smoke when he was years old.
A. 13 B. 14 C. 18The city’s young people .
A. knew that smoking was a bad thing
B. tried smoking when they were in Junior 3
C. started smoking earlier than those in the countryWhich of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Zhang Li had a disease and lost his left leg.
B. Smoking may cause many kinds of diseases.
C. Smoking may make you have a shorter life.What does the underlined word “non-smokers ” mean in English?
A. People who like smoking.
B. People who smoke.
C. People who don’t smoke.
Hello, I’m Vladislav. For my summer holidays, I usually stay in a country house near Moscow.
Last summer, my dad’s brother gave me a present — a blue bike. At that time I couldn’t ride it very well.
One day I got into an accident. But don’t worry, everything was OK, just some “little” injuries.
That day, I tried to ride my bike and suddenly it began to move very fast. I couldn’t stop the bike. So I fell into a ditch (沟) full of dirty water. When I thought I had had enough bad luck, a girl walked by. She saw the bike and me. I quickly stood up.
“Are you fishing here?” she asked.
“Yes,” I answered. Then I said, “I’m making fish soup for dinner. Would you like to come?” To my surprise, she agreed.
After that we became friends. Now, we often send each other e-mails. She knows that I’m studying in China and she asks me questions about Chinese culture. I tell her my stories of China, and she says she wants to visit China, too. She even plans to study Chinese.
This is how, with the help of my bike, China got one more Russian friend.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。Who sent Vladislav a bike last summer?
What happened when Vladislav tried to ride his bike?
What did the girl think Vladislav was doing when she saw him by the ditch?
What made Vladislav surprised?
What does the girl say she wants to do in her e-mail to Vladislav?
When you look up into the sky at night, have you ever felt that your eyes are playing tricks on (捉弄) you? It seems that the stars are moving all the time.
Actually, there is nothing wrong with your eyes. This twinkling effect is called scintillation (交光). Scintillation happens because of air movements in the earth’s atmosphere (大气). Light is “bent (弯曲的)” when it travels through different parts of the earth’s atmosphere. As the air in the earth’s atmosphere is moving all the time, the light from the stars looks as if it is moving too.
The same thing also happens to things on the ground. On a very hot and shiny day, if you look at the road, the image in the distance is not clear and things move slightly. You can also see the same effect if you drop a rock into water. The rock appears a little unclear under the moving water.
This twinkling effect causes a lot of problems for astronomers (天文学家) since they cannot observe the stars clearly. A telescope (望远镜) was sent into space so that the air movements in the atmosphere could be avoided (避免). It took a long time to build the space telescope but finally in 1990, a huge space telescope called the Hubble Space Telescope was successfully sent into space. Since then, astronomers have many important observations that have helped people understand space better.
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。 What happens to the light from the stars we see when the air in the earth’s atmosphere is moving?
| A．It looks even brighter. |
| B．It looks as if it is bent. |
| C．It looks as if it is moving. |
| D．It looks like drops of rain. |
Scintillation also happens on according to the passage.
| A．rainy days | B．shiny days |
| C．cloudy days | D．windy days |
What can you see when you drop a rock into the water?
| A．The rock gets broken. |
| B．The rock becomes unclear. |
| C．The water becomes much polluted. |
| D．The water does not move anymore. |
The underlined word “observe” means “ ”.
| A．watch | B．listen | C．draw | D．explain |
Why is scintillation a problem for astronomers?
| A．The stars never stay still. |
| B．It makes the stars too dark to see. |
| C．It makes astronomers feel too hot to work. |
| D．Astronomers cannot observe the stars clearly. |
Food or friends? Lip salve (润唇膏) or iPod? What is the most important thing in the US teenagers’ lives today? Let’s take a look.
Some find that they can’t do without people.
“My biggest need is my friends. Without them, I wouldn’t do much,” said Adrian Fernandez, a 14-year-old boy.
With others, food always comes first.
“I do not think that I could live without chili con carne (辣子肉丁). I eat it every day. And if I didn’t have it, it’s all I would think about,” said Max Wu, an 8th-grade boy.
Sometimes, the things teenagers can’t do without are strange.
Take 14-year-old girl Hannah Sacchini for example. “I cannot live without lip salve, especially in winter,” said Hannah Sacchini. “I go mad if my lips get dry.”
Of course, today everybody uses mobile phones and computers. Some teens can’t live without these high-tech (高科技的) things.
Justin Beck, a 15-year-old boy, feels like this: “I would not be able to live without my iPod. I use it for so many different things. I always have it with me,” he said.
So, now we know the things US kids really must have. What about you and your classmates? What can’t you live without?
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。 To Adrian Fernandez, is the most important.
| A．a friend | B．lip salve | C．a computer | D．chili con carne |
How often does Max Wu eat chili con carne?
| A．Once a week. | B．Every day. |
| C．Twice a day. | D．Three times a week. |
Hannah Sacchini will become if her lips get dry.
| A．fat | B．excited | C．shy | D．annoyed |
We can learn that Justin Beck takes his iPod to school.
| A．never | B．sometimes | C．always | D．hardly ever |
The passage mainly tells us .
| A．what things the US kids really must have |
| B．what the US teenagers do every day at school |
| C．what the most important food in the US teenagers’ lives is |
| D．how the US teenagers’ lives are every day at school |