Knowing the best way to study will help you to be a better student. By using your time properly, you can do your homework more quickly. Learning to study is not difficult.
The first thing to remember is that you must be willing to learn. It doesn't mean that you must always like the subject. It does mean, however, that you must be willing to do whatever is necessary to learn. Try to understand why it is important and how it will help you now and later to do and learn other things. Knowing mathematics facts will be useful in your whole life. Knowing how to spell makes any kind of writing easier. Sometimes the subject that you think is going to be uninteresting will be exciting when you begin to work at it and understand it more clearly. Learning things can be fun if you are willing to work with them.
Here's some advice for you ： have a certain time each day and a quiet place with good lighting for study, so that you can concentrate on your study without interruptions （中断）；have everything ready before you sit down to study, a dictionary, paper, a pen and books; be sure you understand what you should learn before you start; read carefully and pay special attention to the most important things; when memorizing, first find out the main parts and then recite the whole thing; check your homework after you finish it; never forget the importance of review and preview.
Don't try to spend a lot of time researching learning methods. There are many students who know many good learning methods but don't study well. They forget that the most useful learning method is to study hard.The main goal of the article is __________.
| A．to prove that learning is not difficult |
| B．to make the readers be interested in study |
| C．to tell the importance of self teaching |
| D．to tell the students how to study well |
The first thing to remember in studying is that __________.
| A．you must like the subject |
| B．you must follow the teacher |
| C．you must enjoy learning |
| D．you must study hard |
We learn things because __________.
| A．our parents want us to learn |
| B．every student learns at school |
| C．we may use these things in the future |
| D．we like the subjects |
The timing of school holidays has always had a lot to do with when a family goes on vacation. For many kids, summer holidays mean spending time outdoors and heading toward water- the local swimming pool, a lake, or the beach.
What people wear to go swimming or sunbathing has changed a great deal since the early 1990s. Do you know what early swimsuits(游泳衣） looked like and what they were made of? The earliest swimsuits covered most of the body and were called “bathing clothes”. They were often made of wool, which made them scratchy（扎人的） and very heavy when they got wet. Newer materials made it possible to make lighter swimsuits. Over time, swimsuits covered less and less of the body. In 1946, the bikini became popular among women.
Summer holidays don’t just mean going to the water. They can also mean going for a bike ride, or a picnic. It all depends how you want to spend your summer days.
If you live or spend your holiday near the water, then fishing, diving and boating are all good possibilities. In summertime, lots of people enjoy playing, picnicking, and just going out with friends on a long summer day until the sun goes down.
A famous song called Summertime from the opera Porgy and Bess describes life’s more relaxed pace in this season, “Summertime...and the living is easy. Fish are jumping...” Ask your parents and older relatives about their summertime memories.What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?
| A．Being near water is great in summer for kids. |
| B．It is great for kids to spend holidays with their family. |
| C．when you should prepare for summer holidays. |
| D．Where you can find water on summer holidays. |
From the passage we can know that_________.
| A．People with “bathing clothes” could swim easily |
| B．The earlier swimsuits were very comfortable to wear |
| C．There are other ways to enjoy summer holidays |
| D．It is easy for a family to arrange summer holidays |
What is summertime like according to the passage?
| A．It is busy | B．It is interesting |
| C．It is simple | D．It is hard |
If the crust （外壳） of the earth were not pretty solid （坚固的），it would be shaking about and moving up and down frequently. However，there are places in the rocks of the earth’s crust where it isn’t strongly held together—where faults exist. Along the faults，one rock might push against another with great force. The energy is changed to vibration in the rocks，so they begin to shake and we have an earthquake!
The most famous one in North America was the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. Seven hundred people died and property（财产）damage amounted to about ＄425，000，000.The greatest destruction came from the fires that followed the quake.
One of the most famous earthquakes in Europe took place in Lisbon，Portugal，in 1755.The city was destroyed and at least thirty thousand people were killed. In 1908，in Calabria and Sicily，a quake killed about seventy-five thousand people. In 1915，in central Italy，hundreds of towns and villages were damaged and thirty thousand people were killed.
Two great earthquakes that caused great damage in Asia took place in Tokyo，Japan，and in Gansu Province in China. The Tokyo quake of 1923 killed more than one hundred thousand people and destroyed the city and the city of Yokohama，too. The Chinese quake in 1920 covered more than three hundred square miles and killed about two hundred thousand people.The first paragraph mainly tells us.
| A．where earthquakes happen |
| B．how earthquakes happen |
| C．the damage caused by earthquakes |
| D．famous earthquakes in the world |
Which of the following is the correct order of the years when the earthquakes happened?
①the San Francisco earthquake
②the earthquake in Lisbon，Portugal
③the earthquake in Calabria and Sicily
④the earthquake in central Italy
⑤the earthquake in Gansu Province
⑥the Tokyo quake
| A．③④⑤⑥②① | B．⑤⑥②①③④ |
| C．②①③④⑤⑥ | D．①③④②⑤⑥ |
According to the passage，the earthquake that killed the most people happened in.
| A．Portugal | B．Italy | C．Japan | D．China |
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying，along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered（零散的） articles.
Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the burden. As they walked Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, and that he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talks, then Mark went home. They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from junior high school. They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long awaited senior year came and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mother’s sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide(自杀). But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if I had killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life.”How did Bill and Mark get to know each other?
| A．They were attending the same junior high school. |
| B．They were living in the same neighborhood. |
| C．Mark was once invited to Bill’s home to play video games together. |
| D．Mark once lent Bill a hand when he dropped all things the was carrying. |
The underlined word “tripped” in Paragraph One probably means.
| A．stopped | B．scattered |
| C．trapped himself | D．caught his foot on something |
According to the passage, we learn that ________
| A．Bill would have gone to another school if Mark hadn’t met him that day. |
| B．Mark would have been informed of Bill’s death shortly after |
| C．Bill would have killed himself |
| D．Bill’s mother would find out his secret |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The boy took so many books with him because he was about to graduate soon. |
| B．In fact Mark knew from the beginning that he had saved his friend’s life. |
| C．Bill actually wanted to have a good sleep because he was too tired. |
| D．After they entered Bill’s house they had a drink together. |
On March 19, 2013, Malala Yousafzai, a 15-year-old Pakistani student and women’s-education activist(积极分子)， returned to the classroom for the first time since being attacked by a member of the Taliban on October 9, 2012. Malala was shot on her way home from school in Mingora, Pakistan. The Taliban(塔利班) said that they did the attack. The group said the attack should be a warning to others. Malala was targeted(作为目标) because she expresses her opinion publicly about girls’ rights to education.
After a long period of recovery, Malala is starting as a ninth-year student at Edgbaston High School. It is the oldest independent girl’s school in Birmingham, England. Though she has no specific plans to return to Pakistan, Malala still speaks out as a voice for change in her country, and everywhere. “I’m excited that today I have realized my dream of going back to school. I want all girls in the world to have this kind of chance,” Malala said in a statement .
Malala has been an Internet blogger since she was 11 years old. In 2011 she was awarded Pakistan’s National Peace Award for her bravery in writing about the difficulties of life and education in the shadow of the Taliban. She has spoken publicly about children’s rights and been nominated(提名) for an international children’s peace prize.Why did the Taliban attack Malala?
| A．She is a Pakistani student. |
| B．She was targeted without being planned. |
| C．She didn’t want to be a member of the Taliban. |
| D．She spoke publicly about girls’ rights to education. |
How long did it take Malala to recover from the attack?
| A．Four years. | B．About one year. |
| C．Over five months. | D．About four months. |
We can learn from the passage that Malala______.
| A．is now attending school in Pakistan |
| B．is still under the shadow of the attack |
| C．has made a careful plan for her future |
| D．cares about the situation in her home country |
While English is getting more important in our schools, Chinese has become popular among foreign kids. But Chinese can be more difficult to learn. At least 16-year-old Piao Chenglong thinks so. “English is easier for me. Chinese characters(汉字) have too many strokes(笔画),” said Piao. “But I want to learn it. I want to study at Peking University when I grow up.” Piao is from South Korea. He came to China in 2008.
In South Korea, there are more than 300000 Chinese learners like Piao. Some South Korean students begin to learn to write the language on their first day at school. To help students learn Chinese, South Korea holds speaking competitions for high school students every year.
Chinese isn’t just popular in South Korea. People from all the world want to learn it. The Chinese Ministry of Education says that nearly 130 million people from 85 countries are learning Chinese. This number will be increasing to 800 million in the coming years.
In America, Chinese is the second most popular foreign language after Spanish. Some American middle schools have Chinese classes. Students learn to make jiaozi and tie Chinese knots(中国结). Some even try to write and draw in Chinese way!
People want to learn Chinese because China is becoming such an important country. Foreign countries want to understand China better to help them with business. The Chinese government is also helping the world learn Chinese. It has sent more than 200 Chinese teachers to more than 60 countries in the world. Many more Confucious College(孔子学院) will be set up in the world. These colleges will teach Chinese to foreign students.Which of the following is the topic sentence for the text?
| A．Chinese has become popular among foreign kids. |
| B．Chinese can be more difficult to learn. |
| C．In America, Chinese is the second most popular foreign language after Spanish. |
| D．Students learn to make jiaozi and tie Chinese knots. |
Where does Piao Chenglong come from?
| A．China | B．America | C．South Korea | D．Spain |
According to the text, some American middle school students learn to do the following EXCEPT_______.
| A．making jiaozi |
| B．writing and drawing in Chinese way |
| C．trying Chinese knots |
| D．singing Chinese songs |
Why do foreign kids want to learn Chinese?
| A．Because Chinese is getting more important in their schools. |
| B．Because Chinese characters have too many strokes. |
| C．Because the number of people learning Chinese will be 800 million. |
| D．Because China is becoming more and more important in the world. |