How to Succeed in High School
You have been familiar with the learning environment in your middle school，and it feels like home．So it is not always easy to say"（1） " to middle school．
After entering high school，you may face some new challenges．The schoolwork may become more difficult and require greater skills．Most students need support．Teachers and parents may give you a hand．However，you can't（2） others all the time．What can you do？Here are some suggestions：
▪Understand what kind of learner you are．Do you need silence to focus？Then make sure the TV is not on when you are studying．Provide yourself with a（3） learning environment at home．Some students focus better in the morning；others at night．Find the right（4） so that your efforts will work well．
▪Learn to be better organized．It might be helpful when you get used to making a to﹣do﹣lit of all your schoolwork，and checking each item off when it is completed．Try to（5） __ your work．This will create smaller，more manageable tasks out of the larger ones．Big projects seem less difficult if they are done step by step．
▪Form good reading habits．Read every day ﹣ the more，the better．It doesn't matter what you read．Reading newspaper regularly is a good choice．Newspapers provide plenty of details and background．（6） ，information you get from newspapers is usually official and true．
High school life can be enjoyable．Old friendships might come undone and new ones will develop．Hope you will feel confident and perform well in high school!
（1）A．hello |
B．bye﹣bye |
C．sorry |
D．thanks |
（2）A．care for |
B．depend on |
C．compete with |
D．worry about |
（3）A warm |
B．clean |
C．quiet |
D．safe |
（4）A．time |
B．place |
C．habit |
D．skill |
（5）A．divide |
B．finish |
C．remember |
D．correct |
（6）A．For example |
B．In brief |
C．On average |
D．In addition |
A boy was sent by his parents to a boarding school. Before being sent away, this boy was the student in his class. He was the top in every competition. But the boy changed after home and attending the boarding school. His grades started dropping. He hated being in a group. He was lonely all the time.
His started worrying about the boy. But even they did not know was wrong with him. So his dad to travel to the boarding school and talk with him. The father started him casual questions about his classes, teachers and sports. some time his dad said, “Do you know son, why I am here today?”
The boy answered back, “To check my ?” “No, no.” his dad replied, “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for me. I want to see you happy. I don’t care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE”
These words caused the boy’s eyes to fill with tears. He hugged his dad.They didn’t say to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on this Earth who cared for him . And today this young man in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!
A．healthiest B．nicest C．loneliest D．brightest
A．reaching B．going C．leaving D．coming
A．friends B．parents C．teachers D．cousins
A．what B．why C．how D．where
A．liked B．continued C．decided D．thought
A．saying B．telling C．speaking D．asking
A．When B．Before C．After D．Until
A．groups B．grades C．happiness D．brightness
A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
A．widely B．strongly C．heavily D．deeply
At present, almost everyone has a mobile phone, but have you ever thought that cell phones be bad for your health? A study shows that heavy mobile phone use may cause hearing loss(失聪).
This study shows that people who use cell phones for about an hour a day have a time hearing some similar sounds, especially in their right ears. It is getting harder for to tell the difference between the sounds of“s”and“f”，and“t”and“z”.
Researchers studied 100 people who used cell phones and them with 50 people who did not. The study lasted for 12 months. What the researchers found was that cell phone users had more hearing than those who did not use cell phones.
Besides this, our ears have many little inside them. Too much noise will cause these hairs to get weak and die. When these hairs die, it affects our ability to listen.
However, cell phone users don’t care too much this study. One man said,“I’d be more worried about people who MP3 players. They put those earphones in their ears and listen to very music. I think that is more likely(更有可能的) to cause hearing loss than a cell phone.”
A．should B．need C．might D．must
A．busier B．happier C．harder D．shorter
A．us B．you C．it D．them
A．compared B．suggested C．showed D．taught
A．advantages B．problems C．rules D．experiences
A．noises B．pains C．hairs D．pimples
A．hardly B．actually C．clearly D．finally
A．to B．with C．about D．of
A．produce B．use C．discover D．see
A．beautiful B．soft C．loud D．light
Five years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work. He used to carry a nice to work with him so that he could change if his clothes got wrinkled (皱的). “I’m working harder than ever,” David says, “ I need to feel comfortable.” More and more companies are their office workers to wear casual clothes (便装) to work. They thought the casual clothes could their work. In the early 1990s, the workers in American companies could wear casual clothes on Friday (but only on Friday).This became known “dress-down Friday” or “casual Friday”. Why have so many companies done like that? One reason is that it’s for a company to hire (雇佣) new workers if it has a casual dress style. “A lot of young people don’t want to for work,” says the owner of a software company, “so it’s hard to hire people if you make a for their dressing.” Another reason is that people work when they are wearing comfortable clothes. Supporters of casual office wear also say that a casual dress style helps them money. “Suits are expensive, if you have to wear one every day,” one person said, “for the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes.”
A．suit B．bag C．breakfast D．newspaper
A．or B．so C．while D．unless
A．helping B．inviting C．encouraging D．warning
A．be good for B．be interested in C．be friendly to D．be pleased with
A．of B．as C．for D．about
A．harder B．safer C．easier D．worse
A．put up B．get up C．look up D．dress up
A．plan B．rule C．fire D．mark
A．politely B．seriously C．correctly D．happily
A．save B．raise C．make D．waste
Imagine this: your parents go away on business, but you have to stay at home alone(独自地). Would life be as easy as when your parents are ____? Would it be a perfect(完美的) holiday for you?
Zheng Chenyu says that she would _____ “Where can I find food? How can I cook it?” The 14-year-old girl says that she knows ____ about cooking.
“I can have tomato and egg soup(汤), but that’s all. I think many of my classmates are the same. We don’t know what to do, or how to ____ ourselves,” said Zheng. “And I may(可能) forget something important. I may probably ______ television and then burn(煮干) the soup.”
_____ Zheng believes that basic life skills(生活技能), such as cooking and washing clothes, are especially important, she doesn’t think teenagers get enough practice.
“As soon as I leave home, I’ll learn to cook. But now parents do almost ______ for us. We’re very lazy,” she said.
Most teenagers only have time for their ______. They don’t learn any life skills until they go to college(大学).
However, Sima Yige doesn’t think so.
“I think I’d be all right. I wouldn’t just eat sandwiches or fruit. I know how to cook some ______ dishes because my mum showed me,” the 13-year-old boy said. In his opinion, many teenagers depend(依靠) too much on their parents, and there is much more to learn than cooking, like “______ up your room or even dressing yourself properly”.
For most teenagers it wouldn’t be a holiday at all.
A．at B．out C．in D．around
A．think B．feel C．worry D．say
A．little B．a little C．few D．a few
A．look after B．look at C．look for D．look out
A．see B．watch C．look D．listen
A．Although B．However C．Because D．So
A．none B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．housework B．school C．homework D．life
A．nice B．important C．difficult D．easy
A．tidying B．to tidy C．tidy D．tidied
Do you worry about exam? How would you feel if you had the entrance exam to senior high school(中考)tomorrow? “I was surprised at __ I could get angry so easily with my parents before a big exam,” said Junior 3 student Wang Yangqian from Hefei, “I couldn’t ____ even after I’d been in bed for two hours.”
Not only exams but also other things, __ a big game, can also make you a bit__ from how you usually are.
You may be acting differently ___ you are stressed out. Stress is what you __ when you are worried or uncomfortable about something. Usually your hands get wet and your __ beats faster. You feel stressed because you might ask too much of yourself sometimes. Or, your parents, teachers or classmates put too much ____ on you. This can make you worried. But being stressed is not always a big ____. Everybody, even sports stars, can get a little worried before a big game.
Some kinds of stress are good. Good stress might show up when you’re called on in class or when you have to give a report. This kind of stress can__ you get things done. You may do a __ job in your book report if the anxiety pushes you to do more work before you read it to the class. Sometimes stress can turn into something ___ if you keep having stressful feeling over a long time. This kind of stress isn’t going to help you. It can make you ___. You may have trouble __ attention at school and forget things easily
So, remember to stay relaxed. It won’t be the __ of the world, even if you don’t pass the exam.
A．when B．where C．how D．what
A．do my homework B．solve problems C．stop working D．fall asleep
A．as B．like C．and D．such
A．angry B．different C．anxious D．the same
A．so B．why C．how D．because
A．feel B．look C．sound D．seem
A．head B．heart C．breath D．friends
A．homework B．lessons C．hopes D．pressure
A．problem B．questions C．courage D．mistake
A．allow B．ask C．order D．help
A．worse B．better C．harder D．fewer
A．helpful B．bad C．wonderful D．useful
A．happy B．comfortable C．sick D．strong
A．making B．finding C．paying D．showing