2020-2021高二英語下學期期中考試卷含答案

英語試題

第I卷

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分20分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、

B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。

聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和

閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.Onwhichdaydoesthewomanliketogotothezoo?

A.OnMondaysB.OnSundaysC.On

Saturdays

2.Whatisthemanusedto?

A.Heisusedtowearingnohat.

B.Heisusedtogoingoutonacoldwinterday.

C.Heisusedtobeingdoneharmto.

3.Howmanychildrenarethereintheclassroom?

A.SevenB.FiveC.Twelve

4.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?

A.AtthetheaterB.AtarestaurantC.Atthe

station

5.Howlongwilltheboybeawayfromschool?

A.It'suncertainB.FortwodaysC.Fora

week

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從

題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試

卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個

小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答

時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6至8題。

6.Whatdoesthewomanprobablywanttodo?

A.TomailaletterB.ToseeafilmC.Tovisit

afriend

7.Whocananswerthewoman'squestion?

A.Themanwithabeard.

B.Themanwithabear.

C.Themanwithabottleofbeer.

8.Whereisthemanstanding?

A.Bythepostoffice.B.Bythemailbox.C.By

thelamppost（路燈柱）.

聽第7段材料，回答第9至11題。

9.Howmanydayshasthemangotforhisvacation?

A.25daysB.10daysC.15days.

10.What'sthemainpurposeoftheman'sgoingto

Hawaiiwithhisfamily?

A.Toclimbmountains.

B.Togofishingandswimming.

C.Tohavearest.

11.Where'sthewomangoingthissummer?

A.AfricaB.EuropeC.America

聽第8段材料，回答第12至14題。

12.Whichroomischeaper?

A.Theinsideroomwithabath.

B.Theoutsideroomwithabath.

C.Theoutsideroomwithoutabath.

13.Howlongdoesthemanplantostay?

A.OneweekB.OnenightC.Twonights

14.What'stheroomnumber?

A.Room508B.Room509C.Room709

聽第9段材料，回答第15至17題.

15.WherewasGeorgeyesterday?

A.Athisusualplace.B.Inthenewspaperoffice.

C.Athome.

16.WhydidthewomancallGeorge?

A.Toaskhimtoaconcert.

B.Togoonaholidaywithhim.

C.Toinvitehimtodinnerathome.

17.WheredidGeorgeseeMary?

A.AttheofficeB.Attheconcert

C.Inhissister'sroom.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18.HowmanypeoplearekilledinGreatBritainevery

year?

A.Severalthousand.B.Severalhundred.C.

100,000to200,000

19.WhathappenedtothecyclistonMondayevening?

A.Hewasknockeddownbyatruck

B.Hesawacaraccident.

C.Hesavedsomechildrenintheaccident.

20.Whatshouldwedobeforecrossingtheroad?

A.Wemustlookstraightahead.

B.Wemustkeeptotherightsideoftheroad.

C.Wemuststopandlookbothways.

第二部分英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)單項填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分1分）

從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最

佳選項。

21.Thepolicehavepowertodealwithsuchmatters

bylaw.

A.the；theB.不填；不填

C.不填；theD.the；不填

22.Knowledgefromreallifeisn'teasiertoforgetthan

achievedfromtextbooks.

A.itBthat

C.oneD.those

23."Libya'soilproductionreturnstonormal,Iguess,

itwillbefifteenmonths,"saidaUNexpert.

A.AfterB.That

C.BeforeD.Since

24.Ilistenedcarefullytohislongboringspeech,but

couldnotwhathewastalkingabout.

A.pickoutBbringout

C.makeoutD.giveout

25.thephenomenonof"bystandereffect"inthe

Yueyueevent,mostChineseStronglybelievethat

therestillexistloveandwarmthinpeople'shearts.

A.InadditiontoB.Inspiteof

C.BecauseofD.Intermsof

26.Afterathoroughsearch,therescueteamfinallybrought

themountainclimbersback,.

A.safelyandsoundlyB.safeand

sound

C.safelyandsoundD.safe

andsoundly

27.ltrainedlastnightandtheflowersdon'tneed,

sohewatertheflowers.

A.beingwatered；doesn'tneedtoB.

watering；needn'tto

C.towater；needn'tD.tobe

watered；doesn'tneedto

28.ltisthefacthedoesn5tknowhisown

birthdaysurprisesusall.

A.which；whichB.that；that

C.which；thatD.that；which

29.Onthebankoftheriver,wefoundhimona

bench,withhiseyesonakiteinthesky.

A.seating；fixedB.sitting；fixing

C.seated；fixingD.sitting；fixed

30.—Doyouthinkitagoodthingiftoohighhouse

pricescan'tbebroughtundercontrol.

―________,itwasbad.

A.InotherwordsB.Ontheotherhand

C.OnthecontraryD.Inthemeanwhile

第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、

C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡

上將該項涂黑。

After21yearsofmarriage,mywifewantedmeto

takeanotherwoman,mywidowedmother,outtodinner

andamovie.Duetothe31ofmyworkandmythree

children,Ivisitedheronly32.ThatnightIcalled

invitinghertogoout.Thoughabit33,sheaccepted

ithappily.

ThatFridayafterwork,Idroveoverto34herup.On

reachingherhouse,Inoticedthatsheseemedtobe

nervousaboutour35.Wearingthedressshehad

wornto36herlastweddinganniversary,she

smiledlikeanangel.

Wewenttoa37that,althoughnotelegant,was

verycomfortable.Afterwesatdown,I38myeyes

andsawMomsittingtherestaringatme.Asmilewason

herlips.￡IIusedtohaveto39themenuwhenyou

weresmall,“shesaid."Thenit'stimeyourelaxedandlet

mereturnthe40,"Iresponded.Duringthedinner,

wehadsucha41conversation-allabouteach

other'slife—thatwe42themovie.Whenbackhome,

shesaid,"Pitywedidn'tseethefilm.YetTilgooutwith

youagain,butonlyifyouletme43you."Iagreed.

Afewdayslater,Motherdiedofamassiveheart

attack.It44sosuddenlythatIhad

no45todoanythingforher.sometimelater,I46

anenvelopeofacopyofarestaurantreceiptfromwhere

motherandIhad47.Anattachednotesaid,!IIpaid

this48inadvance.Iwasn'tsurewhetherIcouldbe

there；butnevertheless,Ipaidfortwo-oneforyouand

theotherforyourwife.You,llneverknow49that

nightmeantforme.Iloveyou,son.”

Atthatmoment.Iunderstoodtheimportanceof

givingourlovedonesthetimethey50because

thesethingscanneverbeputofftill“someothertime：'

31.A.hopesBplans

Cdemands

D.promises

32.A.occasionallyB.frequently

C?casually

D.immediately

33.A.depressedB.embarrassed

C?surprised

D.discouraged

34.A.putBcall

C.cheerD.pick

35.A.tripBdate

C.filmD.ride

36.A.congratulateB.celebrate

C?announce

D.welcome

37.A.cinemaB.restaurant

C.hotelD.theatre

38.A.focusedB.cleaned

C.1iftedD.opened

39.A.readBprint

C.writeD.hand

40.A.taskBeffort

C.prizeD.favor

41.A.complexBurgent

C?humorous

D.pleasant

42.A.discussedB.arranged

C.missedD.delayed

43.A.inviteBinform

C.noticeD.remember

44.A.appearedB.happened

C.seemedD.proved

45.A.courageBbelief

C?chance

D.permission

46.A.receivedB.delivered

C.postedD.rejected

47.A.1ivedBdined

C.workedD.rested

48.A.menuBbill

C.1etterD.ticket

49.A.whoBhow

C.whyD.what

50.A.trustBmove

C.deserveD.share

第三部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）

中，選出最佳選項。

A

Whateverfieldweareinvolvedin,wealwayshaveto

lookforwaystoexpandourknowledge.Anincreasein

knowledgeinaparticularsubjectcanleadtoabetter

understanding,grasp,judgment,intelligenceandability

inthatarea.Sohowdowegoaboutgainingknowledge?

Ithinkpeoplearethebiggestsourceofknowledge

foranybody.Rightfromchildhood,wehavelearned

thingsbywatchingothers.Whateverfieldyouwantto

gainknowledgein,theremustbemanywhohave

experienceinthatfield.Somakeuseofthisvaluable

sourceofinformationbylearningfromtheexperience,

success,mistakesandskillsofothers.Studycarefully

andassociatewithpeoplewhoareexpertsinthefield

youwanttogainknowledgein.

Thenextbestsourceofknowledgeshouldbe

books.Therearemillionsandmillionsofbooksinevery

languageandonalmostanytopicimaginable.Whatever

problemyouarefacingmusthavebeenfacedby

somebodyelsebefore,anditssolutionislikelytohave

beenpreservedintheformofabook.Ifyouareserious

aboutgainingknowledgeaboutatopic,thenreadany

book,magazine,articleetc.Youcanlayyourhandson

thebooksrelatedtothattopic.Readasmuchasyou

can.

Itissaidthatexperienceisagreatteacher,solearn

fromyourpastexperienceandtheexperienceof

others.Learnfromyourandothers'pastandpresent

achievementsaswellasmistakes.

Experimentingwithnewthingsandobservingnew

thingscanhelpyoulearnveryquickly.Keepinmind,

though,thatwhileexperimenting,youmayencountera

fewfailures,too.Donotbecomediscouragedas

failuresareapartofthelearningcurve,especiallywhile

attemptingsomethingnew.Trytoearnfromfailures

insteadofbecomingdisheartened.

51.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE

accordingtothistext?

A.Booksarethebiggestsourceofknowledge.

B.Anexpertcanteachpeopleeverythinguseful.

C.Mistakesarethebestsourceofknowledge.

D.Peoplefromanearlyagehavelearnedthings

fromothers.

52.Ifapersondecidestolearnaboutatopic,heor

sheshould.

A.preparewellforthecomingproblems

B.experimentorobserveasmuchaspossible

C.readasmanybooksrelatedtothattopicas

possible

D.makefriendswithasmanyexpertsinthatfieldas

possible

53.TheauthorwouldNOTagreethat.

A.experimentingwithnewthingsisthequickestway

tolearn

B.peoplecanlearnfromtheirownexperienceand

others'

C.peoplecanlearnfrombothachievementsand

mistakes

D.failuresteachpeoplesomething

54.Thistextmainlytalksabout.

A.theimportanceoflearningB.meansof

gainingknowledge

C.waystobecomesuccessfulD.the

advantagesofreading

B

ItisreportedthatconservationgroupsinNorth

Americahavebeenarguingaboutthebenefitsand

dangersofwolves.Somegroupsbelievewolvesshould

bekilled.Otherpeoplebelievewolvesmustbeprotected

sothattheywillnotdisappearfromthewilderness（荒野）

ForKillingWolves

InAlaska,thewolfalmostdisappearedafewyears

ago,becausehunterswerekillinghundredsofthemfor

sport.However,1awswereestablishedtoprotectthe

wolvesfromsportsmenandpeoplewhocatchthe

animalsfortheirfur.Sothewolfpopulationhasgreatly

increased.Nowtherearesomanywolvesthattheyare

destroyingtheirownfoodsupply.

Awolfnaturallyeatsanimalsinthedeerfamily.

Peopleinthewildernessalsohuntdeerforfood.Manyof

theanimalshavebeendestroyedbytheverycoldwinters

recentlyandbychangesinthewildernessplantlife.

Whenthedeercan'tfindenoughfood,theydie.

Ifthewolvescontinuetokilllargenumbersofdeer,

theirprey（獵物）willdisappearsomeday.Andthe

wolveswill,too.Sowemustchangethecycleoflifein

thewildernesstobalancetheecology（生態(tài)平衡）.Ifwe

killedmorewolves,wewouldsavethemandtheirprey

fromdyingout.We'dalsosavesomefarmanimals.

Inanothernorthernstate,wolvesattackcowsand

chickensforfood.Farmerswantthegovernmenttosend

biologiststostudytheproblem.Theybelieveit

necessarytokillwolvesinsomeareasandtoprotect

theminplaceswherethereisasmallwolfpopulation.

AgainstKillingWolves

Ifyouhadlivedlongago,youwouldhaveheard

manydifferentstoriesaboutthedangerouswolf.

Accordingtomoststories,hungrywolvesoftenkill

peopleforfood.Eventoday,thestoriesofthe“bigbad

wolf1"willnotdisappear.

Butthefactiswolvesareafraidofpeople,andthey

seldomtravelinareaswherethereisahumansmell.

Whenwolveseatotheranimals,theyusuallykillthevery

young,orthesickandinjured.Thestrongestsurvive.No

kindofanimalwouldhavesurvivedthroughthecenturies

iftheweakmembershadlived.Andhasalwaysbeena

lawofnature.

Althoughsomepeoplesayitisgoodsensetokill

wolves,wesayitisnonsense!Researchershavefound

wolvesandtheirpreylivinginbalance.Thewolveskeep

thedeerpopulationfrombecomingtoolarge,andthat

keepsabalanceinthewildernessplantlife.

Therealproblemisthattheareaswherewolvescan

livearebeingusedbypeople.Evenifwildernesslandis

notuseddirectlyforhumanneeds,thewolvescan't

alwaysfindenoughfood.Sotheytraveltothenearest

source,whichisoftenafarm.Thenthereisdanger.The

“bigbadwolf'hasarrived!Andeveryoneknowswhat

happensnext.

55.Somepeopleareagainstkillingwolvesbecause

A.therearetoomanydeerinthewilderness

B.wolvesareafraidofpeopleandneverattack

people

C.wolveshelptokeeptheecologicalbalanceinthe

wilderness

D.thereistoosmallawolfpopulationinthe

wilderness

56.Accordingtothoseagainstkillingwolves,when

wolveseatotheranimals,.

A.theymighthelpthiskindofanimalssurvivein

nature

B.theydisturbtheecologicalbalanceinthe

wilderness

C.theynevereatstrongandhealthyones

D.theyalwaysgoagainstthelawofnature

57.Thelastsentencet(Andeveryoneknowswhat

happensnext"impliesthatinsuchcases.

A.wolveswillfindenoughfoodsourcesonfarms

B.peoplewillleavetheareaswherewolvescanlive

C.farmanimalswillbeindangerandhavetobe

shippedaway

D.wolveswillkillpeopleandpeoplewillinturnkill

them

C

Imaginethatthegenome（基因組）isabook.The

bookconsistsof23chapterswiththousandsofstories

madeupofparagraphs,wordsandlettersondifferent

levels.Thereareonebillionwordsinthebook,aslongas

800Bibles；ifIreadthegenomeouttoyouattherateof

onewordpersecondforeighthoursaday,itwouldtake

mecenturies；ifIwroteoutthehumangenome,one

letterpermillimeter,mytextwouldbeaslongasthe

RiverDanube.Thisisahugevolume,abookofgreat

length,butitallfitsinsideanextremelysmallcellnuclear

償田胞核）thatfitseasilyupontheheadofapin.

Theideaofthegenomeasabookisnot,strictly

speaking,evenametaphor.Itistruetoagreatextent.A

bookisapieceofdigitalinformation,writtenin

one-directionalformanddefinedbyacodethat

translatesasmallalphabetofsignsintoalarge

dictionaryofmeaningsthroughtheorderoftheir

groupings.Soisagenome.Theonlydifferenceisthat

allEnglishbooksreadfromlefttoright,whilesomeparts

ofthegenomereadfromlefttorightwhilesomefrom

righttoleft,butneverbothatthesametime.

WhileEnglishbooksarewritteninwordsofdifferent

lengthensusingtwenty-sixletters,genomesarewritten

entirelyinwordsofthree-letterlength,usingonlyfour

letters,andinsteadofbeingwrittenonflatpages,they

arewrittenonlongchainsofDNAmolecules（分子）.

Thegenomeisaverycleverbook,becauseinthe

rightconditionitcanbothphotocopyitselfandread

itself.

58、Howdohumangenomesreadaccordingtothe

passage?_______

A.Onlyfromlefttoright.

B.Onlyfromrighttoleft.

C.Frombothdirectionsatthesametime.

D.Fromonedirectionatatime.

59、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthehuman

genome.

A.isaslongastheRiverDanube

B.canbeeasilyplacedontheheadofapin

C.iscodedwithanalphabetoffourletters

D.issmartenoughtoreadandtakephotosofitself

60、Itcanbeconcludedthatthepassageismainly

writtenfor.

A.specialistsinthefield

B.generalreaders

C.naturalscientists

D.readerswithprofessionalknowledge

61、Therealpurposeoftheauthor'scomparisonofthe

genometoabookis.

A.tofocusonthedifferencesbetweenthetwo

B.tolayemphasisonthesimilaritiesbetweenthetwo

C.tosimplifytheconceptofthehumangenome

D.togiveanexactdescriptionofthehumangenome

D

It'sanightmareforHuazhongUniversityofScienceand

Technology(HUST):withinaweek,twostudents

committedsuicidebyjumpingoffdormbuildings.

Officialsfromtheuniversityarereluctanttogive

interviews.

“Wehadahardtimecalmingdownstudentswho

wereshockedatthesuicides,nsaidZhangJingyuan,

oneofficialofHUST.

"Mediacoveragemayarousesomestudents

negativeemotionsagain.Suicidecanbecontagious,

Zhangsaid.

Theuniversityreactedpromptlytothefirstsuicideon

October23.

Advisorsandclassleadersconducteddorm-to-dorm

checkstofindstudentssufferingdepression.Then

psychologistsofferedone-on-onecounselingtothem.

Noticeboardspublicizingtipsforidentifyingpeers'

mentalproblemsandofferinghelpweresetupinfrontof

dormbuildings.Leafletscarryingsimilarinformation

werehandedouttoeachdorm.

However,thesecondsuicidecamesevendayslater.

Bothstudentsweredescribedasmenoffew

words.Theirschoolmatesdidn'tseeanythingtoindicate

suicide.

Zhangrevealedthatthetwostudentshadbeen

botheredbymentaldisorders.Buttheschooldidn'tknow

thisuntilthestudents5closefriendsoutsideschooland

theirparentsunveiledthetruthafterthesuicides.

AccordingtoZhang,thereareonlythreefull-time

counselorsworkingintheuniversity'scounselingcenter

forits60,000students.Hecomplained："It'sunrealistic

torelyonlyoncounselorstodetectstudents5mental

problems.

Effectivepreventioncomesfromlong-termeducation

forlifeinsteadoftemporaryinterventiontomeetan

emergency,saidHuYi'an.Hudeliversacourseof

lecturesonlifeanddeathatGuangzhouUniversity.He

worriesthatuniversitieshavepaidlittleattentionto

educationforlife.

"Educationforlifehelpsstudentsrespectandlovelife

sotheywon'tresorttoendingtheirliveswhentheyhave

difficulties,nsaidHu.

AccordingtoHu,theprinciplescanbeincorporated

intoeverydayteaching.

Huisalsoconcernedthatsomeuniversitiesare

conveyingdiscriminatorymessagethatwillholdback

studentsfromseekinghelp.

WhenHUSTconductedthedorm-to-dorm

examination,studentswithpooracademicperformance

werepaidspecialattention.InMarch,PekingUniversity

alsoreleasedacontroversialpolicy,whichrequired

teacherstohaveachatwithstudents11withbiased

thinking'1

However,Husuggestedthatstudentsstepoutoftheir

comfortzonetoseekreal-lifecommunication.

62.Theunderlinedword"reluctant"inparagraph2

probablymeans":'

A.willingB.unhappyC.refused

D.decided

63.Whichmeasuretheuniversitytooktothefirstsuicide

isincorrect?

A.Conductingcheckstofindoutthestudents1

depression.

B.Offeringcounselingtothestudents.

C.Settingupnoticeboardspublicizingtipsfor

identifyingpeers5mentalproblemsandoffering

help.

D.Handingoutleafletstoeachstudent.

64.Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothetext?

A.OfficialsofHUSTwerewillingtogivethedetails

aboutthesuicide.

B.HUSTdidn'trespondtothefirstsuicide.

C.Whattheuniversityaboutthesuicidewasa

success.

D.Theirclosefriendsandparentsdidknowthe

studentshadmentaldisorder.

65.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.TwostudentsofHUSTcommittedsuicide.

B.Whatcanwedotopreventthestudent'ssuicide?

C.Thereasonswhythestudentscommittedsuicide.

D.ThedangersintheuniversitiesinChina.

第二節(jié)：下面文章中有5處（第66?70題）需要添加小標

題。請從以下選項（A、B、C、D、E和F）中選出符合各

段意思的小標題，并在答題卡上將相應選項的標號涂黑。選

項中有一項是多余選項。

A.ExploreAllYourTalents

B.BeReadyforthe

Up-comingCompetition

C.SetaDown-to-EarthGoal

D.PrepareYourselfEmotionally

E.LookforaCompetitiveCollege

F.ConsiderTalentSearchPrograms

inJuniorHigh

Manyaspectsofcollegeplanningarethesamefor

mostcollege-boundstudents.However,ifyou'reinany

academicallygiftedandtalentedprogram,youhave

additionalthingstothinkabout.Herearesomeactions

youshouldconsider.

66.______

Talentsearchprogramsprovideeducational

opportunitiesforseventh-andeighth-graderswhoare

mathematicallyorverballytalented.Someofthese

programsuseSATscorestoidentifyacademicallygifted

students.AlthoughmoststudentstaketheSATinjunior

orsenioryearofhighschool,giftedandtalentedstudent

oftentakeitearlier.

67._____

Manygiftedstudentshavethepotentialtosucceed

inmultipleacademicareas.Don'tmissopportunitiesby

focusingtooearlyononethatyouexcelin；carefully

examineallyourstrengthsandinterests.Discoverwhat

youreallyliketostudyandthetopicsyoumaywantto

pursueincollege.Pursueyourinterestandpassionfor

learningtothefullestextentpossiblewhileyou'restillin

highschool.

68._____

Giftedstudentsoftenfeelthattheyhavetobe

acceptedbyverycompetitivecollegestobeconsidered

successful.Andwhileacompetitivecollegemaybethe

rightplaceforyou,don'tletselectivitybetheonlyfactor.

Themostimportantaspectofcollegeplanningisfinding

acollegethat'sagoodfit.

69.______

Manygiftedstudentsareusedtobeingatthetopof

theirjuniorhighandhighschoolclasses.Bepreparedto

meetothergiftedstudentsincollege-studentswho

dojustaswellasyou,orbetter,intheclassroom.Itcan

beunsettling.Handleitbystayingfocusedonyourown

studiesandskillsandaimingtodoyourpersonalbest.

70.______

Althoughyouracademicqualificationsandabilities

mayexceedthoseofyourhighschoolclassmates,your

ageisthesameastheirs.Highschoolisatimefor

adolescence,whilecollegerequiresemotionalmaturity.

A15-year-oldhighschoolgraduatemaynotbe

preparedtoliveonacampus1,000milesfromhome

withotherstudentswhoare18andolder.Thinkabout

whatyouarereadyforemotionally,aswellas

academically,whenyou'renarrowingdownyourcollege

list.

第II卷

注意：將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。

第一部分任務型讀寫（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10

分）

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所讀內容在表格中的空白處填入恰當?shù)?/p>

單詞。

注意：每個空格只填一個單詞。

HowtoBecomeaBetterStudent

Maybeyouareanaveragestudent.Youprobably

thinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent.Thisisnot

necessaryso,however.Anyonecanbecomeabetter

studentifheorshewantsto.Here'show：

1.Planyourtimecarefully.Whenyouplanyourweek,

youshouldmakealistofthingsthatyouhavetodo.

Aftermakingthislist,youshouldmakeascheduleof

yourtime.Firstyourtimeforeating,sleeping,dressing,

etc.thendecideagood,regulartimeforstudying.Don'

tforgettosetasideenoughtimeforentertainment.A

weeklyschedulemaynotsolveallyourproblems,butit

willforceyoutorealizewhatishappeningtoyourtime.

2.Findagoodplacetostudy.Lookaroundthe

houseforagoodstudyarea.Keepthisspace,which

maybeadeskorsimplyacornerofyourroom,freeof

everythingbutstudymaterials.Nogames,radios,or

television!Whenyousitdowntostudy,concentrateon

thesubject.

3.Makegooduseofyourtimeinclass.Take

advantageofclasstimetolistentoeverythingthe

teacherssay.Reallylisteninginclassmeanslesswork

later.Takingnoteswillhelpyourememberwhatthe

teachersays.

4.Studyregularly.Whenyougethomefromschool,

gooveryournotes.Reviewtheimportantpointsthatyour

teachermentionedinclass.Ifyouknowwhatyour

teacherisgoingtodiscussthenextday,readthat

materialwillbecomemoremeaningful,andyouwill

rememberitlonger.

5.Developagoodattitudeabouttests.Thepurpose

ofatestistoshowwhatyouhavelearnedabouta

subject.Theyhelpyourememberyournewknowledge.

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