How to Become a Top Student
Successful students use different techniques(技巧)to study，which brings them more success.1.Here are the four techniques almost all topper forming students use.
They are regular. Almost all successful students study regularly，because they know “what you give is what you get”．If you put in regular hours of studying，then you will learn more and get better grades.2.This will help you to study regularly.
They have clear goals. All topper forming students have definite，specific goals.3.They motivate(激发)you and drive you to study more. But make sure that you do not get carried away. Set realistic goals which can challenge(挑战)you，but do not seem impossible or too difficult to achieve.
They study without pressure(压力)．Successful students study a lot. But they study without putting strain on themselves. Most students make the mistake of studying too hard or studying continuously for a long time.4.Studying should be done in a balanced manner. Take a break for a few minutes，after studying for 30 or 45 minutes. Relax，walk around your room or house，or drink some water and return to studying. Such short breaks will refresh your brain and you will learn more.
5.Studying is not something you do just because your parents ask you to do it. It's actually very important for you. Studying gives you knowledge and skills that will remain with you for the rest of your life. It gives you the ability to get a job and earn money. And successful students recognize the value of studying well.
A. This creates tension and actually slows down learning and memory.
B．But to score grade A in English，you should make well planned efforts.
C．Set aside some hours，each day or each week，for studying.
D．Having such goals gives you a purpose to study better.
E．Learn their techniques，and you will also join their rank.
F．They finish their homework on time.
G．They give importance to study.
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Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends. My earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him, as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt bitter about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.
On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor café. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father’s critical (挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?
The next day，my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I’m delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.
1.Why did the author feel bitter about her father as a young adult?
A.He was silent most of the time. B.He expected too much of her.
C.He did not love his children. D.He was too proud of himself.
2.When the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel_______.
A.longing B.nervous C.tired D.safe
3.What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?
A.More critical. B.More talkative.
C.Gentle and friendly. D.Strict and hard-working.
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The ways of narration (讲述) in novels are various. Wuthering Heights has a difficult narrative structure. The story begins in 1801. It is first narrated by Lockwood, a visitor staying in Thrushcross Grange, one of the two houses, where we can meet different characters in the novel. Lockwood is a narrow, dull man and also a bad man who lives emotionally through a dirty interest in the lives of others. It is this side of his character that leads into the main narrative stream of the novel. His interest in what he sees and experiences on his visits to Wuthering Heights leads him to encourage Nelly Dean, the house-keeper at the Grange, to provide him with the information concerning the people that he has met: Heathcliff, Cathy, Hareton, Joseph and, of course, the ghost of Catherine.
Nelly Dean’s story forms the major part of the narrative. While Nelly is meant to be an objective narrator, she has a lot to do with what has happened over the past twenty-five years that have led to the present state of affairs. Therefore, as readers, we need to realize how Nelly presents events and characters and her own role in determining the course of events.
The final part of the novel concerns the immediate future and provides us with the results of Lockwood’s visit to the Heights and the appearance of Catherine’s ghost. It is narrated by both Lockwood and Nelly.
Finally, Isabella, the wife of Heathcliff, through a letter, narrates one middle part of the novel. Although this narrative structure may, at first, be very difficult, it is necessary because in the world of the novel, time order of the years is not so important.
1.From the first paragraph, we can know the first narrator is ______.
A.Lockwood B.Thrushcross
C.Heathcliff D.Nelly Dean
2.What is special about the middle part of the novel?
A.One part of it is written in the form of a letter.
B.It describes how Isabella and Heathcliff got separated.
C.It is the most difficult part in the novel.
D.One part of it suggests Catherine has been dead
3.This passage is quite probably ______.
A.a piece of news B.a part of a novel
C.a writing instruction D.a reading guide
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Friends are gifts and treasures. When asked to point out one or two things that are most important to themselves, many put friends ahead of homes, jobs, clothes and cars.
A true friendship carries a long history of experience that determines who we are and keeps us connected. It is a treasure we should protect. Unfortunately, the better friends you are, the more probably you’ll have disagreements. And the result can be what you don’t want — an end to the relationship.
The good news is that most troubled friendships can be mended. First, don’t’ let your pride get in your way. Most of us can forgive each other when differences are brought out in the open. Second, apologize when you’re wrong — even if you’ve been wronged. Over the course of a friendship, even the best people make mistakes. Sometimes, it may be best if the wronged person takes the lead and apologizes. When you apologize, give your friend a chance to admit that he has been wrong. Third, see things from your friend’s point of view. And finally, accept that friendships change as our needs and lifestyle change. Making friends can sometimes seem easy. The hard part is keeping the connections strong during the natural ups and downs that have an effect on all relationships. My suggestion: Consider friendship an honor and a gift, and worth the effort to treasure and nurture.
1.The “wronged person” underlined in the text refers to a person _______.
A.who has been mistaken for another
B.who has been blamed unfairly
C.who has treated friends badly
D.who has admitted his mistakes
2.According to the text, a friendship can last long only if _______.
A.we have much in common
B.we know our friends’ mistakes
C.we treat our disagreements wisely
D.we have known one another for long
3.What should we do if we follow the author’s second suggestion?
A.Stick to our own points of view B.Avoid making mistakes
C.Make an apology first D.Change our lifestyles
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A.Easy Ways to Make Friends
B.Ups and Downs in Friendship
C.How to Mend a Troubled Friendship
D.How to Take the Lead in Making Friends
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It was the night of the full moon, a time which always drives Java’s young people mad with excitement.
Fireworks were lit long before the moon ______. The big noise brought people out into the warm night to enjoy the interesting scene. Everywhere, there were the paper remains of _____fireworks lying on the ground. Little boys______more and covered their ears as they waited ______ for the explosions.
The moon appeared above the horizon(地平线) : huge,______ball high above the city, and the ______ filled with people, as Java began to enjoy one of the year's greatest ______: ' the Night of the Full Moon', a festival that is especially popular ______young people.
More and more young Javanese _____ together and walked slowly through the _______ Joking and chatting, they moved towards the mountain ______the city. They continued to climb ______ they reached the old temple at the ______of the mountain. After they were ______ the temple, they drank their water and ate their moon-cakes -- delicious home-made ones, ___of dried fruit and nuts. Outside, on the mountain, young people_____cross-legged in circles, chatting and telling each other jokes. And ______, in their hundreds, more young people continued to make their way up the mountain to ______the brightly shining moon.
By midnight, the fireworks had stopped shooting up from the_____city in the valley below them. But during the night, the sound____to be heard from the distance.
1.A.let out B.gave out C.came out D.set out
2.A.burning B.used C.exploding D.broken
3.A.lit B.bit C.fled D.patted
4.A.patiently B.roughly C.subtly D.excitedly
5.A.silver B.new C.bare D.swift
6.A.mountains B.valleys C.streets D.shops
7.A.prospects B.meetings C.roots D.events
8.A.for B.to C.with D.in
9.A.swung B.gathered C.burst D.shouted
10.A.village B.slope C.night D.ground
11.A.on the edge of B.on the way to C.in the center of D.in the direction of
12.A.while B.until C.unless D.though
13.A.tip B.format C.top D.broom
14.A.inside B.near C.ahead D.across
15.A.fond B.laden C.full D.acute
16.A.slipped B.sat C.stood D.bent
17.A.thus B.even C.yet D.still
18.A.reunite B.swell C.notice D.admire
19.A.glowing B.gray C.peaceful D.empty
20.A.scolded B.continued C.chatted D.mentioned
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Monsieur Hamel looked at me with no sign of anger and said very 1. (gentle): “Go at once to your seat, my little Franz; we were going to begin without you.”
I stepped over the bench and sat down at once at my desk. Not until then, when I had partly recovered from my fright,2. I notice that our teacher had on his handsome blue coat and the black silk trousers, which he 3. (wear) only on days of inspection and 4. (distribute) of prizes. Moreover, there was something extraordinary, something serious about the whole class. 5.what surprised me most was to see at the back of the room, on the 6.(bench) which were usually empty, some people from the village 7. (sit), as silent as we were. They all seemed depressed; one of them had brought 8. old spelling book, 9.he held wide open on his knee. When I was wondering about this, Monsieur Hamel said to us: “My children, this is the last time that I shall teach you. This is the last class in French, so I beg 10. to be very attentive.”
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