Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways. 1. Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.
You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report. 2. Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process. 3.
The following methods may work best for you.
● Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.
● Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.
● Write your notes in your own words.
● 4.
● Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.
As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time. 5.
A.Use words not complete sentences.
B.There are three practical note-taking methods.
C.You must write your notes on separate paper.
D.Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.
E.you will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.
F.That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.
G.First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.
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It’s 2035. You have a job, a family and you're about 40 years old! Welcome to your future life.
Getting ready for work, you pause in front of the mirror.
“Turn red,” you say. Your shirt changes from sky blue to deep red. Tiny preprogrammed electronics( 智能电子元件)are rear-ranged in your shirt to change its color. Looking into the mirror you find it hard to believe you’re 40. You look much younger.
With amazing advances in medicine, people in your generation may live to be 150 years old. You’re not even middle-aged! As you go into the kitchen and prepare to pour your breakfast cereal into a bowl, you hear, “To lose weight, you shouldn’t eat that.” from your shoes. They read the tiny electronic code( 电子源码)on the cereal box to find out the nutrition details. You decide to listen to your shoes. “Kitchen, what can I have for breakfast?” A list of possible foods appears on the counter as the kitchen checks its food supplies.
“Ready for your trip to space?” you ask your son and daughter. In 2005 only specially trained astronauts went into space and very few of them. Today anyone can go to space for day trips or longer vacations. Your best friend even works in space. Handing your children three strawberries each, you add, “The doctor said you need these for space travel. “ Thanks to medical advances, vaccination shots(防疫针)are a thing of the past. Ordinary foods contain specific vaccines. With the berries in their mouths, the kids head for the front door.
It’s time for you to go to work. Your car checks your fingerprints and unlocks the doors. “My office. Autopilot! “ you command. Your car drives itself down the road and moves smoothly into traffic on the highway. You sit back and unroll your e-newspaper. The latest news downloads and fills the viewer. Looking through the pages, you watch the news as video films rather than read it.
1.What changes the color of your shirt?
A.The mirror B.The medicine C.The counter D.The shirt itself
2.How do the shoes know that you shouldn’t eat the breakfast cereal?
A.By pouring the breakfast into a bowl
B.By checking the nutrition details of the food
C.By testing the food supplies in the kitchen
D.By listening to the doctor's advice
3.The strawberries the children eat serve as _____.
A.vaccines B.lunch C.breakfast D.nutrition
4.How is the text organized?
A.In order of preference
B.In order of appearance
C.In order of time
D.In order of importance
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Canada---The True North"'
In 1867 when Canada was created, a towering Silver Maple tree standing in front of Alexander Muir's house in Toronto gave him an idea. He would write a poem and a song about the great tree, so common in Canada and so symbolic, to celebrate Canada's Confederation(联邦).
His song was called The Maple Leaf Forever and it has been the unofficial Canadian anthem(国歌) to this day.
Last July during a major storm, the tree was knocked down. It fell across a house and a street. But because it was an important historic tree, most of the wood was saved rather than being destroyed.
Recently woodworkers at The Evergreen Brick Works in Toronto, a community projects centre, cut the wood into logs and other usable pieces. The pieces were given to artists to create about 150 different projects.
One artist took a piece of tree. On it, he'll carve (雕刻) a series of historical Canadian scenes. Another wood carver is making beautiful round wooden bowls. Yet another made an interesting candlestick from the tree's branches.
Other woodworkers are making wood wig stands(假发架)for cancer patients who lose their hair. Still others are taking small pieces of wood and making them into pens. And some of the wood was made into gavels (小木槌)to be used by Toronto' s city councilors(市议员).
Some of the projects will be on public show while some will be personally owned.
The people in Toronto who lived near the tree for years and tried to protect it from harm were very sad to see the old tree go. But they are glad to see that their maple tree will live forever in the hearts and homes of many people.
1.Why did Alexander write The Maple Leaf Forever？
A.To celebrate the birth of Canada.
B.To express his love for the maple tree.
C.To go with his poem.
D.To memorize the maple tree.
2.Why was the wood of the tree kept by many people?
A.The tree has practical value.
B.They used it to honour Alexander Muir.
C.They thought the tree was publicly owned.
D.The tree was closely tied to Canadian history.
3.What is the best title for the text?
A.Maple Tree in Toronto B.Projects of Maple Tree
C.Maple Tree Will Live Forever D.A Fallen Maple Tree was saved
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A bargain is something offered at a low and advantageous price. A more recent definition is: a bargain is a dirty trick to force money out of the pockets of silly and innocent people.
The cost of producing a new-for example - toothpaste would make 80p the proper price for it, so we will market it at £1.20. It is not a bad toothpaste, and as people like to try new things it will sell well to start with; but the attraction of novelty soon fades, so sales will fall. When that happens we will reduce the price to £1.15. And we will turn it into a bargain by printing 5p OFF all over it.
Sometimes it is not 5p OFF but 1p OFF. What breathtaking rudeness to advertise 1p OFF your soap or washing powder or whatever! Even the poorest old-age pensioner ought to regard this as an insult(侮辱), but he doesn't. A bargain must not be missed. People say one has to have washing powder (or whatever) and one might as well buy it a penny cheaper.
The real danger starts when unnecessary things become ‘bargains’. Many people just cannot resist bargains. Provided they think they are getting a bargain they will buy clothes they will never wear or furniture they have no space for. Once I heard of a man who bought an electric saw as a bargain and cut off two of his fingers the next day. But he had no regrets: the saw had been truly cheap.
Quite a few people actually believe that they make money on such bargains. A lady once told me: “I’ve had a lucky day today. I bought a dress for £120, reduced from £400; and l bought a beautiful Persian carpet for £600, reduced from £900.” It will never occur to her that she has actually wasted £720. She feels as though she had made £580. She also feels, I am sure, that if she had more time for shopping, she could make a living out of it.
Some people buy in large quantities because it is cheaper. Once a couple bought enough sugar for their lifetime and the lifetime of their children and grandchildren. They thought it a bargain not to be missed. When the sugar arrived they didn't know where to store it - until they realized that their toilet was a very spacious one. So that was where they piled up their sugar. Not only did their guests feel rather strange whenever they were offered sugar to put into their coffee, but the toilet became extremely sticky.
To offer bargains is a commercial trick to make the poor poorer. When greedy fools fall for this trick, it serves them right.
1.Which word best describes the language style of the passage?
A.Polite. B.Foolish.
C.Humorous. D.Serious.
2.What does the underlined word “novelty” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A.Good quality. B.Low price.
C.Curiosity. D.Newness.
3.How does the author feel about 1p OFF a product?
A.It’s a gift for poor people.
B.It’s an offense to shoppers.
C.It’s a bargain worth trying.
D.It’s a real reduction in price.
4.Which statement will the author probably agree with?
A.Bargains are things people don’t really need.
B.Bargains are often real cheap products.
C.Bargains help people make a living.
D.Bargains play tricks on people.
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It was raining heavily. I was ________to go for the physical training and was________at Fort Campbell, where the traffic was moving slowly. I was probably going to be late and growing more and more________. The speed slowed almost to zero as I________Memorial Grove, the site built to honor the soldiers who died in an airplane crash.________it was close to Memorial Day, a small national flag had been________in the ground next to each soldier’s memorial plaque (墓碑).
My________at the time was getting past the bottleneck, getting out of the rain and getting to the physical training on time. To my________, just as the traffic was getting started again, the car in front of me stopped. A soldier________in the pouring rain and ran over toward the Memorial Grove.
I couldn’t ________it! This stupid man was________everyone for no reason! I________sounding the horn (喇叭), with the purpose of________the same worry and anger in him.
He was getting completely________. He ran up to one of the memorial plaques,________the small national flag that had________and set it straight again. Then, he came to attention, took a(n)________salute (敬礼), ran back to his car and drove off.
I’ll never forget what happened that day. That soldier________me more about duty, honor, and respect. That simple salute-the act of________his dead brothers moved me. All the army values were contained in one gesture.
I am thankful for examples like that. I will remember all those who gave up their________for our motherland as well as the soldier who honored them in the heavy rain.
1.A.driving B.running C.walking D.riding
2.A.knocked B.checked C.warned D.caught
3.A.relaxed B.regretful C.impatient D.hungry
4.A.passed B.remembered C.left D.visited
5.A.Although B.Because C.Until D.Unless
6.A.found B.placed C.stored D.thrown
7.A.impression B.disappointment C.thought D.worry
8.A.anger B.sadness C.joy D.excitement
9.A.fell down B.stood still C.cheered up D.jumped out
10.A.allow B.believe C.explain D.change
11.A.cheating B.fooling C.preventing D.frightening
12.A.considered B.enjoyed C.practiced D.kept
13.A.causing B.reducing C.showing D.avoiding
14.A.astonished B.wet C.scared D.embarrassed
15.A.staredat B.held up C.put away D.picked up
16.A.flew in the air B.stood in the ground C.fallen to the ground D.broken into pieces
17.A.interesting B.exhausting C.standard D.funny
18.A.taught B.promised C.brought D.served
19.A.visiting B.honoring C.helping D.imitating
20.A.rights B.duties C.dreams D.lives
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Last week, 1.support of the battle against the novel coronavirus in Wuhan, my classmates and I started a campaign 2.( name) “Lucky Money Plan”, which turned out to be worthwhile and 3.(benefit). Learning from TV that the epidemic situation in Wuhan went bad to worse and 4. the protective equipment were badly needed, I really felt uneasy and depressed, determined to do my bit to deal with this 5.(worry) situation. After careful 6.(consider), a good idea hit me that I could raise some money to buy medical supplies for Wuhan.
Without delay, I posted my advocation (支持) letter on the school website, calling on all my fellows to take an active part in it.7.to my amazement, all of them showed great interest and donated all their lucky money. I ordered a wide range of medical necessities on the Internet, through express, these items were directly delivered to a hospital in Wuhan.
A few days later, I 8.(unexpected) received a telephone call from the hospital. The doctor spoke highly of 9.we had done, saying our kindness and our support10.(strength) their determination to wipe out the virus. Hearing these words, I felt extremely excited and proud. I was convinced that we Chinese people were sure to win this battle.
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1.Her excuse for being late was totally _________________(难以置信).
2.Federico Mayor Zaragoza has won many _______________(奖) for his work in politics.
3.Lewis was ___________(钦佩) for his work in medieval literature.
4.The two ____________(间谍) attempted to escape to a neighboring country.
5.Marry is a girl of great ____________(好奇心). She takes an interest in everything.
6.Passengers should check their ___________(行李) before boarding the plane.
7.The young man speaks ____________(温和地) and everyone likes him.
8.The discussion was held in a lively _________(气氛) with members talking freely to each other.
9.On _________(到达), the thief was caught by the police at the airport.
10.When __________(提醒) to attend the meeting, the manager set out immediately.
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1.________(surround) by fear towards the stomach cancer, Xiong Dun had to admit it is the fear of the cancer _____was driving her to fight against the disease, like in a war.
2.With the virus_________(spread) rapidly in this region, a large amount of equipment as well as the medical experts from abroad__________(send) here so far.
3.In National Examinations based on the law, _____is well-known to us all is that those who cheat will bear legal responsibility if _______(spot) in our country.
4.The hospital,______(measure) 200×3000 meters, began new operations in 2015 to screen and treat patients_______(enter) China from African countries.
5.As_____ the COVID-19, there is simply no basis and no reason to push China for an apology, because it is yet undetermined where the virus came into_______(exist) first.
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