题目内容
Note-taking is a skill that can help you do well in all your schoolwork. It can make you confident when you are studying. But unluckily, most students don’t know how to take notes.
If your teacher writes notes on the blackboard, that’s great. You can copy them or write down the most important facts of all in class. Different teachers do things differently. For example, some teachers may focus on(关注) lots of dates and facts in class, but they only write the important ones on the blackboard. Other teachers may not write anything down, but they may repeat them.
Don’t try to write down every word in class, or you might miss some important points. Some students really learn better with the help of these notes.
Don’t be afraid to ask your teacher to repeat what you’re missed. If your teacher speaks too fast and you can’t follow what he is saying, you can ask him after class.
Comparing(对比) your notes with your classmates’ can be good for your learning. It can also help you and your classmates correct some mistakes.
Note-taking also needs organization. Keep notes for each subject in one place, so that you can find everything easily when a test comes.
Good note-taking takes time. If you decide to recopy your notes every evening, you’ll surely have less time to watch TV. But you’ll save time in the coming test.
根据上面短文内容填空。
1.Note-taking can help you ________ all your schoolwork and _______ when you are studying.
2.Different teachers do things differently. Some of them like to tell their students many dates and facts but they only ______ on the blackboard; others may repeat them instead of _________.
3.If you miss some important points or can’t follow your teacher in class, don’t ____ to ask him or just compare your notes with ________.
4.Surely,you won’t _________ to watch TV if you decide to _______ every evening.
5.This passage mainly tells students ______________________.
1. do well in , make you confident
2.write the important ones , writing something down
3. be afraid, classmates’
4. have much time, recopy your notes
5.how to take notes
【解析】【主旨大意】本文介绍了记录的好处。
Tony Buzan’s grades were going down at university. Disappointed with his low marks, he went to the library to find a book on how to use his brain. He was directed to the medical section. Confused, he said to the librarian, “I don’t want to take my brain out, I just want to learn how to use it.” Her reply was simple: “There’s no book on that.”
“I thought to myself,” says Buzan, “if I buy a little radio, I get an instruction manual (说明书). If I buy a microwave, I get an instruction manual. But for the most important machine in the world, no instruction manual?”
Fifty years later, Buzan has become the world’s leading speaker on the brain and learning. In the late 1960s, he invented the mind map, a visual representation of thought processes.
This kind of thinking has become a popular tool for planning, organizing, problem solving, and communicating across the world. He has since authored and co-authored over 100 books that have appeared in more than 30 languages.
“I think in most cases, people use less than 1 percent of their brains,” he says.
But how do you expand this 1 percent? How do you become the best student you can be?
According to Buzan, the answer is simple. You take a section of whatever it is that you are trying to learn, he says, and you read it for its essence (精髓、要素). Then you make a mind map of all the important details. For a truly effective mind map, you start with a colored image in the center of your page. Draw the first image that comes to mind on the topic you are mind mapping. Branch off from your central image and create one of your main ideas. From your main branches draw some sub-branches and from those sub-branches you can draw even more branches. He emphasizes that you should use plenty of images and colors as these help with memory recall and encourage creativity.
By using this visual format (形式), according to Buzan, your mind will begin to make associations that will help you remember more information for longer periods of time.
Buzan believes that traditional note-taking methods, such as lists and summaries, do not stimulate the brain’s recall capacity or ability in the same way. Because of this, students will often find themselves locked away in their rooms for hours, trying hard to memorize separate details. Buzan believes that for a more effective and lasting way of studying, you must first understand how your brain works.
“Everyone is born smart,” he says. “You just have to learn how to learn.”
【小题1】What is the main purpose of the first two paragraphs?
A.To show that Tony Buzan was worried about his study. |
B.To invite us to think about the importance of manuals. |
C.To prove that the mind map is a useful tool for the brain. |
D.To show why Tony Buzan studies the brain and learning. |
A.Excite. | B.Improve. | C.Encourage. | D.Affect. |
A.If we learn the mind map, we will become the best student. |
B.The mind map will help your brain connect separate details. |
C.The mind map will be more effective if we put more details in it. |
D.We will solve the problem if we make connections between ideas. |
A.How to make the mind map? |
B.Is the mind map widely used? |
C.Can your memory be mapped? |
D.Is the mind map helpful in thinking? |