“Old wives tales” are beliefs passed down from one generation to another, For example, most of us remember our parents’ telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things.Is there any truth in these teachings? Some of them agree with present medical thinking, but others have not passed the test of time.

Did your mother ever tell you to eat your carrots because they are good for your eyes? Scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration.Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this disease by 40%.Garlic is good for you, too.It can kill the type of virus that causes colds.

Unfortunately, not all of Mom’ s advice passed the test of medical studies, For example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating.But research suggests that there is no danger in doing so.Do sweets cause tooth problems? Well, yes and no.Sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars.

Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs don’t hold water, there is still a lot of truth in the old wives’ tales.After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated from thousands of years of experience in family health care.We should respect this body of knowledge even as we search for clear scientific support to prove it true or false.

1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the test?

A.Eating garlic is good for our eye

B.Carrots prevent people from catching colds.

C.Swimming after a meal is dangerous.

D.Sticky sweets are damaging to our teeth.

2.The author develops the third paragraph mainly________.

A.by cause and effect

B.by order in space

C.by examples

D.by order in time

3.The phrase “hold water” in the last paragraph most probably means”_____”.

A.to be suitable

B.to be valuable

C.to be admirable

D.to be believable

4.What’s the author’s attitude towards “old wives’ tales” in the text?

A.objective

B.subjective

C.dissatisfied

D.curious

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Recite As You Study

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Take Fuller Notes

Notes should be in your own words, brief and clear. They should be tidy and easy to read. Writing notes will help you better than just underlining as you read, since it forces you to rewrite ideas in your own words.

Study the Middle

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Sleep On It

Study before going to bed, unless you are very tired. It’s easier to remember material you have just learned after sleeping than after an equal period of daytime activity, because your brain continues to think even after you’ve fallen asleep.

Combine(结合) Memory and Understanding

There are two ways to remember: by memorizing and by understanding. Multiplication tables, telephone numbers, and math formulas are better learned by rote. Ideas are best learned by understanding.

The more ways you have to think about an idea, the more meaning it will have; the more meaningful the learning, the better you can remember it. Pay attention to similarities in ideas and concepts, and then try to understand how they fit in with things you already know. Never be satisfied with anything less than a completely clear understanding of what you are reading. If you are not able to follow the thought, go back to the place where you first got confused and try again.

1.You can notice your mistakes by .

A. studying the middle B. taking notes

C. speaking things out aloud D. sleeping on it

2.When taking notes, you should to better help you with reading.

A. underline important notes

B. write as quickly as possible

C. take down every detail

D. write notes in your own words

3.The writer advises you to as it is easier for you to remember material.

A. study before going to sleep

B. do some exercise after studying

C. study as soon as you get up

D. study after a period of activity

4.Which of the following is NOT helpful for your understanding?

A. Thinking about an idea in different ways.

B. Reading from the beginning to the end without stop.

C. Relating ideas and concepts with what you already know.

D. Going back to what first made you confused and start again.

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

Learning a life lesson on managing time

One day,an expert was speaking to a group of students about how to manage their time.He ________ an example those students will never forget.

He pulled out a wide jar and put it on the table.He also ________ about a dozen rocks and carefully ________ them into the jar.One at a time.When no more rocks would ________ inside,he asked,“Is this jar full?”

Everyone in the class answered loudly,“Yes.” The expert said,“Really?” He ________ under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel (砾石).He put some gravel in and ________ the jar,causing it to go down into the ________ between the big rocks.He then asked the group once more,“Is this jar full?”

________ not,” one of them answered this time.“Good!” he replied.From under the table he brought out a bucket of sand and started ________ the sand in the jar and it went into all of the spaces left ________ the rocks and the gravel.Once more he asked the question,“Is this jar full?”

“No!” the class shouted.Once again he said,“Good.” Then he ________ a cup of water in ________ the jar was full.Then he looked at the class and asked,“What is the ________ here?”

Immediately one ________ student raised his hand and said,“The point is,no matter how full your ________ is,if you try really hard you can always fit ________ things in!” “No,” the expert replied,“that’s not the point.The point is if you don’t put the big rocks in ________ ,you’ll never get them in ________.What are the ‘big rocks’ in your ________ ?Time with your loved ones,your education,or your dreams?Remember to put these big rocks in first or you’ll never get them in at all,________ you’ll never have the real quality time you need to spend on the big,important things.”

1.A.set B.gave C.made D.followed

2.A.handed out B.passed on C.took out D.picked up

3.A.threw B.spread C.turned D.placed

4.A.come B.push C.fall D.fit

5.A.reached B.sat C.got D.stopped

6.A.shook B.covered C.pressed D.raised

7.A.bottom B.distance C.areas D.spaces

8.A.Usually B.Probably C.Obviously D.Simply

9.A.inserting B.packing C.putting D.mixing

10.A.beside B.between C.around D.among

11.A.allowed B.forced C.sank D.poured

12.A.until B.before C.so that D.as far as

13.A.reason B.result C.point D.matter

14.A.clever B.eager C.sensitive D.curious

15.A.schedule B.container C.time D.class

16.A.enough B.small C.extra D.more

17.A.first B.once C.properly D.immediately

18.A.at all B.after all C.at last D.any more

19.A.mind B.list C.life D.world

20.A.and B.while C.but D.for

A schoolgirl saved her father's life by kicking him in the chest after he suffered a serious allergic (过敏的) reaction which stopped his heart.

Izzy, nine, restarted father Colm's heart by stamping (踩) on his chest after he fell down at home and stopped breathing.

Izzy's mother, Debbie, immediately called 999 but Izzy knew doctors would never arrive in time to save her father, so decided to use CPR.

However, she quickly discovered her arms weren't strong enough, so she stamped on her father's chest instead.

Debbie then took over with some more conventional chest compressions (按压) until the ambulance arrived.

Izzy, who has been given a bravery award by her school, said: "I just kicked him really hard.My mum taught me CPR but I knew I wasn't strong enough to use hands.I was quite scared.The doctor said I might as well be a doctor or a nurse.My mum said that Dad was going to hospital with a big footprint on his chest.”

"She's a little star," said Debbie, "I was really upset but Izzy just took over.I just can't believe what she did.I really think all children should be taught first aid.Izzy did CPR then the doctor turned up.Colm had to have more treatment on the way to the hospital and we've got to see an expert."

Truck driver Colm, 35, suffered a mystery allergic reaction on Saturday and was taken to hospital, but was sent home only for it to happen again the next day.The second attack was so serious that his airway swelled, preventing him from breathing, his blood pressure dropped suddenly, and his heart stopped for a moment.

He has now made a full recovery from his suffering.

1.From the passage, which of the sentences about Debbie is true?

A.She thought it useless to teach children first aid.

B.She thought if her daughter became a doctor, she would kick him harder.

C.She did nothing to help her husband.

D.She was proud of her daughter.

2.Izzy kicked her father in the chest ______ .

A.to express her helplessness

B.to practise CPR on him

C.to keep him awake

D.to restart his heart

3.What's the right order of the events?

①Izzy kicked Colm.

②Debbie called 999.

③Izzy learned CPR.

④Colm's heart stopped.

A.3124

B.4231

C.3421

D.4312

4.What does Paragraph 8 mainly talk about?

A.What Colm suffered.

B.Colm's present condition.

C.What caused Colm's allergy.

D.Symptoms of Colm's allergic reaction.

5.Why does the author write the news?

A.To describe a serious accident.

B.To prove the importance of CPR.

C.To report a 9-year-old girl's brave act.

D.To call people's attention to allergic reaction.

It was a cloudy day on November 11, 2015. We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn’t even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched, mouth open in surprise, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop (拖把). She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, “Very dirty floors.”

“Yes, I’m glad they’ve finally decided to clean them,” the nurse answered. She looked at Mum strangely and said, “But aren’t you working late?”

Mum just pushed harder, each swipe of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book.

After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum nodded politely to the nurse and said, “Thank you.”

Outside, Mum told me, “Dagma is fine. No fever. ”

“You see her, Mum?”

“Of course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. It’s a fine hospital. But the floors! A mop is no good. You need a brush. ”

1.When the nurse talked to Mum, she thought Mum was a ________.

A. nurse B. cleaner C. patient D. visitor

2.What can we infer about the hospital?

A. It was a children’s hospital.

B. The nurses and doctors there don’t work hard.

C. It has strict rules about visiting hours.

D. A lot of patients come to this hospital every day.

3.Mum went to see Dagma in the hospital to _____.

A. give her some messages about Dad

B. make sure her room was clean

C. check that she was still there

D. find out how she was

4. Which of the following words can best describe Mum?

A. Hard –working B. Clever

C. Warmly –hearted D. Strange

阅读下面短文。从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Music to My Ears

Robby was 10 for his first piano lesson in my class. Much as he tried, he even the basic rhythm. However, he dutifully reviewed the pieces that I required. Over the months he tried and tried while I and encouraged him. At the end of each lesson he'd always say, "My mom's going to hear me play some day." it seemed hopeless. I only knew his mother from a ________as she waited in her aged car to pick him up. Then one day Robby stopped coming. I was secretly ________ that he stopped because of his lack of ability.

Weeks later I informed the students, including Robby, of the coming recital(独奏). To my

_ , Robby asked me if he could be included. I told him he really did not qualify because he had ________ out. He said his mom had been sick and unable to take him to lessons but he was still________. “I've just got to play!" he ________ . Something inside me let me allow him to. Then came the recital night. The gym was________ with parents. I put Robby up________ , thinking that I could save his poor performance through my “curtain closer(谢幕).”

The recital went off smoothly. Then Robby came up on stage. His clothes were wrinkled and his hair was ________ . "Why didn't his mother at least make him comb his hair for this special night?" I thought. Robby pulled out the piano bench and began. I was not________for what I heard next. His fingers were ________ on the keys. Never had I heard Mozart played so well by people of his age. After he ended, everyone was ________ their feet in wild applause. In ________I ran up on stage and put my arms around Robby. "I've never heard you play like that, Robby! How did you ________ it?" Robby explained, "Well, Miss Hondorf…remember I told you my mom was sick? …________ she had cancer and passed away yesterday. She was born deaf, so tonight she could hear me play in heaven. I wanted to make it special."

There wasn’t a ________ eye in the house. That night I felt he was the teacher and I was the pupil, for it was he who taught me the meaning of perseverance(毅力) and ________ .

1.A. lacked B. had C. showed D. got

2.A. listened B. learned C. checked D. played

3.A. And B. But C. So D. Or

4.A. conversationB. performanceC. distanceD. picture

5.A. guilty B. sad C. anxious D. glad

6.A. relief B. surprise C. pleasure D. satisfaction

7.A. stepped B. worn C. run D. dropped

8.A. acting B. performing C. practicing D. recording

9.A. insisted B. suggested C. complained D. threatened

10.A. lined B. packed C. piled D. filled

11.A. least B. most C. first D. last

12.A. mess B. mass C. neat D. dull

13.A. eager B. concerned C. prepared D. grateful

14.A. hesitatingB. dancing C. touching D. crawling

15.A. over B. under C. in D. on

16.A. chaos B. tears C. silence D. return

17.A. find B. feel C. make D. like

18.A. GraduallyB. Suddenly C. Frequently D. Actually

19.A. dry B. curious C. brightD. wet

20.A. regret B. talent C. love D. courage

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