摘要：memorise new words 12. practice writing 13. make great progress

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　　Sheela and Nisha had almost the same level of intelligence and came from similar family backgrounds．Sheela found it hard to memorise a poem for an oral test while Nisha did it without any difficulty．　　1　　 Why was there a difference?

　　The answer is ： Nisha just knew how to learn better than Sheela did．　　2　　 Here are four steps to better learning．

　　Preview the matter first．Scan or skim over a material quickly．Read the first sentence of each paragraph, glance at the table of contents and the preface．

　　　　3　　 Speed reading is fine for the easy material．But for more complex works, slower reading is much more effective．Good learners actively think about what they read and assimilate(吸收)it．

　　Be focused．To improve concentration and focus, fix a particular time and place for studying．Use a variety of methods, like writing down what you’ve read, taping it and then listening to it, making an outline or even drawing a diagram．　　4　　 It will improve your learning capacity(能力)．

　　　　5　　 Each person has his own way of learning．If given the pieces of an object to assemble(聚集), each of us uses a different method to arrive at the same result．Analyse your approach and follow the method that you feel most comfortable with．

A．Follow your own learnign style．

B．Slow down and read it aloud to yourself．

C．Take a break if you become too tense or tired．

D．Turn to your heroes or tutors for advice and follow their advice．

E．She increased the capacity of her brain by applying some skills．

F．She only scanned a new poem twice before reciting it from memory!

G．Nisha had a better intelligence than Sheela, which was not true in fact．

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Dior was born in Normandy in 1905, and his family’s original plans for him included a career in the diplomatic service, but by the time he was twenty-three, with his parents’ money, he opened a small art gallery in Paris. By 1931, the money had been used up. Dior’s friends in the art gallery asked him to draw and he took his first step at designing and drawing. His first job was with Lucien Lelong from whom Dior learned his craft（手艺）.

In February, 1947, Dior started the New Look in his first major Paris collection. He was backed by a famous textile producer, Boussac, who looked after the dollars, while Dior looked after the fashions. Dior knew nothing about cutting and sewing, but he was good at fashion design.

The New Look started an entirely different look to costume, with a tiny waist, a rounded shoulder and a shapely bust（胸围）, usually with a low-cut neckline and a long full skirt. To women who had lived through the war years, the femaleness of the New Look was a great success, for people were tired of the extremely plain, wartime restrictive fashions.

It is said that dresses by Dior were “constructed like buildings”, but young people were attracted to his design, and all over the western world, manufacturers plunged into（投入）the production of his new style. Dior’s revolutionary designs lighted up a whole cycle of fashion - rounded, gentle, feminine - a delight in elegance. A New kook House of Dior opened in 1948, followed by one in London. Considered as King of Couture （Women’s clothing） for years, the Dior Empire grew until it covered every country in the western world, and included furs, jewelry, perfumes, men’s wear and so on. Over 1,000 people worked at the Paris headquarters then.

His sudden death in 1957 when he was 52 years old did not stop the growth of the House of Dior. Even now, so many years after his death, his name is closely connected with fashion throughout the world, and indeed is one of the most recognized names in the world. His first great New Look, with its long skirts, was an expression of freedom in the late 1940s.

Which of the following designs is close to Dior’s?