8、Do you want to improve the way you study? Do you feel nervous before a test? Many students say that a lack of concentration is their biggest problem．It has bad effects on their ability to study, so do their test results．

If so, use these tips to help you．

Study Techniques

??You should always study in the same place．You shouldn’t sit in a position that you use for another purpose．For example, when you sit on a sofa to study, your brain will think it is time to relax．Don’t watch TV while you are studying．Experts warn that your concentration may be reduced by 50 percent if you attempt to study in this way．Always try to have a white wall in front of you, so there is nothing to distract （make less concentrated） you．Before sitting down to study, gather together all the equipment you need．Apart from your textbooks, pens, pencils and knives, make sure you have a dictionary．If your study desk or table is needed when you are not studying, store all your equipment in a box beside it．

??Your eyes will become tired if you try to read a text which is on a flat surface．Position your book at an angle of 30 degrees．

?Be realistic and don’t try to complete too much in one study period．Finish one thing before beginning another．If you need a break, get up and walk around for a few minutes, but try not to telephone a friend or have something to eat．

Test-taking Skills

? All your hard work will be for nothing if you are too nervous to take your test．Getting plenty of rest is very important．This means do not study all night before your test! It is a better idea to have a long-term study plan．Try to make a timetable for your study which lasts a few months．

?  Exercise is a great way to reduce pressure．Doing some form of exercise every day will also improve your concentration．Eat healthy food too．

?  When you arrive in the examination room, find your seat and sit down．Breathe slowly and deeply．Check the time on the clock during the test, but not too often．Above all, take no notice of everyone else and give the test paper your undivided attention．

1．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．You should study in a different place every day, so you don’t get bored．

B．Your concentration will improve if you study and watch TV at the same time．

C．Check the time during the exam at a certain time．

D．Staying up all night is tiring, but you will learn a lot using this method．

2．What does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A．Your study desk or table．               B．Your textbook．

C．Your dictionary．                            D．The equipment you need．

3．What can be inferred from the passage?

A．You shouldn’t look at everyone else during the test．

B．You will have enough energy to deal with and concentrate on your study  and exams better by eating healthy diet．

C．You’ll concentrate more if there is nothing to distract you．

D．If you need a break during study, you can walk around for a few minutes．

7、There was a story many years ago of a school teacher—Mrs. Thompson．She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same．But that was a lie．There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard．He didn’t play well with the other children and he always needed a bath．She did not like him．

Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother．Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself．She felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy brought her a Christmas present too．It was his mother’s perfume（香水）

Teddy said ,“Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my Mom used to．”After the children left , she cried for at least an hour．On that very day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and math．Instead, she began to teach children．

Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy．The boy’s mind seemed to come alive．The more she encouraged him, the faster he improved．By the end of the sixth grade, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class．

Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy．He wrote that he had finished high school and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life．He went to college．Mrs. Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed: Theodore Stoddard ,M．D．（医学博士）．

The story doesn’t end there． On his wedding day, Dr．Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson’s ear ,“Thank you, Mrs.Thompson, for believing in me．You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a difference．”

Mrs.Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back ,“ Teddy, you have it all wrong．You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference．I didn’t know how to teach until I met you．”

1．What did Mrs.Thompson do on the first day of school?

A．She made Teddy feel ashamed．

B．She asked the children to play with Teddy．

C．She changed Teddy’s seat to the front row．

D．She told the class something untrue about herself．

2．What did Mrs. Thompson find out about Teddy?

A．He often told lies．

B．He was good at math．

C．He needed care from mother or someone like that．

D．He enjoyed playing with others．

3．In what way did Mrs. Thompson change after she received the gifts?

A．She taught fewer school subjects．

B．She became stricter with her students．

C．She no longer liked her job as a teacher．

D．She cared more about educating students．

4．Why did Teddy thank Mrs. Thompson at his wedding?

A．She had kept in touch with him．

B．She had given him encouragement．

C．She had sent him Christmas presents．

D．She had taught him how to judge people．

6、I know what you’re thinking : Pizza? For breakfast? But the truth is that you can have last night’s leftovers with it in the morning, if you want to．

I know lots of women who skip breakfast , and they have a ton of different excuses for doing it ．Some say they don’t have time． Others think they’re “saving” calories （卡路里）, still others say they just don’t like breakfast food ．  

But the fact is that eating in the morning is very important when you’re trying to lose weight．“Eating anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all,” says Katherine Brooking, who developed the super-easy eating plan for this year’s “SELF CHALLENGE”．And even pizza can be healthy if it’s loaded with vegetables, as long as you stick to only one small piece．  

Breakfast is one meal I never miss, and the same goes for most weight loss success stories．Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating later in the day．Researchers at the University of Southern California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of gaining weight than those who regularly have a morning meal．  

So eat something in the morning, anything．I know plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast, or they just have coffee or orange juice．I say, try heating up last night’s leftovers．It may sound crazy, but if it works for you, do it! I find if I tell myself, “You can always eat it tomorrow,” I put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night．Try it, and you may save yourself some pre-bedtime calories．And you will watch your body gain the fat-burning effects．  

1．The underlined word “leftovers” in Paragraph 1 probably means__________．  

A．food remaining after a meal                    B．breakfast

C．meals made of vegetables                      D．pizza with fruit

2．What can we infer from the text? 

A．Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry．

B．Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast．

C．If we have pizza loaded with vegetables, we will certainly not gain weight．

D．Eating vegetables helps us to save energy．

3．According to the last paragraph, it is important to____________．

A．eat something for breakfast                     B．be careful about what you eat 

C．heat up food before eating it                    D．eat calorie-controlled food 

4．The text is written mainly for those_____________．

A．who go to work early                                    B．who want to lose weight 

C．who stay up late                                        D．who eat before sleep

5、What is eBay? The simple answer is that it is a global trading platform where nearly anyone can trade practically anything．People can sell and buy all kinds of products and goods, including cars, movies and DVDs, sporting goods, travel tickets, musical instruments, clothes and shoes---the list goes on and on 

The idea came from Peter Omidyar, who was born in Paris and moved to Washington when he was still a child．At high school, he became very interested in computer programming and after graduating from Tuft University in 1988, he worked for the next few years as a computer engineer．In his free time he started Bay as a kind of hobby, at first offering the service free by word of mouth． By 1996 there was so much traffic on the website that he had to upgrade（升级） and he began charging a fee to members． Joined by a friend, Peter Skill, and in 1998 by his capable CEO, Meg Whitman, he has never looked back．Even in the great crashes of the late 1990s, ebay has gone from strength to strength． It is now one of the ten most visited online shopping websites on the Internet 

Ebay sells connections, not goods, putting buyer and seller into contact with each other． All you have to do is lake an e-photo, write a description, fill out a sales form and you are in business．The world is your market place．Of course for each item , eBay gets a percentage and that is a great deal of money． Every day there are more than sixteen million items listed on eBay and eighty percent of the items are sold． 

1．We learn from the text that eBay provides people with__ 

A．a way of buying and selling goods 

B．a website for them to upgrade（升级）

C．a place to show their own photos 

D．a chance to buy things at low prices 

2．Why did Peter create eBay after graduating from university? 

A．For fun

B．To make money

C．For gathering the engineers

D．To fulfill a task of his company

3．From “he has never looked back “in Paragraph 2 we learn that Peter_______

A．did not feel lonely

B．was always hopeful 

C．did not think about the past

D．became more and more successful 

4．How does eBay make money from its website? 

A．By bringing sellers together．

B．By charging for each sale

C．By listing items online

D．By making e-photos．

4、NOT all memories are sweet．Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad

memories．Violence and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emotional scars．

Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill, which will help people forget bad memories．The pill is designed to be taken immediately after a scary events．They hope it might reduce ,or possibly erase ,the effect of painful memories．

    In November, experts tested a drug on people in the US and France．The drug stops the body producing chemicals that fix memories in the brain．So far the research has suggested that only the emotional effects of memories may be reduced, not that the memories are erased．

   The research has caused a great deal of argument．Some think it is a bad idea, while others support it．

   Supporters say it could lead to pills that prevent or treat soldiers' troubling memories after war．They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories．

   "Some memories can ruin people's lives．They come back to you when you don't want to have them in a daydream or nightmare．They usually come with very painful emotions," said Roger Pitman．

    But those who are against the research say that changing memories is very dangerous because memories make us different from others．They also help us all avoid the mistakes of the past．

   "All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were horrible at the time but make us who we are．I'm not sure whether we want to wipe those memories out, "said Rebecca Dresser, a medical ethicist．

1．What does the underlined word “erase” mean?

A．change                B．remove               C．add                     D．forgive

2．The passage is mainly about ________．

A．a new medical invention

B．a new research on the pill

C．a way of erasing painful memories

D．the argument about the research on the pill

3．The drug tested on people can ________．

  A．cause the brain to fix memories

  B．stop people remembering bad events

  C．prevent body producing certain chemicals

  D．wipe out the bad memories

4．Which of the following statements is TRUE?       ．

  A．Some people doubt whether the pills should be used to help people forget bad memories．

  B．the pill will stop people's bad memories．

  C．taking the pill will do harm to people's health

D．the pill has been produced in America

5．Which of the following does Rebecca Dresser agree with?

A．Some memories can ruin people's lives．

B．People want to get rid of bad memories．

C．Having bad events makes us different from others．

D．The pill will reduce people's sufferings from bad memories．

3、请根据下列汉语提示写出单词的正确形式．

1．Being ___（满足的，满意的） with what we have will lead to happiness in our life．

2．The girl ___（为…作证） to seeing the man run into the bank on a dark night．

3．All the soldiers would do everything they can to ___（ 保护，防卫） their country．

4．We are interested in weather because it ____（影响）us so directly—what we wear, what we do and even how we feel．

5．The Internet will let people have ___ （途径,权利）to a great deal of information from their own homes．

6．The teacher didn’t give the lesson until all the students ____（平静，安静） down．

7．This year when the flu spread all over the country, people got into a____（ 恐慌）

8．I’m sure that your letter will get______（立刻的,及时的） attention．They know you’re waiting for the reply．

9．The competition was so fierce but we got the first place．Oh, that’s ____（难以置信的）

10．When the terrible earthquake happened, I was working in the high building and was nearly ____ （惊吓）to death．

2、此题要求改正所给短文中的错误．对标有题号的每一行按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：请在答题卡上作答。

  One day, I went to the market and find many                                           1．             

beautiful birds in few cages for sale．I heard                                              2．             

two young men talked．One said,“ I caught eight                                        3．             

birds like these on last Sunday, but not a single one                                      4．             

was lively the next morning．” Oh, God! The birds                                     5．             

are being killed．The number is reducing year after year．                           6．             

Birds, like another animals, are our friends．They eat a                               7．             

lot of pests and make our nature beautifully．                                             8．             

So we must do something to prevent them killed．                                      9．             

We wish that everyone will care for them．                                                10．             

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