[1]Perhaps you are an average student with average intelligence.However,you can receive better grades if you want.Yes,even students with average intelligence can be top students without additional work.Here’s
how:
    [2]Plan your time carefully.Make a list of your weekly tasks.Then make a schedule of your time.Be sure to set aside enough time to complete your normal reading and work assignments.Of course,studying
shouldn’t occupy all of the free time on the schedule.
    [3]Make good use of your time in class.Listening to what the teacher says in class means less work
later. Take notes to help you remember what the teacher says.
   [4]Skim before you read.Look over a passage quickly before you begin to read it more carefully.As you preview the material,you get some idea of the content and how it is organized.Later when you begin to
read you will recognize less important material and you may skip some of these portions.Skimming helps
double your reading speed and improve you comprehension as well.
   [5]_____,Go over your notes as soon as you can after class.Review important points mentioned in class as well as points you remain confused.If you know what the teacher will discuss the next day,skim and
read that material,too.If you review your notes and textbook regularly,the material will become more meaningful and you will remember it longer.Regular review leads to improved performance on tests.
   [6]Develop a good attitude towards tests.The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject.The word won’t end if you don’t pass a test,so don’t worry excessively about a single test.
   [7]There are other techniques that might help you with your studying.Improving your studying habits will
improve your grades.

1.What’s the main idea of the passage?(no more than 8 words)
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2.What should you do if you fail a test?(no more than 4 words)
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3.Please fill in the blank in the fifth paragraph with proper words.(no more than 4 words)
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4.According to the passage,how can an average student improve his/her grades?(no more than 6 words)
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5.What does the word “it”(line 4,paragraph 5)probably refer to?(no more than 3 words)
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     A volcanic eruption(喷发) in Iceland has sent ash across northern Europe. Airlines have stopped or
changed the flights across the Atlantic Ocean, leaving hundreds of passengers stuck in the airports.
     Grimsvotn is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Europe. What makes Grimsvotn different
is that it lies under a huge glacier(冰川) of ice up to 12 meters thick. The hot volcano heats up the ice
above it, which then forms a layer(层) of water between the glacier and the volcano.
This layer of water puts pressure on the volcano, keeping it stable(稳定). As the water flows out from
under the glacier, the pressure lifts. The lava(岩浆) from the volcano then comes up to the surface. This
is exactly what happened today.
     Now, airlines have to make changes to their flights so as not to fly through the clouds of volcanic ash.
According to KLM one of Europe' s biggest airlines, airplanes cannot go under the cloud or over it.
Going through the cloud can result in ash getting stuck in the airplane' s engines, causing damage to the
plane.
     The eruption has also caused problems for animals in Iceland. The volcano left ash and sharp
glass-like rocks all over the countryside. Farmers are keeping their animals inside to stop them from
eating ash-covered glass or the sharp object.

1. What makes Grimsvotn different from other volcanoes?

A. It is below ice.            
B. It lies under the sea.
C. It is the largest volcano.    
D. Its lava affects the airlines.

2. What keeps Grimsvotn stable?

A. The slow flow of water.    
B. The low water temperature.
C. The thick glacier.         
D. The water pressure.

3. Which of the following is the result of the volcanic eruption?

A. People stop traveling in Europe.
B. Airlines suffer from the loss of planes.
C. It becomes dangerous for animals to eat outside.
D. Farmers have lost many of their animals.

4. This text is most probably taken from____

A. a research paper              
B. a newspaper report
C. a class presentation            
D. a geography textbook

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     Getting your children to study can be a little like getting them to eat their vegetables.
         1   Make a study time and have it at the same time every day. This will help your kids to learn to
schedule their day and will give them a sense of control over how they spend their time.
Allow them to study in blocks of time, such as for half an hour with a five-minute break in the middle.
  2   Ideal(理想的) study times are after dinner or right after school before dinner.
Never allow your children to study in front of the television, as that will encourage passive(被动的)
activity.   3  .
You' ll also need to help your kids find the right place to study. After you' ve set up a good study time
for little learners, set up a good place where they can get those creative juices flowing.
      4   Make sure there is a table or a desk and a comfortable chair.
      5   This includes helping them out with their homework sometimes and being there for them with
the answers to any questions. The input you give your children during study periods will help form a
bond and help make studying enjoyable.

A. Pick a place where your children can study properly.
B. Hold them to the schedule they create for themselves.
C. Finally, spend time with your kids when they're studying.
D. Keep the atmosphere light and offer lots of encouragement, too.
E. Instead, use TV as a treat or a reward when the homework is completed.
F. Try to stop this bad habit by offering some sort of reward.
G. One of the best ways to form good study habits for your kids is to design a schedule that they keep to.

                                                    Interview with a president
     While many teenagers may dream of meeting with pop star Jay Chou or NBA hero Yao Ming, Li Jing
had a far more powerful person on her mind. The Senior 2 from Beijing No.35 High School dreamt of
meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin.
     After more than a year of hard work and with a little good luck, Li fulfilled her dream. On October
11, 2004, the 16-year-old girl joined a team of Chinese journalists who went to the Kremlin, in Moscow,
to interview Putin.
     Li felt nervous before talking with Putin. "But his greeting and warm smile put me at ease," she said.
     Li admires Putin very much, because of his strong will and style of leadership. "He looks very cool,"
Li said. During her interview, Li asked Putin whether he plans to educate his two teenage daughters to be
officials in the future. Putin smiled and answered he hopes they can do whatever job suits their interests
and personalities.
     Although Li would only have several minutes, she started working on her interview questions last
August after applying for the opportunity. "Journalists work is by no means easy. You need to do lots
of homework on your interviewee," she said. She read many books about Putin and Russia in her spare
time.?
     Li's parents encouraged her to be a student journalist. "We fully support her, as long as it does not
affect her studies," said her father. Previously in her job for a student magazine, Chinese Young
Journalists, she wrote a letter to President Hu Jintao during the SARS epidemic.
     Li has learnt a lot from her experience. She said learning to manage her time and developing the
confidence to speak with important people were not the things she could learn in class.?

1. The underlined word "interviewee" in the fifth paragraph probably means ______.

A. the person who interviews?
B. the person who is interviewed?
C. the person who know how to interview?
D. the person who plan to interview a famous people?

2. Which of the following best describes Li Jing's parents' attitude towards her being a student journalist?

A. They think to be a student journalist is purely a waste of time.?
B. They worry that to be a student journalist will affect her studies.?
C. They consider it is quite good for Li Jing on the condition of not striking her study.?
D. They neither support it nor object to it.?

3. Li Jing is different from those students of her age in that ________.

A. she doesn't like pop star Jay Chou?
B. she hates meeting with the NBA hero Yao Ming?
C. she wants to meet neither Jay Chou nor Yao Ming?
D. she dreams of meeting the present powerful Russian leader?

4. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A. Li realized her dream just because of her hard work.?
B. Li was at ease at the first sight of president Putin.?
C. Li considers Putin a great leader because of his strong will and style of leadership.
D. Li thinks it impossible to learn in class the confidence to speak with great people.

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     More than one million children in the United States do not go to school. Instead, they learn at home.
They are taught by adults, like tutors (家庭教师).  1  Educational companies, libraries, and the Internet
provide many families with teaching material.
       2  Some choose it because of their religious beliefs. Others say it provides more time for the family
to be together. They say home offers a better place for learning. Some parents believe home-schooling
avoids problems of traditional schools. These include classes that have too many students. Critics,
however, say children need to attend school with other children.
     They also say that some home-schooled children do not get a good education.  3  Some states(州)
do not require much preparation made by parents or testing of children. Other states have more
requirements for home-schooling. Home-schooling in the United States began when the country was
established. In farm areas, people often lived far from a school. Widespread home-schooling took place
until about the middle of the 19th century. Then, in 1852, the state of Massachusetts passed the first law
requiring children to attend school.
     Over the years, the American public education system strengthened and grew. By the 1960s and
1970s, however, some Americans believed that traditional education was not helping their children.   4  
     Home-schooling expert Linda Dobson says many people have helped the movement grow. She says
some parents began teaching their children at home after changes in tax laws forced some private religious schools to close. That happened in the 1980s. And, most recently, she says many kinds of people have
joined the movement.  5  They represent many races, religions and political beliefs. Ms. Dobson says the
number of home-schooled children has increased by an estimated fifteen to twenty percent each year
during the last fifteen years.

A. So a number of parents began home-schooling.
B. They are mainly rich people.
C. However, all fifty American states and the District of Columbia permit home-schooling.
D. She says these include rich people and poor people.
D. Home-schooling is not accepted by all the people.
E. Parents choose home-schooling for several reasons.
F. Most often, their parents are their teachers.