阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

There is a growing debate about the most effective way for students to study.  Traditionally studying alone was thought to be the best way to ensure good exam results. When studying alone you can focus your mind better than when you are with others. You also have the freedom to choose what topic to study and when, as you don't need file agreement of others. Students that prefer to study alone often say that when they study with their classmates they waste a lot of time because the discussion is often about non-study topics such as television or holidays.

 In the last few years, however, more and more students have started studying in groups. There are several reasons many students prefer this method. First, they find that studying is more fun as they can share the experience with others rather than staying in their rooms.  In groups, they can discuss the subject together and when something is not understood they can ask each other questions. They can use the knowledge of their classmates to help improve their own knowledge.  Finally by discussing the topic they are able to both understand and remember it better.

【写作内容】

 (1) 以约30个词概括短文的要点；

 (2) 以约120个词就“独自学习好还是与他人合作学习好”    为主题发表看法，并包括如下要点： ① 你喜欢独自学习还是与他人合作学习； ② 根据你个人的学习经历，简述你的理由； ③ 你的老师对你的学习方式的看法和建议；④ 你认为怎样的学习方式才能取得最佳的学习效果。

【写作要求】

1. 标题自定；

2. 可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

【评分标准】

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

On _______ side of the river there are a lot of trees.

    A. both               B. any                 C. either             D. neither

—Your sister nearly _____ all her spare time to her study during the three years.

   —That's right, or she _____ the first place in her school in the College Entrance Examination.

   A. spent; wouldn't have taken           B. devoted; wouldn't have taken

   C. hadn't devoted; hadn't taken           D. hadn't spent; couldn't

SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEKEND

Captain Goodfellow

Do your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances? Captain Goodfellow will be ready to teach all these things to children of all ages at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10:00, free.

Walking Tour of the Town

Forget your worries on Saturday morning. Take a beautiful walk and learn about its history. Meet at the front entrance of City Hall at 9:30. Wear comfortable shoes!

Films at the Museum

Two European films will be shown Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Broken Window at 1:30. The workers will be at 3:45. For further information, call 4987898.

International Picnic

Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5:00 pm.

      Do You Want to Hear “The Zoo”

“The Zoo”, a popular rock group from Australia, will give their first US concert tomorrow night at 8:00 at Rose Hall, City College.

You can probably eat Chinese, Italian, and Arab food __________..

A. at the front entrance of City Hall      B. at the game

C. at 5:00 pm                        D. at Central Park on Saturday

You can see movies at __________.

A. the City College   B. the Museum Theatre    C. the City Theatre   D. the Central Park

Walking Tour of the Town will be taken __________.

A. in the City Hall     B. outside     C. at the gate     D. at the zoo

“The Zoo” is __________.

A. a park with lots of animals there             B. a US concert

C. a music group                           D. an interesting event

  F . Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24,1896, an American novelist, was once a student of St.Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended Princeton. University for a short while. In 1917 he joined the army and was posted in Alabama, where he met his future wife Zelda Sayre. Then he had to make some money to impress her.

  His life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary:“ My own happiness in the past often got such joy that I could share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary.”

  This side of paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920. Encouraged by its success, Fitzgerald began to devote more time to his writing. Then he continued with the novel the Beautiful and Damned (1922), a collection of short stories Thales of the Jazz Age (1922), and a play The Vegetable (1923). But his greatest success was the novel The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, which quick brought him praise from the literary world. Yet it failed to give him the needed financial security. Then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories All the Sad Young Men.

  However, Fitzgerald’s problems with his wife Zelda had an effect on his writing. During the 1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife had her first breakdown and went to a Swiss clinic. During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Night in 1934 and The love of the last Tycoon in 1940. While his wife was in hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to(沉迷于) alcohol. Sheila Graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism.

How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage ?

 A. 5      B. 6        C. 7        D. 8

Which of the following is the correct order to describe Fitzgerald’s life according to the passage?

a. He became addicted to drinking.

b. He studied at St.Paul Academy.

c. He published his first novel This Side of Paradise.

d. The Great Gatsby won high praise.

e. He failed to reorder his life.

f. He joined the army and met Zelda.

A. f-c-e-a-b-d     B. b-e-a-f-c-d     C. f-d-e-c-b-a   D. b-f-c-d-e-a

We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald            .

  A. had made some money when he met Zelda in Alabama.

  B. was well educated and well off before he served in the army

  C. would have completed more works if his wife hadn’t broken down

  D. helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital

The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about          .

 A. Zelda’s personal life

 B. Zelda’s illness and treatment

 C. Fitzgerald’s friendship with Graham

 D. Fitzgerald’s contributions to the literary world

By _____ 1600’s Shakespeare was able to make _____ use of _____ wider vocabulary than ever before.

   A. the, the, a      B. a, /, a     C. the, / , the    D. the , / , a

You have a big mouth, Tom. You ______ have told everybody the secret.

   A. can’t          B. shouldn’t       C. mustn’t        D. mightn’t

The truly homeless are the rich who __     _ their home into a hotel hall．

       A．will turn              B．turned             

       C．are turning             D．have turned

The film      on the novel by Simpson has got the first prize in the Oscar film festival.

A. based       B. basing      C. bases         D. being based

They demanded that the library _____ open to students during the vacation.

A. should keep   B. was kept   C. would be kept   D. be kept