Students learn their lessons in class. In class teachers teach them. Students sit in the classroom listening to the teacher. This is a way of learning. Is this the only way for students to learn something? Of course not. There is another way to learn. That is students can teach themselves. For example, if you cannot remember anything when you are doing your homework, you can look at your book to find the answer. This is a way to teach yourself. And it is not a difficult thing. We can do this at any place and at any time.

How to teach yourself? The first thing you must do is reading. Read something you are interested in, or you have to read. The second is that you must ask yourself questions. The question is something you don’t understand, or you want to know more about. You can write down these questions. The third is to answer the question yourself by thinking hard, by reading the text or other books, and sometimes by asking other people. This is the way of teaching yourself. And you must do like this for a long time, you are sure to succeed in your study.

41. Listening to the teacher is      for students to learn something.

  A. not a way   B. the best way  C. the only way  D. not the only way

42. Which of the following is right?

  A. A student can teach himself only in class.  B. It is a bad way to learn from the teacher.

  C. A student can learn to teach himself if he wants to.  D. Students know very well how to teach themselves.

43. In teaching yourself, the first thing you must do is      .

  A. writing  B. reading  C. asking D. answering

44. A clever student usually likes      .

  A. asking questions  B. answering questions  C. find answers  D. teaching others

45. If you want to succeed, you’d better learn     .

  A. how to teach others  B. how to teach yourself  C. to read and write   D. how to ask questions

　　Students learn their lessons in class. In class teachers teach them. Students sit in the classroom listening to the teacher. This is a way of learning. Is this the only way for students to learn something? Of course not. There is another way to learn. That is students can teach themselves (他们自己). For example, if you cannot remember something when you are doing homework, you can look at your book to find the answer. This is a way to teach yourself (自学). And it is not a difficult thing. We can do this at any place and at any time.

　　How do you teach yourself? The first you must do is reading. Read something you are interested in, or you have to read. The second is that you must ask yourself questions. The question is something you don't understand, or you want to know more about. You can write down these questions. A clever student is usually good at asking questions. The third is to answer the question by yourself by thinking hard, by reading the text or other books, and sometimes by asking other people. This is the way of teaching yourself. And you must do this all by yourself. If you keep doing like this (坚持这样做) for a long time, you are sure to succeed in your study.

(1) Listening to the teacher is ________ for students to learn something.

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(2) Which of the following is right? ________.

[　　]

A．A student can teach himself only in class

B．It is a bad way to learn from the teacher

C．A student can learn to teach himself if he wants to

D．Students know very well how to teach themselves

(3) In teaching yourself, the first thing you must do is ________.

[　　]

(4) Clever students usually like ________.

(5) If you want to succeed, you'd better learn ________.

[　　]

One night, I wondered what it would be like if I only asked questions. I decided that no matter what anyone said to me the next day, I would reply only with   36 .
I loved to read about scientists and their discoveries, and I knew that scientists always started their research with a question. I hoped that I could become a scientist. Maybe by asking questions, I could train my mind to be   37 .
I survived the morning easily. “Is there any egg?” I answered when my mother asked what I wanted for breakfast. “Is this seat taken?” I asked when my friend Mike asked where he was going to   38  on the bus.
In the classroom, Mr. Black spoke slowly and clearly while I listened carefully. The problem had been part of my homework the night before. I wrote the answer on the board, “Could the answer be 361?”
Mr. Black smiled and nodded. I thought,“How did I   39  to get through that?” I almost laughed because asking questions really was starting to become a   40 .
I thought I had made it safely through the whole day,   41  what I had come to consider my experiment blew up at the dinner table when my dad asked me about my day. “What do I always do?” I replied.
My parents looked at each other. My father   42  again. “Well, I hope you went to school,” he said.
“Uhhh … why would you think otherwise?” I asked. My parents exchanged another   43   
and were becoming annoyed.
“Do you think questions are a good way to train your mind to be active?” I asked.
“It   44  the question,” said my father. “Some questions are asked for   45  information. Those are good mind-training questions. Sometimes, people use questions to get the other person to say something. Sometimes people ask questions to get someone to agree with them. Those questions don’t really achieve anything.”
“I guess my experiment didn’t work,” I said, and I told my father about my   46 .
“I think it worked   47 !” my father said. “You made a discovery, didn’t you? What matters is that you have put your idea into practice.”                              

【小题1】

A．actions B．answers C．gestures D．questions

【小题2】

A．deep B．free C．quick D．strong

【小题3】

A．get B．sit C．come D．take

【小题4】

A．fail B．have C．want D．manage

【小题5】

A．habit B．step C．goal D．rule

【小题6】

A．or B．so C．but D．and

【小题7】

A．tried B．asked C．guessed D．ordered

【小题8】

A．look B．word C．mind D．topic

【小题9】A. refers to            B. belongs to     C. puts on        D. depends on

【小题10】

A．sending B．finding C．sharing D．keeping

【小题11】

A．test B．idea C．plan D．wonder

【小题12】

A．slowly B．safely C．perfectly D．properly