For most students, the time of exams is very stressful and difficult. Some people find exam time so bad that they become ill, because they are afraid of failing, they are afraid of letting their parents down. If exams are really making you ill or worried, don’t hide your feelings. Talk to someone about it. If one person doesn’t help you, ask someone else.

How to get through exams? Here are some top tips by educational psychologists（教育心理学家）

Ask a teacher about how to review, and exam skills – how to work when you are in an exam.

Take short rests during your time of work. If your mind is tired, it will not remember well.

Plan your work: review at times when you know you will work at your best.

Get enough sleep, and eat healthy food.

If you feel ill, talk to someone about your worries. But don’t be too relaxed! Some stress over exams makes you work hard for them.

If it makes you upset to talk to your friends about an exam when it is finished, don’t do it! In fact, don’t even think about the exam you have finished. What is done is done. You cannot change what you have written!

If you are studying in the evening, don’t go straight to bed after that. Your mind will still be “going round and round” – thinking too much. Do something else, maybe walk or get exercise. Choose something that will relax you, and make you think of other things.

1. Some people find exam time so bad that _________.

  A. they are afraid of failing              B. they become ill

  C. they think too much about it           D. they hide their feelings

2. If you get tired during your time of work, you should _________.

  A. talk to someone about your worries      B. ask a teacher about it

  C. plan your work                      D. take a short rest

3. If you want to get to sleep quickly after studying in the night, you can ______.

  A. do something else to relax yourself      B. go to bed as soon as you can    

C. eat some healthy food                 D. let your parents down

4. The writer thinks if we get too relaxed, ________.

A. our mind won’t remember well         B. we won’t work hard for the exams

C. we will think too much               D. change what we have done

5. From the passage, we know that _________.

 A. it’s useful to talk about exams after having finished it

 B. it’s necessary to plan our work well

 C. we should sleep less and eat more   

D. if we feel ill, don’t tell others

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
The school day begins at 8:45.Class teachers meet the class and check who is present and absent at the beginning of the day.We meet as a whole school once a week on Fridays.The head teacher speaks to the whole school.Morning lessons begin at 9:05.There are three one-hour lessons with a fifteen-minute break.The lunch break is from 1 pm to 1:45.Afternoon lessons begin at 1:50 and the school day finishes at 4 pm.
All students study and take exams in maths,science and English. In addition, they choose one subject from history,geography,Art,Design and Technology,French and Spanish.. All students take PHSE(Personal Health and Safety Education)lessons but no exams are offered.
After school sports practice and matches are arranged on Wednesday afternoon and Saturday morning.Chess,music,language and theatre clubs also arrange meetings after school.Students may join as many clubs as they like,but should join at least one.
The school has a good record in sports. Last year we were champions（冠军）in football and tennis, and individual students won prizes for swimming and gymnastics.
1The first lesson begins at______ in the morning.
A.7:30 B.8:00 C.8:45 D.9:05
2The school students ______once a week on Fridays.
A.meet class teachers
B.review their lessons
C.listen to a speech
D.take some exercise
3All students take an exam in ______.
A.science B.history C.French D.PHSE
4What can we learn from the passage?
A.School lunch break lasts over one hour.
B.School football team wins matches every year.
C.Students can join more than one club.
D.Students do sports on Wednesday morning.
5What would be the best title for the passage?
A.A busy school day
B.Our colorful school life
C.My favourite school
D.My happy times at school

Liberal (自由) education is designed not only to teach and learn knowledge, but also to develop a person’s character. Its aim is to   1  each student to think for himself and make wise decisions. Now liberal education has a great    2 on the world.

Much work has been done to  3  a better way of teaching. In a liberal class, students are  4 to have their own thoughts and own ideas when they have  5  which are often held in the form of group discussion. They are properly guided to   6  the knowledge learned. Punishment no longer exists (存在).  7 and students are just like friends.

The idea is of course a perfect one if it can really be carried out. However, it  8 exists in the imagination and will never be realized. We must admit (承认) that  9  should at least be guided properly. Just close your eyes and think how many students will   10  the duties of a student if they are not pushed.   11 is the use of advice only if it is not supported by a reasonable   12  of  control and punishment?

It is   13  for us to judge the success and failure of the kind of education now, but   14  the bad behavior of children, which is really the   15  of liberal education, we can see that something must be done to help these children.

1.                A．teach          B．order          C．learn D．push

 

2.                A．organization     B．figure          C．effect    D．fact

 

3.                A．hold           B．find            C．make D．answer

 

4.                A．encouraged     B．told            C．used D．driven

 

5.                A．shopping       B．lunch          C．sports    D．lessons

 

6.                A．remember      B．use            C．review   D．act

 

7.                A．Enemies        B．Fathers         C．Teachers  D．Classmates

 

8.                A．also           B．only           C．even D．never

 

9.                A．children        B．families         C．adults    D．schools

 

10.               A．arrange        B．make          C．perform   D．return

 

11.               A．Why           B．When          C．What D．Where

 

12.               A．degree         B．rest           C．person    D．master

 

13.               A．easy           B．possible        C．hard  D．helpful

 

14.               A．with           B．against         C．about D．from

 

15.               A．progress        B．goal           C．result D．purpose

 

 

On a British Airways flight from Johannesburg, a middle-aged ,rich white South American lady found herself sitting next to a black man. She called the cabin stewardess(机舱乘务员)over to complain about her seating.
“What seems to be the problem, Madam?” asked the stewardess.
“Can’t you see?” she said. “You’ve sat me next to a black man. I can’t possibly sit next to this kind of human. Find me another seat!”
“Please calm down, Madam,” the stewardess replied. “The flight is very full today, but I’ll tell you what I’ll do---IWill go and check to see if we have any free seats in Club(商务舱)or First Class.”
The lady had an unfriendly look at the outraged(被激怒的)black man beside her.
A few minutes later the stewardess returned and said to the lady with a self –satisfied smile, “I’m sorry, Madam, this Economy(经济舱)is full, and Club is also full. However, we do have one seat in First Class.”
The lady could not help looking at the people around her. But before she had a chance to get up or make any answer, the stewardess continued , “ We seldom make this kind of upgrade(升级),however, and I had to report it to the captain(机长).When the captain heard this,he said that it was not proper to make someone sit next to such an obnoxious(令人讨厌的)person.” Having said that, the stewardess turned to the black man sitting next to the lady, and said, “So if you’d like to get your things, sir, I have a seat ready for you…”
At this time, the people around stood up and clapped their hands. The black man walked up to the front of the plane.
That was an unforgettable flight for me, for I was the black man who had never flown First Class before.
【小题1】Where did this story happen?

A．At the booking office.	B．In the Economy cabin.
C．In the Club cabin.	D．In the First Class cabin.

【小题2】The black man was finally upgraded to the First Class cabin because _____________.

A．the stewardess loved him	B．he was angry with the white lady
C．the captain knew him	D．the white lady was too impolite

【小题3】What might be the correct order of the cabins from the front to the back on this plance?

A．Club→Pilots’→Economy →First Class	B．Pilots’→Club→Economy →First Class
C．Club→Economy→ First Class→ Pilots’	D．Pilots’→ First Class →Club→ Economy

【小题4】What can be the best title of this article?

A．Flying First Class	B．On a British Airways Flight
C．Sitting Next to a Lady	D．An Unforgettable Free Flight