It’s every student’s bad dream: exam time. During the last three days of the term, we had six exams.

    My easiest exam was math. All of its questions were from earlier exams.

    The biology exam was hard. At first, I thought I would fail it. It asked about lots of things we never studied in class, though we could use our textbooks. And there wasn’t enough time to check every question. I guessed at many of them. But my teacher said that I did well in it.

    In the career planning and computer applications（职业规划与电脑应用）exam, we had a lot to do: a PowerPoint presentation, a book report and a class evaluation（评价）. I felt like I needed more time, but some of my classmates didn’t think so. They just quickly wrote down some answers and then played games.

    I don’t think I did very well in the English exam. We had to write an essay（passage）about books we have read in class. But I didn’t study hard enough.

    At our school, we can“test out”of some classes. That means students can study by themselves and then take exam. If they pass, they don’t have to take that class. I tested out in both computer and health classes.

    Studying for those exams was terrible. Those classes would go on for six months, but I had to teach myself everything in three weeks. Also, I had to do three big projects at the same time. I watched no TV for almost three weeks! I am so glad it is over, and now it’s the summer holiday.

    For my classmates, it will be two and a half months for fun without school or homework. But I am a Chinese, and you know what Chinese parent do with their kid’s free time: more homework.

1. How did the writer pass the biology exam?

    A. He checked the biology exam paper carefully.

    B. Because a lot of things had something to do with textbooks.

    C. Although the writer didn’t have enough time to examine every question, he guessed on many of them correctly.

    D. His teacher taught well.

2. The underlined phrase“test out”means ___________.

    A. 免修                                     B. 必修

    C. 选修                                     D. 重修

3. Why did the writer test out the computer class? Because _____________.

    A. he spent more time on it and studied hard by himself

    B. the teacher said he did it well

    C. some classmates didn’t pay attention to it at all.

    D. it was quite easy for him to study and play it.

4. The underlined phrase“go on for”is that ______________.

    A. last                                        B. spend

    C. take                                       D. cost

5. The main idea of the passage is that __________________.

    A. it tells us what the “test out”exam is

    B. if you study hard, you won’t fail exams

    C. there are some differences among different kinds of exams

    D. it’s not easy for students to take exams

Do you want to do well in exams? Sometimes your knowledge is not enough, you also need good strategies. Here are some for you:

      * Before you answer the questions, if you feel a little nervous, take a few deep breaths to help you relax.

      * Always read the questions carefully and make sure that you understand it. Read it a few times if possible.

      * Find out how much each question is worth or how many points you need.

* If it asks to give one answer, only write one.

      * If there is a difficult question, don’t worry. Go on to the next question and come back to it if you have time.

      * Try not leave questions unanswered when you finish the test. Sometimes a guess may get you points.

      * When you finish, go back and check your answers. You will need to check your writing for spelling mistakes.

1. From the passage we can        to help ourselves relax if we feel a little nervous.

  A. tell ourselves not to be nervous                         B. ask the teacher for help

  C. go out for a walk                                             D. take a few deep breaths

2. To make sure we understand the question, we had better       .

  A. read it fast                                                      B. read it till we finish it

  C. read it a few times if possible                        D. read it slowly

3. When we finish answering the questions, we need to       .

  A. hand it at once                                                 B. check spelling mistakes

  C. worry about our points                                 D. check with classmates

4. The underlined word “strategies” in the passage means

  A．策略                       B．思维                    C．途径                      D．智慧

5. Which of the following is not right according to the passage?

  A. Find out how many points we need or how much each question is worth.

  B. Try not to leave questions unanswered when we finish the test.

  C. If it asks to give one answer, we’d better write more.

  D. Sometimes we should guess the answers to get points.

Do you want to do well in exams? Sometimes your knowledge is not enough, you also need good strategies. Here are some for you:

●Before you answer the questions, if you feel a little nervous, take a few deep breaths to help you relax.

●Always read the question carefully and make sure that you understand it. Read it a few times if possible.

●Find out how much each question is worth or how many points you need.

●If it asks to give one answer, only write one.
　　●If there is a difficult question, don’t worry. Go on to the next question and come back to it if you have time later.

●Try not to leave questions unanswered when you finish the test. Sometimes a guess may get you points.

●When you finish, go back and check your answers. You will need to check your writing for spelling mistakes.

41. From the passage, we know we can _____ to help ourselves relax if we feel a little nervous.

A. tell ourselves not to be nervous　　         B. ask the teacher for help

C. go out for a walk　　　　　　　　　     D. take a few deep breaths
42. To make sure we understand the question, we had better __________.

A. read it fast　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. read it till we finish it

C. read it a few times if possible　　           D. read it slowly

43. When we finish answering all the questions, we need to _________.

A. hand in at once　　　　　　　　　 B. check spelling mistakes

C. worry about our points　　　　　　      D. check with classmates

44. The underlined word “strategies” in the passage means __________.

A. 策略　　　　    B. 思维　　　　       C. 途径　　　　         D. 智慧

45. Which of the following is NOT RIGHT according to the passage?

A. Find out how many points we need or how much each question is worth.

B. Try not to leave questions unanswered when we finish the test.

C. If it asks to give one answer, we’d better write more.

D. Sometimes we should guess the answers to get points.

Advice for exams

How do you do well in exams? Here is some advice for you:

· Before you answer the questions, if you feel a little nervous ,take a few deep breaths (呼吸)to help you relax (放松)。

· Always read the questions carefully and make sure that you understand them.

· Answer the easy questions first

· Do not spend too long on each question. If there is a difficult question, go on to the next question

and come back to it if you have time later.

· If it asks to give one answer ,only write one.

· Try not to leave questions unanswered (未解答的) when you finish the test. Sometimes a guess may get you points.

· When you finish, go back and check (检查) the answers. You will need to check your spelling mistakes.

1. We can______ to help ourselves relax if we feel a little nervous.

A. go out for a walk           B. ask the teacher for help

C. take a few deep breaths      D. tell ourselves not to be nervous  

2. To make sure we understand the questions, we should_______.

A. read them fast              B. read them slowly

C. read them loudly            D. read them carefully

3. We had better answer the ______ question first.

A. easy     B. difficult     C. interesting     D. boring

4. If it asks to give one answer, ______.

A. only write one    B. write one or two   C. write two    D. write more

5. When we finish answering all the questions, we need to _____.

A. hand in at once           B. check spelling mistakes

C. worry about our points     D. check with classmates