Do you know how to study better and make your study more effective(有效)? We all know that Chinese students usually study very hard for a long 　1　 . This is very good, but it doesn’t 　2　 　a lot. An effective student must have enough sleep, enough food, enough rest and exercise. You need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It’s good for your study.

　 When you return 　3　 　your studies, your mind will be refreshed(清醒的) and you’ll learn more 　4　 　study better. Psychologists 　5　 that learning takes place in this way. Here take English learning 　6　 　an example. In the first few months you can make progress and you feel happy. Then your language study seems 　7　 　on the same level. So you will think you’re learning 　8　 　and you may give up. This can last for days or even weeks, yet you needn’t give up. At some point your language study will take another big 　9　 　again. You’ll see that you really have been learning all along. If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English can be very effective and 　10　 . Don’t give up along the way. Learn slowly and you’re sure to get a good result.

1.(　 )A. days　 　　　　　B. time　 　　　　　C. hours　 　　　　　D. weeks

2.(　 )A. help　 　　　　　B. give　 　　　　　C. make　 　　　　　D. take

3.(　 )A. after　 　　　　　B. for　　 　　　　　C. at　　　 　　　　　D. to

4.(　 )A. yet　 　　　　　B. and　 　　　　　C. or　　 　　　　　D. but

5.(　 )A. have found　　 B. have taught 　　　C. told　　　　 　　D. said

6.(　 )A. with　 　　　　B. for　 　　　　　C. as　　 　　　　　　D. to

7.(　 )A. to have 　　　　B. to make 　　　　C. to take 　　　　　D. to stay

8.(　 )A. something　　　 B. anything　 　　　C. nothing　　 　　　D. everything

9.(　 )A. work　 　　　　B. jump　 　　　　　C. walk　 　　　　　D. result

10.(　 )A. hard　　　　　 B. common　　　　 C. interesting　 　　D. possible

Reading

[课前做]

根据短文内容，按要求完成下列句子。

1. 在短文中找出所解释的单词。

_______: if…not　 ______: influence

2. 翻译This is an important lesson for us: we can solve a problem by learning to forget.成汉语。

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3. 改写it is our duty to try our best to deal with each challenge in our education with the help of our teachers.为条件句。

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4. 改写How do we deal with our problems?同义句。

　 ______ do we ______ with our problems?

(　 )5. There are ______ ways we can do with our problems in the passage.

A. two　　　 　　　　　B. three　　 　　　　　C. four　　　 　　　　　D. many

(　 )6. In life ______ have problems.

A. young and old　　　 B. rich and poor　 　　　C. everyone　　　　　 D. all above

(　 )7. Which is the following sentence True?

A. We shouldn’t complain about school and regard it as a challenger.

B. We can find the way of breaking off a friendship when we fight with each other.

C. We have difficulty thinking of or meeting something worse.

D. If people keep angry for years about a small problem, good friendships will be lost soon.

(　 )8. Which isn’t the following statement mentioned in the text?

A. Many students often complain about their strict rules at school.

B. We should face the problems instead of worrying about them.

C. We shouldn’t be angry with our parents or teachers.

D. Education is one of the most important developments in life.

[知识点及短语]

1. deal with 处理；应付

eg.-What have you done with your book?

　 -I have sold it.

2. unless = if…not 如果不，除非

　 用于引导条件状语从句(注意“主将从现”)

eg. Don’t leave the room unless you’re told to do so.

　 不经允许，不得离开这个房间。

3. be angry with sb (about sth) (因某事)生某人的气

4. go by (指时间)过去；消逝

5. for long = for a long time 长时间

6. complain about … 抱怨…

7. change/ turn … into … 把…变成…

8. try one’s best = do one’s best 尽力

　 try one’s best to do sth. 尽力做…

9. with the help of = with one’s help 在某人的帮助下

eg. With my teacher’s help, I passed the math exam.

　 在我老师的帮助下，我通过了这次数学考试。

10. think of (think about) 想起，想到

11. regard…as… 把…当作…

　 The boy always regards himself as a man.

　 这男孩总是把自己当成男子汉。

12. break off 中断，突然终止

诊　　 断　　 练　　 习

10.(　 )The young man kept practicing ______ English with Mr. Green.

A. to speak　 　　　　　B. speaking　 　　　　　C. speak　 　　　　　D. spoke

9.(　 )It’s very hot. Please get the windows ______.

A. opened　 　　　　　B. opening　 　　　　　C. open　　 　　　　　　D. to open

8.(　 )My bike is broken. I want to have it ______.

A. mending　 　　　　　B. to mend　 　　　　　C. mended　 　　　　　　D. mends

7.(　 )It’s easy ______ the foreign teacher because he stayed in Canada for four years.

A of him to follow　　 　B. for him to follow　　 C. for him follows　 　　D. to him following

6.(　 )-Why not go to see the dolphin show with me?

　　　 -Because I ____ it already.

A. will see　　 　　　　　B. saw　　 　　　　　C. have seen　 　　　　　D. see

5.(　 )My brother often makes mistakes ____ grammar.

A. in　　　　 　　　　　B. of　　　 　　　　　C. by　　　　 　　　　　D. to

4.(　 )I find _____ very difficult to understand people who speak fast.

A. that　　　 　　　　　B. this　　 　　　　　　C. one　　　 　　　　D. it

3.(　 )He has no pens _______.

A. to write　 　　　　　B. writing　 　　　　　C. to write with 　　　　D. to write in

2.(　 )The big box is too heavy for me ______.

A. to carry　 　　　　　B. to carry it　 　　　　　C. that carry 　　　　　D. that carry it