語境填詞, 注意動詞形式。（每空1分，滿分25分）
【小題1】Everyone think it is  _(荒謬的)to predict that the sun will not rise tomorrow.
【小題2】They marked the ________(分界線)of the football fields several days before the game. 
【小題3】We all __________ (渴望)peace and happiness．
【小題4】Flower arrangement ()is an__________ (高雅的)art．
【小題5】The new law__________ (宣告)that this was illegal．
【小題6】She__________ (陪伴)her friend to the concert last night.
【小題7】The theatre has very good access for the _________________ (殘疾人).
【小題8】They have made an_________(緊急)request for international aid.
【小題9】The foundation would like to launch programs for providing _____________ (援助) for poor areas in Africa.
【小題10】The novel is an important form of _ ______.(文學)
【小題11】One of her  a ___________ is to become a doctor.
【小題12】Remember not to e______ them by asking personal questions.
【小題13】The girl gave a  v_________description of the event.
【小題14】Hotel  a_________was scarce during the Olympic Games.
【小題15】Did anyone  w________the traffic accident?
【小題16】Don’t  a______yourself  to drinking.
【小題17】When  you _____   ______  trouble and need help, please turn to me .
【小題18】This machine is invented to ______   _____ the quality of the products.
【小題19】I quickly_____   _____ the change  in temperature.
【小題20】She was  _____   _____    _____    when hearing the sound of explosion(爆炸).

語境填詞, 注意動詞形式。（每空1分，滿分25分）

1.Everyone think it is  _(荒謬的)to predict that the sun will not rise tomorrow.

2.They marked the ________(分界線)of the football fields several days before the game. 

3.We all __________ (渴望)peace and happiness．

4.Flower arrangement ()is an__________ (高雅的)art．

5.The new law__________ (宣告)that this was illegal．

6.She__________ (陪伴)her friend to the concert last night.

7.The theatre has very good access for the _________________ (殘疾人).

8.They have made an_________(緊急)request for international aid.

9.The foundation would like to launch programs for providing _____________ (援助) for poor areas in Africa.

10.The novel is an important form of _ ______.(文學)

11.One of her  a ___________ is to become a doctor.

12.Remember not to e______ them by asking personal questions.

13.The girl gave a  v_________description of the event.

14.Hotel  a_________was scarce during the Olympic Games.

15.Did anyone  w________the traffic accident?

16.Don’t  a______yourself  to drinking.

17.When  you _____   ______  trouble and need help, please turn to me .

18.This machine is invented to ______   _____ the quality of the products.

19.I quickly_____   _____ the change  in temperature.

20.She was  _____   _____    _____    when hearing the sound of explosion(爆炸).

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This brief book is aimed at high school students , but speaks to anyone learning at any stage of life.

   Its formal ,serious style closely matches its content ,a school-masterly book on schooling .The author , W .H . Armstrong ,starts with the basics : reading and writing . In his opinion , reading doesn’t just mean recognizing each word on the page ; it means taking in the information, digesting it and incorporating it into oneself just as one digests a sandwich and makes it a part of himself .The goal is to bring the information back to life , not just to treat it as dead facts on paper from dead trees . Reading and writing cannot be completely separated from each other ; in fact ,the aim of reading is to express the information you have got from the text .I’ve seen it again and again ：someone who can’t express an idea after reading a text is just as ineffective as someone who hasn’t read it at all.

Only a third of the book remains after that discussion, which Armstrong devotes to specific tips for studying languages, math, science and history. He generally handles these topics thoroughly and equally, except for some weakness in the science and math sections and a bit too much passion regarding history. Well, he was a history teacher---if conveyed only a tenth of his passion to his students, that was a hundred times more than my history teachers ever got across .To my disappointment, in this part of the book he ignores the arts. As a matter of fact, they demand all the concentration and study that math and science do, though the study differs slightly in kind. Although it’s commonly believed that the arts can only be naturally acquired ,actually ,learning the arts is no more natural than learning French or mathematics.

My other comment is that the text aged. The first edition apparently dates to the 1960s—none of the references(參考文獻)seem newer than the late 1950s. As a result, the discussion misses the entire computer age.

These are small points, though, and don’t affect the main discussion. I recommend it to any student and any teacher, including the self-taught student.

According to Armstrong, the goal of reading is to________.

A. gain knowledge and expand one’s view

B. understand the meaning between the lines

C. express ideas based on what one has read

D. get information and keep it alive in memory

The author of the passage insists that learning the arts_________.

A. requires great efforts

B. demands real passion

C. is less natural than learning math

D. is as natural as learning a language

What is a shortcoming of Armstrong’s work according to the author?

A. Some ideas are slightly contradictory.

B. There is too much discussion on studying science.

C. The style is too serious.

D. It lacks new information.

This passage can be classified as________.

A. an advertisement

B. a book review

C. a feature story

D. A news report

IV. Reading(30)

A

Mathematical ability and musical ability may not seem on the surface to be connected, but people who have researched the subject -- and studied the brain—say that they are. Three quarters of the bright but speech-delayed children in the group I studied had a close relative who was an engineer, mathematician or scientist, and four fifths had a close relative who played a musical instrument. The children themselves usually took readily to math and other analytical subjects and to music.

Black, white and Asian children in this group show the same patterns. However, it is clear that blacks have been greatly overrepresented in the development of American popular music and greatly underrepresented in such fields as mathematics, science and engineering.

If the abilities required in analytical fields and in music are so closely related, how can there be this great discrepancy? One reason is that the development of mathematical and other such abilities requires years of formal schooling, while certain musical talents can be developed with little or no formal training, as has happened with a number of well-known black musicians.

It is precisely in those kinds of music where one can acquire great skill without formal training that blacks have excelled popular music rather than classical music, piano rather than violin, blues rather than opera. This is readily understandable, given that most blacks, for most of American history, have not had either the money or the leisure for long years of formal study in music.

Blacks have not merely held their own in American popular music. They have played a large role in the development of jazz, both traditional and modern. A long string of names comes to mind—W.C. Handy, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker…and so on.

None of this presupposes(假設(shè)，意味著) any special innate（先天的）ability of blacks in music. On the contrary, it is perfectly consistent with blacks having no more such inborn ability than anyone else, but being limited to being able to express such ability in narrower channels than others who have had the money, the time and the formal education to spread out over a wider range of music, as well as into mathematics, science and engineering.

36. what is the main idea of the first paragraph?

A.    Mathematical ability and musical ability are connected.

B.    Mathematical ability has more to do with the brain than musical ability.

C.    More people are good at music than math.

D.    More research should be done into the relationship between mathematical ability and math ability.

37. The word “discrepancy” (Para. 3) most probably means ____.

A. difference  B. excellence  C. inborn ability     D. inability

(38. What can be inferred about opera?

A.    It requires formal training.

B.    It is often enjoyed by those with strong analytical ability.

C.    It is disliked by blacks.

D.    It is more difficult to learn than classical music.

39. Which of the following statements is true according to the last paragraph?

A.    Blacks have special innate ability in music.

B.    Unlike others, blacks do not have innate ability in music.

C.    Jazz is one of the narrow channels through which blacks express their ability in music.

D.    Those who have money and time choose mathematics over music.

40. which of the following questions does the passage mainly concern?

A.    Are musical ability and mathematical ability connected?

B.    Why have blacks been greatly over represented in the development of American popular misic?

C.    What kinds of music require formal training?

D.    What are the contributions made by black musicians?

Maybe you are an average student. You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessary so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here’s how.

1) Plan your time carefully. When you plan your week, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. then decide a good, regular time for studying. Don't forget to set aside enough time for entertainment. A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.

2) Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television! When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.

3) Make good use of your time in class. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teachers say. Really listening in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.

4) Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes. Review the important points that your teacher mentioned in class. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer. w.w.w.zxxk.c.o.m

5) Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don't pass a test, so don't be overly worried.

There are other methods that might help you with your studying. You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.

Title: How to become a better student