2020-2021高二英语下学期期中考试卷含答案

英语试题

第I卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、

B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和

阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Onwhichdaydoesthewomanliketogotothezoo?

A.OnMondaysB.OnSundaysC.On

Saturdays

2.Whatisthemanusedto?

A.Heisusedtowearingnohat.

B.Heisusedtogoingoutonacoldwinterday.

C.Heisusedtobeingdoneharmto.

3.Howmanychildrenarethereintheclassroom?

A.SevenB.FiveC.Twelve

4.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?

A.AtthetheaterB.AtarestaurantC.Atthe

station

5.Howlongwilltheboybeawayfromschool?

A.It'suncertainB.FortwodaysC.Fora

week

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从

题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试

卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个

小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答

时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6.Whatdoesthewomanprobablywanttodo?

A.TomailaletterB.ToseeafilmC.Tovisit

afriend

7.Whocananswerthewoman'squestion?

A.Themanwithabeard.

B.Themanwithabear.

C.Themanwithabottleofbeer.

8.Whereisthemanstanding?

A.Bythepostoffice.B.Bythemailbox.C.By

thelamppost（路灯柱）.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.Howmanydayshasthemangotforhisvacation?

A.25daysB.10daysC.15days.

10.What'sthemainpurposeoftheman'sgoingto

Hawaiiwithhisfamily?

A.Toclimbmountains.

B.Togofishingandswimming.

C.Tohavearest.

11.Where'sthewomangoingthissummer?

A.AfricaB.EuropeC.America

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.Whichroomischeaper?

A.Theinsideroomwithabath.

B.Theoutsideroomwithabath.

C.Theoutsideroomwithoutabath.

13.Howlongdoesthemanplantostay?

A.OneweekB.OnenightC.Twonights

14.What'stheroomnumber?

A.Room508B.Room509C.Room709

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题.

15.WherewasGeorgeyesterday?

A.Athisusualplace.B.Inthenewspaperoffice.

C.Athome.

16.WhydidthewomancallGeorge?

A.Toaskhimtoaconcert.

B.Togoonaholidaywithhim.

C.Toinvitehimtodinnerathome.

17.WheredidGeorgeseeMary?

A.AttheofficeB.Attheconcert

C.Inhissister'sroom.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.HowmanypeoplearekilledinGreatBritainevery

year?

A.Severalthousand.B.Severalhundred.C.

100,000to200,000

19.WhathappenedtothecyclistonMondayevening?

A.Hewasknockeddownbyatruck

B.Hesawacaraccident.

C.Hesavedsomechildrenintheaccident.

20.Whatshouldwedobeforecrossingtheroad?

A.Wemustlookstraightahead.

B.Wemustkeeptotherightsideoftheroad.

C.Wemuststopandlookbothways.

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分1分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最

佳选项。

21.Thepolicehavepowertodealwithsuchmatters

bylaw.

A.the；theB.不填；不填

C.不填；theD.the；不填

22.Knowledgefromreallifeisn'teasiertoforgetthan

achievedfromtextbooks.

A.itBthat

C.oneD.those

23."Libya'soilproductionreturnstonormal,Iguess,

itwillbefifteenmonths,"saidaUNexpert.

A.AfterB.That

C.BeforeD.Since

24.Ilistenedcarefullytohislongboringspeech,but

couldnotwhathewastalkingabout.

A.pickoutBbringout

C.makeoutD.giveout

25.thephenomenonof"bystandereffect"inthe

Yueyueevent,mostChineseStronglybelievethat

therestillexistloveandwarmthinpeople'shearts.

A.InadditiontoB.Inspiteof

C.BecauseofD.Intermsof

26.Afterathoroughsearch,therescueteamfinallybrought

themountainclimbersback,.

A.safelyandsoundlyB.safeand

sound

C.safelyandsoundD.safe

andsoundly

27.ltrainedlastnightandtheflowersdon'tneed,

sohewatertheflowers.

A.beingwatered；doesn'tneedtoB.

watering；needn'tto

C.towater；needn'tD.tobe

watered；doesn'tneedto

28.ltisthefacthedoesn5tknowhisown

birthdaysurprisesusall.

A.which；whichB.that；that

C.which；thatD.that；which

29.Onthebankoftheriver,wefoundhimona

bench,withhiseyesonakiteinthesky.

A.seating；fixedB.sitting；fixing

C.seated；fixingD.sitting；fixed

30.—Doyouthinkitagoodthingiftoohighhouse

pricescan'tbebroughtundercontrol.

―________,itwasbad.

A.InotherwordsB.Ontheotherhand

C.OnthecontraryD.Inthemeanwhile

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、

C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡

上将该项涂黑。

After21yearsofmarriage,mywifewantedmeto

takeanotherwoman,mywidowedmother,outtodinner

andamovie.Duetothe31ofmyworkandmythree

children,Ivisitedheronly32.ThatnightIcalled

invitinghertogoout.Thoughabit33,sheaccepted

ithappily.

ThatFridayafterwork,Idroveoverto34herup.On

reachingherhouse,Inoticedthatsheseemedtobe

nervousaboutour35.Wearingthedressshehad

wornto36herlastweddinganniversary,she

smiledlikeanangel.

Wewenttoa37that,althoughnotelegant,was

verycomfortable.Afterwesatdown,I38myeyes

andsawMomsittingtherestaringatme.Asmilewason

herlips.£IIusedtohaveto39themenuwhenyou

weresmall,“shesaid."Thenit'stimeyourelaxedandlet

mereturnthe40,"Iresponded.Duringthedinner,

wehadsucha41conversation-allabouteach

other'slife—thatwe42themovie.Whenbackhome,

shesaid,"Pitywedidn'tseethefilm.YetTilgooutwith

youagain,butonlyifyouletme43you."Iagreed.

Afewdayslater,Motherdiedofamassiveheart

attack.It44sosuddenlythatIhad

no45todoanythingforher.sometimelater,I46

anenvelopeofacopyofarestaurantreceiptfromwhere

motherandIhad47.Anattachednotesaid,!IIpaid

this48inadvance.Iwasn'tsurewhetherIcouldbe

there；butnevertheless,Ipaidfortwo-oneforyouand

theotherforyourwife.You,llneverknow49that

nightmeantforme.Iloveyou,son.”

Atthatmoment.Iunderstoodtheimportanceof

givingourlovedonesthetimethey50because

thesethingscanneverbeputofftill“someothertime：'

31.A.hopesBplans

Cdemands

D.promises

32.A.occasionallyB.frequently

C•casually

D.immediately

33.A.depressedB.embarrassed

C•surprised

D.discouraged

34.A.putBcall

C.cheerD.pick

35.A.tripBdate

C.filmD.ride

36.A.congratulateB.celebrate

C•announce

D.welcome

37.A.cinemaB.restaurant

C.hotelD.theatre

38.A.focusedB.cleaned

C.1iftedD.opened

39.A.readBprint

C.writeD.hand

40.A.taskBeffort

C.prizeD.favor

41.A.complexBurgent

C•humorous

D.pleasant

42.A.discussedB.arranged

C.missedD.delayed

43.A.inviteBinform

C.noticeD.remember

44.A.appearedB.happened

C.seemedD.proved

45.A.courageBbelief

C•chance

D.permission

46.A.receivedB.delivered

C.postedD.rejected

47.A.1ivedBdined

C.workedD.rested

48.A.menuBbill

C.1etterD.ticket

49.A.whoBhow

C.whyD.what

50.A.trustBmove

C.deserveD.share

第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）

中，选出最佳选项。

A

Whateverfieldweareinvolvedin,wealwayshaveto

lookforwaystoexpandourknowledge.Anincreasein

knowledgeinaparticularsubjectcanleadtoabetter

understanding,grasp,judgment,intelligenceandability

inthatarea.Sohowdowegoaboutgainingknowledge?

Ithinkpeoplearethebiggestsourceofknowledge

foranybody.Rightfromchildhood,wehavelearned

thingsbywatchingothers.Whateverfieldyouwantto

gainknowledgein,theremustbemanywhohave

experienceinthatfield.Somakeuseofthisvaluable

sourceofinformationbylearningfromtheexperience,

success,mistakesandskillsofothers.Studycarefully

andassociatewithpeoplewhoareexpertsinthefield

youwanttogainknowledgein.

Thenextbestsourceofknowledgeshouldbe

books.Therearemillionsandmillionsofbooksinevery

languageandonalmostanytopicimaginable.Whatever

problemyouarefacingmusthavebeenfacedby

somebodyelsebefore,anditssolutionislikelytohave

beenpreservedintheformofabook.Ifyouareserious

aboutgainingknowledgeaboutatopic,thenreadany

book,magazine,articleetc.Youcanlayyourhandson

thebooksrelatedtothattopic.Readasmuchasyou

can.

Itissaidthatexperienceisagreatteacher,solearn

fromyourpastexperienceandtheexperienceof

others.Learnfromyourandothers'pastandpresent

achievementsaswellasmistakes.

Experimentingwithnewthingsandobservingnew

thingscanhelpyoulearnveryquickly.Keepinmind,

though,thatwhileexperimenting,youmayencountera

fewfailures,too.Donotbecomediscouragedas

failuresareapartofthelearningcurve,especiallywhile

attemptingsomethingnew.Trytoearnfromfailures

insteadofbecomingdisheartened.

51.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE

accordingtothistext?

A.Booksarethebiggestsourceofknowledge.

B.Anexpertcanteachpeopleeverythinguseful.

C.Mistakesarethebestsourceofknowledge.

D.Peoplefromanearlyagehavelearnedthings

fromothers.

52.Ifapersondecidestolearnaboutatopic,heor

sheshould.

A.preparewellforthecomingproblems

B.experimentorobserveasmuchaspossible

C.readasmanybooksrelatedtothattopicas

possible

D.makefriendswithasmanyexpertsinthatfieldas

possible

53.TheauthorwouldNOTagreethat.

A.experimentingwithnewthingsisthequickestway

tolearn

B.peoplecanlearnfromtheirownexperienceand

others'

C.peoplecanlearnfrombothachievementsand

mistakes

D.failuresteachpeoplesomething

54.Thistextmainlytalksabout.

A.theimportanceoflearningB.meansof

gainingknowledge

C.waystobecomesuccessfulD.the

advantagesofreading

B

ItisreportedthatconservationgroupsinNorth

Americahavebeenarguingaboutthebenefitsand

dangersofwolves.Somegroupsbelievewolvesshould

bekilled.Otherpeoplebelievewolvesmustbeprotected

sothattheywillnotdisappearfromthewilderness（荒野）

ForKillingWolves

InAlaska,thewolfalmostdisappearedafewyears

ago,becausehunterswerekillinghundredsofthemfor

sport.However,1awswereestablishedtoprotectthe

wolvesfromsportsmenandpeoplewhocatchthe

animalsfortheirfur.Sothewolfpopulationhasgreatly

increased.Nowtherearesomanywolvesthattheyare

destroyingtheirownfoodsupply.

Awolfnaturallyeatsanimalsinthedeerfamily.

Peopleinthewildernessalsohuntdeerforfood.Manyof

theanimalshavebeendestroyedbytheverycoldwinters

recentlyandbychangesinthewildernessplantlife.

Whenthedeercan'tfindenoughfood,theydie.

Ifthewolvescontinuetokilllargenumbersofdeer,

theirprey（猎物）willdisappearsomeday.Andthe

wolveswill,too.Sowemustchangethecycleoflifein

thewildernesstobalancetheecology（生态平衡）.Ifwe

killedmorewolves,wewouldsavethemandtheirprey

fromdyingout.We'dalsosavesomefarmanimals.

Inanothernorthernstate,wolvesattackcowsand

chickensforfood.Farmerswantthegovernmenttosend

biologiststostudytheproblem.Theybelieveit

necessarytokillwolvesinsomeareasandtoprotect

theminplaceswherethereisasmallwolfpopulation.

AgainstKillingWolves

Ifyouhadlivedlongago,youwouldhaveheard

manydifferentstoriesaboutthedangerouswolf.

Accordingtomoststories,hungrywolvesoftenkill

peopleforfood.Eventoday,thestoriesofthe“bigbad

wolf1"willnotdisappear.

Butthefactiswolvesareafraidofpeople,andthey

seldomtravelinareaswherethereisahumansmell.

Whenwolveseatotheranimals,theyusuallykillthevery

young,orthesickandinjured.Thestrongestsurvive.No

kindofanimalwouldhavesurvivedthroughthecenturies

iftheweakmembershadlived.Andhasalwaysbeena

lawofnature.

Althoughsomepeoplesayitisgoodsensetokill

wolves,wesayitisnonsense!Researchershavefound

wolvesandtheirpreylivinginbalance.Thewolveskeep

thedeerpopulationfrombecomingtoolarge,andthat

keepsabalanceinthewildernessplantlife.

Therealproblemisthattheareaswherewolvescan

livearebeingusedbypeople.Evenifwildernesslandis

notuseddirectlyforhumanneeds,thewolvescan't

alwaysfindenoughfood.Sotheytraveltothenearest

source,whichisoftenafarm.Thenthereisdanger.The

“bigbadwolf'hasarrived!Andeveryoneknowswhat

happensnext.

55.Somepeopleareagainstkillingwolvesbecause

A.therearetoomanydeerinthewilderness

B.wolvesareafraidofpeopleandneverattack

people

C.wolveshelptokeeptheecologicalbalanceinthe

wilderness

D.thereistoosmallawolfpopulationinthe

wilderness

56.Accordingtothoseagainstkillingwolves,when

wolveseatotheranimals,.

A.theymighthelpthiskindofanimalssurvivein

nature

B.theydisturbtheecologicalbalanceinthe

wilderness

C.theynevereatstrongandhealthyones

D.theyalwaysgoagainstthelawofnature

57.Thelastsentencet(Andeveryoneknowswhat

happensnext"impliesthatinsuchcases.

A.wolveswillfindenoughfoodsourcesonfarms

B.peoplewillleavetheareaswherewolvescanlive

C.farmanimalswillbeindangerandhavetobe

shippedaway

D.wolveswillkillpeopleandpeoplewillinturnkill

them

C

Imaginethatthegenome（基因组）isabook.The

bookconsistsof23chapterswiththousandsofstories

madeupofparagraphs,wordsandlettersondifferent

levels.Thereareonebillionwordsinthebook,aslongas

800Bibles；ifIreadthegenomeouttoyouattherateof

onewordpersecondforeighthoursaday,itwouldtake

mecenturies；ifIwroteoutthehumangenome,one

letterpermillimeter,mytextwouldbeaslongasthe

RiverDanube.Thisisahugevolume,abookofgreat

length,butitallfitsinsideanextremelysmallcellnuclear

偿田胞核）thatfitseasilyupontheheadofapin.

Theideaofthegenomeasabookisnot,strictly

speaking,evenametaphor.Itistruetoagreatextent.A

bookisapieceofdigitalinformation,writtenin

one-directionalformanddefinedbyacodethat

translatesasmallalphabetofsignsintoalarge

dictionaryofmeaningsthroughtheorderoftheir

groupings.Soisagenome.Theonlydifferenceisthat

allEnglishbooksreadfromlefttoright,whilesomeparts

ofthegenomereadfromlefttorightwhilesomefrom

righttoleft,butneverbothatthesametime.

WhileEnglishbooksarewritteninwordsofdifferent

lengthensusingtwenty-sixletters,genomesarewritten

entirelyinwordsofthree-letterlength,usingonlyfour

letters,andinsteadofbeingwrittenonflatpages,they

arewrittenonlongchainsofDNAmolecules（分子）.

Thegenomeisaverycleverbook,becauseinthe

rightconditionitcanbothphotocopyitselfandread

itself.

58、Howdohumangenomesreadaccordingtothe

passage?_______

A.Onlyfromlefttoright.

B.Onlyfromrighttoleft.

C.Frombothdirectionsatthesametime.

D.Fromonedirectionatatime.

59、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthehuman

genome.

A.isaslongastheRiverDanube

B.canbeeasilyplacedontheheadofapin

C.iscodedwithanalphabetoffourletters

D.issmartenoughtoreadandtakephotosofitself

60、Itcanbeconcludedthatthepassageismainly

writtenfor.

A.specialistsinthefield

B.generalreaders

C.naturalscientists

D.readerswithprofessionalknowledge

61、Therealpurposeoftheauthor'scomparisonofthe

genometoabookis.

A.tofocusonthedifferencesbetweenthetwo

B.tolayemphasisonthesimilaritiesbetweenthetwo

C.tosimplifytheconceptofthehumangenome

D.togiveanexactdescriptionofthehumangenome

D

It'sanightmareforHuazhongUniversityofScienceand

Technology(HUST):withinaweek,twostudents

committedsuicidebyjumpingoffdormbuildings.

Officialsfromtheuniversityarereluctanttogive

interviews.

“Wehadahardtimecalmingdownstudentswho

wereshockedatthesuicides,nsaidZhangJingyuan,

oneofficialofHUST.

"Mediacoveragemayarousesomestudents

negativeemotionsagain.Suicidecanbecontagious,

Zhangsaid.

Theuniversityreactedpromptlytothefirstsuicideon

October23.

Advisorsandclassleadersconducteddorm-to-dorm

checkstofindstudentssufferingdepression.Then

psychologistsofferedone-on-onecounselingtothem.

Noticeboardspublicizingtipsforidentifyingpeers'

mentalproblemsandofferinghelpweresetupinfrontof

dormbuildings.Leafletscarryingsimilarinformation

werehandedouttoeachdorm.

However,thesecondsuicidecamesevendayslater.

Bothstudentsweredescribedasmenoffew

words.Theirschoolmatesdidn'tseeanythingtoindicate

suicide.

Zhangrevealedthatthetwostudentshadbeen

botheredbymentaldisorders.Buttheschooldidn'tknow

thisuntilthestudents5closefriendsoutsideschooland

theirparentsunveiledthetruthafterthesuicides.

AccordingtoZhang,thereareonlythreefull-time

counselorsworkingintheuniversity'scounselingcenter

forits60,000students.Hecomplained："It'sunrealistic

torelyonlyoncounselorstodetectstudents5mental

problems.

Effectivepreventioncomesfromlong-termeducation

forlifeinsteadoftemporaryinterventiontomeetan

emergency,saidHuYi'an.Hudeliversacourseof

lecturesonlifeanddeathatGuangzhouUniversity.He

worriesthatuniversitieshavepaidlittleattentionto

educationforlife.

"Educationforlifehelpsstudentsrespectandlovelife

sotheywon'tresorttoendingtheirliveswhentheyhave

difficulties,nsaidHu.

AccordingtoHu,theprinciplescanbeincorporated

intoeverydayteaching.

Huisalsoconcernedthatsomeuniversitiesare

conveyingdiscriminatorymessagethatwillholdback

studentsfromseekinghelp.

WhenHUSTconductedthedorm-to-dorm

examination,studentswithpooracademicperformance

werepaidspecialattention.InMarch,PekingUniversity

alsoreleasedacontroversialpolicy,whichrequired

teacherstohaveachatwithstudents11withbiased

thinking'1

However,Husuggestedthatstudentsstepoutoftheir

comfortzonetoseekreal-lifecommunication.

62.Theunderlinedword"reluctant"inparagraph2

probablymeans":'

A.willingB.unhappyC.refused

D.decided

63.Whichmeasuretheuniversitytooktothefirstsuicide

isincorrect?

A.Conductingcheckstofindoutthestudents1

depression.

B.Offeringcounselingtothestudents.

C.Settingupnoticeboardspublicizingtipsfor

identifyingpeers5mentalproblemsandoffering

help.

D.Handingoutleafletstoeachstudent.

64.Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothetext?

A.OfficialsofHUSTwerewillingtogivethedetails

aboutthesuicide.

B.HUSTdidn'trespondtothefirstsuicide.

C.Whattheuniversityaboutthesuicidewasa

success.

D.Theirclosefriendsandparentsdidknowthe

studentshadmentaldisorder.

65.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.TwostudentsofHUSTcommittedsuicide.

B.Whatcanwedotopreventthestudent'ssuicide?

C.Thereasonswhythestudentscommittedsuicide.

D.ThedangersintheuniversitiesinChina.

第二节：下面文章中有5处（第66〜70题）需要添加小标

题。请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中选出符合各

段意思的小标题，并在答题卡上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选

项中有一项是多余选项。

A.ExploreAllYourTalents

B.BeReadyforthe

Up-comingCompetition

C.SetaDown-to-EarthGoal

D.PrepareYourselfEmotionally

E.LookforaCompetitiveCollege

F.ConsiderTalentSearchPrograms

inJuniorHigh

Manyaspectsofcollegeplanningarethesamefor

mostcollege-boundstudents.However,ifyou'reinany

academicallygiftedandtalentedprogram,youhave

additionalthingstothinkabout.Herearesomeactions

youshouldconsider.

66.______

Talentsearchprogramsprovideeducational

opportunitiesforseventh-andeighth-graderswhoare

mathematicallyorverballytalented.Someofthese

programsuseSATscorestoidentifyacademicallygifted

students.AlthoughmoststudentstaketheSATinjunior

orsenioryearofhighschool,giftedandtalentedstudent

oftentakeitearlier.

67._____

Manygiftedstudentshavethepotentialtosucceed

inmultipleacademicareas.Don'tmissopportunitiesby

focusingtooearlyononethatyouexcelin；carefully

examineallyourstrengthsandinterests.Discoverwhat

youreallyliketostudyandthetopicsyoumaywantto

pursueincollege.Pursueyourinterestandpassionfor

learningtothefullestextentpossiblewhileyou'restillin

highschool.

68._____

Giftedstudentsoftenfeelthattheyhavetobe

acceptedbyverycompetitivecollegestobeconsidered

successful.Andwhileacompetitivecollegemaybethe

rightplaceforyou,don'tletselectivitybetheonlyfactor.

Themostimportantaspectofcollegeplanningisfinding

acollegethat'sagoodfit.

69.______

Manygiftedstudentsareusedtobeingatthetopof

theirjuniorhighandhighschoolclasses.Bepreparedto

meetothergiftedstudentsincollege-studentswho

dojustaswellasyou,orbetter,intheclassroom.Itcan

beunsettling.Handleitbystayingfocusedonyourown

studiesandskillsandaimingtodoyourpersonalbest.

70.______

Althoughyouracademicqualificationsandabilities

mayexceedthoseofyourhighschoolclassmates,your

ageisthesameastheirs.Highschoolisatimefor

adolescence,whilecollegerequiresemotionalmaturity.

A15-year-oldhighschoolgraduatemaynotbe

preparedtoliveonacampus1,000milesfromhome

withotherstudentswhoare18andolder.Thinkabout

whatyouarereadyforemotionally,aswellas

academically,whenyou'renarrowingdownyourcollege

list.

第II卷

注意：将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

第一部分任务型读写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10

分）

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的

单词。

注意：每个空格只填一个单词。

HowtoBecomeaBetterStudent

Maybeyouareanaveragestudent.Youprobably

thinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent.Thisisnot

necessaryso,however.Anyonecanbecomeabetter

studentifheorshewantsto.Here'show：

1.Planyourtimecarefully.Whenyouplanyourweek,

youshouldmakealistofthingsthatyouhavetodo.

Aftermakingthislist,youshouldmakeascheduleof

yourtime.Firstyourtimeforeating,sleeping,dressing,

etc.thendecideagood,regulartimeforstudying.Don'

tforgettosetasideenoughtimeforentertainment.A

weeklyschedulemaynotsolveallyourproblems,butit

willforceyoutorealizewhatishappeningtoyourtime.

2.Findagoodplacetostudy.Lookaroundthe

houseforagoodstudyarea.Keepthisspace,which

maybeadeskorsimplyacornerofyourroom,freeof

everythingbutstudymaterials.Nogames,radios,or

television!Whenyousitdowntostudy,concentrateon

thesubject.

3.Makegooduseofyourtimeinclass.Take

advantageofclasstimetolistentoeverythingthe

teacherssay.Reallylisteninginclassmeanslesswork

later.Takingnoteswillhelpyourememberwhatthe

teachersays.

4.Studyregularly.Whenyougethomefromschool,

gooveryournotes.Reviewtheimportantpointsthatyour

teachermentionedinclass.Ifyouknowwhatyour

teacherisgoingtodiscussthenextday,readthat

materialwillbecomemoremeaningful,andyouwill

rememberitlonger.

5.Developagoodattitudeabouttests.Thepurpose

ofatestistoshowwhatyouhavelearnedabouta

subject.Theyhelpyourememberyournewknowledge.

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