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 him. 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(激情）regarding history 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(参考文献)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.
1.According to Armstrong, what is the goal of reading?
A. gain knowledge and expand one’s view
B. express ideas based on what one has read
C. understand the meaning between the lines
D. gets information and keeps it alive in memory
2.The author of the passage insists that learning the arts_________.
A. is as natural as learning a language B. demands real passion C. is less natural than learning maths
D. requires great efforts
3.What can this passage be classified as?A. an advertisement B. a book review C. a feature story D. a news report
假定你是李华，你的美国笔友David对你校开设的一些选修课（optional course）非常感兴趣，来信向你询问有关事宜。请根据以下内容提示给他写封回信。
1.选修课程包括：英语戏剧，模型制作（model making）等；
2.每门课程的优点；
3.你希望增加的课程及理由。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear David,
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
It is no doubt that health is the most important thing in our life.As a Chinese proverb go, “Health is blessing”.Should we be always ill in bed, how can we enjoy life?
To keep healthy, we must develop a healthy way of life.First of all, we should keep on doing sports on a regularly basis, because it can strengthen both our body and mind, refresh ourselves and making us work more efficiently.Secondly, we must keep balanced diet to provide our body with various nutrition we need, but we should refuse junk food.Remember, it is through the mouth where diseases enter into our body.Thirdly, a good sleep is also vital to our health.Stay up too late at night often results in poor health.As middle school students, we need better sleep to do better in our lessons.
阅读下面材料，在题后空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Louis Armstrong, the most influential jazz musicians, is considered great not only because of his1. (achieve) but also because of his personalities.
2.(bear) in a poor family in New Orleans in 1901, instead of3.(commit) crimes to get money like some boys in his situation, Louis would sing on the streets in order to earn a few cents from4.(passer-by).However, at the age of 12, Louis was arrested because of firing a gun into the air at a New Year’s Eve party.In a school of problem boys, he was taught to play drums and the trumpet,5. enabled him to find work related with music after he left the school.A well-known musician Joe “King” Oliver noticed Louis and began to teach him about jazz.When Oliver left New Orleans in 1917，Louis took 6.his job in one of the best bands in town.
After becoming famous, Louis would introduce his particular style of jazz to enthusiastic audiences while 7.(travel) around the United States as well as Europe.Apart from being a famous jazz musician, he was also an unofficial goodwill ambassador who spoke8.(public) about the rights of black people in America. Despite the fact9.he became rich and famous, Louis Armstrong continued to live a simple live in a working-class neighbourhood.He continued playing and recording until July 6th, 1971, when he died in his sleep at his home in New York.He is still remembered as the most10.(distinguish) musician in the early history of jazz.
You may be surprised to see “making sure children never suffer” as a mistake. The following ___may help you understand how rescuing children from all suffering ______ weakness.
A little boy felt sorry for a butterfly ______ to emerge from its chrysalis(蛹）. He decided to___the butterfly. So he peeled the chrysalis open for the butterfly. The little boy was so ______ to watch the butterfly spread its wings and fly off into the sky. Then he was horrified ______ he watched the butterfly fall to the ground and die because it did not have the muscle and ______ to keep flying. In fact, the butterfly’s struggle to ______ the chrysalis helps the butterfly become stronger.
Like the little boy, ______ too often want to protect their children from struggle in the ___of love. They don’t realize that their children need to struggle, to experience ______, to deal with disappointment, and to solve their own problems. Only in this way ______ children strengthen their emotional strength, become ______ and develop the skills necessary for the even bigger struggles they will meet throughout their lives. Children experiencing sufferings can ______ the ups and downs of life.
However, it isn’t helpful either in this case when parents ______ lectures(训斥), blame and shame to what the child is experiencing. Mothers _____ to say, “Stop crying and acting like a spoiled boy. You can’t always get what you want.” These ______ words should be avoided. Instead, parents can offer loving support. You can say, “Don’t lose ______ . Be brave! You will succeed if you try again.” Then comes the tough part—no ______ and no lectures. Simply allow him to discover that he can ______ his disappointment and figure out what he can do to get what he wants in the future.
1.A. saying B. experiment C. proverb D. story
2.A. damages B. creates C. experiences D. burns
3.A. turning B. devoting C. struggling D. coming
4.A. help B. feed C. kill D. rescue
5.A. moved B. depressed C. puzzled D. excited
6.A. until B. as C. before D. since
7.A. strength B. energy C. power D. force
8.A. do away from B. get away with C. get along with D. come up with
9.A. teachers B. relatives C. parents D. friends
10.A. case B. charge C. name D. course
11.A. friendships B. scholarships C. hardships D. relationships
12.A. should B. can C. do D. are
13.A. warm-hearted B. strong-willed C. absent-mind D. cold-blooded
14.A. expect B. predict C. survive D. avoid
15.A. add B. adapt C. devote D. contribute
16.A. pretend B. happen C. seem D. tend
17.A. inspiring B. discouraging C. interesting D. touching
18.A. sight B. face C. heart D. weight
19.A. parking B. smoking C. drinking D. rescuing
20.A. get through B. get over C. get across D. get away
One of the common complaints we hear from the people around us are problems they are facing. Every day and everywhere there are problems. Many times we find it hard to stay happy. When one problem is solved, another one comes up. How to solve them? The answer is that we must equip ourselves to deal with different kinds of worries by learning the three basic steps of problem analysis. The three steps are:
Get the facts
Why is it so important to get the facts? Unless you have the facts, you can’t possibly attempt to solve your problem intelligently. Without the facts, all you can do is wondering around in confusion. It is not an easy job to get facts. When you are worried, your emotions are riding high. 1.
When trying to get the facts, you can pretend that you are collecting this information not for yourself but for some other person. 2. You can also pretend that you are a lawyer preparing to agree. Try to get all the facts both on your side and the other side of the case. You will generally find the truth lies somewhere in between.
3.
Whenever you are worried, write down the questions that make you worry. And write out all the various steps you could take and then the probable consequences of each step. For example, what am I worrying about? What can I do about it? Here is what I’m going to do about it. After carefully weighing all the facts, you can calmly come to a decision.
Act on that decision.
4. How can you break the worry habit before it breaks you? Crowd worry out of your mind by keeping busy. Plenty of action is one of the best ways to cure worry.
5. If you know a situation is beyond your power, say to yourself: “It is so; it can’t be otherwise.” Don’t permit little things to ruin your happiness. Try to cultivate a mental attitude that will bring you peace and happiness.
A. This will help you to take a cold and fair view of the evidence.
B. Unless you take your action, all your fact-finding and analysis is a sheer waste of energy.
C. But here are two ideas that can help you see the facts in a clear and objective way.
D. Analyze the facts.
E. There comes a time when you must decide and never look back.
F. Decide how much anxiety a thing may be worth.
G. Accept what can’t be avoided.
