【推荐3】阅读下面短文，完成后面的表格。

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 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 realise what is happening to your time.

2) Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this place quiet, and free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or TV. When you sit down, focus on the subject.

3) Make good use of class time to listen to what the teachers say. Really listening in class means less work later. Taking notes in class will help you remember those important items.

4) Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over notes. Review the important points that the teachers mention in class. If you know what the teachers is going to discuss the next day, reading that material will become meaningful.

5) Develop a good attitude about tests. The goal 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 even if you don’t pass a test, so don’t overly worried.

There are certainly many other good methods that are suitable for you. With time going by, you will discover more gradually.

Title: How to become a better student

General methods	How to do	1
Plan your time carefully	Make a list Make a schedule	Force you to realise     2       is happening to your time
Find a good place	Free of everything but study materials	You can concentrate on the subject.
Make good use of your time in class	Listen to the teachers carefully Taking notes	Really listening in class means     3     work later
Study regularly	Go over your notes Read new materials	Help you     4     it better and remember it longer
Develop a good attitude	Don’t be overly worried	Remember your new     5

【推荐1】Book Recommendation

Second Harvest

Author: Don Agey

Like the first installment. Eclectic Harvest, this book includes rhymed poems which employ different poetic techniques. If you are interested in it, buy it at a discount.

Of Human Nature and Good Habits

Author: Prabhash Karan

Research claims that maintaining only 5 good habits-eating healthily, exercising, drinking properly, not smoking and maintaining a healthy body weight-can not only keep the life in golden years healthy but also extend the lifetime of the old men and women by 12 years and 14 years respectively. The book illustrates some aspects of lifestyles. As you can see, this book is especially suitable for people after retirement.

The Dueling Wizards of Simpletown

Author: Whitney Lee Preston

The Dueling Wizards of Simpletown is a tale of fantasy involving two silly magicians, and a tricky plan by their two-faced servant. There is no doubt that kids will like it.

Marvlt and Goreg Get in Big Trouble with a Dinosaur

Author: Connor Anstiss

Marvlt and Goreg live next door to each other, and are best friends. These two naughty 8-year-olds seem to get into all sorts of troubles. At the zoo, they have a much different encounter. Will they be okay? Read it and find the answer yourself.

1. If you show great interest in poems, which book should you choose ?

A．Marylt and Goreg Get in Big trouble with a Dinosaur.	B．Second Harvest.
C．The Dueling Wizards of Simpletown.	D．Of Human Nature and Good habits.

2. The following habits can make the retired people live longer ,except_________?

A．Eating healthily.

B．Drinking properly.

C．Exercising.

D．Smoke

3. What’s Marult and Goreg Get in Big Trouble with a Dinosaur about?

A．The life of the retired people.	B．A magical trip of two magicians.
C．The methods of dealing with naughty kids.	D．A story of the animal and children.

【推荐3】Two years ago, Holmes participated in Back to School Bash. He was holding down two jobs at the time — one with the city’s public works department, the other as a barber. Saturday was his busiest hair-cutting day, but he chose to donate his time and give free haircuts to unfortunate kids so they’d look neat on that first day of classes. But then he had a light bulb moment: “The kids should earn their free haircut by having to read a book to me,” Holmes said.

The idea was so popular that he continued it the first Tuesday of every month for the next two years. Boys from five to ten years old would grab a favorite book, settle into the barber chair, and read aloud while Holmes was doing their hair. If they were puzzled over a word, Holmes was there to help. After the haircut, they’d review he book, from the characters and vocabulary to the themes — just like in school, only more fun. Holmes, who is married and has two sons, ages three and four, recognizes that not every parent has the time to read with their kids.

Holmes admits he, too, benefits from the process. “There was this seven-year-old who struggled through his book, stuttering over words even though he didn’t have a stutter (口吃),” said Holmes. He had the boy take the book home and practice. When the child came back a few days later, “He read it with no problems. That inspires me.”

Holmes and his family have recently moved to a Chicago suburb. When they get settled, he plans to take up his role as the Story-book Barber. “The way the world is today with guns and violence,” he says, “it’s a safe heaven for the kids, to come to the barbershop and read books.”

1. What do we know about Holmes two years ago?

A．He had only one job.

B．He earned a lot as a barber.

C．He offered free haircuts to the poor kids.

D．He was the organizer of Back to School Bash.

2. The example in Paragrap3 mainly proves that _______.

A．Holmes is very strict with the kids

B．Holmes also learns a lot from the kids

C．being a fluent reader needs plenty of practice

D．many kids have trouble in reading a storybook

3. What can we learn from the last Paragraph?

A．Holmes is dissatisfied with the world today.

B．Holmes’ barbershop will have some changes.

C．Holmes’ barbershop has won great popularity.

D．Holmes will continue to be a storybook barber.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．The Storybook Barber

B．Back to School Bash

C．Reading Counts A Lot

D．Care About the Kids