3 . It is never too late to develop great study habits. However, starting making some changes is hard. Even if you want to do well enough in school and improve your grades, you’re probably having trouble getting started in the first place!     1    .

Plan your time carefully. Make a list of your weekly tasks. Make a schedule of your time. Then decide on good, regular time for studying.     2    , but it will make you more aware of how you spend your time.

Find a good place to study. Choose one place for your study area. It may be a desk or a chair at home or in the school library, but it should be comfortable and quiet. When you begin to work, you should be able to concentrate on the subject.

Skim before you read.     3    . As you preview the material, you get some idea of the passage and how it is organized.

    4    . Listening to what the teacher says in class means less work later. Taking notes helps you remember what the teacher says.

Develop a good attitude to tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject.     5    . Tests provide grades, but they also let you know that you need to spend more time studying.

There are other skills that might help you with your study. Share with your classmates some of the skills you have found to be helpful.

A．Study regularly

B．Make good use of your time in class

C．There are several ways that can help you

D．Develop a positive attitude by setting realistic goals

E．This weekly schedule may not solve all of your problems

F．The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t worry too much about a test

G．This means looking over a passage quickly before you begin to read it more carefully

4 . 阅读下列文本，在空白处填入适当的单词(部分空有首字母或中文提示)。

When you enter an unfamiliar environment, what do you feel? Do you second-guess yourself? Although confident people are not immune from self-doubt, they enjoy a strong s    1    of safety, clarity, and trust in themselves.

Studies indicate that confident people tend to be healthier and live longer. It could be due to the    2    (积极的) effects of emotions associated with confidence, happiness and     3    (满足，满意). People who l    4    confidence often struggle with emotions like fear,    5    (忧郁，沮丧), and anxiety, which will harm health. Confidence can also help you with fitness goals.

5 . 匹配单词及其英文解释。

A. enough B. to finish doing C. difficult to deal with D. a feeling of admiration E. being rich, having a lot of money F. having good manners and respect G. to make others believe that sth. is true

1. complete
2. wealthy
3. polite
4. convince
5. sufficient

6 . The black cloud rising every day at sunset in the Chihuahuan Desert went largely ignored for thousands of years. Native Americans noticed it, but did not track its source. Cowboys thought the cloud was smoke pouring from the earth, and avoided it.

In June of 1901, however, a teenage cowboy named Jim White happened to see the large, black cloud. He was curious and went to investigate. Instead of finding a volcano, as he had imagined, he discovered something equally amazing. It was a big mass of bats. Two days later, he returned with a lantern to explore further. It took him so long that his lantern went out. He managed to refill it with just enough oil to find his way back to the entrance.

The next time Jim White went to the cave, he brought a friend and supplies. They explored for three days and returned with descriptions that were so fantastic that few people believed them. The cowboys on nearby farms and the people in the tiny town of Carlsbad treated Jim’s stories as tall tales and nothing more.

After years of exploring the caves and finding no one to believe his stories, Jim White decided to create his own tourist attraction. He established trails (路线) along the paths he had found. One day in 1915, two men asked Jim for a tour. After seeing the caves, the men returned with a professional photographer named Ray V. Davis. Local doubts were finally put to rest by the photographs of the hidden beauty that Jim had discovered. All 13 locals of Carlsbad finally took a tour of the caves, which came to be known as Carlsbad Caverns.

In 1923, the government sent an official named Robert Holly to tour the caves. Later that year, the caves were stated a national monument (古迹), and in 1930 they became a national park. Jim White lived to see the Carlsbad Caverns become world-famous. Today, tourists can hike to and tour some of the 100 known caves in this huge natural wonder, thanks to the cowboy from New Mexico.

1. What do we know about the black cloud?

A．It was discovered in 1901.	B．It was noticed by accident.
C．It was actually a mass of bats.	D．It was smoke from the earth.

2. Who joined Jim’s third exploration?

A．Jim’s friend.	B．A photographer.
C．Robert Holly.	D．13 locals of Carlsbad.

3. What can we conclude about the public’s recognition of Carlsbad Caverns?

A．It made Jim White rich.	B．It was an easy process.
C．It happened before 1915.	D．It came true thanks to the photos.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．A Brave Cowboy	B．A Hidden Wonder
C．A Worthwhile Invention	D．A Nationwide Contribution

7 . If you ask most people whether they like having more choices, the answer will be yes. But when it comes to sales, a large selection can actually hurt the sellers’ income.

Although people like choice, they become overwhelmed (不知所措) by it. Hick’s Law perfectly proves this. It states that there is a measurable increase in how long it takes somebody to make a decision as the number of options that are available goes up.

That delay in decision-making can prove damaging on an online shopping site because it tends to result in users giving up. They are paralyzed by the decision, and so, they decide to go away and think about it. That will significantly reduce the number of people who eventually make a purchase.

I know it can be hard to convince sellers to limit the variety of products or complex options they offer on their sites, but there is some strong evidence to support your cause. Researchers in California ran an experiment in a local grocery store. They set up a stall (货摊) in the store selling jam. Some days the stall would sell six flavors of jams, while on other days it offered 24 varieties. The results were significant. On days when they sold 24 varieties, they saw a mere four percent sales rate. However, when they offered only six choices, that figure rose to a surprising 31 percent. Limiting choice works.

That experiment perfectly shows both the problem and the solution. Despite the evidence, you will not always be able to persuade sellers to reduce choice. The next best option is to hide some of those choices.

Unlike a stall in a grocery store, we have more flexibility online regarding how products are displayed. We can highlight some options and hide others. For example, you could display the best-selling categories of products, while hiding other groupings under something like a “more” option. If you are unable to remove options, you can at least focus clients on the most popular choices.

1. What does Hick’s Law mainly tell us about more choices?

A．They increase product sales.	B．They lead to better decisions.
C．They can better satisfy customers.	D．They make decision-making harder.

2. What does the underlined word “paralyzed” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Attracted.

B．Prevented.

C．Controlled.

D．Encourage

3. What do we learn from the experiment in the grocery store?

A．More varieties produce more profits.	B．Fewer varieties attract more customers.
C．More varieties reduce running costs.	D．Fewer varieties create higher sales rate.

4. What does the author advise in the last paragraph?

A．Improving product quality.	B．Increasing product varieties.
C．Avoiding displaying all options.	D．Hiding the best-selling products.

9 . Marty was new at school. On his first day, he showed magic to his schoolmates. He made a toothpick (牙签) disappear and appear within seconds. Everyone wondered how he did it.

“How did you do that?” I asked. “Sorry, but that’s the first law of magic. A magician never lets out his secrets.” Marty smiled. I thought he was tricking everyone. I would make his secrets known to all.

The next day, Marty gave his second magic show. He said he could make things float (飘起). He had a ring in one hand and a pencil in the other. That’s when I saw it: a thin line tied around the end of the pencil and attracted to a button on Marty’s shirt! Sure enough, he made the ring “float” by sliding (滑动) it over the pencil and hanging it from the line. No one else noticed, but I found the secret. I got close to him and said, “I know how you did it.” He looked nervous and asked me, “Are you going to tell others?” I thought for a moment. If I told, I’d finally be able to prove Marty’s magic was fake (假的). Then Marty might lose his new friends. So I told him that I would say nothing about it. And then I walked away.

“Wait!” Marty jumped in front of me. “You’ve got a pretty good eye for magic. If you’re interested, I have an idea,” Marty suggested. And I accepted his idea. That’s how the Magic Marty and Mysterious Matt Lunch Show began. We’ve been a magic team for three months now. It turns out that instead of a fake magician, Marty is a real friend.

1. To whom did Marty show magic on his first day at school?

A．His parents.

B．His brothers.

C．His teachers.

D．His schoolmates.

2. Why did Marty refuse to tell the secret of magic?

A．It was the first law of magic.

B．It was the rule of study.

C．It was a duty for everyone.

D．It was a task for a student.

3. What do we know about Marty’s second magic show the next day?

A．Its operation went wrong.

B．It was praised by the writer.

C．The writer found its secret.

D．It was done with the help of others.

4. How did Marty feel when he heard “I know how you did it.” in Paragraph 3?

A．Nervous.

B．Excited.

C．Sorry.

D．Happy.

5. What did the writer do in the end?

A．He refused Marty’s suggestion.

B．He and Marty set up a magic team.

C．He let out the secret of Marty’s magic.

D．He and Marty wrote a book about magic.