1 . 假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Jason听说了中国的新高考政策，来信询问关心你的课程选择情况。请你用英语给他写一封回信，内容包括：
1.你选物理还是历史；
2.你将采用什么好的学习方法或策略学习相关课程；
3.希望分享学习方法。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Jason,
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Yours,

Li Hua

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Many students feared maths subject, and I was among them. Once I failed     1     the mathematics, I was     2     (annoy). My friends started making fun of me. I was lucky that my mother was a maths teacher. She always helps me,     3     I didn’t take that seriously.

When my mother     4     (tell) that I didn’t pass the maths subject, she got shocked. But     5     (luck), she didn’t shout at me. Instead, she gave me     6     inspirational speech.

Later on she started teaching me mathematics. She taught me     7     (play) with maths and really I enjoyed a lot, from which maths became my favourite subject. Now I also teach those friends who really fear maths. They think that maths subjects is very difficult and it has lots of formula to remember. But my mother taught me maths in an     8     (interest) way. I used that technique to solve problems. From this my     9     (confident) has increased and I’m happy that the most difficult subject has become a game for me.

Becoming an engineer is my ambition,    10     may support me through hardships and setbacks.

3 . How to Deal with Your Homework

Write it down.     1     Make a note on your notebook. Always be sure to write down any homework for school so you won't forget anything.

Create a homework station. Find somewhere-comfortable and quiet to work.     2     It will take twice as long to get the homework done. Shut off your cell phone, log off your computer (unless you will need it for your homework) and close the door.

Do homework as early as possible. Don't leave homework to the last minute.     3     The earlier you start your homework, the sooner you will finish! Do all your homework as early as you can, so you don't have a pile of (一堆) homework the next day.

    4     Think about how long it will take you. to complete each homework subject. For example: English — ten minutes, science — ten minutes, math — forty minutes, history — twenty minutes.

Treat yourself. You can easily get tired by sitting through an hour or two of homework without stopping. Once you finish homework for a subject, take a small break. Just make sure it's quick (no more than 15 minutes). Do not turn on the TV, or you'll never go back and finish your homework.     5    

A．Use your time wisely.

B．Start as soon as you get home.

C．Begin with your hardest homework.

D．You can take a walk or find something to eat.

E．Never do your homework in front of the TV.

F．After short breaks, return to finish up the last of your work.

G．Keep a homework notebook where you record all your homework.

4 . There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class ______ fun of him because he seemed so ______ .

The mother ______ that she would, herself, get her sons to do better in school. She ______ them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a ______ a week and do a report about it for her.

One day, in Ben’s ______ , the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben ______ his hand and the teacher let him speak. “Why did Ben raise his hand?” they wondered. “He ______ said anything; what could he possibly want to say?”

Well, Ben not only ______ the rock; he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew where the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were ______ . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book ______ .

Ben later went on to the ______ of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.

After Ben had grown up, he ______ something about his mother that he did not know as a ______ . She, herself, had never learned how to ______ .

1.

A．played

B．got

C．took

D．made

2.

A．clever

B．hard

C．slow

D．quick

3.

A．asked

B．decided

C．forgot

D．heard

4.

A．made

B．let

C．told

D．considered

5.

A．notice

B．message

C．book

D．question

6.

A．class

B．room

C．office

D．lab

7.

A．looked

B．gave

C．took

D．raised

8.

A．always

B．even

C．quickly

D．never

9.

A．found

B．played

C．knew

D．threw

10.

A．afraid

B．surprised

C．worried

D．unhappy

11.

A．pictures

B．exercises

C．shops

D．reports

12.

A．top

B．end

C．back

D．side

13.

A．learned

B．remembered

C．explored

D．guessed

14.

A．doctor

B．child

C．student

D．teacher

15.

A．read

B．work

C．teach

D．show

5 .     1    You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here is how:

Plan your time carefully. When planning your work, 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.     2     A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you realize what is happening to your time.

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.

Make good use of your time in class.     3     Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.

Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material.     4     If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you’ll remember it longer.

Develop a good attitude towards 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 over worried.

    5     You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.

A．There are other methods that might help you with your studying.

B．Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.

C．Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says.

D．No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.

E．Maybe you are an average student.

F．Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher says in class.

G．This will help you understand the next class.

9 . Some students get so nervous before a test. They do poorly even if they know the material. Sian Beilock, a professor at the University of Chicago in Illinois, has studied these highly anxious test-takers. The students start worrying about the results. And when we worry, it actually uses up attention and memory resources（资源）.

Professor Beilock and another researcher, Gerardo Ramirez, have developed a possible solution. Just before an exam, highly anxious test-takers spend ten minutes writing about their worries about the test.

The researchers tested the idea on a group of twenty anxious college students. They gave them two short maths tests. After the first one, they asked the students to either sit quietly or write about their feelings about the upcoming second test.

Professor Beilock says those who sat quietly scored（得分） an average of 12% worse on the second test. But the students who had written about their fears improved（提高） their performance by an average of 5%. Next, the researchers used younger students in a biology class. They told them before final exams either to write about their feelings or to think about things unrelated（不相关的） to the test. Professor Beilock says highly anxious students who did the writing got an average grade of B+, compared to a B-for those who did not.

"What we showed is that for students who are highly test-anxious, and who'd done our writing intervention（干预）, all of a sudden there was no relationship between test anxiety and grades. They were performing just as well as their classmates who don't normally get nervous in these tests."

But what if students do not have a chance to write about their fears immediately before an exam? Professor Beilock says students can try it themselves at home or in the library and still improve their performance.

1. What do the students start worrying about before an exam?

A．Whether they can pass the exams.

B．What other students do during the test.

C．Whether they have remembered the materials.

D．What kind of problems they will meet on the test paper.

2. What is the solution developed by researchers?

A．Making the students focused on the test.

B．Asking the students to sit quietly before the test.

C．Having the students write about their worries about the test.

D．Asking the students to direct the attention away from the test.

3. According to Professor Beilock, those who thought about things unrelated to the test ____________.

A．became less nervous before the test

B．were better at controlling their feelings

C．did worse than those who wrote about their feelings

D．did better than those who wrote about their feelings

4. We can infer from the last paragraph that ____________.

A．writing about our worries before an exam can work a bit

B．we can only write about our worries right before an exam

C．the best place to write about our worries is in the test room

D．it doesn't matter where we write about our worries before an exam

10 . Being first in your class is a goal that you can work toward, but you must set it for yourself from the first day of high school.     1    

Read beyond assigned reading. Following your course outline and doing all of your assigned reading are important. But to pull ahead to first rank, you also need to read books that can provide that extra information you need.     2     Prepare an extra credit report based on what you learn.

    3     Don’t just physically sit in the chair. Be a part of group discussions, and volunteer for extra projects and teams. Take leadership roles whenever they’re offered. If the class has a debating team, take part in it often and come prepared with notes and references for every debate.

Ask for help when you see you need it. Balancing different classes and assignments can make it difficult to keep up in every subject. If you feel that you are having trouble grasping certain topics, don't struggle until your grades begin to slip. Turn to the teachers if necessary.     4     Show an interest in your classmates. Your teacher will notice.

Ask your teacher for extra credit assignments, particularly if you receive a disappointing grade in a subject. Don’t merely accept the mark. Do everything you can to raise it.

Stay physically fit.     5     Eat well, drink lots of water and get plenty of sleep. Spend time outdoors and away from your studies. But be disciplined(有条理的). Schedule a study period for each day and stick to it.

A．Finish your homework in time.

B．Participate in teamwork in class.

C．Get plenty of exercise either through team or individual activities.

D．Try these tips along your way to help you get that first rank in your class.

E．Concentrate on what your teacher explains so that you can grasp the main points.

F．Similarly, if you do well in a subject, tell your teacher you’re available to help others.

G．If you're studying World War Ⅱ, for instance, read biographies of the important players.