How to Succeed in High School
You have been familiar with the learning environment in your middle school, and it feels like home. So it is not always easy to say" 1 " to middle school.
After entering high school, you may face some new challenges. The schoolwork may become more difficult and require greater skills. Most students need support. Teachers and parents may give you a hand. However, you can't 2 others all the time. What can you do？Here are some suggestions：
Understand what kind of learner you are. Do you need silence to focus？Then make sure the TV is not on when you are studying. Provide yourself with a 3 learning environment at home. Some students focus better in the morning；others at night. Find the right 4 so that your efforts will work well.
Learn to be better organized. It might be helpful when you get used to making a to—do—lit of all your schoolwork, and checking each item off when it is completed. Try to 5 your work. This will create smaller, more manageable tasks out of the larger ones. Big projects seem less difficult if they are done step by step.
Form good reading habits. Read every day — the more, the better. It doesn't matter what you read. Reading newspaper regularly is a good choice. Newspapers provide plenty of details and background. 6 ,information you get from newspapers is usually official and true.
High school life can be enjoyable. Old friendships might come undone and new ones will develop. Hope you will feel confident and perform well in high school!
1．A．hello B．bye—bye C．sorry D．thanks
2．A．care for B．depend on C．compete with D．worry about
3．A．warm B．clean C．quiet D．safe
4．A．time B．place C．habit D．skill
5．A．divide B．finish C．remember D．correct
6．A．For example B．In brief C．On average D．In addition
1．B
2．B
3．C
4．A
5．A
6．D
【分析】
文章是一篇说明文。就如何自主学习给出了一下建议。
1．句意：因此，对中学说“再见”并不总是那么容易。
hello喂；bye—bye再见；sorry对不起；thanks谢谢。根据“You have been familiar with the learning environment in your middle school”可知你已经熟悉了你的中学的学习环境，所以对中学说再见是不容易的。故选B。
2．句意：但是，你不能一直依赖别人。
care for关心；depend on依赖；compete with与…竞争；worry about担心。根据前文“Most students need support．Teachers and parents may give you a hand”可知老师和家长可能会帮助你，结合转折词however，所以此处是指：你不能总是依赖别人。故选B。
3．句意：在家里为自己提供一个安静的学习环境。
warm温暖的；clean干净的；quiet安静的；safe安全的。根据“Then make sure the TV is not on when you are studying”可知要确保你学习的时候电视没有开着，所以此处是指找一个安静的环境。故选C。
4．句意：找到合适的时间，使你的工作顺利进行。
time时间；place地点；habit习惯；skill技巧。根据“Some students focus better in the morning；others at night”可知不同的学生需要的时间不一样，此处是指找到合适的时间，故选A。
5．句意：尝试把工作分配一下。
divide分成；finish完成；remember记得；correct纠正。根据“This will create smaller，more manageable tasks out of the larger ones”可知这种方法可以将从大任务中创建更小、更易于管理的任务，所以此处是指把工作分成不同的类别。故选A。
6．句意：另外，你从报纸上获得的信息通常是官方的和真实的。
For example例如；In brief简言之；On average平均；In addition另外。根据“…information you get from newspapers is usually official and true” 结合语境，可知是指：另外，你从报纸上得到的信息通常是官方的和真实的，故选D。
阅读短文，根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
It’s always challenging to face fear. Here are some ways to help you overcome（克服）it.
Breathing
As we know, breathing can help us relax. If you purposely breathe out longer than you breathe in, your body will calm down. If you start to feel fearful, try this. Take a breath in (to a count of 7 in your mind), and then slowly breathe out (to a count of 11 in your mind). To your surprise, if you do this for a minute or so, you’ll calm down quickly. We call this "7/11 breathing".
Using a different part of your brain
When we feel fearful, it’s harder to think clearly. But if we force ourselves to use the part of thinking brain, this will help to calm us down. The easiest way to do this is with numbers. You can set your own fear from l to 10, 10 being the worst state and 1 being the most relaxed state. When you’re feeling fearful, ask yourself; “Okay, what grade do I get right now? 7 or 5?” Just doing this will reduce fear because it starts the thinking brain. Once I gave a speech to three hundred people and I felt fearful. So I graded myself at 6, and waited for myself to go down to 3 before starting. I took control.
Getting control of your imagination
Imagine seeing yourself in the situation you were scared, but see yourself being calm and things going well. Doing this starts to recondition your mind to more calmly face the coming events which were causing fear.
It seems that overcoming fear is always the first step to finish all you need to do and it will help you devote yourself to what you really want to be and to do. It takes efforts, but it’s worth your try.
| 59． to overcome fear | |||
| Introduction | It’s challenging to face fear in your life. | ||
| Ways | Breathing | To calm down, you can breathe out 60． than you breathe in. You’ll be 61． that you’ve calmed down very quickly if you take 7/11 breathing. | |
| Using a different part of your brain | You can set ten 62． for your own fear with numbers. Grading your state of mind helps 63． the thinking brain and make you 64． fearful. | ||
| Getting control of your imagination | Imagine you’re in a bad 65． but you feel calm and things go well. It can help you feel 66． to face the coming events. | ||
| Conclusion | To finish all you need to do, you must overcome fear 67． It’s worth 68． though it takes efforts. | ||
