题型六 短文填空 话题1 咨询建议 (8年4考)
Passage 1(2017攀枝花改编)
Why do you need study skills? Because they will make it 1________ for you to learn and do well in class, especially as you move up to middle school and high school.
◆Pay attention in class
Do you have 2________ in paying attention in class? Are you sitting next to a loud person? Is it hard to see the blackboard? Make sure you?re sitting in a good seat that makes you pay attention. Tell your teacher or parents about any problem that is stopping you 3________ paying attention and taking good notes. ◆Take good notes
Not sure how to take notes? Start by writing down facts that your teacher mentions or writes on the blackboard in class. Try your 4________ to use good handwriting so that you can read your notes later. It?s also a good idea to keep your notes, quizzes, and papers organized by subject.
◆Plan before tests
It?s not wise of you to wait 5________ Thursday night to study for Friday?s test. It also makes it hard to do your best. You?ll feel sorry for 6________ off things often. One of the best ways is to plan ahead.
◆Get a good night?s sleep
If the test is tomorrow and you?ve followed your study plan, but suddenly you can?t remember 7________, not even 2＋2! Don?t worry. Your brain needs time to digest (消化) all the information you?ve given it. Try to get a good night?s 8________ and you?ll be surprised by what comes back to you in the morning!
Passage 2 (2017烟台改编)
Working on a team is quite important. However, if people on your team are not good at communicating, you may often feel terrible. To create a strong team, good 1________ is the most necessary part for both the leader and team members. The
following are some helpful suggestions.
◆Listen to other people actively.
When someone is speaking to you, you?re 2________ to listen to him actively. If you?re not clear about something, you should ask him about it. In this 3________, you can get your answers to any questions before moving on.
◆Think about other people?s ideas carefully.
When someone tells you about his ideas, you should think about them carefully, no matter 4________ silly they may seem. This shows you are 5________ in his ideas and makes him feel good.
◆Share your ideas with other people.
When you have a new idea, talk about it with your team members. This helps to get better ideas. Besides this, it also helps to improve your relationships between you 6________ your team members. ◆Don?t criticize other people.
When someone on your team does something 7________, don?t criticize him. You can help him to find out reasons and then help him to 8________ with the problem. Criticizing your team members too often may make them keep away from you. As a result, you may feel lonely.
Passage 3(2017泰州改编)
Many teenagers don?t get along well with their parents and they don?t know what to do. If you face such a problem, what I?m saying now might be helpful to you.
Have you ever thought of 1________ to your parents to find out why you don?t get along well with each other? 2________ I was a teenager, I didn?t get on well with my parents, either. We sometimes argued with each 3________. I am sorry that I had such an experience. Now I?m a mother of four girls. Of course we have 4________ opinions, but I encourage them to communicate 5________ me openly and honestly. In this way, I make sure that they trust me and come to me for anything. As a 6________, we get along very well. Arguing with your parents will make them angry and you won?t feel good. Also, remember that the most important thing is to solve problems. Try your 7________ to be calm. If you cannot control your feelings, you can go to a doctor or your teacher who could give you advice on your problem.
Remember that your parents love you. Sometimes they do something that you find hard to understand. For 8________, you may want to be a singer in the future, but your parents want you to do something else. If so, try to think in their shoes.
Passage 4(2017嘉兴改编)
Justin is a 16-year-old boy. He is thinking about 1________ to spend his money during winter vacation. He has saved up about 300 dollars already. He plans to buy a computer 2________ his money but he also wants to go skating with his friends. He can?t do both because he doesn?t have 3________ money. What should Justin do?
We are often in these kinds of situations. You want to see a concert 4________ Saturday, but it is also your mother?s birthday and you do not want to let 5________ down. In this case, you don?t have enough time to go to both places. You must make a decision. You must think about 6________ should be done first. You must consider the following questions seriously.
◆Which is more important?
◆Which decision needs my attention more? ◆Which choice would satisfy me more?
After you?ve answered these questions, it may be much 7________ for you to decide what to do. So the next time you must make a 8________, remember to prioritize (优先考虑)．
Passage 5(2017重庆八中一模)
Even if you think that your parents are strict sometimes, loving your parents is a natural and important part of life because they gave you life, they raised(养育)you, and they helped you to know who you are. Here are some tips to help you 1________ your parents more：
Tip 1: Tell them you love them every morning.
Tip 2: Remember that they brought you into this 2________． Tip 3: Cherish the moments(珍惜时光)together 3________ them. Tip 4: It?s OK to get angry, but it doesn?t help you or your parents. So act calmly
(冷静地), write diaries, or 4________ to a friend. After you cool off, share your feelings calmly with your parents.
Tip 5: Do as your parents tell you. It will be 5________ for you to get on better with them.
Tip 6: It may seem that you?re going through pain(痛苦)when you don?t get 6________ you want, but remember that they keep a roof (屋顶) over your head when it?s raining, snowing, too cold, or too 7________．
Tip 7: Understand that parents are humans and they also make 8________. Forgiveness (原谅) is key.
Tip 8: Do things with your parents like watching TV, or going somewhere. If you?re older, take them out to places.
Tip 9: Listen to their old stories and learn from them. It might help you respect (尊重)them more.
Passage 6
The habit is any action that we have performed so often that it becomes something that we do almost 1________ thinking. Some of them are thought to be bad. People 2________ countless hours each year trying to get rid of these bad habits but often fail. 3________, there is still some advice for you to follow. First, figure out why you do it. If your bad habit is shouting at people 4________ you are unhappy or under pressure, what do you get from it? It may make you feel a little better for a moment. Or maybe you have a bad habit of leaving your homework undone. The result could be that you get more time to spend on the Internet!
Next, take a 5________ at the other hand. What have you lost because of your bad 6________？ Shouting at 7________ people is a bad habit because it makes people around you feel bad and unhappy. Leaving your homework undone is a bad habit because you may be punished by your teacher. Having 8________ Internet time means that you lose more chances to learn things that you need to learn. When you think in this way, you?ll find that it?s not wise to keep your bad habits! Now it is time to make a decision.
Passage 7
提升每日心情的5个习惯
By putting a few simple habits in place, you will increase your happiness every day.
Encourage 1________ in the morning
Try to be positive in the morning, such 2________, “I?m lucky to be alive today.” Look 3________ yourself in a mirror to remind yourself to fill your head with positive thoughts.
Say “I Love You” every day
Before you leave the house, say “I love you” to your loved ones. Open your 4________ to love and your mood will be improved. When we do that, we feel better. Smile
Whenever anyone asks you “How are you？”, bring to mind at 5________ one way that life is good. 6________ you say this with a smile, you send a message to your brain that you?re happy.
Breathe deeply
Whenever you take a break to snack or drink coffee, take a moment for a deep breath. Breathing deeply calms the body and the mind and it makes you relax at 7________．
Be thankful every night
As you?re 8________ asleep, review your day and recall three things for which you are grateful. It could be a relationship, good news, or a happy email.
Passage 8
You must know you do much more than just study when you are at school. School is also the place 1________ you learn to get on well with people. 2________ this is not always easy. What can you do if you just don?t like one of your classmates?
If you discover you have problems getting on 3_______ your classmates or friends, the most important thing to learn is tolerance (宽容). Tolerance is the ability to realize and respect the differences in others. We can not change the way that other people do, so it is important to learn to live happily with 4________．
Tolerance will make everyone get on better with each 5________. Getting to