Teachers at American colleges and universities have many different teaching methods．Some teachers give homework and check homework every day, and students in their classes have to take many exams．Some teachers give only writing tasks．Some teachers always follow a course outline and usually use the textbook．Others send students to the library for tasks．

　　The atmosphere(\^)in some classrooms is very formal．Students call their teachers Professor(教授)Smith, Mrs．Jones and so on．Some teachers wear business clothes and give talks．Other classrooms have an informal(非正式的)atmosphere．Students and teachers discuss their ideas．Teachers dress informally, and students call them by their first names．American teachers are different in their teaching styles．

　　At most American colleges and universities, libraries and learning centers can be used by students at any time．They can often use tape recorders, video machines and computers．They can buy books, notebooks and other things at campus stores．There are also services(服务)to students．They can get advice on their problems from their teachers．Colleges and universities usually offer facilities(设施)to students．Some schools have swimming pools and tennis courts．Most have fast food restaurants．

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　　It’s 2009．You feel sick, so you go to the doctor．She checks your fever, looks at your throat, and asks what you’ve been thinking about lately．When you leave, she gives you some medicine, but also a list of thinking skills that you are supposed to practice daily．She says that the way you think is causing some of your illness．

　　Doctors and other scientists who study the human mind and try to explain why people behave in the way that do, called psychologists, are starting to believe it．You know that your brain is connected to every part of your body through your nervous system(神经系统)．Now scientists have proved that how you think and feel can have an influence on the health of your body．

　　Stress(压力，紧张)is caused whenever there is a problem or a change in your life．Of course, everybody has stress more or less; nobody’s life is perfect．In fact, stress is necessary．Without stress, we would never learn anything or grow or change．We would probably be bored to death．But too much stress can hurt you．It can weaken your body’s protection so that you are more likely to catch diseases．It can even make you more likely to have an accident．

　　When you feel stress, your brain sends a message to your body to produce a chemical called adrenaline(肾上腺素)．Adrenaline speeds up your breathing and your heartbeat．Today you have a different kind of stress．Problems like endless homework or troubles with your family are the kind of things you can’t fight or run away from, so you don’t use up all that adrenaline．It just stays bottled up inside you, and that’s what can do something bad to you．

　　What can you do about stress?First, you can try to find ways to change things so you aren’t under so much stress．You can set up a plan to finish homework or go to a doctor or a psychologist to try to work things out with your family or your friends．But sometimes you can’t change a stressful situation．Sometimes you don’t even want to．A big change might be a good change, but it will still be stressful．

　　The link(关联)between your body and brain works in two ways．Your body can help your mind deal with stress．If you are under stress, you need to take especially good care of your body．It’s important to get enough sleep and eat nutritious meals．Some people take a vitamin－mineral pill every day．Another thing that you can do is daily exercise．If you go walking or do aerobic dancing or work out at the gym, you give your body a chance to burn up some of that adrenaline．Of course, a person who isn’t used to much physical activity should start slowly．Anyone with a continuing physical problem should check with a doctor before staring any exercise programs．

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　　With school back in the new term, here are some suggestions from Oxford Learning for students to pass the exams．

　　(1)Pay attention to class．Take notes on the main ideas．If you don’t understand something, make a note and ask others for help．

　　(2)Use a planner to enter homework as soon as it’s assigned(布置)．Pick a comfortable place to do homework．

　　(3)Divide material(材料)into units and assign each unit a day．Give yourself a three-day rest before the test．Study in short classes－15 minutes at a time－then take a five-minute break to exercise．

　　(4)Use Oxford’s SQRCRC method to study:

　　Search introductions, headings and summaries(总结)for main idea．

　　Question：“What do I hope to learn by reading this?”

　　Read for details(细节)．

　　Cover the work．

　　Recite what you’ve read．

　　Check how well you have done．

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