You may not have heard the words “freshman fifteen” before, but they are very important for students who are entering university. A freshman is a first-year college student. “Fifteen” refers to fifteen pounds—the fifteen pounds added to a student’s weight in his or her first year. There are a number of reasons why first-year university students gain (增力n) weight; but it’s encouraging to know that freshmen don’t have to add these harmful fifteen pounds.

Mistakes choosing food

University kitchens serve(供应）many kinds of food. Some students choose unhealthy food，because now their parents are not nearby to help them choose. Some students visit the kitchen many times while studying. Late at night, some students get harmful fast food such as fish and chips with Coke to drink. Students also have less time for walking, running, and doing sports because of their schoolwork.

Eating right

If you，re careful, you don，t have to add fifteen pounds. Here are some ideas：

l Think more about what you eat.

l Eat plenty of vegetables and healthy meats.

l Don’t eat desserts full of sugar； have fruit after dinner.

l Try not to eat so much unhealthy food while you study.

l It，s all right to have a little fast food sometimes—but not often.

l Write down the foods you eat.

l Walk, run, do sports—move and you will feel better!

Remember that the “freshman fifteen” can happen to anyone. Talk to your friends about it. Together, try to eat healthy food and not to eat unhealthy food. Walking, running, and playing sports is always more fun with friends. Help each other and you can have a healthy and happy freshman year.

1.The “freshman fifteen” is    ______.

A．weight that high school students gain

B．weight that first-year university students can gain

C．fifteen pounds of food that first-year students eat

D．fifteen students who eat unhealthy food

2.The main idea of this reading is to ______.

A．get students ready to gain fifteen pounds

B．sell healthy food to new students

C．help new university students not to gain fifteen pounds

D．show the mistakes students make in studying

3.Which of these mistakes students make choosing food is not mentioned in the reading?

A．Choosing unhealthy food.

B．Visiting the kitchen while studying.

C．Getting fast food at night.

D．Eating too much chocolate.

4.Which of these ideas would the writer of the reading probably agree with?

A．You’d better not eat unhealthy food.

B．Not eating unhealthy foods is easier with friends’ help.

C．Gaining fifteen pounds can help you study better.

D．Some students can eat anything they want.

 

Why do we come to school? Most of us may say we come to school to study. But to study needs a right way, or you either waste the time or the money. The following are the ways for studying.
The best time for reading is morning. In the morning the air is fresh and the mind is clear. For that reason we can get good results.
In studying we must have patience（耐心）. If we have not known a text well, we must read it again. We should not read the next one until we have learned the first one well.
When we are studying, we must put our hearts into the books, or we can get nothing from the books while we are reading.
We must always ask “whys”. If it is not well understood, write it down and ask our teachers or our parents, brothers or friends. In any possible way, we must know it completely and what we have learned can be used well and made better.
Though there are many ways for studying, yet what I have said above will be enough if we can keep them in heart and do so.
【小题1】How many ways for studying does the passage tell us?

A．Three

B．Four

C．Five

D．Six

【小题2】It’s better for us to read in the morning because _________.

A．we have no other work to do

B．we can get good results

C．we have slept for some hours

D．we may learn the next text

【小题3】While reading we can’t get anything from the book if we _________.

A．read very fast

B．read in the afternoon

C．don’t read it again

D．can’t put our hearts into it

【小题4】Always asking “whys” in reading can help us _________.

A．write down the questions

B．read in the afternoon

C．understand the book better

D．remember what we’ve learned

【小题5】In writing this passage, the writer wants to tell us to __________.

A．save our time and money

B．know the importance of reading

C．have more patience in reading

D．learn about the ways for reading

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One of the most powerful tools you can use to improve your reading comprehension is mind mapping. It is possible to create maps by simply using a pen and paper.

The first step is to draw a circle or box at the center of the page. Inside your shape write down the main idea that your mind map will focus upon. For example , if you were creating a mind map about the geography of the United States , then you would write down “the geography of the United States” in the middle of your page inside your circle.

Next you draw branches from your central idea. Much like a tree grows branches . Simply draw a line moving away from the central theme. In the case of the geography of the United States , you would probably draw 50 lines. Each line represents one of 50 states. These are the main categories(分类) with your primary concept（概念）.

Each of lines can then have branches off of each. These would represent the main example under each category. For example , under the line titled, “ Texas,” you would find lines called Austin, Houston, and Dallas, you might draw a series of lines to represent some of its main sections like “ South Dallas” and “ Highland Park” .

You continue to draw your mind map much like the structure of branches on a tree. Mind map helps improve your comprehension because they enable you to quickly see relationships between main ideas, categories , examples, and details that might otherwise be missed if you use more traditional note taking strategies(策略).

The most      1.  tool to improve reading comprehension
2.   of the tool	Mind map
Steps of making mind map	★ Draw a circle or box in the middle of the page. ★ Write the theme    3.   the circle that you want to focus on. ★ Draw branches from the central idea, for example , if you   4.   “ the geography of America” in the central circle or the box, the branches can be 50 lines represent 50    5.    of the  6.  . ★ Go on    7.  lines from each of the 50 lines    8.   the details under each state…
Advantages of making  mind map	★Enable you more quickly to find the    9.   between main idea and other details  10.    traditional note taking ways.

 

 

I’ve been working in a school for more than twenty years. Many parents often ask me, “How can you teach your child good study skills? How can he or she get the homework done as quickly as possible?” Here are some tips:  
1. If the child is as young as nine or ten, ask him or her to prepare a small notebook to write down the homework given by his or her teachers. By developing this habit, he or she will learn to be much more responsible (负责的).
2. Find a good place to study. This should be a quiet place that is free from everything but study things. No games, radios, or televisions. Once you have decided on a place to study, this should be the only place where your child does his or her homework and studies. There should also be a very specific time for homework to be done. Usually, homework should be done as soon as the child gets home from school. This also goes for the kids who take part in after-school activities. Of course, it is a good idea to allow the child to have a healthy snack before the work begins.
3. Also remember that it is the child’s duty to do his or her homework. Some children give up easily and go to Mom and Dad for help when they have a problem. Try to let them solve it first. By doing this, they will get a sense of success from overcoming problems. In this way we help them to help themselves.
【小题1】Asking the kids to keep a notebook to remember their homework will make them ______.

A．remember more	B．learn more
C．more responsible	D．more interested in studying

【小题2】The place where the children study must ________.

A．be free for everything

B．have a TV set and a computer

C．be quiet, bright and free from things for entertainment

D．be big, clean and tidy

【小题3】What does the underlined word “overcoming” mean in the passage?

A．Forgetting.

B．Leaving.

C．Realizing.

D．Beating.

【小题4】According to the passage, the children should _____ when they have trouble with their homework.

A．ask their parents for help	B．try to solve the problems by themselves
C．wait for their teachers’ help	D．put it away and have a snack

【小题5】This passage is written _________.

A．for parents to help their children study well

B．for the children who want to improve their work

C．for teachers to teach their students

D．for housewives to make their kids happy

Write down the phone number, __________ you’ll forget it.

A．so

B．and

C．but

D．or