大学英语精读01.docx

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大学英语精读01

Wanttoknowhowtoimproveyourgradeswithouthavingtospendmoretimestudying?

Soundstoogoodtobetrue?

Well,readon...

HowtoImproveYourStudyHabits

   Perhapsyouareanaveragestudentwithaverageintelligence.Youdowellenoughinschool,butyouprobablythinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent.Thisisnotnecessarilythecase,however.Youcanreceivebettergradesifyouwantto.Yes,evenstudentsofaverageintelligencecanbetopstudentswithoutadditionalwork.Here'show:

   1.Planyourtimecarefully.Makealistofyourweeklytasks.Thenmakeascheduleorchartofyourtime.Fillincommittedtimesuchaseating,sleeping,meetings,classes,etc.Thendecideongood,regulartimesforstudying.Besuretosetasideenoughtimetocompleteyournormalreadingandworkassignments.Ofcourse,studyingshouldn'toccupyallofthefreetimeontheschedule.It'simportanttosetasidetimeforrelaxation,hobbies,andentertainmentaswell.Thisweeklyschedulemaynotsolveallofyourproblems,butitwillmakeyoumoreawareofhowyouspendyourtime.Furthermore,itwillenableyoutoplanyouractivitiessothatyouhaveadequatetimeforbothworkandplay.

   2.Findagoodplacetostudy.Chooseoneplaceforyourstudyarea.Itmaybeadeskorachairathomeorintheschoollibrary,butitshouldbecomfortable,anditshouldnothavedistractions.Whenyoubegintowork,youshouldbeabletoconcentrateonthesubject.

   3.Skimbeforeyouread.Thismeanslookingoverapassagequicklybeforeyoubegintoreaditmorecarefully.Asyoupreviewthematerial,yougetsomeideaofthecontentandhowitisorganized.Laterwhenyoubegintoreadyouwillrecognizelessimportantmaterialandyoumayskipsomeoftheseportions.Skimminghelpsdoubleyourreadingspeedandimprovesyourcomprehensionaswell.

   4.Makegooduseofyourtimeinclass.Listeningtowhattheteachersaysinclassmeanslessworklater.Sitwhereyoucanseeandhearwell.Takenotestohelpyourememberwhattheteachersays.

   5.Studyregularly.Gooveryournotesassoonasyoucanafterclass.Reviewimportantpointsmentionedinclassaswellaspointsyouremainconfusedabout.Readaboutthesepointsinyourtextbook.Ifyouknowwhattheteacherwilldiscussthenextday,skimandreadthatmaterialtoo.Thiswillhelpyouunderstandthenextclass.Ifyoureviewyournotesandtextbookregularly,thematerialwillbecomemoremeaningfulandyouwillrememberitlonger.Regularreviewleadstoimprovedperformanceontest.

   6.Developagoodattitudeabouttests.Thepurposeofatestistoshowwhatyouhavelearnedaboutasubject.Theworldwon'tendifyoudon'tpassatest,sodon'tworryexcessivelyaboutasingletest.Testsprovidegrades,buttheyalsoletyouknowwhatyouneedtospendmoretimestudying,andtheyhelpmakeyourknowledgepermanent.

   Thereareothertechniquesthatmighthelpyouwithyourstudying.Onlyafewhavebeenmentionedhere.Youwillprobablydiscovermanyothersafteryouhavetriedthese.Talkwithyourclassmatesabouttheirstudytechniques.Sharewiththemsomeofthetechniquesyouhavefoundtobehelpful.Improvingyourstudyhabitswillimproveyourgrades.

NEWWORDS

   average                   

n. ordinary普通的；中等的

   intelligence       

n. abilitytolearnandunderstand智力

   necessarily 

ad.inevitably必定

   case 

n. whathasreallyhappened;actualcondition实情

   additional

a. added附加的，额外的

n. addition

   weekly

a. doneorhappeningeveryweek每周的；一周一次的

   schedule

n. timetable时间表

   chart 

n. （sheetofpaperwith）informationwrittenordrawnintheformofapicture图（表）

   commit 

vt.指定...用于

   aside           

ad.totheside　在旁边；到（向）一边

   etc                    

   （Latin,shortenedformforetcetera）andotherthings　等等

   normal  

a. usual　正常的

   reading 

n. theactorpracticeofreading　阅读

   assignment 

n. sth.givenoutasatask　（布置的）作业

   occupy       

n. takeup　占用

   relaxation

n. （sth.donefor）restandamusement　休息，娱乐

   relax

v.       

   hobby 

n. whatonelikestodoinone'sfreetime　业余爱好　

   entertainment 

n. show,party,etc.thatpeopleenjoy　娱乐

   entertain

vt.

   solve

vt.findananswerto（aproblem）　解决（问题）

   aware 

a. havingknowledgeorunderstanding　知道的；意识到的

   furthermore

ad.moreover;inaddition　而且；此外

   enable

vt.make（sb.）able（todosth.）　使（某人）能（做某事）

   activity

n. sth.（tobe）done　活动

   adequate

a. asmuchasoneneeds;enough　充分的；足够的

   distraction

n. sth.thatdrawsawaythemindorattention　分心（或分散注意力）的事物

   concentrate（onorupon）

vi.paycloseattention（to）　全神贯注（于）

   skim  

vt.readquicklytogetthemainideas（of）　略读

   preview

vt.haveageneralviewof（sth.）beforehand　预习

   content

n.