Question

【題目】 Many students want to know the best ways to improve their learning. Here are a few useful methods.

Focus

One of the best ways to organize your study session is to use the Pomodoro Technique. 【1】 The idea is to use a timer. Let's say, you set the timer for 20 minutes, and focus only on your studies during that time. You cannot check email, or do anything aside from your task. When the timer goes off, you can reward yourself by listening to some music or having a drink of tea.

Test yourself

When you are studying, you should test yourself often. 【2】 You can also find all kinds of online tests for many subjects.

Interleaving

【3】 For example, in one study period you might spend time testing yourself on vocabulary words and then test yourself on grammar. Or, if studying math, you could mix multiplication(乘法) and division(除法）problems. It may be better for long-term learning.

Teaching

Teaching is also a powerful way to learn. 【4】 Some did not expect to have to teach information, while others did. When they actually teach a lesson, they develop a deeper understanding of the material.

Closing thoughts

You can create your own plan based on what you need to learn. You might organize your study periods with the Pomodoro technique. Then, you can test yourself and interleave different topics. There are many choices. 【5】

A.Researchers compared different groups of students.

B.In other words, they only study one topic at a time.

C.This method is a technique that means you mix different topics.

D.All of these techniques can be put together to make a powerful study plan.

E.It is a powerful, but simple method that helps people focus on a task.

F.When you focus and do tasks that are at the right difficulty level, your brain will become tired.

G.If you are using a textbook, then you can do practice questions from the end of each chapter.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】G

【3】C

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。許多學生想知道提高學習的最好方法。本文介紹了一些有用的學習方法。

【1】根據(jù)上文提示“組織學習的最好方法之一就是使用 Pomodoro Technique工作法。”再根據(jù)下文提示“我們的想法是使用計時器。”承接上下文，E項It is a powerful, but simple method that helps people focus on a task.（這是一個強大的，但簡單的方法，幫助人們專注于一項任務(wù)。）切題，是對這種方法的介紹。故選E。

【2】根據(jù)上文提示“當你學習的時候，你應(yīng)該經(jīng)常測試自己。”再根據(jù)下文提示“你還可以找到許多科目的各種在線測試。”承接上下文，G項If you are using a textbook, then you can do practice questions from the end of each chapter.（如果你用的是教科書，那么你可以在每章的最后做練習題。）與下句并列，是對上句的具體說明。故選G。

【3】根據(jù)下文提示“例如，在一個學習期間，你可能會花時間測試自己的詞匯量，然后測試自己的語法。”承接下文，C項This method is a technique that means you mix different topics.（這種方法是一種混合不同主題的技術(shù)。）切題。故選C。

【4】根據(jù)上文提示“教學也是一種強大的學習方式。”再根據(jù)下文提示“有些人并沒有想到要教信息,而另一些人則不需要。”承接上下文，A項Researchers compared different groups of students.（研究人員比較了不同組的學生。）切題,下句是比較結(jié)果。故選A。

【5】根據(jù)上文提示“有很多選擇。”承接上文，D項All of these techniques can be put together to make a powerful study plan.（所有這些技巧結(jié)合在一起可以形成一個強有力的學習計劃。）與上句承接，是具體做法。故選D。