Note?taking is a skill that can help you do well in all your schoolwork. It can make you confident（自信的） when you are studying. 1

If your teacher writes notes on the blackboard， that’s great. You can copy them or write down the most important facts of all in class. 2 For example， some teachers may focus on lots of dates and facts in class， but they only write the important ones on the blackboard. Other teachers may not write anything down， but they may repeat them.

Don’t try to write down every word in class. 3 Some students really learn better with the help of these notes.

4 If your teacher speaks too fast and you can’t follow what he is saying， you can ask him after class.

Comparing your notes with your classmates’ can be good for your learning. 5

Note?taking also needs organization. Keep notes for each subject in one place， so that you can find everything easily when a test comes.

跟蹤練習(xí)：

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從下面5個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入文中空缺處的最佳選項(xiàng)，使短文意思通順、內(nèi)容完整。

A. It can also help you and your classmates correct some mistakes.

B. However， most students don’t know how to take notes.

C. Don’t be afraid to ask your teacher to repeat what you’ve missed.

D. It isn’t interesting but you may find it very useful.

E. Or you might miss some important points.

（二）

Ladies and gentlemen， thanks a lot for joining us. I hope you have enjoyed the music. 1

Every day， hundreds of children in Africa lose their young lives， because they have terrible diseases or don’t have enough food to eat. Most African countries are poor. 2

And many parents have no jobs， so they have little money to buy food or medicine. We hold the concert to raise money for the children in Africa.

3 For example， the Feed Africa Fund （援非基金）spends millions of dollars every year on food for them in Africa. All the money comes from kind and generous people， just like all of you.

4 Just one dollar can buy enough rice or corn to feed a family of four for three days.

5 Ten dollars？ Twenty dollars？ I am sure you can spend a little less on your own food so that you have a few dollars for the Feed Africa Fund.

Ladies and gentlemen， we now make a collection for the children in Africa. Please be generous. Thank you！

跟蹤練習(xí)：

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從下面5個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入文中空缺處的最佳選項(xiàng)，使短文意思通順、內(nèi)容完整。

A. Many organizations are trying to help the poor in Africa.

B. How much do you spend on food every day？

C. The governments have no money to take good care of the poor.

D. Every dollar you give this evening will go to the Feed Africa Fund.

E. Now， please allow me to tell you why we hold this concert.

（三）

It is well known that everyone has his own dream as well as his own future. 1 I have to say that future is now. That is to say we must treasure every minute now. If we want to have a bright future， we should know how important time is and use it well.

There is an old English saying： “Gain time， gain life.” 2 Time is something that we can’t see or touch， but we can feel it passing by. Time is always with us. When we are at table， time passes; when we play， time goes by unnoticeably. We always say “Time is money”， but time is even more precious （珍貴的） than money， because when money is spent ， we can earn it back.

3 So， some of us even say time is priceless （無價(jià)的）.

We should always remember： future is now. For us students， we should try our best to work hard in order to create a great future of our own. 4 We should do everything before us as soon as possible. And never put off what can be done today till tomorrow.

As we all know， “Time and tide wait for no man.” 5 So from now on， work hard. Tomorrow will be better， and your future will be brighter. Remember： “No pains， no gains.” Today’s hard work is the cause of tomorrow’s harvest.

跟蹤練習(xí)：

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容，從下面5個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入文中空缺處的最佳選項(xiàng)，使短文意思通順、內(nèi)容完整。

A. But if time is gone away， it will never return.

B. If you waste today， you will regret tomorrow.

C. But do you know what future really is？

D. We should make the best use of every hour and be the master of today.

E. Then what’s time？

Keys：（一）1. D 2. B 3. E 4. C 5. A

（二）1. E 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. B

（三）1. C 2. E 3. A 4. D 5. B