Question

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Sooner or later, most students are to take some form of English exami?nations. Often the more successful students are better prepared. However, sometimes students who do well have better test-taking skills. These abili?ties really have nothing'to do with understanding English better. They are skills that make taking the test easier, and therefore provide better results.

Here are some very important—and often ignored―guidelines to taking a test successfully.

Do not insist on completing each question before going to the next. This is extremely important. Remember one question raay only be worth one point! You will become nervous when you fail to find out its answer, making you lose your concentration and leading to worse results. However, answering the questions you are sur| you know the answers can make us more relaxed and confident. 

Go through the test a second time working out the answers to more dif?ficult questions. Sometimes questions asked are answered in later questions asking for different things.

Usually a strong first impulse (冲动)means we know the answer and we don't really have to think about it too much, Going back to think about it usually makes you unsure and often causes a mistake. This is very common, so be very careful ！

If you don't know the answer, write something. If you are answering a 4 possibility multiple choice question you will still have a 25% chance of be?ing correct！

Taking a test is as much for you as is for your teacher, so never cheat. If you cheat, you don't help yourself in the long run.

12.  In the first paragraph, the writer stresses the importance of .

A. better preparations for exams

B.better understanding of English

C.  better skills at taking exams

D.  better results of taking exams

13.  When taking an exam, you are advised .

   A.  to first answer the questions which are easier to you

B.  to depend on your first impulse to answer the questions

C.  to search the test paper for all the answers to the questions

   D.  to give up the questions whose answers you don't know
!4.  It is common that many students_____ .

  A.  pay much attention to their test-taking skills

B.  often give up a difficult test halfway

C.  often get higher results by cheating 

D.don't believe in their first impulse

5.Which would be the best title of the passage?

A. Effective studying methods     B.  Effective test-taking skills

C.  Getting better exam results   D.  Being successful students

Answer 1

D

[文章大意]本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了考试需要的一些答题技巧。不要纠结于某一个题目；在第二遍检查的时候思考难题；第一直觉往往是正确的；尽管不知道答案还是要写点东西；不要作弊。

12.  C 推理判断题。由第一段第三句"However, sometimes students who do well have better test-taking skills."可知那些在考试中发挥出色的学生大多数都掌握了更好的应试技巧。故，(：。

13.  A 细节理解题。由第三段最后一句"However, answering the questions you are sure you know the answers can make us more relaxed and confident.，，可知回答简单的问题可以使我们更加放松和自信，故选A。

14.  D 细节理解题。由倒数第三段"Going back to think about it usually makes you unsure and often causes a mistake. This is very common, so be very care-ful!"可知，很多学生不相信第一感觉，回去更改答案，经常因此丢分，这是一个很普遍的现象，要多加注意，故选D。

15.  B 主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了参加考试的小窍门，这将有助于同学们在考试中发挥出色，故选B。