The students are studying hard because they know______.

A．what are they studying for                   B．what are they studying

C．what they are studying for                    D．why they are studying for

    PEKING Opera used to sound strange to Dau Yi．The l4-year-old Beijinger said whenever she came across Peking Opera on TV，she changed the channel（频道）．Like most of today’s teenagers，Dou loves pop music．

    But since Dou entered the Xuanwu branch school of Beijing No．15 Middle School．she has been studying Peking Opera in music class every week．

    Dou and her classmates listen to Peking Opera and learn the basics（基础知识）from professional actors．They also sing along with the operas．

    “we laugh sometimes because the tunes（声调）arc really hard to learn．”said Dou．But she said that now she would watch Peking Opera on TV．

    “After all．I am no longer a layman．”she said．

    Since 2008．schools around the country have been teaching students Peking Opera．It’s part of a plan to introduce young people to the country’s artistic traditions．Clearly，Dou’s school has been taking the job seriously．

    Yang Ning，14，is Dou’s classmate．She has been studying Peking Opera since she was 8．She is a member of the school’s Peking Opera club．

    Yang said she had learned a lot from Peking Opera．

    “I learn a lot of history from the operas．”she said，“I’ve also found out about many ancient poems，since there are so many of them in the operas．”

      Yang doesn’t think everyone can learn to sing Peking Opera well，but she does say that it’s helpful for all people to learn about it．

    “The more you learn about it．the more you understand it．If people do study it，this old art form won’t disappear．It would be a great pity if it did!”she said．

1．Dou Yi __________．

      A．was a l4-year-old boy                                B．was a middle school student

      C．1iked today’s teenagers                              D．first met the Beijinger at the TV station

2．From the passage we know __________．

      A．Dou Yi listened to pop songs every week

      B．the students could watch Peking Opera on TV in class

      C．even some professional actors came to the sch001 to study

      D．Peking Opera has become a studying subject in Dou Yi’s school

3．What does the underlined word “layman”mean in the passage?

      A．悠闲的人               B．外行的人                C．懒惰的人               D．初学的人

4．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

      A．Most of the teenagers prefer pop music to Peking Opera．

      B．Yang Ning started learning Peking Opera earlier than Dou Yi．

      C．Dan Yi is as old as rang Ning and she is rang Ning’s classmate．

      D．Both Dou Yi and Yang Ning are members of the school’s Peking Opera club．

5．Why have schools around the country taught students Peking Opera since 2008?

      A．To give the students more history knowledge．

      B．To help the students to learn the ancient poems．

      C．To introduce the young people to the traditional art

      D．To help the students to find a good job after graduation．

Very few people enjoy exams. I don’t, either. And although I tell myself not to worry about them, I always do! So I’m not surprised that my students worry about them, too, even though they usually don’t need to. Because they are afraid of failing. However, since it is hard not to worry at all, we all must try not to worry too much. Why? Because worrying makes exams worse! How to do this?
Ask the teacher about how to revise and about exam skills—how to work when you are in the exam. Good students don’t wait until the week before an exam. They study all through the year. It is not possible to learn everything at the last minute. So don’t leave it till then.
If you start planning and working for each exam early and you make sure that you understand what you’re studying, then, when it is over, you’ll be able to say, “What a good exam that was!”
Take a short rest during your time of work and revision. If your mind is tired, it won’t remember well. Work at the time when you know you’ll work at your best.
If you’re studying in the evening, don’t go straight to bed afterwards. Your mind will still be “going round and round”—thinking too much. Do something else, maybe walk or get exercise. Choose something that will relax you, and make you think of other things.
If you feel bad, talk to someone about your worries. But don’t be too relaxed! Some stress over exams makes you work hard for them.
【小题1】How does the writer feel about exams?

Very few people enjoy exams. I don’t, either. And although I tell myself not to worry about them, I always do! So I’m not surprised that my students worry about them, too, even though they usually don’t need to. Because they are afraid of failing. However, since it is hard not to worry at all, we all must try not to worry too much. Why? Because worrying makes exams worse! How to do this?

Ask the teacher about how to revise and about exam skills—how to work when you are in the exam. Good students don’t wait until the week before an exam. They study all through the year. It is not possible to learn everything at the last minute. So don’t leave it till then.

If you start planning and working for each exam early and you make sure that you understand what you’re studying, then, when it is over, you’ll be able to say, “What a good exam that was!”

Take a short rest during your time of work and revision. If your mind is tired, it won’t remember well. Work at the time when you know you’ll work at your best.

If you’re studying in the evening, don’t go straight to bed afterwards. Your mind will still be “going round and round”—thinking too much. Do something else, maybe walk or get exercise. Choose something that will relax you, and make you think of other things.

If you feel bad, talk to someone about your worries. But don’t be too relaxed! Some stress over exams makes you work hard for them.

1.How does the writer feel about exams?

A．Excited.           B．Bored.            C．Worried.          D．Surprised.

2.Why are the students afraid of exams?

A．Because they are afraid of failing.

B．Because they want to get full marks.

C．Because exams are usually hard.

D．Because their teachers will be angry at their bad grades.

3.Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Good students don’t wait until the week before an exam.

B．Start planning and working for each exam early.

C．If you don’t know how to work for an exam, ask the teacher about it.

D．You should sleep well before the exam.

4.According to the passage, if you feel bad, you’d better _____.

A．take a short rest

B．tell someone about your worries

C．walk or get exercise

D．keep busy working and forget your worries