英语精读001-How to Improve Your Study Habits

(Do you)Want to know how toimprove your grades without having to spend more time studying? 

Sounds too good to be true? Well, read on...

想要知道如何在不花费更多时间学习的基础上提高成绩吗？听起来不太可能？好吧，接着往下读...

How to Improve Your Study Habits（如何改进学习习惯）

Perhaps you are anaverage student with averageintelligence. （average:普通的、中等的，ordinary）（intelligence:智力）

You do well enough in school, but you probably think you will never be a top student. 

This is not necessarily the case, however. 

You can receive better grades if you want to. 

Yes, even students of average intelligence can be top students without additional work. 

Here's how:

1. Plan your time carefully. 

Make a list of your weekly tasks. Then make a schedule or chart of your time. 

Fill in committed time such as eating, sleeping, meetings, classes, etc. 

Then decide on good, regular times for studying. 

Be sure toset aside enough time to complete your normal reading and work assignments. 

Of course, studying shouldn't occupy all of the free timeon the schedule. 

It's important to set aside time for relaxation, hobbies, and entertainment as well. 

This weekly schedule may not solve all of your problems, but it will make you more aware of how you spend your time.

Furthermore, it will enable you to plan your activities so that you have adequate time for both work and play.

2. Find a good place to study. 

Choose one place for your study area. 

It may be a desk or a chair at home or in the school library, but it should be comfortable, and it should not havedistractions.

When you begin to work, you should be able toconcentrate on the subject.

3. Skim before you read. 

This means looking over a passage quickly before you begin to read it more carefully. 

As you preview the material, you get some idea of the content and how it is organized. 

Laterwhen you begin to read you will recognize less important material and you may skip some of these portions. 

Skimming helps double your reading speed and improves your comprehension as well.

4. Make good use of your time in class.

Listening to what the teacher says in class means less work later. 

Sit where you can see and hear well. 

Take notes to help you remember what the teacher says.

5. Study regularly. 

Go over your notes as soon as you can after class. （复习，review)

Review important points mentioned in class as well as points you remain confused about. 

Read about these points in your textbook. 

If you know what the teacher will discuss the next day, skim and read that material too. 

This will help you understand the next class. 

If you review your notes and textbook regularly, the material will become more meaningful and you will remember it longer.

Regular review leads to improved performance on test.

6. Develop a good attitude about tests. 

The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. 

The world won't endif you don't pass a test, so don't worry excessively about a single test. 

Tests provide grades, but they also let you knowwhat you need to spend more time studying, and they help make your knowledge permanent.

There are other techniquesthat might help you with your studying. 

Only a few have been mentioned here. 

You will probably discover many othersafter you have tried these. 

Talk with your classmates about their study techniques. 

Share with them some of the techniquesyou have found to be helpful. 

Improving your study habitswill improve your grades.

本文提出了改进学习习惯的六点建议：

1.合理安排时间，注意劳逸结合；

2.选择学习地点，以便有个好的学习环境；

3.在阅读前快速浏览，可以区分重点和非重点，提高阅读效率；

4.充分利用课堂时间，认真听课；

5.有规律的学习，复习旧知识，预习新知识；

6.建立正确的考试观，考试可以帮我们发现学习的不足之处，加深对于知识的理解；