3．How to Be Successful in School
Learn the income payoff．Examine the relationship between education levels and income earned during one's working life．（36）DThe higher one's level of education，the more income they will be likely to earn and the better life will probably be．（37）C
Short-term goals cover a period of less than one year．Do you want to get into a good college？Do you want to graduate in the top 10percent of your class？It's important to have short-term goals that are stepping stones to your long-term goals．
Develop a strategy（策略） and plan．A strategy might be to study with a group of friends on a regular time．An action plan will include several individual tasks with timing and any cost that might be required．If you are a student，start now to understand how to make goals，strategies and action plans that work． （38）F
（39）AOne of the most important things to be successful in school is to develop good study habits．Good study habits are formed by studying on a regular basis for the amount of time required to learn something．Once good study habits are well formed you will find that learning and success in school become easier．
Seek out other winners．（40）BThey don't have to be the smartest，but they should be on their way to being the best they can be．Make friends with such people so that you can support each other to be successful in school．
A．Develop good study habits．
B．Winners are those who make the best of their potential through great effort．
C．Establish short-term education goals．
D．Education is the best choice a person can make．
E．Work hard to develop strong character．
F．Then this skill can help you to be successful in school and later in life．
G．Keep in mind your long-term goals．
分析 短文主要講的是如何在學業(yè)上取得成功的一些方法．
解答 36．D，考查前后銜接，根據(jù)下一句The higher one's level of education，the more income they will be likely to earn and the better life will probably be，教育程度越高，收入就有可能越高，那么可以得知此空是強調教育的重要，故答案為D．
37．C，考查總結句，此空是這一段的總結句，關鍵詞是short-term education goals，故答案為C．
38．F，考查前后銜接，這一段主要講的是制定策略和計劃，此處作為對上一句的承接，這種技能對你的學業(yè)和以后人生都很有用，故答案為F．
39．A，考查總結句，此空為這一段的總結句，這一段主要講的是 develop good study habits，故答案為A．
40．B，考查前后銜接，這一段的主題是找出其他的贏家，那么此空就是對提到的winner進行解釋，故答案為B．
點評 題目要求從7個選項中選擇恰當?shù)恼Z句填入空格處．這種類型的題目關鍵是符合邏輯和語境，要強調從上下文中尋找具體的解題依據(jù)．
