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The library.
Read alongside the practice sets. Strategy, subject deep-dives, exam mechanics, history, mind-and-body notes, and what to do the week after.
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- 学习策略 · Study strategy · 5 minBuilding a 100-day English gaokao planReverse-engineer the final hundred days: diagnostic, then rotation, then two-week taper.
- 学习策略 · Study strategy · 4 minHow to actively review, not passively re-readHighlighting the textbook feels productive and produces almost nothing. The alternative is simple and works.
- 学习策略 · Study strategy · 4 minKeeping an error log that actually helpsOne page per class of mistake, not one page per wrong question. The distinction is the whole point.
- 学习策略 · Study strategy · 5 minThe last two weeks: what to actually doNot new material. Not more hours. A shorter list than you would expect.
- 分科攻略 · By subject · 5 minEnglish: writing the argumentative essayA three-body-paragraph skeleton, one strong example per paragraph, and a closing that does not restate the question.
- 分科攻略 · By subject · 4 minEnglish: close reading without panickingRead the questions first. Underline return points. Answer in the language of the passage.
- 分科攻略 · By subject · 5 minMathematics: mastering derivativesDerivatives are the section where careful students beat clever ones. Rules first, applications second.
- 分科攻略 · By subject · 4 minFrench: the tenses that actually appearPresent, passé composé, imparfait, futur simple, conditional, and the subjunctive triggers. That is 80% of the paper.
- 分科攻略 · By subject · 4 minPhysics: draw the free-body diagram firstEvery time. No exceptions. The thirty seconds it costs saves five minutes and four marks.
- 分科攻略 · By subject · 4 minChemistry: getting mole calculations rightMolar mass, then moles, then the ratio the equation gives you. In that order, every time.
- 分科攻略 · By subject · 5 minBiology: genetics problems, drawn methodicallySet up the Punnett square carefully once. Then trust the ratios.
- 考试规则 · Exam mechanics · 5 minWhat actually happens on exam dayTwo mornings, two afternoons, in a room that is quieter than any exam room has any business being.
- 考试规则 · Exam mechanics · 4 minThe answer sheet: rules, mistakes, and timeThe answer sheet is graded by machine. Anything the machine cannot read, you did not answer.
- 身心状态 · Mind & body · 4 minSleep during the final yearYou cannot outwork sleep debt. The maths has been checked.
- 身心状态 · Mind & body · 4 minManaging test anxiety on paper 1Your body will react. That is normal. The plan is what you do after that.
- 报考与升学 · After the exam · 5 minChoosing a course and a universityThe decision after the exam is bigger than the exam. Take it more seriously than the exam.
- 学习策略 · Study strategy · 3 minPomodoro, adjusted for exam prepTwenty-five minutes is too short for a maths paper. Here's how to stretch the cycle without losing the point of it.
- 学习策略 · Study strategy · 3 minHow mock exams should feelIf every mock leaves you either euphoric or crushed, you are learning about your mood, not your knowledge.
- 学习策略 · Study strategy · 4 minPractising under real time pressureYou do not rise to the level of your preparation. You fall to the level of your training.
- 学习策略 · Study strategy · 3 minWhen to abandon a topic and move onSome topics have a very bad points-per-hour ratio. Knowing which ones is a skill in itself.
- 分科攻略 · By subject · 4 minEnglish: reading poetry on a timed paperA short poem takes as long as a long prose passage. Budget accordingly.
- 分科攻略 · By subject · 5 minMathematics: analytic geometry without tearsStandard-form conversion is a mechanical skill. Chord-length problems reduce to a small number of substitutions.
- 分科攻略 · By subject · 4 minFrench: writing the short letterA three-paragraph structure and a bank of ten polite formulas gets you most of the marks.
- 分科攻略 · By subject · 5 minPhysics: electromagnetic induction step by stepFlux, then EMF, then current, then force. Always in that order.
- 分科攻略 · By subject · 5 minChemistry: organic reactions you can't skipSubstitution, addition, elimination, esterification, oxidation. Five reaction types cover most of the exam.
- 分科攻略 · By subject · 4 minBiology: photosynthesis and respiration side by sideSame molecules, opposite directions, different organelles. Learn the comparison, not the two processes separately.
- 考试规则 · Exam mechanics · 4 minThe tier system, explainedTiers describe when a university admits, not necessarily how good it is. Learn the distinction.
- 考试规则 · Exam mechanics · 4 minRegional differences: why quotas matterSame exam name, different competition. The score you need is set by where you live.
- 身心状态 · Mind & body · 4 minHandling parental pressureThe pressure comes from love. That does not make it easier to sit with.
- 报考与升学 · After the exam · 4 minLife after acceptance: your first month at universityThe exam is behind you. The next years will not resemble it.