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阅读材料

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UnitOne:

HowtoImproveYourStudyHabits

TEXT

Wanttoknowhowtoimproveyourgradeswithouthavingtospendmoretimestudying?

Soundstoogoodtobetrue?

Well,readon...

HowtoImproveYourStudyHabits

Perhapsyouareanaveragestudentwithaverageintelligence.Youdowellenoughinschool,butyouprobablythinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent.Thisisnotnecessarilythecase,however.Youcanreceivebettergradesifyouwantto.Yes,evenstudentsofaverageintelligencecanbetopstudentswithoutadditionalwork.Here'show:

1.Planyourtimecarefully.Makealistofyourweeklytasks.Thenmakeascheduleorchartofyourtime.Fillincommittedtimesuchaseating,sleeping,meetings,classes,etc.Thendecideongood,regulartimesforstudying.Besuretosetasideenoughtimetocompleteyournormalreadingandworkassignments.Ofcourse,studyingshouldn'toccupyallofthefreetimeontheschedule.It'simportanttosetasidetimeforrelaxation,hobbies,andentertainmentaswell.Thisweeklyschedulemaynotsolveallofyourproblems,butitwillmakeyoumoreawareofhowyouspendyourtime.Furthermore,itwillenableyoutoplanyouractivitiessothatyouhaveadequatetimeforbothworkandplay.

2.Findagoodplacetostudy.Chooseoneplaceforyourstudyarea.Itmaybeadeskorachairathomeorintheschoollibrary,butitshouldbecomfortable,anditshouldnothavedistractions.Whenyoubegintowork,youshouldbeabletoconcentrateonthesubject.

3.Skimbeforeyouread.Thismeanslookingoverapassagequicklybeforeyoubegintoreaditmorecarefully.Asyoupreviewthematerial,yougetsomeideaofthecontentandhowitisorganized.Laterwhenyoubegintoreadyouwillrecognizelessimportantmaterialandyoumayskipsomeoftheseportions.Skimminghelpsdoubleyourreadingspeedandimprovesyourcomprehensionaswell.

4.Makegooduseofyourtimeinclass.Listeningtowhattheteachersaysinclassmeanslessworklater.Sitwhereyoucanseeandhearwell.Takenotestohelpyourememberwhattheteachersays.

5.Studyregularly.Gooveryournotesassoonasyoucanafterclass.Reviewimportantpointsmentionedinclassaswellaspointsyouremainconfusedabout.Readaboutthesepointsinyourtextbook.Ifyouknowwhattheteacherwilldiscussthenextday,skimandreadthatmaterialtoo.Thiswillhelpyouunderstandthenextclass.Ifyoureviewyournotesandtextbookregularly,thematerialwillbecomemoremeaningfulandyouwillrememberitlonger.Regularreviewleadstoimprovedperformanceontest.

6.Developagoodattitudeabouttests.Thepurposeofatestistoshowwhatyouhavelearnedaboutasubject.Theworldwon'tendifyoudon'tpassatest,sodon'tworryexcessivelyaboutasingletest.Testsprovidegrades,buttheyalsoletyouknowwhatyouneedtospendmoretimestudying,andtheyhelpmakeyourknowledgepermanent.

Thereareothertechniquesthatmighthelpyouwithyourstudying.Onlyafewhavebeenmentionedhere.Youwillprobablydiscovermanyothersafteryouhavetriedthese.Talkwithyourclassmatesabouttheirstudytechniques.Sharewiththemsomeofthetechniquesyouhavefoundtobehelpful.Improvingyourstudyhabitswillimproveyourgrades.

NEWWORDS

averagen.ordinary普通的；中等的

intelligencen.abilitytolearnandunderstand智力

necessarilyad.inevitably必定

casen.whathasreallyhappened;actualcondition实情

additionala.added附加的，额外的n.addition

weeklya.doneorhappeningeveryweek每周的；一周一次的

schedulen.timetable时间表

chart

n.（sheetofpaperwith）informationwrittenordrawnintheformofapicture图（表）

commitvt.指定...用于

asidead.totheside　在旁边；到（向）一边

etc（Latin,shortenedformforetcetera）andotherthings　等等

normala.usual　正常的

readingn.theactorpracticeofreading　阅读

assignmentn.sth.givenoutasatask　（布置的）作业

occupyn.takeup　占用

relaxationn.（sth.donefor）restandamusement　休息，娱乐relaxv.

hobbyn.whatonelikestodoinone'sfreetime　业余爱好　

entertainmentn.show,party,etc.thatpeopleenjoy　娱乐entertainvt.

solvevt.findananswerto（aproblem）　解决（问题）

awarea.havingknowledgeorunderstanding　知道的；意识到的

furthermoread.moreover;inaddition　而且；此外

enablevt.make（sb.）able（todosth.）　使（某人）能（做某事）

activityn.sth.（tobe）done　活动

adequatea.asmuchasoneneeds;enough　充分的；足够的

distractionn.sth.thatdrawsawaythemindorattention　分心（或分散注意力）的事物

concentrate（onorupon）vi.paycloseattention（to）　全神贯注（于）

skimvt.readquicklytogetthemainideas（of）　略读

previewvt.haveageneralviewof（sth.）beforehand　预习

contentn.whatiswritteninabook,etc.　内容

organizevt.formintoawhole　组织

laterad.后来；以后

skipvt.passover　略过

portionn.part;share　一部分；一份

doublev.makeorbecometwiceasgreatorasmany　（使）增加一倍

comprehensionn.theactofunderstandingorabilitytounderstand　理解（力）

mentionvt.speakorwriteabout（sth.）inafewwords　提及

confuseda.mixedupinone'smind　迷惑的，混淆的confusevt.

textbookn.astandardbookforthestudyofasubject　教科书；课本

performancen.achievement　成绩

meaningfula.havingimportantmeaningorvalue　富有意义的

attituden.whatonethinksaboutsth.　态度，看法

purposen.aim　目的，意图

excessivelyad.toomuch　过多地，过分地excessivea.

permanenta.lastingforalongtime;neverchanging　持久的；永久的

techniquen.wayofdoingsth.　技巧，方法

helpfula.useful;providinghelporwilingtohelp　有益的；给予帮助的，肯帮忙的

PHRASES&EXPRSSIONS

fillinwritein　填写，填充

decideonmakeachoiceordecisionabout　选定，决定

setasidesaveforaspecialpurpose　留出

aswellalso;too;inaddition　也，还；同样

beaware（of）know（sth.）;know（whatishappening）　知道，意识到

concentrateondirectone'sattention,efforts,etc.to　全神贯注于

lookoverexamine（quickly）　把...看一遍，过目

gooverreview复习

leadtoresultin导致

UnitTwo:

SailingRoundtheWorld

TEXT

Atsixty-fiveFrancisChichestersetouttosailsingle-handedroundtheworld.Thisisthestoryofthatadventure.

SailingRoundtheWorld

Beforehesailedroundtheworldsingle-handed,FrancisChichesterhadalreadysurprisedhisfriendsseveraltimes.Hehadtriedtoflyroundtheworldbutfailed.Thatwasin1931.

Theyearspassed.Hegaveupflyingandbegansailing.Heenjoyeditgreatly.Chichesterwasalready58yearsoldwhenhewonthefirstsolotransatlanticsailingrace.Hisolddreamofgoingroundtheworldcameback,butthistimehewouldsail.Hisfriendsanddoctorsdidnotthinkhecoulddoit,ashehadlungcancer.ButChichesterwasdeterminedtocarryouthisplan.InAugust,1963,attheageofnearlysixty-five,anagewhenmanymenretire,hebeganthegreatestvoyageofhislife.Soon,hewasawayinthisnew16-metreboat,GipsyMoth.

Chichesterfollowedtherouteofthegreatnineteenthcenturyclipperships.Buttheclippershadhadplentyofcrew.Chicheaterdiditallbyhimself,evenafterthemainsteeringdevicehadbeendamagedbygales.Chichestercovered14,100milesbeforestoppinginSydney,Australia.Thiswasmorethantwicethedistanceanyonehadpreviouslysailedalone.

HearrivedinAustraliaon12December,just107daysoutfromEngland.HereceivedawarmwelcomefromtheAustraliansandfromhisfamilywhohadflowntheretomeethim.Onshore,Chichestercouldnotwalkwithouthelp.Everybodysaidthesamething:

hehaddoneenough;hemustnotgoanyfurther.Buthedidnotlisten.

AfterrestinginSydneyforafewweeks,Chichestersetoffoncemoreinspiteofhisfriends'attemptstodissuadehim.Thesecondhalfofhisvoyagewasbyfarthemoredangerouspart,duringwhichhesailedroundthetreacherousCapeHorn.

On29JanuaryheleftAustralia.Themextnight,theblackesthehadeverknown,theseabecamesoroughthattheboatalmostturnedover.Food,clothes,andbrokenglasswereallmixedtogether.Fortunately,bedandwenttosleep.Whenhewokeup,theseahadbecomecalmthenearestpersonhecouldcontactbyradio,unlesstherewasashipnearby,Wildbeonanisland885milesaway.

AftersucceedinginsailingroundCapeHorn,ChichestersentthefollowiingradiomessagetoLondon:

"IfeelasifIhadwakenedfromanightmare.WildhorsescouldnotdragmedowntoCapeHornandthatsinisterSouthernOceanagain."

Juatbefore9o'clockonSundayevening28May,1967,heaeeivedbackinEngland,whereaquarterofamillionpeoplewerewaitingtowelcomehim.QueehElizabethIIknigthedhimwiththeveryswordthatQueenElizabethIhadsailedroundtheworldforthefirsttime.ThewholevoyagefromEnglandandbackhadcovered28,500miles.Ithadtakenhimninemonths,ofwhichthesailingtimewas226days.Hehaddonewhathewantedtoaccomplish.

Likemanyotheradventurers,Chichesterhadexperiencedfearandconqueredit.Indoingso,hehadundoubtedlylearntsomethingabouthimself.Moreover,inthemodernagewhenhumanbeingsdependsomuchonmachines,hehadgivenmenthroughouttheworldnewpride.

NEWWORDS

single-handeda&ad.（done）byonepersonalone单独的（地）

adventuren.冒险（活动）

soloa.single-handed单独的

transatlantica.crossingtheAtlanticOcean横度大西洋

lungn.partofthebodywithwhichonebreathes肺

cancern.癌

determineda.withone'smindfirmlymadeup下定了决心的determinev.determinationn.

retirevi.stopworkingatone'sjob（becauseofage）退休

voyagen.seajourney航海；航行

routen.wayfromoneplacetoanother路线

clippern.快速帆船

crewn.groupofpeoplewhoworktogetheronashiporaeroplane全体船员；全体乘务员

steervt.make（esp.aboatorroadvehicle）goinaparticulardirection为...撑舵

devicen.apieceofequipment　设备；装置

steeringdevice　n.操舵装置

damagevt.causeharmorinjuryto损坏

galen.verystrongwind　大风

covervt.travel（acertaindistance）　行过（一段距离）

previouslyad.before以前previous　a.

attemptn.