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大学英语精读1课文文本

UNIT1

TEXT

Wanttoknowhowtoimproveyourgradeswithouthavingtospendmoretimestudying?

Soundstoogoodtobetrue?

Well,readon...

HowtoImproveYourStudyHabits

Terhapsyouareanaveragestudentwithaverageintelligence.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

average

n.ordinary普通的；中等的

intelligence

n.abilitytolearnandunderstand智力

necessarily

ad.inevitably必定

case

n.whathasreallyhappened;actualcondition实情

additional

a.added附加的，额外的

n.addition

weekly

a.doneorhappeningeveryweek每周的；一周一次的

schedule

n.timetable时间表

chart

n.（sheetofpaperwith）informationwrittenordrawnintheformofapicture图（表）

commit

vt.指定...用于

aside

ad.totheside　在旁边；到（向）一边

etc

（Latin,shortenedformforetcetera）andotherthings　等等

normal

a.usual　正常的

reading

n.theactorpracticeofreading　阅读

assignment

n.sth.givenoutasatask　（布置的）作业

occupy

n.takeup　占用

relaxation

n.（sth.donefor）restandamusement　休息，娱乐

relax

v.

hobby

n.whatonelikestodoinone'sfreetime　业余爱好　

entertainment

n.show,party,etc.thatpeopleenjoy　娱乐

entertain

vt.

solve

vt.findananswerto（aproblem）　解决（问题）

aware

a.havingknowledgeorunderstanding　知道的；意识到的

furthermore

ad.moreover;inaddition　而且；此外

enable

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

activity

n.sth.（tobe）done　活动

adequate

a.asmuchasoneneeds;enough　充分的；足够的

distraction

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

concentrate（onorupon）

vi.paycloseattention（to）　全神贯注（于）

skim

vt.readquicklytogetthemainideas（of）　略读

preview

vt.haveageneralviewof（sth.）beforehand　预习

content

n.whatiswritteninabook,etc.　内容

organize

vt.formintoawhole　组织

later

ad.后来；以后

skip

vt.passover　略过

portion

n.part;share　一部分；一份

double

v.makeorbecometwiceasgreatorasmany　（使）增加一倍

comprehension

n.theactofunderstandingorabilitytounderstand　理解（力）

mention

vt.speakorwriteabout（sth.）inafewwords　提及

confused

a.mixedupinone'smind　迷惑的，混淆的

confuse

vt.

textbook

n.astandardbookforthestudyofasubject　教科书；课本

performance

n.achievement　成绩

meaningful

a.havingimportantmeaningorvalue　富有意义的

attitude

n.whatonethinksaboutsth.　态度，看法

purpose

n.aim　目的，意图

excessively

ad.toomuch　过多地，过分地

excessive

a.

permanent

a.lastingforalongtime;neverchanging　持久的；永久的

technique

n.wayofdoingsth.　技巧，方法

helpful

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

PHRASES&EXPRSSIONS

fillin

writein　填写，填充

decideon

makeachoiceordecisionabout　选定，决定

setaside

saveforaspecialpurpose　留出

aswell

also;too;inaddition　也，还；同样

beaware（of）

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

concentrateon

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

lookover

examine（quickly）　把...看一遍，过目

goover

review复习

leadto

resultin导致

UNIT2

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-handed

a&ad.（done）byonepersonalone单独的（地）

adventure

n.冒险（活动）

solo

a.single-handed单独的

transatlantic

a.crossingtheAtlanticOcean横度大西洋

lung

n.partofthebodywithwhichonebreathes肺

cancer

n.癌

determined

a.withone'smindfirmlymadeup下定了决心的

determine

v.

determination

n.

retire

vi.stopworkingatone'sjob（becauseofage）退休

voyage

n.seajourney航海；航行

route

n.wayfromoneplacetoanother路线

clipper

n.快速帆船

crew

n.groupofpeoplewhoworktogetheronashiporaeroplane全体船员；全体乘务员

steer

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

device

n.apieceofequipment　设备；装置

steeringdevice