高中英语课外阅读材料集锦Word文档下载推荐.docx

1、 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. Later when you begin to read you will recognize less important material and you may skip some of thes

2、e 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. Stud

3、y regularly. Go over your notes as soon as you can after class. 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 yo

4、u 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

5、 about a subject. The world wont end if you dont pass a test, so dont worry excessively about a single test. Tests provide grades, but they also let you know what you need to spend more time studying, and they help make your knowledge permanent. There are other techniques that might help you with yo

6、ur studying. Only a few have been mentioned here. You will probably discover many others after you have tried these. Talk with your classmates about their study techniques. Share with them some of the techniques you have found to be helpful. Improving your study habits will improve your grades.NEW W

7、ORDS average n. ordinary 普通的；中等的intelligence n. ability to learn and understand 智力necessarily ad. inevitably 必定case n. what has really happened; actual condition 实情 additional a. added 附加的，额外的 n. additionweekly a. done or happening every week 每周的；一周一次的 schedule n. timetable 时间表chart n. （sheet of pap

8、er with） information written or drawn in the form of a picture 图（表）commit vt. 指定.用于aside ad. to the side在旁边；到（向）一边 etc （Latin, shortened form for et cetera） and other things等等 normal a. usual正常的 reading n. the act or practice of reading阅读 assignment n. sth. given out as a task（布置的）作业occupy n. take u

9、p占用relaxation n. （sth. done for） rest and amusement休息，娱乐 relax v. hobby n. what one likes to do in ones free time业余爱好entertainment n. show, party, etc. that people enjoy娱乐 entertain vt.solve vt. find an answer to （a problem）解决（问题）aware a. having knowledge or understanding知道的；意识到的furthermore ad. more

10、over; in addition而且；此外enable vt. make （sb.） able （to do sth.）使（某人）能（做某事）activity n. sth. （to be） done 活动adequate a. as much as one needs; enough充分的；足够的distraction n. sth. that draws away the mind or attention分心（或分散注意力）的事物concentrate （on or upon） vi. pay close attention （to）全神贯注（于）skim vt. read quick

11、ly to get the main ideas （of）略读preview vt. have a general view of （sth.） beforehand预习content n. what is written in a book, etc.内容organize vt. form into a whole组织later ad. 后来；以后skip vt. pass over略过portion n. part; share一部分；一份double v. make or become twice as great or as many（使）增加一倍comprehension n. th

12、e act of understanding or ability to understand理解（力）mention vt. speak or write about （sth.） in a few words提及confused a. mixed up in ones mind迷惑的，混淆的 confuse vt.textbook n. a standard book for the study of a subject教科书；课本performance n. achievement成绩meaningful a. having important meaning or value富有意义的

13、attitude n. what one thinks about sth.态度，看法purpose n. aim目的，意图excessively ad. too much过多地，过分地 excessive a.permanent a. lasting for a long time; never changing持久的；永久的technique n. way of doing sth.技巧，方法helpful a. useful; providing help or wiling to help有益的；给予帮助的，肯帮忙的PHRASES & EXPRSSIONSfill in write i

14、n填写，填充decide on make a choice or decision about选定，决定 set aside save for a special purpose留出as well also; too; in addition也，还；同样be aware （of） know （sth.）; know （what is happening）知道，意识到concentrate on direct ones attention, efforts, etc. to全神贯注于look over examine （quickly）把.看一遍，过目go over review 复习lead

15、to result in 导致Unit Two: Sailing Round the WorldTEXT At sixty-five Francis Chichester set out to sail single-handed round the world. This is the story of that adventure.Sailing Round the WorldBefore he sailed round the world single-handed, Francis Chichester had already surprised his friends several

16、 times. He had tried to fly round the world but failed. That was in 1931. The years passed. He gave up flying and began sailing. He enjoyed it greatly. Chichester was already 58 years old when he won the first solo transatlantic sailing race. His old dream of going round the world came back, but thi

17、s time he would sail. His friends and doctors did not think he could do it, as he had lung cancer. But Chichester was determined to carry out his plan. In August, 1963, at the age of nearly sixty-five, an age when many men retire, he began the greatest voyage of his life. Soon, he was away in this n

18、ew 16-metre boat, Gipsy Moth. Chichester followed the route of the great nineteenth century clipper ships. But the clippers had had plenty of crew. Chicheater did it all by himself, even after the main steering device had been damaged by gales. Chichester covered 14, 100 miles before stopping in Syd

19、ney, Australia. This was more than twice the distance anyone had previously sailed alone. He arrived in Australia on 12 December, just 107 days out from England. He received a warm welcome from the Australians and from his family who had flown there to meet him. On shore, Chichester could not walk w

20、ithout help. Everybody said the same thing: he had done enough; he must not go any further. But he did not listen. After resting in Sydney for a few weeks, Chichester set off once more in spite of his friends attempts to dissuade him. The second half of his voyage was by far the more dangerous part,

21、 during which he sailed round the treacherous Cape Horn. On 29 January he left Australia. The next night, the blackest he had ever known, the sea became so rough that the boat almost turned over. Food, clothes, and broken glass were all mixed together. Fortunately, bed and went to sleep. When he wok

22、e up, the sea had become calm the nearest person he could contact by radio, unless there was a ship nearby, Wild be on an island 885 miles away.After succeeding in sailing round Cape Horn, Chichester sent the following radio message to London: I feel as if I had wakened from a nightmare. Wild horses

23、 could not drag me down to Cape Horn and that sinister Southern Ocean again. Just before 9 oclock on Sunday evening 28 May, 1967, he arrived back in England, where a quarter of a million people were waiting to welcome him. Queen Elizabeth II knighted him with the very sword that Queen Elizabeth I ha

24、d sailed round the world for the first time. The whole voyage from England and back had covered 28, 500 miles. It had taken him nine months , of which the sailing time was 226 days. He had done what he wanted to accomplish. Like many other adventurers, Chichester had experienced fear and conquered i

25、t. In doing so, he had undoubtedly learnt something about himself. Moreover, in the modern age when human beings depend so much on machines, he had given men throughout the world new pride.NEW WORDSsingle-handed a & ad. （done） by one person alone 单独的（地）adventure n. 冒险（活动）solo a. single-handed 单独的tra

26、nsatlantic a. crossing the Atlantic Ocean 横度大西洋lung n. part of the body with which one breathes 肺cancer n. 癌determined a. with ones mind firmly made up下定了决心的 determine v. determination n.retire vi. stop working at ones job（because of age） 退休voyage n. sea journey 航海；航行route n. way from one place to a

27、nother 路线clipper n. 快速帆船crew n. group of people who work together on a ship or aeroplane 全体船员；全体乘务员steer vt. make （esp. a boat or road vehicle） go in a particular direction 为.撑舵device n. a piece of equipment设备；装置steering device n. 操舵装置damage vt. cause harm or injury to 损坏 gale n. very strong wind大风cover vt. travel （a certain distance）行过（一段距离）previously ad. before