初中英语必读60篇1Word格式文档下载.docx

1、1.Plan your time carefully.Make a list of your weekly tasks.Then make a schedule or chart of your time.Fill in committed time such as eating,sleeping,meetings,classes,etc.Then decide on good,regular times for studying.Be sure to set aside enough time to complete your normal reading and work assignme

2、nts.Of course,studying shouldnt occupy all of the free time on the schedule.Its important to set aside time for relaxation,hobbies,and entertainment as well.This weekly schedule may not solve all of your problems,but it will make you more aware of how you spend your time.Furthermore,it will enable y

3、ou to plan your aivities so that you have adequate time for both work and play.2.Find a good place to study.Choose one place for your study area.It may be a desk or a chair at home or in the school library,but it should be comfortable,and it should not have distraions.When you begin to work,you shou

4、ld be able to concentrate on the subje.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 mater

5、ial and you may skip some of these 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 wha

6、t the teacher says.5.Study 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 to

7、o.This will help you 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

8、 have learned about a subje.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 wi

9、th your 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

10、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;aual condition 实情 additional a.added 附加的，额外的 n.addition weekly a.done or happening every week 每周的；一周一次的 schedule n.timetable 时间表 chart n.（sheet of paper with

11、）information written or drawn in the form of a piure 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 a or praice of reading 阅读 assignment n.sth.given out as a task（布置的）作业 occupy n.take up 占用 relaxation n

12、.（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.moreover;in addition 而且；此外

13、 enable vt.make（sb.）able（to do sth.）使（某人）能（做某事）aivity n.sth.（to be）done 活动 adequate a.as much as one needs;enough 充分的；足够的 distraion 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 quickly to get the main ideas（of）略读 previ

14、ew 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.the a of understanding or ability to un

15、derstand 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 subje 教科书；课本 performance n.achievement 成绩 meaningful a.having important meaning or value 富有意义的 attitude n.what one thinks about sth.态

16、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&EXPRSSIONS fill in write in 填写，填充 decide on make a choice or dec

17、ision 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 dire 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 to result in 导致 篇 2 TEXT At sixty-five

18、Francis Chichester set out to sail single-handed round the world.This is the story of that adventure.Sailing Round the World Before he sailed round the world single-handed,Francis Chichester had already surprised his friends several times.He had tried to fly round the world but failed.That was in 19

19、31.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 this time he would sail.His friends and doors did not think he could do it,as h

20、e 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 new 16-metre boat,Gipsy Moth.Chichester followed the route of the great nineteenth centur

21、y 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 Sydney,Australia.This was more than twice the distance anyone had previously sailed alone.He arriv

22、ed 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 without help.Everybody said the same thing:he had done enough;he must not go any further.But he did not

23、 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,during which he sailed round the treacherous Cape Horn.On 29 January he left Australia.The mext night,the bla

24、ckest 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 woke up,the sea had become calm the nearest person he could conta by radio,unless there was a ship nearby,Wild be on an isl

25、and 885 miles away.After succeeding in sailing round Cape Horn,Chichester sent the followiing radio message to London:I feel as if I had wakened from a nightmare.Wild horses could not drag me down to Cape Horn and that sinister Southern Ocean again.Juat before 9 oclock on Sunday evening 28 May,1967,

26、he aeeived back in England,where a quarter of a million people were waiting to welcome him.Queeh Elizabeth II knigthed him with the very sword that Queen Elizabeth I had 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 mo

27、nths,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 it.In doing so,he had undoubtedly learnt something about himself.Moreover,in the modern age when human beings depend so much on machines,he h

28、ad given men throughout the world new pride.NEW WORDS single-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 transatlantic 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 u

29、p 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 another 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 par

30、ticular direion 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 ad.harm,injury 损坏 gale n.very strong wind 大风 cover vt.travel（a certain distance）行过（一段距离）previously ad.before 以前 篇 3 TEXT They say that blood is thicker than water,that our relatives a

31、re more important to us than others.Everyone was so kind to the old lady on her birthday.Surely her daughter would make an even bigger effort to please he?The Present It was the old ladys birthday.She got up early to be ready for the post.From the second floor flat she could see the postman when he came down the street,and the little boy from the ground floor brought up her letters on the rare occasions when anything came.Today she was sure the would be something.Myra wouldnt forget