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Don’ t Rest on Your Laurels
Have you ever heard the saying “Don’t rest on your laurels”？“ Laurels” means the achievements you have already got. The saying suggests that you shouldn’t be so satisfied with your achievements that you’ll no longer try to improve.
As to this saying, Mike Perham has set us a good example. Born in 1992 in Hertfordshire, England, Mike was just 14 when he became the youngest person to sail across the Atlantic Ocean. You might think the achievements are good enough, but Mike doesn’t think so. At the age of 17，he became the youngest person to sail all by himself around the world on a nine-month voyage(航海).
Mike is now 19, and he is still trying his best to break the records and push himself further. For his next adventure, he plans to fly around the world on his own, making him the first person of all ages to both sail and fly around the world.
Mike wants his achievements to encourage young people to realize their dreams. Since his adventures, he has travelled widely, speaking at schools and youth clubs in the UK, Hong Kong and Australia on the theme of “Live the Dream”.
Amazing Facts:
Mike started sailing when he was seven.
His trans-Atlantic crossing began at Gibraltar and ended in Antigua.
His round-the-world yacht(游艇) was called TotallyMoney.com.
Title：Don’t Rest on Your Laurels
Passage outline | Supporting details |
The explanation of the saying | “Don’t rest on your laurels" means that you shouldn’t stop 1. only because of your achievements. |
Amazing facts | • At the age of 7, Mike started sailing. • At the age of 14，sailing across the Atlantic Ocean made Mike become the 2. one who set a record. • At the age of 17, Mike had a nine-month voyage of sailing 3. around the world. |
Present situation | Mike is 19 now. He is trying his best to break the records. His4. to fly round the world by himself will make him the first person to both sail and fly. |
The5. of Mike’s achievements | Mike’s speeches give young people courage to realize their dreams. |
动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。(本大题共8分，每小题1分)
1.After hearing the latest news, Tom suggested ________ (sell) the house but Ann was against it.
2.I was told when I was young that Japan ___________ (lie) to the east of China.
3.Whatever you do, I ___________ (be) on your side. There’s no need to be so nervous, then.
4.It is said that the director ________(film) another film at present.
5.Nearly half of the village which had been there for nearly one thousand years ________ (burn) down by the great fire this January.
6.— Dear! Why didn’t you answer my telephone?
— Sorry! I ________ (attend) an important meeting then. My mobile phone was left in my office.
7.— I’d like to add a little bit of more sugar to the coffee.
— No need. I ________ (put) enough.
8.Small steps can be taken ________ (reduce) pollution in our daily lives.
根据句意和汉语注释，写出所给单词的正确形式。
1.Thanks to his ________ (创意), we won the singing competition.
2.You should practice ________ (发音) the new words you learn every day.
3.Jim wants to visit the ________ (科学家) who are trying to develop plants that can grow on Mars.
4.The school presented a medal to any student who is not ________ (缺席的) a single day.
(B) 根据句意, 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
5.The boy always does everything ________ (patient) while he is in a bad mood.
6.The success of the task is the result of everyone’s hard work except ________ (she).
7.The Smiths ________ (success) drove back to the centre of the city.
8.With the ________ (develop) of technology, we can know more about the Moon.
When something goes wrong, it can be very satisfying to say, “Well, it’s so-and-so’s mistake.” or “I know I’m late, but it’s not my mistake； the bus was late.” It is probably not your mistake, but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation, you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop paying attention to whom to blame and start paying attention to how to improve the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.
Winners are great at overcoming(克服) problems. For example, if you were late because the bus was late, maybe you need to leave home early. Or, you might call a taxi or call friends for help when in need. For another example, if your workmate causes you problems on the job for short of responsibility(责任心) or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or leave this person with some simple jobs. You should accept that the person is not reliable(可靠的) and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your workmate fails to do his job well.
This is what being a winner is all about—creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don’t have fewer problems in their lives； they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges(挑战) and chances to develop their own talents. So, stop paying attention to “whose mistake it is.” Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stones for success.
1. According to the passage, winners .
A. have responsible and able workmates
B. meet with fewer difficulties in their lives
C. blame themselves rather than others
D. deal with problems rather than blame others
2.When your workmate brings about a problem, you should .
A. blame him for his lack of responsibility
B. find a better way to overcome the problem
C. tell him to find the cause of the problem
D. ask a more able workmate for help
3. When problems happen, winners take them as .
A. excuses for their mistakes
B. difficulties to greater power
C. chances for self-development
D. challenges to their workmates
4. Which of the following is the best title for the passage？
A. A Winner’s Secret B. A Winner’s Problem
C. A Winner’s Chance D. A Winner’s Achievement
My parents quarreled a lot, and I was really worried about it. I didn’t know who I should talk with about how I was feeling. So I asked Mom to allow me to stay the night at my best friend’s house. Though I knew I wouldn’t tell her about my parents’ situation, I was looking forward to getting out of the house. I was packing up my things when suddenly the power (电) went out in the neighborhood. Mom came to tell me that I should stay with my grandpa until the power came back on.
I was really disappointed(失望的) because I felt that we did not have much to talk about. But I knew he would be frightened alone in the dark. I went to his room and told him that I’d stay with him until the power was restored(恢复). He was quite happy and said.
“Great chance.”
“What is?” I asked.
“To talk, you and I,” he said. “To hold a one-to-one little meeting about what we’re going to do with your mom and dad, and what we’re going to do with ourselves and the situation we are in now.”
“But we can’t do anything about it, Grandpa,” I said, surprised that here was someone with whom I could share my feelings and someone who was in the same “boat” as I was.
And that is how the most amazing friendship between my grandfather and me started. Sitting there in the dark, we talked about our feelings and fears of life from how fast things change to how they sometimes don’t change fast enough. That night, because the power went out, I found a new friend, with whom I could safely talk about all my fears and pains, whatever they may be.
Suddenly, the lights all came back on. “Well,” he said, “I guess that means you’ll want to go now. I really like our talk. I hope the power will go out every few nights!”
1.Why was Grandpa happy to see the writer?
A. Because he felt quite lonely.
B. Because he could discuss the problem with him.
C. Because he was afraid of darkness.
D. Because he had not seen him for a long time.
2. In which order(顺序) did the story happen?
a. The lights came back on.
b. The writer went to his grandpa’s room and stayed with him.
c. The power in the neighbourhood suddenly went out.
d. The writer worried about the parents’ disagreement and wanted to leave his home.
e. The writer had a talk with his grandpa and started the most amazing friendship between them.
A. d-b-e-c-a B. a-b-e-c-d
C. c-d-b-e-a D. d-c-b-e-a
3.What can be inferred(推断) from the story?
A. The lights would go out again.
B. The writer wanted to leave very much.
C. They would have more chats.
D. It would no longer be dark.
People often said Thomas Edison was the greatest genius(天才) of his age. There are only a few men in all of history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could never be pleased only because someone said he was a genius. “There is no such a thing as genius,” Edison said. He thought what people called genius was mostly hard work.
But Edison was a thinker as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. He tried to understand them, and then he tried to learn what he could usefully do with them.
Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people would do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking could give men enjoyment and pleasure.
Edison could not understand why anyone could not be interested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what idea he had about life. “Work,” he answered, “Discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.
1. What is genius according to Thomas Edison?
A. Hard thinking. B. Hard work.
C. Useful ideas. D. Useful inventions.
2.How did Edison always deal with the secrets of nature after exploring them?
A. To write down what he had learned.
B. To carry out a new experiment.
C. To make them useful in life.
D. To share them with others.
3.What does the last sentence in the passage mean?
A. Edison was born to be a great inventor.
B. Edison was able to live another 100 years.
C. Edison was ready to make his 100th invention.
D. Life was too short for Edison to work for human beings.
