Have you ever heard the saying “Don’t rest on your laurels”? “Laurels” means the achievements you have already got. The saying means that you shouldn’t be so happy with your achievements（成就）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（大西洋）. 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 try, 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 achievements, 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 meaning 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. His 4. to fly round the world by himself will make him the first person to both sail and fly. |
The 5. of Mike’s achievements | Mike’s speeches give young people courage（勇气） to realize their dreams. |
In classes, your teachers will talk about topics that you are studying. The information they provide will be important for you to know when you take tests. You must be able to take good written notes from what your teachers say.
Taking good notes has three stages. There are certain things you should do before class, during class, and after class. Here are the three stages of note-taking and what you should do during each class.
1. Get Ready to Take Notes
Review your notes from the previous(以前的) class before you come to class. This will help you remember what was covered and get you ready to understand the new information your teacher will provide.
Complete all assigned(布置的) readings before you come to class. Your teacher will expect that you have done this and will use and build upon this information.
Bring all note-taking materials with you to class - several pens and pencils as well as your notebook.
2. Take Notes
Notice what your teacher is saying. Notice "signal statements". Examples of signal statements are "The most important point ..." and "Remember that ..," Be sure to include in your notes information that your teacher repeats or written on the blackboard.
Write quickly so that you can include all the important information in your notes. Do this by writing abbreviated (简化的) words such as med for medicine, using symbols such as % for percent(百分之), and writing short sentences. Place a "?" next to information about whose meaning you are not sure.
1.What's the writer's purpose in writing this passage?
A. To encourage us to listen carefully in class.
B. To tell us the importance of taking notes.
C. To tell us how to quickly improve our study.
D. To give us some tips on how to take notes.
2.We can learn that in the writer's opinion(观点), _______.
A. taking notes is an easy thing
B. taking notes is important for tests
C. teachers shouldn't provide information before tests
D. taking notes is more important than listening to the teachers
3.What will most probably be talked about next?
A. How to prepare for exams.
B. An easy way to take notes.
C. Note-taking after class.
D. The importance of taking notes.
Diaoyu Dao and its affiliated (附属) islands, which are made up of Diaoyu Dao, Huangwei Yu, Chiwei Yu, Nanxiao Dao, Beixiao Dao, Nan Yu, Bei Yu, Fei Yu and other islands, are in the northeast of China’s Taiwan Island, in the waters between 123°20′---124°40′E (东经) and 25°40′---26°00′N (北纬). They belong to the Taiwan Island. The total area of these islands is about 5.69 square kilometers.
Diaoyu Dao, in the western tip of the area, covers an area of about 3.91 square kilometers and is the largest island in the area. The highest part on the island stands 362 meters above the sea level. Huangwei Yu, which is about 27 kilometers to the northeast of Diaoyu Dao, is the second largest island in the area, with a total area of about 0.91 square kilometers and a highest height of 117 meters. Chiwei Yu, about 110 kilometers to the northeast of Diaoyu Dao, is the most eastern island in the area. It covers an area of about 0.065 square kilometers and stands 75 meters above the sea level.
Ancient ancestors (远古祖先) in China first discovered and named Diaoyu Dao through their fishing activities on the sea. In China’s historical books, Diaoyu Dao is also called Diaoyu Yu or Diaoyu Tai. The earliest historical record of the names of Diaoyu Dao, Chiwei Yu and other places can be found in the book Voyage with a Tail Wind published in 1403. It shows that China had already discovered and named Diaoyu Dao by the 14th and 15th centuries.
These historical reports clearly show that Diaoyu Dao and Chiwei Yu belong to China. The sea waters around Diaoyu Dao is traditionally（传统）Chinese fishing ground. Chinese fishermen have been involved in fishing activities in these waters for generations(世代).
1. Where is Diaoyu Dao?
A. In the northeast of China.
B. 25°40′---26°00′E.
C. In the northwest of Taiwan Island.
D. 123°20′----124°40′E .
2.The largest island of Diaoyu Dao is ___________ square kilometers.
A. 5.69 B. 3.91 C. 0.91 D. 0.065
3.The largest island of Diaoyu Dao is _______ meters taller than the second largest one.
A. 245 meters B. 117 meters
C. 75 meters D. 362 meters
4.How did ancient Chinese people find Diaoyu Island?
A. They grew up there.
B. They wrote historical books there.
C. They worked and fished on the sea there.
D. They drank water there.
5.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Diaoyu Dao has more than 8 islands.
B. Huangwei Yu is about 110 kilometers to the northeast of Diaoyu Dao.
C. China had already named Diaoyu Dao by the 14th and 15th centuries.
D. The sea waters around Diaoyu Dao is traditionally Chinese fishing ground.
Mails, games, music, news, chat rooms and shopping! The Internet is part of the way we live today. It’s easy to get onto the Internet. The only thing we need to do is to use a modem which is used for connecting a computer to a telephone line. The Internet is changing and growing all the time. More and more people have computers and use the Internet. Using the Internet means surfing the World Wide Web (That’s the “www” you always hear about). The Web has large numbers of websites. In it, they are the places you go to get information and do things.
Where do these websites come from? They are made by web designers. What happens when you click on a word or a picture? You are sent to another page. It’s all because of the web designer. Web designers do a lot of work by using a computer programming language.
Is Web design all about computer programming? No. It’s about making something new. Web designers must imagine a lot when they are making a website. It must look good and be fun to use. A big part of Web design is art. They choose the best pictures and colors to make the website look good. They also write the things that you see on the website. An important part of their job is to share ideas with the website manager about how to design the website well.
1.This passage is mainly about ______.
A. computer programming language
B. the web designers’ work
C. the website manager’s work
D. the way to get onto the Internet
2.More and more people are using the Internet because it’s _______.
A. changing and growing
B. beautiful and funny
C. colorful and hopeful
D. easy and useful
3.It’s possible for us to change websites by just a click because of ______.
A. the modem’s help
B. the telephone lane’s help
C. the web designers’ work
D. the website manager’s work
4.Which of the following is wrong?
A. “www” means “World Wide Web”.
B. We can do things like shopping on the Internet.
C. The Internet has changed people’s lives.
D. There’re only a few websites on the web.
5.The web designers do a lot of work except ______.
A. making the websites new and beautiful
B. writing things on the Internet
C. doing the computer programming
D. following the manager’s ideas
Mr White works in an office. He liked reading in bed when he was at school. It was bad for his ______ and now he has near sight. But he wouldn’t want______ to know about it and he never wears a pair of glasses. It often ______ him some trouble.
One winter morning he was sent to a village school on business. He______a bus at a stop in a small town. Then he had to walk there. The road to the village wasn’t smooth. He fell over some times and it______his clothes dirty. ______he got to the village. Suddenly it began to blow and it got colder. He was looking for the school while his ______was blown off. He began to run after it but he couldn’t get it. He couldn’t understand why his hat ran into a house as if (似乎 ) it had ______. And he ran into the house, ______.
A woman stopped him and shouted ______ , “What are you running after my hen for?”
1.A. ears B. nose C. mouth D. eyes
2.A. anybody else B. nobody C. woman D. somebody
3.A. follows B. takes C. brings D. carries
4.A. took off B. got off C. got on D. came on
5.A. let B. made C. gave D. felt
6.A. At first B. At home C. At times D. At last
7.A. clothes B. bag C. hat D. glasses
8.A. legs B. hands C. shoes D. arms
9.A. always B. also C. either D. too
10.A. angry B. happy C. angrily D. happily
---Do you mind me opening the window ?
---______ .It’s so cold outside.
A. Good idea. B. Never mind.
C. You’d better not. D. Yes, please.
