大学英语精读课文第一册Word下载.doc
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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.
UNIT2.SailingRoundtheWorld
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.Thenextnight,theblackesthehadeverknown,theseabecamesoroughthattheboatalmostturnedover.Food,clothes,andbrokenglasswereallmixedtogether.Fortunately,bedandwenttosleep.Whenhewokeup,theseahadbecomecalmthenearestpersonhecouldcontactbyradio,unlesstherewasashipnearby,Wildbeonanisland885milesaway.
AftersucceedinginsailingroundCapeHorn,ChichestersentthefollowingradiomessagetoLondon:
"
IfeelasifIhadwakenedfromanightmare.WildhorsescouldnotdragmedowntoCapeHornandthatsinisterSouthernOceanagain."
Justbefore9o'
clockonSundayevening28May,1967,hearrivedbackinEngland,whereaquarterofamillionpeoplewerewaitingtowelcomehim.QueenElizabethIIknightedhimwiththeveryswordthatQueenElizabethIhadsailedroundtheworldforthefirsttime.ThewholevoyagefromEnglandandbackhadcovered28,500miles.Ithadtakenhimninemonths,ofwhichthesailingtimewas226days.Hehaddonewhathewantedtoaccomplish.
Likemanyotheradventurers,Chichesterhadexperiencedfearandconqueredit.Indoingso,hehadundoubtedlylearntsomethingabouthimself.Moreover,inthemodernagewhenhumanbeingsdependsomuchonmachines,hehadgivenmenthroughouttheworldnewpride.
UNIT3.ThePresent
Theysaythatbloodisthickerthanwater,thatourrelativesaremoreimportanttousthanothers.Everyonewassokindtotheoldladyonherbirthday.Surelyherdaughterwouldmakeanevenbiggerefforttopleasehe?
ThePresent
Itwastheoldlady'
sbirthday.
Shegotupearlytobereadyforthepost.Fromthesecondfloorflatshecouldseethepostmanwhenhecamedownthestreet,andthelittleboyfromthegroundfloorbroughtupherlettersontherareoccasionswhenanythingcame.
Todayshewassurethewouldbesomething.Myrawouldn'
tforgethermother'
sbirthday,evenifsheseldomwroteatothertimes.OfcourseMyrawasbusy.HerhusbandhadbeenmadeMayor,andMyraherselfhadgotamedalforherworktheaged.
TheoldladywasproudofMyra,butEnidwasthedaughtersheloved.Enidhadnevermarried,buthadseemedcontenttolivewithhermother,andteachinaprimaryschoolroundthecorner.
Oneevening,however,Enidsaid,"
I'
vearrangedforMrs.Morrisontolookafteryouforafewdays,Mother.TomorrowIhavetogointohospital--justaminoroperation,I'
llsoonbehome."
Inthemorningshewent,butnevercameback--shediedontheoperatingtable.Myracametothefuneral,andinherefficientwayarrangedforMrs.Morrisontocomeinandlightthefireandgivetheoldladyherbreakfast.
Twoyearsagothatwas,andsincethenMyrahadbeentoseehermotherthreetimes,butherhusbandnever.
Theoldladywaseighttoday.Shehadputonherbestdress.Perhaps--perhapsMyramightcome.Afterall,eightywasaspecialbirthday,anotherdecadelinedorenduredjustasyouchosetolookatit.
EvenifMyradidnotcome,shewouldsendapresent.Theoldladywassureofthat.Twospotsofcolourbrightenedhercheeks.Shewasexcited--likeachild.Shewouldenjoyherday.
YesterdayMrs.Morrisonhadgiventheflatanextraclean,andtodayshehadbroughtacardandabunchofmarigoldswhenshecametodothebreakfast.Mrs.Grantdownstairshadmadeacake,andintheafternoonshewasgoingdowntheretotea.Thelittleboy,Johnnie,hadbeenupwithapacketofmints,andsaidhewouldn'
tgoouttoplayuntiltheposthadcome.
"
Iguessyou'
llgetlotsandlotsofpresents,"
hesaid,"
IdidlastwerewhenIwassix."
Whatwouldshelike?
Apairofslippersperhaps.Oranewcardigan.Acardiganwouldbelovely.Blue'
ssuchaprettycolour.Jimhadalwayslikedherinblue.Oratablelamp.Orabook,atravelbook,withpictures,oralittleclock,withclearblacknumbers.Somanylovelythings.
Shestoodbythewindow,watching.Thepostmanturnedroundthecorneronhisbicycle.Herheartbeatfast.Johnniehadseenhimtooandrantothegate.
Thenclatter,clatterupthestairs.Johnnieknockedatherdoor.
Granny,granny,"
heshouted,"
vegotyourpost."
Hegaveherfourenvelopes.Threewereunsealedcardsfromoldfriends.Thefourthwassealed,inMyra'
swriting.Theoldladyfeltapangofdisappointment.
Noparcel,Johnnie?
No,granny."
Maybetheparcelwastoolargetocomebyletterpost.Thatwasit.Itwouldcomelaterbyparcelpost.Shemustbepatient.
Almostreluctantlyshetoretheenvelopeopen.Foldedinthecardwasapieceofpaper.Writtenontheca
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