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1、第 1 页 共 83 页2011 高考英语课外阅读材料【每两天一篇阅读+单词学习】Unit One: How to Improve Your Study HabitsTEXTWant to know how to improve your grades without having to spend more time studying? Sounds too good to be true? Well, read on.How to Improve Your Study HabitsPerhaps you are an average student with average intelli
2、gence. You do well enough in school, but you probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily the case, however. You can receive better grades if you want to. Yes, even students of average intelligence can be top students without additional work. Heres how:1. Plan your time ca
3、refully. 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 assignments. Of c
4、ourse, 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
5、ou to plan your activities 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 distractions. When you begin to wor
6、k, you should be able to concentrate on the subject.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 le
7、ss important material 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 t
8、o help you remember what 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, s
9、kim and read that material too. 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 pu
10、rpose of a test is to show what you have learned 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 a
11、re other techniques that might help you with 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 第 2 页 共 83 页found to be helpful.
12、 Improving your study habits will improve your grades.NEW WORDS 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 wee
13、k 每周的;一周一次的 schedule n. timetable 时间表chart n. (sheet of paper 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
14、读 assignment n. sth. given out as a task ( 布置的)作业occupy n. take up 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
15、)aware a. having knowledge or understanding 知道的;意识到的furthermore ad. moreover; 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con
16、centrate (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
17、 一部分;一份double v. make or become twice as great or as many (使)增加一倍comprehension n. the 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 subjec
18、t 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. 态度,看法第 3 页 共 83 页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
19、. 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 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 to result in 导致Unit
20、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 times. He had tried
21、 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 this time he would sail.
22、 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 new 16-metre boat, Gip
23、sy 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 Sydney, Australia. This w
24、as 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 without help. Everybody
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