题目内容
18.请阅读下面短文,在短文后表格中的空白处填上适当的单词(注意:每空1个单词}.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 1992in Hertfordshire,England,Mike was just 14when 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 (71)improving/working/moving/studying/developingonly 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 (72)youngest.one who set a record. •At the age of 17,Mike had a nine-month voyage of sailing (73)alone around the world. |
Present situation | Mike is 19now.He is trying his best to break the records.His (74)plan/dream/hope/wish to fly round the world by himself will make him the first person to both sail and fly. |
The (75)effect of Mike's achievements | Mike's speeches give young people courage to realize their dreams. |
分析 翻译:
不要吃老本
你有没有听说过"不要吃老本"?"吃老本"意味着你已经获得的成就.这句话表明你不应该对自己的成就感到满意,你将不再努力改进.对于这句话,麦克的事为我们树立了好榜样.1992年在英格兰的赫特福德郡出生,迈克只有14岁,当他成为了最年轻的横渡大西洋的人时.也许你认为这样的成绩足够好,但是迈克却不这么想.17岁时,他成为最年轻的独自航行九个月航海环游世界的人.迈克现在是19,他仍然在努力打破记录,让自己更进一步.他的下一个冒险,他计划自己飞往世界各地,使他成为世界上所有年龄段在航行和飞行都会的第一人.迈克想要他的成就鼓励年轻人实现他们的梦想.因为他的冒险经历,他到过很多地方.在英国、和澳大利亚的学校和青年俱乐部的主题是"活的梦想".
惊人的事实:迈克七岁开始航行.他在直布罗陀开始穿越大西洋,在安提瓜结束.他驾驶游艇环游世界被称为Totally Money.com.
标题:不要吃老本
解答 71.根据The saying suggests that you shouldn't be so satisfied with your achievements that you'll no longer try to improve.可知这个谚语的意思是不要对自己取得的成就如此满足,以至于不再努力提高,因此此处是不要停止前进,停止工作.故答案为:improving/working/moving/studying/developing
72.根据Mike was just 14 when he became the youngest person to sail across the Atlantic Ocean.可知马克14岁航行穿过大西洋,创造了世界记录,成为穿过大西洋最年轻的人.故答案为:youngest.
73.根据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).可知在他17岁时,他成为世界上最年轻的独自航行9个月环游世界的人.故此处用副词alone.故答案为:alone
74.根据he plans to fly around the world on his own,可知他计划独自飞遍世界,故此处指他的计划.故答案为:plan/dream/hope/wish.
75.根据Mike's speeches give young people courage to realize their dreams.可知此处指马克的演讲为人们实现自己的梦想带来尤其,也就是他的成就所起的作用,故用名词effect.故答案为:effect
点评 本文叙述了不要吃老本,要继续提高自己.做这类题主要是根据前提问题来做出相应的要求内的答案,题型比较灵活但是考查了学生多方面的知识和技能.要做好这类题,就要注意平时知识的积累,包括单词、词组、句型等.
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