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IV.短文填空根据短文内容及所给首字母,填写所缺单词,每空格填一词。
Once there was a young man cl Terry Fox in Canada ? who was good at sport. But u 2 ? he had bone cancer (癌症) in 1977 and had to have one of his legs cut. At that time,he was only 18 years old. As he k 3 he would leave the world soon,he decided to do something u4 to help others,especially the people who have cancer. He decided to run a 5 the country with a man-made leg to r 6 money for cancer research. He began his Marathon of Hope Run on April 12th,1980. He fan 42 km each day. Soon t 7 of people heard about it and started to s 8 him. However,he had to stop after he had c9 a total of 5 ,373km for more than 143 days because of his illness. He left the world in June,1981. But what he did has inspired millions of Canadian people. Every year people hold Terry Fox Run to r 10 him.
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Ⅲ.任务型阅读阅读下面短文,然后根据短文内容补全表格中所缺失的信息,每空限一词。
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 ’11 no longer try to improve.
As to this saying,Mike Perham has set us a good example. Bom 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 Pream”.
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.
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. 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 to realize their dreams. |