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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 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 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 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. His4. 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. |
1.— Time for dinner. Mum and Dad.
—There’re only (两双筷子) on the table. We need one more.
2.Millie said she (等不及看) her computer. It’s a present from her parents.
3.My watch (比你的新). I bought it last week.
4.— We’ll have a trip early tomorrow morning, won’t we?
—Yes, you’d better (不要熬夜) tonight.
5.It (对我们是有帮助的) to choose public transport to change traffic jams.
1.— Your uncle looks strong.
—Yes. He likes sports. He every day.
2.At the 2014 Oscar ceremony, the film Twelve Years a Slave for best picture.
3.— Paul, where is Sam?
—He is in the garden. He grandma.
4.There will be four hours’ performances in the theatre each day next month.
5.When the new railway is completed in 2017,the time of the journey from Lianyungang to Shanghai by half.
6.The solider is a hero who saved two lives in the earthquake.
7. the World Book Day, the book shop sold books at a discount on April 23nJ.
8.In recent years, WeChat has become a kind of fashion and a growing number of young people it.
9.— China lifted the Uber Cup for the 13th time after beating Japan.
Great! The players are so excellent that all of us them.
10.— Did you see the man in a red cap pass by just now?
— No, madam. We _ of each other.
根据短文意思和所给首字母,写出一个完整正确的单词。
Every minute of the day someone somewhere needs blood, maybe a 1. s baby, or
someone’s mum or dad, so it is not just for emergencies and 2.a They need blood to help them beat diseases like cancer, or do a planned operation. And that’s 3. w we need people to give blood, 3 times a year if you can. If you are in good health, 4. b the ages of 17 and 59 and weigh at least 50kg, you can start5.g blood now. And when you act, you’11 see how easy it is lo save someone’s life.
根据句意和汉语提示,在空白处填入一个适当的单词。
1.It’s time lo have a rest. Let’s go out for a (呼吸) of fresh air.
2. (幸运地)for the villager, the fireman put out the big fire in time.
3.Thomas Bach of Germany was (选择,选为) to be the ninth IOC president last year.
4. (无论在哪里)someone falls ill, Doctor Mei often rides for hours to see the patient in the mountainous area.
5.The guide is so (精力充沛的) and outgoing that he can always help tourists have a good time on the trip.
A new study finds that plants communicate with one another to warn of danger.
We often consider plants as the furniture of the natural world. They don’t move; they don’t make sounds, they don’t seem to act on anything. But as is often the case, plants talk to each other all the time. And the language is chemical.
Over the years, scientists have reported that different types of plants, from trees to tomatoes, give out chemicals into the air to help neighboring plants. These chemical warnings can spread information about one plant’s disease or infestation(虫害), so other plants can protect themselves. But how plants receive and act on many of the information exactly is still mysterious.
In this week’s Science Magazine, researchers in Japan offered some explanations. They have found out one chemical message and traced it all the way from beginning to end.
The scientists looked at tomato plants infested by a common pest(害虫). To start out, they grew plants in two separate plastic spaces connected by a tube(管子). One plant was infested and placed upwind and the other was uninfested and placed downwind. The downwind plants were later exposed(暴露) to the pest. The results showed that plants near sick neighbors before were able to protect themselves better against the pest.
They found one chemical appeared more often in the exposed plants. The chemical is called HexVic. The scientists discovered where HexVic come from, and put it over healthy plants. Those plants were then able to produce HexVic. Researchers made sure that uninfested plants could fight off bugs and diseases. How do they know when to protect themselves? They are warned first by their friendly plant neighbors.
It is not a simple story, and it may be happening in more plant species than tomatoes. It may also be happening with more chemical signals that are still unknown to us. In a word, we know that plants not only communicate, but also look out for one another.
1.The underlined “traced” in the fourth paragraph probably means _________ here.
A.reportedB. followed
C. doubtedD. developed
2.For scientists, which are the right steps to watch tomato plants infested by a pest?
① Place the infested plant upwind.
② Place the uninfested plant downwind.
③ Expose the downwind plants to the pest.
④ Grow plants in two separate plastic spaces connected by a tube.
A.③①②④B. ①④③②
C. ④①②③D. ④②①③
3.You can put the sentence “The researches also studied leaves from exposed plants and unexposed plants.” At the beginning of
A.Paragraph 3B. Paragraph 4
C. Paragraph 5D. Paragraph 6
4.Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?
A.Communicating Plants and Terrible Diseases
B.Talking Plants and Friendly Warnings
C.Protecting Plants and Clear Information
D.Growing Plants and Mysterious Chemicals