大学英语精读1-6册课文.pdf

第一册UNIT1Want to know how to improve your grades without having to spend more time studying?Soundstoo good to be true?Well,read on.How to Improve Your Study HabitsPerhaps you are an average student with average intelligence.You do well enough in school,butyou probably think you will never be a top student.This is not necessarily the case,however.Youcan receive better grades if you want to.Yes,even students of average intelligence can be topstudents without additional work.Heres how:1.Plan your time carefully.Make a list of your weekly tasks.Then make a schedule or chartof your time.Fill in committed time such as eating,sleeping,meetings,classes,etc.Then decideon good,regular times for studying.Be sure to set aside enough time to complete your normalreading and work assignments.Of course,studying shouldnt occupy all of the free lime on theschedule.It*s important to set aside time for relaxation,hobbies,and entertainment as well.Thisweekly schedule may not solve all of your problems,but it will make you more aware of how youspend your time.Furthermore,it will enable you to plan your activities so that you have adequatetime 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 achair at home or in the school library,but it should be comfortable,and it should not havedistractions.When you begin to work,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 readit more carefully.As you preview the material,you get some idea of the content and how it isorganized.Later when you begin to read you will recognize less important material and you mayskip some of these portions.Skimming helps double your reading speed and improves yourcomprehension as well.4.Make good use of your time in class.Listening to what the teacher says in class means lesswork later.Sit where you can see and hear well.Take notes to help you remember what the teachersays.5.Study regularly.Go over your notes as soon as you can after class.Review importantpoints mentioned in class as well as points you remain confused about.Read about these points inyour textbook.If you know what the teacher will discuss the next day,skim and read that materialtoo.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 leadsto improved performance on test.6.Develop a good attitude about tests.The purpose of a test is to show what you have learnedabout a subject.The world wont end if you dont pass a test,so dont worry excessively about asingle test.Tests provide grades,but they also let you know what you need to spend more timestudying,and they help make your knowledge permanent.There are other techniques that might help you with your studying.Only a few have beenmentioned here.You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.Talk with yourclassmates about their study techniques.Share with them some of the techniques you have foundto be helpful.Improving your study habits will improve your grades.UNIT 2TEXTAt sixty-five Francis Chichester set out to sail single-handed round the world.This is the story ofthat adventure.Sailing Round the WorldBefore he sailed round the world single-handed,Francis Chichester had already surprised hisfriends several times.He had tried 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 wasalready 58 years old when he won the first solo transatlantic sailing race.His old dream of goinground the world came back,but this time he would sail.His friends and doctors did not think hecould 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 voyageof his life.Soon,he was away in this new 16-metre boat,Gipsy Moth.Chichester followed the route of the great nineteenth century clipper ships.But the clippershad had plenty of crew.Chicheater did it all by himself,even after the main steering device hadbeen damaged by gales.Chichester covered 14,100 miles before stopping in Sydney,Australia.This was 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 awarm welcome from the Australians and from his family who had flown there to meet him.Onshore,Chichester could not walk without help.Everybody said the same thing:he had doneenough;he must not go any further.But he did not listen.After resting in Sydney for a few weeks,Chichester set off once more in spite of his friends1attempts to dissuade him.The second half of his voyage was by far the more dangerous part,during which he sailed round the treacherous Cape Horn.On 29 January he left Australia.The mext night,the blackest he had ever kno。