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VI.任务型阅读（每小题2分，共10分）

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）。

(2014江苏连云港中考）

      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 Antiga.

His round-the-world yacht (游艇）was called TotallyMoney.com.

                title;Don't Rest on your Laureh

                                   

Passage outline	Supporting details
The explanation   of the saying	“Don’t rest on  your laurels，’ means that you shouldn’t stop 57 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 58 one who set a record •   At the age of 17,Mike had a nine- month voyag of sailing 59 around the world.
Present   situation	Mike is 19 now. He is trying his best to break the records. His 60 to fly round the world by himself will make him the first person to both sail and fly.
The 61 of   Mike’s achievements	Mike’s speeches give young people courage to realize their dreams.

          57._______ 58. _________  59. _________  60. _________

         61._______ 

Answer 1

VI.[语篇解读]本文是一篇励志小短文。作者通过讲述Mike Perham不断进取的故事告诉我们不要故步自封，要不断努力， 超越自己。

57.improving/ working/ moving/ studying/ developing 根据第一段 最后一句可知答案。“ stop improving ” 与 “ no longer try to improve”的意思相同。

58.youngest根据第二段第二句可知答案。

59.alone根据第二段最后一句可知答案。by oneself独自，意 思和alone相近。

60.plan/dream/hope/wish 根据第三段第二句...he plans to fly around the world on his own，... 口f 知，他计划在下一'次探险中， 独自飞越地球，使自己成为既驾船环球航行又飞行环游世界 的第一'人。

61. effect/influence/encouragement   根据第四段第一'句 Mike wants his achievements to encourage young people to realize thek dreams.可知，Mike的成就影响了许多年轻人，激励他们 不断追逐自己的梦想。