Question

【题目】Have you ever heard the saying “Don’t rest on your laurels”? “Laurels” means the achievements you have already got. The saying means that you shouldn’t be so happy with your achievements（成就）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（大西洋）. 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 try, 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 achievements, 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 meaning 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（勇气） to realize their dreams.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】improving

【2】youngest

【3】alone

【4】plan/ dream/ hope/ wish

【5】result

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了不要在自己已取得的成就上休息，要继续提高自己。并且介绍了马克这样一个不断努力前进的人。他虽然获得了世界上航行穿过大西洋最年轻的人和世界上独自航行环游世界的最年轻的人的称号，他仍在努力，计划实现下一个梦想。马克就是想用他的成就鼓励人们去实现自己的梦想。

【1】根据文中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。故此处为improving

【2】根据短文中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，故此处为 youngest。

【3】根据文中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9个月独自航行环游世界的人。故此处用副词alone。

【4】根据文中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，故为plan/dream/ hope/ wish。结合语境故答案是studies。

【5】根据文中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梦想，也就是他的成功的结果，故用名词result 。