Mountaineers can be a pretty tough crowd—and among them the British Joe Simpson has legendary status. In 1985, Simpson set out to climb Siula Grande in South America. Shortly after he reached the peak, Simpson fell through an overhanging ledge of snow and broke his leg. At this altitude a broken leg means almost certain death, but Simpson somehow managed to drag himself across fields of ice and stone until he reached base camp eight kilometers away. He chose immediate goals, such as reaching a nearby rock, and then gave himself a time limit to get there. Over and over again Simpson broke the main task down into smaller goals.
Break your main task into smaller goals. This is often the key to a successful plan to achieve challenging objectives that seem to be “mission impossible”.
Language learning, similar to mountain climbing to some extent, is a daunting task facing most language learners. However, learning from the above story, we can apply Simpson’s method to language study. My top tips for designing a study plan are as follows:
1. Understand what kind of learner you are.
Some people are “visual learners” and remember best by seeing pictures and visualizing things in their mind; others are “auditory” and are happy to learn by listening; “kinesthetic” learners tend to learn by doing things and experience.
2. Realize your own competence.
What are your strengths and weaknesses? Which skill or skills are you going to improve most? Allocate your time to each skill appropriately. It is better to do a little every day than try to “cram” lots in a short space of time.
3. Write down your plan on a calendar.
Decide which skill and what area you are going to practice each day. More importantly, your plan should be specific and practical. Once you have a clear goal in your mind, write it down on your calendar. Each day you should carry out your plan according to your schedule. Do not delay or make up any excuses because you fail to complete your daily task.
Studying is like climbing a mountain and you should take one step at a time. At first sight, a mountain may seem extremely high and it is impossible for you to reach its peak. However, when you set out to climb it step by step you will find that it is not so difficult as you think. Similarly, it is also true in language learning. You can improve your language skills in each aspect step by step. Don’t be frightened by the seemingly hard task. Break it into smaller goals and you will fulfill your dream.
| (76) ▲ your main task into smaller goals | |
| Introduction | The story of a British mountaineer ◇ In 1985, Simpson climbed Siula Grande. After (77) ▲ the peak, he fell and broke his leg. ◇ Simpson managed to drag himself to base camp eight kilometers away. ◇ He chose immediate goals and then (78) ▲ a time limit. |
| (79) ▲ | Understand what kind of learner you are. ◇ “Visual learners” learn by seeing pictures and (80) ▲ things in their mind. ◇ “Auditory learners ” learn by listening. ◇ “Kinesthetic” learners tend to learn by doing things and experience. |
| Realize your own competence. ◇ Identify your strengths and weaknesses. ◇ (81) ▲ your time to each skill appropriately. ◇ Do a little every day (82) ▲ than try to “cram” lots in a short time. | |
| Write down your plan on a calendar. ◇ Decide which skill and what area you are going to practice each day. ◇ (83) ▲ a specific and practical plan and then write it down on your calendar. ◇ Carry out your plan on schedule. Do not delay or make up any excuses for your (84) ▲ to complete your daily task. | |
| Conclusion | Language learning is (85) ▲ to mountain climbing. Take one step at a time and you will fulfill your dream. |
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It is an exciting start to the college football season. A team that many people never heard of defeated one of the best in the country. If you follow American sports, then you know we are talking about the Michigan-Appalachian State game, which took place on September 1st at Michigan Stadium, in front of more than 100,000 people.
Appalachian State University is in Boone, North Carolina. Its team often plays in a stadium that holds about 25,000 people. Also, Appalachian State plays in the Football Championship Subdivision. Michigan is in the newly named Football Bowl Subdivision, the top level of college football. So the Mountaineers of Appalachian State and the Wolverines of the University of Michigan normally do not even play each other.
But they decided to meet for the first time. Michigan agreed to pay Appalachian State 400,000 dollars, win or lose. Teams like Michigan need victories, even a victory over a lower division team, to get into big, nationally broadcast bowl games. These games are worth millions of dollars at the end of the season.
Fans expected an easy Michigan win. After all, in the preseason, sports experts had considered Michigan the fifth best college football team in the country. But Appalachian State is a two-time national champion at its own division level. Its players wanted to show they could play well against a nationally ranked team. And they did. The final score was Appalachian State thirty-four, Michigan thirty-two. The game quickly became known as one of the greatest upsets in college football history.
The win has brought national attention to Appalachian State. Local stores reported a huge increase in orders for college clothing and other items. And the university official head expects more students to seek admission next year. Last Saturday, at home, Appalachian State defeated another North Carolina school, Lenoir-Rhyne College, forty-eight to seven.
The Michigan-Appalachian State game ________.
A. is a regular competition held in the US every year
B. is a state competition held for the football championship
C. is part of a national competition held on September 1st every year
D. was an occasional football competition between two universities
Michigan wanted to play with Appalachian State because Michigan ________.
A. needed money to support its development
B. wanted to test the skills of Appalachian State
C. was a new football team without experience
D. needed victories to enter nationally broadcast bowl games
After the game, the Appalachian State University got _________.
A. much economic support from the government
B. much national assistance
C. national recognition
D. many applicants for admission
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Most young people enjoy some form of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling or swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be a game of some kind of football, hockey, golf, or tennis, it may be mountaineering.
Those who have a passion for climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks on high mountains? This astonishment is caused probably by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.
Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no man-made rules, as there’re for such games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of a different kind which it would be dangerous to ignore, but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods. If we compare mountaineering and other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a “team game”. We should be mistaken in this. There are, it is true, no “matches” between “teams” of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend on, there is obviously teamwork.
The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forces of nature. His sport requires high mental and physical qualities.
A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year after year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty, and most international tennis champions are in their early twenties. But it is not unusual for a man of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more time than younger men, but they probably climb with more skill and less waste of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.
1. Mountaineering is a sport, which involves .
A. hardship
B. physical risk
C. cold
D. all of the above
2. The main difference between a sport and a game lies in .
A. uniform
B. rules
C. activity
D. skills
3. Mountaineering is also a team sport because .
A. it involves rules
B. it involves matches between teams
C. it requires mental and physical qualities
D. mountaineers depend on each other while climbing
4. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Mountaineers compete against each other.
B. Mountaineers compete against other teams.
C. Mountaineers compete against nature.
D. Mountaineers compete against international standards.
5. What is the BEST title for the passage?
A. Mountaineering.
B. Mountain Climbers.
C. Mountaineering Is Different from Golf and Football.
D. Mountaineering Is More Dangerous than Other Sports.
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科目：高中英语 来源：上海市向明中学2010届高三上学期摸底考试 题型：阅读理解
Part B: Reading Comprehension 20%
A
Backpacks are convenient. They can hold your books, your lunch, and a change of clothes, leaving your hands free to do other things. Someday, if you don’t mind carrying a heavy load, your backpack might also power your MP3 player, keep your cell phone running, and maybe even light your way home.
Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass., have invented a backpack that makes electricity from energy produced while its wearer walks.
The backpack’s electricity-creating powers depend on springs used to hang a cloth pack from its metal frame. The frame sits against the wearer’s back, and the whole pack moves up and down as the person walks. A mechanism with gears(传动装置) collects energy from this motion and transfers it to an electrical generator.
Surprisingly, the researchers found, people walk differently when they wear the springy packs. As a result, wearers use less energy than when carrying regular backpacks. Also, the way the new packs ride on wearers’ backs makes them more comfortable than standard packs.
The backpack could be especially useful for soldiers, scientists, mountaineers, and emergency workers who typically carry heavy backpacks. These people often rely on global positioning system(GPS) receivers, night-vision goggles(夜视镜), and other battery-powered devices to get around and do their work. Because the pack can make its own electricity, users don’t need to give up space in their packs to lots of extra batteries.
For the rest of us, power-generating backpacks could make it possible to walk, play video games, watch TV, and listen to music, all at the same time. Electricity-generating packs aren’t on the market yet, but if you do get one eventually, just make sure to look both ways before crossing the street!
65. The passage introduces a new kind of ______ backpack.
| A．electronic | B．electricity-producing |
| C．electron-generating | D．electricity-controlling |
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科目：高中英语 来源：河北省20092010学年高二下学期期末考试试题（英语） 题型：单词拼写
第二部分 写作（共三节，满分55分）
第一节：单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）
66. The forest worker devoted all his life to ____(保护) the wild life .
67. The ______ (大多数) of children in our class have brown eyes.
68. They had the good news ______ (传开) throughout the country.
69.T_________ (传统上)，Chinese brides wear red on their wedding day.
70. I have no (食欲) now because of headache.
71.The twins are so alike that it’s difficult to______ (区别) one from the other.
72.The witness explained the case to the police in (详细地).
73. To avoid freezing to death，the mountaineers stayed close together for w______
74. We were entertained at the editor’s e_________.(费用)
75.It is not good for your health if you swallow your food without c___________.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011年新疆乌鲁木齐一中高一上学期期末考试英语卷 题型：阅读理解
Most young people enjoy some form of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling or swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be a game of some kind, football, hockey, golf or tennis. It may be mountaineering.
Those who have a passion for climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks on high mountains? This astonishment is caused probably by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.
Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no manmade rules, as there are for such games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of a different kind which it would be dangerous to ignore, but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.
If we compare mountaineering and other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a “team game”. We should be mistaken in this. There are, it is true, no “matches” between teams of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend, there is obviously team work. The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forces of nature. His sport requires high mental and physical qualities.
A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year after year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty, and most international tennis champions are in their early twenties. But it is not unusual for a man of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more time than younger men, but they probably climb with more skill and less waste of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.
1.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
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A．Differences between Golf and Mountaineering. |
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B．Sports and Games. |
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C．Mountaineering. |
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D．Why are so many people crazy about mountaineering? |
2. The biggest difference between golf and mountaineering lies in ____.
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A．team game |
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B．enjoyment |
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C．age |
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D．rules |
3.The mountaineering can also be called a team sport because ____.
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A．mountain climbers usually compete in groups |
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B．mountaineers depend on each other while climbing |
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C．mountaineering climbers are free to use their won rules to climb |
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D．mountaineering is a sport not a game |
4. In the author’s opinion, one of the most important reason why so many people enjoy
mountaineering is that ____.
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A．there are no man-made rules for mountaineers |
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B．mountaineering is a sport and not a game |
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C．it is one of the most dangerous sports |
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D．mountaineering brings us more enjoyment than other sports |
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