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1. Is Audrey Hepburn only famous in the USA? No. She is famous not only in the USA, but also in the other parts of the world. 2.What was her dream before she entered the film industry? Her dream was to become a successful ballet dancer. 3.What attracted Collette’s attention ? Audrey’s beauty and charm .
表示“尽力做某事”。
(2) make efforts to do sth
表示“努力、奋力做某事”。 Mary worked hard in an effort to win the trust of her boss. I’ll make efforts to help you when you are in trouble.
“以某种身份而闻名/出名”
Einstein was famous as a great
scientist. Lu Xun is famous as a writer. 3. be famous to 被……所熟知 Jay Chou is famous to most people. (Most people know Jay Chou well)
27通过给我们展示自然的美
28记住她不仅仅是作为一个伟大的女演员
Remember her not just as a great actress 29大部分时间致力于慈善 devote much of her time to charity

reading听力原文Title: The Impact of Reading on Listening Comprehension Skills Introduction:Listening comprehension plays a crucial role in language development and effective communication. However, many students struggle with this skill. This article explores how reading can help improve listening comprehension skills.Paragraph 1:Reading enables individuals to develop a strong vocabulary, which is essential for understanding spoken language. Many words and phrases are common to both written and spoken language, so reading extensively exposes individuals to a wide variety of vocabulary. As a result, students who read regularly have a larger vocabulary bank, allowing them to comprehend spoken language more easily.Paragraph 2:In addition to vocabulary development, reading helps individuals enhance their understanding of sentence structure and grammar. By observing how sentences are constructed and how ideas are conveyed in written material, learners gain a better grasp of language patterns. This knowledge can be transferred to listening comprehension, as individuals become more adept at recognizing sentence structures and understanding the intended meaning. Paragraph 3:Furthermore, reading exposes individuals to different writing styles and genres, which in turn expands their understanding of diversetopics and contexts. This exposure improves general knowledge and makes it easier to understand spoken information on a variety of subjects. Consequently, students who read widely can more easily engage with and comprehend oral discourse.Paragraph 4:Another valuable benefit of reading is the development of critical thinking skills. When individuals read books or articles, they must infer meaning, predict outcomes, and evaluate information. These cognitive processes contribute to the development of critical thinking skills, enabling individuals to analyze and comprehend spoken information more effectively.Paragraph 5:While reading provides a solid foundation for improving listening comprehension skills, it is essential to engage in active listening practice as well. Regularly listening to various audio materials such as podcasts, lectures, and conversations helps individuals develop their ability to understand spoken language, especially when combined with reading.Conclusion:To improve listening comprehension skills, reading should be an integral part of language learning. Through reading, individuals not only develop a wider vocabulary and understanding of sentence structures but also expand their general knowledge and critical thinking skills. This foundation, along with active listening practice, allows individuals to enhance their ability to comprehend spoken language and effectively engage in oral communication.。

55Different readers face different advantages and drawbacks（缺点）in forming good reading habits. The circumstances of your personal life may make it easy or hard to find reading time, but time itself is not the real issue--it's habit. Reading must be something you do regularly（定期地）, like brushing your teeth. Reading habits flourish（繁荣,兴旺）best in routine（日常的）, but the efficient（效率高的）reader also exploits（利用）opportunity. Routine（（日常的）: Set aside some time every day when you can work undisturbed for an hour or two--first thing in the morning, during lunch, after dinner, whenever you can set aside other demands（需要,需求）. Ideally（,理想地）it's the same time of day. Your family and friends will soon build their routines around yours. With luck, they will resent your unscheduled appearances during your reading time, and will send you packing back to your desk.Keep your reading equipment （装备）(paper, pens, dictionaries etc.) in your reading place(a sofa? Or your study? ), close at hand. Minimize （对……做最低估计）distractions like interesting new magazines. Try to find a reading time when few people phone or visit. If a cup of coffee and some background music make you feel less lonely, by all means enjoy them.Use household（家庭的）chores（日常零星活儿）as thinking time: a chance to review what you've done so far and to consider where your reading should go next. Walking the dog or vacuuming（真空吸尘器）the carpet（地毯）can provide more ideas than you expect. This is really just ``controlled daydreaming,'' letting your mind freewheel（自由飞轮）in a particular direction: What the heroine（女主人公）should do in the next chapter(章,回), how the hero would respond to escaping a car bomb(炸弹), how the villain(坏人)developed his evil (邪恶的)character. But the process(进程)doesn't seem to work if you just sit and stare at the wall. You need to be up and moving in some automatic pattern."Developing Efficient(效率高的)Work HabitsAs I Walked Out One Eveningby W. H. AudenAs I walked out one evening,Walking down Bristol Street,The crowds upon the pavement（人行道）Were fields of harvest（收获）wheat（小麦）. And down by the brimming riverI heard a lover singUnder an arch（拱门）of the railway:Love has no ending.'I'll love you, dear, I'll love youTill China and Africa meet,And the river jumps over the mountainAnd the salmon（鲑鱼,）sing in the street,I'll love you till the oceanIs folded and hung up to dry（干燥的）And the seven stars go squawkingLike geese（goose 鹅）about the sky.'The years shall run like rabbits,For in my arms I holdThe Flower of the Ages,And the first love of the world.'But all the clocks in the cityBegan to whirr（飞机螺旋桨转动呼呼）and chime:'O let not Time deceive you,You cannot conquer(征服)Time.'In the burrows(地洞, 穴)of the Nightmare(恶梦) Where Justice(正义;公平)naked is,Time watches from the shadowAnd coughs when you would kiss.'In headaches and in worryVaguely (茫然地)life leaks away,And Time will have his fancy(想像;想像力;幻想) To-morrow or to-day.'Into many a green valleyDrifts the appalling snow;Time breaks the threaded dancesAnd the diver's brilliant bow.'O plunge your hands in water,Plunge them in up to the wrist;Stare, stare in the basinAnd wonder what you've missed.'The glacier knocks in the cupboard,The desert sighs in the bed,And the crack in the tea-cup opensA lane to the land of the dead.'Where the beggars raffle the banknotesAnd the Giant is enchanting to Jack,And the Lily-white Boy is a Roarer,And Jill goes down on her back.'O look, look in the mirror,O look in your distress:Life remains a blessingAlthough you cannot bless.'O stand, stand at the windowAs the tears scald and start;You shall love your crooked neighbourWith your crooked heart.'It was late, late in the evening,The lovers they were gone;The clocks had ceased their chiming,And the deep river ran on.friendship can evolve(发展) to love, yet love can never fade into friendship. That's why darling we can never be friends again.if we cannot see the wind, we can see the wind’s will。

Polly, an old man
What happened The old man took her hand and helped her find the way
Polly‟s thought or feeling She wished for someone to come along. Fear held her still. She began to feel frightened again
invited the old man to her home
for a rest and he agreed.
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Fill in the chart.
Place Time & weather outside Polly‟s workplace at 4 p.m. / foggy Polly She left work early
at Green Park station in Park Street at the corner of the street in the street near King Street at 86 King Street 返回目录
Reading strategy
Stories usually have the following
In the afternoon when she left work and _______ out, the weather stepped had become quite ______. She foggy wondered _________ if the buses would still be running. She walked quickly towards her _______ bus stop. usual After hearing Polly‟s destination (目的地), the bus conductor