自考综合英语一课文

自考综合英语一课文全国高等教育自学考试指定教材综合英语一（上下）主编徐克荣外语教学与研究出版社上册LessonOneTheTimeMessageElwoodN.ChapmanLearningGuide新的学习任务开始之际，千头万绪，最重要的是安排好时间，做时间的主人。本文作者提出了7点具体建议，或许对你有所启迪。1Timeistricky.Itisdifficulttocontrolandeasytowaste.Whenyoulookahead,youthinkyouhavemoretimethanyouneed.Forexample,atthebeginningofasemester,youmayfeelthatyouhaveplentyoftimeonyourhands.Buttowardtheendofthetermyoumaysuddenlyfindthattimeisrunningout.Youdon'thaveenoughtimetocoverallyourduties,soyougetworried.Whatistheanswer？Control！2Timeisdangerous.Ifyoudon'tcontrolit,itwillcontrolyou.Ifyoudon'tmakeitworkforyou,itwillworkagainstyou.Soyoumustbecomethemasteroftime,notitsservant.Asafirst-yearcollegestudent,timemanagementwillbeyournumberoneproblem.3Timeisvaluable.Wastingtimeisabadhabit.Itislikeadrug.Themoretimeyouwaste,theeasieritistogoonwastingtime.Ifyouseriouslywishtogetthemostoutofcollege,youmustputthetimemessageintopractice.Message1.Controltimefromthebeginning.4Timeistoday,nottomorrowornextweek.Startyourplanatthebeginningoftheterm.Message2.Getthenotebookhabit.5Goandbuyanotebooktoday.Useittoplanyourstudytimeeachday.Onceaweeklystudyplanisprepared,followthesamepatterneveryweekwithsmallchanges.Sundayisagooddaytomaketheplanforthefollowingweek.Message3.Berealistic.6Oftenyouknowfromexperiencehowlongittakesyoutowriteashortessay,tostudyforaquiz,ortoreviewforafinalexam.Whenyouplantimeforthesethings,berealistic.Allowforunexpectedthings.Otherwiseyourentireplanmaybeupset.Message4.Planatleastonehourforeachhourinclass.7Howmuchstudytimeyouplanforeachclassroomhourdependsonfourthings:(1)yourability,(2)thedifficultyoftheclass,(3)thegradesyouhopetoachieve,and(4)howwellyouuseyourstudytime.Onething,however,iscertain:youshouldplanatleastonehourofstudyforeachclassroomhour.Inmanycases,twoorthreehourswillberequired.Message5.Keepyourplanflexible.8Itisimportantthatyoure-planyourtimeonaweeklybasissothatyoucanmakecertainchangeswhennecessary.Forexample,beforemid-termorfinalexams,youwillwanttogivemoretimetoreviewing.Agoodplanmustbealittleflexiblesothatspecialprojectscanbedonewell.Message6.Studyforsometimeeachclassday.9Somesolidworkeachdayisbetterthanmanystudyhoursonedayandnothingthenext.Whenyouworkoutyourschedule,trytoincludeatleasttwostudyhourseachday.Thiswillnotonlykeepthestudyhabitalivebutalsokeepyouuptodateonyourclassassignments.Message7.FreeonSaturday--studyonSunday.10Itisgoodtostopallstudyactivitiesforonefullday.ManystudentschooseSaturdayforsportsorsocialactivities.Sunday,ontheotherhand,seemstobethebeststudydayformanystudents.Itisagooddaytocatchuponbackreadingandotherassignments.LessonTwoHansChristianAndersen'sOwnFairyTale(I)DonaldandLouisePeattieLearningGuide也许你不是出生于名门望族或书香门第，也许你生来并不聪慧，但只要你刻苦努力、坚持不懈、发挥自己的专长，在适合你的领域一定会成功。闻名遐尔的丹麦作家安徒生的故事——这只从鸭圈里飞出来的天鹅本身的经历可能会对你有所启发。1OnceuponatimetherewasapoorboywholivedinDenmark.Hisfather,ashoemaker,haddied,andhismotherhadmarriedagain.2OnedaytheboywenttoaskafavorofthePrinceofDenmark.WhenthePrinceaskedhimwhathewanted,theboysaid,“IwanttowriteplaysinpoetryandtoactattheRoyalTheater.”ThePrincelookedattheboy,athisbighandsandfeet,athisbignoseandlargeseriouseyes,andgaveasensibleanswer.“Itisonethingtoactinplays,anothertowritethem.Itellyouthisforyourowngood;learnausefultradelikeshoemaking.”3Sotheboy,whowasnotsensibleatall,wenthome.Therehetookwhatlittlemoneyhehad,saidgood-byetohismotherandhisstepfatherandstartedouttoseekhisfortune.HewassurethatsomedaythenameHansChristianAndersenwouldbeknownalloverDenmark.4Tobelievesuchastoryonewouldhavetobelieveinfairytales!HansChristianknewmanysuchtales.Hehadheardsomeofthemfromhisfather,whohadworkedhardathistrade,butlikedtoreadbetterthantomakeshoes.Intheevenings,hehadreadaloudfromTheArabianNights.Hiswifeunderstoodverylittleofthebook,buttheboy,pretendingtosleep,understoodeveryword.5Byday,HansChristianwenttoahousewhereoldwomenworkedasweavers.Therehelistenedtothetalesthatthewomentoldastheyworkedattheirweaving.Inthosedays,therewerealmostasmanytalesinDenmarkastherewerepeopletotellthem.6AmongthetalestoldinthetownofOdense,whereAndersenwasbornin1805,wasoneaboutafairywhobroughtdeathtothosewhodancedwithher.Tothistale,HansChristianlateraddedastoryfromhisownlife.7Once,whenhisfatherwasstillalive,ayoungladyorderedapairofredshoes.Whensherefusedtopayforthem,unhappinessfilledthepoorshoemaker'shouse.Fromthatsmalltragedyandthestoryofthedancingfairy,theshoemaker'ssonyearslaterwrotethestorythatmillionsofpeoplenowknowasTheRedShoes.ThegeniusofAndersenisthatheputsomuchofeverydaylifeintothewonderofhisfairytales.8WhenHansChristian'smotherwasalittlegirl,shewassentoutonthestreetstobeg.Shedidnotwanttobeg,soshesatoutofsightunderoneofthecitybridges.Shewarmedhercoldfeetinherhands,forshehadnoshoes.Shewasafraidtogohome.Yearslater,herson,inhispityforherandhisangerattheworld,wrotetheangrystoryShe'sNoGoodandthefamoustaleTheLittleMatchGirl.9Throughhisgenius,hechangedeveryearlyexperience,evenhisfather'sdeath,intoafairytale.Onecolddaytheboyhadstoodlookingatthewhitepatternsformedonthewindowbythefrost.Hisfathershowedhimawhite,'woman-likefigureamongthefrostpatterns.“T