成長(zhǎng)英語(yǔ)學(xué)生用書(shū) 基礎(chǔ)篇 拓展閱讀 unit 1

A篇GuidetotheCentralCampusSinceIhavelearnedandlivedintheUniversityofEdinburghfortwoyears,Iwouldliketointroducesomemoreaboutthisuniversity.MainLibraryFoundedin1580,theUniversityLibrarymovedtoitscurrentlocationin1967.Oneofthelargestacademiclibrariesintheworld,itishometoover3.5millionbooks,60kilometersofSpecialCollections,over85,000e-journalsand600,000e-books.StudentsintheUniversityarereallyintoreadingandyoucanfindthemimmersedintheoceanofbooks.McEwanHallDesignedbySirRobertRowandAndersonandcompletedin1897,theinteriorofthehallwasdesignedbyWilliamPalinwiththeimagesdecoratingtheceilingrepresentingthevarioussubjectsofferedbytheUniversityatthattime.Youcanfloatintheseaofknowledgewhenyouroaminthehall.OldCollegeOldCollegeistheUniversity’soldestexistingsite.DesignedbyRobertAdam,WilliamPlayfairandSirRobertRowandAnderson,constructionbeganin1789.OldCollegeishometotheUniversity’sartgallery,theTalbotRiceGallery.Youwillexperiencethehistoryaswellasthecultureofthecollege.AndtheOldCollegeistheveryplacetocultivateyoursentiment.TeviotRowHouseOpenedin1889,TeviotRowHouseistheoldestpurpose-builtStudents’Unionintheworld.ThebuildingisnowrunbyEdinburghUniversityStudents’Associationandboastssixbars,adebatinghall,diningroom,andseveralmeetingrooms.（243words）Newwordsundergo:v.經(jīng)歷；忍受academic:a.學(xué)術(shù)的；學(xué)院的；理論的e-journal:n.電子期刊；電子雜志immerse:v.沉浸；使陷入interior:n.內(nèi)部float:v.浮動(dòng)；漂浮roam:v.漫步；閑逛construction:n.建筑物；建設(shè)gallery:n.畫(huà)廊，走廊cultivate:v.培養(yǎng)；陶冶；耕作debate:v.辯論Activity1Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothepassage.TheMainLibraryis.foundedin1967hasundergonea￡35millionrefurbishmentoneofthelargestacademiclibrariesintheworldtherepresentofthecollegeMcEwanHallisdesignedbyRobertAdamRobertRowandAndersonWilliamPalinWilliamPlayfairAccordingtothepassage,youcaninOldCollege.floatintheseaofknowledgebeimmersedintheoceanofbookslearnmoreaboutthefacilitiesandbuildingscultivateyoursentimentWhichistheoldestbuildinginthecollege?MainLibraryMcEwanHallOldCollegeTeviotRowHouseisnowrunbyEdinburghUniversityStudents’Association.BristoSquareOldCollegeTeviotRowHouseTalbotRiceGalleryActivity2Taketurnstoaskandanswerthefollowingquestions.WhendidtheUniversityLibrarymovetoitscurrentlocation?‘WhatcanyoufindintheMainLibrary?WhatdoestheimagesontheceilingofMcEwanHallrepresent?What’sthenameoftheUniversity’sartgallery?WhatdoyouknowabouttheRowHouse?Activity3Readthepassagecarefullyandfillintheblankswiththeproperwordsorphrases.Thentrytoreciteit.(Nomorethanthreewords)DesignedbySirRobertRowandAndersonand1)in1897,theinteriorofthehallwasdesignedwiththeimagesdecoratingtheceilingrepresenting2)offeredbytheUniversityatthattime.Youcanfloatinthe3)whenyou(4)inthehall.OldCollegeistheUniversity’s5).AndtheOldCollegeistheveryplacetocultivateyoursentiment.AnswersActivity1:C2.B3.D4.A5.CActivity2:In1967.Over3.5millionbooks,60kilometersofSpecialCollections,over85,000e-journalsand600,000e-books.ItrepresentsthevarioussubjectsofferedbytheUniversityatthattime.TheTalbotRiceGallery.Itistheoldestpurpose-builtStudents’Unionintheworld.Activity3:CompletedthevarioussubjectsseaofknowledgeroamoldestexistingsiteB篇SimpleTipsonHowtoStayMotivatedAsafreshmanintheUniversity,Ihaveexperiencedalotofdifferentthingsbothinstudyandinlife.IthoughtIwouldsharesomeofthethingsthatIhavefoundhelpmestaymotivated.Takebreaks!Havesomerealbreakswhenyoufeellikeyou’renotcapableoftakinginanymoreinformation,orwhenyouarefeelinganxiousoroverwhelmed.Examsarestressful,andsometimessmallbreaksalonearen’tenoughtoreplenishyourenergyandkeepfocusedsotheselargerbreakscanbeverybeneficialandwillhelpyougetbacktoworkwithmoremotivation.Beproudofyourself!Evenifyoudon’tremembereverything,andevenifsomeconceptsarestilldifficulttounderstand,thinkbacktohowlittleyouknewaboutitbeforeandhowmuchyouknownow,andyouwillbeproudofwhatyouhaveachieved.Dothingsinyourway.

You’llfindthateveryonestudiesdifferently.Someenjoyingstartingveryearlyandotherslikestoworkbetterunderpressurewhenitisclosertodeadlines.Ifyouknowwhatworksforyou,don’tfeellikeyouaren’tdoingthingsaccuratelyanddon’tcompareyourprogresstoother’stoomuch.Trustyourselfandknowhowyouworkbest.Andifyouhaven’tquitefoundwhatworksbestforyou,thenuserevisionstoexperimentandfigureouthowyourememberthingsbest.(232words)Newwordscapable:a.能干的，能勝任的overwhelmed:a.不知所措的replenish:v.補(bǔ)充，再裝滿beneficial:a.有益的concept:n.觀念，概念deadline:n.截止日期，最后期限r(nóng)evision:n.復(fù)習(xí)，修正experiment:n.嘗試;實(shí)驗(yàn)Activity1Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothepassage.Theauthorisaincollege.freshmanB.sophomoreC.juniorD.seniorLargerbreakscan.replenishyourenergyhelpyougetbacktoworkwithmoremotivationkeepfocusedmakeyoufeelrelaxedWhenyoumeetwithsomethingdifficulttounderstand,youcan.remembereverythingwordforwordbeproudofyourselfaskothersforhelpthinkback“accurately”(inParagraph4,Line3)meansdifferentlyB.lonelyC.intherightwaysD.oppositelyWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?Smallbreaksareenoughtomakeyouenergized.Beproudofwhatyouhaveachieved.Peopleliketoworkunderpressurewhenitisclosertodeadlines.Examswillhelpyoutoenjoythevacation.Activity2Taketurnstoaskandanswerthefollowingquestions.Howmanyrulesdidtheauthorgivetohelpstaymotivated?Whencanyouhavesomerealbreaks?Whatshouldyoubenoticedtobeproudof?Whatwillyoudoifyouhaven’tfoundwhatworksbestforyou?Howdoeseveryonelikestudies?Activity3Readthepassagecarefullyandfillintheblankswiththeproperwordsorphrases.Thentrytoreciteit.(Nomorethanthreewords)You’llfindthateveryonestudiesvery1).Someliketostartveryearlyandothersworkbe