成長英語學(xué)生用書 基礎(chǔ)篇 拓展閱讀匯 unit 1-8

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).Someliketostartveryearlyandothersworkbetter2)whenitisclosertodeadlines.Ifyouknowwhatworksforyou,don’tfeellikeyouaren’tdoingthings‘therightway’anddon’t3)toother’stoomuch.4)andknowhowyouworkbest.Andifyouhaven’tquitefoundwhatworksbestforyou,thenuserevisionstoexperimentand5)howyourememberthingsbest.AnswersActivity1A2.B3.D4.C5.BActivity2Three.Whenyoufeellikeyou’renotcapableoftakinginanymoreinformation,orwhenyouarefeelinganxiousoroverwhelmed.Allthatyouhaveachieved.Userevisionstoexperimentandfigureouthowyourememberthingsbest.Differently.Activity3differentlyunderpressurecompareyourprogressTrustyourselffigureoutA篇EffectiveTimeManagementDuringmyfirstweekatUniversity,Iwashavingadrinkwithagroupofnewstudentswhenoneofthem,aratherlaidbacklad,announcedthatheintendedtogetafirstinBusinessStudies.Iwasshocked,becauseeachyearasmallnumberofstudentshadtodore-takes,orhewasbluffing.However,threeyearslaterhegotafirst.AsIdiscoveredwhenIsharedhishouse,heachievedbystickingtoawelldefinedandrealisticplan.Iaimedtodomuchmore,butIwasoftendistracted.Universitywascompletelydifferentfromthehighschool.Timecameingreatundifferentiatedswathes.WhatwasIexpectedtodo?WhenwouldIdothesetasks?Ithoughtaboutthesequestionsinavaguewayforweeks,andwasoftenanxiousaboutmystudying.IfoundIshouldhaveaclearsenseofwhattodointhetimeavailable,andbecomemorefocused.ThenIdiscoveredIcouldachieveagreatdealfromclosereading,andthattakingnotescouldsometimesbeverysatisfyingandatothertimesnotnecessary.ThetrickwastodecidewhatIwantedtofindout,thenworkatituntilI’dtakeninenoughforthetimebeing.Bythinkingstrategically,Itookcontrolofmystudiesratherthanlettingthemswampme.Idiscoveredthechallengesofbeingasuccessfulstudentarenotnecessarilyaboutbeingcleverandoriginal,asmyhigh-achievingfriendknewfromthebeginning,buteffectivetimemanagement.Newwordseffective/?'fekt?v/adj.有效的；生效的laidback懶散的lad/l?d/n.小伙子re-take/ri?'te?k/n.重考；補(bǔ)考bluff/bl?f/vt.嚇唬；愚弄stickto堅(jiān)持；粘住distract/d?'str?kt/vt.轉(zhuǎn)移；分心undifferentiated/??nd?f?'ren??e?t?d/a.無差別的；一致的swathe/swe?e/n.帶子；包裝品vague/ve?g/a.模糊的；不明確的available/?'ve?l?b(?)l/a.可獲得的；有空的focused/'f??k?st/a.集中的；專心的takein吸收；領(lǐng)會(huì)；理解strategically/str?'ti?d??k?l?/adv.戰(zhàn)略性地；策略上地takecontrolof控制swamp/sw?mp/vt.使陷于沼澤；使陷入困境original/?'r?d??n(?)/a.

原始的；獨(dú)創(chuàng)的；新穎的high-achieving/?hai?'t?i:vi?/

a.得高分的Activity1Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothepassage.WhywastheauthorshockedwhenthelaidbackladannouncedtogetafirstinBusinessStudies?Becauseachievingadegreeinvolvedfewofhardwork.Becauseitwaspossibletoworkproductivelyatintenseintellectualtasksformorethanafewhoursatatime.Becauseeachyearasmallnumberofstudentshadtodore-takes.BecausegettingafirstinBusinessStudieswasveryeasy.Didthelaidbackladgetafirstinhisstudy?No,hefailedinhisstudy.Notmentionedinthepassage.No,heonlygotasecond.Yes,hegotafirstthreeyearslater.Theauthoraimedtodomuchmore,buthewasoften__________.concentrateddistractedtiredguiltyAccordingtothesentence“Timecameingreatundifferentiatedswathes”,theword“undifferentiated”means__________.defineddifferentiatedconsistentdifferentWhat’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthetimemanagementatUniversity?positivenegativeindifferentneutralActivity2Taketurnstoaskandanswerthefollowingquestions.HowdidtheauthorthinkaboutthelaidbackladduringthefirstweekatUniversity?Whatdidtheauthordiscoverwhenhesharedthelad’shouse?WhatwasthedifferencebetweenthehighschoolandUniversity?Whatquestionsdidtheauthorthinkaboutinavaguewayforweeks?WhatisthechallengeofbeingasuccessfulstudentatUniversity?Activity3Readthepassagecarefullyandfillintheblankswithproperwordsorphrases.Thentrytoreciteit.IfoundIshouldhaveaclearsenseofwhattodointhetime__________,andbecomemore__________.IdiscoveredthatIcouldachieveagreatdealfrom__________,andthattakingnotescouldsometimesbevery__________andatothertimesnotnecessary.ThetrickwastodecidewhatIwantedtofindout,thenworkatituntilI’d__________enoughforthetimebeing.AnswersActivity1C2.D3.B4.C5.AActivity21.Theauthorthoughtthisladwasbluffing.2.Theauthordiscoveredthatheachievedbystickingtoawelldefinedandrealistic3.Timecameingreatundifferentiatedswathes.4.WhatwasIexpectedtodo?WhenwouldIdothesetasks?5.Effectivetimemanagement.Activity3availablefocusedclosereadingsatisfyingtakeninB篇LearningDisabilityStudents‘NeedMoreLivingSkillsHelp’Collegesmustdomoretoprepareyoungpeoplewithlearningdisabilitiesforindependentliving.Inspectorsinareportrecommendedcollegessetindividuallearningplansanddesignprogrammesthatchallengepupilsmore.TwelvecollegesinWalesprovideprogrammesforpeoplewithlearningdifficultiesanddisabilities.In2015-16,1,400studentsagedover16completedindependentlivingskills(ILS)coursesacrossWales.Butaninspectionfoundmorecollegesneedto:●identifylearners’skillsandabilitiesinabidtoimprovetheircommunication,independence,employabilityandwellbeing●ensurelearningplansreflecttheoutcomesofinitialassessments●designchallengingprogrammestoimproveindependentlivingskillsItalsorecommendedcouncilsshouldensuretheygivecollegesalltherelevantinformationaboutlearners’needswhentheystarttheireducationanddevelopbroaderpartnershipswithsomevoluntaryorganizations.ItsaidtheWelshGovernmentshouldreviewinformationonlearners’achievementstoensurethereisanaccuratepictureofsuccessrates.Butthereportalsohighlightedgoodpracticeatseveralcolleges,includingat

Gr?pLlandrilloMenai

whichoperatesacrossnorthandwestWales,whichwaspraisedformonitoringpupilsregularlyandadvancingtargets.Itintroducedasix-weekassessmentatthestartofcoursestogaininformationaboutlearners’abilitiestoensurelong-termgoalscouldbeachievedbothinsideandoutsideofcollege.Inspectorsfoundstudentsmadenotableachievements,includingonestudentwhohaddifficultysocializingwasnowattendingayouthclubandanotherwhohadovercomeproblemsorderingandeatinglunchontheirownatcollege.Newwordsdisability/d?s?'b?l?t?/n.殘疾；無能recommend/rek?'mend/vt.推薦，介紹inabidto為了…employability/im,pl?i?'bil?ti/

n.就業(yè)能力wellbeing/welbi:n/n.幸福；安樂initial/?'n???l/a.最初的assessment/?'sesm?nt/n.評(píng)定；估價(jià)council/'ka?ns(?)ln.委員會(huì)；理事會(huì)partnership/'pɑ?tn???p/n.[經(jīng)管]合伙企業(yè)；合作關(guān)系；合伙契約review/r?'vju?/v.檢查；復(fù)審accurate/??kj?r?t/a.精確的highlight/'ha?la?t/vt.突出；強(qiáng)調(diào)monitor/'m?n?t?/vt.監(jiān)控notable/'n??t?b(?)l/n.值得注意的；顯著的havedifficulty(in)doing做…有困難Notes:Gr?pLlandrilloMenai

isanumbrellaorganizationtooverseetheoperationofthethreemembercolleges:

\o"ColegLlandrillo"ColegLlandrillo,

\o"ColegMenai"ColegMenai

and

\o"ColegMeirion-Dwyfor"ColegMeirion-Dwyfor.ItbeganitsfirstdayofoperationonMonday,2April2012.ItisWales’slargestFurtherEducationInstitutionandoneofthelargestcollegegroupsintheUK.

Itemploys2,000staffanddeliverscoursestoaround34,000studentsacrossfourcountiesincampusesfromDenbightoDolgellau,aswellasbusinessandresearchfacilities.Activity1Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothepassage.HowmanycollegesinWalesprovideprogrammesforpeoplewithlearningdifficultiesanddisabilities?FifteenTwentyTwelveThirteenTheinspectionfoundmorecollegesneedtoidentifylearners’skillsandabilitiesinordernottoimprovetheir__________.communicationstudyemployabilityindependenceCouncilsshouldensuretheygivecollegesalltherelevantinformationaboutlearners’needswhentheystarttheireducationand__________.providestudentswithsomepart-timejobsduringcollegehelpstudentstoimprovetheirperformanceinlearningdevelopbroaderpartnershipswithsomevoluntaryorganizationsencouragestudentstoparticipateinsomeclubsincollegeAccordingtothereport,theaimofasix-weekassessmentatthestartofcoursesisto______.gaininformationaboutlearners’abilitiestoensurelong-termgoalscouldbeachievedbothinsideandoutsideofcollegeprepareyoungpeoplewithlearningknowledgemonitorpupilsregularlyprovidedifferentkindsofprogrommesforstudentstojoininThefollowingarethenotableachievementsforstudentsEXCEPT__________.onestudentwhohaddifficultysocializingwasnowattendingayouthclubonestudentwhohadovercomeproblemsorderingandeatinglunchontheirownatcollegeonestudentwhohadautisticspectrumdisorderbeforenowcouldtalkwithothersonestudentwhohadn’tlivingskillsaftergraduatingfromcollegeActivity2Taketurnstoaskandanswerthefollowingquestions.Whatdidinspectorsrecommendcollegesdo?Howmanystudentsagedover16completedindependentlivingskillscoursesacrossWalesin2015-16?Whatdidtheinspectionsuggestmorecollegestodo?What’sthepurposeofreviewinginformationonlearners’achievementsfortheWelshGovernment?WhywasthecollegeGr?pLlandrilloMenai

prasied?Activity3Readthepassagecarefullyandfillintheblankswithproperwordsorphrases.Thentrytoreciteit.Butaninspectionfoundmorecollegesneedto:●identifylearners’skillsandabilities__________improvetheircommunication,independence,employabilityand__________●ensurelearningplansreflecttheoutcomesof__________andincludespecific,measurabletargets●design__________programmestoimprove__________livingskillsAnswersActivity1C2.B3.C4.A5.DActivity21.Inspectorsrecommendedcollegessetindividuallearningplansanddesignprogrammesthatchallengepupilsmore.1,400students.Toidentifylearners’skillsandabilitiesinabidtoimprovetheircommunication,independence,employabilityandwellbeing;toensurelearningplansreflecttheoutcomesofinitialassessmentsandincludespecific,measurabletargets;todesignchallengingprogrammestoimproveindependentlivingskills.Toensurethereisanaccuratepictureofsuccessrates.Itwaspraisedformonitoringpupilsregularlyandadvancingtargets.Activity3inabidtowellbeinginitialassessmentschallengingindependentA篇FreshmanStudyGuideMostcollegeshavesomeformofcorecurriculumbeforegraduation.Fortheserequiredclasses,consultthecollege’scoursecatalog.Getthosecoursesoutofthewaysoyoucanmoveontostuffyou’rereallyexcitedaboutinthecomingyear.Skimthecoursecatalogjusttoseewhatcatchesyoureye.Music,artandphotographyarealsopopularclassestoexplore.Noteverycourseisavailableeachsemester,butitdoesn’thurttomakeawishlistforupcomingsemesters.“EasyA”?Notwise.Firstofall,ifyou’retakingaclassjustsoyoucangetagoodgradewithoutanywork,yourattitudeiswrong.Second,so-called“easyA’s”almostalwaysrequiremoreworkthanyouexpect.Abouthonorscourses.Manywell-intentionedfreshmenstarttheirfirstsemesterfullofmotivation-onlytolearnthehardwaythatsixhonorsclassesistoomuch.Howtodoifyoufindyourselfinaclassthat’snotworkingout?First,talktotheprof.Iftheclassstillseemsawrongplace,talktoyouracademicadviser.Stillnotsatisfied?Fearnot.Mostschoolsofferadrop/addperiodthatallowsyoutodroporaddaclass.Newwordscorecurriculum\o"真人發(fā)音"[k?rk??r?kj?l?m]基礎(chǔ)[核心]課程core[k?r,kor]n.中心，核心，精髓；

果心，果核graduation[?ɡr?d?u?e??n]\o"真人發(fā)音"n.畢業(yè)；

畢業(yè)典禮consult[k?n?s?lt]vt.請(qǐng)教；

翻閱；

求教于；

顧及catalog[?k?tl??ɡ](大學(xué)概況)一覽表stuff[st?f]vt.塞滿；

填塞n.填充物,材料skim[sk?m]v.略讀available[??vel?b?l]adj.可用的；

有空的；

可會(huì)見的grade[ɡred]n.

等級(jí)attitude[??t??tud]n.態(tài)度，看法honorscourses學(xué)位課程honors[??n?z]n大學(xué)榮譽(yù)學(xué)位well-intentioned\o"真人發(fā)音"[?w?l?n?t?n??nd]adj.好意的，出于好意的motivation[?mot??ve??n]n.動(dòng)機(jī)；

動(dòng)力academic[??k??d?m?k]adj.學(xué)院的，大學(xué)的Activity1ChoosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothepassageTakingrequiredclassesisimportantinfreshmanyearbecauseyoucan__________forthenextyear.savetimeB)getmoreknowledgeC)getclassesyou’reinterestedinD)gethighercreditsThefollowingclassesyoucantake,except__________A)artB)P.E.C)musicD)photography3.theword“easyA”inline1paragraph3,means___________A)asimpleanswerB)agoodgradeC)ahighscorewithoutanyworkD)antaskwithmorework4.What’sthelaststepyoushouldmakeifyouarenotsuitabletopresentclass?A)talktoyourprofessorB)talktoyouracademicadviserC)talktoyourparentsandfriendsD)applyschoolfordropping/addingclass5.howmanyhonorscoursesdoesthispassagerecommendtotake?A)morethansixB)lessthansixC)onlysixD)asmanyaspossibleActivity2TaketurnstoaskandanswerthefollowingquestionsWheredoyoufindthelistofyourrequiredcourses?

2.Whatdoyoudoforunavailablecoursesinpresentsemester?3.Whysocalled“easyA”isnotthebestoptionforfreshmen?4.whatdidfreshmenfeelwhentheyoverloadedhonorscourses?5.whataretheadvicetothosewhofindthemselvesinawrongclass?Activity3Readthepassagecarefullyandfillintheblankswiththeproperwordsorphrases.Thentrytoreciteit.(Nomorethanthreewords)1)______thecoursecatalogjusttoseewhatcatchesyoureye.Music,artandphotographyarealsopopularclassesto2)______.Noteverycourseisavailableeachsemester,butitdoesn’thurtto3)_________listforupcomingsemesters.“EasyA”?Notwise.Firstofall,ifyou’retakingaclassjustsoyoucangetagoodgradewithoutanywork,4)__________iswrong.Second,so-called“easyA’s”almostalways5)____________thanyouexpect.AnswersActivity1CBCDBActivity2Foralistoftheserequiredclasses,consultthecollege’scoursecatalog.Noteverycourseisavailableeachsemester,butitdoesn’thurttomakeawishlistforupcomingsemesters.Firstofall,ifyou’retakingaclassjustsoyoucangetagoodgradewithoutanywork,yourattitudeiswrong.Second,so-called“easyA’s”almostalwaysrequiremoreworkthanyouexpect.Onlytolearnthehardwaythatsixhonorsclassesistoomuch.5.First,talktotheprof.Gethisorhercounselonthesituation.Ifitdoesn’twork,talktoyouracademicadviser.Stillnotsatisfied?Fearnot.Mostschoolsofferadrop/addperiodthatallowsyoutodroporaddaclass.Activity31)Skim2)explore3)makeawish4)yourattitude5)requiremoreworkB篇WhatIfoundoutasaCollegeFreshmanQ.Whatsurprisedyouaboutcollegelife?A.ItwasnothinglikeIimagined.WhenIsawcollegeportrayedonTV,Isawfraternityboysaroundeverycornerandloudmusicallthetime.Iwenttoanall-girls’college,sowewouldgatherinthehall,playcards,swapstories,eatcandy,studyourbrainsoutandgoshopping.--BreannaIcamefromaCatholic-schoolbackground,sotherangeofpeopleatcollege,withvaryingbeliefsandworldviews,wasfascinating.--Ana,Therearesomanythingstodobesidestakingclasses.Myschedulewouldbefullwith“extrastuff”-friends,researching,swimmingandlifeguarding.NottomentionthingsIwouldlovetodo...likenoncreditclasses(hip-popdance,yoga,photography)andplayclubandintramuralsports.--RulaQ.Howdidcollegechangeyou?A.ItchangedthewayIthinkabout.WhenIlookbacktostuffIsaidat17or18,IfeelthatIwassoimmaturethen.Butitwasn’tthatlongago.-ArianeeWhenpeopletoldmeinhighschoolthatIwasayoungadult,itwasjustwords.Now,Ihadtomakemyowndecisionsanddisciplinemyselflikeanadult.-KendraInhighschool,Iwouldwasteentiredaysdoingnothing.Now,mytime-managementskillshavedramaticallyimproved.-BenNewwordsportray[p?r?tre]vt.畫像；

描述；

描繪fraternity[fr??t?n?ti]n.兄弟會(huì)；

大學(xué)生聯(lián)誼會(huì)swap[swɑp]vt.用……替換，把……換成，掉換（過來）range\o"真人發(fā)音"[rend?]\o"真人發(fā)音"n.范圍varying[?v??ri?]\o"機(jī)器發(fā)音"adj.變化的worldviews世界觀fascinating\o"真人發(fā)音"[?f?s??net??]\o"真人發(fā)音"adj.有極大吸引力的；

使人神魂顛倒的intramural[??ntr??mj?r?l]\o"真人發(fā)音"adj.校內(nèi)的，內(nèi)部的immature\o"真人發(fā)音"[??m??tj?r]\o"真人發(fā)音"adj.不成熟的

discipline[?d?s?pl?n]\o"真人發(fā)音"vt.訓(xùn)練；

使有紀(jì)律dramatically[dr??m?t?kl:?]\o"真人發(fā)音"adv.引人注目地Activity1Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothepassage.1.Afreshmanfromall-girls’collegecanusuallydothefollowingthingsoncampusexcept________.A)swapstoriesB)goshoppingC)StudyourbrainsoutD)playcardswithfraternityboys2.Anathoughttherangeofpeopleincollegewasfascinating,becausetheyare______________.A)withchangeabletastesB)withdifferentbeliefsandhabitsC)withcolorfulcampusactivitiesD)withdifferentfaithsandworldviews 3.Theword“extrastuff”inline3paragraph5,means___________A)thingstodoinnoncreditclassesB)thingstodobesidestakingclassesC)thingstodoaccordingtoscheduleD)thingstodobecauseofPro’srequirements4.Accordingtothepassage,thecollegechangedstudentsfrom_____________A)thewayyouthinkaboutB)makingyourowndecisionsanddisciplineyourselvesC)improvingyourtime-managementskillsD)allofaboveitems5.whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?A)FreshmanyearwassomethinglikeIimaginedB)Incollege,IfoundoutthatIbecameayoungadult.C)Infreshmanyear,Icantakemanythingslikehip-popdance,yoga,photographyclasses,andplayclubandintramuralsports.D)Istillcannotgetmytimemanagedbetter.Activity2Taketurnstoaskandanswerthefollowingquestions1.WhatdidBreannatalkaboutcollegelife?

2.WhatwasAna’sexperienceofcollegepeople?3.WhatwasRula’sproblemaboutclasses?4.WhendidArianeefindoutshewasimmature?5.whydidKendrathinkherselfasayoungadultincollege?Activity3Readthepassagecarefullyandfillintheblankswiththeproperwordsorphrases.Thentrytoreciteit.(Nomorethanthreewords)Icamefroma1)_________background,sotherangeofpeopleatcollege,withvarying2)___________,wasfascinating.--AnaTherearesomanythingstodobesidestakingclasses.Myschedulewouldbequitefullwithonlythe3)_______-friends,researching,swimmingand4)__________.NottomentionthingsIwouldlovetodo...like5)__________(hip-popdance,yoga,photography)andplayclubandintramuralsports.--RulaAnswers:Activity1DDBDBActivity2Freshmanyearwasnothinglikesheimagined.WhenshesawcollegeportrayedonTV,shesawfraternityboysaroundeverycornerandloudmusicallthetime.Shewenttoanall-girls’college,sotheywouldgatherinthehall,playcards,swapstories,eatcandy,studyourbrainsoutandgoshopping.Therangeofpeopleatcollegewaseye-openingandfascinating.Shethoughtthattherearesomanythingstodobesidestakingclasses.Sheschedulewouldbefullwiththe“extrastuff”-friends,researching,swimmingandlifeguarding.WhenlookedbacktostuffIsaidat17or18,shefeltthatIhadbeensoimmaturethen.Shehadtomakemyowndecisionsanddisciplinemyself.Activity31)Catholic-school2)beliefsandworldviews3)“extrastuff”4)lifeguarding5)noncreditclassesA篇BenefitsofEatingHealthyFoodHealthiswealth!Eatinghealthyfoodandfollowingahealthylifestylecankeepushealthyandhappy.Letusunderstandtheadvantagesofhealthyfood!Promotesoverallhealth–Wegetastrongandhealthybodywithahealthymindaswellbyeatinghealthyfood.Healthyfoodkeepsfitandactive.Activebrain–Healthyfoodisfullofvariousnutrients.Thesenutrientsprovideusenergyandalertness.Hence,westayactive.Itprotectsyoufromvariousdiseases,includingchronicd