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Section Ⅱ Reading and Thinking
①freshman /′freʃmən/ n.(especially NAmE)(中学)九年级学生;(大学)一年级新生
②confusing /kən′fjuːzΙ/ adj.难以理解的;不清楚的
※confuse /kən′fjuːz/ vt.使糊涂;使迷惑
confused /kən′fjuːzd/ adj.糊涂的;迷惑的
③take courses 上课
④a school adviser 学校的指导老师
⑤fluent /′fluːənt/ adj.(尤指外语)流利的;熟练的
⑥graduate /′grædʒueΙt/ vi.&vt. 毕业;获得学位 /′grædʒuət/n.毕业生
⑦recommend /rekə′mend/ vt.建议;推荐;介绍
⑧sign up (for sth.)报名(参加课程)
⑨advanced /əd′vɑːnst/ adj.高级的;高等的;先进的
※advance /əd′vɑːns/ n.前进;发展vi.前进;发展 vt.发展;促进
⑩literature /′lΙtrətʃə(r)/ n.文学;文学作品
⑪be good at 擅长
⑫have to 不得不
⑬extracurricular /ekstrəkə′rΙkjʊlə/ adj.课外的;课程以外的
※extra /′ekstrə/ adj.额外的;附加的
⑭obviously /′ɒbviəsli/ adv.显然;明显地
⑮quit /kwΙt/ vi.&vt.(quit, quit)停止;戒掉;离开(工作职位、学校等)
⑯improve vi.&vt. 改进;改善
⑰on one's own 靠某人自己;独自地
⑱make the team 组建队伍;加入队伍
⑲instead adv. 代替;反而;相反
⑳a soup kitchen 施食处
hand out 分发,施舍
homeless adj.无家可归的
in the community 在社区里
get used to doing sth. 习惯于做某事
be responsible for 对……负责
※responsible /rΙ′spɒnsəbl/ adj.负责的;有责任的
responsibility /rΙspɒnsə′bΙləti/ n.责任;义务
keep up with 赶上
be well prepared for 为……准备好
in the future 在将来
THE FRESHMAN CHALLENGE
Hi! My name is Adam and I'm a freshman① at senior high school. Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge. The first week was a little confusing②.
going from junior high school to senior high school是单个的动名词短语作主语,谓语动词用单数形式。
First, I had to think very carefully about whichMy adviser recommended⑦ that I should sign up⑧ for advanced⑨ literature⑩ because I like English and I'm good at⑪ it. courses I wanted to take③. The school adviser④ helped me choose the suitable ones: maths, English, chemistry, world history, and Chinese. I know that Chinese is a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent⑤ when I graduate⑥.
which引导宾语从句,作介词about的宾语。
并列连词,连接两个分句
※recommend意为“建议”,后接宾语从句时,从句用虚拟语气,即从句谓语用“should+动词原形”,should可以省略。
I had to⑫ choose extracurricular⑬ activities, too. I tried to join the school football team, but the coach told me that I didn't play we