重点词汇
Senior high school is a challenge.高中是个挑战。 challenge n.挑战；艰巨任务；质疑 vt.向……挑战；怀疑
※challenge sb.to (do) sth.向某人挑战(做)某事；(尤指在对方不情愿时)强烈建议(某人做某事) ※face a challenge面临挑战 take up/accept a challenge接受挑战 meet a challenge迎接挑战 ※challenging adj.具有挑战性的 (1)Being a volunteer in that area is really a challenge to me.
在那个地区做一名志愿者对我来说确实是个挑战。
(2)Mary challenged me ________________(play) another game of tennis. 玛丽向我挑战，要我再跟她打一场网球。
(3)Cleaning up such a large house is a very ________________(challenge) job. 打扫这么大的房子是一项非常具有挑战性的工作。
[高级表达]
(4)He was curious about the boy who challenged the best player.(用非谓语动词改写) He was curious about the boy _____________________________. The first week was a little confusing.第一周有点让人迷茫。 confusing adj.难以理解的；不清楚的；令人困惑的 ※confuse vt.使困惑；使糊涂；混淆 confuse sb./sth.with sb./sth.将……与……混淆 ※confused adj.迷惑的；混乱的；糊涂的 be confused about对……迷惑不解 ※confusion n．混淆，混乱；困惑 in confusion困惑地 (1)The boy decided to concentrate on those confusing questions. 男孩决定把注意力集中在那些让人困惑的问题上。 (2)She always confuses John _________ his twin brother. 她总是把约翰和他的孪生兄弟搞混。
(3)The volunteer looked at me in ________________(confuse) and did not answer the question. 那个志愿者困惑地看着我，没有回答那个问题。
(4)If you are ________________(confuse) about anything，phone me. 如果你对什么事有疑问，打电话给我。 [易混辨析] confusing，confused
※confusing现在分词作形容词，多用来说明中心词或主语本身的特征，常以事物作主语。 ※confused过去分词作形容词，多用来描述中心词或主语的感受，常以人作主语。 (5)I was getting ______________ by such a ________________ problem. 我被这样一个令人困惑的问题弄糊涂了。
I know that Chinese is a very difficult language，but I hope to be fluent when I graduate. 我知道中文是一门非常难学的语言，但我希望在毕业时能说一口流利的汉语。
graduate vi.& vt.毕业；获得学位 n.毕业生 ※graduate from...毕业于……学校 graduate in毕业于……专业 ※graduation n．毕业 (1)He graduated from a key university，but he was not suitable for the job. 他毕业于重点大学，但不适合这个工作。
(2)I hear that those volunteers all graduated ___________ history. 我听说那些志愿者都是毕业于历史专业。
(3)After _______________(graduate)，he decided to work for that organisation. 毕业后，他决定为那个组织工作。
My adviser recommended that I should sign up for advanced literature because I like English and I’m good at it. 我的指导老师建议我选修高级文学，因为我喜欢英语而且成绩不错。 recommend vt.推荐；介绍；劝告；建议
※recommend sb.sth.＝recommend sth.to sb.向某人推荐某物 recommend doing sth.建议做某事 recommend sb.to do sth.建议某人做某事 recommend sb./sth.as...推荐某人/某物当…… recommend that...(should) do...建议……做…… ※recommendation n．推荐；介绍；推荐信；介绍信；劝告 (1)He recommended wonderful places to eat，shop，and visit. 他推荐了去吃饭、购物和游览的极好的去处。
(2)He recommended __________________(clean) up the whole house first. 他建议先把整个房子打扫干净。
(3)My mother recommended me _________________(take) up this challenge. 妈妈建议我接受这个挑战。 [一句多译]
(4)我建议你尽快加入那个组织。
①I recommend you to join the organisation as soon as possible.(简单句)
②I recommend that you (should) join the organisation as soon as possible.(复合句) advanced adj.高级的；先进的
※advanced education 高等教育 ※advance v．前进；取得进展；推进 n．前进；进步；上升 in advance预先；事先；预付 in advance of超前于……；比……先进 make advances取得进步 [温馨提示]
advance本身已有“向前”的意思，因此其后不必再接forward。 (5)There were only three teenagers on the advanced course. 只有三个少年学高级课程。
(6)Luckily，he knew the content of the meeting ______ advance. 幸运的是，他提前知道了会议的内容。
(7)Science has made great ________________(advance) in the last fifty years. 在过去的五十年里，科学取得了巨大的进步。
Obviously，I was unhappy，but I won’t quit.很显然，我并不高兴，但我不会就此放弃。 quit vt.& vi.退出；离开；停止；放弃 quit doing...停止做…… quit office/one’s job离职 (1)Susan had quit her wellpaid job and was working as a volunteer in the neighborhood then. 那时苏珊已经辞去了高薪工作，正在社区做志愿者。
(2)Two days later，he decided to quit ______________(explore) the poor area. 两天后，他决定停止探索那个贫瘠的地区。
(3)I really don’t know why he suddenly ____________________. 我真的不知道他为什么突然离职。
I know I’ll have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to being responsible for a lot more.我知道作为一名高中生我得更加努力地学习，学会习惯承担更多的责任。 responsible adj.有责任的；负责的
※be responsible for对……负责 ※responsibility n．责任；负责；职责 take responsibility for (doing) sth.承担……的责任 a sense of responsibility责任感 It is sb.’s responsibility to do sth.做某事是某人的职责。 (1)I’d like to talk to the person who is responsible for the movement. 我想和负责这次运动的那个人谈一谈。
(2)Bill refused to take ____________________(responsible) for the accident. 比尔拒绝为这次事故承担责任。
(3) ____________________________ to make the visitors content with the show. 她的职责是让参观者对这次的展示感到满意。
I need to make a workable schedule.我需要制定一个可行的计划表。 schedule n.日程安排；工作计划；时刻表 vt.安排；预定 ※ahead of schedule提前 behind schedule迟于预定时间 on schedule准时；按时间表 ※be scheduled for预定；安排 be scheduled to do...预定做…… (1)Please go and get me a schedule of the new term. 请去给我拿份新学期的课程表。
(2)The young man finished his design ______________________. 那个年轻人提前完成了设计。
(3)I’m confident that the teenagers will arrive there ___________________. 我确信，那些青少年会按时到达那里的。
(4)The challenging game is _____________________(schedule) for Saturday. 那项富有挑战性的比赛定于星期六举行。
(5)The new novel is scheduled ____________________(appear) in May.
这本新小说预定将于五月份上市。
经典句式
Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge.从初中过渡到高中确实是一项巨大的挑战。
句中作主语的是动名词短语Going from junior high school to senior high school。动名词短语作主语往往表示经常性、习惯性的动作，在口语中也可以表示具体的动作。动名词短语作主语时，谓语动词用单数。 (1)________________ my partner is my responsibility and I am ready to do it. 帮助我的搭档是我的责任，我也乐意做。
(2)_______________(work) with such a careless person is a challenge. 和这样粗心的人一起工作是个挑战。 [温馨提示]
下面句型中常用it作形式主语，把作主语的动名词短语放到句尾。 It’s no use/no good/fun/a waste of time doing... (3)It is no good telling lies to your teacher. 向老师撒谎是没有好处的。
I’ll find a way to improve on my own so that I can make the team next year.我会找到一个让自己提高球技的方法，这样明年我就能加入球队了。
本句中连词so that引导目的状语从句，意为“为了……”，相当于“in order that”。此从句中常含有情态动词can，could，may，might等，目的状语从句之前不用逗号将其与主句隔开。 (1)He reads English every day ____________________ he can improve his spoken English. 他每天读英语，为的是提高自己的英语口语。
(2)Cathy quit her job ______________________________ she could stay home and raise her family. 凯西辞去了工作，以便她能够待在家里照顾家人。 [温馨提示]
※如果主从句主语一致，那么so that从句可以改为so as to do形式。 I shall write down your name so that I can keep in touch with you later on. →I shall write down your name so as to keep in touch with you later on.
※so that还可引导结果状语从句，此时从句中往往不带情态动词，可用逗号把主从句隔开。 He was often late for work，so that the boss asked him to leave the company. 他经常上班迟到，结果老板让他离开公司。 [句型转换]
(3)She arrived at the company early in order to make a good impression on her boss.
→She arrived at the company early ________________________________________________________.
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1．The designer got up early so _________ she could catch the early bus. 2．Our teacher likes to challenge us ______________ (think) by ourselves. 3．Looking at her annoyed expression，we were _____________(confuse)． 4．The scientist is scheduled ___________________(arrive) in Shanghai at 10 o’clock. 5．After graduating ___________ college，he went to that village to be a volunteer.
6．_________________(travel) along the old road is really an interesting experience. 7．I recommend you ________________(buy) this dress，for its colour is suitable for you. 8．He came well ______ advance of the rest of the group to clean up the meeting room. 9．My ____________________(responsible) is to find a solution to the present problem. 10．The doctor advised the young man to quit ______________________(drive) to keep healthy. Ⅱ.完成句子
11．Study hard _____________________________ the final examination. 努力学习，以便你能通过期末考试。
12．_______________________________________ to improve your skills and use them well. 提高你的技能并好好利用它们是你的职责。
13．Doctors _______________ that all the patients _______________________________. 医生们建议所有病人都应该试一下这种新药。
14．It is said that a lot of students ______________________________________. 据说，很多学生报名参加这次典礼。
15．The designer ____________________________________ next week. 这位设计师预定下周去伦敦。
基础巩固
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．To my surprise，the female designer can speak English ____________. 2．My partner told me that the _________(名称) of the film was Othello. 3．I hear that her partner was the former __________ of the Saturday Review. 4．The environment protection is a popular __________(话题) these days. 5．The wise man will find a nice ___________ to the problem soon.
6．_______________(显然)，they are not content with what we have done. 7．It is reported that the passenger should be ______________ for the accident. 8．As a teenager，you should face the _________________(挑战)bravely.
9．The new company will take on some __________________ from some famous universities. 10．He asked in a ________________(迷惑的) voice what the meaning of the two letters was. Ⅱ.选词填空
sign up for，be responsible for，in advance，on schedule，be confused about 11．Nobody ___________________ your happiness，except yourself.
12．The volunteers have _______________________ the battle against AIDS. 13．To save more money，you’d better book a ticket ____________________. 14．As students graduate，most of them ____________________ finding jobs.
15．You don’t have to worry about being late because most flights depart and arrive ___________________.
能力提升
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Lisa：My best teacher is my geography teacher in 10th grade.Why? Because we did school projects！Back then I wrote about India and never forgot what I had learned.He brought the culture to life by letting me become part of it.He also listened to us and was always ready with a kind word.
David：My best teacher is my high school social studies and history teacher，Thomas Ladenburg.He respected us，though we were just teenagers.His class was never boring because he often asked us to discuss in class.He used his own materials which made the class very interesting.
Henry：My best teacher is my biology teacher in high school.I really liked her class.She explained everything very clearly.She also checked our notebooks to make sure we had written down what she said.Now，many years later，I can still remember a large part of the things she taught!
Susan：The best teacher I have ever had is my 10th grade social studies teacher.She was always in a good mood and kept us laughing.She was really young，so she acted like us teenagers，which made learning fun.If we needed to talk to an adult about a problem，we would always come to her because we knew she could help us.
Tom：My favourite teacher is Mr Yelle.He taught us math，science and music.He spoke to us “at eye level”，and was very patient and kind.We did great projects for the science fairs.Forty years later，I still remember his lessons very well.By the way，though he was called Mr Yelle，he didn’t shout. 1．We learn that when she was in 10th grade，Lisa . A．was always ready with a kind word
B．often forgot what she had learned very easily C．liked doing school projects in the geography class D．was interested in India the most in the geography class
2．How did David most probably find Thomas Ladenburg’s class? A．Difficult. B．Lively. C．Useless. D．Long.
3．We can learn that Susan’s 10th grade social studies teacher . A．was good at listening to her students’ problems B．liked laughing at her students’ problems C．was not happy when she had a problem D．didn’t like taking her students as friends
B
My teacher，Mr August J．Bachmann，was the most impressive teacher I ever had.
I had gotten into trouble in his class：Another student had pushed me for fun，and I became angry and began to hit him.Mr Bachmann stopped the fight，but instead of sending me to the office，he sat me down and asked a simple question，“Penna，why are you wasting your life？Why aren’t you going to college？”
I didn’t know anything about colleges or scholarships.No one had ever considered that a fatherless boy from the poorest neighborhood had a future.That day，instead of rushing off for lunch，he stayed and explained possible education options to me.At the end of our talk，he sent me to see a secretary who had a child at a state college.This was in 1962 at Emerson High School in Union City，New Jersey.
Well,55 years have passed，and what have I done with the knowledge he gave me？I gained a PhD from Fordham University when I was only 29.I taught English and social studies and then moved up the chain of command from teacher to headmaster.
I’ve sat on the board for Magnet Schools of America and represented that organization at the United Nations.I’ve won a number of great educational awards.But where would I be if a truly caring teacher had not taken the time out of his lunch period to speak to me？It was without question only his confidence in me that helped me forward.
I have repaid his kindness hundreds of times by encouraging misguided youngsters to aim higher.If I have saved any
children，it is because of him.If I have been a successful educator，it is because I had a great role model in Mr Bachmann. 4．The writer before Mr Bachmann talked to him. A．was an active boy B．was an aimless boy
C．liked making troubles in class
D．would get punished by his teachers
5．Which of the following best describes Mr Bachmann? A．Fair. B．Confident. C．Inspiring. D．Humorous. 6．How did Mr Bachmann influence the writer? A．He set the writer on the right path. B．He was strict with the writer.
C．He helped the writer with his study.
D．He tried to set a good example to the writer. 7．What does the writer think of his achievement? A．He is very proud of himself.
B．He feels his effort paid off at last.
C．He owes his achievement to Mr Bachmann.
D．He thinks it an honor to be a successful educator.
C
It does not have to be January 1st to give yourself a chance to make the most out of your day.Every day is a new day and a fresh start to learn，grow，develop your strengths，free yourself from past regrets or hurts，and move forward older and wiser.Every day gives you a chance to reinvent yourself.It is never too late to change things that are not working in your life.
Each day is a new beginning and a piece of blank paper.How would you like to create your day？If you wake up in a negative mind，you are more likely to paint a dark picture throughout the day，and your picture will not show hope，happiness and joy.
If you take each day to think actively，and have a positive plan for how you would like to create your day，how would your life be different？What can daily positive intentions do for you？Every day you will give yourself the gift of an “attitude of gratitude”．
Each day is a chance to look at things in a different way.You can experience each day in the beauty of the world—and the beauty of you who is in it! You find yourself changing from “I can’t” to “I can”．With a focus on positive intentions，you feel you are full of power and more like a “winner” than a “loser”．
You pay more attention to the present，and will be more likely to live fully in the present each moment of each day.After all，the past is a great place to visit，but you don’t want to live there! So how about starting each day taking a moment to think of a positive plan for the day?
8．The first paragraph mainly tells us . A．we should make every day a new start B．January 1st is the most important day
C．learning is helpful in reinventing ourselves D．we needn’t change ourselves at all
9．The underlined word “negative” in Paragraph 2 probably means “ ”． A．not clear B．not wise C．not happy D．not careful 10．If you have daily positive intentions，you will . A．get a positive result C．get gifts from others B．have a busy life D．be a complete loser 11．From the passage we can learn that . A．past regrets or hurts can make you older and wiser B．think actively and you will be a winner，not a loser C．the present is not where you should live for ever D．positive intentions for each day are of great help
Ⅱ.七选五
How to Study for a Test or Final?
The end of the term is drawing near，and that means final exams are on the way. 1 The most important thing you can do is to give yourself plenty of time to prepare.Then follow this plan.
•Start early.Gather all the material you’ve received during the term.Read through your class notes twice.Some things will sound familiar and some things will sound unfamiliar.That’s normal.
• 2 Schedule at least one meeting time with a study partner or study group.If you can’t completely get together，then exchange email addresses.Instant messages will work well，too.
• 3 To get the best results，you should make several copies of each old exam and keep taking the tests until you score perfectly on each one.
•Build up your class notes.Organize your notes by date and make note of any missing dates or pages.Get together with a study partner or group to compare notes and fill in any missing material. 4 Everybody zones out(移离，走神) once in a while.After you organize your new set of notes，underline any key words，formulas，themes，and concepts.
•Make a new practice test by yourself.Print out several tests and practice several times. 5 Then exchange.
•Make use of old assignments.Gather some old assignments and redo the exercises.Review the exercises until you can answer every question easily. A．Have a set of practice tests.
B．Establish a study group or partner.
C．How can you give yourself a chance to improve your scores? D．You might find one that makes something clear for the first time. E．Ask the members of your study group to make practice tests as well. F．Have your friend or study partner raise questions and compare them.
G．Don’t be too surprised if you missed key information from the former lectures.
写作训练
假如你是李华，最近收到了你的美国朋友Jenny的来信。她在信中说，由于刚进入高中，不知道如何去结交新朋友，因而情绪低落。请根据以下内容给她回信。
1．表示问候和慰问。 2．提出以下建议：
(1)放学后邀请同学一起参加活动； (2)你的同学遇到麻烦时，去帮助他们； (3)你遇到困难时向同学求助。 注意：
1．词数80左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
审题
1．确定文体：____________________________ 2．主体时态：____________________________ 3．主体人称：____________________________
核心词汇
1．做某事有困难_______________________________. 2．向某人推荐某事_______________________________.. 3．改变这种情况_______________________________. 4．参加_______________________________.
谋篇
第一段：_______________________； 第二段：_______________________； 第三段：_______________________。
5．对……感到困惑_______________________________. 6．与……进行争论_______________________________. 连词成句
1．事实上，你可以做些事情来改变这种情况。(improve)
______________________________________________________________________________ 2．同学对功课感到迷惑时你要尽量帮忙。(confused)
______________________________________________________________________________ 3．这样做有助于你交到更多的朋友。(make friends)
______________________________________________________________________________ 4．尽量避免和同学因为小事争论。(debate)
______________________________________________________________________________ 句式升级
根据要求连接句2和句3。
(1)Try to help your classmates when they are confused about their lessons _________________________________.(并列句) (2)Try to help your classmates when they are confused about their lessons，_____________________________________.(定语从句)
(用适当的过渡词语，把以上词汇和句式，再加上联想内容，组成一篇80词左右的英语短文。)
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