Be better at high school

四川 蔣建平

高中在塑造未來和促進整體發展中扮演著重要的角色。如何有效度過高中階段？一起到文章中看看吧！

主題語境：學校生活 篇幅：314詞 建議用時：6分鐘

1High school plays a major role in shaping your future and your whole development.Extracurricular activities along with the studies can be very helpful.Make yourself take part in various activities and at the same time try to stand out in your studies.When you move out to college, these efforts that you put in may count for a lot.

2High school is not just about books or classes.Schools always provide opportunities for students to socialize(社交).There are various group tasks designed which allow the students to learn to work together.

3High school is the right time for you to discover yourself and bring out some of your hidden talents.In your lessons, you may find that you are better at Chinese than you were earlier or have grown an interest in math.High school also provides many other activities for students to take part in.These help develop leadership skills and management skills at an early age, which in turn is a way of preparing students to manage and plan their career better.

4Balancing all activities is an experience in time management.If you have taken up a part-time job along with your high school, you would have to arrange your time for studies and extracurricular activities.Such management can go a long way in teaching you to manage things better when you take up a job.Moreover,it helps build your character.You would be better prepared for additional stress that you may feel sometimes.

5At high school, you should pick up your classes wisely.Depending upon what you like and your career plan you should choose suitable classes.Doing something that you hardly like may get you very low grades and waste your valuable time.Take up interesting and challenging classes that would allow you to put in those extra efforts.

Reading Check

1.What does the author advise us to do at high school?

A.Spend all the time learning our lessons.

B.Try to get full marks in examinations.

C.Learn lessons well and socialize frequently.

D.Get along well with teachers and students.

2.What does the author think of high school time?

A.It's time to take up more part-time jobs.

B.It's time to develop our potential.

C.It's time to plan our careers better.

D.It's time to take up more sports outdoors.

3.What is the author's attitude to taking a part-time job at high school?

A.Supportive.B.Negative.

C.Indifferent.D.Neutral.

4.What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

A.Tips for having a good future.

B.How to manage time at high school.

C.Tips for bringing out your hidden talents.

D.How to choose right courses at high school.

Language Study

I.日積月累

variousadj.多種多樣的

effortn.努力；付出

opportunityn.機會

managementn.管理

balancev.平衡

arrangev.安排

additionaladj.額外的

play a major role in 在……中扮演重要的角色

take part in 參加

stand out 突出

count for a lot 非常重要

provide opportunities for 給……提供機會

allow sb to do 允許某人去做……

in turn 相應地；轉而

take up 從事

depend on/upon 取決于

Ⅱ.單句填空

1.You'll have the opportunity ________(ask)any questions at the end.

2.________(additional),the bus service will run on Sundays,every two hours.

3.The media play a major role ________influencing people's opinions.

4.How many countries took part ________the last Olympic Games?

5.He allowed his mind ________(wander).

主題應用·語庫構建

I.主題詞匯

exchange 交換；交流

lecture 講座；講課；教訓

register 登記；注冊

nationality 國籍；民族

design 設計；設計方案

2.3 兩組血脂及CRP水平比較 治療后，兩組血脂指標比較，差異均無統計學意義(P>0.05)。治療前，A組與B組CRP水平比較[(4.84±1.29)mg/L比(4.82±1.34)mg/L]，差異無統計學意義(P>0.05)；治療后，兩組CRP水平均降低，且B組為(3.47±0.76)mg/L，低于A組的(3.79±0.65)mg/L，差異有統計學意義(P<0.05)。

campus 校園；校區

anxious 焦慮的；不安的

annoy 使惱怒；打擾

senior 級別（或地位）高的；較年長的人

junior 地位（或職位、級別）低下的；職位較低者

impress 使欽佩；給……留下深刻的好印象

concentrate 集中（注意力）；聚精會神

experiment 實驗；試驗

organize 組織；籌備；安排；組建

monitor 班長

headmaster（尤指私立學校的）校長

neighbour 鄰居；鄰近的人

companion 同伴；伙伴；伴侶

roommate 室友；舍友

prefer 較喜歡

suitable 合適的；適宜的

challengen.挑戰；艱巨任務

vt.對……懷疑；向……挑戰

fluent（尤指外語）流利的

graduate 畢業；畢業生

attract 吸引；引起……的注意（或興趣）

focus 集中（精力、注意力等）；重點；焦點

recommend 建議；推薦；介紹

advanced 高級的；高等的；先進的

quit 停止；戒掉；離開（工作職位、學校等）

responsible 負責的；有責任的

responsibility 責任；義務

debate 辯論；爭論

addict 對……入迷的人；吸毒成癮的人

addicted 有癮的；上癮的；入迷的

confuse 使糊涂；使迷惑

teenage 十幾歲的；青少年的

teenager 青少年

youth 青年時期；青春

behaviour 行為；舉止

generation 一代（人）

solution 解決辦法；答案

volunteer 志愿者

content 內容；目錄

actually 事實上；的確

advancen.前進；發展

vi.前進；上漲；增加

vt.發展；提出；提前

literature 文學；文學作品

extracurricular 課外的；課程以外的

obviously 顯然；明顯地

schedulen.工作計劃；日程安排

vt.安排；預定

flashcard 教學卡片；識字卡

adventure 冒險；奇遇

expert 專家；熟練的

Ⅱ.主題短語

be fond of 喜愛

collect stamps 集郵

dream of 夢想

be interested in 對……感興趣

be ready to help others 樂于助人

be satisfied/content with 對……滿意

be popular with 受……歡迎

communicate with 與……交流

get along/on well with 與……關系良好

make friends with sb 和某人交朋友

make mistakes 犯錯誤

be full of energy 精力充沛

be very patient with 對……非常耐心

make an impression 留下好印象

concentrate on 集中精力于

look forward to 盼望；期待

take notes 記筆記

prefer...to...喜歡……多于……

clean up 打掃（或清除）干凈

be suitable for 適合……

sign up(for sth)報名（參加課程）

be responsible for 對……負責

be attracted to 喜愛

focus on 集中于；特別關注

be addicted to 對……入迷

try out for 參加……選拔（或試演）

have fun 玩得開心

work out 計算出

make friends 交朋友

be good at 擅長……

on one's own 獨自

make the team 成為隊員

hand out 分發

get used to doing sth 習慣于做某事

keep up with（與……）并駕齊驅；熟悉

deal with 處理；對付

at the same time 同時

encourage sb to do sth 鼓勵某人做某事

be similar to 和……相似

Ⅲ.主題美句

1.I am one of the tallest boys in our class.我是我們班里最高的男生之一。

2.As an outgoing boy, I like to communicate with others and I also love to do some voluntary activities.作為一個外向的男孩，我喜歡和別人交流，也喜歡做一些志愿活動。

3.I have joined several clubs which benefit me a lot.我加入了幾個俱樂部，它們讓我受益匪淺。

4.The Photography Club gives me a chance to experience all kinds of beautiful scenery and meet many more people.攝影俱樂部給了我一個體驗各種各樣的美景和認識更多人的機會。

5.My favourite subject is Chinese.However, I find it hard to understand the people around because of my poor Chinese.我最喜歡的科目是中文，但是由于我中文很差，我發現我很難理解周圍的人。

6.I found it hard to get along with my classmates in the beginning.一開始，我發現和同學們相處很難。

7.I have a lot of trouble with my writing at present.目前，我在寫作方面有很大困難。

8.I will try my best to finish it no matter how difficult it is.無論多么困難，我都會盡力完成它。

9.I want to make a good first impression on others.我想給其他人留下一個好的初印象。

10.Opportunity favors those with a curious mind.機會偏愛有好奇心的人。

11.But, if we are willing to learn, the opportunities are everywhere.但是，如果我們愿意學習，機會是無處不在的。

12.I'm wondering which one I should choose:the Acting Club or the Ballet Club?我想知道我應該選擇哪一個：表演社團還是芭蕾舞社團？

13.I'll find a way to improve on my own so that I can make the team next year.我會找到方法來自我提高，以便明年能夠入隊。

14.I'm a bit worried about keeping up with the other students in my advanced course,and it'll be quite difficult to get used to all the homework.我有點擔心跟不上高級課程的其他學生，而且要適應所有的家庭作業會相當困難。

15.Whenever I'm facing a difficulty,I always tell myself,“Don't let anything stop you.Don't ever quit.”每當我遇到困難時，我總是告誡自己：“不要讓任何事情阻止你。永遠不要放棄。”

16.The campus is so big that I'm completely lost.校園如此大，以至于我完全迷路了。

17.But spending too much time online is unhealthy and makes it very difficult to focus on other things in life.但是在網上花太多的時間是不健康的，這使得集中精力于生活當中的其他事情變得非常困難。

18.I guess it's because they're adults and can't understand me.我猜測那是因為他們是成年人，不能理解我。

Ⅳ.主題寫作

假定你是李華，你的新西蘭朋友Terry 將去中國朋友家做客，發郵件向你詢問有關習俗。請你回復郵件，內容包括：

1.到達時間；

2.合適的禮物；

3.餐桌禮儀。

注意：

1.詞數80左右；2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。

Dear Terry,

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Yours,

Li Hua

Ⅴ.主題測評

見P63～P74 自測園地“青少年生活”內容。