1、必修一 Unit 1 Teenage LifeR e a d i n gReadingThe Freshman challenge 新生的挑战Hi!My name is Adam and Im a freshman 新生 at senior high school.Going from从 junior high school to到 senior high school is a really big challenge挑战.The first week was a little confusing 让人困惑的.动名词做主语，谓语用单数我叫亚当，是高中一年级的新生。初中高中真是一项巨大的挑战。
2、第一周有点让人困惑First,I had to think very carefully about which courses课程 I wanted to take.The school adviser指导老师 helped me choose选择 the suitable适合的 ones：maths，English，chemistry，world history，and Chinese.I know that Chinese is a very difficult language，but I hope to be fluent流利的 when I graduate毕业.My advise
3、r recommended建议建议 that I should报名 advanced literature高级文学 because I like English and I 擅长it.首先，我得非常认真地考虑自己选什么课程。学校的指导老师帮助我选择了适合我的课程：数学、英语、化学、世界史和中文。我知道中文是一门十分难学的语言，但我希望在毕业时能说口流利的汉语。指导老师还建议我选修高级文学，因为我喜欢英语而且成绩不错。I had to choose extra-curricular activities课外活动，too.I tried to join 试图加入the school footbal
4、l team,but the coach教练 told me that I didnt play well enough.Obviously显然，I was unhappy，but I wont quit我不会放弃.Ill find a way 想办法 to improve改进 on my own so that I can make the team 入选球队next year.I joined a volunteer志愿者 club instead取而代之.Every Wednesday，we work at a soup kitchen救济站 and hand out分发 food to
5、 homeless无家可归的 people in the community社区里的.我也不得不选择课外活动。我试图加入学校足球队，但教练告诉我，我踢得不够好。显然，我很不开心，但我不会放弃。我会改进，这样我明年就能入选球队了。取而代之，我加入了一个志愿者俱乐部。每周三，我们会在救济站干活，把食物分发给社区里的无家可归者。I know Ill have to study harder as作为 a senior high school student and习惯 be responsible for对.负责 a lot more.Im a bit worried about 跟上the oth
6、er students in my advanced course，and itll be quite difficult to get used to all the homework.Still，Im happy to be here.Studying hard isnt always fun，but Ill 做好充分准备 university or whatever else任何其他事情 comes in the future.10 September 2018我知道作为一名高中生，我必须更加努力地学习，并习惯更多的事情。我有点担心在我的高级课程中跟上其他学生的水平，要习惯所有的作业会相
7、当困难。不过，我还是很高兴来到这里。努力学习并不总是有趣的，但我会为大学或未来发生的任何其他事情。2018年9月10日WritingDear Worried Friend,亲爱的有烦恼的朋友You wrote that you are very worried about your friend,Chen Lei.I understand quite well that you are anxious and feel terrible.You think that your friend plays computer games too often and spends too much t
8、ime online.宾语从句你在信中写道，你十分担心你的朋友陈雷。我完全理解 你的焦虑和担忧。你认为 你的朋友玩电脑游戏过于频繁，而且上网时间太长。I recommend建议 that you talk to your friend about his behaviour行为.It is not unusual for teenagers of your generation to be attracted to喜爱 computer games and the online world.But spending too much time online is unhealthy不健康的 a
9、nd makes it very difficult to focus on other things in life.Some students even become addicted to入迷 the Internet and cannot concentrate on集中 school and family life.I think you should encourage your friend to try new hobbies爱好.Why not discuss the problem together?I am sure he will listen to听 you,since you are his good friend.宾语从句我 建议你直接和你的朋友谈谈他的行为。你们这一代的青少年被电脑游戏和网络世界吸引，这没有什么不正常。然而，花费太多时间上网有损健康，也会让你们很难把精力放在生活中的其他事情上。有些学生甚至上网成瘾，无法把精力集中在学习和家庭生活上。我认为你应该鼓励你的朋友去尝试一些新的爱好。你们为什么不一起讨论一下这个问题呢?我敢肯定他愿意听你的，因为你是他的好朋友。Thank You
