1、U n i t 1Section AWelcome to the unit&Reading英英 语语内 容 索 引课前篇 自主预习课堂篇 互动探究素养导航 晨读晚诵 My First Day of High SchoolI was getting ready for my first day of high school in the middle of the summer.I was thinking what I should wear and thinking what my hair and make-up should look like.I got more and more s
2、cared every day.I woke up that morning,excited but nervous as I would begin my journey of high school.I was so scared for my first day that I got up two hours early.I had to do my hair five times just for it to look perfect.I was trying to make myself look older.I remember how I felt about the 6th g
3、raders when I was in the 8th grade.I didnt want any of the older kids to feel like that about me.I changed my outfit about three times.When my brother and I left our house,I thought my insides fell out of my butt.He was getting mad because I was asking so many questions.We then had a tour of the sch
4、ool.I just hoped I could remember it all when I needed to.I made my best friend meet me by the door so that we could walk in with each other.She had on a cute skirt and she wanted to give a good impression.We walked into the school gate and I saw all the older kids looking at me.It made me feel a li
5、ttle more scared.Now looking back I feel dumb for being that scared for the first day.My first day of high school taught me that I shouldnt be so quick to judge about something that I havent even tried.I love high school because its the best thing of all.I feel older and I love it!I hope your first
6、day will be one of your best days of your life too.词海拾贝scared adj.恐惧的nervous adj.紧张的outfit n.外套butt n.底部dumb adj.愚蠢的典句欣赏I woke up that morning,excited but nervous as I would begin my journey of high school.译文:那天早上我醒来时,既兴奋又紧张,因为我要开始我的高中之旅了。分析:这是一个复合句。句中as引导原因状语从句;主句中 excited but nervous为形容词作伴随状语,表示句子
7、中主语“I”的状态。理解诱思How do you like the first day of your senior high school?答案 The answers are various.课前篇课前篇 自主预习自主预习.知识体系图解 重点词汇 1.potential n.adj.2.senior adj.n.3.opportunity n.4.acquire vt.5.advance n.vt.&vi.潜力;可能性潜在的,可能的中学的(招收11或13岁以上学生);级别高的;高级水平的;老年的级别(或地位)较高者;较年长的人;高水平运动员 机会,时机获得,得到进步,进展;前进,行进发展,
8、进步6.resource n.7.facility n.8.attitude n.9.n.道路;小路;成功的途径 10.adj.积极乐观的;良好的,正面的11.adj.令人大为惊奇的,令人惊喜的 adj.惊奇的 n.惊奇 12.n.信心,信任;把握 adj.自信的;有把握的 13.adj.相等的;平等的;相当的n.同等的人(物)linking v.与相等vt.比得上资源;资料;谋略设施,设备;场所态度,看法pathpositiveamazingamazedamazementconfidenceconfidentequal14.n.目标;进球得分15.vt.&vi.改进,改善16.n.个人adj
9、.单独的,个别的17.n.品质,性格;特点;人物,角色;文字18.adj.有责任,负责;可靠的 n.责任 19.adj.(学校)为11或13岁以下儿童设立的;地位(或级别)低的;青少年的n.职位较低者;青少年运动员20.adj.自主的,有主见的;自立的 n.独立 goalimproveindividualcharacterresponsibleresponsibilityjuniorindependentindependence重点短语 1.cant wait to do 2.lead to 3.lie in 4.rise to 5.make advances in 6.make a diff
10、erence 迫不及待地做导致;通向存在,在于能够处理取得进步起作用,有影响7.充分利用,尽情享受 8.利用9.积极参与10.努力做某事11.最后但同样重要的12.迟早13.对负责14.盼望,期待make the most oftake advantage oftake an active part inmake efforts to do sthlast but not leastin timebe responsible forlook forward to重点句式 1.Of equal importance are good study habits,useful skills and
11、a positive attitude.2.In time you will find yourself growing into a well-rounded individual.3.Ive been told that schoolwork will present more of a challenge in the years ahead,and that the teachers will hold us to higher standards.阅读导学阅读课本P2-3文章,选出最佳答案。1.What challenges will students face at senior
12、high school?A.A new environment.B.New knowledge.C.New ways of thinking.D.All of the above.答案 D2.What does the principal have confidence in according to Paragraph 3?A.Students ability to overcome school challenges any time.B.Students ability to acquire greater knowledge than before.C.Students ability
13、 to make a difference to their family and the society.D.Students ability to develop amazing technologies in high school.答案 C3.What school resources are mentioned in the speech?A.Some opportunities to train students mind and develop students character.B.School classes,school facilities and a lot of s
14、chool activities.C.A new environment,new knowledge and new ways of thinking.D.Some activities to improve communication and problem-solving skills.答案 B4.What positive attitude should students develop in the speech?A.Students should be always full of hope.B.Students should have good study habits.C.Stu
15、dents should set clear goals and make efforts to make it.D.Students should try their best to improve their study conditions.答案 A5.What can we safely conclude after reading the passage?A.There is a long way for the students to realize their potential.B.Good study habits are less important than good s
16、chool resources.C.Only school is responsible for realizing students great potential.D.It is so easy for the students to realize their potential with the help of school.答案 A课堂篇课堂篇 互动探究互动探究重点词汇重点词汇1Realizing your potential 发挥你们的潜力(P2)【词汇精讲】potential在句中为名词,表示“潜能”。它还有“可能性”之意。它还有形容词用法,表示“潜在的,可能的”。He has
17、the potential to become a world-class musician.他有潜力成为世界级的音乐家。First we need to clear potential problems.首先,我们需要弄清潜在的问题。【词汇拓展】potential for(doing)sth(做)某事的可能性/潜在性potential to do sth 有潜力做某事realize/achieve ones potential 发挥某人的潜力She recognized the potential for error in the method being used.她意识到了在所采用的方法
18、中出错的可能性。【迁移应用】单句语法填空(1)The girl has the potential(be)a good teacher.(2)The region has great potential economic development.完成句子(3)作为一名优秀的老师,她使用不同的方法来鼓励她的学生充分发挥他们的潜力。As a good teacher,she uses different ways to make her students.to beforrealize/achieve their full potential2Welcome to senior high scho
19、ol!欢迎进入高中!(P2)【词汇精讲】senior在句中为形容词,表示“中学的”,它还有“级别高的;高级水平的;老年的”之意。它还有名词用法,表示“级别(或地位)较高者;较年长的人;高水平运动员”。I have ten years experience at senior management level.我有十年的高层管理经验。My brother is my senior by two years.我哥哥比我大两岁。【词汇拓展】be superior to.比优越(更好、强)be inferior to.低于,不如,在之下be senior to.比年长(资深)be junior to.
20、比年轻(资浅),级别低于Although I am senior to him by 5 years,I am junior to him in the office.尽管我比他年长5岁,但是在办公室里我的级别低于他。We should be polite to those around who are senior to us.我们应该对我们身边比我们年长的人有礼貌。【迁移应用】用适当的介词填空(1)Though he is 3 years younger than me,he is senior me in the company.(2)This model is superior its
21、 competitors.(3)I am two years junior you.tototo3The path before you leads to a world full of challenges:a new environment,new knowledge and new ways of thinking.你们面前的路通向一个充满挑战的世界:新环境、新知识和新的思维方式。(P2)【词汇精讲】challenge 在句中为名词,表示“挑战”。它还有动词用法,表示“挑战;质疑”。Mike challenged me to a game of chess.迈克挑战我下一盘国际象棋。Sc
22、hools must meet the challenge of new technology.学校必须迎接新技术的挑战。【词汇拓展】challenging adj.具有挑战性的face a challenge面临挑战meet the challenge(s)of迎接的挑战accept/take up a challenge接受挑战challenge sb(to sth)向某人挑战(某事)All of us must have this spirit of service to meet the challenges of our time.为了迎接我们这个时代的挑战,我们大家都必须具备这种服
23、务的精神。【迁移应用】单句语法填空(1)Last week I got a new job in a big firm,and I found it very(challenge).(2)When faced with big challenge,maybe youve heard this advice before:Be more confident.challenginga完成句子(3)当我面临挑战时,我总会自己说一句简单的话“做你自己”。When I,I always say to myself the simple words“Be yourself”.(4)昨天下午我们班里的女孩们
24、向男孩们挑战打篮球。The girls in our class a basketball game yesterday afternoon.face a challengechallenged the boys to4However,for those of you with a positive mind,opportunity lies in each challenge.但是,对你们当中有积极思维的人来说,机会存在于每一个挑战中。(P2)【词汇精讲】lie in在句中表示“存在,在于”。The future of Wenzhou will lie in providing servic
25、es for these less developed areas.温州的未来在于为这些欠发达地区提供服务。【词汇拓展】原形过去式过去分词现在分词词义词性lieliedliedlying说谎vi.lielaylainlying躺;位于vi.laylaidlaidlaying放置;下蛋vt.The letter lay open on his desk.那信摊开在他的书桌上。She lies about her age.她谎报年龄。【迁移应用】用所给词的适当形式填空(1)The man there that he had the money on the table.(lie)完成句子(2)在我
26、看来,快乐的真谛在于帮助他人。In my opinion,the true meaning of happiness.lyingliedlaidlies in helping others5When you rise to the challenges,you will have the opportunity to acquire great knowledge and enjoy personal growth.当你们克服困难迎接挑战时,你们就有机会获得丰富的知识,享受个人成长。(P2)【词汇精讲】rise to表示“能够处理,有能力处理(突发情况、问题等)”。其中to是介词。I refu
27、se to rise to that sort of comment.我拒绝对那样的评论作出反应。【词汇辨析】arise,rise,raise与arouse 原形 词性及词义过去式过去分词现在分词arise vi.出现;发生;起因于arosearisenarisingrisevi.升起;起立;增长;上升 roserisenrisingraisevt.举起;提高;饲养;养育;筹集;提出raisedraisedraisingarousevt.唤醒;激起arousedarousedarousingThe book raises many important issues for our consid
28、eration.该书提出了许多重要问题值得我们考虑。He succeeded in arousing the nations sympathy.他成功激发了全国人民的同情。【迁移应用】完成句子(1)我决心克服困难迎接挑战。I was determined to.用rise,raise或arouse的适当形式填空(2)We were watching the children the national flag,and saw it slowly in the wind,which our patriotic minds.rise to the challenge(s)raisingrising
29、aroused6Most importantly,your time and effort at senior high school will open the door to your potential.最重要的是,你们在高中的时光和努力将开启你们潜力的大门。(P2)【词汇精讲】effort在句中为不可数名词,表示“努力”。它还可以作可数名词,表示“费力的事”。You should put more effort into your work.你应该更加努力地工作。Serious efforts must be made to assist the flood-affected poor
30、 residents.要认真做好对洪灾困难群众的帮扶救助。【词汇拓展】spare no effort to do sth不遗余力做某事make an effort to do sth努力做某事in an effort to企图(努力想);试图要without effort毫不费力The company has fired 50 workers in an effort to save money.为节省资金,这家公司已经解雇了50名工作人员。Nothing can be obtained without effort.不花力气什么也得不到。【迁移应用】完成句子(1)为了赶上她的同班同学,她学习
31、一直非常努力。She has been studying very hardcatch up with her classmates.(2)医院应该尽一切努力医治病人。Hospitals should treat the sick.(3)人生是一个不断奋斗的过程,没有人可以毫不费力地取得成功。Life is a continuous process of fighting and no one can achieve success.in an effort tospare no effort towithout effort7Who knows what beautiful works of
32、 art you will create,what medical advances you will make or what amazing technologies you will develop!谁知道你们将创造出怎样美丽的艺术作品,取得怎样的医学进步,或者研发出多么惊人的技术!(P3)【词汇精讲1】advance在句中为名词,表示“进步”。它还有“进展;前进;行进”之意。它还有动词用法,表示“发展;进步;提出;预付”。We live in an age of rapid technological advance.我们生活在技术迅猛发展的时代。Scientists have adv
33、anced many theories about why human beings cry tears,none of which has been proved.科学家们就人们为什么会流泪提出了不少理论,但无一被证实。This could be an advance on the present situation.这可能是对目前情况的一次改善。【词汇拓展1】advanced adj.高级的;先进的advance on/upon/towards朝前进in advance预先;提前(指事先)in advance of在前面;超过make advances in在方面取得进步We are to
34、 make further advances in this area of science.我们将在这一科学领域取得进一步发展。Students are asked to prepare material in advance of each weekly seminar.要求学生为每星期一次的研讨班预先准备好材料。Its cheaper if you book the tickets in advance.预订票要便宜一些。【迁移应用1】单句语法填空(1)You should book your flight about two or three weeks advance so that
35、 you can enjoy a lower price.(2)China is building the worlds largest earthquake alert system and its possibly the most(advance).(3)This research has done much(advance)our understanding of language learning.(4)It is known to us that we have made(advance)in the space technology in the past ten years.i
36、nadvancedto advanceadvances【词汇精讲2】amazing为形容词,表示“令人大为惊奇的,令人惊喜的”。The audience was impressed by his amazing performance.他精彩的表演给观众留下了深刻的印象。【词汇拓展2】amaze vt.使吃惊amazed adj.吃惊的amazement n.惊讶;惊愕in amazement 震惊;惊讶be amazed at因/对感到惊奇/吃惊to ones amazement令某人吃惊的是;出乎某人意料的是;使某人惊奇的是I have still been amazed by the e
37、xcellent Chinese you spoke when we first met.我们第一次见面时,你说的一口流利的中文至今仍令我惊叹不已。To my amazement,he remembered me.使我大为惊奇的是,他还记得我。I stared at her in amazement.我惊讶地盯着她。【迁移应用2】用所给词的适当形式填空(1)We realized what(amaze)achievements China has made in the past five years.(2)I was(amaze)to find it wasnt so bad.(3)Much
38、 to my(amaze),the little boy was able to ride.(4)I was(amaze)at how skillful they were.amazingamazedamazementamazed8The possibilities are endless,and I have confidence in your ability to make a difference to your family,to your community and to our country.可能性是无限的,我相信你们有能力改变你们的家庭、你们的社区和我们的国家。(P3)【词汇
39、精讲1】confidence为名词,表示“信心;信任;把握”。【词汇拓展1】confident adj.自信的;确信的confidently adv.自信地;安心地build up ones confidence 树立信心have confidence in对有信心It is not easy to build up ones confidence.树立一个人的自信心并不容易。They have confidence in me.他们对我有信心。You must act boldly and confidently.你必须表现得大胆、自信。【迁移应用1】单句语法填空(1)In time he
40、became more(confidence)and relaxed.(2)We have confidence our own future.(3)Theyre building their childrens(confident).(4)We are(confidence)that the work will be finished on time.(5)I can(confident)promise that this year is going to be very different.(6)I have great confidence serving people.confiden
41、tinconfidenceconfidentconfidentlyin【词汇精讲2】make a difference在句中表示“起作用,有影响”。If we combine our efforts,we can make a difference.如果我们共同努力,我们就能有所作为。【词汇拓展2】make a difference to对起作用/有影响make some/no/little difference(to.)(对)有些/没有/没多少作用或影响tell the difference(between.and.)辨别(与的)不同It makes no difference(to me)
42、what you say;Im not going.不管你怎么说(对我来说)都无所谓,反正我不去。【迁移应用2】单句语法填空(1)What you have said will make no difference the naughty boy.(2)The twins are so alike;its difficult to tell the difference them.完成句子(3)只有我们言行一致才能对我们希望完成的事情有所贡献。Only when we match our words with actions whatever we hope to accomplish.tob
43、etweencan we make a difference to9To fully realize your potential,it is important for you to make the most of our school resources.为了充分发挥你们的潜力,对你们来说充分利用我们学校的资源是很重要的。(P3)【词汇精讲】make the most of 表示“充分利用,尽情享受”。Happiness is the ability to make the most of what you have.幸福就是充分享用你所拥有的一切的能力。【词汇拓展】make good
44、use of好好利用make full use of充分利用make the best of充分利用make little use of几乎不利用;不充分利用I make little use of my own food.我不太会做饭。【迁移应用】完成句子(1)她充分利用那次机会成了一名演员。She that opportunity and became an actress.(2)你应该好好利用这一次难得的机会。You should this rare opportunity.made the most of/made full use of/made the best ofmake go
45、od use of10Take advantage of your classes,learn from your teachers and classmates,and make use of our school facilities.利用你们的课程,向你们的老师们和同学们学习,利用我们的学校设施。(P3)【词汇精讲】advantage在句中为名词,表示“优点”。take advantage of“利用”。We should actively take advantage of the opportunity.我们应积极利用这个机会。【词汇拓展】disadvantage n.缺点have
46、an advantage over比有优势have the advantage of.有的优势to ones advantage对某人有利;有利于某人gain an advantage 获得优势The writer believes that the disadvantages of new technology outweigh its advantages.作者认为新技术的缺点大于优点。Use colors to your advantage by carefully selecting colors.通过仔细挑选颜色突出你的优势。【迁移应用】完成句子(1)家长应该积极要求孩子利用这次机会
47、加入运动队。Parents should actively urge their children to to join sports teams.(2)那家旅馆有离市中心近的优点。The hotel being close to the city centre.(3)依我看,这个方案对他们有利。In my opinion,this plan is.单句语法填空(4)That helps somebody gain advantage.take advantage of the opportunityhas the advantage ofto their advantagean11Of eq
48、ual importance are good study habits,useful skills and a positive attitude.同样重要的还有良好的学习习惯、实用的技能和积极的态度。(P3)【词汇精讲】attitude为名词,在句中表示“态度”。它还有“看法;意见;姿势”之意。Youth is simply an attitude of mind.青春仅仅是心态问题。【词汇拓展】an attitude to/towards 对的态度have/adopt/take a(n).attitude to/towards sb/sth 对某人/事抱着的态度This very car
49、eful attitude to money can sometimes be regarded as being mean.这种对待金钱的谨慎态度有时会被认为是吝啬的。【迁移应用】单句语法填空(1)As we know,taking positive attitudes life is beneficial to our body and mind.完成句子(2)只有对这个方案采取积极态度,你才能成功。Only when you the project will you succeed.to/towardshave/adopt/take a positive attitude to/towa
50、rds12Carefully plan your study,set clear goals and balance your schoolwork with other activities.认真计划你们的学习,设定明确的目标,兼顾你们的功课和其他活动。(P3)【词汇精讲1】goal为名词,在此表示“目标”。它还有“目的;球门;进球得分”之意。They finally started attacking the opponents goal.他们终于开始向对方的球门发起进攻。【词汇拓展1】work towards a goal 朝目标努力realize/reach/achieve/attai
