Unit 1,Part B
21st Century College English,Book 1
Unit 1,Part A
? Revision of Text A
? Text B
? Listening Practice
? Assignment
Review of Text A
? Exercises Check-up
? Cloze
? Translation
? Dictation
Revision of Text A
Exercises
,读写教程 I,,Ex,XI,p,13
In order to get good grades in college,studying the right way
is even more important than working hard or being smart,One
key to studying effectively is to allow no _____ of your study
time so that you can _____ fully on your lessons,Additionally,it
is essential to _____ your time and materials,When you read,it's
alright to skip over passages which are _____ to your study,The
way you behave in class is also important,_____ good notes will
help you _____ the information which is presented and asking
questions will let you know _____ you have got the point or not.
Finally,if you study with a group,you can learn more from the
different _____ and solutions of the other students.
College life is very demanding,But these study habits will
help you _____ well in exams,And once you are doing well in
your studies,you will be able to have more time in your _____
for fun.
interruption/waste
concentrate
organize/make the most of
irrelevant
retain/digest/absorb
whether
Taking
approaches
do/perform
schedule/search
1,汤姆是个非常好奇的男孩，他不仅对“是什么”感兴
趣，而且也对“为什么”和“怎么会”感兴趣。
whys hows whats
A very curious boy,Tom is interested not only in
whats but also in whys and hows.
,读写教程 I,,Ex,XII,p,14
Exercises
2,据史密斯教授说，幸福就是你能充分利用你所有的一切 。
make the most ofaccording to Prof,Smith
Happiness,according to Prof,Smith,is the ability to
make the most of what you have.
Exercises
3,你最好把这本书放在你 15岁的儿子找不到的地方。
your son can’t get his hands on
keep the book where …
You’d better keep the book where your 15-year-old
son can’t get his hands on.
Exercises
4,这故事非常滑稽，比尔一边读一边不停地笑。
kept laughing… while …
Happiness,according to Prof,Smith,is the ability to
make the most of what you have.
Exercises
5,成绩优秀的学生未必比他们得分较低的同学在学习上花
费更多的时间。
not necessarilyhigh-achieving
High-achieving students do not necessarily put in
more time at their studies than their lower-scoring
classmates.
lower-scoring
put in time
Exercises
6,你是怎样设法说服这些学生修读快速阅读课的
take … coursemanage to persuade
How did you manage to persuade these students to
take the speed-reading course?
Exercises
7,用功是重要的，但知道如何充分利用自己的才能更重要
得多。
counts for much moremake the most of one’s abilities
Working hard is important,but knowing how to make
the most of one's abilities counts for much more.
Exercises
8,她要求学生独立思考，而不是告诉他们该思考什么。
rather thanthink for themselves
She asked her students to think for themselves rather
than telling them what to think.
Exercises
Dictation
Dictation!
You are going to hear 5 sentences,Each will
be read three times,Write down the sentences
according to the dictation.
1,2,3,4,5.
Key to Dictation:
1,Knowing how to make the most of one’s abilities
counts for much more.
2,Top students allow no interruptions of their study
time.
3,A drawer keeps essentials together and cuts down on
time-wasting searches.
4,Even a short break to stretch or get some fresh air
can work wonders.
5,An active reader is one who keeps asking questions
that lead to a full understanding of the material
being read.
Dictation
Check-up
Text B,Bittersweet Memories
? Language Points
? Comprehension Exercises
Text B
Bittersweet Memories
Karen Odem
1 High school graduation — the bittersweet feelings are as much a
part of me now as they were twenty-one years ago.
2 As graduation day approached,excitement increased,Being out
of high school meant I was finally coming of age,Soon I would be on
my own,making my own decisions,doing what I wanted without
someone looking over my shoulder and it meant going to school with
boys-a welcome change coming from an all-girl high school.
Text B
3 There was never any question in my mind that I would go to a
college away from home,My mother's idea,on the other hand,was
just the opposite,Trying her best not to force her preferences on me,
she would subtly ask whether I had considered particular schools-all
of which happened to be located in or near my hometown of Chicago.
Once it was established that,as long as it was financially feasible,I
would be going away anyway,my family's perspective changed.
Their concern shifted from whether I was going away to how far,The
schools I was considering on the East Coast suddenly looked much
more attractive than those in California.
Text B
4 But which college I would attend was just one of what seemed
like a never-ending list of unknowns,What would college be like?
Would I be unbearably lonely not knowing anyone else who was
going to the same school? Would the other students like me? Would
I make friends easily? Would I miss my family so much that I
wouldn't be able to stand it? And what about the work-would I be
able to keep up? (Being an A student in high school seemed to offer
little assurance I would be able to survive college.) What if the
college I selected turned out to be a horrible mistake? Would I be
able to transfer to another school?
Text B
5 Then panic set in,My feelings took a 180-degree turn,I really
didn't want to leave high school at all,and it was questionable
whether I wanted to grow up after all,It had been nice being
respected as a senior by the underclass students for the past year; I
didn't enjoy the idea of being on the bottom rung of the ladder again.
6 Despite months of anticipation,nothing could have prepared me
for the impact of the actual day,As the familiar strains of "Pomp and
Circumstance" echoed in the background,I looked around at the
other figures in white caps and gowns as we solemnly filed into the
auditorium,Tears welled up uncontrollably in my eyes,
Text B
and I was consumed by a rush of sadness,As if in a daze,I rose from
my seat when I heard my name called and slowly crossed the stage to
receive my diploma,As I reached out my hand,I knew that I was
reaching not just for a piece of paper but for a brand-new life,Exciting
as the prospect of a new life seemed,it wasn't easy saying good-bye
to the old one-the familiar faces,the familiar routine,I would even
miss that chemistry class I wasn't particularly fond of and the long
commute each day between home and school that I abhorred,Good
or bad,it was what I knew.
Text B
7 That September,I was fortunate to attend a wonderful university
in Providence,Rhode Island,I needn't have worried about liking it.
My years there turned out to be some of the best years of my life.
And as for friends,some of the friendships I formed there I still
treasure today,Years later,financial difficulties forced my high
school to close its doors for good,Although going back is
impossible,it's comforting to know I can revisit my special memories
any time.
(625 words)
Text B
High School Graduation
At a high school graduation ceremony in the
United States,the students,dressed in,caps and
gowns”,parade into the auditorium while music is
played,The color of the tassel (穗 ) on top of the cap
matches the school color,Before officially graduating,
the tassel is on the right side of the cap,After speeches
from the principal,honored guests,visiting alumni,and
so on,the name of each student is read loud,That
student comes to the stage,gets his or her diploma and
the tassel is moved to the left side to symbolize that the
student is now a graduate.
Pomp and Circumstance
Pomp and Circumstance is a set of five marches for
symphony orchestra by Elgar (1857-1934),an English
composer.
This music is commonly played at graduation
ceremonies in the United States.
Now enjoy it!
Key words,phrases & usages
— without someone (usually a parent or a guardian)
watching my actions carefully
… without someone looking over my shoulder …
— are still with me,I can still feel them,just as deeply as
I felt them twenty-one years ago.
… are as much a part of me now as they were twenty-
one years ago.
Key words,phrases & usages
— Once it became clear that,…
Once it was established that,…
Key words,phrases & usages
— Then there came sudden anxiety and fear (for the
future unknown).
Then panic set in.
Key words,phrases & usages
— being at the lowest point of a sequence; here,being a
freshman at a university …
… being on the bottom rung of the ladder …
Key words,phrases & usages
— I was overcome by a sudden and strong feeling of
sadness
… I was consumed by a rush of sadness.
Key words,phrases & usages
— Whether the old life was good or bad,it was what I’d
been familiar with,unlike the prospect of a new life,
which is exciting but unknown and insecure.
Good or bad,it was what I knew.
Key words,phrases & usages
Comprehension Questions:
1,What does Karen mainly tell us in the passage?
2,What can be considered as sweet feelings in the passage?
3,What annoyed Karen about college?
4,Why did Karen feel panic before graduation?
5,How does Karen describe her excitement on her
graduation?
Comprehension Exercises
1,What does Karen mainly tell us in the passage?
(She tells us) her bittersweet feelings around her high
school graduation.
Comprehension Exercises
2,What can be considered as sweet feelings in the
passage?
1) I was finally coming of age; (Line 5)
2) I would be on my own; (Line 6)
3) … doing what I wanted without someone looking
over my shoulder; (Line 6)
4) … gong to school with boys … (Line 8)
Comprehension Exercises
3,What annoyed Karen about college?
1) Would I be unbearably lonely,..; (Line 23)
2) Would I make friends easily? (Line 25)
3) Would I miss my family so much that I wouldn’t be
able to stand it? (Line 25)
4) Would I be able to keep up? (Line 27)
5) What if the college … turned out to be a horrible
mistake? (Line 29)
6) Would I be able to transfer to another school?
(Line 30)
Comprehension Exercises
4,Why did Karen feel panic before graduation?
Because she was afraid of leaving her familiar
environment and plunging into a strange one.
Comprehension Exercises
1) Tears welled up uncontrollably in my eyes,… (Line
42)
2) … I was consumed by a rush of sadness,(Line 43)
5,How does Karen describe her excitement on her
graduation?
Comprehension Exercises
1,In spite of the passage of time,the author’s mixed
feelings about her high school graduation have been kept
alive.
Key,True
Relevant to,Para,1
High school graduation — the bittersweet feelings are
as much a part of me as they were twenty-one years ago.
Comprehension Exercises
,读写教程 I,,Ex,A,p,21
2,With graduation day drawing near,she was getting more
and more excited.
Key,True
Relevant to,Para,2
As graduation day approached,excitement increased.
Comprehension Exercises
3,Young Karen Odom was looking forward to entering a
college away from home and living a life totally on her
own.
Key,False
Relevant to,Para,3
It is not mentioned that Karen was looking forward to
living a life totally on her own.
Comprehension Exercises
4,Her parents,on the other hand,insisted that she go to a
college or university located in or near her hometown.
Key,False
Relevant to,Para,3
Trying her best not to force her preferences on me,...
Comprehension Exercises
5,For no good reason at all,her excitement suddenly
changed into anxiety and fear.
Key,False
Relevant to,Para,5
There are some reasons for her anxiety and fear,such as
“I didn't enjoy the idea of being on the bottom rung of the
ladder again.”
Comprehension Exercises
6,On the actual graduation day,she was overcome by a
sudden rush of sorrow.
Key,True
Relevant to,Para,6
Tears welled up uncontrollably in my eyes,and I was
consumed by a rush of sadness.
Comprehension Exercises
7,After graduation from high school,Karen had a
wonderful time at a good university in the East.
Key,True
Relevant to,Para,7
My years there turned out to be some of the best years
of my life.
Comprehension Exercises
8,Although her high school was closed down years later
Karen felt comforted because she thought she could
revisit her alma mater (母校 ) in her mind any time.
Key,True
Relevant to,Para,8
… it's comforting to know I can revisit my special
memories any time.
Comprehension Exercises
1,In this article the author mainly describes _____.
A) the height of excitement during the months leading up
to the big event — the graduation ceremony
B) her eagerness to go to a wonderful university far away
from home
C) her mixed feelings during the months leading towards
graduation and on the actual graduation day
D) her happiness to be admitted to a wonderful university
where she spent some of the best years of her life
Comprehension Exercises
,读写教程 I,,Ex,B,p,22
2,To the author,high school graduation meant _____.
A) she would become legally an adult
B) she could stop taking boring chemistry classes
C) she could start to enjoy an independent life
D) all of the above
Comprehension Exercises
3,The author's mother _____.
A) did not care very much which college her daughter
went to
B) willingly allowed her to go to a college of her own
choice
C) wished that she would study at a college or university
close to home
D) was greatly disappointed when she decided to go to a
college on the East Coast
Comprehension Exercises
4,The clause,as long as it was financially feasible” (para,3)
could best be replaced by _____.
A) if the expenses would not be too heavy a burden on
the family budget
B) if the tuition and living expenses were not too high
C) if financial aid of any sort was available
D) if the family could put up enough money to pay for the
tuition
Comprehension Exercises
5,Anticipation and excitement suddenly changed into
anxiety and fear,Which of the following did the author
NOT include as a reason for that change?
A) The fact that she was a top student at high school did
not necessarily mean that she was sure to enjoy a
successful academic career in college.
B) It might be hard for her to make friends under new
circumstances.
C) She might make a wrong choice and enter a university
she did not like at all.
D) Growing homesick might seriously affect her academic
performance at college.
Comprehension Exercises
6.,Being on the bottom rung of the ladder” (para,5) means
_____.
A),being a freshman — at the lowest level of an
institution of higher learning”
B),being unpopular among her fellow students”
C),being looked down upon by the juniors and seniors”
D) all of the above
Comprehension Exercises
7,On the actual graduation day,_____.
A) the familiar tune,Pomp and Circumstance” brought
tears to her eyes
B) when she reached out for her diploma,she knew
clearly that open to her was a new stage in life,
unknown and insecure
C) she came to realize that she was so attached to her old
school
D) she went through the whole ceremony in a daze
Comprehension Exercises
8,The author adopts _____ tone in writing this article.
A) a serious
B) an emotional
C) a matter-of-fact
D) an exaggerated
Comprehension Exercises
Listening Practice
Short Conversations
Listening and Speaking I
Part 5.3,pp,11~12
You will hear 10 short conversations,After each
conversation you will hear a question,Listen carefully
and choose the best answer from the four choices given.
1,A) In a snack bar.
B) At home.
C) In a restaurant.
D) In a shop.
Listening Practice
2,A) The man can buy a shirt from the Simons.
B) Simon might give the man a shirt.
C) Buying expensive shirts is not wise.
D) Simon has bought a shirt too.
Listening Practice
3,A) By sea.
B) By train.
C) By air.
D) By land.
Listening Practice
4,A) Connie can type the letters after lunch.
B) Connie has to type the letters before lunch.
C) Mr,Page will help Connie with her letters.
D) Mr,Page needs these letters before lunch.
Listening Practice
5,A) A secretary.
B) A nurse.
C) A waitress.
D) A teacher.
Listening Practice
6,A) In July.
B) In March.
C) In January.
D) In June.
Listening Practice
7,A) About ten.
B) About one.
C) About eleven.
D) About nine.
Listening Practice
8,A) $24.
B) $30.
C) $18.
D) $54.
Listening Practice
9,A) He didn’t work hard.
B) He worked hard.
C) He didn’t master the basic techniques of study.
D) He didn’t ask the woman to help him.
Listening Practice
10,A) About an hour.
B) Two and a half hours.
C) About half an hour.
D) An hour and a half.
Listening Practice
1,A) In a snack bar.
B) At home.
C) In a restaurant.
D) In a shop.
Check-up
Listening Practice
1,M,Could I have some fillet (肉片 ) steak?
W,Certainly,And what vegetables would you like?
Q,Where did this conversation probably take place?
Listening Practice
2,A) The man can buy a shirt from the Simons.
B) Simon might give the man a shirt.
C) Buying expensive shirts is not wise.
D) Simon has bought a shirt too.
igh give irt.
Listening Practice
2,M,I need a new shirt but I can’t afford to buy one.
W,You know,I heard Simon say he has one that he
doesn’t wear because it’s too small.
Q,What does the woman mean?
Listening Practice
3,A) By sea.
B) By train.
C) By air.
D) By land.
air
Listening Practice
3,M,How do I get to Cairo?
W,Catch the 10:15 flight and change at Paris.
Q,How is the man travelling to Cairo?
Listening Practice
4,A) Connie can type the letters after lunch.
B) Connie has to type the letters before lunch.
C) Mr,Page will help Connie with her letters.
D) Mr,Page needs these letters before lunch.
Con ie,
Listening Practice
4,M,What are you going to do,Connie?
W,I’m going to type these letters.
M,Can’t you type them after lunch?
W,Mr,Page is coming this afternoon,I’ve got to type
the letters before lunch.
Q,What can we learn from the conversation?
Listening Practice
5,A) A secretary.
B) A nurse.
C) A waitress.
D) A teacher.
,
Listening Practice
5,M,When can I go home?
W,Not this week.
M,Not this week?! But I’m going to see a football match
on Saturday!
W,The doctor said no,Now take the medicine please.
Q,Who is the woman?
Listening Practice
6,A) In July.
B) In March.
C) In January.
D) In June.
Listening Practice
6,W,Jim,let’s start making plans for our vacation.
M,But,Mary,I don’t get my vacation until July,That’s
not for six months.
W,And six months isn’t a very long time,Before you
know it,July will be here and we won’t be prepared.
Q,When did the conversation take place?
Listening Practice
7,A) About ten.
B) About one.
C) About eleven.
D) About nine.
Ab leve
Listening Practice
7,M,It’s already ten,We’re going to miss the train!
W,Relax,It leaves in about an hour,We’ve got plenty of
time.
Q,What time does the train leave?
Listening Practice
8,A) $24.
B) $30.
C) $18.
D) $54.
Listening Practice
8,M,Do you have any rooms free?
W,Yes,we have some single rooms.
M,What’s the price?
W,It’s ten dollars a day for a single room with a bath
and eight dollars a day for a single room without a
bath.
M,I need a room with a bath.
Q,How much does the man have to pay if he stays for
three days?
Listening Practice
9,A) He didn’t work hard.
B) He worked hard.
C) He didn’t master the basic techniques of study.
D) He didn’t ask the woman to help him.
He ic t
Listening Practice
9,W,You look unhappy,What’s the matter?
M,I failed the exam,I worked as hard as I could,but I
failed.
W,Hard work isn’t the whole story,You should have
mastered the basic techniques of study.
M,You’re right.
Q,Why did the man fail the exam?
Listening Practice
10,A) About an hour.
B) Two and a half hours.
C) About half an hour.
D) An hour and a half.
Ab alf
Listening Practice
10,W,Why are you so late? We’ve been waiting almost an
hour and a half.
M,I’m terribly sorry,Just as I was leaving,Mr,Smith
asked me to send a telegram for him,The post office
was crowded and I was in line for an hour,Then I
raced straight here.
Q,How long did the man travel after leaving the post
office?
Listening Practice
Assignment
1,Review Text A.
2,Analyze the structure of
Text A
21st Century College English,Book 1
Unit 1,Part A
? Revision of Text A
? Text B
? Listening Practice
? Assignment
Review of Text A
? Exercises Check-up
? Cloze
? Translation
? Dictation
Revision of Text A
Exercises
,读写教程 I,,Ex,XI,p,13
In order to get good grades in college,studying the right way
is even more important than working hard or being smart,One
key to studying effectively is to allow no _____ of your study
time so that you can _____ fully on your lessons,Additionally,it
is essential to _____ your time and materials,When you read,it's
alright to skip over passages which are _____ to your study,The
way you behave in class is also important,_____ good notes will
help you _____ the information which is presented and asking
questions will let you know _____ you have got the point or not.
Finally,if you study with a group,you can learn more from the
different _____ and solutions of the other students.
College life is very demanding,But these study habits will
help you _____ well in exams,And once you are doing well in
your studies,you will be able to have more time in your _____
for fun.
interruption/waste
concentrate
organize/make the most of
irrelevant
retain/digest/absorb
whether
Taking
approaches
do/perform
schedule/search
1,汤姆是个非常好奇的男孩，他不仅对“是什么”感兴
趣，而且也对“为什么”和“怎么会”感兴趣。
whys hows whats
A very curious boy,Tom is interested not only in
whats but also in whys and hows.
,读写教程 I,,Ex,XII,p,14
Exercises
2,据史密斯教授说，幸福就是你能充分利用你所有的一切 。
make the most ofaccording to Prof,Smith
Happiness,according to Prof,Smith,is the ability to
make the most of what you have.
Exercises
3,你最好把这本书放在你 15岁的儿子找不到的地方。
your son can’t get his hands on
keep the book where …
You’d better keep the book where your 15-year-old
son can’t get his hands on.
Exercises
4,这故事非常滑稽，比尔一边读一边不停地笑。
kept laughing… while …
Happiness,according to Prof,Smith,is the ability to
make the most of what you have.
Exercises
5,成绩优秀的学生未必比他们得分较低的同学在学习上花
费更多的时间。
not necessarilyhigh-achieving
High-achieving students do not necessarily put in
more time at their studies than their lower-scoring
classmates.
lower-scoring
put in time
Exercises
6,你是怎样设法说服这些学生修读快速阅读课的
take … coursemanage to persuade
How did you manage to persuade these students to
take the speed-reading course?
Exercises
7,用功是重要的，但知道如何充分利用自己的才能更重要
得多。
counts for much moremake the most of one’s abilities
Working hard is important,but knowing how to make
the most of one's abilities counts for much more.
Exercises
8,她要求学生独立思考，而不是告诉他们该思考什么。
rather thanthink for themselves
She asked her students to think for themselves rather
than telling them what to think.
Exercises
Dictation
Dictation!
You are going to hear 5 sentences,Each will
be read three times,Write down the sentences
according to the dictation.
1,2,3,4,5.
Key to Dictation:
1,Knowing how to make the most of one’s abilities
counts for much more.
2,Top students allow no interruptions of their study
time.
3,A drawer keeps essentials together and cuts down on
time-wasting searches.
4,Even a short break to stretch or get some fresh air
can work wonders.
5,An active reader is one who keeps asking questions
that lead to a full understanding of the material
being read.
Dictation
Check-up
Text B,Bittersweet Memories
? Language Points
? Comprehension Exercises
Text B
Bittersweet Memories
Karen Odem
1 High school graduation — the bittersweet feelings are as much a
part of me now as they were twenty-one years ago.
2 As graduation day approached,excitement increased,Being out
of high school meant I was finally coming of age,Soon I would be on
my own,making my own decisions,doing what I wanted without
someone looking over my shoulder and it meant going to school with
boys-a welcome change coming from an all-girl high school.
Text B
3 There was never any question in my mind that I would go to a
college away from home,My mother's idea,on the other hand,was
just the opposite,Trying her best not to force her preferences on me,
she would subtly ask whether I had considered particular schools-all
of which happened to be located in or near my hometown of Chicago.
Once it was established that,as long as it was financially feasible,I
would be going away anyway,my family's perspective changed.
Their concern shifted from whether I was going away to how far,The
schools I was considering on the East Coast suddenly looked much
more attractive than those in California.
Text B
4 But which college I would attend was just one of what seemed
like a never-ending list of unknowns,What would college be like?
Would I be unbearably lonely not knowing anyone else who was
going to the same school? Would the other students like me? Would
I make friends easily? Would I miss my family so much that I
wouldn't be able to stand it? And what about the work-would I be
able to keep up? (Being an A student in high school seemed to offer
little assurance I would be able to survive college.) What if the
college I selected turned out to be a horrible mistake? Would I be
able to transfer to another school?
Text B
5 Then panic set in,My feelings took a 180-degree turn,I really
didn't want to leave high school at all,and it was questionable
whether I wanted to grow up after all,It had been nice being
respected as a senior by the underclass students for the past year; I
didn't enjoy the idea of being on the bottom rung of the ladder again.
6 Despite months of anticipation,nothing could have prepared me
for the impact of the actual day,As the familiar strains of "Pomp and
Circumstance" echoed in the background,I looked around at the
other figures in white caps and gowns as we solemnly filed into the
auditorium,Tears welled up uncontrollably in my eyes,
Text B
and I was consumed by a rush of sadness,As if in a daze,I rose from
my seat when I heard my name called and slowly crossed the stage to
receive my diploma,As I reached out my hand,I knew that I was
reaching not just for a piece of paper but for a brand-new life,Exciting
as the prospect of a new life seemed,it wasn't easy saying good-bye
to the old one-the familiar faces,the familiar routine,I would even
miss that chemistry class I wasn't particularly fond of and the long
commute each day between home and school that I abhorred,Good
or bad,it was what I knew.
Text B
7 That September,I was fortunate to attend a wonderful university
in Providence,Rhode Island,I needn't have worried about liking it.
My years there turned out to be some of the best years of my life.
And as for friends,some of the friendships I formed there I still
treasure today,Years later,financial difficulties forced my high
school to close its doors for good,Although going back is
impossible,it's comforting to know I can revisit my special memories
any time.
(625 words)
Text B
High School Graduation
At a high school graduation ceremony in the
United States,the students,dressed in,caps and
gowns”,parade into the auditorium while music is
played,The color of the tassel (穗 ) on top of the cap
matches the school color,Before officially graduating,
the tassel is on the right side of the cap,After speeches
from the principal,honored guests,visiting alumni,and
so on,the name of each student is read loud,That
student comes to the stage,gets his or her diploma and
the tassel is moved to the left side to symbolize that the
student is now a graduate.
Pomp and Circumstance
Pomp and Circumstance is a set of five marches for
symphony orchestra by Elgar (1857-1934),an English
composer.
This music is commonly played at graduation
ceremonies in the United States.
Now enjoy it!
Key words,phrases & usages
— without someone (usually a parent or a guardian)
watching my actions carefully
… without someone looking over my shoulder …
— are still with me,I can still feel them,just as deeply as
I felt them twenty-one years ago.
… are as much a part of me now as they were twenty-
one years ago.
Key words,phrases & usages
— Once it became clear that,…
Once it was established that,…
Key words,phrases & usages
— Then there came sudden anxiety and fear (for the
future unknown).
Then panic set in.
Key words,phrases & usages
— being at the lowest point of a sequence; here,being a
freshman at a university …
… being on the bottom rung of the ladder …
Key words,phrases & usages
— I was overcome by a sudden and strong feeling of
sadness
… I was consumed by a rush of sadness.
Key words,phrases & usages
— Whether the old life was good or bad,it was what I’d
been familiar with,unlike the prospect of a new life,
which is exciting but unknown and insecure.
Good or bad,it was what I knew.
Key words,phrases & usages
Comprehension Questions:
1,What does Karen mainly tell us in the passage?
2,What can be considered as sweet feelings in the passage?
3,What annoyed Karen about college?
4,Why did Karen feel panic before graduation?
5,How does Karen describe her excitement on her
graduation?
Comprehension Exercises
1,What does Karen mainly tell us in the passage?
(She tells us) her bittersweet feelings around her high
school graduation.
Comprehension Exercises
2,What can be considered as sweet feelings in the
passage?
1) I was finally coming of age; (Line 5)
2) I would be on my own; (Line 6)
3) … doing what I wanted without someone looking
over my shoulder; (Line 6)
4) … gong to school with boys … (Line 8)
Comprehension Exercises
3,What annoyed Karen about college?
1) Would I be unbearably lonely,..; (Line 23)
2) Would I make friends easily? (Line 25)
3) Would I miss my family so much that I wouldn’t be
able to stand it? (Line 25)
4) Would I be able to keep up? (Line 27)
5) What if the college … turned out to be a horrible
mistake? (Line 29)
6) Would I be able to transfer to another school?
(Line 30)
Comprehension Exercises
4,Why did Karen feel panic before graduation?
Because she was afraid of leaving her familiar
environment and plunging into a strange one.
Comprehension Exercises
1) Tears welled up uncontrollably in my eyes,… (Line
42)
2) … I was consumed by a rush of sadness,(Line 43)
5,How does Karen describe her excitement on her
graduation?
Comprehension Exercises
1,In spite of the passage of time,the author’s mixed
feelings about her high school graduation have been kept
alive.
Key,True
Relevant to,Para,1
High school graduation — the bittersweet feelings are
as much a part of me as they were twenty-one years ago.
Comprehension Exercises
,读写教程 I,,Ex,A,p,21
2,With graduation day drawing near,she was getting more
and more excited.
Key,True
Relevant to,Para,2
As graduation day approached,excitement increased.
Comprehension Exercises
3,Young Karen Odom was looking forward to entering a
college away from home and living a life totally on her
own.
Key,False
Relevant to,Para,3
It is not mentioned that Karen was looking forward to
living a life totally on her own.
Comprehension Exercises
4,Her parents,on the other hand,insisted that she go to a
college or university located in or near her hometown.
Key,False
Relevant to,Para,3
Trying her best not to force her preferences on me,...
Comprehension Exercises
5,For no good reason at all,her excitement suddenly
changed into anxiety and fear.
Key,False
Relevant to,Para,5
There are some reasons for her anxiety and fear,such as
“I didn't enjoy the idea of being on the bottom rung of the
ladder again.”
Comprehension Exercises
6,On the actual graduation day,she was overcome by a
sudden rush of sorrow.
Key,True
Relevant to,Para,6
Tears welled up uncontrollably in my eyes,and I was
consumed by a rush of sadness.
Comprehension Exercises
7,After graduation from high school,Karen had a
wonderful time at a good university in the East.
Key,True
Relevant to,Para,7
My years there turned out to be some of the best years
of my life.
Comprehension Exercises
8,Although her high school was closed down years later
Karen felt comforted because she thought she could
revisit her alma mater (母校 ) in her mind any time.
Key,True
Relevant to,Para,8
… it's comforting to know I can revisit my special
memories any time.
Comprehension Exercises
1,In this article the author mainly describes _____.
A) the height of excitement during the months leading up
to the big event — the graduation ceremony
B) her eagerness to go to a wonderful university far away
from home
C) her mixed feelings during the months leading towards
graduation and on the actual graduation day
D) her happiness to be admitted to a wonderful university
where she spent some of the best years of her life
Comprehension Exercises
,读写教程 I,,Ex,B,p,22
2,To the author,high school graduation meant _____.
A) she would become legally an adult
B) she could stop taking boring chemistry classes
C) she could start to enjoy an independent life
D) all of the above
Comprehension Exercises
3,The author's mother _____.
A) did not care very much which college her daughter
went to
B) willingly allowed her to go to a college of her own
choice
C) wished that she would study at a college or university
close to home
D) was greatly disappointed when she decided to go to a
college on the East Coast
Comprehension Exercises
4,The clause,as long as it was financially feasible” (para,3)
could best be replaced by _____.
A) if the expenses would not be too heavy a burden on
the family budget
B) if the tuition and living expenses were not too high
C) if financial aid of any sort was available
D) if the family could put up enough money to pay for the
tuition
Comprehension Exercises
5,Anticipation and excitement suddenly changed into
anxiety and fear,Which of the following did the author
NOT include as a reason for that change?
A) The fact that she was a top student at high school did
not necessarily mean that she was sure to enjoy a
successful academic career in college.
B) It might be hard for her to make friends under new
circumstances.
C) She might make a wrong choice and enter a university
she did not like at all.
D) Growing homesick might seriously affect her academic
performance at college.
Comprehension Exercises
6.,Being on the bottom rung of the ladder” (para,5) means
_____.
A),being a freshman — at the lowest level of an
institution of higher learning”
B),being unpopular among her fellow students”
C),being looked down upon by the juniors and seniors”
D) all of the above
Comprehension Exercises
7,On the actual graduation day,_____.
A) the familiar tune,Pomp and Circumstance” brought
tears to her eyes
B) when she reached out for her diploma,she knew
clearly that open to her was a new stage in life,
unknown and insecure
C) she came to realize that she was so attached to her old
school
D) she went through the whole ceremony in a daze
Comprehension Exercises
8,The author adopts _____ tone in writing this article.
A) a serious
B) an emotional
C) a matter-of-fact
D) an exaggerated
Comprehension Exercises
Listening Practice
Short Conversations
Listening and Speaking I
Part 5.3,pp,11~12
You will hear 10 short conversations,After each
conversation you will hear a question,Listen carefully
and choose the best answer from the four choices given.
1,A) In a snack bar.
B) At home.
C) In a restaurant.
D) In a shop.
Listening Practice
2,A) The man can buy a shirt from the Simons.
B) Simon might give the man a shirt.
C) Buying expensive shirts is not wise.
D) Simon has bought a shirt too.
Listening Practice
3,A) By sea.
B) By train.
C) By air.
D) By land.
Listening Practice
4,A) Connie can type the letters after lunch.
B) Connie has to type the letters before lunch.
C) Mr,Page will help Connie with her letters.
D) Mr,Page needs these letters before lunch.
Listening Practice
5,A) A secretary.
B) A nurse.
C) A waitress.
D) A teacher.
Listening Practice
6,A) In July.
B) In March.
C) In January.
D) In June.
Listening Practice
7,A) About ten.
B) About one.
C) About eleven.
D) About nine.
Listening Practice
8,A) $24.
B) $30.
C) $18.
D) $54.
Listening Practice
9,A) He didn’t work hard.
B) He worked hard.
C) He didn’t master the basic techniques of study.
D) He didn’t ask the woman to help him.
Listening Practice
10,A) About an hour.
B) Two and a half hours.
C) About half an hour.
D) An hour and a half.
Listening Practice
1,A) In a snack bar.
B) At home.
C) In a restaurant.
D) In a shop.
Check-up
Listening Practice
1,M,Could I have some fillet (肉片 ) steak?
W,Certainly,And what vegetables would you like?
Q,Where did this conversation probably take place?
Listening Practice
2,A) The man can buy a shirt from the Simons.
B) Simon might give the man a shirt.
C) Buying expensive shirts is not wise.
D) Simon has bought a shirt too.
igh give irt.
Listening Practice
2,M,I need a new shirt but I can’t afford to buy one.
W,You know,I heard Simon say he has one that he
doesn’t wear because it’s too small.
Q,What does the woman mean?
Listening Practice
3,A) By sea.
B) By train.
C) By air.
D) By land.
air
Listening Practice
3,M,How do I get to Cairo?
W,Catch the 10:15 flight and change at Paris.
Q,How is the man travelling to Cairo?
Listening Practice
4,A) Connie can type the letters after lunch.
B) Connie has to type the letters before lunch.
C) Mr,Page will help Connie with her letters.
D) Mr,Page needs these letters before lunch.
Con ie,
Listening Practice
4,M,What are you going to do,Connie?
W,I’m going to type these letters.
M,Can’t you type them after lunch?
W,Mr,Page is coming this afternoon,I’ve got to type
the letters before lunch.
Q,What can we learn from the conversation?
Listening Practice
5,A) A secretary.
B) A nurse.
C) A waitress.
D) A teacher.
,
Listening Practice
5,M,When can I go home?
W,Not this week.
M,Not this week?! But I’m going to see a football match
on Saturday!
W,The doctor said no,Now take the medicine please.
Q,Who is the woman?
Listening Practice
6,A) In July.
B) In March.
C) In January.
D) In June.
Listening Practice
6,W,Jim,let’s start making plans for our vacation.
M,But,Mary,I don’t get my vacation until July,That’s
not for six months.
W,And six months isn’t a very long time,Before you
know it,July will be here and we won’t be prepared.
Q,When did the conversation take place?
Listening Practice
7,A) About ten.
B) About one.
C) About eleven.
D) About nine.
Ab leve
Listening Practice
7,M,It’s already ten,We’re going to miss the train!
W,Relax,It leaves in about an hour,We’ve got plenty of
time.
Q,What time does the train leave?
Listening Practice
8,A) $24.
B) $30.
C) $18.
D) $54.
Listening Practice
8,M,Do you have any rooms free?
W,Yes,we have some single rooms.
M,What’s the price?
W,It’s ten dollars a day for a single room with a bath
and eight dollars a day for a single room without a
bath.
M,I need a room with a bath.
Q,How much does the man have to pay if he stays for
three days?
Listening Practice
9,A) He didn’t work hard.
B) He worked hard.
C) He didn’t master the basic techniques of study.
D) He didn’t ask the woman to help him.
He ic t
Listening Practice
9,W,You look unhappy,What’s the matter?
M,I failed the exam,I worked as hard as I could,but I
failed.
W,Hard work isn’t the whole story,You should have
mastered the basic techniques of study.
M,You’re right.
Q,Why did the man fail the exam?
Listening Practice
10,A) About an hour.
B) Two and a half hours.
C) About half an hour.
D) An hour and a half.
Ab alf
Listening Practice
10,W,Why are you so late? We’ve been waiting almost an
hour and a half.
M,I’m terribly sorry,Just as I was leaving,Mr,Smith
asked me to send a telegram for him,The post office
was crowded and I was in line for an hour,Then I
raced straight here.
Q,How long did the man travel after leaving the post
office?
Listening Practice
Assignment
1,Review Text A.
2,Analyze the structure of
Text A
