ItwasmyfirstdayatschoolinLondonandIwashalfexcitedandhalffrightened①.OnmywaytoschoolIwondered②whatsortofquestionstheotherboyswouldaskmeandrehearsedalltheanswers,“Iamnineyearsold.IwasbornherebutIhaven'tlivedheresinceIwastwo.IwaslivinginFarley.IcamebacktoLondontwomonthsago.”Ialsowonderedifitwasthecustomforboystofightwithstrangerslikeme,butIwastallformyage.Ihopedtheywoulddecidenottorisk③it.①frightenedadj.害怕的②wonderv.想知道③riskv.冒险Noonetookanynoticeof④mebeforeschool.Istoodinthecenteroftheplayground,expectingsomeonetosay“hello”,butnoonespoketome.Whenateachercalledmynameandtoldmewheremyclassroomwas,oneortwoboyslookedatmebutthatwasallthecuriosity⑤myarrivalaroused⑥.MyteacherwascalledMrJones.Therewere42boysintheclass,soIdidn'tstandoutthere,either,untilthefirstlessonoftheafternoon.MrJoneswasveryfondof⑦CharlesDickensand④takenoticeof注意到⑤curiosityn.好奇心⑥arousev.引起;激发⑦befondof喜欢hehaddecidedtoreadaloudtousfromDavidCopperfield,butfirstheaskedseveralboysiftheyknewDickens'birthplace⑧,butnooneguessedright.AboycalledBrian,thebiggestintheclass,said:“Timbuktu”,andMrJoneswentredintheface.Thenheaskedme.Isaid,“Portsmouth”,andeveryonestaredat⑨mebecauseMrJonessaidIwasright.Thisisthebeginningofmyschoolyears.⑧birthplacen.出生地⑨stareat盯着;凝视这是我在伦敦上学的第一天,我一半兴奋,一半害怕。在去上学的路上,我想知道其他男孩会问我什么类型的问题,于是我排练了所有的答案:“我九岁了。我出生在这里,但自从我两岁以后就没住在这里了。我住在法利。我两个月前回到伦敦。”我还想知道,像我这样的男孩和陌生人打架是不是一种习俗,但就我的年龄而言,我个子很高。我希望他们决定不会冒险。上学前没有人注意我。我站在操场的中央,期待有人跟我打招呼,但是没有人跟我说话。当一位老师叫我的名字,并告诉我我的教室在哪里时,一两个男孩看了看我,但这就是我的到来引起的所有好奇。我的老师是琼斯先生。班上有42个男孩,所以我在那里并不突出,直到下午的第一节课。琼斯先生很喜欢查尔斯·狄更斯,他决定给我们朗读《大卫·科波菲尔》,但首先他问了几个男孩是否知道狄更斯的出生地,但没有人猜对。班里最大的男孩布莱恩说:“廷巴克图,”琼斯先生脸都红了。然后他问我。我说,“朴茨茅斯。”每个人都盯着我,因为琼斯先生说我是对的。这就是我学校生活的开始。SectionⅠStartingout&UnderstandingideasTodayisanewbeginningforyourlife,abeginningwhereyouaregoingtotakenewaction,makenewfriends,bedowntoearthandtakeyourlifetoatotallyunprecedentedlevel.今天是你开始新生活的一天!你要从这里开始采取新的行动、结识新的朋友,脚踏实地,彻底地让你的人生改头换面!Ⅰ.单词认读关(先填后背)1.adj.(地位、水平或级别)高的,高级的2.n.校园3.n.发动机,引擎4.n.昆虫5.n.惊恐,惊慌6.n.压力7.adj.镇静的,沉着的seniorcampusengineinsectpanicpressurecalm8.n.热切,渴望→eageradj.渴望的9.v.考察,探险→explorern.探险家;勘探者→explorationn.探测;探索10.n.传统→traditionaladj.11.n.印象,感想→impressvt.给……留下深刻印象→impressiveadj.给人以深刻印象的12.n.一批收藏品→collectvt.收集;募捐13.v.组织→organizedadj.有组织的;有系统的→organizationn.组织14.v.呼吸→breathn.呼吸eagernessexploreimpressioncollectionorganizebreathetradition15.adj.难堪的,尴尬的→embarrassingadj.令人尴尬的;令人难堪的→embarrassvt.使尴尬;使难堪16.n.挑战→challengingadj.有挑战性的embarrassedchallengeⅡ.词块识记关(先填后背)1.转过身2.依赖;依靠3.睡醒;叫醒4.充分利用5.惊慌地6.逐渐熟悉turnarounddependon/uponwakeupmakethemostofinpanicgettoknow7.反复;多次8.依次地,一个接一个地9.高中10.自我介绍11.留下好印象12.情绪紧张,心里发慌13.保持镇静14.注意;关注overandoveragainonebyoneseniorhighintroduceoneselfmakeagoodimpressionbutterfliesinone'sstomachkeepcalmpayattentiontoⅢ.句式理解关1.IwaswatchingTVwhensomeoneknockedatthedoor.我正在看电视,这时突然有人敲门。佳句背诵bedoingsth.when...正在做某事这时……句式解构IwaslookingatthephotosonthenoticeboardwhenIheardavoicebehindme.我正在看布告牌上的照片,这时我听到身后有人说话。教材原句2.Howexcitedwewereatthenewsthatwewonfirstplace!听到我们赢得第一名这个消息时,我们多么激动啊!佳句背诵“How+形容词/副词+主语+谓语!”构成的感叹句。句式解构Howtruethesewordswere!这些话语多么正确啊!教材原句3.Hewentout,withanumbrellainhishand.他走出来,手里拿着一把伞。佳句背诵“with+宾语+宾语补足语”复合结构,本句中充当宾语补足语的是介词短语。句式解构Withbutterfliesinmystomach,Ibreatheddeeply.由于心里发慌,我深呼吸。教材原句Ⅳ.长句分析关1.ThecampuswasstillquietwhenIarrived,soIdecidedtoexploreabit.[句式分析]ThecampuswasstillquietwhenIarrived,when引导时间状语从句soIdecidedtoexploreabit.so引导并列分句[尝试翻译]当我到达时校园仍很安静,因此我决定去考察一番。2.WhenmyEnglishteachersteppedintotheclassroom,IwassurprisedtoseethesameoldermanIhadmetearlier.[句式分析][尝试翻译]当我的英语老师走进教室时,我吃惊地看到这位老人和我先前遇到的是同一个人。一、语篇理解——三遍细读文PrereadingWhatdoyoulikemostaboutyournewschool?Thebeautifulcampus/Thebigplayground/Thecolourfulafterschoolactivities/Thepatientandlearnedteachers,andsoon.WhilereadingⅠ.Readingforthemainidea1.Whatisthethemeofthetextabout?A.MengHao'sfeelings.B.MengHao'sexperiencesonthefirstdayatseniorhigh.C.MengHao'sEnglishteacher.D.MengHao'snewseniorhigh.答案:B2.Findoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para.1A.Icameacrossanoldermanonthecampus.Para.2B.MyfirstdayatseniorhighfinallyarrivedandIwasveryexcited.Para.3C.OurEnglishteacheraskedustointroduceourselves.Para.4D.TheoldermanIhadmetbeforeturnedouttobemyEnglishteacher!Para.5E.MrMengencouragedustofacesuchchallengesatseniorhighbravely.Para.6F.Ithinkthisisagoodbeginningtomynewschoollife.Para.7G.WhatIwasthinkingbeforemyturn.Para.8H.Whathappenedduringmyselfintroduction.答案:Paras.1~5BADCGParas.6~8HEFⅡ.Readingforthedetails(Ⅰ)阅读文章第一、二段,完成第1、2题。1.HowdidMengHaofeelwhenhisfirstdayatseniorhigharrived?(nomorethan3words)Hefeltexcited.2.Whywasthecampusstillquiet?(nomorethan8words)BecauseMengHaoarrivedatschooltooearly.(Ⅱ)阅读文章第三~七段,完成第3~7题。3.Theoldermanhemetwashisheadteacher.[true(T)orfalse(F)]()F4.Whatdidtheteacheraskthestudentstodo?(nomorethan6words)Heaskedthemtointroducethemselves.5.Whodidthatfirst?(nomorethan3words)Theteacherhimself.6.Thesentence“Itriedtoturnonmybrainbuttheenginejustwouldn'tstart.”inParagraph5probablymeansthat.A.therewassomethingwrongwithmybrainB.theenginebrokedownandneededrepairingC.Iwastoonervoustothinkabouthowt