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1Module2HighlightsofMySeniorYear你知道在美国，高中毕业生是怎样申请上大学的吗？下面就让我们一块儿了解一下吧！Sensingtoughcompetitionforcollegeadmission，highschoolseniorsintheUnitedStatesareapplyingtomorecollegesthaneverbefore.Someofthecountry'stopstudentsareapplyingtoadozenormoreuniversities，inthehopeofhavingmorechoices.Andcollegesaretryingtoimprovetheirstatusbychoosingbetterstudents.Theadmissionprocesshasbeenmadeeasierbytechnology.Studentscannowapplytosomecollegesandevenpaytheirfeewiththeclickofamouse.“Idon'tthinkyoucanaffordtoonlyhaveoneschoolyoureallylike，incaseyoudon'tgetintoit，”saidDaniel，whoappliedto11universities.Largenumbersofapplicationsusuallybringmorethanoneacceptance，whichisquitedifferentfromthesituationforChinesestudents.However，moreacceptancesforAmericanstudentsforcethemtomaketoughdecisions.SamanthaSaguiappliedto16colleges.Althoughshewasnotacceptedbyseveralcolleges，shestillhadtochoosefromsix.Evenwithchoices，shesaid，theunexpectedrejectionwastough.Admissionofficershaveanideaofwhatpercentageofacceptedstudentswillactuallyenroll，butthebattleforgoodstudentswhohavemadealargenumberofapplicationscouldmeanthatthoseexpectationsarewrong.“Wearereallyworriednow，”saidJohnMahoney，undergraduateadmissiondirectoratBostonCollege.“Wehopewe'veacceptedtherightpeopletomakeupourfreshmanclasses.”Collegeadmissions，evenatHarvard，maybemoreuncertainthesedays.BillFitzmons，deanofundergraduateadmissions，saidthatonly79percentofstudentsacceptedbyHarvardenrolled.Lastyeartheschooltooknearly100studentsfromitswaitinglist.Itmaybetoughertogetin，butthatdoesn'tmeanstudentsshouldn'ttry.“Theywillnevergiveiniftheydon'tapply，”hesaid.[阅读障碍词]1．admissionn．准许加入2．statusn.地位3．enrollv.报到2[诱思导读]根据短文内容，回答下列问题1．WhyarehighschoolseniorsintheUnitedStatesapplyingtomorecollegesthanbefore?Becausetheywanttohavemorechoices.2．WillallstudentsacceptedbyHarvardenroll?No，only79percentofthemwillenroll.SectionⅠWarmingUp，Pre-reading&ReadingⅠ.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思()1.highlightA．n.图；图表()2.chartB．n.最重要的部分；最精彩的部分()3.foreverC．v.解决()4.settleD．v.合适；适合()5.competitiveE．v.选举；推选()6.electF．v.(短期)租用()7.suitG．adj.好强的；好竞争的()8.rentH．adv.永远[答案]1－4BAHC5－8GEDFⅡ.选择下列句中词组的汉语意思A．在……方面有问题B．回顾；回忆C．和……比较D．去旅行E．充当F．讲笑话G．玩得开心H．在……的开始1．Herspeechlooksbackatthepartnershipbetweenthetwocountries.2．Myparentswantmetotakeextramathslessonsattheweekend，butIwanttoplayandhavefun.3．Heworkedasateacherfortwoyearsaftergraduation.4．Comparedwithothers，sheisaluckywoman.5．Somestudentshaveproblemswithlearningforeignlanguages.6．Thingsdidn'tlooktoohopefulatthestartoftheyear.7．Mr.Wangtoldjokesinthejourneysothatwecouldn'tfallasleep.8．Hewentonatriptothenearestseasideduringhisvacationlastsummer.3[答案]1－5BGECA6－8HFDHighlightsofMySeniorYearbyJoannaSykesIcanhardlybelieveit，butmyschoollifeisalmostover.Prom(美国高中的正式舞会)nighthascomeandgone，andI'vereceivedmyhighschooldiplomaatlast.It'sagoodthingthattheexamsarefinished.①Ifeeltooexcitedtothinkclearly！Itseemsstrangetothinkthatinafewdays'timeI'llbewalkingoutoftheschoolgatesforever.ThefirstthingI'mgoingtodoistotakealongvacation！②高中最后一年的精彩回放乔安娜·塞克斯我简直无法相信我的学校生活就要结束了。毕业舞会之夜来了又去，我也最终获得了高中毕业证书。考试结束，这是一件多好的事情啊！我太兴奋了，简直无法理清思绪！想想过几天我就要永远走出校门了，似乎有一种别样的感觉。我要做的第一件事就是度一个长假！[助读讲解]①本句中It是形式主语，真正的主语是that引导的主语从句。②本句中I'mgoingtodo是省略了that引导的定语从句，is后面的totakealongvacation为不定式作表语。Meanwhile，Ifindmyselflooking③backatmysenioryear，andthinkingaboutallthewonderfulthingsthathavehappened④.I'vedecidedtowritethemdownsothatoneday，yearsfromnow，whenIrereadthem，thememorieswillcomeback⑤.同时，我发觉自己在回顾自己高中最后一年的时光，追忆所有发生过的美好往事。我决定把它们写下来，多年以后的某一天再次阅读时，往事就会涌上心头。[助读讲解]③本句中findmyselflooking为“find＋宾语＋宾补”的结构。④thathavehappened是that引导的定语从句，由于先行词前有不定代词all修饰，所以此处的that不能替换为which。⑤此处sothat引导目的状语从句，其中包含when引导的时间状语从句。There'ssomuchtoremember.Oneofthebestthingsaboutthisyearhasbeenworkingasanartseditorforthisnewspaper.I'vesoenjoyedit！Ilovewriting，andworkingonthispaperismyfirststeptowardsbecomingajournalist，sothishasbeenarealsuccessforme.SomethingelseI'vegreatlyenjoyedisworkingasapeer(同龄人)mediator(调解员)，someonewhohelpsstudentstosettleproblemsthattheyhavewithother4students.⑥Atthestartoftheschoolyear，weweregiventraininginhowtodothis，andit'sclearthatthiskindofworkcanreallyhelppeople⑦.IthinkI'llcontinuetoworkasamediatorwhenIgotocollege.要记住的事情太多了。今年最得意的一件事情就是当上报纸的文艺编辑。我真喜欢这份工作！我喜爱写作，为校报工作为我日后从事新闻工作迈出了第一步，所以这对我而言是真正的成功。另外一件我非常乐意做的事情是做同伴调解人，就是帮助学生们解决同学之间的问题。新学期开始，我们就接受了培训，学习怎样做这项工作，很明显，这项工作确实能帮助人。我想在进入大学后我会继续做调解人的工作。[助读讲解]⑥本句的主干是somethingelseisworkingasapeermediator，I'vegreatlyenjoyed是省略了that的定语从句，修饰先行词somethingelse，someone是apeermediator的同位语，后面为who引导的定语从句修饰someone，其中还包含that引导的定语从句修饰problems。⑦thatthiskindofwork...是that引导的主语从句，前面it是形式主语。DuringtheEastervacation，IwentonashortschoolskiingtriptotheRockyMountains.I'vebeenskiingquiteafewtimes，butneverwiththeschool，andsincetwogoodfriendscameonthetrip，wehadgreatfunracingeachotherdowntheskislopes.It'swellknownthatAmericansarecompetitive，andIdidenjoyitwheneverIwonourraces！⑧复活节假期期间，我参加了学校组织的落基山短期滑雪。我以前滑过好多次雪，但从来没跟同学一起去过。我的两个好朋友也一起去了，我们比赛着冲下雪坡，实在痛快。众所周知，美国人喜欢争强好胜，不管什么时候只要我赢得了比赛，我都会为此欣喜万分！[助读讲解]⑧本句为并列复合句，and前的分句中that引导主语从句，it作形式主语；and后的分句中whenever引导让步状语从句。