2019年英语新外研选修七讲义Module2SectionⅣOtherPartsoftheModule

SectionⅣOtherPartsoftheModule[原文呈现][读文清障]After­school①Activities②InAmerica,thedevelopmentofsocialskills③isconsidered④asimportantasthedevelopmentofintellectualskills.Tohelp⑤studentsdevelop⑥thesesocialskills,schoolsofferalargenumberof⑦after­schoolactivities,inotherwords⑧，activitiesthattakeplaceoutsideclassroomlessons⑨.Whendeciding⑩whichstudentstoaccept⑪，employersandcollegeslookforstudentswhohaveskillsinseveralareas⑫.Examgradesareveryimportant,butsoaretheafter­schoolactivities⑬.⑭Bytakingpartin⑮theseactivities,studentsshowtheirspecialtalents⑯，theirability⑰tolead,andtheirabilitytogetonwith⑱others.①after­school/'ɑːftəˌskuːl/adj.校外的，课外的②activity/æk'tIvəti/n.活动③socialskills社交能力④consider/kən'sIdə/v.认为⑤动词不定式短语tohelp...作目的状语。⑥develop/dI'veləp/v.发展；培养⑦anumberof大量的⑧inotherwords换句话说⑨that引导的定语从句修饰activities。⑩Whendeciding是“连词＋现在分词”结构。⑪which＋n.＋todo作deciding的宾语。⑫who引导定语从句，修饰students。⑬此处为倒装句，其构成是“so＋be/do/have＋主语”。⑭bydoing...表示方式。⑮takepartin参加⑯talentn．才能⑰ability/ə'bIləti/n.能力；本领；技能⑱geton/alongwith与……相处；某事进展课外活动[第1段译文]在美国，社交能力的培养被看作和智力技能的培养同等重要。为了帮助学生发展这些社交技能，学校安排大量的课外活动，换句话说就是在教室里上完课后进行的活动。当决定接纳哪些学生时，老板和大学都寻找那些在多个领域有技能的学生。分数固然重要，课外活动也不容忽视。通过参加这些活动，学生们展示自己的特殊才能、领导能力和与他人的相处的能力。Competitivesports⑲，forexample,baseball,areprobablythemostpopularofalltheafter­schoolactivities.Thisisbecause⑳，formanyAmericanparents,itisimportantthateq\o(○,\s\up1(21))theirchildren,particularlyeq\o(○,\s\up1(22))boys,learnhowtoeq\o(○,\s\up1(23))competeeq\o(○,\s\up1(24))successfully.Youngpeopleareencouragedeq\o(○,\s\up1(25))totakepartinteamsportssuchasfootballandbasketball,sincethesegamesteachyoutoeq\o(○,\s\up1(26))havethe“winningspirit”eq\o(○,\s\up1(27)).Forsomestudentsandtheirparents,highschoolsportisconsideredmoreimportantthanacademiceq\o(○,\s\up1(28))achievements.Duringthelongsummerholidays,itisacustomforAmericanchildrentospendeq\o(○,\s\up1(29))severalweeksatsummercamps.Therearethousandsofcamps,andtheycanbefoundalloverthecountryeq\o(○,\s\up1(30)).Whatthesecampsoffereq\o(○,\s\up1(31))isanopportunitytoeq\o(○,\s\up1(32))takepartinmanydifferentkindsofoutdooreq\o(○,\s\up1(33))activities,forexample,horseridingandwaterskiingeq\o(○,\s\up1(34)).Olderteenagersaremorelikelytoeq\o(○,\s\up1(35))getsummerjobsorgocampingwithagroupoffriends.Manygobackpackinginthemountainsofthewest.⑲competitivesports竞技体育运动⑳Thisisbecause...这是因为……，because引导表语从句。eq\o(○,\s\up1(21))itisimportantthat...……是重要的，that引导主语从句。eq\o(○,\s\up1(22))particularlyadv.尤其(＝inparticular)eq\o(○,\s\up1(23))learnhowtodo学会怎样做eq\o(○,\s\up1(24))competev．竞争；对抗eq\o(○,\s\up1(25))encouragev．鼓励encouragesb.todosth.鼓励某人做某事eq\o(○,\s\up1(26))teachsb.todo教某人做eq\o(○,\s\up1(27))sincethesegames...是原因状语从句。eq\o(○,\s\up1(28))academicadj.学术的eq\o(○,\s\up1(29))itisacustomforsb.todo...对某人来说，做……是一种习惯。eq\o(○,\s\up1(30))alloverthecountry整个国家eq\o(○,\s\up1(31))offerv．提供eq\o(○,\s\up1(32))anopportunitytodo做……的机会eq\o(○,\s\up1(33))outdoor/ˌaʊt'dɔː/adj.户外的；用于户外的eq\o(○,\s\up1(34))waterskiing滑水运动，水橇运动eq\o(○,\s\up1(35))belikelytodo...有可能做……[第2～3段译文]竞技体育运动，比如棒球，可能是所有课外活动中最受欢迎的。这是因为，对许多美国父母来说，他们的孩子，尤其是男孩，学习如何成功地竞争是很重要的。年轻人被鼓励参与团队性的体育运动，比如足球和篮球，因为这些运动教你拥有“胜利精神”。对一些学生和他们的父母来说，高中体育运动比学业成绩更重要。在漫长的暑假期间，在夏令营度过几个星期已成为美国孩子的习惯。有数千个营地，在全国的各个地方都能找到。这些野营提供的是参加各种不同的户外活动的机会，例如骑马和滑水运动。年龄稍大的青少年更有可能找到暑期工作或者和一帮朋友去野营。许多人到西部山区背包旅行。Step1WritedownT(fortrue)orF(forfalse)accordingtothetext.(PassageonP25)1．Theschooldaysarethehappiesttimefortheauthor.F2．Theauthorsleptinthedormitorywithfivelovelyboystogetherinthe“bigschool”．T3．Oneoftheregulationsoftheschoolisthateverystudentmustbepunctualforclasses.T4．Alltheboysoftheschoolmustattendmorningassemblyeveryweekday.F5．Thewriter'sparentswrotetohimonceaweek.FStep2Fillinthechartwiththeinformationinthepassage.(PassageonP27)1.CheerleaderAmemberofateamthatdancesanddoes2.gymnasticsbeforeandduringcompetitivegamestoencouragecrowdstocheertheirsportsteams.Thehistoryof3.cheerleadingInthe1920s5.Pompomsbegantoplayanimportantpartincheerleading.4.Bythe1950sMostAmericanhighschoolshadcheerleading6.squads.In1978·TheNationalCheerleadingChampionshipswereshownontelevision.·Universitiesbeganoffering7.coursesincheerleading.HowdoAmericansfeelaboutcheerleading？·ManyAmericans8.seeitasratherastupidactivity.·Cheerleadersneedalotoftrainingtodothedanceandgym9.routines.·CheerleadingissoimportantinAmerica10.thatseveralmovieshavebeenmadeaboutit！一、这样记单词记得准·写得对记得快·记得多Ⅰ.基础词汇1.keenadj.渴望的；热切的；热心的2.issuen.问题3.after­schooladj.校外的，课外的4.outdooradj.户外的；用于户外的5.recitev.背诵，朗诵6.wornadj.(物品)陈旧的，损坏的7.punctualadj.准时的，守时的8.weekdayn.工作日，周日9.upsetv.使(某人)心烦意乱，使心情不好10.certificaten.(毕业)文凭，成绩合格证书11.scholarshipn.奖学金12.coursen.课程Ⅱ.拓展词汇1.attractv．吸引→attractionn．吸引；吸引力；有吸引力的人或物→attractiveadj.有吸引力的，引起注意的2.considerv．认为；考虑→considerationn．体谅；考虑→considerateadj.关切的；体贴的→considerableadj.相当多的；值得考虑的→consideringprep.考虑到；鉴于3.developv．发展；培养→developmentn．发展；进步→developingadj.发展中的→developedadj.发达的4.traditionn．传统→traditionaladj.传统的5.woollenadj.羊毛制的；毛料的→wooln．羊毛6.innocentadj.天真无邪的；阅世不深的→innocencen．清白；无罪7.decorationn．装饰物→decoratev．装饰→decorativeadj.装饰性的8.cheerv．欢呼；喝彩；加油→cheerfuladj.欢快的9.activityn．活动→actv．行动→activeadj.积极的，活跃的10.abilityn．能力；本领；技能→ableadj.有能力的→disabilityn．残疾，无能力1.keenadj.渴望的；热切的；热心的[联想]①anxiousadj.焦急的②ageradj.渴望的，热切的2.outdooradj.户外的；用于户外的[反义]indooradj.室内的[联想]outdoorsadv.户外地3.wornadj.(物品)陈旧的，损坏的[联想]wornout磨破，疲乏4.certificaten．(毕业)文凭，成绩合格证书[搭配]graduationcertificate毕业证书5.scholarshipn．奖学金[词块]①applyforascholarship申请奖学金②awardascholarship授予奖学金③winascholarship获得奖学金[联想]­ship后缀名词知多少①relationship关系②friendship友谊③scholarship奖学金④hardship困境⑤membership会员资格⑥ownership所有权6.developv．发展；培养[串记]Comparedwithdevelopednations,developingcountriesareconfrontedwithmorepressureandchallenges.7.traditionn．传统[联想]聚焦以­tion为后缀的名词①determination决定；决心②association联系；社团③celebration庆祝；庆祝会④civilization文明⑤consideration考虑；关心⑥expectation预料；期望⑦adaptation适应⑧admiration钦佩；赞赏二、这样记短语记牢固定短语多积常用词块1.asfarasI'mconcerned就我而言2．inmyview我认为；在我看来3．beconsideredas被看作，被认为是……4．belikelyto有可能5．gocamping去野营6．lookforwardto盼望7．toone'sgreatdisappointment令某人非常失望的是8．playanimportantpartin...在……方面起重要作用9．inotherwords换句话说10．takepartin参加；参与1.thedevelopmentofsocialskills社交能力的培养2．thedevelopmentofintellectualskills智力技能的培养3．after­schoolactivities课外活动4．examgrades考试成绩5．showtheirspecialtalents表现出他们的特长6．learnhowtocompetesuccessfully学会如何成功地竞争7．havethewinningspirit有赢的精神8．academicachievements学业成绩9．getonwithothers与其他人相处10．schoolregulations学校规则三、这样记句式先背熟再悟通后仿用1.Examgradesareveryimportant,butsoaretheafter­schoolactivities.分数固然重要，课外活动也不容忽视。“so＋be动词/助动词/情态动词＋主语”表示前者情况也同样适用于后者。MarylikesChinese.SodoesTom.玛丽喜欢汉语，汤姆也喜欢。2.Ittookmeyearstounderstandthegreatermysteryofalgebra,geometry...我用了几年的时间才弄明白代数、几何学的伟大奥秘……Ittakessb.sometimetodosth.“做某事花了某人多长时间”。Ittookthemthreeyearstobuildtheroad.修建这条路花了他们三年的时间。3.Itwasnotuntilthe1920sthatpompomsbegantoplayanimportantpartincheerleading.直到20世纪20年代，彩线球才在拉拉队队员的表演中发挥重要作用。Itis/wasnotuntil...that...为强调句型的变式，强调了时间状语notuntil1920s。ItwasnotuntilItoldherthatsheknewanythingaboutit.直到我告诉她，她才知道这件事。1．(教材P19)Whichclubwouldattractstudentswhoenjoymusic?哪一个俱乐部会吸引热爱音乐的学生？attractv.吸引；引起(反应)(1)attractone'sattention吸引某人的注意attractsb.tosb./sth.引起某人对某人/某物的注意(2)attractiveadj.吸引人的beattractiveto...对……有吸引力(3)attractionn.吸引；吸引人的事物；吸引力atouristattraction旅游胜地①ChinaTodayattractsaworldwidereadership,whichshowsthatmoreandmorepeopleallovertheworldwanttolearnaboutChina.《今日中国》吸引了全世界的读者，这表明世界上越来越多的人想了解中国。②Chinaisattractivetotouristsforitsbeautifulsceneryandhistoricsites.中国的风景名胜和历史古迹对旅游者很有吸引力。③Couldyourecommendsometouristattractions(attract)here？你能推荐一些本地的风景区吗？2．(教材P20)Forkeenphotographersonly.只面向热爱摄影的人。keenadj.渴望的；热切的；热心的；着迷的bekeenon(doing)sth.对做某事着迷，热衷于做某事bekeentodosth.渴望做某事bekeenthat...渴望……①Wearekeenthatourschoolshouldgetinvolvedtoo.我们盼着我们的学校也参与其中。②Totellthetruth,I'mratherkeenonsciencefictions.说实话，我对科幻小说颇有兴趣。③Mostforeignersarekeentohave(have)alookattheGreatwall.多数外国人都想去看一看长城。[联想发散]表示“渴望……”的短语：①beeagerforsth./todosth.渴望(做)某事②bethirstyfor...渴望……③long/hope/wishfor...渴望得到……3．(教材P22)AsfarasI'mconcerned...就我而言……as/sofaras...beconcerned就……而言as/sofarasIknow据我所知as/sofarasIcanremember/see据我所记/依我看①AsfarasI'mconcerned,I'mnotagainstyourplan.就我而言，我并不反对你的计划。②AsfarasIcanknow,Twilight—astoryaboutvampire—waswrittenbyStephanieMeyer.据我所知，《暮光之城》——一个关于吸血鬼的故事——是由斯蒂芬妮·梅尔所写。③AsfarasIcanremember,thisisthethirdtimewe'vemet.据我所记，这是我们第三次会面了。4．(教材P22)inmyview(＝inmyopinion)我认为；在我看来(此处的view意为“观点，看法，见解，意见”)inview在看得见的地方；被考虑，被注意inviewof鉴于，考虑到onview展出pointofview观点comeintoview出现在眼前①Keepyourstudyaimsconstantlyinview.要时刻牢记自己在学习上的奋斗目标。②Inviewoftheweather,theeventwillnowbeheldindoors.考虑到天气的缘故，这项赛事将在室内进行。③Asthedarkcloudsdisappeared,themoongraduallycameintoview.随着乌云的消失，月亮逐渐显露出来了。5．(教材P23)InAmerica,thedevelopmentofsocialskillsisconsideredasimportantasthedevelopmentofintellectualskills.在美国，社交能力的培养被看作和智力技能的培养同等重要。considerv.(1)认为，把……看作consider...as/tobe...把……当作/看作considerit＋n./adj.＋todosth./that从句认为(做)某事是……①Weconsiderhimas/tobethebestmanforthejob.我们认为他是做这项工作的最佳人选。②Iconsideritagoodhabittogetupearly.我认为早起是个好习惯。(2)考虑，斟酌consider＋eq\b\lc\{\rc\(\a\vs4\al\co1(doingsth.考虑做某事,that考虑……,疑问词＋todo考虑……做))③Iwonderifyouhaveconsideredhowtogetthere.我想知道你是否考虑好如何到那儿了。④Sheisconsideringstudying(study)abroad.她正在考虑出国留学。[联想发散]表示“把……看作……”的短语还有：treat...as,thinkof...as,regard...as,lookon...as,count...as等。6．(教材P23)Olderteenagersaremorelikelytogetsummerjobsorgocampingwithagroupoffriends.年龄稍大的青少年更有可能找到暑期工作或者和一帮朋友去野营。belikelytodosth.有可能做某事Itislikelythat...＝belikelyto...有可能……Notlikely!绝对不会/没门儿！①Itisnotsurprisingthatyoungpeoplearelikelytoburstout,particularlywhentherearereasonstodoso.(2016·北京高考)年轻人可能会发火不足为怪，尤其是有理由这么做时。②It'snotlikelythathewillcometomybirthdayparty.他不太可能来参加我的生日聚会。③“Couldweputoffthemeeting？”sheasked.“Notlikely，”heansweredpolitely.“Thisistheonlydayeveryoneisavailable.”“我们可以把会议推迟吗？”她问。“绝不可能，”他礼貌地说，“这是唯一每个人都有空的一天。”[辨析比较]probable,likely,possible易混词语气强弱所作成分主语句型probable语气最强作表语或定语作表语时，常用it作形式主语Itisprobablethat...likely语气较possible强，较probable弱作表语作表语时，主语为人、物或形式主语itSb./Sth.islikelytodosth.Itislikelythat...possible语气最弱作表语或定语作表语时，常用it作形式主语Itispossibleforsb.todosth.Itispossiblethat...7．(教材P25)Buttherewerealsosomanysillyrulestofollow,whichirritatedorevenupsetme.但是也有很多愚蠢的规章制度要遵守，这使我心烦意乱。upsetv.使(某人)心烦意乱，使心情不好；打翻；打乱；打扰adj.不安的；乱的get/become/beupsetabout/over/by...由于……心烦意乱beupsetthat对……不安/苦恼itupsetssb.that...使某人心烦意乱的是……itupsetssb.todo...做……使某人烦恼①Losingtheringupsetherverymuch.戒指的遗失使她很心烦意乱。②Thereisnopointgettingupsetabout/over/byit.犯不着为此事难过。③Hewasveryupsetthatyoudidn'tanswerhiscall.你没有接他的电话，他很不安。形象记忆Severalfliesupsettheboy.Hewassoupsetthatheupsetaglassofwater.[名师点津]upset的过去式和过去分词都是upset。它的v.­ing形式是upsetting,upsetting还可以是形容词，表示“令人不安的”。8．(教材P27)Theydothisinordertoencouragecrowdstocheertheirsportsteams.他们这么做是为了鼓舞人们为他们的体育队加油。cheerv.欢呼；喝彩；加油n.欢呼声，喝彩声cheer(...)up(使)感到高兴；(使)振作cheersint.干杯cheerfuladj.愉快的；令人振奋的①Nothingcancheermeup.没有什么能让我高兴起来。②Cheerup!Thenewsisn'ttoobad.振作起来吧！这消息还不算太坏。[语境串记]Thestudentscheeredtherunnersonastheystartedthelastlap,andseeingtheirclassmateswereinthefirstplace,theyfeltcheerful.当赛跑者开始跑最后一圈时，学生们欢呼起来；看到他们的同学处于领先位置，他们欢呼雀跃。Examgradesareveryimportant,butsoaretheafter­schoolactivities.分数固然重要，课外活动也不容忽视。句中soaretheafter­schoolactivities是常用的倒装句型，意为“课外活动也一样”。(1)“so/neither/nor＋be动词/助动词/情态动词＋主语”表示前者情况也同样适用于后者。so与肯定句呼应，neither/nor与否定句呼应。①Shetakesanactivepartinsocialwork;sodoeshe.她积极参加社会工作，他也如此。②Youdon'tknowhisaddress;neitherdoI.你不知道他的地址，我也不知道。[名师点津]if引导的条件状语从句与主语中所用的助动词不同。③Ifhedoesn'tgotohelphismother,neitherwillhisbrother.如果他不去帮助他妈妈，他兄弟也不愿去。(2)表达“……也是如此”也可用itisthesamewith...或soitiswith...句型。④Oneshouldspeakclearlyanditisthesamewithwriting.讲话要清楚，写文章也要如此。⑤Tomisagoodstudentandhestudieshard.SoitiswithJohn.汤姆是一个好学生，他刻苦学习。约翰也这样。(3)“so＋主语＋系动词/情态动词/助动词”这种结构中的主谓是正常语序，表示说话人对前面或对方所说情况的赞同或证实，意为“……人(事)确实如此”。⑥—HehasbeentotheGreatWall.—Sohehas.——他去过长城。——他的确如此。(注意其中的两个he指代同一个人。)Ⅰ.单句语法填空1．Totellyouthetruth,yourplanisveryattractive(attract)butitdoesn'tseemtobepracticable.2．Dollywantstocycleroundtheworldandsheisreallykeenontheidea.3．Inmyview,weshouldtakeseriouslytoourlife.4．Goingtobedearlyandgettingupearlyisconsidered(consider)tobeagoodhabit.5．Ifyougonow,you'relikelytohit(hit)therushhour.6．There'snoneedtogetupsetaboutthat.I'msurethingswillturnoutallright.Ⅱ.完成句子1．Wehavefulfilledourworkaheadofschedule,sohavethey.我们提前完成了我们的工作，他们也提前完成了他们的工作。2．Herqueerwayofdressingattractedtheattentionofthepasser­by.她古怪的着装方式引起了过路人的注意。3．Inviewoftheweather,wewillcanceltheouting.因天气关系，我们要取消此次郊游。4．Iconsideritagreathonortobeinvitedtodinner.我认为能被邀请参加晚宴是很大的荣幸。5.Itislikelythatitisgoingtosnowthisevening.今晚很可能下雪。6.Cheerup!Thingsarenotsobadastheyseem.振作起来！情况并不像看上去那样糟。7．AsfarasIknow,comparedwithothercountries',Chinesestudentsspendmuchmoretimestudying.据我所知，与其他国家相比较，中国学生花费了更多的时间来学习。一、全练语言点，基稳才能楼高[本课语言点针对练习]Ⅰ.单词拼写1．CanIstoremyluggage(行李)hereaftercheckout?2．Wesolvethisproblembyapplyingthepowerfulconcept(概念)ofamodel.3．Loosenup！It'snotworthgettingupset(心烦意乱)about.4．Wecan'tpolish(擦光)yourleatherjacketsincethecolorisveryspecial.5．Intheindividualevent,acompetitorperformsoneroutine(一套舞蹈动作),60to90secondsinlength.6．Thecourse(课程)wasorientatedtowardsforeignstudents.7．Hehadadynamic(充满活力的)personalityandabundleofenergy.8．Wecannotguaranteethepunctual(准时的)arrivaloftrainsinfoggyweather.9．It'safortnight(两星期)toNationalDay.10．Hewasgoingforascholarship(奖学金)inordertogoabroad.Ⅱ.单句改错1．Childrenattractedtocoloredandweirdshapedballoons.Children后加were2．She'sverykeentodoingsomesport.Amongotherthingssheplaystennistwiceaweek.doing→do3．Iconsiderusefultocarryouttheexperiment.consider后加it

4.Intheviewofthesefacts,onespecializedcommission(专门委员会)isappointed.去掉the5．Heisintroublenow,andonlywecanhelphimandcheerhimon.on→up6．Itmaywellbejustarumourandmaybenothingtogetupset.upset后加aboutⅢ.选词填空asfarasI'mconcerned，inmyview，beconsideredas，belikelyto，gocamping，lookforwardto，playanimportantpartin...，inotherwords，takepartin1．The3DfilmofTitanicisconsideredasasuccess.2．AnumberofchildrenarelookingforwardtothecomingofChildren'sDay.3．Inmyview,goodstudyhabitsplayanimportantpartinstudy.4．Itisreportedthatthestarislikelytogetmarriedthisyear.5．Doyouliketotakepartinthesportsmeetingtobeheldnextweek?6．Adelelikessingingverymuch.Inotherwords,singingtoherishersecondlife.7．AsfarasI'mconcerned,neitheryounorhehasmetthestandard.8．Whenwegocamping,mydadcatchesfishfromthestream.[本单元语言点温故练习]Ⅰ.单句语法填空1．She'snotkeenonbeingtoldwhattodo.2．Inmyteacher'sview,myplanisnotpractical.3．Youngpeopleshouldlearntobecompetitive(compete)．4．Thesummervacationwehavebeenlookingforwardtocame(come)atlast.5．Itupsetsmetothinkofherallaloneinthatbighouse.6．Considering(consider)whatshehaddoneforus,weconsideredhertobeaveryconsiderateandcaringperson.7．Withthedevelopment(develop)oftheInternet,lesscommunicationwillbedonebyregularmail.8．Withsomanyproblemstosettle(settle),wewillhaveahardtimeinfuture.9．Whatfirstattractedmetoherwashersenseofhumour.10．ShewonascholarshiptostudyatOxford.Ⅱ.完成句子1．Tohergreatdisappointment(令她非常失望的是),hersonliedtoheragain.2．Youmustgooutandhavefunwithyourfriends(和你的朋友玩得开心),otherwiseyouwilllosethem.3．Itislikelythat(可能)therewillbeasnowstormtomorrow.4．Itisagreatpitythat(非常可惜)youdidn'tpassthedrivingtest.5．Welookbackat(回顾)whatwe'vedonewithourlivessofaranddecideifwearehappywithwhatwehave.6．—Aliceisastudentandworkshard.—SoitiswithTom(汤姆也这样)．7．Nobodyinthefirstlotofapplicantswassuitableforthejob(适合这项工作).8．WheneverIencounterdifficulties,hereyeswillencouragemeandhelpmecheerup(帮助我振作起来)．二、勤练高考题型，多练自能生巧Ⅰ.阅读理解Whenyouputdownyourpensattheendofthecollegeentranceexam,12hardyearsofstudywillhavecometoanend.Forgetyourstudiesforawhile.It'stimetoenjoyyourselves!Therearemanywaystocelebratethisspecialmonthofgraduation.Youcanhavephotostakenwithyourclassmatesandteachers,ordineouttogetherandexchangegifts.HighschoolstudentsinWesterncountriessuchastheUnitedStatesandCanadausuallyhaveapromtomarktheirgraduation.It'stomarkthetimekidsturnintoyoungmenandwomen.AfterthepromAttheprom,boysusuallydressindinnerjacketsandbowties,thoughmanydifferenttypesofformalclothesareworn.Traditionally,girlsgiveboysmatchingboutonnieres(asmallcollectionofflowerstheypintotheirjackets).Girlstraditionallywearformaldresses,ordresstoshockorbenoticed,inshinyorbrightlycoloredmaterials.Commonpromactivitiesincludedining,dancing,thecrowningofaPromKingandQueen,andjusttalkingtofriends.Insomecases,highschoolstudentscollectfundsfortheirclasspromthroughthefouryearsoftheirhighschool.Highschoolsinornearlargecitiesmayrentballroomsatexpensivehotelsor,tobeunusual,onapleasurecruiseboat(游船).Butoftencostsarecutbysimplyusingtheschoolgym.Studentsmakealotofefforttodecoratethegymtomaketheeventspecial.Themusicplayedatthepromwillbethemostpopularkinds,likerockandhip­hop.ThestudentselectthePromQueen.SheispartneredwithaPromKingwhoiselectedsimilarly.Thesearegreathonorsthatthepairtakeveryseriously.Thetwodancewitheachothertocelebratetheirelection.Sometimesteachersandparentsalsogototheprom.Butothersliketogowithfriends,towhomtheyaresoongoingtobesayinggoodbye.Ifyouliketheideaofaprom,whydon'tyouandyourclassmatesorganizeoneforyourgraduation?语篇解读：本文主要介绍了在美国和加拿大等西方国家，高中生在毕业前夕会举行毕业舞会。舞会上男女生都穿着漂亮的衣服，并且还举办各种活动，还会选出舞会之王和舞后等。1．Whatdoestheword“prom”probablymeaninthepassage?A．Adancingcompetition.B．Apartyheldtocelebrategraduation.C．Afashionshow.D．Anelection.解析：选B词义猜测题。根据上下文可知，prom指“毕业舞会”。2．Whydothestudentsholdaprom?A．TobeelectedasthePromKingo