Unit+1+Back+to+school+Extended+reading+高中英语译林版（2020）必修第一册

SchoollifeintheUK1.proposal1)Areyoufororagainsttheproposal?2)Yourproposalisbeingactivelyconsidered.2.aim1)Hisaimistobecomeapresident.2)Weaimtohelpthepoorestfamilies.3)ShewenttoLondonwiththeaimoffindingajob.4)Theyareaimingattrainingeverybodybytheendoftheyear.3.style1)astudyofdifferentteachingstyles2)Ilikeyourstyle.=Ilikethewayyoudothings.3)Shortskirtsarebackinstyle(fashionable).4.technique1)Theartistcombinesdifferenttechniquesinthesamepainting.2)Hertechniquehasimprovedalotoverthelastseason.5.workshop1)aroomorbuildinginwhichthingsaremadeorrepairedusingtoolsormachinery2)aperiodofdiscussionandpracticalworkonaparticularsubject,inwhichagroupofpeoplesharetheirknowledgeandexperience6.professional1)professionalqualifications/skills/standards2)Mostpeopleonthecoursewereprofessionalwomen.3)Afterhewontheamateurchampionshipheturnedprofessional.7.material1)Whatmaterialisthedressmadeof?2)rawmaterial3)thematerialworld8.poster1)postersofherfavoritepopstars2)apersonwhopostsamessageonamessageboard(=aplaceonawebsitewherepeoplecanreadorwritemessages)9.secondary1)Experienceiswhatmatters,ageisofsecondaryimportance.2)asecondaryinfection3)secondaryteachers10.exchange1)Weneedtopromoteanopenexchangeofideasandinformation.2)Therewasonlytimeforabriefexchange.3)WherecanIfindthebestexchangerateinthecurrencyexchangefacilities?11.host1)Ian,ourhost,introducedustotheotherguests.2)aTVgameshowhost3)ahostof(=alargenumberof)possibilities4)GermanyhostedtheWorldCupfinalsSchoollifeintheUK

Lastyear,IhadthechancetostudyataBritishsecondaryschoolasanexchangestudent.Istayedwithalovelyhostfamilyandwenttoschoolwiththeirson,Daniel.Wewerebothinyeartenandwegotonwell.HeislearningChineseandwillcometostaywithmethisyearinChina.12.biology1)adegreeofbiology2)thebiologyofmarineanimalsTheBritishschooldaycommonlybeginsaround9a.m.andendsaround4p.m.EverysecondaryschoolstudentintheUKmuststudyEnglish,MathsandtheSciencesubjects:Biology,ChemistryandPhysics.Inyearten,studentsusuallyhavetolearnninesubjectsandtheycanalsochoosetostudyothersubjects,suchasHistory,ArtandBusiness.13.tough1)Itwasatoughdecisiontomake.2)Don’tbesotoughonhim–hewasonlytryingtohelp.3)Heisnottoughenoughforacareerinsales.4)You’rejustgoingtohavetotoughitout.TheclassesaredifferentfromthoseinChina.Eachteacherhastheirownclassroomandthestudentsmovearoundforeverylesson.Inmostofmyclasses,therewereonlyabout20students.Inthebeginning,however,itwasstilltoughformetoremembereveryone’sname!14.alarm1)“Whathaveyoudone?”Elliecriedinalarm.2)Shedecidedtosoundthefire/smokealarm(=warnpeoplethatthesituationwasdangerous=madeitstartringing).3)Thealarmwentoffat7o’clock.4)Thecaptaintriedtoalarmthepassengers.15.contribution1)Wecontributed$5000totheearthquakefund.2)Medicalnegligencecontributedtoherdeath.3)Thisbookcontributeslittletoourunderstandingofthesubject.4)Shecontributedanumberofarticlestothemagazine.5)tomakeacontributiontocharity16.fortunately1)Iwaslate,butfortunatelythemeetinghadn’tstarted.2)Fortunatelyfrohim,hewasverysoonofferedanotherjob.17.overtime1)Traditionsgetestablishedovertime.2)Overtime,though,Watson’sviewsgainedinpopularity.3)overtimework/timeIenjoyedmostoftheclasses,butsomeofthemwerequitechallenging.Technologyclasseswerefun.Imadeaclocktotakehome.Theteacherhelpedmeputthepartstogether.IlikeitsomuchthatIstilluseitasmyalarm!IfoundMathsquiteeasyandenjoyablebecausethematerialwaslessadvancedintheUKthaninChina.However,learninginEnglishwasagreatchallengeforme.TherewerealotofdifficultEnglishwords,especiallyinGeographyandBiology.

ClassdiscussionisveryimportantintheUK,butIcouldnotmakeagreatcontributionbecausesometimesIwasn’tabletoexpressmyselfclearlyinEnglish.AlthoughtherewasnotasmuchhomeworkasIwasusedto,itwasstillchallenging.Fortunately,myteachersandclassmateswerealwayshelpfulandgavemelotsofencouragement.Mylanguageskillsimproved

overtime.18.option1)Ihadnooptionbuttoaskhimtoleave.2)Wehaveanoptiononthehousetobuyorwellatanytime.3)Studentshavetheoptionofstudyingabroadintheirsecondyear.Duringthehour-longlunchtime,Iateintheschooldininghall.Therewerelotsofoptionsincludingbreadandbutter,chickenpieandpuddings,butIstillmissedmymum’scooking!Afterlunch,Ioftenplayedontheschool’shugesportsfieldwithDanielandhisfriends.Sometimeswejustrelaxedunderatreeorsatonthegrass.19.attract1)Ihadalwaysbeenattractedbytheideaofworkingabroad.Theexhibitionhasattractedthousandsofvisitors.3)Shetruedtoattracttheattentionofthewaiter.Afterschool,thereweremanyclubstojoin.TheonethatattractedmemostwastheRugbyClub.