1、College LifeUnit1II Key Words PreviewI Warm-up & BrainstormingHumour DessertProverbsNOTESText 3GrammarExercisesTranslationExercise IExercise IIWritingExercisesWord-buildingExercisesPractical WritingExercisesExercise IIExercise IIIExercise IVExercise VExercise VIExercise IIExercise INEW WORDSPHRA

2、SES AND EXPRESSIONSNOTESExercise INEW WORDSPHRASES AND EXPRESSIONSNOTESText 1Text 2Part VKaleidoscopePart IIIntensive ReadingPart IIIExploringPart IVExtended ReadingPart I Pre-class TaskGeneral WritingForm groups of two or three to have a discussion about the following topics.1. Make a brief introdu

3、ction about your hometown, family, experience, hobbies, etc.2. In your opinion, how is college life different from high school life?Answer the following questions.1. How will you spend your time in college?2. What do you think the most important thing is in your college life? Share your reasons with

4、 your classmates.3. What makes you choose your college and your major?Match the words in Column A with the definitions in Column B.1. debate2. barrier3. surround4. occasionally5. involve6. access7. regulation8. emergea. a way of entering or reaching a placeb. to make sb. take part in sth.c. a discus

5、sion in which people state different opinions about a subjectd. a problem, rule or situation that prevents sb. from doing sth., or that makes sth. impossiblee. sometimes but not oftenf. to come out of a dark, enclosed or hidden place g. to be all around sb./sth. h. an official rule made by a governm

6、ent or some other authority cdgebahfComplete the following sentences with some of the words in Column A, changing the form where necessary.1. We are_ by the enemy and we must find a way out. 2. The only _ to the farmhouse is across the fields. 3. He was fined for breaking traffic _. 4. At the mornin

7、g meeting, the committee passed the law with little _. 5. Poverty and the heavy burden of Gordons family didnt become _ to his pursuit of knowledge. 6. The job _ travelling abroad for three months each year.surroundedaccessregulationsdebatebarriersinvolves Background Informationhigher education in t

8、he United States 美國的高等教育Higher education in the United States is provided at colleges, universities or academies, and it commonly consists of four years of study at an institution of higher learning.In a college, the four undergraduate grades are commonly called freshman, sophomore, junior and senio

9、r years. Students traditionally apply to receive admission into college, with varying difficulties of entrance. Generally, private schools are more prestigious than public. Admissions standards involve the credits and grades earned in high school courses taken, class ranking and standardized test sc

10、ores. Most colleges also consider more subjective factors such as extracurricular activities, a personal essay and an interview. Each college usually has a strict standard so it is always difficult for students to be admitted.The U.S. college experience is not only a time to study and prepare for a

11、career, but also offers opportunities for discovery, exploration and maturation. As students make new friends across the country, even all over the world, they learn Translation大學生活與中學生活有何不同珍妮弗克萊茵&艾麗西婭萊帕拉大學時光，真的是人生中最美好的一段時光。在這段時間里，你要參與大學提供給你的每一件事情。因為30幾歲時，你可能會回首大學經歷，希望一切可以重新來過。大學里，“耍酷的小毛孩”不見了。歡迎

12、來到大學，在這里，你已被看作是一個成年人。高中和大學的比較：學習環境要習慣使用“教授”或“博士”的稱呼。你的老師不再是布朗先生或布朗小姐，而是布朗教授或布朗博士。而且你猜怎樣？你要有主見！你不再是一個被動的學習者，只是坐著聽老師講，偶爾寫篇論文，考考試，所考內容只是回顧所學過的或老師講授過的內容。不再有人給你提供要點，你得靠自己歸納什么是重要內容。（如果有重要內容不明白，可在教授們的辦公時間向他們尋求幫助。） 在大學，教授們希望你說出自己的想法，反對教授的觀點被認為是有趣的辯論，而不是叛逆行為。積極參與課堂活動，提出自己的觀點和分析過程，這是在大學學習環境中成功的關鍵。高中和大學的比較：文化H

13、ow Is College Life Different from High School Life?Jennifer Klein & Alicia LaPolla1College is really the best time of your life. It is a time to get involved1 in everything your college or university will have to offer. When you reach your 30s, you will likely look back2 at your college experien

14、ce and wish you could really do it all over again. College is a time when the “cool kids” disappear. Welcome to college, where you are now considered an adult.High School vs. College: The Learning Environment2Get used to saying “Professor” or “Dr.”. Your teachers are no longer Mr. or Ms. Brown, but

15、Professor or Dr. Brown, and guess what? You are expected to have an opinion! You are no longer a passive learner who just sits and listens to a teacher, occasionally3 writes a paper, and takes a test in which you are expected to simply review what you have learned or been told by the teacher. You wi

16、ll not be provided with notes; rather, you are expected to figure out4 on your own what is important. Professors are available during their office hours for help if whats important is ever unclear.5 In college your professors are expecting you to voice your thoughts, and disagreeing with the profess

17、ors opinion is considered an interesting debate, not impolite behavior.6 Class participation and providing your own perspective and analysis are key to success in the college learning environment. 71. involve (Para. 1): vt.(1) to ask or allow sb. to take part in sth. 使卷入，使參與involve sb. in (doing) st

18、h.: to make sb. take part in sth. （使）某人參加；加入We want to involve as many people as possible in the celebrations. 我們希望參加慶典的人數越多越好。Parents should involve themselves in their childrens education. 父母應當參與孩子的教育。(2) to have as a necessary part or result 包含；需要；使成為必然部分（或結果）The new applicant was told that the j

19、ob would involve much travel. 新求職者被告知那份工作需要經常出差。 Language Points1-7 High School vs. College: Culture3If you are from anywhere other than a big city, most of your friends are probably a lot like you. You may not all share the same personality, but the things you consider “normal” are probably the sam

20、e8. Your parents are probably a lot like your friends parents. They probably even share the same tax bracket.9 You go to the same type of restaurants as your friends. You and your friends probably share similar ideas of what is fun to do on a Friday night. Until you get to college, it rarely occurs

21、to you that life could be any differentuntil you find yourself surrounded by hundreds of students just like you, with very different stories.10 You quickly learn that“normal” simply doesnt exist. One of the best things about going to college is the opportunity to interact with a wide variety of cult

22、ures.11 Students from the other side of the world and the other side of the country will likely both be living on your dorm floor. Take advantage of this amazing multicultural environment that you might never have access to again.12 High School vs. College: What to Eat / The Freshman 154In high scho

23、ol, most likely your parents did most of the grocery shopping and cooking. Eating healthily was not something that you needed to think about because somebody else was buying and cooking the healthy food. Once in college, you have a wide variety of healthy and unhealthy foods to choose from every mea

24、l. Sorts of desserts are offered for both lunch and dinner. Poor snacks are usually main foods of a dorm room. People make jokes about the “Freshman 15”, but it is reality for many students.13 Less important than the weight gain is the unhealthy diet. Remember that it is very easy to eat healthfully

25、 while at college; you just need to make that effort. There are just as many nourishing foods in dining halls as there are junk foods. You need to make the decision to eat properly on your own. 8. You may not all share the same personality, but the things you consider “normal” are probably the same.

26、 (Para. 3)Meaning: You may not have the same character, but you have the same way of considering things.personality: n.(1) a persons character 性格；個性Even twins might have different decisions on their career due to different personalities.即使是雙胞胎也會因性格不同而選擇不同的職業。There are likely to be tensions and perso

27、nality clashes in any social group. Language Points8-13High School vs. College: Making Your Own Choices5When you are in high school, your parents are often there to stand between you and temptations.14 Once parents are removed from the relation, you are left with your own choices. Just because your

28、parents said you cannot do something does not mean you cannot do it. However, this is where personal choice and responsibility come in. Once you are in college you are considered an adult in many ways, and you have more opportunities to be sexually active. You might have been involved in some of the

29、se things in high school, but the “barrier” of your parents rules (or boarding-school regulations) made decisions easier.15 You choose how to balance your academic and social life.16 You make all of your own decisions, and you are responsible for17 the consequences. Remember that being an adult does

30、 not mean you need to figure everything out by yourself. Gathering information about these and other decisions, and talking to parents, siblings and friends can help you make these important decisions. Most campuses also have advisers and health-care workers available to provide information and a li

31、stening ear.18 (And, of course you can also ask your roommates.)783 wordsSuggested Reading Time: 7.8 minutes14. When you are in high school, your parents are often there to stand between you and temptations. (Para. 5)Meaning: When you are in high school, your parents usually stop you from being temp

32、ted by bad things.temptation: n.(1) C a thing that makes sb. want to do or have sth. 誘惑人的事物An expensive bicycle is a temptation to thieves. 高檔自行車對竊賊是個誘惑。 Now, to Little Tom, the biggest temptation is that black box in his fathers briefcase. 現在，對小湯姆來說，最大的誘惑莫過于爸爸公文包里的黑盒子。(2) strong desire to do or hav

33、e sth. that one knows one should avoid 引誘；誘惑 Language Points14-18I. Answer the following questions according to the information from the text.Students in high school might make themselves look different both in appearance and behaviours to attract others attention. But after entering college, they a

34、re becoming mature and getting to build their own personality by inner qualities and knowledge rather than the outside.1How do you understand the sentence “College is a time when the cool kids disappear” in Para. 1?The main difference lies in address forms for teachers and attitudes to learning: in

35、college, the teachers are Professor or Dr. Brown instead of Mr. or Mrs. Brown, and the students are no longer passive learners but active ones who are expected to have their own opinions.2Whats the main difference of the learning environments between a high school and a college?Students may come fro

36、m different parts of the country, or even from different parts of the world, and they may have very different experiences and cultures.3What leads to the multicultural environment in college?It reflects a common phenomenon in college: most freshmen gain weight because of their wrong choice of food a

37、nd diet.4Why does the author mention the “Freshman 15”? To be an active learner and class participant; to take advantage of this amazing multicultural environment; to eat healthfully; to balance academic and social life; to make all of my own decisions, and be responsible for the consequences.5From

38、the experience the author mentions in Text 1, how will you enjoy your college life and deal with the obstacles you may come across on campus?II. Fill in the blanks with the proper words in the box, changing the form where necessary.1Nobody can _ out why he quit the well-paid job.2Whether he deserves

39、 what has happened to him is open to _.3It is a report that looks at the education system from the _ of deaf people.4“I am _ for the ships safety,” the Captain said.figure debateperspectiveresponsible5Since your job involves a lot of travels, how could you _ your work and family?6It didnt _ to him t

40、hat she should refuse the invitation.7She is _ seen in public nowadays.8Dont put _ in her way by offering her a cigarette.9Though their _ differed, they got along as friends.10 There are chances for the performers and the audience to _ with each other during the performance.balanceoccur rarely tempt

41、ationpersonalities interact III. Fill in each of the blanks with a proper preposition or adverb.1Looking _ on his childhood brought back many sweet memories.2Ive never been able to figure _ what that picture means.3The box is too heavy for me to carry _ my own. 4Wise students know how to take advant

42、age _ all educational opportunities.5He resigned for a variety _ reasons.6If we have no access _ necessary information, how can we make good decisions? 7It occurred _ her that she could ask for help to finish the task.8We think that the kids should be involved _ doing some housework occasionally.bac

43、k outonofoftotoinIV. Study the model and then complete the sentences below.Model: Remember that being an adult does not mean you need to figure everything out by yourself. (be an adult)1How could his sister forget that _ is his favorite sport? (play table tennis)2Note that _ is harmful to peoples he

44、alth. (smoke)3I dont think _ could be of any help. (write to him)4We fully agree that _ has its advantages. (live in the West End)5Dont you know that _ takes only a few hours? (cross the Atlantic by plane)playing table tennissmokingwriting to himliving in the West Endcrossing the Atlantic by plane2Y

45、ou are no longer a passive learner who just sits and listens to a teacher, occasionally writes a paper, and takes a test in which you are expected to simply review what you have learned or been told by the teacher.1When you reach your 30s, you will likely look back at your college experience and wis

46、h you really could do it all over again. V. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.30幾歲時，你可能會回首大學經歷，希望一切可以重新來過。你不再是一個被動的學習者，只是坐著聽老師講，偶爾寫篇論文，考考試，所考內容只是回顧所學過的或老師講授過的內容。3Until you get to college, it rarely occurs to you that life could be any differentuntil you find yourself surrounded by hundr

47、eds of students just like you, with very different stories.直到上了大學，你才會體會到生活有如此差異，才會發現周圍數百名像你一樣的學生，卻有著截然不同的經歷。4Remember that it is very easy to eat healthfully while at college; you just need to make that effort. There are just as many nourishing foods in dining halls as there are junk foods.記住，想要在大學期

48、間吃得健康很容易，你只需在這方面努努力。在餐廳，有很多垃圾食品，也有很多有營養的食品。5Most campuses also have advisers and health-care workers available to provide information and a listening ear.大多數校園也有咨詢人員和醫療保健人員，可以提供信息并傾聽煩惱。1他把旁觀者牽扯進了他與警察的爭執中。(involve in)VI. Translate the following sentences into English.He involved the bystanders in his

49、 dispute with the police. 2我想不起來以前我在哪兒見過她。(occur to)It never occurred to me that I had seen her before somewhere.3邁克負責設計全部工程。 (be responsible for)Mike is responsible for designing the entire project.4你應該趁天氣好給籬笆刷油漆。(take advantage of )You should take advantage of the fine weather to paint the fence.5

50、學生們可以自由使用圖書館。(access to)The students have free access to the library. Background Informationtuition of higher education in the U.S. 美國高等教育學費In the U.S., vast majority of students lack the financial resources to pay tuition and must rely on student loans and scholarships from their university or the

51、government. Generally, private universities charge much higher tuition than their public counterparts, which rely on state funds to make up the difference. Annual undergraduate tuition varies widely from state to state. A typical years tuition at a public university is about $5,000. Private schools

52、are typically much higher. Depending upon the type of school and programme, annual graduate programme tuition can vary from $15,000 to as high as $50,000. Note that these prices do not include living expenses (rent, room/board, etc.). These fees, especially room and board, can range from $6,000 to $

53、12,000 per academic year. Translation自己掙錢上大學金吉巴特勒我永遠不會忘記，在我讀高一時，有一天，我坐在通往地下室的樓梯上，雙手抱著頭絕望地對父母哭訴說，我怎么也攢不夠上大學的錢。父母極力安慰我，可當時要掙夠64, 268美元（這是我迫切想上的那所私立大學的費用），看來是不可能的。現在讓我告訴你我掙這筆錢不可思議的過程。一切是從我在愛荷華州安克尼市送報紙時開始的。我很討厭那條送報路線，但我決心干下去，我堅持干了六個月，直到我們家遷往威斯康星州的沃索市。因為每次送報紙都能換來幾塊錢，我的存款開始慢慢多起來。我的第二份工作是給一家電腦產品公司做電話客戶服務代理

54、，但存折上的錢增長速度仍然很慢。之后，在我上高二的秋季，我開始在丹尼餐館當侍者。工作很辛苦，但錢來得快，每小時的報酬至少比上一份工作要多出一倍。等到了高三的時候，我已經存下了一筆數量可觀的錢。這頗讓人鼓舞，但我知道我仍需要外界的幫助，所以我就開始申請獎學金，可接二連三地遭到拒絕，這有時讓我頗感沮喪。后來我等來了第一筆獎學金，每年2,000美元，條件是我Save Money for College on My OwnGinger Butler1I will never forget the day of my first year of high school. I was sitting on

55、 the stairs descending1 into the basement, putting my head in my hands and crying in despair2 to my parents that I would never be able to save enough money for college. My parents tried to comfort me, but it seemed impossible to save $64,268 for the private college that I desperately3 wanted to atte

56、nd.2Now let me tell you the amazing story of how I earned this sum of money.3It all began with a paper route in Ankeny, IA. I hated delivering that route, but was determined to stick it out for six months until my family moved to Wausau, WI.4 With a few poor dollars from my paper route, a small nest

57、 egg began to develop. My next job was with a computer company as a telephone customer service representative5. The savings account6 continued to grow very slowly. Then, in the fall of my junior year of high school, I began to waitress at Dennys restaurant. It was hard work, but the money began to r

58、oll in and this job paid at least twice as much money per hour7.1. descend (Para. 1): vi. to go or lead downwards向下延伸，向下傾斜A rough path descended like a steep stair into the plain.一條坎坷不平的小路像陡峭的樓梯一樣向下延伸入平原。The stairs descending to the cell are covered with dust.通往地下室的臺階滿是灰塵。2. despair (Para. 1): n. U

59、the feeling of having lost all hope絕望He gave up the attempt in despair. 他絕望地放棄了嘗試。Defeat after defeat drove us into the depth of despair. 一次又一次的失敗使我們完全絕望了。 Language Points1-74By the time my senior year arrived, I had saved a considerable8 amount of money. This was encouraging, but I knew that I woul

60、d also need some help, so I began the process of applying for scholarships9. Sometimes it was discouraging because I was rejected again and again10. Then, my first scholarship offer came in, $2,000 a year to play tennis. This was only a drop in the ocean11 at a school that costs approximately12 $14,000 a year,