ReadingandthinkingUnit1Beforeenteringseniorhighschool,areyoucuriousaboutyournewschoollife?Whatproblemshaveyoueverthoughtyoumaymeet?Haveyousolvedtheproblems?Dostudentsinforeigncountryfacethesameproblemslikeyou?Lead-inFast-readingReadthetextquicklytogetthemainideaofeachparagraph.

Tip:Youcanfindmainideasbyfirsttakingaquicklookatthetitle,pictures,keywordsandphrases,andtopicsentences.Atopicsentenceisasentencewhichsummarizesthemainideaofaparagraph.

?Example1“開門見山”式是指文章在開頭的時候常常就開門見山，一針見血的點明想要表達的主要內(nèi)容，然后再進行細節(jié)補充. Ineedtopreparemanythingsforanenjoyablemountainclimbing.Abottleofwaterisessentialincaseofthirsty.WhenIamcold,Ineedasweater,too.Ofcoursefoodsanddrinksaremyfavoritethings.FinallyI'mgoingtotakeanumbrella.Example2“言歸正傳”式是指文章在開頭并沒有給出一個總攬段落的topicsentence來引導(dǎo)脈絡(luò)的展開，而是在開頭的時候在渲染或鋪墊一些其他細節(jié)的東西，在段落最后給出概括全文的總結(jié)。 Asweallknow,webegintoliveandstudybyourselvesincollege.Inaddition,wecanalsolearntobeindependentofourparents.Itisincollegethatwe,likeNewton,aresearchingforbeautifulshellsonthebeachofknowledge.Therefore,collegelifeisanimportantstagesothatweshouldcherishitandmakethemostofit.

Example3“重心轉(zhuǎn)折”式，就是段落在開頭的時候，介紹某事物或人的一方面比如消極方面，而中間部分則通過however之類的轉(zhuǎn)折詞，將段落的內(nèi)容傾向扭轉(zhuǎn)了，進而來說其他方面，比如積極方面。這時段落的重點則在后半部分了。

Admittedly,manyparents,especiallyeldergrandparentscannotcatchupwiththeneweraunderthefast-pacedcircumstance.Theydonotknowhowtousemobilephone,computerandIpad.However，theyhavepreciouslifeexperiencethatiseveryusefulforus.Andtheyhaveadeeperunderstandingofthesocietyandlife.Weshouldlearnfromourparents.Example4“全篇總結(jié)”式就是指要想獲得這個段落的主旨大意，我們不能通過一個比較明顯或首句或尾句或中間轉(zhuǎn)折來get到topicsentence,從而抓住大意。也就是說，段落內(nèi)沒有明顯的topicsentence。這時就需要我們通過閱讀全文，抓住文章寫作的線索，總結(jié)出段落大意。 Igotupat7o'clockthismorning,andafterbreakfastIwenttoschool.At8:00am-9:30am,ttookmyfirstclass,thatis,Englishclasswhichismyfavoritesubject.ThenIwenttothelibrarytoseesomebookswithmyfriendsuntilhunchtime.Intheafternoon,Itookanexamination.Mainidea:adayinmylifePara1Seniorhighschoolisachallenge.Para2Para3Para4Let’schecktheanswers.Adamhadtothinkcarefullyaboutwhichcoursestotake.Adamhadtochooseextra-curricularactivities.Adamwillhavetostudyharderandgetusedtobeingresponsibleforalotmore.WhatarethedifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenAdam’sseniorhighschoollifeandyours?Sforsimilarities,DfordifferencesssDDCareful-readingReadthetextagainandfillintheblanksPara.ChallengeHowAdamfeelsSolution1Confused2Choosing__________coursesTheschooladviser__________________________________3Hewillfindawayto_________________________________4Hewill___________________________________________GoingfromjuniorhighschooltoseniorhighschoolMakingtheschoolfootballteamKeepingupwithotherstudentsinhisadvancedcourseandgettingusedtoallthehomeworksuitableCareful/seriousUnhappyWorriedbuthappychoosesuitablecourseshelpedhimimprovetomaketheteamnextyearwellpreparedforwhatevercomesinthefuturestudyharderandbeWhatcoursesdidAdamchoose?Whatdoes“maketheteam”mean?WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkAdamis?Giveyoursupportingevidence.Forexample:IthinkAdamisaconfidentperson.Becausehesayshewillbewellpreparedforuniversityorwhateverelsecomesinthefuture.(para.4)Youcanchooseoneofthefollowingadjectivesandgiveyourreasons.honestresponsibleWarm-heartedfriendlydeterminedsmartoptimisticsincerepatientSolvetheproblemsAfterreadingAdam’schallengesandsolution,let’ssolveourownproblemsmentionedatfirst.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.有志者，事竟成。SolutionsNothing

isimpossiblewithawillingheart.心之所愿，無所不成。Thoughwemayfacedifferentproblemswhenweentertheschool,ifwecanstaypos