1、Module 2Highlights of My Senior Year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！Sensing tough competition for college admission(准许加入)，high school seniors in the United States are applying to more colleges than ever before.Some of the countrys top students are applying to a dozen or more universities，in th
2、e hope of having more choices.And colleges are trying to improve their status by choosing better students.The admission process has been made easier by technology.Students can now apply to some colleges and even pay their fee with the click of a mouse.“I dont think you can afford to only have one sc
3、hool you really like，in case you dont get into it，”said Daniel，who applied to 11 universities.Large numbers of applications usually bring more than one acceptance，which is quite different from the situation for Chinese students.However，more acceptances for American students force them to make tough
4、decisions.Samantha Sagui applied to 16 colleges.Although she was not accepted by several colleges，she still had to choose from six.Even with choices，she said，the unexpected rejection was tough.Admission officers have an idea of what percentage of accepted students will actually enroll(报到)，but the ba
5、ttle for good students who have made a large number of applications could mean that those expectations are wrong.“We are really worried now，”said John Mahoney，undergraduate admission director at Boston College.“We hope weve accepted the right people to make up our freshman classes.”College admission
6、s，even at Harvard，may be more uncertain these days.Bill Fitzmons，dean of undergraduate admissions，said that only 79 percent of students accepted by Harvard enrolled.Last year the school took nearly 100 students from its waiting list.It may be tougher to get in，but that doesnt mean students shouldnt
7、try.“They will never give in if they dont apply，”he said.根据短文内容，回答下列问题1Why are high school seniors in the United States applying to more colleges than before?Because they want to have more choices.2Will all students accepted by Harvard enroll?No，only 79 percent of them will enroll.Section Reading (I
8、ntroduction & Reading and Vocabulary)新生词汇初识.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思1highlight Aadj.好强的；好竞争的2chartBv.选举；推选3mediator Cn.最重要的部分；最精彩的部分4settleDn.问题5competitive En.图；图表6elect Fadj.巨大的，庞大的7enormous Gn.口号；标语8slogan Hv.解决9keen Iadj.渴望的；热切的；热心的10issue Jn.调解员；斡旋者【答案】15CEJHA610BFGID.选择下列句中相对应词组的汉语意思A.有的问题B.回顾；回忆C.和比较D.
9、去旅行E.充当F.讲笑话G.玩得开心H.在的开始1Her speech looks back at the partnership between the two countries. 2My parents want me to take extra maths lessons at the weekend，but I want to play and have fun. 3He worked as a teacher for two years after graduation. 4Compared with others，she is a lucky woman. 5Some stude
10、nts have problems with learning language. 6Things didnt look too hopeful at the start of the year. 7Mr.Wang told jokes in the journey so that we couldnt fall asleep. 8He went on a trip to the nearest seaside during his vacation last summer. 【答案】15BGECA68HFD教材语篇细研第一步速读了解文章主题和段落大意速读P1617教材课文，匹配段落大意1Pa
11、ras.12ABest things the author enjoyed to remember in Senior High2Paras.35BThe senior promthe highlight of the Senior High3Para.6 CFeelings and plans after graduating from Senior High4Paras.78DOther things the author was pleased about【答案】14CADB第二步细读把控文章关键信息细读P1617教材课文，选择最佳答案1When the writer graduates
12、 from high school，she will firstly .Atake a vacationBgo to universityCcollect the wonderful things in high schoolDget a job2When the writer goes to the college，she will go on .Aworking as a mediatorBrenting a nice carCtaking a long vacationDbeing prom queen3During the short school skiing trip，the wr
13、iter had great fun because .Atwo good friends of her were also on the tripBAmericans are competitiveCit was the Easter vacationDall of the above4Which of the following is NOT the thing that the writer is pleased with?AGetting good marks on final exams.BThe senior prom.CMeeting her teachers and telli
14、ng them how the students feel about things.DReceiving the junior prize for English Literature.5The pity for the prom，mentioned in the text is that .Athere were too many peopleBit was likely to be the last one for herCshe was elected prom queenDthere were too many people to share a table【答案】15AADDB第三
15、步精读能力升华接轨高考精读P1617课文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式I looked back 1.at/on my senior year and 2.found(find)many memories Ill remember forever.Besides 3.an arts editor，I worked 4.as a peer mediator，who 5.helps(help) other students to settle 6.problems(problem)During the Easter vacation，I went on a trip and h
16、ad great fun.The highlight of the year was the senior prom.I wore a dress 7.that/which suited me and looked elegant.We rented a car to the prom and，8.unexpectedly(unexpected)，I 9.was elected(elect)prom queen.After that，we had an enormous breakfast.It was a perfect 10.ending(end)to a perfect school year. 【导学号：75142007】
