1、Study Abroad or in China There is no consensus of opinions among people as to whether students should study abroad or not.Some people are of the view that the youths should go overseas for further study if possible,while others take an opposite stand，firmly believing that it is unnecessary for stude
2、nts to study in a foreign country.Those people who agree with studying abroad believe that diverse culture backgrounds can broaden students horizon.They also claim that overseas study can shape students personality because they are forced to deal with all kinds of difficulties by themselves.Neverthe
3、less,the other people who agree with domestic education argue that our educational programs have been greatly improved during the decades.They also point out that domestic education is convenient and economical.As far as I am concerned，the former opinion holds more weight.For one thing,it can streng
4、then the learners abilities to understand and communicate with people from other cultures.For another,the developed countries still have a lot advanced knowledge we need to study.When all the factors are examined,we may reasonably come to the conclusion that studying abroad is advisable.consensus n.
5、一致，共识stand n.立场；观点horizon n.视野domestic adj.本国的；国内的as far as ones concerned 在某人看来；就而言strengthen v.加强；巩固；使坚强advanced adj.先进的；高级的advisable adj.可取的，明智的读文清障原文呈现Section Warming Up&Reading Pre-readingKEEP IT UP，XIE LEIChinese student fitting in wellSix months ago Xie Lei said goodbye to her family and frie
6、nds in China and boarded a plane for London.It was the first time she had ever left her motherland.keep it up保持优秀成绩；继续干下去fit in相适应；相融和say goodbye to跟说再见 board a plane登上飞机句式“It is/was the first/second.timethat.”这是某人第一/二/次做(从句用完成时时态)。motherland/mlnd/n祖国 读文清障原文呈现“After getting my visa I was very excite
7、d because I had dreamed of this day for so long.But I was also very nervous as I didnt know what to expect，”Xie Lei told me when I saw her waiting in a queue at the student cafeteria between lectures.visa/viz/n签证“what to expect”是“疑问词动词不定式”结构，在句中作know的宾语。see sb.doing sth.意为“看见某人在做某事”。queue/kju/n队列；行列
8、 vi.排队cafeteria/kftIrI/n自助食堂；自助餐厅lecture/lekt/n&vi.演讲；讲课读文清障原文呈现Xie Lei,who is 21 years old,has come to our university to study for a business qualification.She is halfway through the preparation year,which most foreign students complete before applying fora degree course.Xie Lei highly recommends i
9、t.qualification/kwlIfIkeIn/n资格；资历preparation/prepreIn/n准备；预备apply for申请which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰the preparation year。recommend/rekmend/vt.推荐；建议读文清障原文呈现“The preparation course is mostbeneficial，”shesaid.“Studyinghereisquitedifferent from studying in China,so you need some preparationfirst.”beneficial adj.有益
10、的，有好处的谢蕾，再接再厉中国学生适应能力强第12段译文六个月前，谢蕾告别了她在中国的家人和朋友，登上了前往伦敦的飞机。这是她第一次离开自己的祖国。课间休息时我在学生餐厅碰到正在排队的谢蕾，她告诉我说：“拿到签证后我很激动，因为我梦想这一天已经很久了。但是我又非常紧张，因为我不知道我所期望的是什么。”谢蕾今年21岁，来我们大学上学，希望获得工商管理资格证书。大多数外籍学生在申请学位课程学习之前都要学一年预科，而谢蕾已经读完半年了。她强力推荐它。她说：“预科课程非常有益。在这儿学习跟在中国学习是相当不同的。你需要事先做些准备。”读文清障原文呈现“Its not just study thats
11、difficult.You have to get used to a whole new way of life,which21 can take up22all your concentration23 in the beginning，”explained Xie Lei,who24 had lived all her life in the same city in China.Its.that.是强调句型，强调主语not just study。get used to习惯于21 此处which指代“a whole new way of life”，引导非限制性定语从句。22 take
12、up占用(时间)；继续；开始做。23 concentration n注意力24 此处who指代Xie Lei，引导非限制性定语从句。读文清障原文呈现She told me that she had had to learn almost everything again.“Sometimes I felt like a child，”she said.“I had to learn how to use the phone,how to pay bus fare,and how to ask a shopkeeper 25 for things I didnt know the English
13、 for26.25 shopkeeper/pkip/n店主26 I didnt know.是省略了关系代词that/which的定语从句，修饰先行词things，关系代词在从句中作介词for的宾语。读文清障原文呈现When I got lost and had to ask a passer-by27 for directions,I didnt always understand.They dont talk like28 they do on our listening tapes，”she said,laughing29.27 passer-by n过路人28 此处like用作连词，引导
14、方式状语从句，相当于as。29 现在分词laughing作said的伴随状语。第3段译文“困难不仅仅是在学习方面，你得适应一种全新的生活方式，在一开始的时候这就会占去你的全部精力。”谢蕾解释说。她在中国时一直居住在同一座城市。她告诉我，几乎每件事她都得重新学习。她说：“有时候我觉得自己像个小孩似的，我得学习如何使用电话，乘公交车时该怎样付款，在商店不知道商品的英文名字，又怎样问店主。当我迷路不得不向过路的行人问路时，时常听不懂他们说的话。他们不像我们在听力磁带上听到的那样说话。”谢蕾说着笑了。读文清障原文呈现30 who引导定语从句，who指代a host family。31 although
15、引导让步状语从句。32 accommodation n住宿 33 board with 和搭伙34 动名词短语作主语，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。in which引导非限制性定语从句可换成where。35 give sb.the chance to do.给某人机会做Xie Lei lives with a host family who give her lots of good advice 30.31 Although some foreign students live in student accommodation32 or apartments,some choose to bo
16、ard with 33English families.Living with host families,in which there may be other college students34，gives her the chance to learn35 more about the new culture.读文清障原文呈现36 idiom/IdIm/n习语；成语37 that 引导定语从句，修饰an idiom,that可以省略。38 comfort/kmft/n舒适；安慰 vt.安慰39 substitute/sbstItjut/n代替者；代用品vt.用代替(常与for搭配)“W
17、hen I hear an idiom36that I dont understand37，I can ask my host family for help，”explains Xie Lei.“Also,when I miss my family,its a great comfort38to have a substitute39 family to be wih.”第4段译文 谢蕾同房东一家人住在一起，他们给了她许多好的建议。虽然有些外国学生住在学生宿舍或公寓房，但有些学生却选择寄宿在英国人的家中。房东家也许会住着其他大学生，跟这样的家庭住在一起给她提供了机会更好地了解新文化。“当我听
18、到我不理解的习语时，我可以向房东家里的人请教，”谢蕾解释说。“还有，当我想家的时候，房东家就可以代替我家，和他们在一起给了我很大的安慰。”读文清障原文呈现40 helping her to get used to.是动名词短语作表语。41 academic/kdemIk/adj.学校的；学术的42 requirement/rIkwaImnt/n需要；要求43 essay/eseI/n文章；散文44 tutor/tjut/n导师；助教；家庭教师Xie Leis preparation course is helping her to get used to40 the academic41 re
19、quirements42 of a Western university.“I remember the first essay43 I did for my tutor 44，”she told me.“I found an article on the Internet that seemed to have exactly the information I needed.读文清障原文呈现45 make a summary of 对做总结46 revise/rIvaIz/vt.复查；修正；复习47 draft/drft/n草稿；草案 vt.草拟；起草48 hand in上交49 numb
20、/nm/adj.麻木的；失去知觉的50 revision/rIvIn/n复查；修正；复习51 acknowledge/knlId/vt.承认；确认；答谢So I made a summary of45 the article,revised46 my draft47 and handed the essay in48.I thought I would get a really good mark but I got an EI was numb49 with shock!So I went to my tutor to ask the reason for his revision50.Fi
21、rst of all,he told me,I couldnt write what other people had said without acknowledging51 them.读文清障原文呈现52 as far as one is concerned就而言53 what引导主语从句，在从句中作thought的宾语。54 confuse vt.混淆；使混乱55 far为程度副词，表示“远远”，修饰形容词或副词的比较级。56 analyse vt.分析；统计Besides,as far as he was concerned 52，what other people thought 5
22、3 was not the most important thing.He wanted to know what I thought,which confused54me because I thought that the author of the article knew far55 more than I did.My tutor explained that I should read lots of different texts that contain different opinions and analyse56 what I read.读文清障原文呈现57 refer
23、to此处意为“参考，查阅”，还可表示“提到，提及；指的是；涉及”。58 contradict/kntrdIkt/vt.反驳；驳斥59 more importantly 更重要的是60 autonomous/tnms/adj.自主的；自治的；独立的Then,in my essay,I should give my own opinion and explain it by referring to 57 other authors.Finally he even encouraged me to contradict58the authors Id read!At first I lacked
24、confidence,but now Im beginning to get the idea and my marks have improved.More importantly59，I am now a more autonomous60 learner.”第5段译文 谢蕾的预科课程帮助她熟悉了西方大学在学术方面的要求。她对我说：“我还记得我交给导师的第一篇论文。我在网上找到一篇文章，看起来跟我所需要的信息恰好一样。于是我就那篇论文写了一篇类似小结性的文章，修改了草稿，然后把文章交了上去。我原以为我会得到高分的，但是结果得了E。我非常吃惊！于是我去找导师问修改的原因。他告诉我，首先，我不
25、能把别人的话写下来而不表示感谢。此外，他认为，别人的想法并不是最重要的。他想要知道的是我所想的是什么，这倒把我弄糊涂了，因为我认为该文章的作者比我知道的多得多。导师给我解释说，我应阅读大量的、包含不同观点的文章，并对其进行分析。然后，在我的论文中，我得表明我自己的观点，并且引用其他作者的观点来说明。最后，他甚至鼓励我反驳我读过的那些作者的观点！起初，我缺乏信心，而现在我开始懂得了，我的分数也已经有所提高了。更重要的是，我现在能更加自主地学习了。”读文清障原文呈现61 feel at home感觉自在，无拘束62 what had seemed.normal中，what had seemed v
26、ery strange before是主语从句，谓语动词是appears。appear在此是连系动词，意为“看起来”，后跟形容词normal作表语。63 so.that.“如此以至于”，在此引导结果状语从句。64 occupy/kjpaI/vt.占用；占领；占据be occupied with(be occupied in doing)忙着做，忙于某事物Xie Lei told me that she feels much more at home61 in England now,and what had seemed very strange before now appears quit
27、e normal 62.“Ive just got one more thing to achieve.I have beenso63 occupied with64 work thatI havent had time for social activities.读文清障原文呈现65 wish sb.all the best祝愿某人一切顺利66enterprise/entpraIz/n事业；事业心67 deserve v值得，应受，应得，其后接不定式。Ithinkits importantto haveabalance between study and a social life,soIm
28、goingtojoinafewclubs.Hopefully Ill make some newfriends.”We will follow Xie Leis progressin later editions of this newspaper butfor now,we wish Xie Lei all the best65inhernewenterprise66.Shedeserves67 to succeed.第67段译文谢蕾告诉我，现在她在英国感到自在多了。以前看似很奇怪的事，如今出现似乎很正常了。“我还有一件事要做。我一直忙于学习，以至于没有时间去搞社交活动。我认为保持学习与社会
29、生活之间的平衡是很重要的，所以我打算参加几个俱乐部，我希望会结识一些新朋友。”关于谢蕾的进步，我们将在今后几期的报纸中做跟踪报道，同时我们衷心祝愿她学业有成。她应该取得成功。.Please match the words with their proper meanings.1recommend Ato agree to the truth of;to recognize thefact or existence2comfort B.to declare(a person,an opinion,something written or spoken)to be wrong or untruth
30、ful3acknowledge Cto take and hold possession of;to fill(a certain position,space or time)4draft Dthe country where one was born or thatyou feel you belong to5contradict Ethe state of being free from anxiety,pain or suffering;complete contentment6substitute Fthe first rough written form of anything o
31、r a rough plan 7occupy Gto put(something or someone)in place of another 8motherland Hto advise or suggest答案：15 HEAFB 68 GCD.Write down the meaning of phrases in each sentence.1He has got used to living in the remote mountainous villagewithout any modern conveniences.2As far as Im concerned,you shoul
32、d come back after you finish your study abroad.3He will work in a new company;Im not sure whether hell fit in with his new workmates.习惯于就我而言相适应；相融合4After giving birth to a baby,she is occupied with it every day._5Astronauts in flight must adjust to weightlessness.6Ive been working twelve hours a day
33、,but I shall not be ableto keep it up.适应；调节继续干下去忙于Look at the following pictures and fill in the blanks.With the development of society,more and more Chinese students choose to study for better job opportunities.But before that,you should take many things into account,such as and so on.abroadmoney,v
34、isa,transportation,accommodation,customs.Fast-reading()Read the text quickly and complete the main idea of it.The text describes Xie Leis life in the first months at a(n)_ university,including some of the differences and_ she experienced and how shethe problems.()Read the text and then match the mai
35、n idea with eachparagraph.EnglishdifficultiessolvedParagraph 1 AXie Lei is getting used to the WesternUniversitys way of learning.Paragraph 2 BThe newspaper will follow Xie Leis progress in later editions.Paragraph 3 CThe general introduction to Xie Lei andher study.Paragraph 4 DThe advantages of li
36、ving with a hostfamily.Paragraph 5 EXie Lei,a Chinese girl,is studying in aforeign country London.Paragraph 6 FThe difficulties Xie Lei met while livingin London.Paragraph 7 GXie Lei feels much more at home inEngland now and is living an active life.答案：Paras.17 ECFDAGB.Careful-readingRead the text c
37、arefully and choose the best answer.1Xie Lei was very nervous when she left for London because_.Ashe was too youngBshe was a shy girlCshe didnt know what to expectDshe didnt know what to bring2How long has Xie Lei been in England?AShe has been in England for six months.BShe has been in England for f
38、ive months.CShe has been in England for two years.DShe has been in England for six weeks.3Xie Leis tutor seemed dissatisfied with her first essay because_.Athere were too many mistakes in itBher opinions were quite different from her tutorsCshe didnt give her own opinions at allDher tutor couldnt un
39、derstand the essay4Who does Xie Lei board with in England?AHer tutor.BHer classmates.CHer family.DA host family.5According to the passage,we can know that_.Aidioms are not so difficult to understandBall students need one year to prepare for their majorsCforeign tutors admire autonomous learnersDit i
40、s impossible that you read it from China Daily答案：15 CACDC.Study-readingAnalyze the following difficult sentences in the text.1Living with host families,in which there may be other collegestudents,gives her the chance to learn more about the new culture.句式分析尝试翻译 _有的房东家也许会住着其他大学生，跟这样的人家住在一起会给她提供机会，以更好
41、地了解这种新的文化。2He wanted to know what I thought,which confused mebecause I thought that the author of the article knew far more than I did.句式分析 尝试翻译 _他想知道我的想法，这倒把我弄糊涂了，因为我认为该文章的作者比我知道的多得多。3Xie Lei told me that she feels much more at home in England now,and what had seemed very strange before now appears
42、 quite normal.句式分析 句中 told 后接了两个宾语从句，即 that she feels much more at home in England now 和 what had seemed very strange before now appears quite normal。另外，第二个宾语从句中又包含一个 what 引导的主语从句 what had seemed very strange before,what 在从句中作主语。尝试翻译 _谢蕾告诉我，现在她在英国感到自在多了，以前看似很怪的事如今似乎很正常了。“课时跟踪检测”见“Unit 5 课时跟踪检测（一）”(单击进入电子文档)谢谢 观 看
