【正文】 涉及的內(nèi)容有必要的聯(lián)想。 Dialogue Samples Dialogue 1 語(yǔ)言注釋 1. 當(dāng)與陌生人開(kāi)始對(duì)話時(shí)，可以使用肯定或否定的問(wèn)句。正規(guī)四年制的學(xué)校主要為文理學(xué)院、獨(dú)立專(zhuān)業(yè)學(xué)院和綜合性大學(xué)，代表著美國(guó)科研和教學(xué)的最高水平，培養(yǎng)大批高層次的專(zhuān)業(yè)技術(shù)人才。另外三分之二的高校是四年制大學(xué)，多數(shù)采用兩家私人考試機(jī)構(gòu)承辦的入學(xué)考試，就是 ETS(能力性向考試 )和 ACT(綜合成就考試 )。這些學(xué)生工作認(rèn)真，原因之一是求職的人數(shù)遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)多過(guò)職位數(shù)。 眼前這場(chǎng)考試，不過(guò)是小事一樁。 三、重點(diǎn)詞匯詳解 1. approach [ ] v. 走近，接近 n. ① 道路 ② 學(xué)習(xí)（研究方 法） 【例句】 The approach of the CET Band4 makes me nervous. 大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試的臨近令我緊張不已。 【辨析】 conquer, overe與 defeat conquer指?征服、戰(zhàn)勝?，特別指?獲得對(duì)人、物或感情的控制?，如： conquer nature征服自然。 【詞匯擴(kuò)展】 obscurity ，朦朧 15. restless [ ] adj. ① 不得休息的② 不安定的，焦慮的，煩躁的 【例句】 After listening to his speech for 3 hours, the audience became restless. 聽(tīng)他作了三個(gè)小時(shí)的報(bào)告后，聽(tīng)眾們都坐不住了。 【擴(kuò)展】 file off 排成一列縱隊(duì)出發(fā)，歸檔； file by file 一列一列；陸續(xù)； file for 申請(qǐng)；報(bào)名參加競(jìng)選； file out 魚(yú)貫而出 2. impress upon ① 使銘記 ② 蓋印 【例句】 My father impressed upon me the value of hard work. 我父親要我牢牢記住努力工作的重要性。 5. I just want to impress upon you that even though you have pleted four years of engineering, there are still many things about the subject you don抰 know. () →解析： impress upon / on指銘刻，使銘記。 9. broaden →譯文： 學(xué)院幫助比爾擴(kuò)展他的愛(ài)好。結(jié)果我當(dāng)然是在后一個(gè)學(xué)期重修了這門(mén)課。全文運(yùn)用第一人稱(chēng)手法，將作者即將告別大學(xué)生活的所思所想呈現(xiàn)給讀者，拉近與讀者的距離。也正是這一年，我結(jié)交了一些終身好友。過(guò)去的四年間，我曾多次改變想法，對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)，為某一個(gè)職業(yè)做一輩子的承諾簡(jiǎn)直是一種痛苦折磨。 5. mitment [ ] n. ① 責(zé)任，許諾 ② 委托事項(xiàng) 【例句】 He doesn抰 want to get married because he is afraid of any mitments. 他不想結(jié)婚，因?yàn)樗ε鲁袚?dān)任何責(zé)任。 【詞組】 have an interview with 與……面談，接受……面試； give an interview 接受采 20 訪 【詞匯擴(kuò)展】 interviewer ； interviewee 13. involve [ ] v. 使陷入，使卷入復(fù)雜的情況 【例句】 If I were you I wouldn抰 get involved in their problems. 我要是你就不去介入他們的問(wèn)題。 jealous著重指惡意的?妒忌?，還指（男女間 的）?吃醋?，如： He is jealous of their success. 他妒忌他們的成就。 【 詞匯擴(kuò)展】 cartoonist 4. cherish [ ] vt. ① 珍愛(ài)，撫愛(ài) ② 心中懷有（希望、志愿等） 【例句】 For years, she cherished the hope that her husband might still be alive. 許多年來(lái)，她一直懷著對(duì)丈夫可能仍活在人世的希望。每當(dāng)有人問(wèn)起我畢業(yè)后準(zhǔn)備做什么時(shí)，我 就想大聲尖叫。我希望時(shí)間倒流，讓我將大學(xué)生活的每一天重新來(lái)過(guò)。這樣，學(xué)生的自由被有效地規(guī)定了一個(gè)范圍。 Talk About It 8 Sample 1: A: Hi! Tom, how do you feel before an examination? B: I usually feel confident if I抦 interested in it. But I would feel nervous if I don抰 like it. A: How about the ing exam? Are you assured to pass it? B: Yeah, I抦 assured of that. How about you? A: Well, I feel at ease with it. Though I抦 not scared of it, I will be anxious when waiting for the results of the exams. Sample 2: A: Did you find the exam easy or difficult? B: Difficult. I was at a loss at the sight of the exam papers. I had to think hard and rack my brains during the exam. How about you? 15 A: Fortunately, I happened to find some clues to the answers. Then they were easier than I had expected. B: I still remember the dead silence when all of us get the exam paper. We had all thought that the exam might have been a piece of cake. It turned out to be a frightened one. A: Then, you抎 better pray for a passing score. Sample 3: A: How about your final English examination? B: Oh, terrible. I didn抰 expect it to be that difficult and the countless pages. I was worried that I might fail the exam. I抦 hopeless. A: Cheer up. I am sure you will do better next time. Even if you failed the exam, the world won抰 end. Come on, let’s play the ball and relieve ourselves a bit. B: Good idea! Let’s go. Write About It 9 最難忘的考試 讓我來(lái)講一個(gè)真實(shí)的故事。 5. surveying →譯文： 他向窗外望去，審視著鄉(xiāng)下的風(fēng)景。例如： During holidays, college students will go traveling. Some will go to the mountains。 【辨析】 bite與 snap bite是咬的普通用詞，如： My monkey doesn抰 。 14. obscure [ ] v. ① 遮蔽，隱藏② 使朦朧 ③ 使難理解 adj. ① 難理解的 ② 不清楚的 10 【例句】 Smog obscured our 。 【辨析】 confidence對(duì)自己或自己的能力信任，如： He spoke with great confidence. 他說(shuō)話時(shí)十分自信。? ?我只是想讓你們牢牢記住，即使你們已經(jīng)學(xué)完了 4年工科課程，在這個(gè)領(lǐng)域里，你們還有很多東西不懂。他們臉上都充滿自信。獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金的形式非常多，一個(gè)優(yōu)秀學(xué)生很可能同時(shí)獲得數(shù)種獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金，但是獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金的數(shù)額比助學(xué)金要小一些。美國(guó)高等院校實(shí)行三種學(xué)期制：二學(xué)期制、三學(xué)期制和學(xué)季制，一學(xué)年通常約為 34周， 8月或 9月開(kāi)課，次年 5月或 8月結(jié)束。你們相互問(wèn)候，自我介紹，談?wù)撃銈兊膶W(xué)習(xí)。這里指沒(méi)有跟上老師講的內(nèi)容。你還會(huì)發(fā)展你自己的愛(ài)好，遇見(jiàn)優(yōu)秀的學(xué)者。最好是在做聽(tīng)力練習(xí)之前迅速看完整段文字，并對(duì)空白部分做一些猜測(cè)。對(duì)話中 Zhang Ke用“ aren抰 you Mike Brown ? ”是希望得到肯定的答復(fù)。這些院校除教學(xué)外，還承擔(dān)著美國(guó)政府的大量高精尖的科研任務(wù)。 80％以上的四年制大學(xué)在招生時(shí)還要參考高中表現(xiàn)，即學(xué)生在高中階段的課程成績(jī)、班級(jí)排名、上課討論表現(xiàn)以及參加的社會(huì)工作情況等。他們也很有創(chuàng)意，把管理工作做得井井有條而富有特色，還舉辦多種活動(dòng)。這門(mén)課的教授已經(jīng)說(shuō)過(guò)，除考場(chǎng)上不能交頭接耳外，允許他們帶 任何書(shū)或筆記到考場(chǎng)。 【詞組】 at the approach of在……快到的時(shí)候； be approaching (to)與……差不多，大致相等 【辨析】 approach, approximate與 near approach 表?接近、走近、靠近?的含義時(shí)，可指時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)接近，也可指接近某個(gè)人，還可表示?對(duì)待、處理?問(wèn)題、任務(wù)、困難等。 overe指?戰(zhàn)勝、克服?，尤指?感情?而言，如： overe difficulties克服困難。 【辨析】 nervous與 restless nervous是常用語(yǔ)，指?內(nèi)心緊張的?，如： He was very nervous at the examination. 他考試時(shí)心里緊張極了。 【例句】 The professor impressed upon his students the importance of learning how to learn at college. 教授讓他的學(xué)生銘記在大學(xué)里學(xué)會(huì)如何學(xué)習(xí)的重要性。例如： My father impress upon/ on me the importance of hard work. 六、課文練習(xí)答案與詳解 Content Awareness Read and think 2 1. The students were going to take their last exam at college. →解析： 參見(jiàn)短文的第 一句話。 10. obscure →譯文： 蒙蔽真理的言辭一定要棄之不用。 Sample： I tell you a true story of mine. When I prepared for the college entrance examination, I studied day and night, hoping to get a high score and go to a famous college. All went well until the very first day of the exams. I felt confident and headed for school. When I got closer, my heart beat violently and my legs trembling. I didn’t expect that I was at a loss. I didn’t know how I went into the class and sat at my desk. I started to write the first letter on the exam paper with my sweating palm and things went as it was. Of course, I finally passed the entrance exam and sit here telling you the story of mine. Passage B Think about it 答案 : 1. I think I will feel more confident, mature and ready to start my career. 2. 1) The author feels that his college life is fun and exciting. He is reluctant to leave college. 2) I usually choose the way of reading by the