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知行英语知行英语知行英语知行英语FirstsightTask1Fillinthefollowingblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformifnecessary.1Whenwefinishhighschool,mostofusgoto_________togethighereducation.2InsomecountriesliketheUS,youneedtosendyour____________totheschoolbeforeyouareaccepted.3I’minterestedincomputer,soIchoosetostudyintheComputer____________ofmyschool.4Wehavethreedininghallson__________.5Howmany__________doyoutakeforthissemester?applicationcampuscollegecoursecreditcommencement(毕业典礼)degreedepartmentgraduationtransfercollegeapplicationDepartmentcampuscauses知行英语6ForthefourhoursofEnglishclassesItakeeachweekthissemester,Iwillgetfour________.7Noteverystudentcangeta(n)_______aftertheyreceiveseveralyearsofhighereducation.Theyneedtomeetthebasicrequirements.8Manystudentswilltakeajobafter___________.9Somestudentswill_________toanotherschooltofurthertheireducation.10Collegeoruniversitiesusuallyholda(n)_________________forstudentsupontheirgraduation.applicationcampuscollegecoursecreditcommencement(毕业典礼)degreedepartmentgraduationtransferTask1creditsdegreegraduationtransfercommencement知行英语Task2Fillintheblankswith“highschool”or“college”accordingtoyourunderstanding.Thendiscusswithyourpartneronthedifferencesbetweenthem.1In_____________,youdohomework.In___________,youstudy.2In___________,someprofessorsteachwithoutlookingattheteachingnotes.3In_____________,you’retoldwhatclassestotake.In________,youcanchooseclassesbyyourself.4In_________,whenyoumissaclass,youdon’tneedanotefromyourparentssayingyouaresickthatday.5In_________,youarenotresponsibleforknowingwhatittakestograduate.6In_________,someclassesmayhave100studentsormore.highschoolcollegecollegehighschoolcollegecollegecollegecollege知行英语2Therewasatimeinmylifewhenthegraduationseasondidn’tmakemehappyatall.I’dgotocommencementceremoniesandfeelsad,longingforadegreeofmyown.Butitalwaysfeltfaroutofmyreach.That’sbecauseIhavealearningdisabilitythatmakesmathseemlikeGreektome.Don’taskmetodolinearalgebra.Ican’t.ButinCaliforniawhereIlive,youneedtopassalgebratogotoastatecollege.Youalsoneedanextrascienceclasslikeastronomy.TotakeAstronomy—youguessedit—youneedtobeabletodoalgebra.ReadingItGraduationSeasonBasedonastorybyJenniferGibbons*WordsBetteracquaintance1Ilovethistimeofyear.Theflowersareinbloom,andeverythingisgreen.Summeriscoming.Andstudentseverywherearegraduating.Newbeginnings.*bloomn.花;开花(期)*commencementn.毕业典礼;学位授予典礼ceremonyn.典礼;仪式degreen.学位disabilityn.无能力*Greekn.希腊文*lineara.线状的;线性的*algebran.代数(学)extraa.额外的*astronomyn.天文学1我特别喜爱每年的这个时节。鲜花盛开,万物披绿。夏天将至。各地的学生们即将毕业。全新的开始。2我生命中曾经有过那么一段时期,毕业的季节让我完全无法开心。每每参加完别人的毕业典礼,总是伤心而归,期盼着有一天自己也能拿到学位。可学位对于我,总是遥不可及。这是因为我有学习障碍,让我学数学如同看天书。你可别让我做什么线性代数,我不会。但我住在加利福尼亚,这的人必须通过代数考试才能上州立大学。而且还要学一门像天文学这样的科学课程。而要学天文学——你猜对了——就必须会代数。知行英语3Itriedtakingbasicmathclassesatthelocalcommunitycollege,butIalwaysgotlost—evenwhenIaskedforhelpandworkedhard.Igaveupafterawhileanddrifted.Icouldn’tunderstandwhyitwassodifficult.Iwasbitter.4Ihadbeenunemployedforawholeyear.Isentoutrésuméseveryday,butnothingwasworking.Iwasstuck.Somethinghadtochange.5ImadealistofthingsIwasgoodat.Oneofthemwasworkingwithsmallchildren.MaybeIcouldlandapositionatapreschool.Imarchedbacktomycommunitycollegeandsignedupfor15unitsofclasses.Iwasnervous,butIknewIhadtodosomethingdrastic.locala.地方性的;当地的;本地的communityn.社区*driftv.漂泊;游荡;漂流bittera.痛苦的;有苦味的unemployeda.未被雇用的;失业的résumén.简历*stucka.无法摆脱困境的landv.口得到;捞到positionn.位置*preschooln.幼儿园signv.签(名);署名nervousa.神经紧张的;情绪不安的*drastica.激烈的;迅猛的4我一整年都找不到工作。虽然每天都往外发简历,但一事无成。我陷入困境。必须要做些改变了。5我把自己擅长的事一个个列了出来。其中有一条是擅长跟小孩子打交道。也许我可以到幼儿园找到差事。我又迈步回到社区学院,注册了15个单元的课程。我有些紧张,但我知道自己必须有点大动作。3我试着在社区学院修基础数学课,但总是听不懂——即便我去请教别人,并且也很用功。试了一段时间以后我放弃了,陷入无所事事的状态。我搞不懂为什么数学这么难。我很苦闷。知行英语11RightafterIutteredthewords,Ilookedaround,wonderingforasplitsecondwho’dsaidthem.Itcouldn’tbeme.Butitwas.6Schoolturnedouttobeamazing.Istudied,andImadefriends.Iwashappy.7Imetwithacounselorandaskedhimabouttransferring.HedidthesamesonganddanceaboutmathI’dheardmanytimesbefore.8“Youknow,somepeoplearen’tmeanttotransfertofour-yearcolleges,”hetoldme.9Inthepast,whenI’dgottenthisspeech,I’dneversaidanything.ThistimeIspokeup.10“Iknowthat,butIwanttotransferandgetadegree,”Ireplied.“Pleasedon’tdefermefrommydream.”12IlookedintoMillsCollege.IlearnedtheyhadagreatEnglishDepartment—anddidn’thaveamathrequirement.Itwasmeanttobe.amazinga.令人吃惊的;口极好的*counselorn.(学生的)辅导员;顾问transferv.转学;调动;移动*deferv.推迟;拖延*utterv.发出(声音);说requirementn.要求;必要条件6结果学校的生活非常好。我在那儿上课、交友,过得很开心。7我找到学校的一位辅导员,向他咨询转学的事。他又说了一套关于数学的老话——这番话我以前不知道听过多少遍了。8“你知道吗,有些人并不适合转到四年制的大学,”他跟我说。9过去听到这种话的时候,我会默不做声。这次,我却反驳起来。10“我知道,但我真的很想转学,想拿个学位,”我回答说。“请别阻止我追求自己的梦想。”11话音刚落,我就四下看看,有那么一瞬间,我有些恍惚,不确定这番话是谁说出来的。不会是我吧。但的的确确是我。12我查了米尔斯大学的资料,了解到那里有一个很不错的英语系——而且对数学不作要求。天助我也。知行英语13SoIsentinmyapplicationandprayedthatitwouldallbeOK.Ifpushcametoshove,IthoughtIcouldeventryalgebraagain.Amonthlater,Igotthebigenvelopeinthemail—thegoodkindofreplythatmostpeoplelookedforwardto.AndInearlyfelldownwhenIsawit.14Itookmydadtothecampusthatwasnowmine.“Thiscollegeisperfectforyou,”hesaid.IpointedtoToyonMeadow,wherecommencementswereheld.“SomedayI’mgoingto
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