2019年高中英语 Module 2 Highlights of My Senior Year Se

1Module2HighlightsofMySeniorYearBythetimeyougraduatefromhighschool,therearesomethingsyoushouldknowtobesuccessfulinthefuture.Whetheryougotocollege,orbeginworkingfulltime,youwillbenefitfrommasteringasetofskills,usefulnotonlyinschool,butinlife.MoneymanagementLearningtomanageyourmoneymeansunderstandinghowtokeeptrackofyourincomeandexpenses.Takeacoursetolearnbasicknowledgeonmoneymanagementifyourschooloffersone.Topicswillincludebalancingacheckbookandlearninghowtocomparepriceswhileshoppingforeverydayitems.TimemanagementAhighschoolstudentneedstolearnhowtobudgetherorhistime.Thisinvolvesknowingwhentowork,whentoplay,whentosocialize(交际)andwhentorelax.Gettingallofyourtasksdoneandstillhavingtimetodothethingsyoulovewillcontributetothepeaceofyourmindandhelpreducestress.Goal­settingThehighschoolgraduatesshouldbeabletosetagoalandworktowardsit.Thisrequiresunderstandingwhichgoalisrealistic,andwhichisjustapie­in­the­skyvision.Inaddition,asahighschoolgraduate,youmusthaveaclearideaofhowtogetfrompointAtopointB,takingthenecessarystepstoreachyourgoal.Ingeneral,knowingwhatyouwantandhowtogetitisamarkofadulthood.CommunicationEffectivecommunicationiskeytohumanrelationships.Thisincludesknowledgeofbodylanguage,etiquette(礼仪)andpolitenesswhenyougetonwithavarietyofpeople.Italsoinvolveshowyoucommunicateinwriting,whetherit'sane­mailtoyourboss,ajobapplicationoraletterofcomplainttoyourneighbors.WhatmakesyouhappyManyhighschoolstudentsarestressedoutduetoalargeamountofschoolworkandthecollegeapplicationprocess.Takingtimetofindoutwhatmakesyouhappywillhelpyouavoidpitfalls(陷阱)whenitcomestomakingbigdecisionsinlaterlife.2SectionⅠIntroduction&Reading—Pre­reading[原文呈现],[读文清障]Highlights①ofMySeniorYearbyJoannaSykesIcanhardlybelieveit,butmyschoollifeisalmostover.Prom②nighthascomeandgone,andI'vereceived③myhighschooldiploma④atlast.It'sagoodthingthattheexamsarefinished.⑤Ifeeltooexcitedto⑥thinkclearly!Itseemsstrangetothinkthatinafewdays'timeI'llbewalking⑦outoftheschoolgatesforever⑧.⑨ThefirstthingI'mgoingtodoistotakealongvacation⑩！Meanwhile⑪，Ifindmyselflooking⑫backat⑬mysenioryear,andthinkingaboutallthewonderfulthingsthathavehappened⑭.I'vedecidedtowritethemdownsothatoneday,yearsfromnow,whenIreread⑮them,thememorieswillcomeback⑯.①highlight/'haIˌlaIt/n.最重要的部分；最精彩的部分②prom/prɒm/n.(美)高中生的正式舞会③receivev．获得④diploman．毕业证书⑤此句是含有主语从句的复合句。⑥too...to...太……而不能……⑦willbewalking是将来进行时。⑧forever/fər'evə/adv.永远⑨Thefirstthing...isto...第一件……事是去……⑩takealongvacation度长假⑪meanwhileadv.同时，相当于meantime/inthemeanwhile/inthemeantime。⑫findoneselfdoing发现自己在做⑬lookbackat回顾，回忆⑭thathavehappened中that引导定语从句。⑮rereadv．再次阅读re­前缀，表示“重新”。⑯sothatone...是目的状语从句；whenIrereadthem是时间状语从句。高中最后一年的精彩回放乔安娜·塞克斯[第1～2段译文]我简直无法相信我的学校生活就要结束了。毕业舞会来了也结束了，我也最终获得了高中毕业证书。考试结束，这是一件好事。我太兴奋了，简直无法理清思绪！想想过几天我就3要永远走出校门了，似乎有一种别样的感觉。我打算做的第一件事就是度一个长假！同时，我发觉自己在回顾自己高中最后一年的时光，追忆所有发生过的美好往事。我决定把它们写下来，以便多年以后的某一天再次阅读时，往事就会涌上心头。There'ssomuchtoremember⑰.Oneofthebestthingsaboutthisyearhasbeenworkingas⑱anartseditorforthisnewspaper.I'vesoenjoyedit!Ilovewriting,andworkingon⑲thispaperismyfirststeptowardsbecomingajournalist,sothishasbeenarealsuccess⑳forme.SomethingelseI'vegreatlyenjoyedisworkingasapeer○21mediator○22，someonewhohelpsstudentstosettle○23problemsthattheyhavewithotherstudents.Atthestartof○24theschoolyear,weweregiventraininginhowtodothis,andit'sclearthatthiskindofworkcanreallyhelppeople○25.IthinkI'llcontinuetoworkasamediatorwhenIgotocollege.DuringtheEaster○26vacation,Iwentonashortschoolskiingtrip○27totheRockyMountains○28.I'vebeenskiingquiteafew○29times,butneverwiththeschool,andsincetwogoodfriendscameonthetrip,wehadgreatfun○30racing○31eachotherdowntheskislopes○32.It'swell­knownthat○33Americansarecompetitive○34，andIdid○35enjoyitwhenever○36Iwonourraces！⑰动词不定式toremember作定语，修饰much。⑱asprep.作为⑲workon从事，致力于⑳successn．[C]成功的事(抽象名词具体化)○21peer/pIə/n.同龄人○22mediator/ˌmiːdi'eItə/n.调解员；斡旋者○23settle/'setl/v.解决○24atthestartof＝atthebeginningof在……开始的时候○25that引导的从句作真正的主语，前面的it是形式主语。○26theEaster复活节○27goonatrip参加旅行○28theRockyMountains(复数)落基山脉○29quiteafew相当多(修饰可数名词复数)○30havefun玩得开心，此处接doing形式，构成固定短语havefun(in)doingsth.。○31racev．(与某人)赛跑，(和……)比赛○32slopen．坡，斜坡○33it作形式主语，that引导的从句作真正的主语。○34competitive/kəm'petətIv/adj.好强的；好竞争的4○35did强调谓语动词。○36wheneverconj.无论何时，每当……，引导时间状语从句，加­ever起强调作用。[第3～5段译文]要记住的事情太多了。今年最得意的事情之一是当上校报的美术编辑。我真喜欢这份工作！我喜欢写作并且这份报纸工作为我日后做记者迈出了第一步，所以这对我而言是真正的成功。另外一件我非常乐意做的事情是做同龄人的调解员，就是帮助学生们解决同学之间的问题。新学年开始时，我们接受了培训，学习怎样做这份工作。很明显，这种工作确实能帮助人。我想当我上大学后我会继续做调解员的工作。复活节假期期间，我参加了学校组织的落基山短期滑雪旅行。我以前滑过好多次雪，但从来没跟同学一起去过。我的两个好朋友也一起去了，我们比赛着冲下雪坡，玩得非常开心。众所周知，美国人争强好胜，每当我赢得了比赛，我都会为此欣喜万分！OtherthingsI'mpleasedabout○37—gettinggoodgradesonmyfinalexams,andreceivingtheseniorprizeforEnglishLiterature○38.IwasgivenacarbymyparentssoI'vebeenabletodrivetoschool,whichisbrilliant○39.Andofcourse○40，I'llneverforgetbeing○41elected○42tothestudentcouncil○43.Ireallyenjoyedmeeting○44theteachersandtellingthemhowwe,thestudents○45，feelaboutthings,andwhatwethinkshouldhappenintheschool○46！Allthesethingshavebeenwonderful.ButIhaveto○47say,thehighlightoftheyearwastheseniorprom.For○48anAmericangirl,it'ssoimpor