外研版Book7Module2Reading (2,3) Reading Practice and Cultural Corner重难点解析

Reading and Vocabulary (2)

1.       Look at some American senior high clubs（高中俱乐部） and their slogans.（口号）

2.       If you play an instrument（乐器）, Concert Band（乐队） is the place for you.

3.       Does the theatre attract （吸引）you？Then come and join us in （加入）the school play!

4.       If you feel concern about （对....关心）other creatures, you might join C.A.R.E.

5.       Fashion Club（时尚俱乐部） is for those with a love of clothes.（喜欢衣服）

6.       If you are interested in serious discussion, you might join Debating Club .（辩论俱乐部）

7.       Photography Club （摄影俱乐部）is for keen photographers（热爱摄影的人） only.

Reading and Vocabulary (3)

1.       In America, the development of social skills （社交能力）is considered as important as the development of intellectual skills.（智力水平）

2.       To help students develop these social skills, schools offer a large number of after-school activities.（课外活动）

3.       Exam grades are very important , but so are the after-school activities.

4.       By taking part in these activities, students show their special talent, their ability to lead, and their ability to get on with others.(翻译)

5.High school sport is considered more important than academic achievements.（学术成绩）

6. It is a custom （一种习惯）for American children to spend several weeks at summer camps.（夏令营）

7. What these camps offer is an opportunity to ta ke part in many different kinds of outdoor activities. （户外活动）

8. Older teenagers are more likely to （更有可能）get summer jobs or go camping（野营） with a group of friends.

9. Many go backpacking （自助旅行）in the mountains of the west.

10. Competitive sports(竞技体育活动), for example, baseball, are probably the most popular of all the after-school activities.

Reading Practice----My Schooldays

1 在国外工作 work abroad  2 寄宿学校 a boarding school

3 幼儿园 nursery school  4 背诵字母表 recite the alphabet

5 两把破旧的扶手椅子 two worn armchairs

6 几个用旧的垫子 a few shabby cushions 7 一个电热壶 an electric kettle

8 一些用来装饰的张贴画 some posters for decoration  

9 树叶的结构 the structure of leaves   10 在显微镜下 under the microscope

11 学校制度 school regulations

12 This was my first experience of the institution my parents called “big school”.  

这是被父母称作“大学校”的机构里的第一次经历。

13 In fact, the only preparation I had for this adventure （我所作的唯一准备） was watching as my mother sewed my name tag into  my shirts（把我的名字标签缝进我的衬衫里）, trousers and woolen sweaters（羊毛衫）.

14我被领进和其他五个天真的男孩合住的宿舍。（汉译英）

I was shown to the dormitory where I would sleep with five other innocent boys.

15 The bedding was a pillow, a sheet, and a thin quilt.（一个枕头，一条床单和一床薄被）.

16 我很羞愧的承认那天晚上睡觉时我哭了。（汉译英）

I am ashamed to admit that I sobbed as I fell asleep that night.

17 I remember that my first lesson was arithmetic（算术）. My first task was multiply seven by three. (乘)

18 We had a dynamic（精力充沛的） English teacher, a bachelor who had plenty of time for us boys（它是可以把很多时间花在我们这些男孩子身上的单身汉）and inspired my life-long love of literature.（激发了我对文学的终身热爱）.

★注意：⑴ His speech inspired us.

        ⑵ He inspired me to try again.

19 There was also a teacher of botanical science, who introduced me to my passion for flowers and plants.

20 Being punctual for classes was essential（准时上课时必需的），no one was allowed to be late.

21 Sport was compulsory and very week we had to go for a five-kilometer run, wearing just a T-shirt and a pair of shorts even on freezing cold November days.（甚至在冰冷的十一月我们一件T恤和一条短裤。）

22 We all had to attend morning assembly（参加早会）every weekday（工作日）, except for boys of other faiths, who were allowed to stay in their classrooms.

23 I wanted to become a  Catholic（天主教徒） simply so I could stay with my books!

24 But there were also so many silly rules to follow, which irritated or even upset me. (这些规则使我心烦意乱)

25 Everyone had to polish their shoes（擦鞋）every day, and no one was allowed trousers with zippers  (拉链), only buttons!

26 Every day I would check my mailbox, looking forward to my mummy’s airmail letter（盼望着妈妈的航空信。）

27令我非常十分失望的是，我只能每两周收到一封回信。（汉译英）

To my great disappointment, I only got a reply once a fortnight.

28 I left eleven years later, with my school leaving certificate, and a scholarship to study at Oxford University.（伴随壮语）（带着我学校的毕业证和宰牛津大学学习的奖学金）

28 Many people talk about their happiness at school, but for me, at eighteen, all I felt was a sense of liberation.（我所感觉到的是一种解脱）

Cultural Corner

1 The team is called a cheerleading squad （啦拉队）.

2 As time passed, more and more colleges started cheerleading, and more women started doing it than men.（句型转换）

With time passing/ going by, more and more colleges started cheerleading, and more women started doing it than men.

3 It was not until the 1920s that pompoms （直到20世纪20年代，彩线球）began to play an important part in cheerleading.

4 At about the same time, cheerleaders began to include gymnastics in their routines.（日常训练）

5 Many Americans are amused by cheerleading and see it as rather a stupid activity（相当愚蠢的活动）

6 To be a cheerleader is to play a very important part in your school.