ReadingandthinkingUnit1Beforeenteringseniorhighschool,areyoucuriousaboutyournewschoollife?Whatproblemshaveyoueverthoughtyoumaymeet?Haveyousolvedtheproblems?Dostudentsinforeigncountryfacethesameproblemslikeyou?Lead-inFast-readingReadthetextquicklytogetthemainideaofeachparagraph.

Tip:Youcanfindmainideasbyfirsttakingaquicklookatthetitle,pictures,keywordsandphrases,andtopicsentences.Atopicsentenceisasentencewhichsummarizesthemainideaofaparagraph.

?Example1“開(kāi)門(mén)見(jiàn)山”式是指文章在開(kāi)頭的時(shí)候常常就開(kāi)門(mén)見(jiàn)山，一針見(jiàn)血的點(diǎn)明想要表達(dá)的主要內(nèi)容，然后再進(jìn)行細(xì)節(jié)補(bǔ)充. Ineedtopreparemanythingsforanenjoyablemountainclimbing.Abottleofwaterisessentialincaseofthirsty.WhenIamcold,Ineedasweater,too.Ofcoursefoodsanddrinksaremyfavoritethings.FinallyI'mgoingtotakeanumbrella.Example2“言歸正傳”式是指文章在開(kāi)頭并沒(méi)有給出一個(gè)總攬段落的topicsentence來(lái)引導(dǎo)脈絡(luò)的展開(kāi)，而是在開(kāi)頭的時(shí)候在渲染或鋪墊一些其他細(xì)節(jié)的東西，在段落最后給出概括全文的總結(jié)。 Asweallknow,webegintoliveandstudybyourselvesincollege.Inaddition,wecanalsolearntobeindependentofourparents.Itisincollegethatwe,likeNewton,aresearchingforbeautifulshellsonthebeachofknowledge.Therefore,collegelifeisanimportantstagesothatweshouldcherishitandmakethemostofit.

Example3“重心轉(zhuǎn)折”式，就是段落在開(kāi)頭的時(shí)候，介紹某事物或人的一方面比如消極方面，而中間部分則通過(guò)however之類(lèi)的轉(zhuǎn)折詞，將段落的內(nèi)容傾向扭轉(zhuǎn)了，進(jìn)而來(lái)說(shuō)其他方面，比如積極方面。這時(shí)段落的重點(diǎn)則在后半部分了。

Admittedly,manyparents,especiallyeldergrandparentscannotcatchupwiththeneweraunderthefast-pacedcircumstance.Theydonotknowhowtousemobilephone,computerandIpad.However，theyhavepreciouslifeexperiencethatiseveryusefulforus.Andtheyhaveadeeperunderstandingofthesocietyandlife.Weshouldlearnfromourparents.Example4“全篇總結(jié)”式就是指要想獲得這個(gè)段落的主旨大意，我們不能通過(guò)一個(gè)比較明顯或首句或尾句或中間轉(zhuǎn)折來(lái)get到topicsentence,從而抓住大意。也就是說(shuō)，段落內(nèi)沒(méi)有明顯的topicsentence。這時(shí)就需要我們通過(guò)閱讀全文，抓住文章寫(xiě)作的線索，總結(jié)出段落大意。 Igotupat7o'clockthismorning,andafterbreakfastIwenttoschool.At8:00am-9:30am,ttookmyfirstclass,thatis,Englishclasswhichismyfavoritesubject.ThenIwenttothelibrarytoseesomebookswithmyfriendsuntilhunchtime.Intheafternoon,Itookanexamination.Mainidea:adayinmylifePara1Seniorhighschoolisachallenge.Para2Para3Para4Let’schecktheanswers.Adamhadtothinkcarefullyaboutwhichcoursestotake.Adamhadtochooseextra-curricularactivities.Adamwillhavetostudyharderandgetusedtobeingresponsibleforalotmore.WhatarethedifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenAdam’sseniorhighschoollifeandyours?Sforsimilarities,DfordifferencesssDDCareful-readingReadthetextagainandfillintheblanksPara.ChallengeHowAdamfeelsSolution1Confused2Choosing__________coursesTheschooladviser__________________________________3Hewillfindawayto_________________________________4Hewill___________________________________________GoingfromjuniorhighschooltoseniorhighschoolMakingtheschoolfootballteamKeepingupwithotherstudentsinhisadvancedcourseandgettingusedtoallthehomeworksuitableCareful/seriousUnhappyWorriedbuthappychoosesuitablecourseshelpedhimimprovetomaketheteamnextyearwellpreparedforwhatevercomesinthefuturestudyharderandbeWhatcoursesdidAdamchoose?Whatdoes“maketheteam”mean?WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkAdamis?Giveyoursupportingevidence.Forexample:IthinkAdamisaconfidentperson.Becausehesayshewillbewellpreparedforuniversityorwhateverelsecomesinthefuture.(para.4)Youcanchooseoneofthefollowingadjectivesandgiveyourreasons.honestresponsibleWarm-heartedfriendlydeterminedsmartoptimisticsincerepatientSolvetheproblemsAfterreadingAdam’schallengesandsolution,let’ssolveourownproblemsmentionedatfirst.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.有志者，事竟成。SolutionsNothing

isimpossiblewithawillingheart.心之所愿，無(wú)所不成。Thoughwemayfacedifferentproblemswhenweentertheschool,ifwecanstaypos