【高二 拓展阅读-教育】Four Ways to Relieve Boredom

FourWaystoRelieveBoredomBeingauniversitystudentisgreatfunaseverybodyiswellawareIt'softenyourfirstopportunitytogoitalonewithouttheneedforyourparentsorfamilytobethereforyoualldaylong,butitcanalsobeatimeofyourlifewherehavingthemontheendofthephonecanbehighlybeneficial.Throughoutyourtimeatuniversityyou'regoingtobefacedwithallkindsofchallengesfromtheinitialstrugglestosettleintoyourstrangesurroundingswithflatmates（室友）whomighthavedifferentfeelingstowardshouseholdcleanlinesstoyours;andthenyouhaveissuesrelatingtothecourseyouhavechosen,thevariousdeadlinesandofcourse,howtomakeyourmoneylast.Moneyisoneofthebiggestproblemsfacedbystudentsthroughoutuniversitylifeasitcanbeverytempting（诱人的）toheadoutduringyourperiodsofdowntimeandindulgeinallofthecrispsyourparentswouldn’tletyoubuy,ofcourse,seewhoisaroundintheStudentUnionWhilethisishighlybeneficialfromasocialstandpoint,itdoesn'texactlyhelpthebankbalanceandbeforelongyou'resittinginyourflatonyourownaftertheday'slecturesorwhileyourflat-matesarealloutbecauseyouhaven'tgotanymoney,leavingyouwellandtrulybored.Itdoesn'thavetobethiswayifyoulearntobudgetproperlyearlyon,andit'smoreoftenthecasethatyouhavemoredowntimeinyoursecondyearbecauseyourworkloaddecreasesslightlybetweentheinitialyearofsettlingintoaroutineandthefinalyearofgrafting!However,ifyoudofindyourselfbored,thereareafewthingsyoucandotohelprelievetheboredomwithoutnecessarilyendingupoutofpocket.1.Getahead.Thereisnoharminstealingamarchonyourcourseandreadingthroughyourtextbooksandlessonplanssothatyou'reuptospeedwhenthatparticulartopiccomesupinyourlectures.2.Joinasociety.ThroughoutFresher'sWeekyouwillhavetheopportunitytosignupforvariousclubsandsocieties.3.Films.Moviesareagreatwaytosocialisewithyourflatmatesandfriendswithoutevenhavingtoleavetheflat.4.Makesomemoney.Findingawayofmakingsomemoneycanbebeneficialfinanciallyandrecreationally（娱乐地）.Youcouldfindyourselfapart-timejoboncampusorinthecity.ReadingComprehensionChoosethecorrectanswerforeachquestion.1.Whichofthefollowingisoneofthechallengesyoufacethroughoutyouruniversitytime?A.Howtosettleintothestrangesurroundings.B.Howtomakeyourmoneylast.C.Howtochoosecourses.D.Alloftheabove.2.Whichofthefollowingtipsdoesthearticlenotgive?A.Joinasociety.B.Makesomemoney.C.Watchfilms.D.Doexercise.3.Whatdothefourrecommendedactivitieshaveincommon?A.Theyhelptorelievetheboredom.B.Youdonthavetoleavetheflattodothem.C.Theyhelpyoutogetalongwellwithyourflatmates.D.Theymaydoharmtoyourbody.4.Inline2ofthesecondparagraph,whatdoes"indulge"mean?ADecidetodosomething.B.Allowyourselftodoanythingyoulike.C.Refusetodosomething.D.Controlyourself.5.Ifyouspendallyourmoney,whatwillhappenaccordingtothearticle?A.Yourflatmatesandfriendswillhelpyou.B.Youwillbeexpelledfromtheuniversity.C.Youwillbeleftinyourflatandbetrulybored.D.Youwillbecriticisedbyyourteacher.Vocabulary基础词opportunityn.机会；时机；机遇记联想记忆：op（进入）+port（港口）+unity→进入港口休整是个好机会→机会搭jobopportunity工作机会throughoutprep.遍及；贯穿adv.到处；始终；全部记组合词：through（穿过）+out（出）→贯穿challengen./vt.挑战例Youshouldn'thavechallengedhim.你本不应该向他发起挑战的。搭challengesbtosth向某人挑战meetthechallengeof迎接挑战issue/giveachallenge发起挑战accept/takeachallenge接受挑战settlevi.安家；定居；停留.使定居；安排；解决记词根记忆：sett=set，安置）+le（表动词）使定居搭settledown定居；安静下来；舒适地坐下（或躺下）surroundingsn.周围的事物；环境记词根记忆：surround（周围）+ing（表情况）+s→周围的情况→环境搭workingsurroundings工作环境coursen.课程英aseriesoflessonsorlecturesonaparticularsubject记联想记忆：日常课程（course）是考试的出题来源（source）搭sciencecourses理科课程variousadj.不同的；各种各样的记词根记忆：vai（=vary，变化）+ous（…的）→变化的→各种各样的搭variousreasons种种原因lecturen./vi.讲授，演讲；讲座英aformaltalktoagroupofpeople，oftenatauniversity记词根记忆：lec（讲）+ure（表名词，行为的结果）讲座搭publicsciencelecture大众科学讲座boredadj.烦闷的；厌烦的，不感兴趣的；厌倦的搭beboredwith厌倦slightlyadv.轻微地；稍微英alittle记词根记忆：slight（轻微的）+ly（…地）→轻微地Vocabulary进阶词initialadj.最初的，开始的；词首的n.词首大写字母英happeningatthebeginning；first记词根记忆：in（开始）+ial（…的）→开始的搭initialimpression最初印象initialstep初始步骤initialtask初始任务initialinvestment初始投入initialcalculation最初的预测householdn.家庭，户，全家人adj.家庭的，家用的，普通的；家喻户晓的记组合词：house（房屋）+hold（拥有）→有房屋才像个家→家庭搭householdwaste生活垃圾householdappliances家用电器standpointn.立场；观点记组合词：stand（站立）+point（观点）→立场indulgev.沉溺于，纵情于；满足（欲望、兴趣等）；放纵，听任英togivesomeoneanythingtheywant例OverseasvisitorsliketocomeheretoindulgeinoneofAstoria’smorefamousagriculturalproducts-wine.外国游客喜欢到此处尽情品尝这里的美酒，这是阿斯托里亚较出名的农产品之一。decreasev.减少，减小英tobecomeormakesthbecomesmallerinsize，number，etc记词根记忆：de（相反）+creas（增长）+e→增长的反义词→减少relievevt.缓解；救济记词根记忆：re（一再）+liev（变轻）+e→减轻例Thesetabletsareusedtohelprelievehayfeverandsymptoms