成长英语学生用书 基础篇 拓展阅读 unit 1

A篇GuidetotheCentralCampusSinceIhavelearnedandlivedintheUniversityofEdinburghfortwoyears,Iwouldliketointroducesomemoreaboutthisuniversity.MainLibraryFoundedin1580,theUniversityLibrarymovedtoitscurrentlocationin1967.Oneofthelargestacademiclibrariesintheworld,itishometoover3.5millionbooks,60kilometersofSpecialCollections,over85,000e-journalsand600,000e-books.StudentsintheUniversityarereallyintoreadingandyoucanfindthemimmersedintheoceanofbooks.McEwanHallDesignedbySirRobertRowandAndersonandcompletedin1897,theinteriorofthehallwasdesignedbyWilliamPalinwiththeimagesdecoratingtheceilingrepresentingthevarioussubjectsofferedbytheUniversityatthattime.Youcanfloatintheseaofknowledgewhenyouroaminthehall.OldCollegeOldCollegeistheUniversity’soldestexistingsite.DesignedbyRobertAdam,WilliamPlayfairandSirRobertRowandAnderson,constructionbeganin1789.OldCollegeishometotheUniversity’sartgallery,theTalbotRiceGallery.Youwillexperiencethehistoryaswellasthecultureofthecollege.AndtheOldCollegeistheveryplacetocultivateyoursentiment.TeviotRowHouseOpenedin1889,TeviotRowHouseistheoldestpurpose-builtStudents’Unionintheworld.ThebuildingisnowrunbyEdinburghUniversityStudents’Associationandboastssixbars,adebatinghall,diningroom,andseveralmeetingrooms.（243words）Newwordsundergo:v.经历；忍受academic:a.学术的；学院的；理论的e-journal:n.电子期刊；电子杂志immerse:v.沉浸；使陷入interior:n.内部float:v.浮动；漂浮roam:v.漫步；闲逛construction:n.建筑物；建设gallery:n.画廊，走廊cultivate:v.培养；陶冶；耕作debate:v.辩论Activity1Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothepassage.TheMainLibraryis.foundedin1967hasundergonea£35millionrefurbishmentoneofthelargestacademiclibrariesintheworldtherepresentofthecollegeMcEwanHallisdesignedbyRobertAdamRobertRowandAndersonWilliamPalinWilliamPlayfairAccordingtothepassage,youcaninOldCollege.floatintheseaofknowledgebeimmersedintheoceanofbookslearnmoreaboutthefacilitiesandbuildingscultivateyoursentimentWhichistheoldestbuildinginthecollege?MainLibraryMcEwanHallOldCollegeTeviotRowHouseisnowrunbyEdinburghUniversityStudents’Association.BristoSquareOldCollegeTeviotRowHouseTalbotRiceGalleryActivity2Taketurnstoaskandanswerthefollowingquestions.WhendidtheUniversityLibrarymovetoitscurrentlocation?‘WhatcanyoufindintheMainLibrary?WhatdoestheimagesontheceilingofMcEwanHallrepresent?What’sthenameoftheUniversity’sartgallery?WhatdoyouknowabouttheRowHouse?Activity3Readthepassagecarefullyandfillintheblankswiththeproperwordsorphrases.Thentrytoreciteit.(Nomorethanthreewords)DesignedbySirRobertRowandAndersonand1)in1897,theinteriorofthehallwasdesignedwiththeimagesdecoratingtheceilingrepresenting2)offeredbytheUniversityatthattime.Youcanfloatinthe3)whenyou(4)inthehall.OldCollegeistheUniversity’s5).AndtheOldCollegeistheveryplacetocultivateyoursentiment.AnswersActivity1:C2.B3.D4.A5.CActivity2:In1967.Over3.5millionbooks,60kilometersofSpecialCollections,over85,000e-journalsand600,000e-books.ItrepresentsthevarioussubjectsofferedbytheUniversityatthattime.TheTalbotRiceGallery.Itistheoldestpurpose-builtStudents’Unionintheworld.Activity3:CompletedthevarioussubjectsseaofknowledgeroamoldestexistingsiteB篇SimpleTipsonHowtoStayMotivatedAsafreshmanintheUniversity,Ihaveexperiencedalotofdifferentthingsbothinstudyandinlife.IthoughtIwouldsharesomeofthethingsthatIhavefoundhelpmestaymotivated.Takebreaks!Havesomerealbreakswhenyoufeellikeyou’renotcapableoftakinginanymoreinformation,orwhenyouarefeelinganxiousoroverwhelmed.Examsarestressful,andsometimessmallbreaksalonearen’tenoughtoreplenishyourenergyandkeepfocusedsotheselargerbreakscanbeverybeneficialandwillhelpyougetbacktoworkwithmoremotivation.Beproudofyourself!Evenifyoudon’tremembereverything,andevenifsomeconceptsarestilldifficulttounderstand,thinkbacktohowlittleyouknewaboutitbeforeandhowmuchyouknownow,andyouwillbeproudofwhatyouhaveachieved.Dothingsinyourway.

You’llfindthateveryonestudiesdifferently.Someenjoyingstartingveryearlyandotherslikestoworkbetterunderpressurewhenitisclosertodeadlines.Ifyouknowwhatworksforyou,don’tfeellikeyouaren’tdoingthingsaccuratelyanddon’tcompareyourprogresstoother’stoomuch.Trustyourselfandknowhowyouworkbest.Andifyouhaven’tquitefoundwhatworksbestforyou,thenuserevisionstoexperimentandfigureouthowyourememberthingsbest.(232words)Newwordscapable:a.能干的，能胜任的overwhelmed:a.不知所措的replenish:v.补充，再装满beneficial:a.有益的concept:n.观念，概念deadline:n.截止日期，最后期限revision:n.复习，修正experiment:n.尝试;实验Activity1Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothepassage.Theauthorisaincollege.freshmanB.sophomoreC.juniorD.seniorLargerbreakscan.replenishyourenergyhelpyougetbacktoworkwithmoremotivationkeepfocusedmakeyoufeelrelaxedWhenyoumeetwithsomethingdifficulttounderstand,youcan.remembereverythingwordforwordbeproudofyourselfaskothersforhelpthinkback“accurately”(inParagraph4,Line3)meansdifferentlyB.lonelyC.intherightwaysD.oppositelyWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?Smallbreaksareenoughtomakeyouenergized.Beproudofwhatyouhaveachieved.Peopleliketoworkunderpressurewhenitisclosertodeadlines.Examswillhelpyoutoenjoythevacation.Activity2Taketurnstoaskandanswerthefollowingquestions.Howmanyrulesdidtheauthorgivetohelpstaymotivated?Whencanyouhavesomerealbreaks?Whatshouldyoubenoticedtobeproudof?Whatwillyoudoifyouhaven’tfoundwhatworksbestforyou?Howdoeseveryonelikestudies?Activity3Readthepassagecarefullyandfillintheblankswiththeproperwordsorphrases.Thentrytoreciteit.(Nomorethanthreewords)You’llfindthateveryonestudiesvery1).Someliketostartveryearlyandothersworkbe