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Unit 4
Never too old to learn
Section 5　Extended reading & Project
My university life
1. Identify the structure of the journal entry；
2. Summarize the author’s memorable experiences of his university life；
3. Master the usage of some important words，phrases and sentence patterns.
Activity 1　Reading comprehension
阅读理解
1．Read the journal entry and summarize its structure by filling in the following table.
My university life
Part 1(Para.1) The (1) ______________ ceremony
Part 2(Paras.2-5) (2) ___________ life Para.2 The first day at (3) __________
Para.3 The first (4) ______________
Para.4 Group (5) ____________
Para.5 My favourite (6) ____________
Part 3(Para.6) The preparation for the future
graduation
University
campus
assignment
projects
professor
2.Choose the best answers to the following questions according to the text.
(1) How did the author feel when he was waiting for receiving his degree certificate
A．Happy but anxious. B．Excited but anxious.
C．Sad and relieved. D．Excited and delighted.
【答案】 A
(2) What is the correct order used by the author to finish his studies after he finished his first assignment
①write a draft
②create an outline
③edit and polish carefully
④head straight for the library to find the reference books
A．①②③④ B．④②①③
C．④③②① D．①④②③
【答案】 B
(3) What does the author want to convey in paragraph 3
A．Staying up late will make people ill.
B．Asking for advice is essential when faced with difficulties.
C．Setting out to work immediately as soon as you receive it is important.
D．Turning to the library for help can help you finish your work ahead of time.
【答案】 C
(4) What did the author learn from his group projects
A．Learning must be a solo effort.
B．They learn nothing but laugh more as they learnt to work together as a team.
C．They couldn’t bounce ideas off each other，even if they met in the school cafeteria.
D．Working with others could be more stimulating and productive than working independently.
【答案】 D
(5) Which of the following is the purpose of the passage
A．To prove a theory.
B．To tell us a funny story.
C．To advertise his university.
D．To look back on unforgettable experiences in college.
【答案】 D
Ⅰ 词条讲解
1．tight adv. 紧紧地，牢固地 adj. 牢固的；严格的；密集的；亲密的
【原句】I could feel my hands sweating slightly and I had to hold on tight to my suitcase.(page 53，lines 13-14) 我能感到双手在微微出汗，只得紧紧握住行李箱。
Activity 2　Core vocabulary breakthrough
核心词汇突破
【拓展】
tight adv. & adj.→tightness n. 紧密；坚固
→tightly adv. 紧紧地；牢固地
→tighten vt. 使变紧，更加牢固；使更加严格；加强
tighten up (on sth) 变得更加严格(或小心)
【即学即练】单句填空/完成句子
①She felt a ___________(tight) in her chest when she heard the bad news.
②He wrapped the blanket ___________(tight) around the child to keep him warm.
③You need to ________(tight) the screws(螺丝)，or the shelf will wobble.
④The company decided to tighten ______ on security after the theft.
⑤紧紧抓住绳子，不然你可能会掉下去。
____________________ the rope，or you might fall.
tightness
tightly
tighten
up
Hold on tight to
2．mature adj. 明白事理的，成熟的 vi. 成熟，长成；有判断力
【原句】Did this new phase of my life mean that I was now mature enough to be entirely responsible for my own successes and failures？(page 53，lines 14-16) 人生步入这个新阶段，是否意味着我已经足够成熟，可以完全承担起自己的成功和失败？
【拓展】
mature adj. & vi.→maturely adv. 成熟地；充分地
→maturity n. 成熟；成年
→immature adj. 不成熟的；未长成的
→premature adj. 过早的，未成熟的；(婴儿)早产的
mature into 成长为
【即学即练】单句填空
①He handled the criticism ____________(mature)，without getting angry.
②____________(mature) means taking responsibility for your own actions.
③His ____________(mature) jokes annoyed everyone at the meeting.
④It’s _____________(mature) to celebrate before we get the final results.
⑤The small start-up matured ________ a leading company in the industry.
maturely
Maturity
immature
premature
into
3．reference n. 参考；提到；推荐信 vt. 查阅，参考
【原句】As soon as I received the next assignment，I headed straight for the library to find the reference books I needed for my research，and then created an outline followed by a draft.(page 54，lines 28-30) 在我刚收到第二份作业时，我就直奔图书馆，查阅研究所需的参考文献，然后定提纲，写初稿。
【拓展】
reference n. & vt.→refer vi. 提到；参考，查阅 vt. 把……送往；提交
reference book 参考书；工具书
for reference 以备参考，供参考
make (no) reference to (未)提及
in/with reference to 关于
refer to 提到，谈到；涉及；参考，查阅
refer to... as... 把……称为……
refer to a dictionary＝look up sth in a dictionary 查词典
【即学即练】单句填空
①There are huge amounts of _____________(refer) books in the library which I am often confused to choose from.
②When _____________(refer) to that incident of last year，he still felt very frightened.
③The Chinese refer to their language ______ Han，as it became popular among the people during the Han Dynasty.
④In reference ______ your email，we’ll send the documents to you by the end of the day.
reference
referring
as
to
4．extension n. (为非全日制学生开设的)进修部，进修课；扩大，延伸
【原句】After taking extension courses for four years，Henry got his degree in history.(page 55) 在进修了四年课程后，亨利拿到了历史学学位。
【拓展】
extension n．→extend v. 延长；延伸；扩展；扩大……的影响；提供→extensive adj. 广阔的；大量的；广泛的；广博的→extensively adv. 广阔地；广泛地
【即学即练】单句填空
①The team conducted an _____________(extend) survey to gather public opinions.
②The library offers a three-day _____________(extend) on book loans.
③She has traveled _______________(extensive) across Europe and Asia.
extensive
extension
extensively
Ⅱ 短语讲解
1. in a flash转瞬间，立即
【原句】Four years had disappeared in a flash.(page 53，line 10) 四年时间一晃而过。
【拓展】
a flash in the pan 昙花一现
flash through sb’s mind 闪过某人脑海
flash a smile/look 向……微微一笑/一瞥
【即学即练】完成句子
①天空亮起，转瞬间暴风雨就过去了。
The sky lit up，and _________________________________．
②她对他笑了笑，然后继续工作。
She __________________________ before turning back to her work.
③找不到孩子时，一个可怕的念头闪过她的脑海。
___________________________________________ when she couldn’t find her child.
in a flash the storm was gone
flashed a smile at him
A terrible thought flashed through her mind
2. reflect on思考，反思
【原句】I stood with my certificate in hand and reflected on those four years.(page 53，lines 10-11) 我手拿证书伫立着，回想起那四年的时光。
【拓展】
reflect v. 反映；反射；认真思考→reflection n. 映像；反射；深思；思考；反映
→reflective adj. (指物体表面)反光的；沉思的；体现状态(或本质)的
on/upon reflection 仔细思考
【即学即练】单句填空
①He stared at his ______________(reflect) in the mirror，lost in thought.
②The road signs are made of ______________(reflect) material to ensure visibility at night.
③___________ reflection，he realized that accepting the job offer was the right choice.
④It’s important to reflect ___________ what went wrong in the project to avoid repeating mistakes.
reflection
reflective
On/Upon
on/upon
3. compose oneself使自己镇定下来
【原句】I took a few seconds to compose myself and to take in the scene that was laid out before me.(page 53，lines 16-17) 我花了几秒钟时间让自己镇定下来，并观察了一番眼前的情形。
【拓展】
compose v. 作曲；组成；撰写；使镇静→composer n. 作曲家，作曲者
→composition n. 构图；构成，成分；作品；作曲艺术
compose a letter/speech/poem 撰写信函/演讲稿/诗歌
be composed of＝be comprised of＝be made up of＝consist of 由……组成(或构成)
【即学即练】单句填空/一句多译
①It took him several minutes to compose ___________(he) after hearing the shocking news.
②Beethoven is a well-known ____________ of classical music，whose music is very touching. Listen! This is my favourite melody and it is one of his great ________________．(compose)
himself
composer
compositions
③委员会由教授和工程师组成。
The committee _________________ professors and engineers.(compose)
→The committee _______________ professors and engineers.(comprise)
→The committee _________________ professors and engineers.(make up of)
→The committee ______________ professors and engineers.(consist of)
is composed of
is comprised of
is made up of
consists of
4. bounce ideas off sb向某人试探地透露主意
【原句】We would meet in the school cafeteria to bounce ideas off each other，and would laugh and argue and laugh some more as we learnt to work together as a team.(page 54，lines 35-36) 我们会在学校的自助餐厅开会，大家各抒己见。在我们学着团队协作的过程中，我们常常开怀大笑，而后又相互争论，然后又欢笑起来。
【拓展】
bounce around 四处跳动；反复讨论
bounce back 恢复健康(或信心等)；重整旗鼓；(电子邮件)弹回，退回
bounce sb into doing sth 追逼(或催逼)某人做某事
【即学即练】单句填空
①We spent the afternoon bouncing __________ plans for our summer vacation.
②They tried to bounce him into ___________(sign) the contract without reading it.
③I need to bounce some project ideas _______ you before I present them to the team.
④My message bounced ________ because his inbox was full.
around
signing
off
back
1．Before I knew it，the ceremony was over and the curtain had come down on my university life.(page 53，lines 8-9) 不知不觉中，典礼结束了，我的大学生活已然落下帷幕。
【句式分析】句中含Before引导的时间状语从句，the curtain had come down使用了比喻的修辞手法，意为“落幕，演出结束”。
Activity 3　Analysis and imitation of complex sentences
长难句分析和仿写
【拓展】
before引导时间状语从句，主要用于以下几种句型：
①It will be＋一段时间＋before... (从句用一般现在时) 要过……时间才……
②It won’t be＋一段时间＋before... (从句用一般现在时) 过不了……时间就……
③It was not long before... (从句用一般过去时) 没过多久就……
④It was＋时间段＋before... (从句用一般过去时) 过了……时间才……
【即学即练】完成句子/仿写
①他走了一整天才找到水。
He had walked for a whole day _________________________．
②趁你还没忘记，把电话号码写下来。
Write down the telephone number ________________________．
③我没等多久他就回来了。
I had not waited long _______________________．
④没过多久他就去美国了。
__________________________ he left for the US.
before he found water
before you forget it
before he came back
It was not long before
⑤三天后他才作出接受我们的提议的决定。
____________________________ he made the decision to accept our suggestion.
⑥我还没来得及想出如何回答，她就走开了。
Before I could think of a reply，she walked away.
⑦考试开始前，确保你备齐所有文具。
Before the exam begins，make sure you have all school supplies ready.
It was three days before
2．Little did I know that I was about to experience the best four years of my life.(page 53，lines 20-21) 我几乎没想到我就要经历我一生中最美好的四年时光。
【句式分析】否定词置于句首引起的部分倒装。含否定意义的词或词组还有：never、seldom、scarcely、rarely、hardly、not until、no sooner... than... 、by no means、 in no way、at no time等。
【即学即练】仿写/句式升级
①我以前很少有这样的经历。(little)
Little did I have such kind of experience before.
②他们绝对没有违反比赛规则。(at no time)
At no time did they break the rules of the game.
③大卫刚到达终点线，所有的老师和同学就都为他欢呼喝彩。(hardly... when...)
Hardly had David arrived at the finish line when all the teachers and classmates cheered for him.
④I have never heard such a strange thing in my life.
→________________________________________ in my life.(倒装句)
Never have I heard such a strange thing
1. _________________(wait) with the fellow graduating students for a moment，I heard my name 2. __________(call) and I moved onto the stage to receive my degree certificate. Holding the certificate against my breast，I was still wondering 3. ________ my future would be like，but I tried to smile and relax. The ceremony came to an end before I knew it. I couldn’t help 4. ______________(reflect) on those four years.
Activity 4　Summary
课文概要
Having waited
called
what
reflecting
My memory went back to the very first day when I arrived at university. Pausing at the gate，I felt hands sweating and it took me a few seconds 5. ______________(compose) myself. Actually，at that time，little did I know that I was about to experience the best four years of my life. Interestingly，I kept putting it off when I received my first 6. ______________(assign) because I didn’t know how to start the first paragraph. 7. ________________ (consequent)，I had to stay up all night to complete it.
to compose
assignment
Consequently
Besides，I remembered engaging 8._____________(we) in cooperation on different group projects，from which I realized that cooperation could be 9. ____________________(stimulate) than a solo effort. Also，I realized many university professors are willing to share their knowledge，and are 10. ____________(genuine) interested in their students’ intellectual development.
Even though the graduation ceremony ended，my life carries on，and I am ready for a new phase in my life.
ourselves
more stimulating
genuinely
1. Try to remember these useful expressions learnt in this class.
2. Finish the exercises on pages 44-48 of Exercise book.
Assignment
作业

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