新外研社高中英語選擇性必修二Unit1GrowingUp

Startingout&UnderstandingIdeasStartingOutWatchthevideoandanswerthequestions.Howdopeoplecelebrateinthevideo?

InAncientChina,

atraditional“cappingceremony”washeldforamanat20anda“hair-pinningceremony”forawomanaround15.

OntheSouthPacificislandofPentecost,

aceremonyoflanddivingtakesplaceonlyforboysattheageof9or10.

IntheUS,

peoplegetcertainrightsat16,liketoworkortodrive.Manygirlsliketocelebratethisfestivalwithasweet16partyandboyscelebrateitinsimilarways.AtwhatageareyouallowedtodothefollowingthingsinChina?

Getacreditcard.

Getadriver’slicence.

Getafull-timejob.

Gettherighttovote.

Getabankloan.

Rentanapartment.UnderstandingIdeasThinkaboutit：atwhatageyouareallowedtodothefollowingthingsinChina？Getacreditcard.

Getadriver'slicence.

Getafull-timejob.

Gettherighttovote.Getabankloan.Getanapartment.Getacreditcard.

Getadriver'slicence.

Getafull-timejob.

Gettherighttovote.Getabankloan.Getanapartment.1P2Weareallowedtogetafull-timejobandrentanapartmentatsixteen.Inaddition,weareallowedtodothesethingsateighteeninChina.Inmostcountries,turning18marksthestartofadulthood.Butwhatdoesitreallymean?Here,threeyoungpeopletelluswhatturning18means,ormeant,tothem.Nowlet'sreadthepassage.WhilereadingReadandfinishthetasksasquicklyaspossible.Task1

Theageofmajoritymeansthemomentwhenyouturneighteen,whichisamilestonemarkingthestartofadulthood.Readthepassageandfindoutthemeaningof“theageofmajority”.2P2Task21.Eighteen—theAgeofIndecision2.Teenagers'HopefortheFuture3.TheRighttoVote—YourViews4.TurningEighteen—WhatDoesItMean?Chooseanothersuitabletitleforthepassageandgiveyourreasons.3P2Task34P2Ithinkit'sstrangethatIcannowtake1_______________yetIstillcan'tvote-Idon'tthinkthat'sfair,giventhat2______________________________________.Ishouldhaveasayon3__________________________________.I'mmatureenoughto4__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.drivinglessonsI'moldenoughtoearnawageandpaytaxes

howthegovernmentspendstaxesunderstandthatdrivingacaralsomeanstakingresponsibilityformylifeandthelivesofotherpeoplerentedapartmentthe

householdbillsmoveintoaTask4Readthesentencesfromthepassageanddecideiftheyarefacts(F)oropinions(O).1.Surely,ifyou'reoldenoughtoearnawageandpaytaxes,youshouldbeallowedtohaveasayonhowthegovernmentspendsthem!2.…IwillbetakingmydrivingtestontheverydayIturn18.3.WhenIwokeupthenextday,therewerestillrulestoobeyandlessonstoattend.4.Iguesssomeresponsibilitiesaremoreaboutattitudethanage.FFOO5P2Afterreadinganalyzing,furtherlearningandsummaryTheAgeofMajorityWhatdidtheyexpecttodowhentheytruned18?Whatwerethereality?◆

earnawage

andpaytaxes◆

voteinelections

◆takedrivingtest

◆

Hermumstillworriesabouther.◆

feeldifferent◆

obeyrulesandattendclasses

◆

developastronger

senseof...◆

thewaythatsocietyviewedhimalsochanged◆anewchapterinone’slife◆

bemoreindependent◆stillneedtoliveathomewithhisparents,because...Trytoretellthepassageaccordingtothegraphicorganizer.Nowlookformoreopinionsinthepassageandtalkaboutwhetheryouagreewiththem.1.ButIthinkI’malreadymatureenoughtounderstandthatdrivingacaralsomeanstakingresponsibilityformylifeandthelivesofotherpeople.2.…Ihavebeguntofeelmoreawareofotherpeopleandtodevelopastrongersenseofsocialresponsibility.3.…sogettingacreditcardmighttemptmetospendmoremoneythanIhave.5.IassumedI’dalreadyhaveawell-paidjobandthatI’dbemovingintoarentedapartmentassoonasIturned18,…6.I’llbestartinganewjobnextmonth,however,somaybethingswillgeteasier.7.IknowIcouldgetabankloantopaythedepositonmyveryownapartment…n.訂金1.Doyouthinktheminimumagelimitsinthepassagearesensible?Whyorwhynot?Ithinkit’ssensible.Forexample,InChinatherearenolawsrestrictingyoungpeoplefrombuyingcigarettesoralcohol.Manycountriesalsohaveratingsontheirmoviesbecauseofadultmaterialbeingportrayed.Inordertoimproveoursocialsystem,Ithinkitisnecessarytosetaminimumage.2.Whatrightareyoumostlookingforwardtohavingasanadult?Why?IwanttohavetherighttodecidewhatIreallylike.3.Whatdoyouthinkitmeanstobearesponsibleadult?4.Howcanyouusethelanguageyouhaveleantinthispassagetoexpressyourideasclearly?Bethany,

16,Victoria,AustraliaLinNing,

19,Shanghai,ChinaMorgan,

20,Florida,

theUSOpinionsontheageofmajorityI'malready________enoughtounderstandtheresponsibility.Ihavebeguntofeelmoreawareofotherpeopleandtodevelopastrongersenseof________

responsibility.Thewaythatsocietyviewedmechanged.Iusedtobelievewewouldbecome

more___________,buttherealityformehasbeenverydifferent.Iguesssomeresponsibilitiesaremoreabout

________thanage.ExamplesIwillbetakingmydrivingtestontheverydayIturn18.Isigneda(n)

_____________________withoutaskingmyparents.Abankcontactedmewith________________.Ican'taffordarentedapartmentandI'llbelivingathomewithmyparentsforawhilelonger.maturesocialindependentattitudeorgandonationacreditcardofferagreementLanguagePointsIcan'twaittobe18.OnereasonisthatalthoughI'vebeenworkingeversinceleavingschool,Iwon'tbevotinginthenextgeneralelection.◆can’twaittodosth.=can’thardlywaittodosth.

迫不及待地要做某事can’thelpdoingsth.禁不住做某事can’thelp(to)dosth.不能幫助做某事can’thelpbutdosth.不得不做某事將來進行時◆eversince自從...以后(常與現(xiàn)在完成或進行時連用。)Hehasbeenworkingwithoutaresteversincebreakfast.I’vebeensosorryeversince.Herfatherhasbeendownandout

eversincethefactoryclosed.Ihaven’tseenhimeversincehegraduatedlastyear.介詞+表時間的名詞（短語）副詞（時間狀語）連詞，引導時間狀語從句連詞，引導時間狀語從句Ican'twaittobe18.OnereasonisthatalthoughI'vebeenworkingeversinceleavingschool,Iwon'tbevotinginthenextgeneralelection.generalelection大選；普選Translation我簡直等不及想要到18歲了。其中一個原因是雖然我一畢業(yè)就工作了,但是我依然不能在下一屆大選中投票。ButIthinkI'malreadymatureenoughunderstandthatdrivingacaralsomeanstakingresponsibilityformylifeandthelivesofotherpeople.◆responsibility

n.責任take/haveresponsibilityfor(doing)sth.

有做某事的責任asenseofresponsibility責任感◆responsible

adj.負責的beresponsibleforsth.對……有責任Iexpectedtofeelinstantlydifferent,asif

Ihadclosedthedooronmychildhoodandsteppedintoawholenewadultworld.instantly=immediatelyadv.立即，馬上closethedoor拒...于門外steppedinto

走進Translation上大學前我剛滿18歲。我曾經(jīng)期待馬上會有不一樣的感覺,就好像自己關閉了童年的大門,踏進一個全新的成人世界。WhenIwokeupthenextday,therewerestillrulestoobeyandlessonstoattend.◆attend,參加;照料,;注意;處理;對付attendschool/classes/lessons上學/上課/上課attendafuneral/meeting參加葬禮/會議attend(to)sb.照料某人attendtosth.專心于某事，處理某事Translation第二天我醒來時,仍然有需要遵守的規(guī)則,需要參加的課程。InsteadofbeingtheselfishteenagerIusedtobe,Ihavebeguntofeelmoreawareofotherpeopleandtodevelopastrongersenseofsocialresponsibility.◆unaware

adj.

未覺察到的，未意識到的◆aware

adj.

覺察到的，意識到的◆awareness

n.

意識，認識raise/strenghthenone’sawarenessofsth.

提高/增強某人對...的意識InsteadofbeingtheselfishteenagerIusedtobe,Ihavebeguntofeelmoreawareofotherpeopleandtodevelopastrongersenseofsocialresponsibility.Translation相比自己之前那個自私的青少年角色,我已經(jīng)開始更多地關注別人,并且去培養(yǎng)更強烈的社會責任感。ThiswasabigdecisionformeandImadeitwithoutaskingmyparents(althoughIknewtheywouldapprove).◆approvevi.贊成；同意;vt.批準；通過；認可；核準approveofsth./sb.approveofsb.doingsth.approveof+從句◆approvaln.批準；認可；贊成◆disapprovev.不批準；不贊成◆disapprovaln.不贊成ExamplesIapproveofyourtryingtoearnsomemoney,butpleasedon’tneglectyourstudies.

我贊成你努力掙錢，但請不要忽視你的學習。Wehadtowaitmonthsforthecounciltoapproveourplans.

我們不得不等上幾個月，等待議會批準我們的計劃。Iknewmyparentswoulddisapprove,butIwentanyway.我知道父母會反對，但我還是去了。Thepresidenthasalready

givenhisapproval

totheplan.總統(tǒng)已經(jīng)批準了這個計劃。ThiswasabigdecisionformeandImadeitwithoutaskingmyparents(althoughIknewtheywouldapprove).Translation這對我來說是個重大的決定,做出這個決定我并未征求父母的意見(雖然我知道他們會同意的)。Turning18alsochangedthewaythatsocietyviewedme.定從Isthistheway

(that/inwhich)youdealwiththegarbage?Ididitintheway

(that/which)

youtoldme.theway在從句中作狀語theway在從句中作主語或賓語Translation滿18歲后,社會對待我的方式也改變了?！鬱oubtv.懷