UNIT1GrowingupTothinkaboutwhatitmeanstoyouwhenreachingtheageofmajority.Toreadapassagetoknowwhatothers’opinionsaboutturning18.Tolearntodistinguishfactsandopinions.1.Whatisthelegalageofmajority?2.Whatwouldyouliketodowhenyoureachtheageofmajority?Andwhy?3.Whatdoyouthinkwasthebiggestchallengeofbeinganadult?DiscussatwhatageyouareallowedtodothefollowingthingsinChina.Getacreditcard.Getadriver’slicence.Getafull-timejob.Gettherighttovote.Getabankloan.Rentanapartment.n.執(zhí)照n.貸款Weareallowedtogetafull-timejobandrentanapartmentat16.Gettingacreditcard,gettingadriver’slicence,gettingtherighttovote,andgettingabankloanareallowedat18inChina.TheAgeofMajorityWhataboutotherslifewhenheorsheis18?Watchthevideotofindmore.ZhouLiangyu,an18-year-oldstudentfromWuhan,joinedanemergencyresponseteamonfloodpreventionmerelyhoursaftertakingthenationalcollegeentranceexam,Gaokao

inJuly.Zhousaidheisfollowingthefootstepofhisfather,whoworksforfloodcontroleverysummer.Inmostcountries,turning,①18【1】

marks②thestartofadulthood③.Butwhatdoesreachingthismilestone④，theageofmajority,reallymean?Willyoubecompletelyinchargeof⑤yourownlifeandabletoexpressyourselfinnewandexcitingways?Whatnewresponsibilitieswillthisfreedombring?Here,threeyoungpeopletelluswhatturning18means,ormeant,tothem【2】．【1】畫線部分為動(dòng)名詞短語(yǔ)作主語(yǔ)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用第三人稱單數(shù)形式?！?】畫線部分為what引導(dǎo)的賓語(yǔ)從句，what在從句中作賓語(yǔ)。Bethany16,Victoria,AustraliaIcan'twaitto⑥be18.OnereasonisthatalthoughI'vebeenworkingeversinceleavingschool,Iwon'tbevotinginthenextgeneralelection⑦.Why?BecauseIstillwon'tbeoldenough.Surely,ifyou'reoldenoughtoearnawage⑧andpaytaxes⑨，

youshouldbeallowedtohaveasay⑩onhowthegovernmentspendsthem！【3】I'vealsobeentakingdrivinglessons,andinfactIwillbetakingmydrivingtestonthevery?dayIturn18.Mymumworriesaboutmebeingbehindthewheel?.Asanambulance?driver,she'sseenalotofcaraccidentsinvolvingteenagers【4】andthinksthelegal

age?forgettingadrivinglicenceshouldbe21.ButIthinkI'malreadymature?enoughtounderstandthatdrivingacaralsomeanstakingresponsibilityfor?mylifeandthelivesofotherpeople【5】【3】本句為主從復(fù)合句。if引導(dǎo)條件狀語(yǔ)從句；how引導(dǎo)賓語(yǔ)從句?！?】畫線部分為現(xiàn)在分詞短語(yǔ)作后置定語(yǔ)。involve意為“牽涉，影響”?！?】畫線部分為that引導(dǎo)的賓語(yǔ)從句。此從句中，drivingacar為動(dòng)名詞短語(yǔ)作主語(yǔ)。Theageofmajoritymeansthemomentwhenyouturn18,whichisamilestone

markingthestartofadulthood.Readthepassageandfindoutthemeaningof“theageofmajority”.n.成年n.重大事件;里程碑Thepassageisdividedintothreeparts,withthreeyoungpersonswhoarefromdifferentculturestalkingabouttheirunderstandingofturning18yearsold.WhatistheAgeofMajority?Theageofmajorityisalegaltermusedtodescribetheageatwhichaminor(未成年人)isnolongerconsideredsuch.Instead,forallintentsandpurposes,whenapersonpassesthisage,heorsheistreatedasanadultwithadultresponsibilities.Atthisage,thelegalcontrolofhisorherparentsorguardiansceases.Theageofmajoritymeansthemomentwhenyouturn18,whichisamilestonemarkingthestartofadulthood.Chooseanothersuitabletitleforthepassageandgiveyourreasons.1.Eighteen-theAgeofIndecision2.Teenagers’HopesfortheFuture3.TheRighttoVote–YourViews4.TurningEighteen–WhatDoesItMean?Thereare3peopletalkingabouttheirexperienceorexpectationsaboutthemeaningofreachingthismilestone,theageofmajority.Possiblefunctionsofatitle:predictingthemainidea,showingkeyinformation,reflectingtheauthor’sattitude,catchingreaders’interest.Howtochooseatitle:agoodtitleshouldbeconcisewhilesummarizingthemainidea,determinethetargetreadersofanarticleandattracttheirattentionandinterest.Matchthecharacterswiththeirinformation.CharactersBethany,

16,

Victoria,

AustraliaLinNing,

19,

Shanghai,

ChinaMorgan,

20,Florida,

theUSInformationa.Mymumisanambulancedriver.b.Signinganorgandonationagreementwasabigdecisionforme.c.I'vebeentakingdrivinglessons,andI'llbetakingmydrivingtestontheverydayIturn18.d.Icouldn'taffordtomoveintoarentedapartmentassoonasIturned18becauseofmylibrarian'ssalary.e.I'mtakinganewjobnextmonth.f.GettingacreditcardmighttemptmetospendmoremoneythanIhave.a,cb,fd,en.救護(hù)車器官捐獻(xiàn)n.圖書管理員v.誘惑1.Bethany'smotherthinksthelegalageforgettingadrivinglicenceshouldbe21.2.LinNingisauniversitystudentwhodoesn'thaveasteadyincome.3.Morganwillmoveintoarentedapartmentassoonashegetsawell-paidjob.4.Morganfindsiteasytosavemoneybecausehelivesathomewithhisparents.TTNotGivenFadj.合法的adj.穩(wěn)定的Hecontributestothehouseholdbillsandhiscommutetoworkisquiteexpensive.adj.家庭的n.每天上班的路程5.LinNinghadthoughtheneededtoobeymorerulesafterheturned18.6.Bethanyunderstandsthatdrivingacaralsomeanstakingresponsibilityforherlifeandthelivesofotherpeople.FTv.服從;遵守therewerestillrulestoobey…Choosethebestanswers.1.WhichofthefollowingaboutBethanyisright?A.Shedoesn'thavetherighttovoteinthenextgeneralelection.B.Shewon'tbeworkinguntilshereachestheageofmajority.C.Shewillgetherdrivinglicenceontheverydaysheturns18.D.Shewantstobeanambulancedriver.n.選舉2.WhatcanweknowaboutLinNing?A.Hecelebratedhis18thbirthdayafterhewenttouniversity.B.Hefeelsthatheismatureenoughtotakemoresocialresponsibility.C.Hehasalreadysignedanorgandonationagreement.D.Heisgladtogethisfirstcreditcard.3.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat______.A.

Morganbecamemoreindependentassoonasheturned18.B.Morganhasalreadygotawell-paidjobandcansupporthisfamily.C.Morgan’sgotajobinalibrarybuthissalaryisnotenoughforhimtobemoreindependent.D.Morganhasgotreadytopaythedepositonhisownapartment.4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrightaccordingtothewholepassage?A.Turning18marksthestartofadulthoodinallthecountriesintheworld.B.Turning18meansyouwillbecompletelyinchargeofyourownlife.C.Notallofthosewhoreach18willbemoreindependentorsomereasons.D.Turning18meansthatyouwillbecompletelyindependentofyourparents.Ithinkit’sstrangethatIcannowtake______________,yetIstillcan’tvote-Idon’tthinkthat’sfair,giventhat_________________________________________.Ishouldhaveasayon_____________________________.I’mmatureenoughto_______________________________________________________________________________________.I’molddrivinglessonsunderstandthatdrivingacaralsomeanstakingresponsibilityformylifeandthelivesofotherpeopleBethany16,Victoria,Australiaenoughtoearnawageandpaytaxeshowthegovernmentspendstaxes有發(fā)言權(quán)adj.成熟的;明事理的n.工資n.稅Organiseinformationfromthepassageandcompletethetable.At18,Icandothingslikegettingacreditcard.Moreimportantly,Icanactonmydesiretohelpothers,forexampleby________________________________.Butalthoughalotofdoorshaveopenedforme,therearestill_____________________________.rulestoobeyandlessonstoattendsigninganorgandonatingagreementLinNing,19,Shanghai,ChinaIthoughtthatonceIwas18andinafull-timejobI’dbeableto__________________________,butmysalaryisnothighenough.Ialsofindithardtosavemoneybecauseof_________________andhighcommutingcosts.thehouseholdbillsmoveintoarentedapartmentMorgan,20,Florida,theUSReadthesentencesfromthepassageanddecideiftheyarefacts(F)oropinions(O).1.Surely,ifyou’reoldenoughtoearnawageandpaytaxes,youshouldbeallowedtohaveasayonhowthegovernmentspendsthem!2.…IwillbetakingmydrivingtestontheverydayIturn18.OF3.WhenIwokeupthenextday,therewerestillrulestoobeyandlessonstoattend.4.Iguesssomeresponsibilitiesaremoreaboutattitudethanage.Opinionsareaperson’sideas,beliefsorjudgmentsaboutaparticularsubject.Theyareoftenpersonalandsubjective.FOWriteasummaryofthetext.Threeyoungpeopletelluswhatbeing18yearsoldmeans,ormeant,tothem.Bethany,a16-year-oldAustraliangirl,can'twaittobe18.Shewilltakeherdrivingtestthedaysheturns18andsheunderstandsdrivingmeanstakingresponsibilityforbothherlifeandotherpeople'slives.LinNing,a19-year-oldChineseboy,hasbeguntodevelopastrongersenseofsocialresponsibilityafterhis18thbirthday.Turning18alsochangedthewaythatsocietyviewedhim.Morgan,a20-year-oldboyfromtheUS,usedtobelievehewouldbecomemoreindependentafterturning18,buthislibrarian'ssalarymeanshewillstillbelivingathomewithhisparentstosavemoney.Hebelievessomeresponsibilitiesaremoreaboutattitudethanage.語(yǔ)篇中的回指回指anaphora：語(yǔ)篇中的某詞或短語(yǔ)和上文出現(xiàn)過(guò)的內(nèi)容在語(yǔ)義層面上具有共指的關(guān)系?；刂甘菍?shí)現(xiàn)語(yǔ)篇銜接的重要手段。第一句開(kāi)門見(jiàn)山點(diǎn)出文章話題：“Inmostcountries,turning18marksthestartofadulthood.”。第二句通過(guò)問(wèn)句的形式引出了文章要討論的主題：“Butwhatdoesreachingthismilestone,theageofmajority,reallymean?”。本句中，作者沒(méi)有重復(fù)使用上文中出現(xiàn)過(guò)的turning18，而用另外一種表達(dá)reachingthismilestone來(lái)進(jìn)行回指。第三句中，作者沒(méi)有正面回答第二句提出的問(wèn)題，而是通過(guò)另一個(gè)問(wèn)句“Willyoubecompletelyinchargeofyourownlife...?”引導(dǎo)讀者去思考。第四句“Whatnewresponsibilitieswillthisfreedombring?”依然是問(wèn)句，thisfreedom這個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單的表達(dá)言簡(jiǎn)意賅地概括了第三句中的becompletelyinchargeofyourownlifeandabletoexpressyourselfinnewandexcitingways。最后一句承上啟下，whatturning18means,ormeant回指上一句中的newresponsibilities，自然而然引出了下文三位年輕人的觀點(diǎn)?；刂覆粌H避免了單詞的重復(fù)和行文的單調(diào)，還使文章各部分聯(lián)系更加緊密，使文章更具有連貫性。1.Doyouthinktheminimumagelimitsinthepassagearesensible?Whyorwhynot?Ithinktheminimumagelimitsaresensible.Adultshavetotakemanyresponsibilities.Beingtooyoungmeansheorshehasnoabilitytofacetroublesanddifficultiesinlife.2.Whatrightareyoumostlookingforwardtohavingasanadult?Why?Therighttobeeducatedandtowork.Onlybybeingeducatedwillapersonhavetheabilitytobeindependentandonlybyworkingcanapersonsupporthimself.3.Whatdoyouthinkitmeanstobearesponsibleadult?Itmeanstakingonmoreresponsibilitiesinthefamilyandsociety.4.Howcanyouusethelanguageyouhavelearntinthepassagetoexpressyourideasclearly?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.maturesocialindependentattitudeorgandonationacreditcardofferagreementI.用括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式填空。1.Thepresidentsaiditwasagreatopportunitytoteachkidsaboutthe________(elect).2.Idon'thaveanything________(suit)towearforthecomingofageparty.3.Heopenedhislunchboxandpouredinthehotwater,andthenthedelicioussmell________(instant)filledtheair.4._________(library)aretrainedexpertswhocanmatchtherightbooktotherightteen,whetherheorsheisastrugglingreader,anEnglishlanguagelearner,ordisabled.electionsuitableinstantlyLibrariansII.根據(jù)括號(hào)內(nèi)的漢語(yǔ)提示補(bǔ)全下面句子（每空一詞）。1.Don't________________________(被誘惑)spen