Section Ⅱ Reading and Thinking基础知识 预习自检THE FRESHMAN CHALLENGEHi! My name is Adam and I'm a freshman in senior high school. Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge. The first week was a little confusing.词汇自测①freshman n. (中学)九年级学生；(大学)一年级新生②challenge n. 挑战；艰巨任务 vt. 怀疑；向……挑战③confusing adj. 难以理解的；不清楚的 新生的挑战你好！我叫亚当，是一名高中新生。从初中升入高中是一项很大的挑战。第一周的生活过的有一点困惑。First, I had to think very carefully about which courses I wanted to take. The school adviser helped me choose the suitable ones: maths, English, chemistry, world history, and Chinese. I know Chinese is a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent when I graduate. My adviser recommended that I should sign up for advanced literature because I like English and I'm good at it.词汇自测④fluent adj. (尤指外语)流利的；熟练的⑤graduate vi.& vt. 毕业；获得学位 n. 毕业生⑥recommend vt. 建议；推荐；介绍⑦sigh_up_(for_sth.) 报名(参加课程)⑧advanced adj. 高级的；高等的；先进的⑨advance n．& vi. 前进；发展 vt. 发展；促进⑩literature n. 文学，文学作品首先，我要非常认真地考虑我要学习的课程。学校的导师帮我选择了适合我的课程：数学，英语，化学，世界历史和中文。我知道中文是很难学习的一门语言，但我希望在毕业时可以流利地说中文。我的导师建议我应该报名高阶文学课程，因为我喜欢并且擅长英语。I had to choose extracurricular activities, too. I tried to join the school football team, but the coach told me that I didn't play well enough. Obviously, I was unhappy, but I won't quit. I'll find a way to improve on my own so that I can make the team next year. I joined a volunteer club instead. Every Wednesday, we work at a soup kitchen and hand out food to homeless people in the community.词汇自测⑪e...
