Unit 1 A new start1.curious adj. 好奇的→curiosity n.好奇心2.impress vt.给某人留下印象→impression n. 印象;感想→impressive adj.给人深刻印象的3.tradition n.传统→traditional adj.传统的4.eager adj.渴望的→eagerness n. 热切;渴望5.explore v. 考察,探险→explorer n.探险家;勘探者→exploration n.探测6.collect vt.收集;募捐→collection n. (一批)收藏品7.organise v. 组织,整理→organised adj.有组织的;有系统的→organisation n.组织8.breathe v. 呼吸→breath n.呼吸的空气9.challenge n. 挑战→challenger n.挑战者→challenging adj.挑战性的10.describe vt. 描述→description n.描述,描写,叙述,形容11.confident adj.有信心的,自信的→confidence n.信心,信任senior adj. (地位、水平或级别)高的,高级的 n.老年人; 毕业班学生①It is said that the seniors can get 10% discount.老年人②He is senior to me,though he is younger.( 地位、级别 ) 高的 ③Li Hua is a senior this year and he will go to college next year.毕业班学生Words And Phrases知识要点 1 eagerness n.热切,渴望(教材原句 P2) I woke up early and rushed out of the door in my eagerness to get to know my new school.我早早醒来,怀着想了解新学校的急切心情冲出家门。[ 例 1] My eagerness to study in a famous university has been keeping me working hard.我想上一所名牌大学的渴望一直激励着我刻苦学习。[例 2] Carl pushed ahead in his eagerness to get a free ticket to the show.卡尔因急于得到一张免费的门票而往前挤。[翻译] 学生们正热切地盼望着暑假的到来。The students are looking forward to the summer vacation with eagerness.[知识拓展](1)with eagerness 热切地in one's eagerness to do...渴望做……,急于要做……(2)eager adj. 热切的,渴求的,渴望的be eager for 急于得到……be eager to do sth. 渴望做某事be eager for sb.to do sth. 渴望某人做某事(3)eagerly adv. 热切地[即学即练] 单句语法填空①On the first day,I couldn't control my eagerness to get to know ...