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 ...
