Module2HighlightsofMySeniorYear你知道在美国，高中毕业生是怎样申请上大学的吗？下面就让我们一块儿了解一下吧！Sensingtoughcompetitionforcollegeadmission，highschoolseniorsintheUnitedStatesareapplyingtomorecollegesthaneverbefore.Someofthecountry'stopstudentsareapplyingtoadozenormoreuniversities，inthehopeofhavingmorechoices.Andcollegesaretryingtoimprovetheirstatusbychoosingbetterstudents.Theadmissionprocesshasbeenmadeeasierbytechnology.Studentscannowapplytosomecollegesandevenpaytheirfeewiththeclickofamouse.“Idon'tthinkyoucanaffordtoonlyhaveoneschoolyoureallylike，incaseyoudon'tgetintoit，”saidDaniel，whoappliedto11universities.Largenumbersofapplicationsusuallybringmorethanoneacceptance，whichisquitedifferentfromthesituationforChinesestudents.However，moreacceptancesforAmericanstudentsforcethemtomaketoughdecisions.SamanthaSaguiappliedto16colleges.Althoughshewasnotacceptedbyseveralcolleges，shestillhadtochoosefromsix.Evenwithchoices，shesaid，theunexpectedrejectionwastough.Admissionofficershaveanideaofwhatpercentageofacceptedstudentswillactuallyenroll，butthebattleforgoodstudentswhohavemadealargenumberofapplicationscouldmeanthatthoseexpectationsarewrong.“Wearereallyworriednow，”saidJohnMahoney，undergraduateadmissiondirectoratBostonCollege.“Wehopewe'veacceptedtherightpeopletomakeupourfreshmanclasses.”Collegeadmissions，evenatHarvard，maybemoreuncertainthesedays.BillFitzmons，deanofundergraduateadmissions，saidthatonly79percentofstudentsacceptedbyHarvardenrolled.Lastyeartheschooltooknearly100studentsfromitswaitinglist.Itmaybetoughertogetin，butthatdoesn'tmeanstudentsshouldn'ttry.“Theywillnevergiveiniftheydon'tapply，”hesaid.[阅读障碍词]1．admissionn．准许加入2．statusn.地位3．enrollv.报到[诱思导读]根据短文内容，回答下列问题1．WhyarehighschoolseniorsintheUnitedStatesapplyingtomorecollegesthanbefore?Becausetheywanttohavemorechoices.2．WillallstudentsacceptedbyHarvardenroll?No，only79percentofthemwillenroll.SectionⅠWarmingUp，Pre-reading&ReadingⅠ.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思()1.highlightA．n.图；图表()2.chartB．n.最重要的部分；最精彩的部分()3.foreverC．v.解决()4.settleD．v.合适；适合()5.competitiveE．v.选举；推选()6.electF．v.(短期)租用()7.suitG．adj.好强的；好竞争的()8.rentH．adv.永远[答案]1－4BAHC5－8GEDFⅡ.选择下列句中词组的汉语意思A．在……方面有问题B．回顾；回忆C．和……比较D．去旅行E．充当F．讲笑话G．玩得开心H．在……的开始1．Herspeechlooksbackatthepartnershipbetweenthetwocountries.2．Myparentswantmetotakeextramathslessonsattheweekend，butIwanttoplayandhavefun.3．Heworkedasateacherfortwoyearsaftergraduation.4．Comparedwithothers，sheisaluckywoman.5．Somestudentshaveproblemswithlearningforeignlanguages.6．Thingsdidn'tlooktoohopefulatthestartoftheyear.7．Mr.Wangtoldjokesinthejourneysothatwecouldn'tfallasleep.8．Hewentonatriptothenearestseasideduringhisvacationlastsummer.[答案]1－5BGECA6－8HFDHighlightsofMySeniorYearbyJoannaSykesIcanhardlybelieveit，butmyschoollifeisalmostover.Prom(美国高中的正式舞会)nighthascomeandgone，andI'vereceivedmyhighschooldiplomaatlast.It'sagoodthingthattheexamsarefinished.①Ifeeltooexcitedtothinkclearly！Itseemsstrangetothinkthatinafewdays'timeI'llbewalkingoutoftheschoolgatesforever.ThefirstthingI'mgoingtodoistotakealongvacation！②高中最后一年的精彩回放乔安娜·塞克斯我简直无法相信我的学校生活就要结束了。毕业舞会之夜来了又去，我也最终获得了...
