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High school plays a major role inshaping your future and your whole devel⁃opment. Extracurricular activities alongwith the studies can be very helpful.Make yourself take part in various activi⁃ties and at the same time try to stand outin your studies. When you move out to col⁃lege， these efforts that you put in maycount for a lot.

High school is not just about books or classes. Schools always provide opportunitiesfor students to socialize （社交）. There are various group tasks designed which allow the stu⁃dents to learn to work together.

High school is the right time for you to discover yourself and bring out some of yourhidden talents. In your lessons， you may find that you are better at Chinese than you wereearlier or have grown an interest in math. High school also provides many other activitiesfor students to take part in. These help develop leadership skills and management skills atan early age， which in turn is a way of preparing students to manage and plan their careerbetter.

Balancing all activities is an experience in time management. If you have taken up apart⁃time job along with your high school， you would have to arrange your time for studiesand extracurricular activities. Such management can go a long way in teaching you to mana⁃ge things better when you take up a job. Moreover， it helps build your character. You wouldbe better prepared for additional stress that you may feel sometimes.

At high school， you should pick up your classes wisely. Depending upon what youlike and your career plan you should choose suitable classes. Doing something that youhardly like may get you very low grades and waste your valuable time. Take up interestingand challenging classes that would allow you to put in those extra efforts.

1. What does the author advise us to do at high school？

A. Spend all the time learning our lessons.

B. Try to get full marks in examinations.

C. Learn lessons well and socialize frequently.

D. Get along well with teachers and students.

2. What does the author think of high school time？

A. Its time to take up more part⁃time jobs.

B. Its time to develop our potential.

C. Its time to plan our careers better.

D. Its time to take up more sports outdoors.

3. What is the authors attitude to taking a part⁃time job at high school？

A. Supportive. B. Negative.

C. Indifferent. D. Neutral.

4. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about？

A. Tips for having a good future.

B. How to manage time at high school.

C. Tips for bringing out your hidden talents.

D. How to choose right courses at high school.

Ⅰ. 日积月累

various adj. 多种多样的

effort n. 努力；付出

opportunity n. 机会

management n. 管理

balance v. 平衡

arrange v. 安排

additional adj. 额外的

play a major role in 在……中扮演重要的角色

take part in 参加

stand out 突出

count for a lot 非常重要

provide opportunities for 给……提供机会

allow sb to do 允许某人去做……

in turn 相应地；转而

take up 从事

depend on/upon 取决于

Ⅱ. 单句填空

1. Youll have the opportunity （ask） any questions at the end.

2. （additional）， the bus service will run on Sundays， every two hours.

3. The media play a major role influencing peoples opinions.

4. How many countries took part the last Olympic Games？

5. He allowed his mind （wander）.

主题应用·语库构建

Ⅰ. 主题词汇

exchange 交换；交流

lecture 讲座；讲课；教训

register 登记；注册

nationality 国籍；民族

design 设计；设计方案

campus 校园；校区

anxious 焦虑的；不安的

annoy 使恼怒；打扰

senior 级别（或地位）高的；较年长的人

junior 地位（或职位、级别）低下的；职位

较低者

impress 使钦佩；给…… 留下深刻的好

印象

concentrate 集中（注意力）；聚精会神

experiment 实验；试验

organize 组织；筹备；安排；组建

improve 改进；改善

monitor 班长

headmaster（尤指私立学校的）校长

neighbour 邻居；邻近的人

companion 同伴；伙伴；伴侣

roommate 室友；舍友

prefer 较喜欢

suitable 合适的；适宜的

challenge n. 挑战；艰巨任务

vt. 对……怀疑；向……挑战

fluent（尤指外语）流利的

graduate 毕业；毕业生

attract 吸引；引起……的注意（或兴趣）

focus 集中（精力、注意力等）；重点；焦点

recommend 建议；推荐；介绍

advanced 高级的；高等的；先进的

quit 停止；戒掉；离开（工作职位、学校等）

responsible 负责的；有责任的

responsibility 责任；义务

debate 辩论；争论

addict 对……入迷的人；吸毒成瘾的人

addicted 有瘾的；上瘾的；入迷的

confuse 使糊涂；使迷惑

teenage 十几岁的；青少年的

teenager 青少年

youth 青年时期；青春

behaviour 行为；举止

generation 一代（人）

solution 解决办法；答案

volunteer 志愿者

content 内容；目录

actually 事实上；的确

advance n. 前进；发展

vi. 前进；上涨；增加

vt. 发展；提出；提前

literature 文学；文学作品

extracurricular 课外的；课程以外的

obviously 显然；明显地