①freshmann.(中学)九年级学生；(大学)一年级新生

②confusing adj.难以理解的；不清楚的　

confusevt.使糊涂；使迷惑

confusedadj.糊涂的；迷惑的

③advisern.顾问，提供意见者

④fluentadj.(尤指外语)流利的；熟练的

⑤graduatevi.& vt.毕业；获得学位　n.毕业生

⑥recommendvt.建议；推荐；介绍

⑦sign up (for sth.)报名(参加课程)

⑧advancedadj.高级的；高等的；先进的

advance n．& v．前进；发展

⑨literature n．文学；文学作品

⑩extracurricular adj.课外的；课程以外的

extracurricular activities(＝afterschool activities)课外活动

?obviouslyadv.显然；明显地

?quitvi.& vt.(quit，quit)停止；戒掉；离开(工作职位、学校等)

?improvevi.& vt.改进；改善

?on one's own独自(完成某事)，常作状语。

?make the team能够参加……队，

成为……的队员

?instead adv.代替，反而

?soup kitchen(救济穷人的)施粥所，施食处　

a place where people with no money and no homes can get free food

?hand out 分发；给予(建议，惩罚等)

out是副词，如果作宾语的是代词，常常把代词置于hand和out之间。

?get/be used to...习惯于(后接名词、代词或v.ing)

?responsibleadj.负责的；有责任的　

responsibilityn.责任；义务

be responsible for对……负责

keep up with跟上，不落在……后面

be prepared for 为……做好准备

come v． 发生

THE FRESHMAN CHALLENGE

Hi! My name is Adam and I'm a freshman①at senior high school. Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge. The first week was a little confusing②.

◆画线部分是v.ing短语作主语，谓语动词用单数形式。

First, I had to think very carefully about which courses I wanted to take. The school adviser③ helped me choose the suitable ones: maths, English, chemistry, world history, and Chinese. I know that Chinese is a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent④ when I graduate⑤. My adviser recommended⑥ that I should sign up for⑦ advanced⑧ literature⑨ because I like English and I'm good at it.

◆画线部分是which引导的宾语从句，作介词about的宾语。

I had to choose extracurricular⑩ 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.

◆to improve为不定式作定语，修饰way; way后可跟不定式或者of doing作定语。

◆画线部分为so that引导的目的状语从句。

I know I'll have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to? being responsible for? a lot more. I'm a bit worried a