1. 高中基础 (2345 期 20160517) 头版 | Love Is in the Air

2. 2 Does your school encourage students to learn about romantic love? Does it allow students to date? What is your understanding of romance? When do you think is a good time to start learning about dating and romance? Pre-reading

3. 3 HAVE A READ Pre-reading Here is the poem by Su Shi that was discussed in the experimental session mentioned in the article. Read it and talk about your understanding of it. 江城子 乙卯正月二十日夜记梦 十年生死两茫茫，不思 量，自难忘。千里孤坟， 无处话凄凉。纵使相逢应 不识，尘满面，鬓如霜。 夜来幽梦忽还乡，小轩 窗，正梳妆。相顾无言， 唯有泪千行。料得年年肠 断处，明月夜，短松冈。 Ten years, dead and living, we’d been set apart. I don’t try to remember, but forgetting is hard. Lonely grave a thousand miles off; Cold thoughts, where can I talk them out? Even if we met, you wouldn’t know me— Dust on my face; hair like frost ( 霜冻 ). In a dream last night, suddenly I was home. By the window of the little room, You were combing your hair and making up. You turned and looked, not speaking; Only lines of tears coursing down. Year after year, will it break my heart?— The moonlit grave; The stubby ( 矮壮的 ) pines. ■ Translated by Burton Watson

4. 4 experimental adj. 试验性的 WORD BANK During an experimental session that took place at the High School Attached to Shanghai Normal University weeks ago,... Besides, given that the high school years are very busy, that topic is often skimmed or even skipped. Then, how are you supposed to figure things out? While reading session n. 一段时间，一节课 attached adj. 附属的 normal university 师范大学 given prep. 考虑到，鉴于 skim v. 略读，略微处理 be supposed to 应当做某事 figure out 弄明白

5. 5 emphasis n. 重视，重点 WORD BANK In my home, Canada, the emphasis is on providing accurate and complete information about mature subjects such as... The goal is not to promote specific morals, but to ensure that... While reading mature adj. 成熟的 promote v. 推广 specific adj. 特定的 ensure v. 确保 morals n. 品行道德

6. 6 1. They enjoyed a _____________ dinner for two at one of their favorite restaurants. (romance) 2. Harry was _____________ by a feeling of homesickness. (overwhelming) 3. We have confidence in the _____________ of the statistics. (inaccurate) 4. She _____________ that the drug works in only 30 percent of cases. (emphasis) 5. He forgave his son’s _____________ behavior. (mature) 6. I opened the packet just to satisfy my _____________. (curious) Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the given word. romantic overwhelmed accuracy emphasized immature curiosity VOCABULARY EXERCISES While reading

7. 7 Translate the following sentences into English. 1. 考虑到他们缺乏经验，这工作他们做得算是不错了。 (given) 2. 你最晚应该在星期五结清这笔帐。 (suppose) 3. 她不知道该找谁出主意？ (turn to) 4. 我弄不明白他为什么缺席。 (figure out) Given that they lack experience, they’ve done quite a good job. She didn’t know whom to turn to for advice. You’re supposed to pay the bill by Friday. VOCABULARY EXERCISES I can’t figure out why he was absent. While reading

8. 1. We can tell from the article that the author holds a _____ attitude toward learning about romance in school. A. positiveB. negative C. mixedD. neutral 8 Choose the best answer. COMPREHENSION O While reading

9. 2. What did the author imply in the second paragraph? A. High school students are still too immature to understand romance. B. We should read more pieces of writing by Zhang Ailing and Su Shi. C. The High school years are very busy, and dating can help students relax. D. Several sessions of study are far from enough for students to learn about love. 9 Choose the best answer. COMPREHENSION O While reading

10. 3. According to the article, why may students decide not to ask adults questions about love and romance? A. Because they are too busy with their studies. B. Because they may get negative responses. C. Because schools discourage teen romance. D. Because they feel embarrassed to ask questions. 10 Choose the best answer. COMPREHENSION O While reading

11. 1. According to the article, where do students often get information about love and romance? Does the author recommend it? Why or why not? 11 Answer the following question. COMPREHENSION Students often get information about love and romance from the media. The author doesn’t recommend it because the media messages can often be incomplete or even inaccurate. While reading

12. 2. According to the article, what is the significance of providing students with accurate and complete information about romance? 12 Answer the following question. COMPREHENSION It can ensure that students have the knowledge and skills to make increasingly challenging decisions. While reading

13. It’s the perfect time to talk about romance. 13 GRAMMAR TIP Language study ☞ 在英语中，并不是每一个形容词、副词都有比较级和最高级。 perfect 就是其中的一例。 常见的没有比较级、最高级的单词有： → 表示完全含义的形容词、副词，如 perfect 、 universal 、 thorough 、 entire 、 absolute 等。 → 表示极限含义的形容词、副词，如 extreme 、 maximum 、 minimum 、 senior 、 principal 等。 → 表示几何形状的形容词、副词。 → 表示方位、时间的形容词、副词。 → 表示状态、性质的形容词、副词，如 blind 、 deaf 、 red 等。 → 表示材料、国籍的形容词、副词。 → 表示独一无二的形容词、副词，如 sole 、 unique 等。 → 起强调作用的形容词、副词，如 very 等。

14. 14 YOUR TURN Circle the adjectives and adverbs that do not have a comparative form or a superlative form. Language study ■ favorite ■ excellent ■ significant ■ weekly ■ south ■ golden ■ strange ■ colorful ■ final ■ worrying ■ horizontal ■ now ■ specific ■ rare ■ only ■ single ■ economic ■ expansive ■ Atlantic ■ relevant ■ afloat ■ asleep ■ completely ■ top ■ impressive ■ continental ■ convincing ■ empty

15. What do you think schools can do to help students learn about dating and romance? Question for further discussion: Hints: After reading Lessons or lectures are expected, I suppose, but these public discussions may only teach students some general knowledge about dating and romance. Therefore, I think schools can employ or regularly invite some counselors or psychological experts. When students have something that has confused them about dating and romance—among other issues, they can arrange a talk with these counselors or experts. The sessions are more private, but they are also more effective. 15