《2025年情景导学高中英语选择性必修第二册外研版》

Ⅱ. 重点短语
1. in charge of 主管,负责
2. have a say (on) (在……方面) 有发言权
3. behind the wheel 在驾驶汽车
4. take responsibility for 承担……的责任
5. used ______to do sth 过去经常做某事
6. (be) aware of 意识到
7. organ donation 器官捐献
8. no doubt 无疑,很可能
9. tempt sb to ______do sth 引诱某人做某事
10. contribute to 做出贡献；促成,造成
11. pay the deposit on 支付……的订金

答案： 1. charge 2. say 3. behind 4. responsibility 5. used to 6. aware 7. donation 8. doubt 9. to do 10. contribute 11. on

Ⅲ. 重点句型
1. But I think I'm already mature enough to understand that ______ ______ ______driving a car also means taking responsibility for my life and the lives of other people.
但是我觉得自己已经足够成熟,知道开车也意味着要对自己和他人的生命负责。
2. I expected to feel instantly different, as if I had closed the door on my childhood and ______ ______stepped into a whole new adult world.
我曾经期待马上会有不一样的感觉,就好像自己关闭了童年的大门,踏进一个全新的成人世界。
3. Because I contribute to the household bills and my commute to work is quite expensive, I find it hard to save any money.
因为我要分担家庭账单,而且我的通勤费用很高,所以我发现攒钱非常困难。

答案： 1. mature enough to; driving a car 2. as if I had closed; stepped into 3. find it hard to save any money

Ⅳ. 课文导读
Three young people tell us what turning 18 means, or meant, to them.
Bethany feels 1. ______excited (excite) about being 18 because she will be old enough 2. ______to vote (vote) in the general election. She wants to have 3. ______a say on political affairs. She has also been taking driving lessons and 4. ______will be taking (take) her driving test on the very day she turns 18.
Lin Ning expected to feel 5. ______instantly (instant) different after celebrating his 18th birthday. But it turns out that the change has been 6. ______more subtle (subtle) and gradual than he imagined. He has begun to develop a stronger sense of social 7. ______responsibility (responsible). He doesn't want to get a credit card for now 8. ______because/as he currently doesn't have a steady income and he doesn't want to spend more money than he has.
Morgan 9. ______assumed (assume) he'd already have a well-paid job and that he'd be moving into a rented apartment when he turned 18. But he was wrong. His salary is not high enough. He also finds 10. ______it hard to save money because of the household bills and high commuting costs.
学习提示：试着说出标黑体的单词在导读短文中的汉语意思并体会其用法。

答案： 1. excited 2. to vote 3. a 4. will be taking 5. instantly 6. more subtle 7. responsibility 8. because/as 9. assumed 10. it