高中生最佳暑假計劃

江蘇鹽城中學(xué) 陳志紅

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résumén.簡歷；履歷

Out of school for the summer?Thismight seem like a time forkickingbackafter the school year,but it's actually a great opportunity to start building thatrésuméto help you impress the college of your choice.Your plans can bemore thansimply getting a summer job；there are a number of activities that can help you stay active and gain valuable experience over the summermonths.

Community service is another great way to gain some valuable work and leadership experience.Nonprofits such as soup kitchens and animal shelters are always looking for volunteers,so it shouldn'tbe difficult to find a volunteer organization near you.

While thismay not be a practical option for everyone,summer travel can be an exciting way to enrich your mind while enhancing your résumé.Visiting and exploring foreign places willbroadenyourhorizons,allowing you to expand your awareness of other peoples and cultures.It's also a great chance to develop language skills.

It almostgoeswithout saying that campus visits should be part of any college applicant's summer plans.Of course,while these visits are a priority when you consider which colleges toapplyto,it is important to remember that they should be just one part of your summer plans.A few campus tours don't constitute a summer's worth of experience；they should be included in your plans,alongwith

other résumé-building activities and experiences,in order to set you apart from your fellow applicants.

So,we know how high school students should be spending their summers in order to impress those college admissions officers.Of course,summer can't be allwork and no play,and it's important to find a balance between having fun and being productive.

Reading Check

1.How many activities are talked about in the passage?

A.Two. B.Three.

C.Four. D.Five.

2.What's the advantage of campus visits?A.Good preparations for the dream col

leges.

B.Important experience in summer.

C.Basic elements in the résumé.

D.Developmentof language skills.

Language Study

I.Importantvocabularyinthetext

1.kick back放松

2.more than不僅；不只是

3.broaden one's horizons開闊眼界

4.applyv.申請

5.along with連同

Ⅱ.Completethefollowingsentences.

1.這實際上是一個很好的機會，你可以開始建立簡歷，這有助于給自己選擇的大學(xué)留下深刻印象。

It'sactually__________startbuilding that résuméto help you__________the college of your choice.

2.參觀和探險異國會開闊你的視野，擴展你對其他民族和文化的認識。

Visiting and exploring foreign places will__________,allowing you to__________other peoples and cultures.

3.毫無疑問，校園參觀應(yīng)該是任何一個大學(xué)申請者暑期計劃的一部分。

__________ almost__________ that campus visits should be part of any college applicant's summer plans.