2021-2022学年高二英语同步Unit 2 Topic Talk（备作业解析版）

1、选择性必修第一册练习unit 2 part i topic talki .阅读理解ajohn, a very thin boy, loved football with all his heart when he was very young. practice after practice, he eagerly gave everything he had. but being half the size of the other boys, he could only sit on the bench and hardly ever played in games. even thoug

2、h the son was always on the bench, his father was always standing with cheers and encouraging him.when john went to college, he decided to try out for the football team as a “walk-on” . everyone was sure he could never make_the_cut,_ but he did. the coach thought he could provide the other members w

3、ith the spirit they needed.the news that he had survived the selection excited him so much that he rushed to the nearest phone and called his father. his father shared his excitement and was sent season tickets for all the college games.it was the end of the last football season. one day john receiv

4、ed a telegram and asked one week off. nobody knew what happened except the coach. the coach said, u don't plan to come back to the game on saturday.,saturday arrived, and the game was not going well. when the team was ten points behind, john came back. "coach, please let me play. i've j

5、ust got to play today, ” said john. the coach pretended not to hear him. but john persisted, and finally feeling sorry for the kid, the coach gave in.before long, everyone could not believe their eyes. john was doing everything to fight. the opponent could not stop him. he ran, he passed and blocked

6、 like a star. and at last his team won the game.after the game, john looked at the coach, with tears in his eyes, and said, “well, you knew my dad died, but did you know that my dad was blind? ” john swallowed hard and forced a smile, “dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could

7、see me play, and i wanted to show him that i could do it."1. why did john hardly have any chance to play in games?a. because he had no time to practice.b because he was too young to play games.c. because everyone looked down upon him.d. because his body condition was not good.2. the underlined

8、phrase “make the cut” in the second paragraph can be replaced bya，.a make progressb be allowed to join the teamc. cut himselfd. be refused by the coach3. from the text we can know that.a john felt very depressed as a " walk-on ”b , john's father always taught him how to playc. john's fa

9、ther went to all his college gamesd. the coach was sure john would be the best player one day4. this story tells us that.a. a burden of one's choice is not feltb , better to do well than to say wellc all roads lead to romed. where there is a will, there is a wayb“i went skydiving at 84!"as

10、a young girl growing up in the 1930s, i always wanted to fly a plane, but back then it was almost unheard of a woman to do that. i got a taste of that dream in 2001, when my husband arranged for me to ride in a hot air balloon for my birthday. but the experience turned out to be very dull. around th

11、at time, i told my husband that i wanted to skydive. so when our retirement community announced that they were having an essay competition and the topic was an experience of a lifetime that you wanted to have, i decided to write about my dream.in the essay, i wrote about my desire to skydive, statin

12、g that george bush sr. did it at age 80. why not me? i was just 84 and in pretty good health. a year went by and i heard nothing. but then at a community party in late april 2009, they announced that i was one of the winners. i just couldn't believe it. inspired by this, i decided to realize my

13、dream, even though some of my family members and my doctor were against it.on june 11, 2009, nearly 40 of my family and friends gathered in the area close to where i would land while i headed up in the airplane. my instructor, jay, guided me through the experience. the plane was the noisiest one i h

14、ad ever been in, but i wasn't frightened一i was really just looking forward to the experience. when we reached 13,000 feet, jay instructed me to throw myself out of the plane. when we first hit the air, the wind was so strong that i could hardly breathe. for a second i thought, “what have i gotte

15、n myself into? " but then everything got calmer. we were in a free fall for about a minute before jay opened the parachute （降落伞），and then we just floated downward for about five minutes. being up in the clouds and looking at the view below was unlike anything i have ever felt一much better than t

16、he hot air balloon. i was just enjoying it.skydiving was really one of the greatest experiences of my life. i hope other people w川 look at me and realize that you don't stop living just because you are 84 years old. if there's something you want to experience, look into it. if it's somet

17、hing that is possible, make it happen.5 what happened to the author in 2001 ?a. she flew an airplane.b , she entered a competition.c. she went on a hot air balloon ride.d. she moved into a retirement community.6. the author mentioned george bush sr. in her essay to.a. build up her own reputationb sh

18、ow her admiration for himc compare their health conditiond make her argument persuasive7. how did the author feel immediately after she jumped out of the plane?a. excited. b. scared.c. intense. d. regretful.8. what did the author enjoy most when she was skydiving?a. the beautiful clouds.b the wonder

19、ful view.c the company of jay.d. the one-minute free fall.ii .完形填空one summer weekend, my wife, my son and i entered a running race on mountain trails. when the race started, our son took offbut my wife and i stayed back, enjoying thescenery. after some time, while running down a narrow, 2_ trail, i

20、walked on a big stone and had a 3 . i realized i'd got my toe 4 , but i didn't check my damage. instead, we kept running.5 ， after going half the course, i realized my watch on my wrist was 6 i encouraged my wife to go on ahead, and returned to see if i could find it. later, i 7 my broken wa

21、tch and quickly put it into my pocket. then i 8 down the trail. in the end, i saw my son, who had finished 30 minutes earlier, had run back up the trail to 9 me. he ran with me to the end.10 it turned out, both my wife and son had won first place in their age groups, but i had no chance of placing.

22、after the race, i took off my shoe and found that my sock was in blood.luckily, the race 11 had a special award for the most injured runner.although everyone wants to live a life of comfort, the 12 is that we often face pain and13 . however, the key to happiness is 14 pain into something positive. i

23、n other words,15 can make us stronger if we face them bravely.1. a.easily b. suddenlyc. calmly d. quickly2. a.rocky b. dirtyc. smooth d. unknown3. a.break b. discoveryc. fall d. pain4. a.injured b. shotc. destroyed d. knocked5. a.hopefully b. thereforec. luckily d. however6. a.broken b. slowc. wrong

24、 d. gone7. a.placed b. hidc. noticed d. missed8. a.jumped b. walkedc. drove d. hurried9. a.visit b. meetc. push d. welcome10. a.if b. soc. as d. but11. a.organizers b. winnersc. owners d. supporters12. a.hope b. ideac. reason d. truth13. a.success b. strugglesc. happiness d. competitions14. a.includ

25、ing b. turningc. throwing d. dividing15. a.difficulties b. exercisesc. efforts d. skills详解答案i .阅读理解a语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文，主要叙述了尽管约翰只是一名板凳球员，但父亲一 直在鼓励着他。上大学之后，约翰积极努力争取成了一名临时球员，这让每个人都很吃惊。 足球赛季末，他收到了家里的电报，父亲去世了。但是比赛当天约翰返回了球场，最终他帮 助球队力挽狂澜，获得了胜利，同时向去世的父亲证明自己能行。1. 答案与解析：d 细节理解题。由第一段中的but being half the size of the

26、 other boys, he could only sit on the bench and hardly ever played in games.可知，由于他的体形几乎是其他 男孩的一半大小，所以他只能成为板凳球员，很少参加比赛，所以约翰几乎没有机会参加比 赛的原因是他的身体条件不好。故d选项正确。2. 答案与解析：b 词义猜测题。由第二段中的“when john went to college, he decided to try out for the football team as a 'walk-on'".可知，当约翰上大学时，他决定参加足球 队的选拔

27、赛，成为一名临时球员。所以判断出第二段中带下划线的短语“make the cut"可 替换为 be allowed to join the teamo 故 b 选项正确。3. 答案与解析：c 推理判断题。由最后一段中的uwell, you knew my dad died, but did you know that my dad was blind? ” . . “dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could see me play.”可知，约翰的父亲去世了，他的父亲是个盲人，生前参加了他所有 的比赛

28、，今天是他第一次“看到"约翰上场踢足球赛，他想让父亲知道他能行。故c选项 正确。4. 答案与解析：d主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文讲述了尽管约翰受到身体条件 的限制，只是一名板凳球员，但是父亲一直在鼓励着他，上大学之后，他努力争取成了一名 临时球员。足球赛季末，家里的电报告诉他父亲去世了。但是比赛当天约翰求教练能给予他 上场的机会，教练最终同意了。他帮助球队力挽狂澜，获得了胜利，同时向死去的父亲证明 自己能行，所以这个故事告诉我们“有志者，事竟成”的道理，同时也是短文的主旨大意。 故d选项正确。b【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者在2009年时实现了她少女时代的梦想跳伞，并

29、讲述了当时的经历。5 .答案与解析:c 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句i got a taste of that dream in 2001, when my husband arranged for me to ride in a hot air balloon for my birthday.可知 2001 年在 “我"生日那天坐上了丈夫为“我"安排的热气球，所以c项正确。6. 答案与解析：d 推理判断题。根据第二段开头in the essay, i wrote about my desire to skydive, stating that george bush

30、sr. did it at age 80. 知，在竞赛短文中，“我”写到了 自己 想跳伞的渴望，提及了老乔治布什曾在80岁时这样做过，把自己和他进行对比，来说明自 己身体健康，跳伞的想法是可行的，所以d项正确。7. 答案与解析：d 推理判断题。由文章第三段中的“ when we hrst hit the air, the wind was so strong that i could hardly breathe. for a second i thought, 'what have i gotten myself into? but then everything got calme

31、r.可推知，作者跳出飞机那一刹那是后悔的，她很期 待这次经历，但是如此强烈的风让她无法呼吸，她后悔将自己陷入如此危险的境地。所以d 项正确。8. 答案与解析：b 细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后两句being叩in the clouds and looking at the view below was unlike anything i have ever feltmuch better than the hot air balloon. i was just enjoying it.可知作者在空中跳伞时最欣赏的是美景。所以b项正确。ii .完形填空【语篇解读】 作者记叙了自己一家三口参加赛跑

32、的经历，虽然遇到了一些困难，但是 也得到了回报。作者想通过这样的经历告诉读者，生活中总要面对一些痛苦与挣扎，关键是 把它们转换成积极的事情，把挫折当成是对自己的考验，让自己变得更加强大。1. 答案与解析：d 考查副词词义辨析。easily简单地；suddenly突然地；calmly镇 静地；quickly 快地，迅速地。根据下文 but my wife and i stayed back, enjoying the scenery（但 是“我"的妻子和“我”跟在后面欣赏风景）可知，比赛开始时，儿子迅速地跑了出去。2. 答案与解析：a 考查形容词词义辨析。rocky岩石的，多岩石的；dirty脏的；smooth 光滑的；unknown不知名的。联系下文i walked on a big stone可知，此处指狭窄的、多岩石 的小路。3. 答案与解析：c考查名词词义辨析。break打破；中止；休息；discovery发现； fall 下落；pain 疼痛。联系下文 i didn't check my damage 可推知，“我”摔了一跤o have a fall 跌了 一跤，摔倒。根据语境可知选c。4. 答案与解析：a 考查动词词义辨析