two. He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs. He 13 to communicate with others, even the family members. That was 14 for me but didn?t stop me writing on. I realized that I had even 15 now to tell him. I wanted him to 16 what it means to be “different” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he?ll 17 as I myself, his grandfather, did. I just 18 if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life. Now, 19 the book has been published, I have been given the chance. Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam: some about my life, and all about what it means to be a 20 . Daniel Gottlieb
1. A. son B. nephew C. brother D. grandson 2. A. seriously B. mentally C. slightly D. quietly 3. A. ability B. time C. courage D. responsibility 4. A. written B. suffered C. observed D. lost 5. A. radio B. television C. stage D. bed 6. A. ready B. unable C. anxious D. eager 7. A. warm B. broken C. closed D. open 8. A. hosts B. visitors C. readers D. reporters 9. A. began B. stopped C. forgot D. decided 10. A. letters B. emails C. books D. diaries 11. A. find B. read C. collect D. keep
12. A. developed B. disappeared C. changed D. arrived 13. A. tried B. refused C. regretted D. hoped
14. A. exciting B. acceptable C. strange D. heartbreaking 15. A. less B. everything C. more D. nothing
16. A. understand B. explain C. believe D. question 17. A. fear B. face C. know D. cause 18. A. felt B. guessed C. saw D. doubted 19. A. as B. once C. though D. if
20. A. teacher B. child C. man D. writer
Unit 2 第2课时 答案详解
一．
1. Take it easy , we still have enough time 2. ran out of his money 3. The fuel has run out.
4. Our organization is made up of 20 men and 32 women .
5. In my daily life when I am free I often try out writing some poems. 6. To my sorrow, I failed my exam. 7. has transformed into
8. (1) with
(2) He exchanged pounds for dollars.
二．1. some go on a journey; others stay at home 2. by watering
3. while his brother is a pianist 4. (1) with the television on (2) with his eyes looking (3) finished (4) to settle 5. Where there is water, there is life.
1．D 根据后文“as I myself，his grandfather”可判断，Sam是“我”的孙子。
2．A 由原文“I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then和I wondered if I
would have the time…”可知作者在这期间重病了几次。所以用seriously.
3．B 由此段可知，作者想告诉他的孙子，但担心自己的身体，所以不知道是不是有时间。
4．C observe看到，注意到。根据全文内容的理解，作者想告诉他孙子的是他的经历，
只有observe合题意。
5．A 由下文的with thousands of listeners可知，作者是主持广播节目所以选radio. 6．B 由第一段可知，作者在轮椅上待了20年，所以不能自由活动。
7．D 由下文中与听众和读者交流思想可知，作者敞开心扉，所以选open。
8．C 由第二段开头可知，作者主持广播节目和为杂志写文章，所以此处是和听众和读 9．D 由下句“这就是我怎样开始写这些信的”可知，这儿应用decided.是因为我决定告诉
Sam学校与友谊、浪漫与工作、爱情与其它一切，才开始写这些信。 10．A 由本文题目可知是介绍的Letters to Sam 这本书，下文讲到书的每一章都是一封信 11．B 因为信是写给Sam的，所以作者希望Sam迟早会读到这些信。 12．C 由于Sam患了自闭症，所以作者的这种期望改变了。 13．B 因为Sam患了自闭症，这儿是说他拒绝与别人交流。
14．D 由上文，作者对Sam 希望很大，Sam却患了自闭症，对作者来说是令人心碎的。 15．C由上面一句语，但是并没有阻止我继续写下去和下文中的我想让他理解与别人不同意味着什么，学会和我一样与面对的不幸作斗争可知，作者是有了更多的东西要写。 16．A 根据上文此处句意应为“我想让他理解与别人不同意味着什么！” 17．B 根据上文此处句意应为“学会和我一样与面对的不幸作斗争！
18．D 由上文可知，作者的身体不好，所以他怀疑他是不是能写下所有他想说的话。 19． A as引导原因状语从句。句意：因为这本书出版了，所以我有机会让Sam看到我
所有想说的话。者交流。
20． C 这本书的每一章都是一封信，一些是关于我的，所有都是关于作为一个人意味
着什么的。
Unit 2 第3课时
A．Goldie's Secret
She turned up at the doorstep of my house in Cornwall. No way could I have sent her away. No way, not me anyway. Maybe someone had kicked her out of their car the night before. \wanted her, but what could we have done? She was a present.\for abandoning an animal. And she was one of the most beautiful dogs I had ever seen.
I called her Goldie. If I had known what was going to happen I would have given her a more creative name. She was so unsettled during those first few days. She hardly ate anything and had such an air of sadness about her. There was nothing I could do to make her happy, it seemed. Heaven knows what had happened to her at her previous owner's. But eventually at the end of the first week she calmed down. Always by my side, whether we were out on one of our long walks or sitting by the fire.
That's why it was such a shock when she pulled away from me one day when we were out for a walk. We were a long way from home, when she started barking and getting very restless. Eventually I couldn't hold her any longer and she raced off down the road towards a farmhouse in the distance as fast as she could.
By the time I reached the farm I was very tired and upset with Goldie. But when I saw her licking (舔) the four puppies (幼犬) I started to feel sympathy towards them. \what had happened to her,\after the puppies were born, and she just disappeared.\them and got lost,\
I must admit I do miss Goldie, but I've got Nugget now, and she looks just like her mother. And I've learnt a good lesson: not to judge people.
1. How did the author feel about Goldie when Goldie came to the house? A. Shocked. B. Sympathetic. C. Annoyed. D. Upset.
2. In her first few days at the author's house, Goldie . AI felt worried B. was angry
C. ate a little D. sat by the fire
3. Goldie rushed off to a farmhouse one day because she . A. saw her puppies B. heard familiar barking
C. wanted to leave the author D. found her way to her old home
4. The passage is organized in order of .
A. time B. effectiveness C. importance D. complexity
B．Open Letter to an Editor
I had an interesting conversation with a reporter recently---one who works for you. In fact, he's one of your best reporters. He wants to leave.
Your reporter gave me a copy of his resume (简历) and photocopies of six stories that he wrote for you. The headlines showed you played them proudly. With great enthusiasm, he talked about how he finds issues (问题), approaches them, and writes about them, which tells me he is one of your best. I'm sure you would hate to lose him. Surprisingly, your reporter is not unhappy. In fact, he told me he really likes his job. He has a great assignment (分工), and said you run a great paper. It would be easy for you to keep him, he said. He knows that the paper values him. He appreciates the responsibility you've given him, takes ownership of his profession, and enjoys his freedom.
So why is he looking for a way out?
He talked to me because he wants his editors to demand so much more of him. He wants to be pushed, challenged, and coached to new heights.
The reporter believes that good stories spring from good questions, but his editors usually ask how long the story will be, when it will be in, where it can play, and what the budget is.
He longs for conversations with an editor who will help him turn his good ideas into great ones. He wants someone to get excited about what he's doing and to help him turn his story idea upside down and inside out, exploring the best ways to report it. He wants to be more valuable for your paper. That's what you want for him, too, isn't it?
So your reporter has set me thinking.
Our best hope in keeping our best reporters, copy editors, photographers,
artists---everyone--is to work harder to make sure they get the help they are demanding to reach their potential. If we can't do it, they'll find someone who can.
5. What does the writer think of the reporter? A. Optimistic. B. Imaginative. C. Ambitious. D. Proud.
6. What does the reporter want most from his editors in their talks? A. Finding the news value of his stories. B. Giving him financial support.
C. Helping him to find issues. D. Improving his good ideas. 7. Who probably wrote the letter?