2021版高考英语一轮温习第一部份教材重点全程攻略Unit2Poemsa限时规范特训新人教版选修6
2021年高考英语一轮总复习 第一部分 Unit2 Poems随堂演练 新人教版选修6
2021年高考英语一轮总复习第一部分 Unit2 Poems随堂演练新人教版选修6Ⅰ.单词拼写1．Open cover is an even more ____________(灵活的)type of insurance.2．He requested help from the ____________(图书管理员)to locate the book he wanted.3．When you go out on a sunny day in spring, you will feel the ________(温暖)of the sun.4．His chances for getting the ________(奖学金)at the school were very slim.5．After she heard what was said about her, her face went red with ________(生气)．6．The tea is ________(咸的)because I have put some salt by mistake.7．The __________(翻译)of this story is not so moving as the original one.8．After graduation, he was sent to one of the ____________(分公司) panies in the south.9．The ________(悲伤)is so deep that it seems to have cut the bowls to pieces.10．It takes years of discipline to bee a ______________(钢琴家)．答案1．flexible 2.librarian 3.warmth 4.scholarship5．anger 6.salty 7.translation 8.branch 9.sorrow10．pianistⅡ.用所给词的适当形式填空1．One of the famous festivals in China is the Dragon Boat Festival, which honours the famous ancient ______ (poetry) Qu Yuan.2．This train ________ (convey) over one thousand passengers every day.3．The water in the Dead Sea is so ________ (salt) that you can't sink when you are in the water.4．People are now tired of the ________ (end) advertisements shown on television.5．This is a book, which I dare say, is unequal as far as ______ (translate) practice is concerned.6．The star was touched by the ________ (warm) of the audience there.7．The government needs a more ________ (flexibility) approach to education.8．The audience ________ (load) the champion with thunderous applause.9．She was very ________ (anger) with me when I was late.10．Let your child know that you expect him to act ________ (appropriate) toward other people.答案1．poet 2.conveys 3.salty 4.endless 5.translation6．warmth 7.flexible 8.loaded 9.angry 10.appropriatelyⅢ.单句语法填空1．Try ________ (knock) the back door to see if anyone will answer it.2．He kept ________ (buy) things from that store because the prices of the goods were low.3．He got me ________ (help) him with the heavy box.4．There are several reasons ________ people prefer to take regular exercise.5．Don't stay ________ too late, or you will feel tired and sleepy.6．________ you be late for class, you shall miss the important lecture.7．With the boy ________ (lead) the way, I found your home with ease.8．My mother used to ________ (read) poems to me.9．I want to have a car ________ my own, driving it to work ________my own.10．The poem ________ (make) up of five lines is popular with the children.答案与解析1．knocking try doing sth.尝试做某事。
2021版高考英语一轮复习第一部分教材重点全程攻略Unit2Robots限时规范特训新人教版选修7
2021版高考英语一轮复习第一部分教材重点全程攻略Unit2Robots限时规范特训新人教版选修7Ⅰ.阅读明白得AFor many years, machines have been doing work that people once did, including some difficult jobs. Search and rescue operations in dangerous environments are often seen as the first areas that will employ high technology robots. But there is another area where they may soon take jobs traditionally held by human beings: the restaurant industry.Teams from around the world competed in early June at the DARPA Robotic Challenge Finals in California. A team from South Korea and its robot, called DRCHubo, won the first place in the competition. The second and third place winners were from the United States. The robots were required to drive a vehicle, climb up steps and do mechanical work. Such activities are easy for humans to perform, but more difficult for machines. Not all of the competitors were successful. The failures showed how difficult it is to design effective walking machines.Akihiro Suzuki works at Yaskawa Electric, a company that develops robots. He says robots cannot do everything a human can, but they are able to work without becoming tired. He says robots cannot taste food, change heating levels or seasonings to get the best flavor (风味). But he says if a food can be easily prepared, a robot can repeat the same movement to reproduce the same meal.One Japanese woman who saw the robots working wanted to bring them home. Masayo Mori says she would like to have a husband who could work like a robot. Suzumo Machinery showed its sushi (寿司) maker robot. It performs the often difficult work of wrapping the popular Japanese food. Hiroshi Monden is an official with the company. He says people all over the world now eat sushi, but there are not enough skilled workers to prepare it. He says his machine can help anyone make sushi.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。
2021高考人教版英语一轮复习讲义：第1部分 选修6 Unit 2 Poems
Unit 2PoemsⅠ.写作单词——会拼写1．convey v t. 传达；运送2．concrete adj.具体的3．sponsor n. 赞助人；主办者；建议者v t.发起；举办；建议4．tease v i.&v t.取笑；招惹；戏弄5．blank n. 空白adj.空白的；茫然的6．exchange n. 交换；交流；互换v t.& v i. 调换；交换7．flexible adj.灵活的；可弯曲的；柔顺的8．load n. 负担；负荷物(尤指沉重的)v t.& v i. 装载；加重；把弹药装入(枪炮) 9．transform v i.&v t.转化；转换；改造；变换→transformation n. 转换10．appropriate adj.适当的；正当的→inappropriate adj.不适当的(反义词) 11．translate v. 翻译；转化→translator n. 翻译者→translation n. 翻译；译文12．end v．& n. 完毕；终结→endless adj.无穷的；无止境的→ending n. 结尾；结局13．eventual adj.最后的；最终的→eventually ad v. 最后；终于14．salt n. 盐→salty adj.含盐的；咸的15．dark adj.黑暗的；灰暗的→darkness n. 黑暗；漆黑Ⅱ.阅读单词——要识记16．warmth n．暖和；温暖17．branch n. 枝条；支流；部门18．sorrow n. 悲伤；悲哀；懊悔19．nursery n. 托儿所20．contradictory adj.引起矛盾的；好反驳的高频短语——会默写1．run out of 用完2．make sense 有意义；讲得通3．take it easy 轻松；不紧张；沉着4．be made up of 由……构成5．in particular 尤其；特别6．by chance 偶然地7．hold on 别挂断；继续；坚持；保持8．try out 测试；试验9．stay up 熬夜10．let out 发出；放走教材原句——会背诵句式仿写——能应用1.There are various reasons why people write poetry.(why引导定语从句) 1.他起床晚的原因是他昨晚睡得太晚了。
2021版高考英语一轮复习第一部分教材重点全程攻略Unit2Poemsa讲义新人教版选修620210
2021版高考英语一轮复习第一部分教材重点全程攻略Unit2Poemsa讲义新人教版选修620210513148话题素材——诗歌[话题词汇]1.description n. 描述；描写2.romantic adj. 浪漫的3.poetry n. 诗(总称)4.rhyme n. 韵；押韵5.realistic adj. 现实主义的；现实的6.express feelings/emotions 表达感情7.translate into 翻译成8.convey information 传达信息9.in a free form 以自由体的形式10.be_popular_with 受……欢迎11 pare ... to ... 把……比作……12.give sb. a deep impression 给某人留下深刻的印象13.be of great importance 专门重要14.seek after 寻求；追求15.think highly/well of 对……高度评判[经典佳句]1.I hold_the_view_that if we students want to know as many great works of literature as we can, we had better read the original work.我认为我们学生假如想尽可能多地了解伟大的文学作品，最好依旧读原著。
2.We are_always_finding new beauty in Shakespeare's poetry.我们不断地在莎士比亚的诗歌中发觉精妙之处。
3.I benefit a great deal from reading.阅读使我受益匪浅。
精美语篇Dear Wendy，I'm so glad to receive your letter. And it is really a coincidence that you asked me about the Tang poems, and I just have learnt something about them.The Tang poems are various in forms and subjects. Generally speaking, they can be divided into two groups—classical poems and modern poems. Not only the length of a line but also the length of a poem is limited to a certain number of words. There are often four or eight or twelve lines with five or seven words in each line. Poets wrote poems for different purposes, for example, exposing the darkness ofthe society and describing the beautiful scenes.There were many famous poets during the Tang Dynasty, such as Li Bai, Du Fu and Bai Juyi. If you want to read more, the book 300 Tang Poems is a good choice, which includes poems of many wellknown poets. After reading them, you will have a better understanding of the Tang poems.Yours sincerely，Zhang Wei◆高频单词1.poetry (n.) 诗(总称)；诗意→poet (n.) 诗人→poem (n.) 诗；韵文2.convey (vt.) 传达；运送→conveyor (n.) 传送者；传输装置3.concrete (adj.) 具体的→abstract (反义词) (adj.) 抽象的4.contradictory (adj.) 引起矛盾的；好反对的→contradict (v.) 反对；与……发生矛盾→contradiction (n.) 抵触；矛盾；矛盾的说法5.flexible (adj.) 灵活的；可弯曲的；柔顺的→flexibly (adv.) 灵活地6.tease (vt. & vi.) 取笑；戏弄；招惹→teasingly (adv.) 戏弄地7.salty (adj.) 含盐的；咸的→salt (n.) 盐8.endless (adj.) 无穷的；无止境的→end (v.& n．) 终止；终止9.minimum (n.) 最低限度；最少量；最小数→maximum (反义词) (n.) 最大限度；最大量；最大数10.translation (n.) 翻译；译文→translate (v.) 翻译→translator (n.) 翻译者；译者11.eventually (adv.) 最后；终于→finally (同义词) (adv.)12.transform (vt. & vi.) 转化；转换；改造；变换→transformation (n.) 转化；转换13.sorrow (n.) 悲伤；悲痛；后悔→sorrowful (adj.) 悲伤的14.bare (adj.) 赤裸的；光秃的；稀少的 (n.) 最差不多的要素→barely (adv.) 仅仅；几乎不15.appropriate (adj.) 适当的；正当的→appropriately (adv.) 适当地；正当地16.exchange (vt. & vi.) 调换；交换 (n.) 交换；交流；互换→exchangeable (adj.) 可交换的；可更换的17.warmth (n.) 温顺；温顺→warm (adj.) 温顺的◆重点短语1.make_a_list_of 列……的清单；列……的一览表2.make_sense 有意义；说得通3.on_fire 着火；在燃烧4.stay_up 熬夜，不睡觉；挺立5.take_it_easy 轻松；不紧张；镇定6.run_out_of 用完7.be_made_up_of 由……构成8.be popular with 流行；受……欢迎9.in particular 专门；专门10.by chance 偶然地11.hold on 不挂断12.go for a hike 去远足13.try out 测试；试验14.let out 发出；放走◆热点句型1.way作先行词引导定语从句，从句中不缺主语或宾语时关系词有三种：in which/that/省略；若从句中缺主语或宾语，常用that或whichSome poems tell a story or describe something in a waythat_will_give__the_reader_a_strong_impression (给读者深刻印象的)．(教材P10)2.while “然而”表对比Some rhyme (like B) while_others_do_not (然而有些不是如此) (like C)．(教材P10)3.状语从句的省略And said though_strange (尽管惊奇) they all were true.(教材P10)4.省略if的虚拟条件句Should_the_traveller_return (旅行者假如归来), this stone would utter speech.(教材P11)5.with的复合结构作状语With_so_many_different_forms_of_poetry_to_choose_from (有如此多不同类型的诗能够选择), students may eventually want to write poems of their own.(教材P11)◆同步训练在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
2021版高考英语一轮复习第一部分教材重点全程攻略Unit2Englisharoundtheworl
2021版高考英语一轮复习第一部分教材重点全程攻略Unit2Englisharoundtheworld限时规范特训新人教版必修1Ⅰ.阅读明白得AA new African language is helping to reduce tensions and bring young people together in areas previously torn apart by tribal (部落) violence. And academics are so impressed by the language's potential that a social media platform promoting it will form the subject of a major presentation at this year's eLearning Africa, the continent's leading conference on technology-assisted learning, training and development.The language, Sheng, combines Kiswahili, English and a number of Kenyan tribal words, along with a little of Arabic, Hindu, French, German, Spanish and Italian. It was born on the streets of Nairobi, in some of the areas hardest hit by the post-election violence in 2007-2008.Now a society in Kenya. Go Sheng, is helping to celebrate and promote the language, which is almost generally used by young people so much that it has become the first language of many young Kenyans in urban areas.The society provides a platform for social dialogues for the language's growing numbers of speakers. In doing so, it is giving voice to a powerful alternative culture in Kenya and celebrating the many tribal languages that contribute to Sheng. In turn, this helps to bring some welcome cultural harmony and mutual (相互) understanding to a country, which has too often been divided against itself in the recent past.Go Sheng uses a variety of different means to grow Sheng language and culture. Its most significant achievement, to date, has been the development of a Sheng dictionary, which contains over 3,900 words and continues to grow rapidly. It functions as a socially driven resource, where registered members can add words or phrases which then get voted for by other members, before being accepted as authentic. Go Sheng also runs awebsite and various social media channels, which have an online community of around 15,000 active participants.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文，介绍了非洲的一种新语言。
2021版高考英语一轮复习Unit2Poems课件新人教版选修6
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2021版高考英语一轮总复习第一部分重点全程攻略Unit2TheUnitedKingdom限时规范特
2021版高考英语一轮总复习第一部分重点全程攻略Unit2TheUnitedKingdom限时规范特训新人教版必修5Ⅰ.阅读明白得(建议用时16′)A[2021·山东泰安模拟]Death rates W1 for heart disease in Britain have dropped by more than 40 percent in a decade W2， UK scientists will report today.Wide uptake of cholesterol－busting statin drugs(降胆固醇药), healthier lifestyles and better medical practices have seen a huge reduction in deaths caused by heart attacks, stroke and other cardiovascular(心血管的) problems.However, heart disease remains Britain's biggest killer.The new study, by experts at Oxford University, shows there has been a 44.4 percent drop in death rates among men in the UK and a 43.6 percent drop among women linked to heart problems in the ten years to 2011.The team compared death rate associated with P1 cardiovascular disease across Europe. They found that Britain has one of the best records in Europe, with 342 deaths as a result of heart disease per 100,000 men in 2011, and 232 per 100,000 women.Some nations—including Ukraine, Macedonia and Moldova—see more than 1,000 heart deaths per 100,000 of the population.Overall W3， heart disease causes 45 percent of all deaths across Europe, but only 27 percent in the UK. The study, led by Dr Nick Townsend, showed that cardiovascular disease is mainly W4 a disease of old age.But researchers said that across Europe it still causes more than 1.4 million deaths in those aged W5 under 75 and nearly 700,000 deaths in under 65s. Dr Townsend said, “Cardiovascular disease results in P2 49 percent of deaths among women and 41 percent among men.”篇章导读：本文是一篇科普类阅读文，文中讲述英国的心脏病死亡率在近十年来下降了百分之四十多，但心脏病仍旧是英国国民健康的最大杀手。
2021版高考英语一轮复习第一部分教材重点全程攻略Unit2TheUnitedKingdom讲义新人
2021版高考英语一轮复习第一部分教材重点全程攻略Unit2TheUnitedKingdom讲义新人教版必修5话题素材——英国历史[话题词汇]1.coastal adj. 沿海的2.nation n. 国家；民族3.immigration n. 移居；移民4.primitive adj. 原始的；远古的5.worldwide adj.& adv. 遍及全世界(的)6.at_one_time 一度；曾经7.be located/situated in/lie in 位于8.be made up of 由……组成9.be famous/well－known for 因为……而闻名10.be surrounded by 被……所围绕11.have a population of 有……人口12.a developed country 一个发达国家13.a place of interest 名胜古迹14.be rooted in 根源在于；植根于15.local customs and practices 风土人情[经典佳句]1.Everybody knows that the United Kingdom consists_of four countries.众所周知大不列颠联合王国由四个国家组成。
2.I managed_to_collect some useful information, including British culture and history.我设法收集了一些有用的信息，包括英国的文化和历史。
3.Britain has many places_of_interest,_which attract a lot of tourists from all_over_the_world.英国有许多名胜，吸引了世界各地的游客。
精美语篇Dear Bob，How are you recently? I'm glad to tell you that I'm going to study in Britain next year. Therefore, I am eager to learn more about Britain. Could you offer any information to me？As far as I know, the weather is very changeable in Britain, is that true? I hope you can tell me more about the climate there so that I can make preparations in advance. I've also heard that the underground systems in many big cities are well developed. Does it mean that I can travel around just by taking the underground？Of course, what I care about most is the school life in your country. I think it will be interesting and exciting. Can you give me more details about it? Do you have to do a lot of homework just as we do? Can overseas students participate in all kinds of activities in your school？By the way, I'd like to know whether I can find any Chinese food in Britain or not. You see, I'm not sure whether I can get used to the foods in your country.I'm looking forward to your reply.Yours sincerely，Li Hua◆高频单词1.unite (vi.& vt.) 联合；团结→united (adj.) 团结的；联合的→union (n.) 联合；联盟；结合；协会2.consist (vi.) 组成；在于；一致→consistent (adj.) 一致的3.clarify (vt.) 澄清；阐明→clarified (adj.) 澄清的；透亮的4.accomplish(vt.) 完成；达到；实现→accomplishment (n.) 完成；成就5.convenience (n.) 便利；方便→convenient (adj.) 方便的6.attract (vt.) 吸引；引起注意→attraction (n.) 吸引；吸引力→attractive (adj.) 有吸引力的7.description (n.) 描写；描述→describe (vt.) 描述；形容；描画8.furnished (adj.) 配备好装备的；带家具的→furnish (vt.) 装备；(用家具等)布置(房间、公寓)；提供9.possibility (n.) 可能(性)→possible (adj.) 可能的；合理的10.arrange (vt.) 筹备；安排；整理→arrangement (n.) 布置；整理11.fold (vt.) 折叠；对折→unfold (反义词) (vi. & vt.) 展开；打开；出现12.delight (n.) 欢乐；快乐；欢乐 (vt.) 使快乐；使欣喜→delighted (adj.) 快乐的；欢乐的→delightful (adj.) 令人快乐的13.thrill (vt.) 使兴奋；使胆战心惊→thrilled (adj.) 兴奋的◆重点短语1.consist_of 由……组成2.divide ... into 把……分成3.refer_to 谈到；说到；参考；涉及4.break_away_(from) 挣脱(束缚)；脱离5.to_one's_credit 为……带来荣誉；值得颂扬；在……名下6.leave_out 省去；遗漏；不考虑7.take the place of 代替8.break down (机器)损坏；破坏9.make a list of 列出一张……的清单10.on special occasions 在专门场合11.in memory of 为纪念……12.be proud of 对……感到自豪◆热点句型1.find＋宾语＋宾语补足语Now when people refer to England you find Wales included_as_well (发觉……也包括在内)．(教材P10)2.do表示强调，强调谓语动词To their credit the four countries do_work_together (的确共同协作) in some areas (eg, the currency and international relations), but they still have very different institutions.(教材P10)3.过去分词短语作后置定语For historical architecture you have to go to older but smaller towns built_by (被……建筑) the Romans.(教材P10)4.过去分词短语作状语Worried_about_the_time_available (担忧时刻不够), Zhang Pingyu had made a list of the sites she wanted to see in London.(教材P14)5.状语从句的省略It looked splendid when_first_built (刚建成的时候)！(教材P14)6.It seems/seemed ... that ... “看起来……”It_seemed_strange that (这看起来是一件怪事) the man who had developed communism should have lived and died in London.(教材P14)◆同步训练在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
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Unit 2 PoemsaⅠ.完形填空[2021·湖北七市(州)联考]I have written a poem called Flying Kites, in which a man __1__ his son to fly a kite. After a few minutes, the child __2__ drops the string and lets the kite soar (高飞). With joy in his eyes, he watches it climb until it disappears __3__. The father realizes that __4__ he'll have to loosen the tie that binds (绑) him to his son. And he __5__，“Will I release the string as unselfishly as that？”Many years later my son, Gary, __6__ he wouldn't finish his college career. I tried to talk him out of it. But none of my reasoning made any __7__. At the end of the semester Gary moved back home.Gary managed to find a __8__ at a nursery and went at it with usual enthusiasm. I, __9__，was deeply disappointed. What was a college professor's __10__ doing a job that any high school dropout could perform? Then I tried to __11__ him. “Look，”I said，“in a few years you'll be at your high school reunion with __12__ classmates who become doctors, lawyers, and engineers. Do you think you'll be able to __13__ that？”“Yes, Dad，” he replied without __14__. Then he fixed his eyes on mine and said, “But the real question is: Can you？”Shame suddenly __15__ me. I wasn't thinking about my son; I was thinking about myself and what my friends would think. The problem wasn't Gary's pride. It was mine. All at once I remembered my __16__ and the question it asked “Will I release the __17__ as unselfishly as that？” At that moment I knew I had to let go. Gary was __18__ enough to make his own choices.Today Gary has a successful career working for the city. I am very __19__ of who he has become. __20__ I let go of my pride, I've been able to sit back and enjoywatching him soar.篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。
作者曾经写过一首诗，诗中的父亲反思自己是不是应该松开捆绑儿子的绳索，任其自由发展。
作者是一名大学教授，当自己的儿子决定放弃大学的学业在幼儿园工作的时候，作者感到超级失望，可是儿子的话让作者羞愧，于是决定任其自由发展，后来儿子的成绩让作者意识到他的选择是正确的。
1．A.orders B．instructsC．advises D．allows答案：B 按照下一句中的“drops the string and lets the kite soar (高飞)”可知，作者写的诗中，描画了一个父亲在教自己的孩子如何放风筝。
instruct意为“指导”，符合语境。
2．A.suddenly B．actuallyC．properly D．sadly答案：A 按照设空后的“lets the kite soar (高飞)”及“until it disappears”可知，此处指儿子突然放开了绳索，然后风筝飞上了天。
suddenly意为“突然”，强调出其不意，符合语境。
3．A.in a row B．in a wayC．in no time D．in the distance答案：D 按照本句中的“until it disappears”和下文的“he'll have to loosen the tie that binds (绑) him to his son”可知，风筝最后消失在远处。
in the distance意为“在远方”，符合语境。
4．A.abruptly B．eventuallyC．absolutely D．apparently答案：B 孩子望着风筝越飞越高，眼中充满了欢乐。
父亲意识到他自己最终也得松开捆绑儿子的绳索，于是自忖：“我也会一样无私地松开绳索吗？”eventually意为“最终”，符合语境。
5．A.responds B．guessesC．wonders D．hesitates答案：C 按照本句引号中的“Will I release the string as unselfishly as that？”可知，这是父亲的疑惑，他自己也想知道，作为父亲，自己是不是也会无私地松开绳索，让自己的孩子自由发展。
wonder意为“疑惑；想知道”，符合语境。
6．A.believed B．explainedC．regretted D．announced答案：D 按照本句中的“he wouldn't finish his college career”可知，作者的儿子宣布说，他决定放弃大学的学业，这是超级重大的决定，所以他要正式地告知大家，故用announced表示正式宣告。
7．A.progress B．decisionC．effort D．difference答案：D 按照上一句中的“tried to talk him out of it”可知，作者尽力说服儿子不要这样做，结合下一句中的“Gary moved back home”可知，儿子仍是下定决心回抵家中。
这说明家人的劝说没有起作用。
make a difference意为“有影响；起作用”，符合语境。
8．A.ball B．jobC．kite D．toy答案：B 按照句中的“at a nursery”及下文中的“doing a job that any high school dropout could perform”可知，儿子回抵家后，在一个幼儿园找到了一份工作(job)。
9．A.therefore B．besidesC．however D．otherwise答案：C按照上一句中的“with usual enthusiasm”和本句中的“was deeply disappointed”可知，儿子对这份工作充满了热情，但作者却对他的选择感到超级失望，前后之间是转折关系。
故选however。
10．A.daughter B．nephewC．son D．cousin答案：C 由本句中的“college professor's”可知，作者是大学教授，而作者的儿子是在幼儿园工作。
按照第二段第一句中的“Many years later my son, Gary ... ”可知，此处指作者的儿子。
11．A.support B．acceptC．control D．persuade答案：D 按照下文“‘Look，’ I said，‘in a few years you'll be at your high school reunion with ...’”可知，作者是在说服儿子，他希望儿子能够放弃自己的想法。
try to persuade sb.意为“尽力说服某人”，符合语境。
12．A.honest B．ordinaryC．latter D．former答案：D 按照上文可知，作者的儿子是在半途退学以后回抵家中找了一份工作，所以作者是在就儿子和他之前的那些同窗进行比较。
former意为“之前的”，符合语境。
13．A.prevent B．forgetC．handle D．admit答案：C 按照上文的“become doctors, lawyers，and engineers”可知，作者希望自己的儿子能像其他的孩子一样，拥有一份体面的职业，所以他就质问自己的儿子是不是能够应付这样的现实。
handle意为“处置(难题)；应付(局面)”，符合语境。
14．A.hesitation B．commitmentC．permission D．comment答案：A 按照设空前的“Yes, Dad，”可知，儿子对父亲的疑问毫不犹豫地给出了回答。
without hesitation意为“毫不犹豫”，符合语境。
15．A.deserted B．silencedC．ignored D．angered答案：B 正是儿子的反问让作者无言以对。
在那一霎时，作者突然感到羞愧，这种羞愧感让作者安静下来再也不说话。
silence意为“使安静”，符合语境。
16．A.essay B．articleC．poem D．passage答案：C 按照第一段第一句中的“I have written a poem called Flying Kites”可知，儿子的经历和话语让作者想起了那首诗。
poem意为“诗”，符合语境。
17．A.secret B．stringC．dog D．news答案：B 按照第一段最后一句中的“Will I release the string as unselfishly as that？”可知，这里是原词复现。