2020新译林版新教材高中英语必修一unit2第二单元课文及翻译（附课本练习答案）

2020新译林版新教材⾼中英语必修⼀unit2第⼆单元课⽂及翻译（附课本练习答案）
Book 1 Unit 2
Reading
When teenagers’ bodies and minds go through a period of rapid development, every part of their lives can be influenced. The magazine article below is about teenagers’ relationships with their parents. Before you read the article, think about the following questions:
What physical and mental changes do you experience as you become a teenager How do you deal with them
What do you think “strangers under the same roof” means
Strangers under the same roof?
Does every dinner with your parents seem to turn into a battle? Have your once warm and open conversations become cold and guarded? Do you feel that you just cannot see eye to eye with them on anything? You are not alone. Heated arguments and cold silences are common between teenagers and their parents.
Teenagers’ physical changes may result in such family tensions. You may feel anxious that you are developing at a different rate to your friends, shooting up in height or getting left far behind. You might worry about your changing voice, weight problems or spots. When it all gets too much, your parents are often the first targets of your anger.
It can be a big headache to balance your developing mental needs too. You enter a strange middle ground— 5 10 15 Reading 17 no longer a small child but not quite an adult. You have both a new desire for independence and a continued need for your parents’ love and support. You feel ready to be more responsible and make decisions on your own. Unfortunately, your parents do not always agree and that makes you feel unhappy. “Why can’t they just let me go?” you may wonder. On the other hand, when you are struggling to control your feelings, you wish they could be more caring and patient —sometimes they forget that growing up is a rough ride. It can be difficult when your parents treat you like a child but expect you to act like an adult. All of this can lead to a breakdown in your relationship.
Although sometimes it may seem impossible to get along as a family, you can take action to improve the situation. The key to keeping the peace is regular and honest communication. When you disagree with your parents, take a minute to calm down and try to understand the situation from their point of view. Perhaps they have experienced something similar and do not want you to go through the same pain. After you have thought it through, explain your actions and feelings calmly, listen
carefully, and address their concerns. Through this kind of healthy discussion, you
will learn when to back down and when to ask your parents to relax their control.
Just remember that it is completely normal to struggle with the stress that
parent-child tensions create, and that you and your parents can work together to improve your relationship. The good news is that this stormy period will not last. Everything will turn out all right in the end, and the changes and challenges of your teenage years will prepare you for adulthood.
Extended reading
Read the short story about a mother’s love for her children.
Mama and her bank account
Every Saturday night Mama would sit down by the kitchen table and count out the money Papa had brought home.
“For the rent.” Mama would count out the big silver pieces.
“For the groceries.” Another group of coins.
“I’ll need a notebook.” That would be my sister Christine, my brother Nels or me.
Mama would put one or two coins to the side. We would watch with anxious interest. At last, Papa would ask, “Is that all?”And when Mama nodded, we could relax a little. Mama would look up and smile, “Good. We do not have to go to the Bank.”We were all so proud of Mama’s Bank Account. It gave us such a warm, secure feeling.
When Nels graduated from grammar school, he wanted to go on to high school. “It will cost a little money,” he said.
Eagerly we gathered around the table. I took down a box and laid it carefully in front of Mama. This was the “Little Bank”. It was used for sudden emergencies, such as the time when Christine broke her arm and had to be taken to a doctor.
Nels listed the costs of the things he would need. Mama counted out the money in the Little Bank. There was not enough.“We do not want to go to the Bank,” she reminded. We all shook our heads.
“I will work in Dillon’s grocery after school,” Nels volunteered.
Mama gave him a bright smile and wrote down a number. “That’s not enough,” Papa said. Then he took his pipe out of his mouth and looked at it for a long time. “I will give up smoking,” he said suddenly.
Mama reached across the table and touched Papa’s arm. Then she wrote down another figure.
“I will look after the Elvington children every Friday night,” I said. “Christine can help me.”
Now there was enough money. We all felt very good because we did not have to go downtown and draw money out of Mama’s Bank Account. So many things came out of the Little Bank that year: Christine’s dress for the school play, my little sister Dagmar’s operation ... Whatever happened, we always knew we still had the Bank to depend upon.
That was twenty years ago.
Last year I sold my first story. When the check came, I hurried over to Mama’s and put it in her lap. “For you,” I said, “to put in your Bank Account.”
I noticed for the first time how old Mama and Papa looked. Papa seemed shorter, and Mama’s hair was silver now.“Tomorrow,” I told Mama, “you must take it to the Bank.”
“You will go with me, Katrin?”
“That won’t be necessary. Just hand it to the teller. He’ll pay it into your account.” Mama looked at me. “There is no account,”she said. “In all my life, I’ve never been inside a bank.”
And when I didn’t—couldn’t—answer, Mama said seriously, “It is not good for little ones to be afraid—to not feel secure.”(Adapted from Kathryn Forbes’s Mama’s Bank Account, which has 17 short stories and describes the struggles and dreams of a family in San Francisco in the early 1900s)
Translation
Unit 2
Reading
最熟悉的陌⽣⼈?
每天的家庭晚餐幻化成激烈战⽃？热情开朗的谈话蜕变成冷淡警惕？⽆论什么事情都夏⾍语冰？其实⼤家都⼀样。

青少年和⽗母之间，⽆论是激烈争论，还是冷⾯以对，都并不少见。

这种家庭紧张⽓氛有可能是由青少年的⾝体变化引发的。

你可能因为发育速度和朋友不同⽽焦虑不安，⽐⽅个⼦窜得太快或⽐别⼈矮半个头；你也可能因变声情况，体重问题或者长了雀斑⽽担⼼不已。

如果此类变化经历太多，⽗母往往就成为你倾泻怒⽕的⾸要⼈选。

在发育过程中，如何平衡你的精神需求也会让你头痛不已。

你进⼊了奇怪的进退维⾕状态----你已经不是⼩孩了，却⼜还不是⼤⼈。

你既渴望独⽴，⼜需要⽗母的关爱⽀持。

你觉得⾃⼰已经准备好担负起更多责任、做出⾃我决定。

可惜你的⽗母并不完全这么想，所以你感到相当郁闷。

“为什么他们就不能放⼿呢？“你百思不得其解。

你努⼒地抑制⾃⼰情绪，同时⼜希望⽗母能有更多的关⼼和耐⼼----他们有时忘记了成长的坎坷艰⾟。

⽗母把你当孩⼦看，却⼜期待你处事像个⼤⼈。

所以你们的关系产⽣了裂痕。

尽管有时候你觉得再⽆法与⽗母亲如家⼈，但是可以采取⾏动来改善这种状况。

和平相处的关键是要定期进⾏开诚布公的沟通。

和⽗母意见不⼀的时候，不妨冷静⼀分钟，试着设⾝处地地考虑下情形。

说不定他们有过前车之鉴，所以不想让你重蹈覆辙呢。

等考虑周全了，你再⼼平⽓和地解释你的所思所想，同时要仔细倾听，解决他们的⼼中疑虑。

这样的健康讨论能让你学会何时做出让步，何时要求他们放松管控。

记住，亲⼦关系紧张会造成压⼒，与这种压⼒作⽃争是完全正常的，你和你的⽗母可以携⼿努⼒，改善关系。

好在这场暴风骤
⾬不会长久。

⼀切终将回归正常，青少年时代的变化和困苦能让你有备⽆患地迎接成年时代。

Extended reading
妈妈和她的银⾏账户
每个礼拜六晚上，妈妈都会坐在餐桌边，数⼀数爸爸带回家的钱。

“这些交房租。

”妈妈点出⼀些⼤⾯额银币。

“这些买杂货。

”⼜点出⼀堆硬币。

“我要买笔记本。

”说话的是我的妹妹克⾥斯汀，要么是我哥哥内尔斯，要么是我。

我们兴致勃勃地看着妈妈在桌边放上⼀两个硬币。

最后爸爸会问：“都算好了吧？”妈妈点点头，我们都舒了⼀⼝⽓。

妈妈抬起头，微笑着说，“挺好。

不⽤去银⾏取钱了。

”妈妈的银⾏账户是我们的骄傲。

让我们感觉那么温暖，那么有安
全感。

内尔斯从⽂法学校毕业了，他想继续读⾼中。

他说：“这要稍微花点钱了。

”我们急切地围在餐桌边。

我⼩⼼翼翼地把⼀个⼩盒⼦放在妈妈⾯前。

这就是我们的“⼩银⾏”。

⼩银⾏的钱⽤于处置突发的紧急状况，例如有次克⾥斯汀摔断了⼿臂要去看医⽣，就动⽤了⼩银⾏。

内尔斯列出了上学需要的费⽤。

妈妈把⼩银⾏的钱都清点出来。

不够。

“我们可不想去银⾏取钱。

” 妈妈提醒道。

我们都点了点头。

“我每天放学后去狄龙的杂货店打⼯，”内尔斯⾃告奋勇。

妈妈给了他⼀个灿烂的微笑，随即写了个数字。

“不够，”爸爸说着，然后把烟⽃从嘴边拿了下来，端详了好⼀会。

“我把烟戒了，”他突然冒出⼀句。

妈妈伸出⼿，隔着桌⼦摸了摸爸爸的胳膊。

然后⼜写下⼀个数字。

“我每个礼拜五晚上去艾⽂顿家，帮忙照顾孩⼦。

”我说道，“克⾥斯汀做我的帮⼿。

”
这下钱够了。

我们⼤家都深感欣慰，因为我们不⽤进城从妈妈的银⾏帐户中取钱了。

那⼀年，⼩银⾏解决了好多事情：克⾥斯汀学校演出的服装，⼩妹达格玛的⼿术……不管发⽣什么事情，我们始终知道，有妈妈的银⾏做我们的靠⼭。

⼆⼗年过去了。

去年我卖出了我的第⼀篇⼩说。

⽀票刚到，我就匆匆来到妈妈家，把它放在妈妈的腿上。

我对她说：“给你，你存到你的银⾏帐户⾥去吧。

”
我第⼀次注意到，爸爸妈妈看起来那么的苍⽼。

爸爸没以前⾼了，妈妈也已是满头⽩发。

“你明天得把⽀票送银⾏去。

” 我对妈妈说。

“你是不是跟我⼀起去，卡特琳？”
“不⽤我去。

你只要把⽀票交给柜员就好了。

他会把钱转进你的银⾏帐户。

”
妈妈看了看我，说：“我哪有什么账户，我这辈⼦都没去过银⾏。

”
我没有回答（我也不知道怎么回答）。

只听妈妈认真地说：“不能让⼩孩⼦感到害怕，感到不安全。

那样不好。

”
（改编⾃凯思琳·福布斯的《妈妈的银⾏帐户》，此书收录了17部短篇⼩说，描述了⼗⼋世纪初期，⼀家⼈在旧⾦⼭的奋⽃与梦想）
Answer key
Unit 2 Let’s talk teens
Welcome to the unit
(Sample answers)
1M other Bird has mixed feelings about her baby. On the one hand, she is very protective of her baby. On the other hand, she understands that when her baby has grown up she will have to give it more freedom. However, she will always be there for her baby.
2T here is a Chinese poem called “Youziyin” (“Song of the Parting Son”), written by Meng Jiao. It also describes a mother’s
deep love for her son, who is leaving home.
The poem goes like this:
A thread in one hand of the loving mother, A
dress of the parting son in the other.
She sews stitch by stitch: his departure’s near, For
fear that he won’t be home in many a year. Who can
tell, how much should the son impart To well
reward the loving mother’s heart?
(Translated by Gu Danke)
3M y parents give me unconditional love. They love me for who I am. They always have confidence in me. They never lose their temper with me, even when I do not perform well at school. They only tell me that I have let them down, and offer me some advice.
Reading
(Sample answers)
A s I become a teenager, I get taller and stronger and start to look like an adult. But
sometimes I feel shy about how I look, because I look different from my friends.
Mentally, I feel more independent in what I do, like making my own decisions.
Consequently, I prefer to spend more time with my friends but my parents may get angry with me. In this case, I would speak to my parents so that they understand how I feel.
I think it means that parents and teenagers feel as if they do not know each other very well anymore even though they have lived together in the same house for many years. This often happens when children become teenagers because the way they look, think and do things changes. Parents sometimes do not understand or accept these changes easily and teens become angry with their parents.
A Understanding the text
A1
Cause 1: Teenagers’ physical growth may result in such family tensions.
Cause 2: Teenagers’ developing mental needs can also influence parent-child
relationships.
Solution: Teenagers should have regular and honest communication with their parents. Conclusion: Everything will turn out all right in the end.
A2
1T heir changing voice, weight problems or spots.
2T he state of being no longer a small child but not quite an adult.
3T eenagers feel ready to be more responsible and make decisions on their own, but their parents do not always agree.
4W hen teenagers disagree with their parents, they should take a minute to calm down and try to understand the situation from their parents’ point of view. After they have thought it through, they should explain their actions and feelings calmly, listen carefully and address their parents’ concerns.
A3
(Sample answers)
1T he author believes parent-child tensions are natural and unavoidable. He argues that the two causes of these tensions are the physical and mental changes that teenagers go through.
Although the changes can be stressful, the author thinks that teenagers and their parents can get along better by communicating with each other. He believes that everything will be fine in the end.
2I feel the same way. Sometimes I wish my parents would treat me like an adult and give me the freedom to make my own decisions. However, when I experience difficulties or setbacks,
I would also like their encouragement and comforting words. This makes me feel loved and
gives me the courage to keep going.
3P arents may worry about their children’s performance at school. If children fail to get good grades, their parents might start to be stricter, believing they are not doing their best. This in turn makes their children upset. Parents may also worry that their children are not making the “right” friends. As a result, they might ask a lot of questions about their children’s friends, such as where they are going and what they are doing together. This can make their children feel like they are not trusted.
B Building your language
B1
1s truggle 3 normal5 argument7 calmed down
2a nxious 4 concern 6 stress8 go through
B2
(Sample answers)
(Sample answer)
Do your parents always let you know they are proud of you? Do they always stand by you no matter what decisions you make? Do they love you the way you are?
Grammar and usage
Working out the rules
1 and
2 but
B Applying the rules
B1
1Y our password should be at least eight characters long because this makes it difficult to guess.
2P osts should not give out personal information and they should not include
advertisements.
3D escribe your problems clearly so other people can understand them easily.
4T he experts will reply to you as soon as/when/once they see your posts.
5L et us know what you think of our forum.
B2
1b ecause 3 why 5 but7 how
2u nless 4 that 6 If8 and
B3
Teresa: Hi Mum! Can we please talk?
Mother: Sure, dear. What’s the matter?
Teresa: Mum, I’m not happy.
Mother: Why, tell me what is bothering you and we can fix it together.
Teresa: Well, you and Dad always compare me to my friends and feel that I’m not good enough.
I try very hard to make you both proud of me, but it seems like the harder I try, the
more you expect from me.
Mother: Oh my dear! I’m so sorry! We didn’t know that you feel this way. Your dad and I want you to be successful so that you can have a bright future.
However, if you feel anxious, we will try to be less demanding.
Teresa: That sounds great, Mum! I think we should chat with Dad when he gets home and together we can work out a plan that we will all be happy with. What do you think? Mother: You are a very smart girl, Teresa. I’m proud of you for speaking to me about your problem and I agree with your suggestion. I love you. Teresa: I love you too, Mum.
Integrated skills
A
B1
1 value her effort
2 high hopes for
3 relaxation
4 patient
5 tiring
B2
1T alk to 4 do well at school7 enjoy music
2y our feelings5 meet in the middle8 Put yourself
3a good time 6 your interests9 go out with your friends
(Sample answer)
Laura: Cynthia, my parents always want to know what I’m doing and where I am every minute of the day. It’s really upsetting because I want more freedom. What do you
think I should do?
Cynthia: Laura, I understand that you’re unhappy. It’s normal for someone your age to feel that way. But it’s parents’ job to protect their child from harm.
I think you can try looking at things from their point of view.
Laura: I see. Do you think that I should let them know I understand they love me, but that there are side effects of their overprotectiveness?
Cynthia: Yes, I think so. I suggest that you show your parents how responsible you can be. Tell them not to worry about you when you’re out with your friends. It might be a
good idea for you and your parents to agree on when you should be home when
you do go out.
Laura: OK, I’ll do that. Do you have any other suggestions?
Cynthia: I do! You should also assure them that you’ll let them know when you need their help. Laura: Thanks Cynthia. I’ll let you know how it goes!
D
(Sample answer)
Dear Laura,
I understand your feelings. Sometimes parents can become overprotective—after all, it is their job to protect their child from harm. But don’t be unhappy.
Try these pieces of advice and see if they help. First, tell your parents what you think about their protective behaviour. Tell them you fully understand their love for you, but explain the side effects of their overprotectiveness. They may change their mind after they learn about your feelings. Second, show your parents how responsible you can be. Make it clear when you need their help and when you don’t. For example, tell them that they need not worry about you when you go out with friends during the daytime. But if you want to go out in the evening, assure them that you will be home before, say, 9 o’clock.
I hope you will find my advice helpful. I wish you all the best.
Yours,
Cynthia
Extended reading
(Sample answers)
A
I was moved when my parents gave me a digital camera as a birthday gift. I have always wanted to become a photographer. I was surprised that my parents understood my dream so well and were so willing to support me.
Workbook
Unit 2 Let’s talk teens
Exploring language
A
1s tress 3 concern 5 struggled 7 volunteers
2a rgument 4 anxious 6 account 8 mental
B
1g o through 3 resulted in 5 turned out 7 has shot up
2g et along4 back down 6 depend upon 8 Cheer up
C
1M ary was absent from school because she was ill.
2A fter/As soon as he graduated from college, he set up a company of his own.
3A s I grew older, I became interested in designing clothes.
4I struggled to understand (the reason) why he made the decision.
5I f you don’t hurry up, we will miss the train.
6I f you take action immediately, you are likely to succeed.
7A lthough/Though I am on a diet, I find it hard to completely stay away from chocolate.
8I t turned out to be a lovely day, so we decided to go out for a walk.
D
1 on3 concerned 5 anger7 to improve
2 performance4 but 6 argument8 hearing
Building skills
A Reading and speaking
A1
1I t is a tiny yellow bird with blue-gray wings and black eyes.
2B ecause Ally used to go birdwatching with her father. It can bring back a lot of good memories.
B Listening and writing
B1
1, 2, 4, 7, 10, 11
B2
1test scores
2basketball practice
B3
(Sample answer)
Dear Mum and Dad,3 timetable 4
11 p.m.
5tired
6rules
As you know, we recently had an argument about what time I come home in the evening. You think that coming home late is dangerous, and bad for my schoolwork. But all of my friends are allowed to stay out later than me. I think your rules are too strict. This has been upsetting me a lot as I can’t spend enough time relaxing and socializing with my friends.
I think we can solve the problem together. I’m happy to come home at the time you choose if I have school the next day. But at the weekend I’d like to be able to stay out a bit later so that I can go to the cinema or play some sport with my friends. Will you please consider this suggestion? I’ll always tell you where I’m going and what time I’ll be back home.
I hope that I have made myself clear and that we can discuss this idea soon.
Love from,
Michael
Appreciating language
Guided reading
The English author Edith Nesbit (1858–1924) has been described as “the first modern writer for children”. This adapted excerpt is from the beginning of The Railway Children (1906), her most popular book. The story is about three children, Roberta, Peter and Phyllis, who live outside of London.
Nesbit’s style is definitely not boring: in just a few brief sentences, she paints a lively picture of what the different family members are like, in a way that is both funny and engaging. The tone is warm and chatty, as if a talkative and energetic aunt is telling us an amusing story.
To engage the reader, sometimes Nesbit changes the topic or suddenly contradicts herself. This is especially noticeable in the description of the father in the third paragraph. The author skilfully uses such twists and turns to grab our attention and increase the pace of the storytelling. The dramatic change of style at the very end of the excerpt is a good example of this: in an instant, the light and cheerful tone turns into something mysterious and threatening. This makes us curious about what will happen next.。