Unit 8-2021年秋【高能学霸】高中英语新题型专项训练（高一B）

参考答案 111 time. “Thank you,” she said, wiping her eyes. “This is the best present I have ever had.” Jim grinned. “Maybe we missed a shopping spree. However, I have something else for you, too,” he said. He checked to make sure no one was looking, and then he gave his mother a great hug. Unit 8 Part 1 ※ Useful Words and Expressions 1. To obtain 2. blushing 3. to land/of landing 4. wrinkled 5. candidates 6. sprang 7. remaining 8. toughest 9. diligence 10. initially ※ Understanding the Story 1. He had to pass the initial tests and panel interview first. 2. His hands were smooth, strong and perfectly manicured. 3. His mother always wanted him to study and read more books. Besides, he thought his mother can wash clothes much better than him. 4. It was the first time he had noticed that his mother’s hands were so wrinkled, the knuckles were swollen and gnarled, and there were so many small abrasions and bruises on them. Some abrasions were so painful that his mother winced when he touched them. 5. He wanted to employ a manager who can appreciate the help of others, knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and does not put money as his only goal in life. 6. A child should be brought up to learn to appreciate others’ effort, to experience the difficulty of day-to-day life, and to learn how to work with others to get things done instead of developing a feeling of “entitlement” and putting himself/ herself first and ignoring the efforts made by the people around. ※ Thinking and Writing Exercise 1 See: He noticed that his mother’s hands were so wrinkled, the knuckles were swollen and gnarled, and there were so many small abrasions and bruises on them. Feel: On the one hand, he was greatly moved by what his mother had been doing for him; on the other hand, he felt sorry and guilty that all these years he had taken it for granted and never appreciated his mother’s efforts and commitment as well as responsibility in raising him. Think: It was