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Have you ever been to an amusement park
Yes, I have.
Me, too.
amusement park
Have you ever been to a history museum
No, I haven’t.
Me neither.
history museum
Musee du Louvre (卢浮宫)
The National Museum of China
Have you ever been to the museum
Hagia Sophia
(圣索非亚大教堂)
China National Film Museum (中国电影博物馆)
the Military Museum of the Chinese People’s Revolution
The British Museum
(大英博物馆)
Look at some pictures of the Science Museum in London and talk about them.
A: Have you ever been to…
B: No, I haven’t. / No, never. How about you
A: Me neither. / Neither have I.
the Palace Museum
the Great Wall
Guilin
Shanghai
Hainan
Have you ever been to the Computer Museum
Have you ever been to the International Museum of Toilets
Have you ever been to the Hangzhou National Tea Museum
3a
Read the magazine article and answer the questions.
1.Which three museums do the students talk about
They talk about the American Computer Museum,
the International Museum of Toilets,
and the Hangzhou National Tea Museum.
2. What do you think is the most interesting thing about each museum
the American Computer Museum - the special computer that can play chess even better than humans.
the International Museum of Toilets – many different kinds of toilets.
the Hangzhou National Tea Museum – the tea art performances.
3b
Read the article again and answer the following questions.
1. What does Ken say about the American Computer Museum
Ken says that: (a) it is the most interesting museum he has
ever been to,
(b) it has information about different computers
and who invented them, and
(c) he learned that there was a special computer
that plays chess better than humans.
2. What can we learn at the International Museum of Toilets
3. Why is the Hangzhou National Tea Museum a nice place to enjoy tea
We can learn about the history and development of toilets.
It is a nice place to enjoy tea because it is located in a relaxing and peaceful place near a lake. Watching tea art performances is also enjoyable.
3c
Which of the underlined words in the passage have the following meanings
make (something) better
become better
uncommon
quiet
made
quick
improve
progressed
unusual
peaceful
invented
rapid
Have you ever visited National Museum of China
The National Museum of China is located on the east side of Tian’an Men Square. It is the largest comprehensive history museum in China. It has extremely rich collections and the excellence of its exhibits and depth of its research are second to none. The National Museum holds the country’s most important historical objects.
18th May is International Museum Day. Every year since 1977, it is celebrated all over the world.
Numismatic Museum (钱币博物馆)
Do you know these museums
Watermelon Museum (西瓜博物馆)
Honey Museum (蜜蜂博物馆)
Tin Toy Collection (铁皮玩具收藏馆)
Museum of Vintage Cars
(老爷车博物馆)
The Seasoning Bottle Museum in USA Tennessee (美国田纳西州的调料瓶博物馆)
Instant noodles Museum
(日本的新横滨方便面博物馆)
1. … who invented them.
invent v. 发明,创造
强调运用想象力创造出以前从来未有的事物(机器、设备、方法、材料等),是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语,可用于被动结构。
Can you tell me who invented the telephone
你能告诉我是谁发明了电话吗?
He always strives to invent something new.
他一直努力要发明新东西。
invention n. 发明,发明物;发明才能
discover指发现或偶然发现原来就存在但一直未被认识的东西;
look for作“寻找”解时,指寻找的动作和过程;
find指寻找的结果,即“找到”,是非延续性动词,不如
discover正式;
find out指经过观察、调查把某事、某物查出来,搞清楚,
弄明白,多用于复杂而不易直接查出的情况;
invent指发明原来不存在的东西,有时也可指虚构、捏造。
[辨析] invent, discover, find, find out, look for
Whilhelm Roentgen discovered X rays.
威尔海尔姆·伦琴发现了X射线。
He was amazed to find her there.
发现她在那里,他很吃惊。
Let's try and find out what's at the back of this problems.
咱们想法弄清问题的背景是怎样的。
Whatt invented the steam engine.
瓦特发明了蒸汽机。
She ran across some old letters when she was looking for something else. 她找别的东西时,偶然翻出几封过去的信。
请根据所给汉语意思,完成下列英语句子,每空词数不限。
1. 最后,我在床底下找到了那本书。
I ___________________ under the bed in the end.
2. 我爸爸正到处找他的护照。
My father ________________ his passport everywhere.
3. 我们必须查明真相。
We must ____________________.
found that book
find out the truth
is looking for
4. 你知道哥伦布什么时候发现了美洲吗?
Do you know when Columbus ______________ America
5. 爱迪生发明了灯泡。
Edison __________ the light bulb.
discovered
invented
2. It’s unbelievable that technology has progressed in such a rapid way.
It’s unbelievable that … 令人难以置信的是…
It’s unbelievable that she has finished the work in a short time.
真是令人难以置信,她用很短的时间完成了那项工作。
it是形式主语,真正的主语是that引导的从句
unbelievable adj.难以置信的,不真实的
They work with an unbelievable speed.
他们以令人难以置信的速度工作。
I find this story both fascinating and unbelievable.
我觉得这个故事既有趣又不太可信。
believable adj. 可相信的
believe v. 相信;认为
progress v. 取得进步,进展
He continues to progress in his studies.
他的学业继续取得进步。
progress n. 进步,进展
make progress 取得进步;取得进展
I have made great progress in this term.
这学期我取得了很大进步。
rapid adj. 快的;迅速的
The student is showing rapid progress in his studies.
这个学生学习上进步很快。
He made such rapid progress that his parents were very glad.
他取得了如此快的进步,他的父母都很高兴。
辨析:quick, rapid, fast
quick 一般用于指迅速的、一瞬间的或短暂的动作与反应,侧重“匆忙”的含义,不强调速度。
Be quick, or we’ll be late for school.
快点,否则的话我们上学会迟到的。
rapid 表示的是物体或者事情本身状况变化得快,不涉及单位时间内所越过的距离。
He has made rapid progress in the past three years.
在过去三年中,他取得了很快的进步。
fast 表示的是人或物体的运动速度很快, 比如汽车开得快,人走得快,时间过得快,都可以用fast来形容。
He’d like to take a fast train to Tianjin.
他想乘坐快速列车去天津。
拓展:
quick的副词形式是quickly,
rapid的副词形式是rapidly,
而fast有两种词性,即形容词和副词。
3. It could play chess even better than humans.
even用在比较级前,加强语气,表示程度,汉语意思为“(比……)更,还要”
—How are you feeling now
你现在感觉怎么样?
—Even worse.
更糟了。
This dictionary is even more useful than that one.
这本词典比那本更为有用。
4. … will be able to do in the future.
be able to 强调通过努力而获得的能力
He will be able to sing this song in English in a few minutes, too. 几小时之后,他也能用英语唱这首歌。
can 则强调自身已具有的能力。如:
She can sing the song in English.
她能用英语唱这首歌。
5. … a very unusual museum …
unusual adj. 不平常的
The shape of this leaf is unusual.
这片叶子的形状非常罕见。
It is unusual to see snow in this region.
这个地区难得见到雪。
usual adj. 通常的
We'll meet at the usual time.
我们还是在平常见面时间见面。
6. It also encourages governments ... to improve toilets in the future.
encourage ... to ... 鼓励……做……
My mother always encourages me to try me best.
我妈妈总是鼓励我尽最大努力。
The teacher encouraged the boys to study English.
老师鼓励男生们学习英语。
encouragement n. 鼓励;激励
improve作及物动词时,意为“改进;改善;提高”;作不及物动词时,意为“有改进;好一些”。如:
To improve my English, Miss Brown helped me a lot.
为了提高我的英语成绩,布朗小姐给了我很多帮助。
My sister’s English is improving.
我妹妹的英语水平正在提高。
improvement n. 改进;改善
一、根据句意及汉语提示填写单词。
1.I saw different kinds of ______(坐便器) in a special museum in India.
2.Oliver Twist has showed some _________(社会的) problems in London at that time.
3.—How do you like spending Saturday in this way
—I think it's very __________(完美的).
4.The _________(迅速的) development of science and technology has already changed our life.
5.My uncle has ____________(收集) more than 100 coins.
toilets
social
perfect
rapid
collected
二、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
6.If a polar bear is hungry, it will catch fish for _______(it).
7.With the help of Mr.Zhang, I have made a lot of _________(progress).
8.It is so __________(peace) there in the countryside.
9.It is _________(usual) for you to get home so late.What happened
10.It is ___________(believe) that the 3 year old boy can spell more
than 2,000 English words.
itself
progress
peaceful
unusual
unbelievable
三、单项选择。
11. —How do you like this house
—____!It's everything I've been looking for.
A.Terrible B.Perfect
C.Awful D.Delicious
12.The 17 year old high school student is trying to ____ a robot which can think like a human.
A.discover B.organize
C.invent D.achieve
B
C
13.The government encourages farmers ____ jobs in their hometown.
A.to look for B.find
C.look for D.to find
14.Thanks to my math teacher, I made great ____ in math. As a result, I got full marks in the math exam.
A.decisions B.Mistakes
C.progress D.plans
A
C
15.—It is important for us to know ____ all the subjects.
—Yeah,group work is my favorite.
A.how to study B.when to study
C.which to study D.what to study
A
四、根据汉语意思完成下列句子。
16.令人难以置信的是你独自做完了所有的家务。
_____________________ you have done all the chores alone.
17.这种疾病传播得如此之快。
This kind of disease has spread ____________________.
18.我想知道他们是否按时到达学校了。
_________________they have arrived at school on time.
It's unbelievable that
in such a rapid way
I wonder if
19.我姐姐鼓励我去参加那场英语竞赛的选拔。
My sister ___________me ____ try out for the English competition.
20.通过学习,我知道如何使用茶具泡茶。
I know ______________tea with the tea sets after learning.
encouraged
to
how to make
五、阅读理解。(北京中考)
Summer programs at Museums
21.You can join in the programs at the postal Museum any day ____.
A.from July 17 to 23 B.from July 29 to 30
C.from August 7 to 20 D.from August 21 to 27
22.If you are interested in the program about video arts,you can phone ____.
A.965 0400 B.654 0930
C.357 3030 D.272 0560
A
C
23.A 15 year old student can take part in the programs at ____.
A.the Building Museum B.the Postal Museum
C.the Air and Space Museum D.the Science Museum
24.In the Air and Space Museum, you can ____.
A.create a stamp B.build a house
C.make a paper airplane D.explore a future city
A
C
1. Do the other exercises.