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invent v.
unbelievable adj.
progress v. & n.
rapid adj.
unusual adj.
toilet n.
encourage v.
social adj.
发明；创造
难以置信的；不真实的
进步；发展
迅速的；快速的
特别的；不寻常的
坐便器；厕所
鼓励
社会的
peaceful adj.
tea art
performance n.
perfect adj.
tea set
itself pron.
collect v.
和平的；安宁的
茶艺
表演；演出
完美的；完全的
茶具
（it的反身代词）它自己
收集；采集
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
Steve Jobs was full of ______ — always coming up with new ideas which led to great changes in society.
A. instruction B. invitation
C. introduction D. invention
【解析】instruction 教诲；invitation 邀请；introduction 介绍；invention 发明。根据下句信息，推知上句句意：史蒂夫 乔布斯富有发明创造力。故选D。
D
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
— Do you know Linda has moved to
Chongqing — Linda It’s ____________ (believe). I
thought she enjoyed living here.
unbelievable
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。
—All of us are proud of the progress he’s
made during the past few years.
—Yes, we’re sure he will be even ________.
A. successful B. more successful
C. most successful D. successfully
【解析】由关键词even可知本题要用比较级，故排除A、C、D三项，选B。
B
—It’s cold today. I can’t stand it. I hope tomorrow won’t be so _____. —I can’t, either. But the radio says it will be even _____ tomorrow.
A. cold, cold B. cold, colder
C. colder, colder D. colder, coldest
B
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。
用括号内所给词的适当形式填空
— Did you hear anything ________ (usual)
in the next door
— No, I was chatting online with friends.
It’s a (an) ________ (usual) experience; few people have chances to do it.
unusual
unusual
6. It also encourages governments ... to improve toilets in the future.
encourage ... to ... 鼓励……做……
My mother always encourages me to try my 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
His parents often encourage him ____ hard.
A. work B. working
C. to work D. works
—My teachers often encourage me ______ more friends but I find it difficult.
— Your teachers’ idea is right. The more friends you make, ______ you will be.
A. to make; more happy
B. to make; happier
C. making; the happier
D. to make; the happier
C
D
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
现在我的英语有了很大提高。（improve）
Now my English has improved a lot.
