Unit 6 Earth First
Using Language
1. devote v. 致力于;献身
单句语法填空
(1)Qian Xuesen devoted himself entirely _________ science.
(2) As we all know, he is a generous, _________(devote),reliable and warm-hearted friend.
(3) Mr. Reed made up his mind to devote all he had to_________ (set) up some schools for poor children.
(4)Her _________(devote) to the job left her with very little free time.
答案:
(1)to
(2)devoted
(3)setting
(4)devotion
2. presentation n. 报告;说明;展示
单句语法填空
(1)The speaker gave an interesting _________(present) on urban transport.
(2)The Mayor will personally present the gold medal _________ the winning athletes at the sports meeting.
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(3)There were twenty people in all present at the meeting.
(4)My present job is to take care of the old in a nursing home.
(5) All of them try to use the power of the work station to present information in a more effective way.
(6)The headmaster presented her with a medal.
答案:(1)presentation (2)to (3)出席的,到场的 (4)目前的,现在的 (5)展示 (6)颁发
3. reserve v. 预定;保留 n. 保护区; 储备物品
单句语法填空
(1) A double room with a balcony has been reserved _________him.
(2) “ It’s such a nice place," Mother said as she sat at the table_________ (reserve)for customers.
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(3)Keep a few pounds _________(备用)to cover unexpected costs.
(4)I’d prefer to ___________________________(保留我的看法)until I find all the evidence.
(5)These rooms ___________________________(为…保留)special guests.
答案:
(1)for
(2)reserved
(3)in reserve
(4)reserve my judgement
(5)are reserved for
4. establish v. 建立;确定;证实
单句语法填空
(1)He _________(establish)a new research centre in Hefei last year.
(2)Our goal is _________(establish) a new research centre in the north.
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(3)I was never able to ___________________________ (确定是否)she was telling the truth.
(4)I wondered why he should bother to try and ___________________________(与我取得联系).
答案:
(1)established
(2)to establish
(3) establish whether/if
(4)establish contact with me
5. damage v. & n. 破坏;损坏;损伤
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(1)The old farmer was very upset because the strong winds _______________________(对…造成很大损害) his wheat.
选词填空(damage/destroy/ruin)
(2)You have _________your bike; you’d better get it repaired.
(3)My car was _________in an accident, and I have to buy a new one.
(4) To our disappointment, the bad weather _________ our trip.
(5)The accident caused some _________ to my car, but it’s nothing serious.
答案:
(1)caused/did great damage to
(2)damaged
(3)destroyed
(4)ruined
(5)damage
6. flood n. 洪水
单句语法填空
(1) She drew the curtains and the sunlight flooded _________.
(2)When I saw the photos,memories of my time in Paris_________ (flood) back.
(3)Large quantities of food are needed in the _________ (flood)areas now.
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(4)The charity received __________________(大量的) thankful telegrams and letters.
(5)Requests for information __________________(涌入)after the advertisement.
答案:(1)in (2)flooded (3)flooded (4)a flood of (5)flooded in
7. affect v. 影响; 使感动; (疾病)侵染
单句语法填空
(1) Babies’ health is much more likely _________(affect)if either parent smokes.
(2)The tornado happened in1925 _________ (affect)three US states.
(3) With the government’s aid, those _________(affect) by the earthquake have moved to the new settlements.
(4) Unhealthy living habits had a bad effect _________his health.
(5) _________(affect) by the rise of house prices,people in big cities live under great pressure.
选词填空(affect/influence)
(6)The change in climate may _________your health.
(7)We became the best friends and he _________me deeply.
答案:
(1)to be affected
(2)affecting
(3)affected
(4)on
(5)Affected
(6)affect
(7)influenced
8. supply v. & n. 供应; 供给
单句语法填空
(1)They will supply us _________technology in support without asking for anything in return.
(2) This book will supply some scientific methods _________us in English learning.
(3) Our school library can provide all kinds of good books _________students.
(4) Finally, the manager offered a good job _________me.
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(5) ____________________________________(提供给无家可归的人)food and clothes.
答案:
(1)with
(2)to
(3)for
(4)to
(5)supply/provide the homeless with offer the homeless
9. adopt v. 采取;采纳; 收养
单句语法填空
(1) Becoming a member of the society means _________(adopt)its values.
(2)Clearly, a more objective method of description must _________(adopt).
选词填空(adopt/adapt)
(3)It turned out that his _________son treated them as if they were his own parents.
(4) It took him quite a lot of time to _________to the life here.
答案:(1)adopting (2)be adopted (3)adopted (4)adapt
10. reduce v. 减少;降低
单句语法填空
(1) She reduced her weight 12kilos. That is to say, she reduce her weight from 70 kilos _________58 kilos.
(2)His speech reduced all the audience present _________tears.
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(3) One of the most effective ways to ___________________________(减轻压力) is to talk about feelings with someone you trust.
(4) The price______________________ (降低了)20%since May.
答案:(1)by; to (2)to (3)reduce stress/pressure (4) has been reduced by
11. instead of 代替;而不是
单句语法填空
(1)Instead _________ focusing on your weaknesses, focus on your strengths.
(2)Instead of _________(buy) them in the shops, she prefers making her own clothes.
(3)Jack is a great talker. It’s high time that he did something instead of just _________(talk).
同义句转换
(4)The salesman didn’t give me a French book. Instead,he gave me an English book.
=The salesman gave me an English book _________a French book.
答案:
(1)of (2)buying (3)talking (4)instead of
12. the + 比较级, the + 比较级
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(1)你学习越努力,你取得的进步就越大。
___________________________you study, ___________________________you will make.
(2)With the rapid economic development, China’s position on the international stage is getting _________
___________________________(越来越重要).
答案:
(1)The harder,the greater progress
(2)more and more important
13. release v. & n. 释放; 排放; 发布
单句语法填空
(1) It took firefighters two hours to release the driver _________the wreckage(残骸),
(2)The court found him innocent and he _________(release).
答案:(1)from (2)was released
14. severe adj. 严重的;严厉的
单句语法填空
(1)Motorists should be punished _________(severe)for dangerous driving.
(2)The UN wants to send food aid to10 countries in Africa _________ (severe) affected by the drought.
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(3) In parts of Africa, there is ____________________________________(严重的水资源短缺).
答案:
(1)severely
(2)severely
(3)a severe water shortage
15. permission n. 允许;许可
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(1)In our school, no student can go out of the school___________________________(未经许可).
(2)Mary is ___________________________(请求她母亲的许可) to marry Tom,saying he is a responsible young man.
单句语法填空
(3) If you think that treating a woman well means always getting her_________ (permit)for things, think again.
(4) It was announced that only when the fire was under control would the residents _________(permit) to return to their homes.
(5)We’ll have a picnic at the beach,weather _________(permit).
答案:
(1)without permission
(2)asking(for)her mother’s permission
(3)permission
(4) be permitted
(5)permitting