Unit 2 Will books be replaced by the Internet
课前预习
请预习下列重点单词、短语和句子,并完成下面的表格及相关训练。
重点单词 名词 1.印刷 ________ (v.)印刷 ________ 2.引进;采用;推行 ________ (v.)引进;采用 ________ 3.量;数量 ________ (短语)大量的 ________________ 4.买卖;交易 ________ (v.) ________ 5.种类;类型;形态;存在形式 ________ (v.) ________ 6.电话连接;计算机网络连接 ________ (v.)(使)连接 ________ 7.发展;进步 ________ (v.)成长,发育;发展 ________ 8.方向 ________ (v.)给……指路(或方向) ________
动词 9.(因……而)产生;发生 ________ (短语)导致 ________ 10.替换;取代 ________ 11.扩展;蔓延;传播 ________ (过去式/过去分词) ________ 12.存储;储藏 ________
形容词 13.仅一个的;单个的 ________ 14.各种各样的;各不相同的 ________ (反义词) 双的;成对的 ________ (v.)变化;有差异 ________
重点短语 1.在某人去……的路上 ____________ 2.快速阅读;浏览 ____________ 3.每次;一次 ____________ 4.用手;靠手做 ____________ 5.结果 ____________ 6.从某一角度;从某一点上看;在某种程度上 ____________ 7.把……比作 ____________ 8.被某物取代 ____________ 9.等等看;等着瞧 ____________ 10.而且;此外 ____________
根据语境或提示,完成填空。
1.The ________(introduce) of the new method helped solve the problem.
2.My Internet ________(connect) is slower than usual.Do you know why
3.Lucy is writing an article about the ________(develop) of pop music.
4.The invention of ________(印刷术) caused important changes in society.
5.A large a________ of information can be found on the Internet.
6.The illness ________(传播) quickly and strongly in the town last year.
7.Luckily,their team won the game by s________ point.
8.The earthquake has ________(产生) in thousands of deaths.
9.Toby thinks paper books will never be r________ by computers.
10.A memory card is used to s________ things.
11.________________(在杰克去学校的路上), something strange happened to him yesterday.
12.____________(此外), driving on the highway may be very dangerous, so you can't be too careful.
13.If you want to know more about the “father of hybrid rice(杂交水稻之父)”,Yuan Longping, please look ________ this newspaper.
佳句仿写
请在教材中标出下面的句子,并用句中黑体词或短语仿写句子。
1.As a result, there were not many books,and they were expensive.
2.In a way,we can compare the invention of paper and printing to the introduction of the Internet in the twentieth century.
3.A much larger amount of information can be stored in more varied forms on the Internet than in books.
4.Will books be replaced by the Internet
仿写练习
汤姆经常打游戏。结果,他没通过测试。
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人们经常把青少年比作早晨八九点钟的太阳。
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我们经常可以从网上获得大量有用的信息。
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杨老师人很好,他不能被别人取代。
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基础练习
一、略读 快速阅读全文,将段落与对应中心意思连线。
二、详读 通读全文,用完整句子回答下列问题。
1.What does the writer's mother do at home every evening
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2.When was paper first created
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3.Why were the books expensive before the invention of printing
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4.What made it possible to produce books more quickly and cheaply during the Sui and Tang Dynasties
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5.Where are the newspapers and magazines read today
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三、深读 请全面理解课文内容,并完成下列各小题。
A.选择填空
( )From this passage, we can infer ______.
A.books will be replaced by the Internet
B.books won't be replaced by the Internet
C.we need to wait and see whether books will be replaced by the Internet
D.computers and the Internet will be used in classrooms
B.分享观点
读完短文,请围绕以下问题用两三句话分享你的看法。
Qs:Do you think books will be replaced by the Internet in the future Why
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四、读后回顾
A. 短文填空:请根据课本内容,完成短文填空。
Can we imagine life without paper or printing Paper was first 1.________ about 2,000 years ago.In those days, books could be produced only one at a time 2.________ hand.As a 3.________, few people could learn to read.But with the invention of printing, knowledge and ideas spread 4.________.It could be 5.________ to the introduction of the Internet in the 20th century.6.________ can books be replaced by the Internet What direction will traditional printing take in the future We still need to wait and see.
B.复述课文:根据下面的线索复述文章大意。
知识点
Every morning, my father buys a newspaper on his way to work.
【自主探究】 on one's way to … 意为“在某人去……的路上”。
注意:地点是副词时,to省略。
【习题演练】
1.梅西在成为球王的道路上刻苦训练。
Messi trained hard ____________ be the king of football.
2.在他回家的路上,他买了一支钢笔。
____________ home, he bought a pen.
知识点
..., books were only produced one at a time by hand.
【自主探究1】 at a time意为“每次,一次”。
知识点
与time有关的短语
短语 意义 短语 意义
at times 有时,不时 at the same time 同时
for a time 曾经,一度 on time 准时
at the/that time 在那时 in time 及时
【自主探究2】 by hand意为“用手;靠手做”。
【习题演练】
( )3.Don't speak all at once!One at ______ time, please.
A.a B.an
C.the D./
( )4.The children are making kites ______ hand.
A.for B.by
C.with D.of
知识点
Later, developments in printing made it possible to produce books more quickly and cheaply.
【自主探究1】
单词 词性 意义 搭配
development 名词 发展;进步 with the development of … 随着……的发展
develop 动词 发展 develop plans制订计划
developing 形容词 发展中的 developing countries发展中国家
developed 形容词 发达的 developed countries发达国家
【自主探究2】 make it possible to do sth.意为“使做……事成为可能”。
知识点
make it+adj.+to do sth.意为“使做……是……的”。其中,it作形式宾语,真正的宾语是动词不定式 to do sth.,形容词作宾语补足语。此类可以用it作形式宾语的动词还有:think,find,feel,believe,consider等。
【习题演练】
( )5.With the ______ of our school, we'll have a better environment for studying.
A.develop B.developed
C.development D.developing
( )6.Science and technology make ______ possible for astronauts to land on the moon.
A.its B.it
C.that D.this
知识点
In a way, we can compare the invention of paper and printing to the introduction of the Internet …
【自主探究1】 与way有关的短语:
短语 意义
in a way 在某种程度上;从某一点上看
in the way 挡路
by the way 顺便说;顺便提一下
on the way to … 在去……的路上
【自主探究2】 compare意为“比较”,常用短语有:
compare … to ... 把……比作……
compare A with B 将A和B做比较
【习题演练】
( )7.The work is well done ______ a way.
A.on B.by
C.in D.with
8.我们常把女孩比喻成鲜花。
We often ________ a girl ________ a flower.
9.他把他的照相机跟我的比较。
He ________ his camera ________ mine.
知识点
A much larger amount of information can be stored in more varied forms on the Internet than in books.
【自主探究】 辨析an amount of,a number of 与the number of
短语 意义
an amount of “大量”,后接不可数名词
a number of “大量”,后接可数名词复数形式
the number of “……的数量”,后接可数名词复数形式,谓语动词用单数
【习题演练】
( )10.Amy likes reading.She spends ______ money on ______ books.
A.a large number of; the number of
B.a large amount of; the number of
C.a large number of; a large amount of
D.a large amount of; a large number of
11.用括号里所给单词的适当形式填空。
(1)Look, a number of students ________(be) playing football on the playground.
(2)The number of the students in the classroom ________(be) about 50.
强化训练
一、完成句子。
1.在她回家的路上,她遇到了她的姐姐。
______________, she met her sister.
2.你经常上网浏览时尚杂志吗?
Do you often ______________ fashion magazines on the Internet
3.他们把那位护士比作天使。
They ______________ the nurse ______________ an angel.
4.我国每年生产大量的粮食。
Our country produces ________________ grain every year.
5.火车准时到达南京站。虽然路上堵车了,但幸运的是,我及时地赶上了火车。
The train arrived at Nanjing Station ______________.Although there was a traffic jam, luckily, I was ______________ for the train.
二、短文填空。(核心素养:思维品质)
When we think of famous inventors, we usually think of men like Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison.But many of the things that make our lives easier today were invented by 1.________.
Let's take the dishwasher(洗碗机) as 2.________ example.It was invented 3.________ a woman named Josephine Cochran in 1886.She was a rich American who gave a lot of dinner parties.But she was mad that her servants broke many plates and glasses 4.________ they were washing the dishes after a party.5.________ Josephine decided to try and invent a machine which could wash a lot of plates and glasses safely.She said, “If nobody 6.________ is going to invent a dishwasher, then I will!” She designed the machine, and then she found a company to make 7.________.At first only hotels and restaurants bought her new machine, but today the dishwasher is 8.________ by millions of people all over the world.
Who solved one of the 9.________ problems of driving?Her name was Mary Anderson.Before her invention appeared, it was impossible for drivers to 10.________ where they were going when it was raining or snowing.They had to open the window.So what's the name of Mary's invention Windshield wipers(雨刷).