Unit 7 Will people have robots
Section A 知识讲解
一．paper
1. n. “纸，纸张”，U。 “一张纸”用a piece of paper，“两张纸”用two pieces of paper。
There is____________ paper on the table. 桌子上有一张纸。
2. paper n. “试卷”，C，有复数形式。
I lost _______________ paper. 我丢了一份历史试卷。
【例 1】 The teacher ma ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rked(批分数) the exam ______ and wrote the students' grades on a piece of ______.
A．papers；paper B．paper；papers C．paper；paper D．papers；papers
二．提问“in＋时间段”时用特殊疑问词how soon 或when。
—How soon/When will they return 他们多久/什么时候返回？
—In three weeks.三周后。
In，later和after
in 后接一段时间，不能接时间点，表示“一段时间后”，一般用于将来时。 I'll clean the blackboard in a moment.稍后我就擦黑板。
after 后接表示一段时间的词语时，用于过去时；接时间点时，可与将来时态连用。 He ______ to play soccer after an hour.一小时后他开始踢足球。We______ go to school after 10：30.十点半后我们要去上学。
Later副词 "一段时间+later"短语，用于过去时；如果单独使用，可与将来时或过去时连用。 Nine months later they were discovered.九个月之后，他们被发现了。
【例1】My father will be back from Shanghai ______ a week.
A．for B．after C．in D．at
【例2】—______ will everything be free —In 100 years.
A．How long B．How far C．How soon D．How often
【例3】用in和after，later填空
My mother has gone to Hong Kong,she will be back a week.
He went to his hometown three years.
---How soon will the plane take off
--- about five minutes.
---They will meet us in two hours.
---That's to say, three o'clock
His father went to Be ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ijing a week ago.Two days ,he went to Tianjin.
6.Our work will be finished ______ an hour.
7.Our work will be finished ______ 9：00.
三．fewer，less和more
【例1】We'll try our bes ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t to do the work with ______money and ______ people.
A．few；little B．a few；a little C．less；fewer D．fewer；less
【例2】根据汉语意思完成下句
我想要更多水、更少的食物。 I would like ______ water and ______ food.
四． Do you think there will be robots in people's homes
Do you think. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ).. 结构通常用来征求对方的意见或看法，后面接宾语从句，从句用陈述语序。其答语要去掉 do you think,再答。本句的肯定回答用"Yes,there will."，否定回答用"No,there won't."。
---Do you think there will be robots in school 你认为学校将来会有机器人吗？
---Yes, there will. 是的，会有。
2. there will be是t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )here be句型的一般将来时，意为"将有..."，也可用there is\are going to be来表示。
拓展：there be 句型的时态变化
时态 句子结构
一般现在时 there is\are...
一般过去时 there was\were...
一般将来时 there will be...\there is\are going to be...
注意： there be句型中不能 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )用have\has表示"有..."；there be 后面接并列名词时，谓语动词应与最近的名词在单复数上保持一致。
EX：1.---Do you think Tina will go to Hong Kong -- .
A.Yes,she does. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B.No,I don't. C.Yes, she will. D.No,she doesn't.
---Do you think there will be a football match on TV tonight.
--- .
A.Yes,I do. B.No,I will. C.Yes, there won't. D.No,there won't.
There a sports meeting in our school next Monday.
A.will have ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B.is going to have C.will be D.are going to be
---Dale,ther ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e a dictionary and some books on your desk.Please put them away.
---OK,mum.I'll do it right away.
A.is B.are C.has D.have
补充练习：
1. There ___ any rice in the bowl.
A. are B. is C. isn’t D. aren’t
2.There___ not ___ milk in the cup .
A. are, many B. are , much C. is ,many D. is ,much
3.There ___ many apples on the tree last year. A. have been B. were C. are D. is
4.Do you know if ___ a meeting next Sunday
A. there was going to have B. there was going to be
C. is there going to be D. there will be
5.－ Is this the last exam we have to take － No, but there ____ another test three months later.
A. will be going to B. is C. will be D. has been
6. There isn't ____ paper in the box. Will you go and get some for me
A. any B. some C. a D. an
7.There _____ a film tomorrow evening．
A．will have ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B．have C．is going to be D．Has
There's going to ____ in tomorrow's newspapers.
A. have something new B. have new something
C. be something new D. be new something
9.____ is there on the table
A. How many apples B. How much bread C. How much breads D. How many food
10.There is some milk in the bottle, ____
A．isn't there ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B．aren't there C．isn't it D．are there
11.How many boys ____ there in Class one A. be B. is C. are D. am
12. ----There is no air or water on the moon. Is there --- ____.
A. Yes, there are B. No, there isn't C. Yes, there isn't D. No, there is
13.----What did you see in the basket then --There ____ a bottle of orange and some oranges.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
五．future n．将来；未来，常构成短语：
1. in the future 在将来；在未来，指的是将来的某一时刻，不一定从现在开始。
Who can tell what will happen in the future 谁能说得清将来会发生什么事？
2. in future 今后，指从现在开始的以后，相当于from now on。
We should study hard in future. 今后我们应该努力学习。
【例题】They are thinking about the life ______future.
A．on the B．in the C．at the D．for the
六．pollute v. 污染
1. People shouldn't _________ water in the river. 人们不该污染河水。
2. polluted adj. 被污染的，本句中就是此意。
_________ water is bad for our health. 污水对我们的健康有害。
3. pollution n. 污染；污染物
What do you think of ________ 你对污染有什么看法？
【例1 】Now ______ is very serious. Some rivers and lakes are ______.
A．pollution；pollute ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B．polluted；pollution C．pollution；polluted D．pollute；polluted
【例2 】Many ol ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d people get sick because of serious air (pollute).
【例3 】Waste water ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) from chemical factories maybe (pollute) the sea.
七．plant v. 种植
1. In spring，people are busy___________ trees. 春天，人们忙于植树。
2. plant n. C 植物
Green __________are good for health. 绿色植物有益于身体健康。
I like putting ___________________ in my living room. 我喜欢在客厅摆放一些植物。
【例题】Do you like ______？
A．planting planting ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )B．plants planting C．planting plants D．plant plant
八．play a part 参与(某事)，常用短语为：
play a part in...参与到……中，in是介词，后接名词、代词或动词 ing形式。
Let's ____________________the discussion. 我们参与到讨论中吧。
Children are _________________cleaning the classroom. 孩子们正参与打扫教室。
【例题】Will you play a part ______ the animals
A．save B．to save C．in saving D．in save
九．on the earth 和on earth
on the earth 在地球上，用作地点状语，位于句首或句末；
on earth 究竟，到底，用于疑问代词或副词后，以加强语气。
十．free
1. “自由的”
(1)You are ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )free to say anything you want to at the meeting .会上你可以畅所欲言。
(2) be free to do sth. 可以自由地做某事。
You are free to go or to stay. 要走要留悉听尊便。
Please feel free to ask questions. 有问题请随便问.
2.“空闲的”、“空着的”、“免费的”，没有比较等级变化。
He gets a free afternoon oncea week. 他每周有一个下午空闲。
Are the drinks free 这饮料是免费的吗
3. “免除…”或“无…的”，可以用be free of和be free from：相比之下，后者指免除或摆脱，多用来指一些不好的东西。
be free from pain (disease, fear, danger, error) 没有痛苦 (疾病，恐惧，危险，错误)
但有时两者可换用：
The city is free of [from] thieves. 这个城市没有盗贼。Unit 7 Will people have robots
Section B 知识讲解
一．space station太空站
space不可数名 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )词，"太空，空间"，一般情况下不与冠词连用，但如果space前面有表示太空情况的形容词（如dark,cold,airless）修饰，则可与定冠词连用。
The earth travels around the sun in space.地球在太空中围绕太阳旋转。
辨析：space,room与place
space作"太空"讲时，是不可数名词；作"空间，空地"讲时，可与room互换。
room作"房间"讲时是可数名词；作"空间，地方"讲时是不可数名词，指可以容纳东西或其他目的而可占据、使用的空间。
make room for...为...腾出空间
pace 指某一具体"地点，地方"，是可数名词。
即学即用：
（ ）1.---There i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s not enough for us in the lift. ---No hurry. Let's wait for next .
A. ground B. floor C. place D. room
（ ）2.Is there any for me I want a good__________ .
A. space, ro ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )om B. room, space C. place, room D. room, place
（ ）3.This desk takes up too much .
A. places B. rooms C. place D. room
（ ）4.I hope to walk into one day.
A. the space B. space C. spaces D. a space
二．dangerous adj.
1. 有危险的；不安全的 指对他人或物构成了危险或威胁。
The tiger is very dangerous.老虎是很危险的。
2. danger n. 危险，in danger意为“处于危险之中”，指自身处于危险之中。
Some animals are in danger. 一些动物处于危险之中。
【例题】It's ______ to climb(爬) the tall tree. Be careful.
A．danger B．dangerous C．busy D．difficult
三． There is/are＋sb./sth.＋doing sth.表示“有某人/某物在做某事”。
There _____ some boys__________ in the swimming pool. 有一些男孩在游泳池里游泳。
There _____ a bag _________on the ground. 有一个包躺在地上。
【例题】There will be robots ______ with us in the future.
A．talk B．will talk C．talking D．talked
四．over and over again 多次；反复地
He told me to look after his dog over and over again 他再三地告诉我照顾他的小狗。
I don't like to do ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )boring exercises over and over again. 我不喜欢反复地做无聊的习题。
拓展： once again 再一次 Let's do that once again.我们再做一次。
【例题】Teachers shou ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ldn't ask students to copy the words ______.It's simple and boring.
A．again B．once ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) again C．over and over again D．again over and over
五． build
vt. & vi. 1.修建, 建造
They have built another space station. 他们又建了一个太空站。
They will build us a new school.他们将给我们建造一所新学校。
vt. & vi. 2.开发, 创建He built a school for the blind. 他创办了一所盲人学校。
名词 n.体形, 结构
He is a man of large build. 他是个身材魁梧的人。
These tall buildings are in the same build. 这些高层建筑物结构相同。
六．simple简单的,简朴的,单纯的
This job looks very ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) simple, it won’t takes long. 工作看起来很简单， 不会花费很长时间。
I like simple but nice clothes .我喜欢朴素但漂亮的衣服。
He lives a simple ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) life. 他过着朴素的生活。
She doesn't understand you. She's a bit simple. 她不明白你的意思。她有点笨。
七．believe v．相信；认为有可能
1. 作及物动词，之后可以接名词、代词作宾语，也可以接宾语从句。
I believe that he'll come here. 我认为他会来这儿。
2. 若要否定believe 后所跟宾语从句的意义，则往往承前否定。这一点与think相同。
I ___________ that he _________come here. 我认为他不会来这儿。
【例题】I ______ believe he ______ speak three languages.
A．don't；can't B．do；can't C．don't；can D．am not；can
八．hundreds of
1. 许多；大量，后接名词复数。
类似的还有：thousands of 成千上万的；millions of 数百万计的；billions of 十亿计的
hundred前有基数词时，hundred不用复数形式，且后面也不用of。thousand，million，
billion同hundred。
________________ people lost their homes in the floods. 数百人在洪水中失去了家园
There are _____________ workers in the factory. 这个工厂有八百名工人。
【例题】
1. There are ______of students in our school but only ______ of them are girls.
A．hundreds；two hundred B．hundred；two hundreds
C．hundreds；two hundreds D．hundred；two hundred
2.Nanjing is a c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ity with many places of interest. Tourists come here
every year.
A.Thousand of B.Thousand C.Thousands D.Thousands of
3.---Have you seen the CCTV news on TV
---Yes, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) children had a good festival on the Children 's Day.
A.thousands of,sixty B.ten thousand;sixty
C.thousands of,sixtieth D.ten thousand,sixtieth
九.be able to 能够做某事；会做某事 be able to do sth.
He is able to swim.他会游泳。
注意（1）be的形式（2）动词用 to do
1.He ______ (be) able _____ (get )good grades next year.
2.I ______ (be) a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ble to _____ (go) climbing with my friends last Sunday.
3.She _____ (be) able to play the piano well.
4. They _____ (be) able to visit Shang hai last year.
be able to 和can
二者都可以表示“能；会”。 两者后跟原形动词。在表示现在和过去“力所能及”时，二者可以互换。
I can/am able to speak a little English now. 我现在会说一些英语。
He was able to/could run fast when he was eight. 他八岁时就能跑得很快了。
但它们也有一些区别：
be able to 可用于各种时态；可用于不定式的后面；不能用于表示猜测的句中。be able to 可与情态动词连用，can却不能。
can 只用于一般现在时和一般过去时。不能用于不定式的后面。表示猜测时，只能用can。
两年后你将能够学另一门外语。
You ___________________ learn another foreign language in two years.
我希望能和你一起去钓鱼。 I hope to ________________go fishing with you.
现在金先生不可能在家。Mr. King __________ be at home now.
我一定能说好英语。 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )I must ___________speak English well.
【例1】Take it easy. I am sure you ______ work it out soon.
A．will can B．will be able to C．be able to D．could
【例2】It ______ be our English teacher，because he is in Shanghai now.
A．can not B．could not C．isn't able to D．is able to not
十．disagree v. 不同意；持不同意见；有分歧，其反义词是agree。
1. disagree with sb.不同意某人的看法／观点
He disagrees with me and I'm very angry. 他不同意我，我很生气。
Most of students disagree with him. 大多数学生都不同意他的观点。
2. disagree to do sth. 不同意做某事
My mother disagreed to go to Beijing. 我妈妈不同意去北京。
disagreement n. 分歧；不同观点，反义词是agreement。
We students often have some disagreements. 我们学生经常有分歧。
【例】1.At this poin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t，Bob and Tom have some ______.But who do you ______ with
A．disagree；disagreements B．disagreements；disagree
C．agreements；disagree D．disagreement；disagree
2. —I think that China will win the World Cup one Day.
—I_____. The Chinese team is becoming stronger and stronger.
A. agree B. Disagree C. don’t agree D. think
fall
1. v. 倒塌；跌倒；掉落，过去式为：fell。 Rain is falling.雨正在下。
A. fall down 突然倒下；跌倒；倒塌
An earthquake happened and many houses fell down. 地震发生了，许多房屋都倒塌了。
B . fall off:= fall down from从······上掉下来
Mary fell off the bike last night.
The book fell off the shelf. 这本书从架子上掉了下来。
C .fall behind:落 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )在······的后面 Work harder,or you will fall behind others.
2. 另一种是作为系动词，与形容词连用，表示进入某种状态，如：fall asleep 入睡（进入睡眠的状态）
3. Fall=autumn n. 秋天 It's cool in fall.秋天很凉爽。
【例】1. Last night his house ______ after a heavy rain.
A. fell down B．falls down C．felt down D．feels down
2. The boy __________the bike and hurt his leg yesterday.
A. fal ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )l down B. fell off C. falls off D. will fall down
十二．look for，find，find out
(1)look for意为“寻找”，强调“寻找”的过程。
(2)find指“偶然发现”或“几乎无困难地找到”。强调“寻找”的结果。
(3)find out指通过观察、探索而发现事实的真相。一般指主观有意识的动作。
The police _____________ who was the criminal. 警察查明了谁是罪犯。
The police __ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )___________the thief everywhere，but they didn't __________ him.
警察到处找那个小偷，但没找到。
【例】Lily ______ her shoes，but she didn't ______ them.
A．looked for；find B．found；looked for
C．looked for；find out D．found out；looked for
十三．possible adj.可能存在或发生的；可能的
It's possible for an eight month baby to walk
对于一个八个月的婴儿来说，会走路是可能的。
impossible adj. 不可能的，是possible的反义词。
Nothing is impossible if you try your best. 如果你尽最大努力，没有事情是不可能的。
【例】The Internet ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) makes it _____ for us to send information to each other in a few seconds.
A．possible B．necessary C．impossible D．important
十四．probably adv.很可能；大概
可放于句首，也可放在助动词、系动词、情态动词之后或实义动词之前。
Probably he has come.他可能已经来了。
It'll probably snow.也许要下雪。
probably，maybe，perhaps，may be.
probably 也许；可能，表示把握性很大的事情。
maybe或许；大概，把握性比probably小，相当于perhaps。常放于句首。
Maybe/Perhaps he is right.或许他是对的。
may be 可能是，是情态动词may＋be，常用作谓语动词。
_______ he is a doctor.＝He ____ ____a doctor. 他可能是一名医生。
【例1】 He will ______come tomorrow.
A．perhaps B．maybe C．probably D．may be
【例2】 Maybe my uncle is ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) at home.(改为同义句) My uncle ______ ______at home.
十五．shape
1 . n. 形状，外形 What shape is the table 那张桌子是什么形状？
2. in the shape of …的形状
The cloud was in the shape of a horse.那云呈现出马的形状。
The swimming pool is in the shape of a heart.游泳池是心形的。
in shape处于良好状态; 身体健康的
The old actor is still in good shape. 那老演员身体还很健康。
4. out of shape走形,变形,身体不好
during prep.在...期间
例句：I went to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )see my uncle during my stay in Beijing.我在北京逗留期间去看了我叔叔。
十六．辨析：during，in与for
1. during"在...时间内，在...的期间"，谓语动词常为持续性的动作或状态，时间段前常
有限定词（the,物主代词等），表特指。
He aske ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d many questions during the three meetings.在这三次会议期间他问了许多问题。
2. in "在...时间内"，一般可以和during互换。
Mike put ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) his hand up three times during\in the class.在这节课内，迈克举了三次手。
3. for"（时间）长达. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ).."，强调持续时间的长短，回答how long的问题；而during则指动作所发生的时间，回答when的问题。
例句：He stayed in Beijing for two years.他在北京待了两年。
He swims every day during the summer.夏天他每天去游泳。
即学即用：
（ ）1.The twins lived there the years 1993-1995.
A.during B.between C.in D.at
2.His father joined the army the Second World War.
3.---How long ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) have you had the bike --- two months.
4.She didn't say a word the meal.
5.He will come back from Shanghai three days.
6.He studied in the new school only half a month.
