Unit 6 When was it invented
第一课时Section A (1a-2d)
基础训练
Ⅰ. 根据首字母或汉语提示写出单词
1. The TikTok (抖音) is necessary in our d__________ lives.
2. The clothes in that store are in different s_________. I like them very much.
3. I don’t like to wear shoes with high _______(鞋跟). They make me uncomfortable.
4. The book that I read yesterday________(提到) many animals in great danger.
5. Dr. Wilson, could you please give a brief introduction to your p__________
Ⅱ. 用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. The teacher showed some _______ (invent) of Edison’s in the science class.
2. The machine didn’t work because they cut off the ________ (electric).
3. The man is seen as one of the _______ (pioneer) of modern science.
4. Working in the garden gives us much ______(pleasant).
5. How many _______ (zipper) can you see in your new clothes
Ⅲ. 根据汉语意思完成句子, 每空词数不限
1. 难道你就没有考虑过别人吗
Don’t you ever ______________________
2. 拉链在我们的日常生活中被广泛使用。
The zipper _______________ in our daily life.
3. 不要在这里大声说话,他正在思考问题。
Don’t talk loudly here. He is ________ problems.
4. 你说的话似乎有道理。
What you said seems to _______________.
5. 在那时,电脑用得不是那么广泛。
___________, computers aren’t used widely.
Ⅳ. 单项选择
( )1. Your idea seems to ________, but I don’t agree with you.
A. have a point B. think of C. become popular D. be used
( )2. —What should we do for the camping trip
—We’d better make a ________ of things we should prepare, like foods, drinks, medicine and so on.
A. list B. card C. report D. paper
( )3. It is ________ difficult work that I can’t finish it by myself.
A. such a B. so a C. such D. so
( )4. For more information about this book, please visit our _______ at www.cambridge.org.
A. company B. website C. project D. product
( )5. It’s _______ known that more and more foreigners are learning Chinese culture now.
A. politely B. loudly C. widely D. hardly
能力提升
Ⅰ. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空
website, list, invent, day, see, heel, change, style, electricity, pioneer
Here are some interesting 1. ________. Although they are small ones, they may 2. ________ our lives.
Do you always hit your toe against anything on the way to the bathroom at night Then you may be interested in shoes with lights. They are used for 3. ________ in the dark. This special ice-cream scoop runs on 4. ________ and becomes hot. Would you like to change the 5. ________ of your shoes Then you can choose a pair of shoes with special 6. ________. You can move the heels up and down. Zippers are such a great invention that changed the world. They are widely used in our 7. ________ lives.
If you want to know more about inventions, you can visit the 8. ________ http:// baike.. Many 9. ________ of different inventions were 10. ________ there.
Ⅱ. 补全短文,有两项多余
Most of us think the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. 1. ________ In fact, an Italian named Antonio Meucci was officially recognized (认定) as the inventor a few years ago. Who is Meucci and why wasn’t he known for his invention at the time
Antonio Meucci was born in Italy in 1808. He studied engineering and drawing. During his studies, Meucci started to experiment with electricity. 2. ________ When two places were connected with wire, people in those places could hear each other talk.
In 1850, Meucci and his wife, Ester, moved to New York. Meucci was worried about his wife, because she had become very ill. 3. ________ To solve this problem, he connected metal cables between his home and his workshop. This way, they could talk to each other conveniently.
Meucci invited a group of people to see his new invention. They listened in amazement as the voice of a singer was heard through the wires.
4. ________ Even worse, Meucci never applied for a patent (专利) on his invention. Meanwhile, Alexander Graham Bell was working on the same idea and in 1876 the patent for the telephone was given to him.
In 2002, more than a century after Meucci’s death, his work was finally recognized by the government. 5. ________
A. He discovered that sound could travel through metal cables.
B. However, he wasn’t the first person to think of the idea.
C. Luckily, most people knew this inventor at that time.
D. Unfortunately, only a few people attended this talk.
E. He will now be known all over the world as the telephone’s inventor.
F. He needed to keep in touch with her at all times.
G. He invented many kinds of phones at the university.
巩固拓展
你喜欢那种发明?为什么?(英语)
参考答案
基础训练
Ⅰ. 1. daily 2. style 3. heel 4. mentioned 5. project
Ⅱ. 1. inventions 2. electricity 3. pioneers 4. pleasure 5. zippers
Ⅲ. 1. think of others 2. is widely used 3. thinking about 4. have a point 5. At that time
Ⅳ. 1-5 AACBC
能力提升
Ⅰ. 1. inventions 2. change 3. seeing 4. electricity 5. style
6. heels 7. daily 8. website 9. pioneers 10. listed
Ⅱ. 1-5 BAFDE
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