(共21张PPT)
Module 2 Science and technology
Unit 4 Inventions
Grammar (P55～P57)
Ⅰ good、 bad和far的比较级和最高级构成
原级 比较级
最高级
形容词 副词
good（好的），well（身体健康的） well（好地） better ______
bad（坏的），ill（不健康的） badly（差地） _______ worst
best
worse
原级 比较级
最高级
形容词 副词
far（远的） far（远地） farther/ further farthest/
furthest
farther与further：
词条 用法 例句
farther 可指距离或时间上“更远的(地)”, farther和further可互换。 Alice's home is farther/further from school than Daisy's. 爱丽丝的家比黛西的家离学校远。
词条 用法 例句
further 指程度上“更进一步，更深远”。 After hearing the news， Alice called 367-5677 for further information.听到消息后，爱丽丝拨打367-5677以获取更多信息。
( )(1)—The weather is too bad!
—So it is. It's reported that it will be even __ later.
A. bad B. badly C. worse D. worst
( )(2)—How are you today, Mike
—I'm ____ than yesterday. I think this medicine
is very helpful.
A. badly B. better C. well D. worse
C
B
( )(3)—Can you give us a ______ introduction of your
invention I was not so clear just now.
—Sure！
A. far B. farther C. further D. furthest
C
Ⅱ（not） as…as结构及用法
（1）English is as interesting as Chinese.
（2）The book isn't so/as good as that one.
表示A与B在某一方面程度相同：
A+...+as+形容词/副词______+as+B
A+...+not+so/as+形容词/副词______+as+B
原级
原级
（3）Mike has as many clothes as his elder brother.
（4）I don't spend as much time on the computer
as him.
(not) as+_____+可数名词复数+as...
many
(not) as+_____+不可数名词复数+as...
much
（5）Read the story as quickly as possible.＝Read
the story as quickly as you can.
_____________＝as…as one can（could）尽可能……地
as…as结构的常见词组：
____________一……就……
as long as 长达……；只要……
as far as 就……而言
as well as 既……又……；除……之外还
as…as possible
as soon as
( )(1) My maths teacher lives an active life. She looks
as ____ as she was ten years ago.
A. young B. younger
C. youngest D. the youngest
A
( )(2) —Can computers do _____ things as people
—No, I don't think computers are smarter than
people.
A. more B. most
C. as much D. as many
D
Ⅰ 小语篇训练。
Lily's grandfather has Parkinson's disease（帕金森病） and he always spilled（使洒出） his drink. When Lily saw this, she decided _____1____ some things to help him. Soon she invented the three-leg cup. It was a cup with three legs. Her grandfather liked it a lot. Later,
( )1. A. do B. doing C. did D．to do
to do
D
she also made her father a three-leg cup _____2_____ he often spilled coffee on his computer carelessly.
After using the cup for a short time, Lily's father found it very useful. He advised Lily to make as ___3___
( )2. A. if B. because C. though D．when
( )3. A. much B. few C. many D．little
C
B
many
because
cups as possible to sell. With the help of her father, she found _4_ company to produce the cups. They sold well and someone even emailed Lily to thank ___5___. Lily felt glad when she knew she could help others.
( )4. A. a B. an C. the D．/
( )5. A. her B. hers C. she D．herself
a
A
A
her
Ⅱ 语法选择。
语篇类型：说明文
主题：人与社会·太空烘焙
难度： 词数：约230 用时：7分钟
In the past, it was impossible to cook in space. Now cooking has reached a new level. Here is _____1______ you can't imagine before. Last week, spacemen on the ( )1. A. nothing B. everything
C. anything D. something
D
something
International Space Station __2__ their first space-
baked cookies. It was _3_ great step in space. The cookies are the first kind __4__ food to be cooked in space. Usually, people prepare space food on Earth ___5___ then spacemen heat and eat it on the space station.
( )2. A. get B. are getting C. got D. will get
( )3. A. a B. an C. the D. /
( )4. A. on B. of C. with D. at
( )5. A. and B. but C. or D. as
C
A
B
of
got
and
A
a
Eating food right out of the oven（烤箱） makes spacemen happy. It makes ___6___ think of home. This will improve their eating condition __7__ they go to the Moon.
( )6. A. they B. them C. their D. themselves
( )7. A. because B. until C. so D. if
B
D
them
if
Making the cookies in space was ______8______ than on Earth. It usually takes the cooks about 20 minutes ____9_____ cookies in an oven on Earth. But it was not long enough for the spacemen on the space station. The first cookie didn't look nice. And it didn't smell good. It
( )8. A. difficult B. more difficult C. much difficult D. the most difficult
( )9. A. make B. making C. to make D. made
B
more difficult
C
to make
had more raw dough (生面团) than __10__ cookies. After several failures, the space cooks turned up the oven's temperature and spent 130 minutes in ____11____ cooking the fifth cookie. Finally they made it
_____12_____.
( )10. A. another B. others C. the other D. other
( )11. A. finishing B. finish C. finished D. to finish
( )12. A. success B. successful C. successfully D. succeed
D
A
other
finishing
C
successfully
It looked better. It smelled very delicious, __13__. How amazing it was!
However, no one ___14___ how they taste. Scientists will test them to see whether they are safe to eat or not. Maybe spacemen _____15_____ taste fresh food in space in the near future.
( )13. A. also B. too C. neither D. either
( )14. A. knows B. knew C. is knowing D. will know
( )15. A. must B. should C. need D. can
B
A
D
knows
can
too(共19张PPT)
Module 2 Science and technology
Unit 4 Inventions
Writing (P60)
单元知识梳理
本单元主题是“人与社会·科学发明与创造”，学生能了解不同的发明及其发明故事，激发学生对发明的热情，并且能培养学生的探索精神。
词汇再现
描述该发明
1. 发明 v._______
2. 引言 n. ___________
3. 由……制成_______________
4. 看起来像______________
5. 一种______________
6. 飞行单车__________
invent
introduction
be made of
look like
a kind of
flying bike
1. 有用的 adj. ______________________
2. 舒适的 adj.____________
3. 帮助某人做某事 ___________________
4. 允许某人做某事 _________________
5. 与某人保持联系
________________________
6. 节约能源 ___________________
practical/useful/helpful
comfortable
help sb. do sth.
allow sb. to do sth.
stay/keep in touch with sb.
save energy
发明的优点
1. 距离 n. _________
2. 在任何时候 adv.________
3. 代替 __________
4. 结果 __________
5. 使用某物做某事
________________________
6. 全世界 ___________________
distance
anytime
instead of
as a result
use sth. for doing sth.
all over the world
发明的影响
句型仿写
1．开场白：The most wonderful invention is the flying
car. (P59)
仿写：我认为最绝妙的发明是智能帽。
(the most wonderful invention)
_______________________________________________
I think the most wonderful invention is the smart cap.
2．介绍这项发明的外观、材料等信息：It is as wide as
an ordinary car. (P56)
仿写：这个帽子和书本一样大。(as…as…)
____________________________________________
The cap is as big as a book.
3．介绍这项发明的用途①：It helps people keep in
touch with each other easily. (P51)
仿写：它可以帮助人们远离炎热的天气。
(help sb. do sth.)
_______________________________________________
It can help people keep away from the hot weather.
4．介绍这项发明的用途②：It allows people to finish
their work easily. (P51)
仿写：它可以让人们节约更多能源。
(allow sb.to do sth.)
______________________________________________
It allows people to save more energy.
5．介绍这项发明的影响： As a result, people become
more and more interested in this invention and use it
for studies. (P59)
仿写：结果，越来越多人每天都使用它获取天气的
信息。(use…for)
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
As a result, more and more people use it for getting information about the weather every day.
单元写作专题
2023年广州科技节在3月开幕，新发明“智能水杯”引起了大家的关注。假如你是学校英语报的记者李华，请根据以下思维导图的内容提示写一篇短文，介绍这个“智能水杯”。
（范文中粗体句为主题句，用 标出的为支持句，用
标出的为拓展句。）
There are many different kinds of inventions in the world. Let me tell you one of the best inventions in 2023 Guangzhou Science and Technology Festival. It is the smart cup. 【It is white. It is lovely and looks like① a small cat. It is made of② a kind of new glass-like material. It is easy to take and use. The smart cup can help keep the water warm③ and people can drink warm water at any time④. People may often forget to drink⑤ water, but the smart cup can ask people to drink⑥ water on time⑦.】 This invention is so practical that⑧ I hope more people can like it.
重点短语和句型：
①look like 看起来像 ②be made of 由 ……制成
③keep sth. adj. 使某物…… ④at any time 随时
⑤forget to do sth. 忘记去做某事 ⑥ask sb. to do sth. 叫某人做某事
⑦on time 准时 ⑧so…that…
如此……以至于……
假如你是李华，你发明的一双“特别的鞋”在学校科技节中获奖，被推荐参加一个国际青少年科技展览。请你用英语写一篇短文介绍你的发明，短文需包括以下要点：
注意：
1. 参考词汇：材料(material)、鞋底(sole)、适合的(suitable)；
2. 词数80词左右(短文的开头已给出，不计入词数)；
3. 不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。
人称：________________________
时态：________________________
Ⅰ 谋篇布局。
第一人称、第三人称
一般现在时
My invention is a pair of shoes. They are very nice and special. Let me introduce them to you. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Ⅱ 实战演练。
They look like ordinary shoes, but they are made of some kinds of special materials. There are batteries in the soles of the shoes. When it is cold, they allow people to feel warm. When it is hot, they make people feel cool.
To make this pair of special shoes better, I plan to try my best to improve them. I will make them more
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
beautiful and comfortable. People are able to change the shoes' colours to their favourite ones. And the sizes will be more suitable for the wearers.
I think my invention will help people live a more comfortable life in the future.(共24张PPT)
Module 2 Science and technology
Unit 4 Inventions
More practice (P61)
Ⅰ 重点短语。
1. 从事……工作
2. 一名报纸编辑
3. 一直
4. 弄得一团糟
5. 在……的尖端
work as
a newspaper editor
all the time
make a mess
at the tip of
6. 一个巨大的成功
7. 全世界
8. 因某事记住某人
9. 说英语的国家
10. 指的是
a great success
all over the world
remember sb. for sth.
English-speaking countries
refer to
1. In the 1930s, when he _________ ___ a newspaper editor, he used a fountain pen almost every day.
在20世纪30年代，他当报纸编辑时，几乎每天都使用钢笔。
2. The ink also did not dry easily, and it sometimes
_____ ___ _____ on the paper.
墨水也不容易干，它有时在纸上弄得一团糟。
Ⅱ 重点句型。
worked as
made a mess
3. There was a tiny ball ___ ____ _____ ____ the pen.
笔尖上有一个小球。
4. The ballpoint pen was ___ ______ _________．
圆珠笔获得了极大的成功。
5. Now millions of people use it ____ _____ ____ ______
every day.
现在全世界数百万人每天都在使用它（圆珠笔）。
at the tip of
a great success
all over the world
The ink also did not dry easily, and it sometimes made a mess on the paper.（P61）
（1）I have been to the Great Wall some times.
（2）I will visit my grandparents sometime this
summer vacation.
（3）I have lived here for some time.
(1)sometimes adv._____(表示动作发生的不经常性，提问常用how often）
(2)some times ___________(表示动作发生的频率，提问常用how many times）
(3)sometime adv. ______(表示动作发生在不确切的时间，提问常用when）
(4)_________一段时间(表示动作发生的延续性，提问常用how long）
有时
几次；几倍
某时
some time
【翻译】有时我在周末和朋友去游泳。
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Sometimes I go swimming with my friends on weekends.
( )(1)Tom has seen this film for , so he
won't go to the cinema with us.
A. some time B. sometime
C. sometimes D. some times
D
（2）用sometimes， some times， sometime或some time填空。
①_______________ I go to school on foot.
②We will meet again ___________ next week.
③Kate stayed in London for __________.
④David goes to the museum __________ a week.
Sometimes
sometime
some time
some times
在20世纪30年代，他当报纸编辑时，几乎每天都使用钢笔。
Ⅰ 语篇填词。
Benjamin Choi was only 8 years old. Although he was 1.y_____, he had a big dream. He wanted to build machines that can read minds（头脑）.
Now the 17-year-old boy has made his dream come true. He also won a prize at the 2022 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition.
oung
“When I was a kid, I watched a programme about mind-controlled artificial（人造的） hands and 2.l____,” Choi said. He learned that people 3.s_______ hundreds of thousands of dollars getting brain surgeries（手术）.
egs
pent
Choi wanted to make something better. In 2020, he borrowed a small 3D printer from his sister and started working. After testing over 75 times, Choi 4.d________ a better arm. It was not easy, but he made it. It cost 5.l____ than $300 to make. The price was not high. The arm is controlled by a headset. For example, when a person thinks about shaking a hand, the headset uses an AI system to read the brainwaves to move the arm.
1._____ 2.____ 3._____ 4._________ 5.______
eveloped
ess
young
legs
spent
developed
less
Ⅱ 完成句子。
1.每个人都学到了很多，演讲很成功。
Everyone learned a lot and the speech was
___ ________ ________．
2.电子计算机现在在世界各地普遍使用。
Electronic computers are now commonly used
____ _____ ____ ______．
3.你如果想要就做些曲奇，不过别把厨房弄得一团糟。
Make some cookies if you want to, but don't
_____ ___ ______ in the kitchen.
a great success
all over the world
make a mess
4.总是吃同样的东西对你的健康没有好处。
It is not good for your health to eat the same things
_____ _____ ______．
5. 【能力提升】我三年前在一所学校当老师。（翻译
句子）
_____________________________________________
I worked as a teacher in a school three years ago.
all the time
Ⅲ 阅读理解。
语篇类型：记叙文
主题：人与社会·不用水的沐浴方式
难度： 词数：约290 用时：7分钟
Ludwick Marishane is from South Africa. One day, he and his friends started talking about inventing something to put on their bodies so they didn't have to
take a bath. Ludwick thought it was a great idea. He did some research on the Internet and he found some surprising facts.
About 2.5 billion people around the world don't have clean water to wash themselves. This is a big problem because dirty water can bring terrible illnesses. One of them is trachoma（沙眼）： 8 million people
all over the world get trachoma every year. They wash their faces with dirty water, get ill and even become blind. To stop trachoma, people just have to wash their faces with clean water. That's it.
Ludwick started thinking. He wanted to make something to help people in parts of the world where it's difficult to get clean water. So he did more research on the Internet, and he did some further thinking.
Then Ludwick had a plan. He wanted to make a gel（凝胶） for people to put on their bodies so they don't have to take a bath by water. When he was at university, he never stopped thinking about his invention. He started to talk to other people about it, and three years later his dream came true. He made the gel and called it “DryBath”．
Ludwick Marishane is the winner of lots of prizes. People call him “one of the cleverest young men in the world”. He is happy about his success. DryBath helps people stay healthy. And it also helps to save water. That's important in many areas where there isn't enough water. Now he wants to invent other things, and he wants to help other young people to become inventors too.
( )1. What did Ludwick and his friends talk about？
A. How to get clean water.
B. Protecting people from trachoma.
C. How to ask for help on the Internet.
D. Finding a way to keep away from having a bath.
D
( )2. What did Ludwick find？
A. People didn't realize the danger of trachoma.
B. People cleaned their hands in the wrong ways.
C. Some people had difficulty in getting clean
water.
D. Many people in Africa didn't know how to
reuse dirty water.
C
( )3. What can we know about Ludwick？
A. He once got trachoma. B. He is helpful and creative.
C. He made a gel with his friends. D. He achieved his dream before university.
B
( )4. Which is the main lesson of the story？
A. Luck is very important in achieving success.
B. Young people can easily come up with new ideas.
C. People can succeed by not giving up their dreams.
D. Going to university can make young people
smarter.
C(共42张PPT)
Module 2 Science and technology
Unit 4 Inventions
Reading (P49～P53)
名词n. 1.车轮；轮子_____ 2.四轮马车________
3.乘客；旅客_________ 4.灯*_______
5.蜡烛______ 6.广告*____________
7.电话；电话机____________
→移动电话；手机______________
Ⅰ 重点单词。（☆表示拓展词汇；*表示2022年新课标新增单词）
wheel
carriage
passenger
lamp
candle
advertisement
telephone
mobile phone
名词 n. 8.世纪________
→在19世纪初________________________
9.距离；间距_______→遥远的 adj.☆______
10.白天；日间_________
→在白天_____________
century
in the early 19th century
distance
distant
daytime
in the daytime
动词 v. 11.创造；创作_______
→创造 n.☆_______
12.发明；创造_______
→发明 n.☆_________
13.开发；研制_________
→发展 n.☆_______________
create
creation
invent
invention
develop
development
形容词 adj. 14.使人舒服的；舒适的___________
15.有用的；适用的___________
16.滑稽的；好笑的______→乐趣n.☆____
副词 adv. 17.在任何时候；随便什么时候________
介词 prep. 18.从……以后；自……以来______
→自那以来_________
comfortable
practical
fun
funny
anytime
since then
since
Ⅱ 重点短语。
1. 过更好的生活 2. 历史上
3. 在……开始的时候 4. 数百万的
5. 允许某人做某事 6. 与……保持联系
7. 彼此；互相 8.不得不
9. 在夜晚 10. 想象做某事
live a better life
in history
at the start of…
millions of
allow sb. to do sth.
keep in touch with
each other
have to
at night
imagine doing sth.
1. ___ ____ ______ ______ _______, the first trains began to carry passengers.
在19世纪初，最早的火车开始载客。
2. _____ _____, people have been ____ ___ speak to each other over long distances.
自那以来，人们可以彼此远距离通话了。
3. They _____ people ___ _____ in touch with each other anytime, anywhere.
它们（电话）允许人们彼此随时随地保持联系。
Ⅲ 重点句型。
In the early 19th century
Since then able to
allow to keep
4. With light bulbs, people can do ___ _____ _____ in the evenings ___ they can in the daytime.
有了电灯泡，人们可以在晚上做和白天一样多的事情。
5. Can you _________ ________ without them
你能想象没有它们的生活吗？
as many things
as
imagine living
第一步：精读课文，回答下列问题。
( )1. What is probably the greatest invention in history
A. The wheel.
B. The telephone.
C. The light bulb.
D. The paper.
A
( )2. When did the first trains begin to carry
passengers
A. In 1876.
B. In the early 19th century.
C. A few thousand years ago.
D. At the start of the 20th century.
B
( )3. Who developed the first practical light bulb in 1879
A. Alexander Graham.
B. Thomas Edison.
C. Thomas Erikson.
D. Isaac Newton.
B
第二步：挖掘课文考点，完成短文填空。
Great inventions change the world and help people live a better life.
The wheel is perhaps the greatest invention in history. It made travelling faster ___1____ more comfortable. We would not have carriages, trains or cars _____2_____ the wheel.
and
without
What's more, Bell invented one of the first practical telephones in 1876. People have been able to speak to each other over long _____3______ since then. Today millions of people across the world own mobile phones. They allow people to ____4_____ in touch with each other anytime, anywhere.
distances
keep/stay
In addition, Edison developed the first practical light bulb in 1879. Before that, the nights were __5__ and people had to use oil lamps or candles to see things. With light bulbs, the evenings can become bright. People can do as many things in the evenings as they can in the daytime.
1. _________ 2._________ 3. __________
4._________ 5. ______
dark
and
without
distances
keep/stay
dark
第三步：拓文化视角，品精选时文。
语篇类型：说明文
主题：人与社会·中国航空航天力量
难度： 词数：约230 用时：10分钟数：
The 14th Airshow China was held（举行） from November 8th to 13th, 2022 at the Zhuhai Airshow Centre in Guangdong. More than 740 companies from 43
countries, such as the US, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Canada, Brazil and Australia, took part in the air show online or offline. Airshow China was started in 1996 and is held every two years. It is a large and good air show in China.
The indoor show area was 100 000 m2 and more than 100 planes were on the show. What was more, there were many rooms for showing the planes. It was nearly 10% more than before.①
In this air show, China not only showed a lot of new aerospace（航空航天） products for the first time, but also sent two flight teams to show off their skills for people in the sky. After the opening activity, the “Bayi” flight team and “Red Eagle” flight team brought a remarkable air show to everyone. Everyone was happy to see these skillful works.② As the leaders, Li Yan and Wang Zhen led their teams to try their best to put on the
show③, in order to bring everyone the best visual(视觉的) experience. They always kept on practising flying. They also paid attention to everything during the show.③
This air show was very successful. It not only showed the greatest part of China's aerospace, but also shared Chinese traditional culture with other countries.
语篇研读
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文章旨在培养学生对航空航天的兴趣，增进对中国航空航天事业的了解，增强民族自豪感。
Para. 1～2 介绍航展的相关信息。
Para. 3 介绍航展中的飞行表演。
Para. 4 介绍成功举办航展的意义。
第十四届中国航展的成功举办，推动了我国对外开放的进展，促进了经济的高质量发展，为推动世界航空航天科技发展贡献了中国力量。
What do you think of the Airshow China
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I think it is amazing and I hope to visit it in the future.
( )1. Through the numbers in
Paragraph 2, we can know ______.
A. what an indoor show was
B. how big the air show was
C. how large the planes were
D. how beautiful the rooms were
B
( )2. What does the underlined word “remarkable”
in Paragraph 3 mean
A. Wonderful.
B. Boring.
C. Terrible.
D. Traditional.
A
( )3. Which of the following best describes Li Yan and
Wang Zhen
A. Funny and kind.（无中生有）
B. Kind and skillful．（Para. 3 偷梁换柱）
C. Strict and traditional．（Para. 4 偷梁换柱）
D. Hard-working and careful.（Para. 3 同义转换）
D
( )4.What can be the best title of this passage？
A. China's Aerospace （以偏概全）
B. Excellent Flight Teams （断章取义）
C. Chinese Culture Around the World
（断章取义）
D. Amazing Airshow China in Zhuhai
D
(单词加粗部分为词缀)
1. _______n. 技术→skillful adj. 技术好的
2. _________ n.成功→_________ adj. 获得成功的
3. ___________参加→（同义短语）join in
skill
success
successful
take part in
4. keep on doing sth. ___________
→（同义短语）go on doing sth.
5. 【翻译】It is a large and good air show in China.
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第四步：挖掘文本，读写融合。(详见Writing)
这是中国一场大型的优秀航展。
继续做某事
1 They help people live a better life.（P51）
v.________
过着
为了过更好的生活，艾米丽努力工作。
_______________________, Emily works hard.
To live a better life
2 They allow people to keep in touch with each
other anytime, anywhere.（P51）
They don't allow parking here.
v.________
允许
________________
allow sb. to do sth.
我妈妈不允许我晚上独自外出。
My mother doesn't ________________ alone at night.
allow me to go out
这间餐厅不允许在这儿抽烟。
This restaurant _____________________ here.
doesn't allow smoking
3 Thomas Edison developed the first practical light
bulb in 1879.（P51）
The USA is a developed country. India is a developing country.
v._____________
开发；研制
develop sth. ___________
开发某物
（1）这个公司将在下一年研发一些新项目。
The company _____________________________
next year.
（2）【翻译】一些发展中国家正在努力发展科学与
教育。
__________________________________________
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will develop some new projects
Some developing countries are working hard
to develop science and education.
Ⅰ 语篇填词。
Do you always find it rainy when you walk out, or leave your umbrella home when it rains This new umbrella can help you solve both 1.p_______. The umbrella will not only tell you the 2.w______, but also let you know if you've left it behind.
roblems
eather
The umbrella will 3.s______ a message to your mobile phone. And it will say, “It's going to rain in 15 minutes where you are, so you'd better take your umbrella.” Besides, if you forget to bring it to school or work, it will warn（提醒） you about it, 4.t______.
The new umbrella is very 5.p______________ and helps you a lot in your daily life. It will be on sale soon.
1._________ 2._________ 3.__________ 4._________ 5.__________________
end
oo
problems
weather
send
too
practical/powerful
ractical/owerful
Ⅱ 完成句子。
1.这本书会告诉你历史上一些著名的发明。
The book will tell you some famous inventions
___ _______．
2.书中提到，这些发明使人们过上更好的生活。
The book mentions that these inventions make people
____ __ ______ _____．
in history
live a better life
3.自从互联网发明以后，人们可以随时保持联系了。
Since the Internet was invented, people can
__________ ___ _____ ______ each other anytime.
4.电视的发明允许人们活得更精彩。
The invention of TV ______ _______ ___ _____ more
wonderfully.
5.它们是多么有用的发明啊！
_____ _____________________ __________ they are！
keep/stay in touch with
allows people to live
What practical/useful/helpful inventions
Ⅲ 阅读理解。
语篇类型：应用文
主题：人与社会·人工智能黑科技产品
难度： 词数：约200 用时：6分钟
AI（人工智能） makes our lives easier and better. Let's see the amazing AI products.
Cool driverless bus
A bus door opens and you get on. This is a new kind of driverless bus called Apolong. It can seat 14 people and doesn't need a driver. The bus follows traffic rules. It stops when it sees the red light.
Your close friend
Hi, everyone. I'm Xiaoice, a chatbot（聊天机器人）. I speak like a 17-year-old girl. If you feel lonely, you can talk with me. I'm good at singing, writing poems and telling stories.
World's first AI anchor（主播）
The famous Chinese anchor is reporting the news for us. This is the world's first AI anchor. It looks and speaks just like a real person. It speaks both Chinese and English. It can work for 24 hours without any mistakes.You might see it on TV soon.
Popular AI artist
This beautiful painting is about 3, 000, 000 yuan！ But it is not a work by a famous painter, such as Vincent Willem van Gogh. It was painted by an AI artist. Three Frenchmen created it. The AI artist studied over 15, 000 paintings. In this way, it learned how to paint.
( )1. What is Xiaoice good at
A B C D
A
( )2. How many hours can the AI anchor work
without any mistakes？
A. For 14 hours. B. For 17 hours.
C. For 24 hours. D. For 30 hours.
( )3. Who painted the beautiful painting
A. An AI artist. B. A driver.
C. Vincent Willem van Gogh. D. Three Frenchmen.
C
A
