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Unit 4 Inventions
Key words:
1. advertisement n. 广告 2. funny adj. 滑稽的，好笑的
3. create v. 创造，创作 4. telephone n. 电话，电话机
5. wheel n. 车轮，轮子 6. comfortable adj.舒适的
7. carriage n. (旧时的载客的) 四轮马车 8. century n. 世纪
9. passenger n. 乘客，旅客 10. invent v. 发明，创造
11. practical adj. 有用的，适用的 12. since prep. 从…以后，自…以来
13. distance n. 距离，间距 14.mobile phone n. 移动电话，手机
15. anytime adv. 在任何时候 16. develop v. 开发，研制
17. lamp n. 灯 18. candle n. 蜡烛
19. daytime n. 白天，日间 20. dust n. 灰尘，尘土
21. special adj. 特殊的，特别的 22. wing n.（飞行器的）翅膀 ，机翼
23. introduction n.引言 24.petrol n.汽油
Key phrases:
1. since then 自那以来 2. instead of prep.代替，作为…的替换
3. keep in touch with 与…保持联系 4. in the daytime 在白天
5. keep…off 使…不接近，远离 6. at the same time 同时
7. throw away 扔掉 8. turn into 变成
9. make a mess 弄得一团糟 10. lead to 导致，引起，通向
11. allow sb to do sth 允许做某事 12. begin to do sth 开始做某事
13. imagine doing sth 想象做某事 14. make sb do sth 使某人做某事
课文填空（按照语法、句意、中文提示或所给词汇填写单词的适当形式）reading
Great inventions change the world. They help people ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________(过更好的生活). The following are three of the ________________(important) inventions in ___________ (历史).
The wheel
The wheel is ______(大概) the greatest invention in history. After its invention, ___________ (travel) became faster and ___________(comfortable). A few ___________(thousand) years ago, people started ___________(use) wheels on carriages. ___________(介词) the early 19th ___________(世纪), the first trains began to ___________(运送；载运) passengers. ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________(在……的开始) the 20th century, cars became ___________(受欢迎的). ___________(介词) the wheel, we would not have these inventions.
The telephone
Alexander Graham Bell ___________(invent) one of the first ___________(有用的；适用的) telephones in 1876. ___________ ___________(自那以来), people ___________(be) able to speak to each other over long _________(距离). Today ___________ ___________(上百万的) people across the world ___________(拥有) mobile phones. They ___________(允许；让) people to ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________(跟……保持联系) each other ___________, ___________(随时、随地).
The light bulb
Thomas Edison ___________(invent) the first practical light bulb in 1879. Before the invention of the light bulb, people had to use oil lamps, gas lamps or candles to see ___________(介词) night. ___________(介词) light bulbs, people can do ___________ ___________ things in the evening ___________ they can (和……一样多) ___________ ___________ ___________(在白天). Can you ___________(想象) ___________(live) without them
More practice
A pen giant
Do you know Laszlo Biro Maybe you do not, ___________(连词) you probably use his invention every day, and you may even have it in your hand right now!
Biro (1899-1985) was the ___________(invent) of the ballpoint pen. He ___________(be) born in Budapest, Hungary. In the 1930s, when he ___________ ___________(从事……工作) a newspaper editor, he used a fountain pen ___________(几乎) every day. However, he had to refill it ___________ ___________ ___________(一直；总是). The ink also did not dry ___________(easy), and it sometimes ___________ ___________ ___________(弄得一团糟) on the. paper. Biro wanted a better pen. His brother, George, helped him develop a ___________(特别的) ink. The ink dried easily. Then they developed a new ___________(种类) of pen. There was a ___________(微小的) ball ___________(介词) the tip of the pen. The ball rolled ink onto paper ___________(连词) it moved. They ___________(把……称作) it the "ballpoint" pen.
The ballpoint pen was a great ___________(成功). Everyone loved it. Now millions of people use it ___________ ___________(遍及) the world every day.
People will always remember Biro ___________(介词) his invention. Today in many English-speaking countries, people still use the word "biro" to ___________ ___________(指代) any kind of ballpoint pen.
Part One Words & Phrases
【重点词汇讲解】
1. advertisement 广告 ad 缩写
Miss White recently placed an in the local newspaper.
怀特小姐最近在当地报纸上刊登了一则广告。
【同根词】
advertise v. 为…做广告
We should advertise for someone to look after the children.(英译汉)
__________________________________________________________.
【小试牛刀】
(1) I want to put an ____________ in a magazine for my new protect.
(2) Businessmen like _____________with TV or radios.
2. funny 可笑的；滑稽的 adj
You’re an extremely funny man. 你是一个非常滑稽的人。
比较级：funnier 最高级：the funniest
funnily adv.= in a strange manner 有趣地；奇特地；古怪地
Funnily enough, he was born on exactly the same day as my classmate.
有趣的是，我和我的同学的生日正好是同一天。
(3) *区分fun 与 funny
fun 与 funny都可以作形容词，
① fun 有趣的；令人愉快的。 近义词：interesting。
Jane is . 简是一个很有意思的人。
② funny 滑稽的、古怪的。
Jane is . 简是一个很滑稽的人。
③ fun还可以作名词。 “乐趣；玩笑”
1. 玩的开心
__________ ___________ = __________ ___________ __________ __________
或者__________ ___________
2. 取笑 make fun of =laugh or cause others to laugh rather unkindly at; laugh at
e.g: people _________ __________ __________ her because she wears such a strange hat.
人们取笑她， 因为她戴了一顶那么奇怪的帽子
for fun = for amusement ; as a joke 为了好玩
e.g: She paints ___________ ____________. 她画画是为了好玩。
【小试牛刀】
嘲笑残疾人是不对的。
It is wrong ___________ ___________ ____________a cripple.
这是我听过最好笑的事。
This is the ___________thing I have ever heard.
学习使用电脑不是为了玩。
Learning how to use a computer is not just __________ ____________.
3. create v. 创作；创造= make
拓展：
creation n. 创造物 ，作品
creator n. 创造者
creative adj. 有创造力的
creativity n. 创造力
试翻译：这个创造者创作了这个作品，他很有创造力。
The ____________ ___________ the ____________, he is ____________.
【辨析】 create 和 make
create 创造，创作 创造出原来并不存在的东西
make 创造，制作 通过工作制造出某种东西
（1）谁创造了世界？Who __________ the world
（2）他制造了这块手表。He __________the watch.
telephone 电话 n 给……打电话v 其缩写形式是________,
移动电话，手机是________.
给某人打电话的表达：
①telephone /phone sb
②call sb (up)
③give sb a call
④make a telephone call to sb
I felt so bad that I my friend .
我心里实在难受，于是打电话给欧文。
I _________ my father _________ __________ yesterday.
昨天我给爸爸打电话了。
I __________ ___________ ___________ __________ to Lucy last night.
昨晚我给Lucy打了个电话。
5. comfortable 舒适的 adj，其比较级是_________ __________.
comfortably 舒适地 adv
uncomfortable 使人不舒服的 adj
A home should be and friendly. 家应该让人感觉到舒适、亲切的。
一、根据要求写出相应单词．
1. century (复数) ______________ 2. advertisement (复数) _____________
3. fun (形容词) ______________ 4. practice (形容词) _____________
5. inventor (动词) ______________ 6.create →n.(指人) ______________
7. introduce (名词) _____________ 8. distant (名词) ______________
9. special (副词) _____________ 10.create→adj. _______________
11.dust→(adj)______________ 12.comfortable→(adv)________________
13. imagine→(adj)__________________ 14.follow →(n./adj)__________________
II. 根据句子意思，用所给词的适当形式填空。
1. How many ___________ (passenger) are there in the waiting room
2. She went shopping instead of ___________ (watch) TV.
3. Jack keeps in touch with ___________ (I).
4. He was born in the early ___________ (19) century.
5. A few ___________ (million) years ago, our Earth was quite different.
6. Will your mother allow you ___________(buy) an iPhion5
7. This invention can make our city ___________ (beautiful) than before.
8. He is a ___________ (create) boy.
9. Many ___________ (invent) were full of strange ideas.
10. Zhou Xinchi is a ___________ (fun) actor.
III.选择填空
( )1. —Who is the _____ of the telephones —Alexander Graham Bell.
A. invent B. inventor C. invention D. inventing
( )2. This invention is used to keep the rain _____ your body.
A. in B. with C. off D. down
( )3. —Who _____ the computer
— Sorry, I have no idea. But it has changed the world greatly.
A. invented B. discovered C. made D. played
( )4. Ma Huateng and his team _____ QQ. At least 300 million people are using it.
A. created B. made C. operated D. used
( )5. Their parents don’t allow them _____ in the river because it’s really dangerous.
A. swim B. swimming C. to swim D. swam
( )6. Due to the trade war between China and America, I think we should pay more
attention to(更关注) _____ our own chips(芯片).
A. ordering B. developing C. operating D. controlling
( )7. Jack has learned more about teamwork（团队合作）_____ he joined the soccer team.
A. until B. since C. while D. though
( )8. — _____ did the first trains begin to carry passengers
— In the early 19th century.
A. How B. What C. Where D. When
( )9.A/An _______ means the part that comes at the beginning and tells you what the
rest of the book is about.
A.introduction B.invention C.support
( )10.To_______something means to cause it to happen or exist.
A.practice B.create C.pollute
( )11.—What was Jim wearing at the party
---Nothing _______. He was in his usual shirt and jeans.
A.special B.simple C.important
( )12.If a building or room is______,it makes you feel physically relaxed when you
spend time in it.
A.comfortable B.nervous C.worried
( )13.Please post up this ____for our concert in your shop window.
A.advertisement B.experiment C.rule
四、完成句子.
1. 以下是纽约的一些名胜。
_______ ________are some places of interest in New York.
2. 在21世纪，人们 用电脑很多。
_______ ________ _______ ________, people use computers a lot .
3.当你不在家的时候要与家里保持联系。
________ ________ ________ _________family when you are away from home.
4.那恐怖的声音是从那间旧房子传来的。
________ ________ ________was from the old house.
5.飞机能在很短的时间内飞很长的距离。
Planes can cover ________ ________ ________in a short time.
6. 用手机打电话是很方便的。
It ________ ________ ________for us to make a call with mobile phone.
五．拓展阅读:选择方框中的词或短语填空，如需要，进行适当变化，每个词或短语最多选用一次。
create; in history; live a better life; become practical; invent; develop
This week, we are going to learn about great inventions(1) . In fact many inventions (2) by accident. The inventors were trying to make something completely different. Here is one story.
In 1945, at the end of the Second World War, Percy LeBaron Spencer, an American (3) , was working on a machine to produce powerful radio waves. When he was standing next to the new machine, the bar of chocolate in his pocket became soft. The machine was able to cook things! Percy called it a microwave, and soon many homes began to use it. It make us (4)
The first microwave, however, weighed around 350 kilograms and was as big as a fridge! Intime, microwaves became smaller and smaller. Finally, it (5) and convenient. Now millions of homes have microwaves and many people can't imagine living without one.
Like many other inventions, the microwave has changed the way we live.
Part Two Key sentences
Key sentences:
1. Listen to advertisements for four funny inventions.
advertisement (n.): an announcement in a newspaper, on TV and so on 广告
advertisement n.广告→ advertise v. 做广告→ advertiser n. 广告商
※ -ment 是一个名词后缀，常见名词有：
move v.移动；搬动 movement n. 运动；活动
argue v. 主张；争论 argument n. 争论；争吵
improve v. 提高；改善 improvement n. 提高；改善
agree v. 同意；赞同 agreement n 同意；一致
arrange v. 安排 arrangement n. 安排
funny (adj.): amusing 有趣的→fun 乐趣，有趣的事情
have fun: 玩的开心 make fun of sb. 取笑某人
If you want to sell your old sofa, why not put a/an ________in the local newspaper
A. movement B. agreement C. advertisement
Someone or something that is ________is amusing and likely to make you smile and
laugh.
A. funny B. perfect C. strict
2. Write a short article about a new invention that you will create.
create (v.): 创造；创作
creative adj. 有创造性的→ creation n. 创造
At least 300 million people are using QQ ________by Ma Huateng to chat on line.
A. allowed B. fought C. created
3. Alexander Graham Bell invented one of the first practical telephones in 1876.
invent (v.): think of or produce for the first time发明
invent v. 发明→inventor n. 发明家→ invention n. 发明
practical (adj.): convenient in actual use 实用的
(1) Paper was ________by a Chinese named Cailun.
A. invented B. discovered C. preferred
(2) Many inventions are becoming more and more ________.
A. great B. comfortable C. practical
4. Since then, people have been able to speak to each other over long distances.
since (prep.): 自从......以来
since then /ever since: 从那时起
distance( n.): The amount of space between space 距离；间距
distant adj. 遥远的
(1) In fact, since 1989 the Hope Project has built schools all over China.(汉译英）
_______________________________________________________________________
(2) I saw a light in the distance.(英译汉)
_______________________________________________________________________
5. Thomas Edison developed the first practical light bulb in 1879.
develop (v.): 开发，研制→ development n. 发展
developed adj 发达的 developing adj. 发展中的
(1) Beethoven developed great interest in music when he was a child.(英译汉)
_______________________________________________________________________
(2) 中国是一个发展中国家。（汉译英）
_______________________________________________________________________
(3) 世界上有多少个发达国家？（汉译英）
_______________________________________________________________________
(4) 随着科技的发展，我们的生活变得越来越好了。（汉译英）
_______________________________________________________________________
6. What is special about it
special (adj.): 特殊的；特别的
specially adv. 特别地；专门地→specialist n. 专家
Marsha thought her friend would do something ________to celebrate her birthday, but they
just gave her a birthday card.
A. correct B. honest C. special
课堂练习
根据句意及括号内的汉语提示完成单词。
1. The wind blew out that _________(蜡烛).
2. There was a flash of light in the ________(远方).
3. Do you have a __________(移动的) phone
4. You can call me ____________(任何时候).
5. This __________(实用的) guidebook can teach you a lot of things.
6. It’s a really ________(好笑的) film.
7. A car usually has four ________(轮子).
8. The story happened a ________(世纪) ago.
9. This style of dress became popular at the ________ (开始) of the 1980s.
10. This bus can ________(运载) 50 people.
二、根据句意用所给词的适当形式填空
1. I think paper is a very useful ____________ (invent).
2. Computers help us find information ________ (easy).
3. I can’t imagine _________ (live) without electricity.
4. My teacher allowed me ____________ (come) into the meeting room just now.
5. Today ___________ (million) of people use their own phones to chat with others.
三、词汇测试.
根据句子意思，从下面每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出恰当的词汇完成句子。
( )1. A/An ______means the part that comes at the beginning and tells you what the rest of
the book is about.
A. introduction B. invention C. support
( )2. To ________something means to cause it to happen.
A. practice B. create C. pollute
( )3. —What was Jim wearing at the party
—Nothing ________. He was in his usual shirt and jeans.
A. special B. simple C. important
( ) 4. Someone or something that is ________is amusing and likely to make you smile and
laugh.
A. important B. nervous C. funny
( ) 5. —Kate’s invention is clever, but not ________.
A. similar B. difficult C. practical
( ) 6. —If you want to sell your old sofa, why not put a(n) ______in the local newspaper
—Good idea.
A. advertisement B. experiment C. rule
( ) 7. He will attend the meeting instead of his brother,because he is ill.
A. look after B. in charge of C. in place of
( ) 8. Many young people like pop songs instead ________folk songs.
A. of B. for C. at
( ) 9. —I haven’t seen him _______then.
—Neither have I.
A. since B. before C. after
( ) 10. The explorers made a camp fire to keep ________wild animals.
A. off B. on C. up
四、翻译句子。
今天我们不吃肉吃鱼好吗？
Shall we have fish ________ ________meat today
数百万人在第一次世界大战中被杀死。
________ ________people were killed in the World War I.
从那以后，我们住在了不同的城市。
________ ________, we have lived in different cities.
这条街白天很拥挤。
The street is crowded ________ ________ ________.
我们俩在同时讲话。
We are both talking ________ ________ ________ ________.
你们是如何保持联系的？
How do you ________ ________ ________ ________ each other
太阳晒着我了，请把窗帘拉下来遮住阳光。
The sun is shining on me. Please draw the curtain to ________ it ________.
队员们在比赛开始时很紧张。
The players were nervous ________ ________ ________ ________ the game.
五、语法填空。
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号内词语的正确形式填空。
John is a famous writer now. But he said he was not 1. _________good student when he was young. He was often late 2.__________ class and didn’t like doing 3. __________(he) homework. Sometimes, he slept in class while the teacher is teaching. He didn’t understand much, but he always thought he understood everything. One day the teacher 4. ________(ask) the students a question. “ When Jack was ten 5.________(year) old, his brother Bob was twenty. Jack is fifteen now and how old is his brother Bob ” John said, “ That’s 6._________(easily). Bob is twice as old 7._________ Jack, so he is now thirty.”
Another time, the teacher in a 8. _________(scientist) class and asked, “When it thunders(打雷), why do we always see the light 9.__________we hear the sound ”
“But, Miss,” said John 10.__________(quick). “ Don’t you know our eyes are in front of our ears ”
六、从方框中选择合适的词语，并用其适当形式填空
lamp, cross, wheel, create, candle
1. If people run_________________the road, they may be dangerous.
2. It’s easy to pull the wooden horse because it’s on _________________.
3. There are three_________________on the cake. My son is three years old.
4. My parents usually used an oil _________________at night when I was young.
5. People should not eat on the subway to_______________a more comfortable environment.
七、用括号里所给的句型造句。
1.为了让我们过更好的生活，我爸爸很努力地工作。(live... life)
______________________________________________________________________________
2.暑天游泳对于我们来说是一个不错的选择。(Doing sth. is...)
______________________________________________________________________________
3.在离开这儿之前,我打扫完了所有的房间。(before + doing...)
______________________________________________________________________________
4.在21世纪初,手机变得流行起来。(at the start of…)
______________________________________________________________________________
5.有了电脑,人们可以做比以前更多的事了。(with...)
______________________________________________________________________________
6.几千年以前，中国人就开始用树造纸了。(start to use...)
______________________________________________________________________________
7、你能想像生活在火星上吗 (imagine doing...)
______________________________________________________________________________
八、语法填空。阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Put the 2nd day of February in your diary! It is World Wetlands Day! This (1) (specially) day was first celebrated in 1997 and it is celebrated every year.
The celebration is a call for (2) (act). It is a way (3) (show) people how important and useful the wetlands are for humans.(4) World Wetlands Day, people around the
world take part in many wetlands activities. Children draw (5)____________(picture) to advertise the day. People get together to clean up their local wetlands.
Wetlands help protect nature and fresh water. In wetlands, there are many small animals (6) _______ lizards, frogs, dragonflies and butterflies. They play (7) important part in keeping the balance of nature. All plants and animals are part of the food chain(食物链). (8) the small wetland animals die, some other animals in the food chain will have nothing to eat. They will also (9) (dead).
People need the wetland to keep the balance of nature in the world. If we don't protect nature today, it will be (10) (go) tomorrow. We will never see it again.
Part Four Grammar
语法专项：形容词的比较级和最高级
考点一：比较级/最高级变化规则：
1、规则变化:
(1) 单音节和部分双音节形容词和副词,在原级的后面加上er, est构成比较级和最高级
a)直接加er, est ：
b)以不发音的e结尾时加r,st
c)以辅音字母+y结尾的,先把y改为i再加上er, est：
d)以重读闭音节结尾的,且词尾只有一个辅音字母时，要双写词尾最后一个辅音字母,再加er, est：
(2) 两个音节或两个以上的音节的,在原级前加more / most.
不规则变化 (两好两坏两多一少一老一远)
原级 比较级 最高级
good/well
bad/ill/badly
many/much
little
Far farther 较远的（指距离） further更近又一步的 (指程度) farthest最远的 furthest最深远的
Old older较老的 (指年龄) elder 年长的 (指辈份) oldest 最老的 eldest 最年长的
注：
farther/ further都能表示距离、时间上的“更远的；更往前的”，但要表示抽象的“进一步”的时候，只能用further.
My home is farther from our school than his.
We decided to take further action.
（2） elder 和eldest用于有血缘关系的比较，可以用来代替older和eldest, 表
示家庭成员的出生顺序； 但是elder和eldest只能用在名词前面作定语，
不能作表语。
My older/ elder brother likes singing very much. (√)
She is older than me. (√)
She is elder than me. (×)
考点二：比较等级
1. 原级句型：
1) 肯定结构：A…+ as +原级+ as + B
Eg: I’m as tall as Lucy.
2) 否定结构：A…not + as/so +原级+ as + B
Eg: I’m not as/so carefully as Lucy.
3) as many+可数名词复数+as
Eg: The Blacks throw away as many cans as the Browns.
4) as much+不可数名词复数+as
Eg: The Blacks throw away as much paper as the Browns.
5) 原级 前可用very、too、so、enough、rather、quite等修饰。
Unit4语法专项练习
I.写出以下形容词与副词的比较级与最高级。
nice－_________－__________ thick－___________－___________
small－___________－___________ fine－___________－____________
hot－___________－___________ heavy－__________－___________
slowly－___________－___________ carefully－__________－___________
little－___________－__________ busy－____________－___________
beautiful－____________－___________ careful－___________－____________
little－__________－____________
far －__________－___________ /－___________－____________
old －___________－___________ /－___________－____________
II. 选择题。
( )1. The text is very easy for you. There are ________ new words in it.
　 A. a few B. a little C. few D. little
( )2. ______ children there are in family,_______ their life will be.
　 A. The less; the better B. The fewer; the better
C. Fewer; richer D. More; poorer
( )3. The cake smells ______. Please throw it away.
　 A. good B. badly C. bad D. well
( )4. Alice ran _______Lucy, so she got to the end________.
A.as fast as;earlier B.faster than; earlier
C.faster than;the earliest D.faster than; the earliest
( )5. By and by, ______students in our class came to like English.
A. more and more B. much and much
C. many and many D. less and least
( )6. --Mark speaks English well, but you __________him.--Thank you.
A.speaks as badly as B.speak worse than
C.don’t speak so badly as D.speak much better than
( )7. --What happened --The sick boy is getting _____________day by day.
A.worse B.bad C.badly
( )8. --What colour do you like _____________ --Green.
A.better B. best C.well
( )9. --Which is ____________season in Beijing --I think it is summer.
A.good B.well C.the best
( )10. --Can you give us any __________details (细节) about the movie --With pleasure.
A.further B.farthest C.farther
( )11. --Why did you move even __________from home
--Because my working place is moved to a distance place.
A.far B.farther C.the farther
( )12. --Many people died in the accident. --Yeah! This was __________accident last year.
A.the worst B.the worse C.worst
( )13. --How did your father feeling today --Much __________. He can stand and walk a few steps.
A.bad B.worse C.better
( )14. --How can I know more about your activity
--If you want to know some ___________information, you can visit our website.
A.further B.farther C.the further
( )15. --This box is ___________that one. Can you help me to carry it --With pleasure.
A.as heavy as B.so heavy than C.heavier than
( )16. --What do you think of the two books
--This book is __________that one, but ___________than that one.
A.as difficult as; expensive B.as more difficult as; more expensive
C.as difficult as; more expensive
( )17. --How do you like travelling by train and by plane
--Travelling by train is __________cheaper and __________enjoyable than by air.
A.more; much more B.quite; much too C.much; far more
( )18. --Who does better in Maths, she or me --She isn’t so ___________at Maths as you are.
A.well B.good C.better
( )19. --What did you buy --I bought __________exercise books with _________money.
A.a few; a few B.a few; a little C.a little ; a few
( )20. --Mum, could you buy me a dress like this
--Certainly. We can buy __________one than this, but ___________this.
A.a better; better than B.a worse; as good as C.a cheaper; as good as
III. 用所给词的正确形式填空。
1.The town is (clean)than it used to be.
2.Is football (exciting) than volleyball
3.I think she looks (pretty) than in the photo.
4.Can you walk (far) than a young man
5.Lily is the (beautiful)of all girls.
6.Hailan is a very large island. It’s the second (large) island in China.
7.This is (good) city that we have ever visited.
8.To our surprise, he suddenly returned on a cold (snow) night.
9.The girl seems today than yesterday. The girl didn’t seem so yesterday as today.(lively)
10.She did (well) in the English exam than I.
【课后练习】
一、单项选择。
( )1.We should try to make ________ we can in the exams.
A. as many mistakes as B. as much mistake as
C. as few mistakes as D. as little mistakes as
( )2. If you live a healthy life，your memory will work ________.You must have a balanced diet. You must give your brain enough time to rest.
A. better B. best C. the best D. good
( )3.Though Su Bingtian is over thirty, he can still run ________ some younger players.
A. so fast as B. more fast than C. more faster than D. as fast as
( )4. Sally studied in middle school. She liked dancing and spent much time on it. But she hates Maths. What 's ___(1)___，she decided to give it up. Her father felt very ___(2)___.
(1)A. better B. good C. bad D. worse
(2)A. worry B. worries C. worried D. worriedly
( )5. In Chinese we call catching a cold ganmao. What did ganmao mean at first？Ganmao came from a ________ story.
A. funs B. funnily C. funny D. funnier
( )6. In 2009, while donating blood, Feng read an article about stem cell donation. She found that it was not as ___(1)___ as she had thought, so she decided to do it. In May, 2017, she received a call that her stem cells matched a ___(2)___ boy. Without much thinking, Feng ___(3)___ agreed to donate her stem cells to save the boy.
(1) A. pain B. painful C. painfully D. painless
(2) A. 15-year-old B. 15 year old C. 15-years-old D. 15 years old
(3) A. quick B. quicker C. quickest D. quickly
二、根据句意，用所给提示词的正确形式填空。
1. Both the pink evening dress and the white one look beautiful，but I think the white one is (suitable).
2. The service is very wonderful and the weather is quite fine. We have never had a (good) holiday before.
3. Molly is (outgoing) girl of the three..
4. The movie Zootopia is (exciting) one I've ever seen.
5. The (much) you speak, (good) your English will be.
6. He is a little (thin) than you, but he is as (strong) as you.
7. This schoolbag is not expensive. And the price of it is the (low) of the three.
8. You should practice more to improve your English, then you'll be (good) at it.
9. To live a green life, we should try to save (much) energy and produce (little) pollution.
10. As the (fast) girl in our class，Mary was chosen to take part in the running race.
语法填空。
Among all the 1.___________(invention), laptop is my favorite one. It is 2.___________ amazing invention in the 3.____________(twenty) century. Laptops are much 4.__________
(light) and smaller than computers, they are easily to carry. It enables us to search for useful information as 5.______________(quick) as we can. It can help us 6._____________(get) the latest information whatever we can. It can also help us keep in touch with 7._____________
(we) friends and family through Skype, QQ or emails. 8._____________ it, we can do lots of things, such as reading news, reading books, listening to music, watching films and so on. I think we can work, study and have _______________(fun) everywhere with laptops. Our life is 10.______________(become) more and more convenient.
Part four 听说训练-Inventions发明创造
一、模仿朗读（共1题，满分6分）
听以下短文一遍，给你50秒钟的时间准备，然后模仿朗读。当听到“开始录音”的信号后，立即在50秒内朗读短文；当听到要求“停止录音”的信号时，应立即终止朗读。
Great inventions change the world. They help people live a better life.The wheel is perhaps the greatest invention in history. After its invention,travelling became faster and more comfortable. Alexander Graham Bell invented one of the first practical telephones in 1876. Since then,people have been able to speak to each other over long distances. Thomas Edison developed the first practical light bulb in 1879. With light bulbs,people can do as many things in the evenings as they can in the daytime. Can you imagine living without them
二、信息获取（共两节，满分15分）
第一节 听选信息（共6小题；每小题1.5分，满分9分）
听三段对话，每段播放两遍。各段播放前你有10秒钟的阅题时间；每段播放后有两个问题。请根据所听到的问题和括号内的提示，选择正确的信息在8秒钟内口头回答每一个问题。
听第一段对话，回答第1-2两个问题。现在你有10秒钟的阅题时间。
1. Where is Sarah going
_______________________________________________________________________________________2. How does the boy feel about the club
_______________________________________________________________________________________
听第二段对话，回答第3-4两个问题。现在你有10秒钟的阅题时间。
3. What does Jack think is the most useful invention
_______________________________________________________________________________________4. When was the first mobile phone invented
_______________________________________________________________________________________
听第三段对话，回答第5-6两个问题。现在你有10秒钟的阅题时间。
5. What's the first robot like
_______________________________________________________________________________________6. How many robots did they mention
_______________________________________________________________________________________
回答问题（共4小题；每小题1.5分，满分6分）
听下面一段独白，录音播放两遍。请根据所听内容回答第7-10四个问题。当听到“开始录音”的信号后，请在8秒钟内口头回答每一个问题。
现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这四个问题。
7. Who invented the potato chips
_______________________________________________________________________________________8. Why did the customer complain about the potato chips at first
_______________________________________________________________________________________9. How did the chef deal with the potatoes after the customer's complaint
_______________________________________________________________________________________10. What did the customer think of the potato chips at last
_______________________________________________________________________________________ 三、信息转述及询问（共两节，满分9分） 第一节 信息转述（共1题，满分6分）
你将听到Peter的一段独白。请根据所听到的内容和所给的要点提示，在50秒钟内说一段话，包含全部要点。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读问题提示。
Inventions the computer
the mobile phone
the washing machine
the light bulb
the fridge
现在你有50秒钟的时间准备。你可以这样开始：
Let me tell you about Peter's introduction about great inventions. . .
_______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节 信息询问（共2小题；每小题1.5分，满分3分）
你希望了解更多关于伟大发明的情况，请根据以下提示向她提两个问题。每个问题有15秒钟的准备时间和8秒钟的提问时间。
请你准备第一个问题。
1.你认为互联网是历史上最伟大的发明吗？
_______________________________________________________________________________________
请你准备第二个问题。
2.生活中还有哪些重要的发明？
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Part five--writing
Reading context
Spider-gram of reading context
What is my invention __________________________________________________________
What does it look like __________________________________________________________
What is special about it __________________________________________________________
How does it work ________________________________________________________________
How will it change our life _______________________________________________________
3. Use spider-gram to make ideas of my invention
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4. Use sentences to describe my invention
Homework -- Writing task
一年一度的学校科技节就要来了。今年科技节你打算针对现在学生坐姿不正确，玩电脑、看电视时间过长的状况，发明一种特别的椅子。根据以下提示在科技节开幕时给大家介绍你的发明。80词左右。
要点提示:
1.看起来像普通的(normal)椅子，材料主要是木材和塑料;
2.座位与靠背安装有感应器(sensor)，当学生没有坐直的时候，椅子会提醒(remind)他注意。当学生坐在椅子上超过1小时，椅子会发出噪音，迫使学生站起来休息:
3.你的评价:……
【你的准备】
【必备词汇】写出与短文有关的学过的词汇。 1.由...制成 2.看起来像 3.坐直 4.提醒某人做某事 【亮点句型】写出与短文有关的学过的句型。 1. not...until... 直到学生站起来，椅子才会停止发出响声。 2. be good for… 椅子对学生的健康有好处。 【构思篇章】 要点可灵活组合，不必逐一翻译;介绍事物用一般现在时，功能介绍可以用when/if句型。最后可适当宣传发明的好处。
【你的精彩】
Many students spend a long time playing computer or watching TV with a bad sitting posture. So I invented a chair to help deal with this problem.
Part six Unit 4--单元检测
一、完形填空。
Some inventions are very important. For example, the telephone allows people to communicate all over the world. The 1 lets people travel long distances in a short time. Life is much easier with these 2 inventions.
Some inventions are just fun. A company in Japan has invented 3 flowers. You can listen to music that comes through real flowers. Customers in restaurants can smell the beautiful roses 4 listen to pleasant music while eating. People in the dentist’s office can look at pretty lilies and listen to Mozart while having their 5 examined!
There is now a car that gets you around with almost no effort 6 . In fact, you drive this invention while standing on it! This car runs by electricity. It 7 quite easily. When you lean forward, it moves forward, and when you lean 8 , it moves backward!
A new kind of bubble (泡泡) liquid has been invented. If you blow bubbles 9 this liquid, they can last for several minutes! 10 are very strong. You can even pick them up and throw them around!
Do you have your own ideas about inventions now
( ) 1. A. plane B. bus C. ship D. bicycle
( ) 2. A. important B. useless C. boring D. exciting
( ) 3. A. dancing B. talking C. singing D. speaking
( ) 4. A. but B. and C. nor D. then
( ) 5. A. ears B. eyes C. noses D. teeth
( ) 6. A. in all B. at all C. after all D. all in all
( ) 7. A. carries B. makes C. works D. drives
( ) 8. A. forward B. backward C. towards D. to
( ) 9. A. about B. at C. with D. for
( ) 10. A. They B. We C. You D. It
II.阅读理解（共20小题，每小题1.5分）
A
One day, I was cooking with my friend Sandy in the kitchen. Suddenly, Sandy cut her finger. I went to her quickly. But to my surprise, I saw computer chips in her finger.
“Now you know my secret，you have to die!” Sandy said and picked up the knife. “No, please，Sandy. Aren’t we good friends ” I shouted. But before Sandy could say anything, she fainted.
“Oh，Sandy!” I took her to hospital in a hurry. After a doctor checked her，he said，“I’m afraid we can’t help her. Why don’t you take her to a robot centre ”
I hurried to a robot centre. A few days later，Sandy was well. She asked，”Mary, why did you save me even after I tried to kill you ”
“Because I’m sure you are my friend. Can you tell me where you are from ” “I’m from another planet. It’s far from here. Thank you，my friend Now I see
how friendly people are on the earth.”
Two days later, a UFO came and picked her up. Since then I’ve never seen her.
( )1. What was Sandy doing when she cut her finger
A.She was watching a film named UFO
B.She was cooking in the kitchen
C.She was getting ready for the coming party
D.She was doing some shopping with her friends
( )2. What did Sandy want to do when her friend knew her secret
A.She wanted to kill her friend B.She wanted to run after her friend
C.She wanted to go to the hospital D.She wanted to play with the knife
( )3. Who saved Sandy’s life in the end
A.The writer and the police B.The doctors in the hospital
C.The doctors and the robots D.The writer and experts in the robot centre
( )4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true
A.Finally, Sandy told the writer her secret
B.At last, Sandy thought the people on the earth were friendly
C.Sandy went away by UFO
D.Sandy has returned to the Earth several times
B
Mobile phones are very popular with people. They are becoming smaller and more convenient.
Now the scientists in Canada made a smartphone (智能手机）from electronic paper. The PaperPhonc is flexible. People can control it by bending it or writing on it with a pen.
Though the PaperPhone is only millimeters (毫米）thick, people can do many things with it. For example, people can use it to make phone calls, read books, watch movies and play music. So many people use it as a computer.
The scientists think there will be no paper in the office. And people can store what they want in the PaperPhone.
The scientists from Queen’s University in Kingston，Canada said the PaperPhone would be in style in the future. It may be the end of paper and printers.
To make people be interested in this kind of mobile phones, the scientists will make it more beautiful. People will see the PaperPhone on May 10 this year.
( )5. Now mobile phones are becoming.
A.bigger and bigger B.smarter and smarter
C.smaller and more convenient D.bigger and more beautiful
( )6. Which of the following doesn’t the passage mention
A.The PaperPhone is flexible
B.People can bend the PaperPhone
C.People can use the PaperPhone to read books
D.The PaperPhone is very expensive
( )7. The underlined word “flexible” means “ ”.
A.people can bend something easily B.people can see something clearly
C.people can buy something easily D.people can hear something clearly
( )8. Which of the following is TRUE
A.There will be no computers in the future
B.The PaperPhone is very thin
C.People will see the PaperPhone on May 10 next year
D.The PaperPhone looks very beautiful
C
Long long ago, there was a spider. She found a beautiful farm. She liked the farm and decided to live there for ever.
One day，the spider caught a little bug. When the spider ate it，the bug said, “If you let me go, I will tell you an important thing. The thing will save your life.” The spider stopped and listened.
The little bug said，“You’d better get out of the farm. The harvest is coming! If you stay here，you will be killed by the farmer’s machine.”
But the spider didn’t listen to the bug and ate it for lunch. The next day when she was sleeping, the farmer came to have a harvest. The spider was killed by the machine.
( )17. The bug tried to get free by .
A.running in the web B.telling the spider some important news
C.playing against the spider D.turning to his friend for help
( )18. The bug asked the spider.
A.to catch the farmer B.to stay at home
C.to leave the farm D.to move to the farm
( )19. After reading the passage, we know that the spider.
A.let the bug go B.thanked the bug
C. lived with the bug D.ate the bug
( )20. What’s best title for the passage
A.A Silly Spider B.A Brave Bug
C.A Kind Farmer D.A Beautiful Farm
三、请阅读全文，并从下列方框里的六个句子中选择五个还原到原文中，使原文的意思完整、连贯。
A. That is to say, people use their phones for almost one full day each week. B. What do you think of the fact that people use their phones too much C. Using phones too much is not a good thing. D. Many of us depend on them very much. E. A study shows that smartphone owners usually start to use their phones early in the morning. F. They share their photos with their friends.
We use our smartphones to do many things every day. 1 However, it is bad for our eyes and health to spend too much time on phones.
2 They check personal emails and WeChat. And before they get out of bed, many people often check the weather, read news, and send a message or two to friends. Besides, during the day, they often take photos of food, themselves, and even whatever they can see with their phones. 3 The research finds that users pick up their phones more than 1,500 times to do different things in a week. And the smartphone users use their phones for about three hours and sixteen minutes a day. 4 _
5 Many people stay up late to play on their phones. And mobile phones will influence people’s sleep. Without using phones for some time, many people will feel sad. Many owners also find they use their phones without knowing what they’re doing.
Now, many people’s lives are getting worse and worse when the game King of Glory (王者荣耀) comes out, and even little children begin to spend too much time on it.
四、下面的材料A到F介绍、描述了一些现状、问题，请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，在1—5中为它们匹配最合适的信息，将其标号填入题前括号内。
A. Mark has a house with only one bedroom to sell in the center of the city. It’s suitable for someone who lives alone.
B. Bill has a small house with two bedrooms to rent. It’s only three minutes’ walk to the subway station. It’s near many office buildings.
C. Mr. Cook has a house in the city center to sell. It’s very large with 5 bedrooms and a big swimming pool. It’s across from a shopping mall.
D. Frank has a small house in the countryside to sell. It has a small garden where you can plant anything in it. It’s near a big supermarket.
E. Joe wants to sell his house. It has three bedrooms and it has also got a garden. It’s close to a Walmart where you can shop for daily food.
F. Michael wants to rent his house. It’s a house with one bedroom, and it’s next to the city library but far from the city center.
( ) 1. I need to rent a house for my son and myself. It doesn’t need to be big, but it should be close to the public transport (公共交通) because it’s easy for my son to get to his office.
( ) 2. I need a house in the city with three bedrooms and a garden because I have a pet dog. It needs a place to play. The house should be near the supermarket.
( ) 3. My wife and I want to find a house near the city library because I work there. I don’t want to go to work by bike or by bus. I just want to walk to keep healthy.
( ) 4. I want to buy a house for my parents. It should be in the quiet countryside because my parents like to live in a quiet place.
( ) 5. I want to buy a house in the city center. It should have at least four bedrooms because I have a big family.
IV.语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
We can use cameras to take photos. Can cats do it Believe it or not, there is a cat that can use cameras 1. __________ (take) photos. Read on and find out more information.
The name 2. the cat is Cooper. He is a five-year-old cat and he 3. __________
(live) in Seattle, America. He is very special because he is the only cat who has his own camera.
At the 4. (begin)，Cooper’s owner puts a camera on his neck. He just wants to learn about the 5. (cat) life from the camera.
When Copper 6. (bring) the camera home at the end of the first day, the photos that he took surprised his owner. Many 7. (beauty) pictures filled Cooper’s day.
It is 8. (real) interesting to be able to see the world from a cat’s eye. Cooper’s owner says that these photos let people see into a cat’s world，9. ___________also help them
to learn more about their pets.
Cooper now has more than 12,000 fans on 10. Internet and has even
made TV shows in America.