Unit 6 When was it invented
【词性转换】
1.electricity n.电;电能 -- ________________ adj.电的 -- _______________ adj.电器的
2.pleasure n.高兴 -- _______________ adj.高兴的 -- _______________ adj.令人愉快的
3.daily adj.每日的;日常的 -- _______________ n.天;白天
4.pioneer n.先锋;先驱 -- ________________ adj.先驱的
5.accidental adj.意外的 -- ______________ n.意外
6.boil v.煮沸 -- ______________ adj.沸腾的 -- ____________ adj.沸腾的
7.remain v.保持不变;剩余 -- __________________ adj.剩余的 -- _______________ n.剩余物
8.national adj.国家的 -- _______________ n.国家 -- _________________ n.国籍 -- ________________ adj.国际的
9.trad v.贸易 v.做买卖 -- ______________ n.商人
10.popularity n.受欢迎 -- ____________ adj.受欢饮
11.doubt n.疑惑;v.怀疑 -- _____________ adj.怀疑的 -- _______________ adj.无疑的
12.warn v.警告 -- _______________ n.警告
13.translate v.翻译 -- ______________ n.翻译家 -- _______________ n.翻译
14.lock v.锁上 -- ______________ n.更衣箱
15.sudden adj.突然的 -- ________________ adv.突然地
16.musical adj.音乐的 -- ____________ n. 音乐 -- _______________ n.音乐家
17.customer n. 顾客 -- _____________ n.习惯
18.Canadian adj.加拿大的;n.加拿大人 -- _____________ n. 加拿大
19.hero n.英雄 -- _____________ adj.英雄的 -- ____________ n.女英雄
20.professional adj.职业的 -- ______________ v.以...为业 -- _____________ n.职业 -- _____________ n.教授
【过手练习】
We became friends after our ________________ (accident) meeting at a friend’s birthday party.
Chinese people are used to drinking ____________ (boil) water because they think it is healthier.
I still had 20 yuan after I paid for the meal. Then I bought a book with the ________ (remain) money.
The Qingming Festival is a(n) _______________ (nation) holiday in China.
The _____________ (popular) of e-books is changing the way we read.
The _________ (Canada) government finally freed Meng Wanzhou and let her return to China safely.
It takes time to learn to play a _____________ (music) instrument.
We were having dinner when ____________ (sudden) the lights went out.
Quan Hongchan started to get ____________ (profession) training on diving(跳水)from 7 years old.
It is my ___________ to show you around our new school. Thanks. I am very __________ with the trip. (please)
The Internet has changed people’s ____________ (day) lives in many ways.
Nowadays, _____________ (electricity) cars are becoming more and more popular among people.
【句子翻译】
他发现当地商店中许多商品都产自于中国。(it作形式宾语)
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他意识到美国人几乎无法避免买到中国制造的产品。(宾语从句;avoid doing sth)
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中国如此山上制造日常生活用品是非常厉害的。(it作形式主语;be good at ; everyday things)
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世界上最受欢迎的饮品之一就产生了。(one of the ... ; be done)
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人们相信历史上第一场篮球比赛举办于1891年12月21号。(It is believed that ; in history)
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篮球是由一个名叫James Naismith的加拿大医生发明的,他出生于1861年。(定语从句)
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他们需要阻止对方把球投入到他们自己的篮筐中。(stop ... from doing sth )
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篮球运动在世界各地的流行程度不断提高,许多年轻人梦想成为著名的球员。(with + 宾 + doing sth)
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篮球不仅成为一项人们喜欢玩的运动,而且也成为一项人们喜欢观看的运动。(not only...but also...)
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这就是为什么书籍或网站在提供发明信息时通常提到不止一个发明家。(That is why...; more than)
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【B卷专练】
根据句意及所给首字母提示,完成单词。
1. Don't eat food in the subway. The s will make other passengers feel unpleasant.
2. Most c are pleased with the good service of the restaurant.
3. You can take this guidebook with you. It l twenty-five cheap hotels in the Bournemouth area.
4. You should have stopped pouring water into the cup when it was n full just now. See, water is everywhere now!
5. Mike's parents had already left Chengdu, but he decided to r there for another two days.
二、在对话的空格中填上适当的单词,使对话完整正确。一空一词 (含缩写词) 。
A: Zhao Lei, is it a bamboo slip book(竹简书) on your desk
B: Haha …I meant to make one, but just with the different _1_ — it is made of lolly sticks(雪糕棍).
A: Wow,I really _2_ your creativity. How did you get the idea
B: Our history teacher talked about the bamboo slip book. He said it was the early _3_ of books in ancient China. Bamboo slip books were once used widely around China. Their _4_ didn’ t stop until paper books appeared. His words interested me, so I decided to make one.
A: Is it easy to make it
B: No. I spent the whole weekend on it. But it made me realize the significance(意义) of paper’ s invention. Actually, I used to _5_ paper's importance. It is cheap and very common in our daily life. So I didn't understand why it could be on the _6_ of the greatest inventions.
A: Bamboo slip books were difficult to make. And they were heavy to hold or carry around. Paper books made it easy to read.
B: You have a point. The invention of paper not only sped up China’ s _7_ culture’ s development. It also contributed (贡献) a lot to the world culture when the paper-making technology was _8_ abroad.
A: It is our Chinese people's pride.
B: Yes. Cai Lun is surely _9_ when we talk about paper. He improved the technology, so paper could be made more easily and cheaply. Then paper could be produced in larger amount and sold at _1_0 prices.
A: You' re right. Cai Lun is a great name we should never forget.
1. material 2. admire 3. form 4. popularity 5. doubt
6. list 7. national 8. spread/ introduced 9. mentioned/ remembered 10. lower
三、从下面方框中选择10个单词,将其正确形式填入空格内,使短文意思正确通顺 (每词限用一次) 。
accident convenient day doubt follow pleasure remain rule satisfy sudden use who
The umbrella is a great invention. This _1_ necessity (必需品) makes it possible for us to go out in the rain without getting wet. But do you know by _2_ the umbrella was invented
There' re different answers to this question. Some people say the people of ancient Egypt invented the umbrella as early as 1,200 BC. Umbrellas then _3_ for showing the great power(权力). The Egyptian _4_ usually asked the poor to hold umbrellas when walking in the sun. In China, it's said that Lu Ban's wife was umbrellas' inventor.
There's an ancient story about that, Lu Ban was the most famous craftsman (工匠) in ancient China. One day, he and his wife were taking a walk and enjoying the beauty of the West Lake. _5_ , it began to rain heavily. Both of them got wet when they got back home. His wife said, “How _6_ it will be if there's something to protect us from the rain!
Then Lu Ban replied, “That's easy. I' ll build a pavilion(亭子) nearby.” His wife was _7_ about the idea. She said, “It's _8_ . How can the pavilion keep _9_ us since we always need to travel ” They thought for a long time but had no great idea.
Another day, his wife saw some kids were playing in the rain. And each kid was holding a big leaf above the head to protect themselves from getting wet. The inspiration(灵感) for an umbrella was just got _10_ by Lu Ban's wife this way, and the next day, she made the first umbrella in ancient China. It was just like the leaf.
1. daily 2. whom 3. were used 4. rulers 5. Suddenly
6. pleasant 7. doubtful 8. inconvenient 9. following 10. accidentally
四、阅读表达
A.补全短文根据短文内容,从短文后的A~F选项中,选出5个适当的选项补全短文。
Over the last ten years, just as we' ve watched our computers get faster and screens get thinner, batteries(电池) have improved too.
According to the European Patent(专利) Office, the number of battery patents grew by about14% every year between 2005 and 2018. _1_ More producers are discovering new chemistry to make batteries work better.
_2_ Energy storage (能源存储) is getting better, and the price of batteries has greatly fallen too. The expectation is that the price will continue to fall, both because battery chemistry improves and because more producers are joining in the business. That's great news as batteries in electric cars have become cheaper and longer-lasting.
_3_ Storing energy has always been a problem for our national grid (输电网). Today, only a small part of electricity is stored for later use. It leads to lots of electricity going to waste. But better batteries make it possible to store large parts of electricity from the grid. _4_ It will save us money, as it could take power(电力) from the grid at night when electricity is cheaper.
Home batteries are not yet as widely used as electric cars. _5_ Tesla, an electric car producer, already sells a product called“Power Wall”. It's made specially to power our homes.
So, considering how much technology has improved batteries over the last ten years, I am hopeful about the future of batteries.
A. The results are amazing.
B. But they' re still growing in popularity.
C. Ideas of dealing with battery pollution have also been thought up.
D. Better batteries do not just mean better cars, however.
E. In other words, battery innovation(创新) is increasing quickly.
F. In the near future, we might also have a huge battery in our homes.
1. E 2. A 3. D 4. F 5. B
B.完成图表 根据短文内容,补全图表中所缺信息。
Have you ever imagined what life will be like in 2060 An international group of forty scientists have made some surprising predictions. They said that in the next forty years, our lives would change beyond (超过) our wildest dreams.
Firstly, humans can grow body parts themselves. Dr. Ellen Heber-Katz is one of the forty scientists. He says, “People will think it common that sick organs(器官) can be repaired. It's just like the way we fix a car.” If necessary, sick parts will be taken away. Within 50 years, every part of the body can keep working well by being repaired in time or changed directly for a new one, so doctors will need a great number of new organs. Where will they come from Scientists say these could be grown inside animals from human cells(细胞). New technologies like this will help people live up to over 100 years old.
Secondly, the scientists have predicted that a machine will be invented to“read” the minds of animals. In 2060, we will be able to“talk” to animals. Scientists say that humans may first“talk” with mammals(哺乳动物) and then vertebrates(脊椎动物) such as fish. Maybe at that time, people won't eat meat because they don't want to eat animals they can communicate with.
Our houses might also change beyond our imagination. Dr. Susan Greenfield predicts that when you get into the living room, sensors(传感器) will know you. They will turn on the lights. And the walls will change to your favorite color.
But what would be the biggest breakthrough over the next forty years A number of scientists believe it would be the discovery of aliens (外星人). NASA scientist Chris Mckay says, “We may find aliens in space and talk with them.” He believes we may even get to know something showing that aliens used to visit here on the earth.
Does life in 2060 sound cool to you Let's wait and see what will really happen then.
6. a great/ growing/ an increasing need 7.(to) add years 8. plant eaters/ vegetarians
9. your preference/ taste/ likes 10. Marks/ Signs/ Evidence