Unit1 great scientists
consolidation exercises
Exercise1: Fill in the blanks according to the first letter given.
1.He worked hard until he drew a c_________ in 1854.
2.Being e__________to the Sun for a long time is harmful to our skin.
3.In a_______ to a good income, I am offering you a new flat to live in.
4. The little girl was a_________in watching a film, so she didn’t hear me.
5. What are the c____________ that can tell the Chinese from Japanese?
6.I will take you back to France i_____________you are well enough to travel.
7. Thomas Edison c___________ a lot of inventions to human beings.
8. The retired worker is very e____________ about neighborhood affairs.
9. The government a_________ that they would build a new highway to the mountain.
10. I can’t see things clearly. I need to have my eyes e____________.
11. They are s________ in their search, looking in all the possible places in order.
Exercise1:
1. conclusion 2. exposed 3. addition 4. absorbed 5. characteristics 6. immediately 7. contributed 8. enthusiastic 9. announced 10. examined 11.scientific
Exercise 2: Explain the underlined part using English.
Check these sentences carefully and make sure all the sentences are meaningful.
Thomas Edison put his heart into the research on electricity.
This dictionary would be very valuable to students learning a second language.
4. Too much work and too little rest often causes illness.
John Snow made up his mind to find out the cause of Cholera.
I got up as soon as the clock struck five.
Besides a bag of cookies, Mary gave us sandwiches for our picnic.
The idea that the earth goes around the Sun wasn’t accepted centuries ago.
She dealt with a difficult argument skillfully.
The boy told lies. He should be blamed for it.
The building is being built.
Exercise 2:
make sense 2. was absorbed in 3. of great value, precious 4. leads to 5. determined decided 6. immediately ,directly, the moment, as soon as 7.in addition to 8. was rejected 9. handled 10. The boy was to blame for telling lies. We should put the blame on the boy for his telling lies. The boy was blamed for telling lies.
Exercise3: Translate the following sentences:
政府宣布将尽力控制物价。( announce, control)
仔细检查他的身体之后,医生断定他患病的原因是酗酒。( examine, conclude, lead to)
众所周知,成功出自勤奋。此外,找到科学的方法也很重要。(well known, lead to, scientific)
一开始,很多科学家们不接受他提出的新理论。( reject, theory, 过去分词做定语)
一寸光阴一寸金。时间一旦失去,就永远不会再回来。(valuable, once)
他工作起来很忘我。(他是如此专心于工作以至于他经常在办公室里吃饭睡觉)。 ( absorb)
教学楼正在建设之中。据说明年能够完工。( construction, complete)
如果谁能找到那种疾病的治疗方法,他将对人类作出重大贡献。(cure, contribution)
他是一个很谨慎的司机。我认为这起事故不是他的责任。 ( cautious, blame)
出了张先生外,还有三个人没有参加昨天的会议。( apart from, attend, 过去分词做定语)
The government announced that it would try to control prices.
After examining him carefully, the doctor concluded that too much drinking led to his illness.
As is well known, hard work leads to success. In addition, finding a scientific method is very important.
众所周知的说法:as we all know, as everybody knows, as is well known to us all At first, many scientists rejected the new theory put forward by him.
Time is as valuable as gold. Once it is lost, it will never come back again.
.He is so absorbed in his work that he often eats and sleeps in the office.
The teaching building is under construction. It is said that it will be completed next year.
The teaching building is being constructed. It is said to be completed in a year. Whoever can find the cure for this disease will make great contributions to human beings.
He is a cautious driver. So I don’t think he is to blame for this accident.
Apart from Mr. Zhang, another three persons didn’t attend the meeting held yesterday.
hard-working leads to success.
work hard leads to success.
once time lost, it will never come back.
it is said that the building will complete in a year.
Apart from Mr. zhang, there are another three people didn’t attend the meeting held yesterday.
After examined him carefully, the doctor concluded that drink wine leads to his illness.
He is so absorbed in his work that he often eating and sleeping in the office.
分析以下句子错误:
He is a cautious driver. So I think he is not to blame for this accident.