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Unit 7 Will people have robots?
重难点知识
重点词汇
1. paper n. 纸张;试卷;论文
(1) paper解释为“纸张”时,是不可数名词;当表示不确定的量时,可用some, much, little等修饰;当表示确定的量时,要借助单位词。
· I need a piece of paper.
· Linda gave me some paper.
(2) paper解释为“试卷、论文”时,是可数名词。
· We should check our papers carefully before we hand them in.
· They have to finish four papers during this term.
2. pollution n. 污染(pollution是不可数名词,其动词形式是:pollute)
常用短语:air pollution(空气污染), water pollution(水污染), environmental pollution(环境污染)
· I hope there will be less pollution.
· The report shows that air pollution is serious.
· The government took actions to stop the factories from polluting the river.
3. prediction n. 预测(动词形式:predict)
· What’s your prediction about the future?
· Some people predict that there will be many robots in the future.
4. future n. 将来
(1) in future意为“从今以后”,强调从现在开始计算,相当于from now on
(2) in the future意为“在将来”,一般指相对遥远的未来
· I hope you will be more careful in future.
· No one knows what will happen in the future.
5. space n. 太空;空间 (作“太空;空间”解释时为不可数名词)
本单元相关短语:space station 宇宙空间站,太空站
· Who is the first woman in space?
· That desk took up too much space.
· Maybe we will live on a space station one day.
6. human n.人 adj. 人的
(1) n.人
· Dogs can hear much better than humans. human是可数名词,其复数形式是:humans
(2) adj. 人的
· Some human activities result in environmental pollution.
7. believe v. 相信;认为有可能
(1) believe sb. 相信某人说的话
(2) believe in sb. 相信某人
· Jack didn’t believe Tom. Jack不相信Tom说的话。
· Jack didn’t believe in Tom. Jack不相信Tom。
8. disagree v. 不同意;持不同意见;有分歧
(1) disagree to do sth. 不同意做某事
(2) disagree with sb. 不同意某人的观点或看法
· My mother disagreed to eat out.
· My mother disagreed with me.
〖拓展〗反义词:agree v. 同意;赞成;应允
(1) agree to do sth. 同意做某事
(2) agree with sb. 同意某人的观点或看法
9. shape n. 形状;外形
常用短语:in the shape of... 呈......的形状
· These new robots will have different shapes.
· The pool is in the shape of a heart.
10. fall v.&n. 倒塌;跌倒;掉落 (过去式:fell) n. (美式)秋天
(1) v.&n. 倒塌;跌倒;掉落 (过去式:fell)
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