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Module 9 Population
Unit 1 第1课时
★学以致用★
1.【辨析】noise,sound与voice
(1)noise指的是人们不愿听到的“噪音;杂音”,一般作不可数名词。
(2)sound泛指自然界中可以听到的“声音”。
(3)voice常指人说话或唱歌的“嗓音”,有时也指鸟叫的声音。
用noise,sound或voice填空
①They talked in a loud __voice__.
②Don't make so much __noise__ in the library.Keep quiet please.
③Light goes faster than __sound__.
2.prepare的用法
作动词,意为“准备”,常见短语:prepare sth.意为“准备某物”;prepare…for…意为“为……准备……”。
Bruce __is__preparing__(准备)his final exam now.
3.The largest increase in population will take place in India,Nigeria and Pakistan.人口增长最多的将是印度、尼日利亚和巴基斯坦。
(1)increase作名词,意为“增大;增长”,表示“在某方面增长”时要接介词in;也可作动词,意为“增大;增长”。当表示“增长了……”时,后面接介词by;当表示“增长到……”时,后面接介词to。
(2)take place意为“(尤指根据安排或计划)发生,进行”。
①Smoking can __increase__(增加)the risk of developing heart disease.
②The population of the town increased __by__(to/by)15 percent last year.
③We may never know what __took__ __place__(发生)that night.
Ⅰ.根据句意及汉语提示完成单词
1.There was so much __noise__(噪声)outside,so Henry couldn't sleep well.
2.My mother is __preparing__(准备)some food for the Mid-Autumn Festival in the kitchen.
3.Mr Green's job is to write as many __reports__(报告) as possible.
4.There is a very __huge__(巨大的)stone in the middle of the road.We can't go across it.
5.It cost them more than two __billion__(十亿)dollars to finish the project.
6.Pollution is always a serious __problem__(问题)in China,even in the world.
7.The little baby's __birth__(出生)brought the family much happiness.
Ⅱ.用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空
1.Please __hang on__ a minute.Mike is coming to answer the phone.
2.Whenyou learn something important,you can __make notes__ in your notebook.
3.This film festival will __take place__ in October.
4.Uncle Li is very successful and his company is __growing__ bigger and bigger.
5.The large population makes cities crowded and __causes__ some problems.
Ⅲ.阅读理解
A
The Federative Republic of Brazil
★Capital:
Brasilia(the fourth largest city in Brazil)
★Geography:
Brazil is the largest country in South America.It is the world's fifth largest country with almost 7,40