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Unit 3
Computers
Word
Learning Objectives
1. To be able to pronounce these new words correctly
2. To know the similar meaning of some key words and use them properly.
3. To know the differences of some key words and phrases.
1. order:
= a request to supply things
order/ask sb to do…
eg. Tom usually _________(order) things on the Internet.
keep order
in order to do sth
orders
n./v. 订购; 命令
n. 秩序
命令某人做某事
维持秩序
为了做某事
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2. compare:
compare A with B
eg. He compared this mobile phone with that one in price.
他比较了这台手机和那台手机的价格。
compare A to B
eg. We often compare the teacher’s work to a candle.
我们经常把老师的工作比作蜡烛。
comparison: n. 比较
v. 比较;对比
把A和B做比较
把A比作B
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monitor:
=a screen that shows information from a computer
eg. There is something wrong with the monitor of my computer.
我的电脑出了一些故障。
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n. 显示器
n. 班长
3. (1) speaker:
(2) speak:
speak +语言
speak to sb 跟某人说话
say
talk
tell
(3) speech:
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n. “扬声器;
说话者”
v. “说”
(spoke--spoken)
speak English 说英语
“说”+内容
“交谈” talk to/with sb
“告诉” tell sb (not) to do sth
n. 演讲
give a speech 做演讲
4. mouse:
(2) cn. “老鼠”
eg. I use the mouse to control my computer.
我用鼠标控制电脑。
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pl.mouses
pl. mice
(1) cn. “鼠标”
monitor
speaker
main unit
keyboard
mouse
n.(计算机)显示器
n.扬声器
n.(计算机)主机
n.(计算机或打字机的) 键盘
n. (计算机)鼠标
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5. We use the keyboard for typing.
use … for doing sth
eg. We use wood for making paper and furniture.
我们用木头造纸、做家具。
= We use wood to make paper and furniture.
“用…来做某事”
= use … to do sth
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6. type:
typist:
typewriter:
eg. He can _____(type) 65 words a minute.
type
v.打字 n.种类=kind
n.打字员
n. 打字机
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7. brain:
eg. The monkey is very smart. It has a wise brain.
猴子很聪明。它有一个聪明的头脑
n. 脑=mind
8. control:
make something work in the way that want it to
eg. You should not eat so much. You have to control your weight.
你不应该吃那么多了, 你必须要控制自己的体重了。
(2) n. 控制
out of control
under control
eg. The plane was out of control.
飞机失去控制了。
(1) v.控制
失控
处于控制之下
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9. work as:
eg. He works as a teacher.
= He is a teacher.
他是一个老师。
从事...工作
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10. expensive:
opp. cheap
eg. This computer is ______________ (expensive)
than that one.
¥ 6000
¥ 8000
more expensive
adj.昂贵的
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dear, of high price
In the 1940s, the first computers were bigger than cars.
在20世纪40年代,最初的计算机比汽车还要大。
11. In the 1940s
① —Shenzhen is such a modern city.
—Yes! But ________, it was still a small village.
A. in 1840s B. in 1840’s C. in the 1840 D. in the 1840s
②在20世纪90年代,J.K.罗琳开始创作《哈利·波特》。
________ ________ ________. J.K. Rowling began to write Harry Potter.
D
In the 1990s
“在20世纪40年代”
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12. the first + n.单
the first + n.复
eg. the first students
第一个……
第一批……
第一批学生
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Now computers are becoming smaller and better.
现在电脑变得更小,也更好了。
smaller 是small的比较级,最高级是smallest;
better是good和well的比较级,最高级是best。
13. (1)“the+比较级,the+比较级”
eg. The harder we work, the greater progress we will make.
我们工作越努力,进步越大。
(2)“比较级+and+比较级”
eg. Our country is becoming stronger and stronger.
我们国家正变得越来越强大。
“越……,越……”
“越来越……”
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14. tiny:
eg. The words are too ____(tiny). I can’t see them clearly.
tiny
=very small
adj.极小的
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You may be unaware of them.
你可能未察觉到它们。
15. be unaware of...
be aware of...
—Sometimes we ____ our own mistakes in our life.
—That’s why we need our friends to help us.
A. are interested in B. take part in
C. are unaware of D. make fun of
It seems that people ________ ________ ________ the importance of protecting the environment.
人们似乎没有意识到保护环境的重要性。
C
are unaware of
意识到...
=not know (about) =not notice
没意识到...
=not realize
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There is probably one inside your TV or washing machine. 很可能在你的电视机或洗衣机里就有一台。
one此处用作代词,指代上文提到的同类事物中的一个。其复数形式是ones。
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( )①How lovely the doll is! I'd like to buy ________ for my cousin.
A. it B. one C. this D. that
( )②I have lost my pen. I think I must buy ________ in the shop.
A. it B. this C. one D. that
B
C
( )①The traffic on the main streets has a longer green signal than ________ on the small ones.
A. one B. this C. that D. it
( )②The Parkers bought a new house, but ________ will need a lot of work before they can move in.
A. they B. it C. one D. ones
C
B
16. depend:
eg. You depend on computers more than you realize.
dependent:
depend on ...
eg. Our success _______ ____ your support.
= Our success ____ ________ ____ your support.
我们的成功依赖于你们的支持。
independent:
independently:
depends on
is dependent on
=rely on
v. 依赖
adj. 依赖的
依赖...
= be dependent on...
adj.独立的
adv. 独立地
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17. more than
less than:
eg. He spends 2 hours English every day.
他每天花两个多小时学习英语。
Last night, our English teacher slept 6 hours.
昨晚,我们的英语老师睡了不够六小时。
more than
less than
studying
超过
=over:
少于
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They can calculate at a faster speed than we can and almost never give wrong answers.
18. calculate:
calculation:
calculator:
eg. Please use your calculator to calculate the result of his calculation.
请用你的计算器计算一下他的计算结果。
v. 计算
n. 计算
n.计算器
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19. speed:
at a speed of ...
eg. The car is running __ __high______ on the highway.
①—I wonder how fast this new train can run.
—It’s ________ the speed of 200 km per hour.
A. at B. in C. on D. for
②多兴奋啊!博尔特以很快的速度赢得了今天的100米比赛。
What an excitement! Bolt won today’s 100m race ________ ________ ________ ________.
at a
speed
A
at
a fast speed
how fast something moves
n.速度
以…的速度
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20. in addition
in addition to
常接名词、代词或动词ing,放在句中
eg. He can play the piano well. In addition, he can sing.
= He can play the piano well in addition to singing.
他钢琴弹得好,除此之外,他还能唱歌。
except
except for
eg. I will play basketball with anybody except you.
除了你以外,我跟谁打球都行。
Smith is a good man, except for his bad temper.
史密斯除了脾气不好外,是个好人。
“除了…外(还)”
放在句首
“除了…外(还)”
=besides
“除……之外(不包括)”【同类】
= but
“除……之外(不包括)”【非同类】
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① 除了最后一个问题之外,他回答了所有问题。
He answered all the questions the last one.
② 他们学习数学、中文、美术和英语。
They study math, Chinese and art. , they also study English.
③ 除了几处拼写错误以外,你的作文写得很好。
Your composition is good a few spelling mistakes.
except/but
In addition
except for
2) except 除……之外(不包括),把某个或某些排除,指从同类人或物中除去一部分 = but
3) except for 除……之外(不包括),通常先从整体上肯定然后排出某一点,所除去的和提到的并非同一类事物
作文与拼写错误不是同类。)
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21. operate:
=make...work
eg. Uncle Li is_________ (operate)this machine.
operation:
operating
v.操作,控制
=control
n. 操作;手术
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位置 有无逗号
for example
such as
like (可与such as替换)
句首/中/末
句中
句中
常用逗号隔开
无
无
22.
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1. Mike, ____________, is a good boy.
2. I like drinks,_____________ tea and soda.
3. ____________, My full name is James Allen Green. Green is my family name.
4. You can buy fruit here—oranges and bananas, __________.
5. There are several people interested,________ Mr Jones and Mr Simpson.
for example
For example
such as / like
for example
like
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For example, they may be better than doctors at doing their job.
23. be good at doing
be better at doing
eg. Are you better at ________ than _______?
A. swim, run B. swimming, running
C. swimming, run D. swim, running
擅长做…
更擅长做...
= do well in doing
= do better in doing
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What will happen to us if computers can do all our jobs?
24. happen:
= take place
sth happen to sb
eg. An accident happened to those tourists in MH370 on 8th March 2014.
2014年3月8日,MH370 的游客发生事故。
Great change takes place in my hometown
v. 偶然发生
有计划的发生
发生在…身上
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Will we have nothing to do?
25. have nothing to do
eg. We have nothing to do this weekend.
我们这个周末无事可做。
Let’s order something to eat.
让我们点些东西来吃吧。
无事可做
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Computers may change our lives, but will they make them better?
26. change one’s life(lives)
make one’s life(lives) better
① 新的环境将会改变我们的生活。
The new environment will .
② 电脑使我们的生活变得更好。
Computers .
change our lives
make our lives better
改变某人的生活
使某人的生活更好
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27. company:
pl. companies
eg. He owns a big company in Beijing.
他在北京开了一家大公司。
cn. 公司 ;同伴 v. 陪伴
28. price:
at the price of ...
eg. The price of something is the amount of money that you have to pay to buy it
What is the price of this mobile phone?
= How much is this mobile phone?
priceless:
n.价格
以…的价格
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adj. 无价的;极珍贵的
29. total:
eg. The total comes to 86 yuan.
总共要86元。
in total
grand total
eg. We need 35 chairs in total.
我们总共要35张椅子。
It comes to a grand total of $6788.
总计6788美元。
totally:
=the whole amount
n.合计
总共
总共
adv. 完全,全部地
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30. sell:
offer something for people to buy
eg. We sold 10 computers of this type yesterday.
昨天我们卖出了十台这种类型的电脑。
sell sth to sb
eg. The young man is selling his car to his friends.
= The young man is selling his friends his car
这个年轻人正在向他的朋友们卖他的车。
on sale
sold-sold
v. 出售
把某物卖给某人
=sell sb sth
打折
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31. popular:
popularity:
be popular with
eg. This book is very popular with the young people.
This type of computers is ___________(popular)than that one.
这本书很受年轻人的欢迎。
more popular
adj.受喜爱的;受欢迎的
be liked by
n.名气
受…欢迎
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32. look forward to (doing) sth
期望做某事
=want to do sth
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1 If something is very small, it is __________. (line 5)
Some young people always need help from their parents.
They should learn to __________ themselves. (line 8)
We had fun and learnt something new as well. We had a
good time. ___________ , we learnt a lot. (line 14)
When we make a machine work, we __________ it.
(line 16)
The words in italics explain the meanings of some words on page 35. Find these words to complete the sentences. Change their forms if necessary.
operate
In addition
depend on
tiny
C1
C2 Complete the conversation below with the words from the box.
expensive
speed
In addition
depend on
Complete the sentences with the words you have learnt. Change their forms if necessary.
I can’t type because the __________ doesn’t work.
You ________ on your parents too much. You should learn how to look after yourself.
3 My father _______ as an engineer. His job is to ________
some big machines and repair them.
4 CPU is the “________” of a computer. It’s a ______ part
in the main unit.
5 Getting angry may make you lose friends, so it is important to
________ your feelings.
6 He is driving at a speed of 150 km per hour. It’s very dangerous,
but he is _________ of the danger.
depend
keyboard
operate
works
tiny
brain
control
unaware
C3
make a phone order
be short of
in the 1940s
be unaware of
depend on
at a faster speed
in addition
operate railway
fly planes
produce new ideas
be able to
for example
be better at doing
1. 下电话订单
2. 短缺,缺乏
3. 在20世纪40年代
4. 没有意识到
5. 依靠
6. 以较快的速度
7. 另外
8. 控制铁路运行
9. 驾驭飞机
10. 产生新想法
11. 能够做某事
12. 例如
13. 更出色地做某事
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Ⅰ. 单项选择
( )1. Tom ________ his mistakes at that time, so he didn’t say sorry to me.
A. was good for B. was worried about
C. was strict about D. was unaware of
( )2. Leslie Cheung was a great actor and he was born in Hong Kong ________.
A. in the 1950 B. in 1950’s
C. in the 1950s D. in 1950s
D
C
( )3. —There is still a copy of the book in the library. Will you go and borrow ________?
—No, I’d rather buy ________ in the bookstore.
A. it; one B. one; one C. one; it D. it; it
( )4. The scenery(风景) in the south is quite different from ________ of the northwest with its rolling mountains.
A. one B. it C. that D. this
( )5. I look forward ________ a member of your basketball team.
A. become B. becoming C. to become D. to becoming
A
C
D
Ⅱ. 完成句子
1. 虽然杰克的腿受伤了,但是他跑的速度比其他同学都快。
Jack’s leg was injured, but he ran ________ ________ ________ ________ than his classmates.
2. 老师刚才没有察觉到教室里新来的那个学生。
The teacher ________ ________ ________ the new student in the classroom just now.
at a
was unaware of
faster speed
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单项选择
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( )1. The train is running ____ a speed of 200 km/h.
A. at B. with C. on D. in
( )2. Travelling by plane is fast. ____, it’s more
comfortable.
A. Above all B. In fact
C. In addition D. In the way
A
C
at a speed of .....以....的速度
A 首先; B 事实上;C 另外; D 挡道的
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( )3. We all live on earth. Let ’s make it even ____.
A. well B. better C. good D. nice
( )4. ____ a spaceship is a difficult job.
A. Operating B. Operator
C. Operation D. Operate
B
A
operate a spaceship 驾驭宇宙飞船
operating 动名词做主语
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( )5. Lu Xun ____ a doctor before he became a
famous writer.
A. worked out B. worked on
C. worked for D. worked as
( ) 7. _____, there was no underground in
Guangzhou.
A. In the 1950 B. In 1950s
C. In 1950’s D. In the 1950s
D
work out 解决,算出 work on 致力于做某事
work for
D
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