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Unit 8 People and Events
课时4
一、选词填空
用方框内单词或词组的适当形式填空。
design consider graduation invent chief ahead of schedule show an interest return schedule invention overcome stretch reader succeed breakthrough record believe complete brilliant chat
1. The modern Globe Theatre was ______ in 1997, over 350 years later.
2. He ______ the first electric clock.
3. I ______ you're the right man for my movie Titanic.
4. How did those ______ scientists make great discoveries?
5. He likes to have fun and ______ with friends online.
6. Mary's ______ interest in life is playing the piano.
7. He ______ nothing more important in his life than playing table tennis.
8. This course is ______ for beginners.
9. What will you do after ______?
10. He is working on the ______ in human health.
11. Without his teacher's help, he is impossible to ______ this difficulty.
12. Her childhood is ______ in the diaries.
13. The tunnel project has been finished one year ______ ______ ______.
14. This town's history can ______ back to before 1500.
15. If you want to enjoy a good digital book, an ebook ______ ______ is a smart choice.
16. When did she ______ home from the trip?
17. When did you begin to ______ ______ ______ in ghost stories?
18. Only by working hard can we ______ in doing anything.
19. "I believe today we have created a historic ______ ," Wang, 24, said at a news conference.
20. Chinese will be on the school ______ from next year.
二、单项选择
从每小题所给的四个选项中,选出一个可以填入题中空白处的最佳答案。
( ) 1. We always consider Jim to be a wise leader.
A. consider
B. considering
C. to consider
D. is considered
( ) 2. The doctor allows her to return to work next week.
A. to
B. in
C. out
D. for
( ) 3. Jack succeeded through hard work.
A. was succeeded
B. succeeded
C. succeed
D. will be succeeded
( ) 4. May I borrow your ruler?
Sure, here you are.
A. Would
B. Must
C. Should
D. May
( ) 5. You don't need to get there by subway.
A. don't need to
B. need to
C. needn't to
D. don't need
( ) 6. You needn't worry about me. It's nothing serious.
A. mustn't
B. can't
C. needn't
D. shouldn't
( ) 7. She must be here. I saw her come in.
A. can
B. must
C. should
D. may
( ) 8. We don't believe in ghosts.
A. believe
B. aren't believing
C. don't believe
D. aren't believing
( ) 9. The new library building was completed last week.
A. completed
B. is completed
C. was completing
D. was completed
( ) 10. Stand straight and stretch the left hand to the right foot.
A. spread
B. extend
C. stretch
D. expand
三、阅读理解
阅读下面的短文,从每小题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳答案。
Conrad Hubert invented the flashlight in 1898 in the United States. He worked for Joshua Lionel Cowen, who was the original owner of the American Eveready Battery Company. Cowen had invented a flowerpot with a battery in it. Electricity from the battery made the flower "light up" when you pressed a button.
Hubert decided to try to sell these flowerpots, but he changed them first. He took the battery, the bulb and the paper tube from the pot, and made it into what he called "an electric hand torch". The world's first flashlight! What started as a novelty (新奇的事物) soon became a
( )1. Who invented the flashlight?
A. Cowen.
B. Eveready.
C. Joshua Lionel.
D. Conrad Hubert.
( )2. When was the flashlight invented?
A. In 1898.
B. In 1900.
C. In 1899.
D. In 1901.
( )3. Who invented a flowerpot with a battery?
A. Conrad Hubert.
B. Edison.
C. Eveready.
D. Cowen.
( )4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Conrad Hubert sold the flowerpots first.
B. Flashlight is a flowerpot with a battery.
C. Flashlight is an electric hand torch.
D. Conrad Hubert was the original owner of the American Eveready Battery Company.
( )5. Who invented toy trains in 1900?
A. Edison.
B. Cowen.
C. Eveready.
D. Conrad Hubert.
四、写作练习
根据中文提示完成下面小作文。
There are many 1 (发明) that have changed the world so much. Here is a short 2 (介绍). For example, a digital camera was invented by Steve J. Sasson. It was invented in 1975. People use it to 3 (拍) photos. The telephone was invented in 1876. It was 4 (发明) by Alexander Bell. It is used for communicating 5 (和) each other. Telephone makes it easier to communicate when you are far away 6 (离) each other. Radio was invented by Guglielmo Marconi. It was invented in 1895. When you are free, you can use it to 7 (听) to the news and music. It also makes our life more 8 (有趣的). There are more inventions that have 9 (改变) the world. They are very 10 (重要的) for us.
1. _______
2. _______
3. _______
4. _______
5. _______
6. _______
7. _______
8. _______
9. _______
10. _______
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Unit 8 People and Events
课时4
一、选词填空
用方框内单词或词组的适当形式填空。
design consider graduation invent chief ahead of schedule show an interest return schedule invention overcome stretch reader succeed breakthrough record believe complete brilliant chat
1. The modern Globe Theatre was ______ in 1997, over 350 years later.
2. He ______ the first electric clock.
3. I ______ you're the right man for my movie Titanic.
4. How did those ______ scientists make great discoveries?
5. He likes to have fun and ______ with friends online.
6. Mary's ______ interest in life is playing the piano.
7. He ______ nothing more important in his life than playing table tennis.
8. This course is ______ for beginners.
9. What will you do after ______?
10. He is working on the ______ in human health.
11. Without his teacher's help, he is impossible to ______ this difficulty.
12. Her childhood is ______ in the diaries.
13. The tunnel project has been finished one year ______ ______ ______.
14. This town's history can ______ back to before 1500.
15. If you want to enjoy a good digital book, an ebook ______ ______ is a smart choice.
16. When did she ______ home from the trip?
17. When did you begin to ______ ______ ______ in ghost stories?
18. Only by working hard can we ______ in doing anything.
19. "I believe today we have created a historic ______ ," Wang, 24, said at a news conference.
20. Chinese will be on the school ______ from next year.
二、单项选择
从每小题所给的四个选项中,选出一个可以填入题中空白处的最佳答案。
( ) 1. We always consider Jim to be a wise leader.
A. consider
B. considering
C. to consider
D. is considered
( ) 2. The doctor allows her to return to work next week.
A. to
B. in
C. out
D. for
( ) 3. Jack succeeded through hard work.
A. was succeeded
B. succeeded
C. succeed
D. will be succeeded
( ) 4. May I borrow your ruler?
Sure, here you are.
A. Would
B. Must
C. Should
D. May
( ) 5. You don't need to get there by subway.
A. don't need to
B. need to
C. needn't to
D. don't need
( ) 6. You needn't worry about me. It's nothing serious.
A. mustn't
B. can't
C. needn't
D. shouldn't
( ) 7. She must be here. I saw her come in.
A. can
B. must
C. should
D. may
( ) 8. We don't believe in ghosts.
A. believe
B. aren't believing
C. don't believe
D. aren't believing
( ) 9. The new library building was completed last week.
A. completed
B. is completed
C. was completing
D. was completed
( ) 10. Stand straight and stretch the left hand to the right foot.
A. spread
B. extend
C. stretch
D. expand
三、阅读理解
阅读下面的短文,从每小题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳答案。
Conrad Hubert invented the flashlight in 1898 in the United States. He worked for Joshua Lionel Cowen, who was the original owner of the American Eveready Battery Company. Cowen had invented a flowerpot with a battery in it. Electricity from the battery made the flower "light up" when you pressed a button.
Hubert decided to try to sell these flowerpots, but he changed them first. He took the battery, the bulb and the paper tube from the pot, and made it into what he called "an electric hand torch". The world's first flashlight! What started as a novelty (新奇的事物) soon became a
( )1. Who invented the flashlight?
A. Cowen.
B. Eveready.
C. Joshua Lionel.
D. Conrad Hubert.
( )2. When was the flashlight invented?
A. In 1898.
B. In 1900.
C. In 1899.
D. In 1901.
( )3. Who invented a flowerpot with a battery?
A. Conrad Hubert.
B. Edison.
C. Eveready.
D. Cowen.
( )4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Conrad Hubert sold the flowerpots first.
B. Flashlight is a flowerpot with a battery.
C. Flashlight is an electric hand torch.
D. Conrad Hubert was the original owner of the American Eveready Battery Company.
( )5. Who invented toy trains in 1900?
A. Edison.
B. Cowen.
C. Eveready.
D. Conrad Hubert.
四、写作练习
根据中文提示完成下面小作文。
There are many 1 (发明) that have changed the world so much. Here is a short 2 (介绍). For example, a digital camera was invented by Steve J. Sasson. It was invented in 1975. People use it to 3 (拍) photos. The telephone was invented in 1876. It was 4 (发明) by Alexander Bell. It is used for communicating 5 (和) each other. Telephone makes it easier to communicate when you are far away 6 (离) each other. Radio was invented by Guglielmo Marconi. It was invented in 1895. When you are free, you can use it to 7 (听) to the news and music. It also makes our life more 8 (有趣的). There are more inventions that have 9 (改变) the world. They are very 10 (重要的) for us.
1. _______
2. _______
3. _______
4. _______
5. _______
6. _______
7. _______
8. _______
9. _______
10. _______
参考答案:
一、选词填空
1. completed
2. invented
3. believe
4. brilliant
5. chat
6. chief
7. considers
8. designed
9. graduation
10. inventions
11. overcome
12. recorded
13. ahead of schedule
14. stretch
15. reader
16. return
17. show an interest
18. succeed
19. breakthrough
20. schedule
二、单项选择
1. A 【解析】根据 always 可知,此处应用一般现在时。consider + sb. + to be... 表示“视某人为……”。
2. A 【解析】“return to + 名词”表示“回到……”。
3. B 【解析】succeed 作动词,意为“取得成功”,不能用于被动语态。
4. D 【解析】may 表示征求同意。
5. A 【解析】need 作情态动词时,后接动词原形;作实义动词用“need to do sth.”表示“需要做某事”,其否定形式加助动词 don't。
6. C 【解析】needn't 表示“不需要”的意思。
7. B 【解析】根据后面句子推断出用 must,表示“一定”的意思。
8. C 【解析】believe 为实义动词,其一般现在时的否定形式是在其前加助动词 don't。believe in... 表示“信仰……”。句意:“我们不相信有鬼。”
9. D 【解析】complete 用作被动语态,且由 last week 可知为一般过去时。
10. C 【解析】spread 意为“伸开,传播”,一般指向四面八方扩大传播的范围,如传播(疾病)、散布(信息)等。extend 意为“伸出,延伸”,指空间范围的扩大,以及长度、宽度的朝外延伸,也可指时间的延长。stretch 意为“伸展,拉长”,一般指由曲变直、由短变长的伸展,不是加长。expand 意为“展开,扩大”,不仅指尺寸的增加,还可指范围和体积的扩大。
三、阅读理解
1. D 【解析】细节理解题。根据“Conrad Hubert invented the flashlight”可知答案。
2. A 【解析】细节理解题。根据“Conrad Hubert invented the flashlight in 1898 in the United States”可知答案。
3. D 【解析】细节理解题。根据“Cowen had invented a flower-pot with a battery in it”可知答案。
4. C 【解析】推理判断题。根据“He took the battery, the bulb and the paper tube from the pot, and made it into what he called ‘an electric hand torch’. The world's first flashlight”可知答案。
5. B 【解析】细节理解题。根据“Eveready grew into a huge company, and Joshua Lionel Cowen went on to invent toy trains in 1900”可知答案。
四、写作练习
1. inventions
2. introduction
3. take
4. invented
5. with
6. from
7. listen
8. interesting
9. changed
10. important
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