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Ⅰ.重点词汇
1.entertainment n. 娱乐节目→entertain vt. 使娱乐,使快乐;招待→entertaining adj. 有趣的;令人愉快的
to one's entertainment 使某人高兴的是
entertain sb to sth 用某物招待某人
entertain sb with sth用某物使某人快乐
2.gifted adj. 有天赋的,有才华的→gift n. 天赋,天才,才能;礼物
be gifted in/at 在……有天赋
have a gift for 有……才能,对……有天赋
3.donate vi.& vt. 捐献(器官),献(血);捐赠,捐献→donation n. 捐赠,捐赠物→donator n. 捐赠者,赠送者
donate ... to ... 把……捐赠/捐献给……
make a donation to ... 向……捐赠
4.correspond vi. 通信→correspondence n. 一致,符合,通信→corresponding adj. 符合的;相应的;相关的
correspond with sb 与某人通信
correspond to sth 相当于某物
correspond to/with 与……一致/相称
in correspondence with ... 与……通信,和……一致
5.instant adj. 立刻的,马上的→instantly adv. 马上,立即 conj. 一……就……
in an instant 一会儿,马上,立刻
for an instant一瞬间;刹那间
the instant ... (=instantly ...) 一……就……
6.propose vt. 提出(某观点、方法等)→proposal n. 提议,建议
propose doing sth 建议做某事
It is proposed that ... (should) do 有人提议/建议……
a proposal to__do ... 做……的建议
7.decline vi. 减少,降低
decline by ... 下降了……
decline to ... 下降到……
decline to__do sth 拒绝做某事
be in decline/on the decline 在衰退中
decline in ... 在……方面下降
8.preserve vt. 保存(食物),腌制;维护,保护;n. 腌菜,果酱→preservation n. 维护;保护;保养
preserve ... from ... 保护……免于……
in good preservation 处于良好的保存状态
9.in__spite__of 虽然;不顾;尽管……(仍……)
Ⅱ.教材原句
1.Although it is impossible to choose the most important discovery, it__is__possible__to__single_
_out__a__few__pioneers__of__the__20th__century.(教材P52)
尽管不太可能选出哪项发现是最重要的,但是挑选出20世纪的几位先驱还是可能的。
2.He doublechecked and saw a blue mould in the dish around__which__the__bacteria_
_had__been__destroyed.(教材P52~53)
他反复检查,看见盘子里有一块蓝色的霉菌,而霉菌周围的细菌已经被杀死了。
3.With__computers__talking__to__one__another,__it would enable government leaders to communicate with each other.(教材P53)
计算机能互换信息,可以使政府领导人相互沟通。
4.This hole led to another universe, completely__separate__from__our__own.(教材P59)
这种洞通向另一个宇宙,与我们的世界完全分隔。
5.However, many people could not really understand what__he__had__written.(教材P59)
然而,很多人不能真正理解他写的内容。
6.In the area of transportation, steam engines were used to power trains and boats, helping_
_people__to__travel__greater__distances__in__much__shorter__times.(教材P62)
在运输领域,蒸汽机被用来驱动火车和船只,帮助人们在更短的时间内走更远的距离。
7.This invention made__it__much__quicker__and__easier__to__reproduce__written__work and led to the first ever massproduction of books and literature.(教材P65)
这个发明使复制书面作品变得更快更容易,导致了书籍和文学的第一次大规模生产。
8.By the third century, they__had__started__making__the__first,__simple__compasses by floating small pins of magnetic metal in bowls of water.(教材P65)
到了公元三世纪,他们开始制作第一种简单的指南针,方法是将磁性金属的小别针漂浮在盛有水的碗中。
9.The Chinese were among__the__first__people__to__begin__collecting__and__storing__ice specifically for the purpose of preserving food.(教材P66)
中国人是最早开始收集和储存冰的民族之一,专门为了保存食物。
10.Next__time__you__rely__on__any__of__these__inventions,__be grateful and think about the science and imagination that have gone into them and how much they have changed our everyday life.(教材P67)
下次当你依赖这些发明的时候,要心存感激,想想这些发明中蕴含的科学和想象力,想想它们在多大程度上改变了我们的日常生活。
Ⅲ.单句语法填空
1.When asked to stay at home and keep social distance, many people entertained themselves ________ all kinds of activities.
答案:with
2.In addition to these books, they also donated some money ________ the boy.
答案:to
3.I have corresponded ________ him for many years, but I have never seen him in the flesh.
答案:with
4.I got in touch with him ________ (instant) after I received the letter.
答案:instantly
5.It is proposed that he ________ (go) to see the doctor at once.
答案:(should) go
6.I decline ________ (accept) the blame for something that is someone else's fault.
答案:to accept
7.Severe action must be taken to preserve the Huangpu River ________ further pollution.
答案:from
8.She was the first woman ________ (win) the gold medal in the Olympic Games.
答案:to win
9.By the time you get into the habit of managing time, you ________ (be) able to make full use of your time.
答案:will have been
10.The fact that he has a gift for music makes his mother ________ (surprise).
答案:surprised
Ⅳ.开放型任务
当前社会,随着科学技术日新月异地发展,新的创新和发明不断涌现,上至可以改变一个国家的产业结构,下至给我们的日常生活带来乐趣。你知道哪些实用又有趣的发明吗?它们给你的学习或生活带来了什么影响?不妨和你的同学用本单元学到的英语知识相互交流,彼此分享,列出3个你最喜欢的发明,并谈谈这些好的发明成果是如何惠及我们生活的!
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