1、课时训练.单词拼写1.We should combine (理论)with practice.答案:theory2.He is interested in observing the m of the stars in the sky.答案:movements3.You dont sound very (热心的)about the idea.答案:enthusiastic4.We must take (积极的)steps to deal with the problems.答案:positive5.He (旋转)the wheel of his bicycle.答案:spun6.He was
2、so c that he did everything very carefully.答案:cautious7.The astronomers in the past thought that our planet was the centre of the u.答案:universe8.To avoid trouble,they discussed the problem (私下).答案:privately9.The girl turned the h and opened the door.答案:handle10.The new railway is still under (建设).答案
3、:construction.用所给单词的适当形式填空1.The old tower was more than 1000 years ago,and its took about ten years.(construct)答案:constructed;construction2.Edison a lot to the development of the world.I admire his great .(contribute)答案:contributed;contribution3.He tried to forward,but he could hardly make any .(mov
4、e)答案:move;movement4.My brother is very about football,and his inspires me.(enthusiastic)答案:enthusiastic;enthusiasm5.He was about making predictions for the success of the program,so we responded to his decision.(cautious)答案:cautious;cautiously.完成句子1.大桥正在施工,还不能使用。The bridge is ,so it is still not in
5、use.答案:under construction2.成功人士大多是对自己要求严格的人。Successful people are often those who are .答案:strict with themselves3.他的粗心导致他丢了工作。His carelessness the job.答案:led to his losing4.无论我说什么,他都拒绝告诉我真相。Whatever I said,he tell me the truth.答案:refused to5.除了她昨天告诉我的之外,我对这件事情一无所知。I know nothing about the matter wha
6、t she told me yesterday.答案:apart from/except for6.你所捐献的东西将对洪涝灾区的人们非常有用。 you have will be of great use to the people in the flooded areas.答案:What;contributed7.不参加体育锻炼可促使人们肥胖。Not taking exercises peoples obesity.答案:contributes to8.让孩子们看这些电视剧有意义吗?Does it to let children watch such TV plays?答案:make sens
7、e9.只有努力工作,你才能期望得到好的报酬。Only if you work hard to get a high pay.答案:can you expect10.由向导带路,我们很快就到达那里。 the guide the way,we got there quickly.答案:With;leading.翻译句子1.虽然我没有被这所大学录取,但我并没有失去信心。(although 引导让步状语从句;reject)答案:Although I had been rejected by the university,I didnt lose heart.2.由于她对她的孩子要求很严格,所以他们养成
8、了很好的学习习惯。(as引导原因状语从句;be strict with)答案:As she was very strict with her children,they developed a good studying habit.3.只有读完这篇文章,你才会发现它很有意义。(only+状语+倒装句;make sense)答案:Only after finishing reading the passage can you find it make sense.4.有如此多的人注视着他,吉姆非常谨慎。(“with+n.+动词-ing 形式”作状语;cautious)答案:With so ma
9、ny people watching him,Jim was very cautious.5.这个害羞的女孩儿向门的方向退去,直到我们看不到她。(until 引导时间状语从句;backward)答案:The shy girl walked backward towards the door until we couldnt see her.语法填空Light travels at a speed which is about a million times 1.(fast) than that of sound.2. one second,light travels about 300,000
10、 kilometers,but sound travels only 340 meters.You can get some idea of this difference by 3.(watch) the start of a running match.If you stand far away from the starter,you can see smoke 4.(come) from his gun 5. the sound reaches your ears.The fast speed of light produces some strange facts.The neare
11、st star is 6. far away that light which you can see from it tonight started to travel to you four years 7. at a speed of nearly two million kilometers every minute.The light from some of tonights started on 8. journey towards you even before you were born.So,if we want to be honest,we 9. say,“The st
12、ars are shining brightly tonight.” We have to say,“The stars look nice.They were 10.(shine) four years ago but their light has just reached our earth.”答案:1.faster2.In3.watchinge5.before6.so7.ago8.its9.cannot10.shining.阅读理解We know the famous onesthe Thomas Edisons and the Alexander Graham Bellsbut wh
13、at about the less famous inventors?What about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper(雨刮器)?Shouldnt we know who they are?Joan McLean thinks so.In fact,McLean,a professor of physics at Mountain University in Range,feels so strongly about this matter that shes developed a co
14、urse on the topic.In addition to learning“who”invented“what”,however,McLean also likes her students to learn the answers to the “why” and “how”questions.According to McLean,“When students learn the answers to these questions,they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more
15、motivated to give inventing a try.”Her students agree.One young man with a patent for an unbreakable umbrella is walking proof of McLeans statement.“If I had not heard the story of the windshield wipers invention,”said Tommy Lee,a senior physics major,“I never would have dreamed of turning my bad ex
16、perience during a rainstorm into something so constructive.”Lee is currently negotiating to sell his patent to an umbrella producer.So,just what is the story behind the windshield wiper?Well,Mary Anderson came up with the idea in 1902 after a visit to New York City.The day was cold and stormy,but An
17、derson still wanted to see the sights,so she jumped aboard a streetcar.Noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow covering the windshield,she found herself wondering why there couldnt be a built-in device for cleaning the window.Still wondering about this when she returned home
18、to Birmingham,Alabama,Anderson started drafting out solutions.One of her ideas,a lever(操作杆) on the inside of a vehicle that would control an arm on the outside,became the first windshield wiper.Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations.Its hard to imagine driving without Garrett A.M
19、organs traffic light.Its equally impossible to picture a world without Katherine J.Blodgetts innovation that makes glass invisible.Can you picture life without clear windows and eyeglasses?1.By mentioning “the traffic light”and “the windshield wiper”,the author indicates that countless inventions ar
20、e .A.beneficial,because their inventors are famousB.beneficial,though their inventors are less famousC.not useful,because their inventors are less famousD.not useful,though their inventors are famous提示:推理判断题。根据文中所举的事例和最后一段可知,作者提到交通灯和雨刮器等是想告诉我们,这些发明者虽然不是很有名但是这些发明对我们的生活是非常有用的。答案:B2.Professor Joan McLe
21、ans course aims to .A.add colour and variety to students campus lifeB.inform students of the windshield wipers inventionC.carry out the requirements by Mountain UniversityD.prepare students to try their own inventions提示:细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知,John McLean教授开设这门课程的目的就是让学生有足够的准备去尝试自己发明东西。答案:D3.Tommy Lees in
22、vention of the unbreakable umbrella was .A.not eventually accepted by the umbrella producerB.inspired by the story behind the windshield wiperC.due to his dream of being caught in a rainstormD.not related to Professor Joan McLeans lectures提示:细节理解题。根据第三段的内容可知,Tommy Lee发明的“不会折断的雨伞”就是受到了雨刮器背后的故事的激励。答案:
23、B4.Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?A.How to Help Students to Sell Their Inventions to Producers?B.How to Design a Built-in Device for Cleaning the Window?C.Shouldnt We Know Who Invented the Windshield Wiper?D.Shouldnt We Develop Invention Courses in Universities?提示:主旨大意题。从文章内容可知本文不是关于如何帮助学生销售自己的发明的,也不是关于如何设计一个装置来清洁窗户的,在大学里开设有关发明的课程只是文章用来说明我们应如何对待生活中的小发明:我们应把握发明的契机。答案:C
