1、Unit1GreatscientistsSectionLearningaboutLanguage,UsingLanguage,SummingUp&LearningTip课后篇巩固提升一、单词拼写1.Optimistic people may look at the situation (积极地).答案positively2.He is very s with his son.答案strict3.C the sentences in the exercise by filling in the blanks.答案Complete4.David is very (热情的) about the pl
2、an.答案enthusiastic5.The teacher is patient with (退步的) children.答案backward6.The boss is (小心谨慎的) about investing.答案cautious7.What a wonderful v from your window!答案view8.They started a (运动) to clean the city.答案movement二、单句改错1.I dont think it makes a sense for us to go to the United States to find a job.
3、答案去掉第一个a2.Will we be punished for suggest such an idea?答案suggestsuggesting3.Not only John and Tom but also their sister,Mary,take great interest in the piano lessons.答案taketakes4.He worked on it,gradually improved his theory until he felt it was complete.答案improvedimproving5.They rejected to my invi
4、tation,saying they were busy.答案去掉to三、完成句子1.这条小路通往那个村庄。The path the village.答案leads to2.我的老师们对学生要求很严格。My teachers .答案are very strict with students3.不参加锻炼能使人肥胖。Not taking exercises peoples obesity.答案contributes to4.让孩子看这些电视剧有意义吗?Does it to let children watch such TV plays?答案make sense5.只有努力工作,你才能期望得到好
5、的报酬。Only if you work hard to get a high pay.答案can you expect6.由向导带路,我们很快就到达那里了。 the guide the way,we got there quickly.答案With;leading四、根据括号内的提示翻译句子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.由于她对她的孩子们要求很严格,所以他们养成了很好的学习习惯。(a
6、s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 study 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.有这么多人关注他,吉姆非常谨慎。(“with+n.+动词-ing形式”做状语;cautious)答案With so many people watching h
7、im,Jim was very cautious.五、阅读理解AWhile famous foreign architects are invited to lead the designs of landmark buildings in China such as the new CCTV tower and the National Centre for the Performing Arts,many excellent Chinese architects are making great efforts to take the centre stage.Their efforts
8、have been proven fruitful.Wang Shu,a 49-year-old Chinese architect,won the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prizewhich is often referred to as the Nobel Prize in architectureon February 28.He is the first Chinese citizen to win this award.Wang serves as head of the Architecture Department at the China Aca
9、demy of Art(CAA).His office is located at the Xiangshan campus(校园) of the university in Hangzhou,Zhejiang Province.Many buildings on the campus are his original creations.The style of the campus is quite different from that of most Chinese universities.Many visitors were amazed by the complex archit
10、ectural space and abundant building types.The curves(曲线)of the buildings perfectly match the rise and fall of hills,forming a unique view.Wang collected more than 7 million abandoned bricks of different ages.He asked the workers to use traditional techniques to make the bricks into walls,roofs and c
11、orridors.This creation attracted a lot of attention thanks to its mixture of modern and traditional Chinese elements(元素).Wangs works show a deep understanding of modern architecture and a good knowledge of traditions.Through such a balance,he had created a new type of Chinese architecture,said Tadao
12、 Ando,the winner of the 1995 Pritzker Prize.Wang believes traditions should not be sealed in glass boxes at museums.“That is only evidence that traditions once existed,” he said.“Many Chinese people have a misunderstanding of traditions.They think tradition means old things from the past.In fact,tra
13、dition also refers to the things that have been developing and that are still being created,”he said.“Today,many Chinese people are learning Western styles and theories rather than focusing on Chinese traditions.Many people tend to talk about traditions without knowing what they really are,” said Wa
14、ng.The study of traditions should be combined with practice.Otherwise,the recreation of traditions would be artificial and empty,he said.1.Wangs winning of the prize means that Chinese architects are .A.following the latest world trendB.getting international recognitionC.working harder than ever bef
15、oreD.relying on foreign architects答案B解析推理判断题。由第二段中的“WangShu.wonthe2012PritzkerArchitecturePrize.HeisthefirstChinesecitizentowinthisaward.”可推知,在王澍之前,没有中国人曾获此殊荣,他是中国第一位获得国际认可的建筑师,所以答案为B项。2.What impressed visitors to the CAA Xiangshan campus most?A.Its hilly environment.B.Its large size.C.Its unique st
16、yle.D.Its diverse functions.答案C解析细节理解题。由第四段中的“ThestyleofthecampusisquitedifferentfromthatofmostChineseuniversities.Manyvisitorswereamazedby.”可知,王澍设计的校园建筑风格独树一帜,和其他大学完全不同,很多游客对此惊叹不已,所以使游客印象深刻的应该是这个校区的独特建筑风格,所以答案为C项。3.What made Wangs architectural design a success?A.The mixture of different shapes.B.T
17、he balance of East and West.C.The use of popular techniques.D.The harmony of old and new.答案D解析细节理解题。由第五段最后一句“Thiscreation.thankstoitsmixtureofmodernandtraditionalChineseelements(元素).”及第六段中的“Wangsworksshowadeepunderstandingofmodernarchitectureandagoodknowledgeoftraditions.Throughsuchabalance.”可知,王澍的设
18、计把现代与传统中国元素进行了完美融合,即新旧的和谐统一,最终获得成功,所以答案为D项。4.What should we do about Chinese traditions according to Wang?A.Spread them to the world.B.Preserve them at museums.C.Teach them in universities.D.Recreate them in practice.答案D解析细节理解题。由最后一段内容可知,对传统的研究必须要和实践相结合,否则对传统建筑学的再利用就会显得虚假和空洞,所以答案为D项。BNikola TeslaLon
19、g overshadowed in public memory by his one-time employer,Thomas Edison,Tesla (1856-1943) was a brilliant scientist and engineer who earned more than 700 patents.He is most famous for developing alternating current (交流电),but his work also led to advances in wireless communications,lasers,X-rays,radar
20、,lighting,robotics,and much more.Tesla was born to Serbian parents in what is now Croatia,but he emigrated (移民) to the US as a young man,where he eventually became a naturalized citizen.Besides Edison,who later became his bitter rival,Tesla often worked with inventor George Westinghouse.In 1893,the
21、pair demonstrated their advances in lighting and motors in the “White City” at the Chicago Worlds Fair.In 1895,Tesla and Westinghouse developed the worlds first hydroelectric power plant,at Niagara Falls.At the turn of the century,Tesla set up a laboratory called Wardenclyffe in the small community
22、of Shoreham,Long Island,where he conducted some of his most ambitious experiments.The building was financed by J.P.Morgan and designed by acclaimed architect Stanford White.The most prominent feature was Wardenclyffe Tower,also called Tesla Tower,a 187-foot-tall metal lattice tower topped with a big
23、 antenna that was intended to beam communications and even energy across the Atlantic.Tesla ran out of money while building the tower and was foreclosed (取消赎回权) on twice.As with his previous Colorado Springs lab,assets were sold to pay up his debts.In 1917,the US government blew up the tower,fearing
24、 that German spies were using it in World War .The metal was sold for scrap.For decades,the building was used for photo processing.“The tower is long gone,but the three-quarter-length statue of Tesla unveiled last week is a fitting memorial,” said Alcorn,a retired teacher.“This is the last remaining
25、 Tesla laboratory anywhere in the world,” she said.“He inspires those who work hard but dont get recognition,and people are starting to recognize how important his contributions are.”As a sign of that growing appreciation,Elon Musks start-up electric car company Tesla Motors was named after the visi
26、onary inventor in 2003.5.We can infer from Paragraph 1 that Tesla belong to those .A.who arent brilliant enough as an inventorB.who work hard but dont get recognitionC.who have worked only for one employerD.who helped Edison to earn many patents答案B解析推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Longovershadowedinpublicmemorybyhiso
27、ne-timeemployer,ThomasEdison,Tesla(1856-1943)wasabrilliantscientistandengineerwhoearnedmorethan700patents.”可知,特斯拉虽然有很多专利,并且是一位才华横溢的科学家和工程师,但却因ThomasEdison而长时间不被众人熟知。故选B项。6.The events that are related to Tesla are .a.he moved to the US to become an Americanb.he entered the Chicago Worlds Fairc.he joi
28、ned in American army in WWd.he developed the worlds first hydroelectric power plante.he built a lab called WardenclyffeA.b,c,d,eB.c,d,e,aC.a,b,d,eD.a,b,c,d答案C解析细节理解题。结合第二、三、四段的内容可知与特斯拉有关的事件是a,b,d,e,文章中并没有提到他参军参战,因此排除c这个事件。故选C项。7.Why did the US government destroy the tower?A.To treat it as a sign of
29、Germans failure in WW.B.To stop it from being used for photo processing.C.To get its metal for the material of war.D.To prevent it being used by German spies in WW.答案D解析细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的“In1917,theUSgovernmentblewupthetower,fearingthatGermanspieswereusingitinWorldWarI.”可知,美国政府摧毁这个塔是因为害怕德国间谍在一战期间利用这个塔。故选D项。8.The purpose of writing this passage is to .A.explain why a car company was named TeslaB.introduce the achievements of TeslaC.inspire us to learn from a famous scientistD.record the contribution made by Tesla in WW答案B解析写作意图题。本文介绍了一位不是非常著名的发明家、科学家和工程师特斯拉的事迹,主要包括他的发明创造和为社会作出的贡献等。故选B项。