*Unit 1 Science Fiction*

一、根据句意和汉语提示写出单词。

1.I am told that if the dough is sticky，add more ______（面粉）.

2.“Please don’t go，” he said, _________（抓紧）her arm with both hands.

3.An innovation company should reward failure but punish ______(不作为).

4.She stepped backwards a little and was within an _______（英尺）of being killed.

5.The company wants to keep down ______（劳动）costs.

6.Looking at his mother’s back go away, his eyes ______（变模糊） behind the glasses.

7.The job will require you to take advantage of all your skills to the ________（最大化）.

8.He said they were opposed to the presence of _________(外国的) forces in the region.

 

二、根据句意用适当的单词填空。

1.It turned out ________ I knew the person who got shot.

2.Many of these ideas appear to be in conflict ______ each other.

3.It is said that the flour in this factory is superior ________ that of other factories.

4.The man fell ____ the tree and broke his left leg.

5.Mendel started experimenting _____ peas grown in his garden.

6.Alice often asks me to accompany her _____ discount shops.

7.I have ____ appointment with Dr Smith，but I need to change it.

7.When it comes to the best shopping streets in Paris，scent is just as important to a brand’s success ____ the quality of its window displays.

 

三、根据句意用所给单词的适当形式填空。

1.Sixteen teams are taking part,________(divide) into four groups.

2.Don’t _______(take) in by his appearance—he’s in fact a thief.

3.With less time spent _______(fetch) water，girls have more time to go to school.

4.This Chinese company has an ________(urge) desire to keep pace with the development of high technology in the world.

5.The car ran slowly on the _____ (mud) countryside street.

6.“I’m sorry I’m late again.” said John with a _____ (guilt) look on his face.

7.The experiment was conducted by the _____ (divide) of volunteers into age groups.

8.Dickens had led an ______ (explode) in both the publication of novels and their readership.

9.With food our biggest ______ (week) household expense，Susanna and Matt spend time with a different family.

10.The ______ (declare) of love the young man made in the movie impressed the audience deeply.

11.They were performing a ________ (calculate)，not just memorizing the value of each combination.

12.All consultations are by ________(appoint) only.

13.The UK promises ______ (reduce) its carbon emissions by 80 percent by 2050.

14.Deliverymen often break traffic rules，_____ (put) not only their own lives at risk，but the lives of others as well.

15.The music allows me _____ (learn) that teaching is about sharing and respect，and most of all，an understanding of each other.

 

四、单句写作

1.她惊讶地发现这个国家可以随意与其他国家发生冲突。(at random)

_________________________

 

2.出于某种原因，我有一种冲动，想展示我的皮衣比他的好。(feel an urge)

_________________________

 

3.是我侄女去办公室给我拿手帕的。(It is/was...that)

_________________________

 

4.这名推销员很难实现他的目标。(It is...for sb.to do)

_________________________

 

5.那个司机躺在地上，好像受了重伤。(as if)

_________________________

 

五、选通读短文然后用适当的单词或所给单词的适当形式填空。

Chinese dragons are fictional creatures, a root of Chinese people who considered 1____(they) as the descendants(后代) of dragons.Since their creation, Chinese dragons 2____(win) the deep love from Chinese people, because of their strong power and symbolic meanings.They played 3____ important role in the history of Chinese nation, politics, religion, culture and Chinese language and became a symbol of China and Chinese people.

Dragon is a belief of Chinese nation and a 4____(gold) Chinese element(元素).5____ a person hears the name of dragon, China will come to his or her mind.As the strongest animal 6____(select) by Chinese people, dragon has the strongest power 7____ helps it go to the Heaven and the Hell, and make cloud and rains.In ancient times, as a belief, dragon gave strong supports to the ruling of a big nation, and to people’s fragile spirits and hard life because people suffered 8.extreme natural disasters and lack of the supports from science.The 9____(important) of dragon to Chinese people is like water to creatures，and it 10____(reflect) in people’s spirit，beliefs，and ideology(思想观念).

 

六、阅读理解

A list of Benjamin Franklin’s inventions reveals a man of many talents and interests.His natural curiosity about things and the way they work made him try to find ways to make them work better.

Ben had poor vision and needed glasses to read.He got tired of constantly taking them off and putting them back on，so he decided to figure out how his glasses would let him see both near and far.He had two pairs of glasses cut in half and put half of each lens(镜片) in a single frame.Today，we call them bifocals(双光眼镜).

Everyone knows the story of Ben’s famous kite flight.Although he made important discoveries and advancements，Ben did not “invent” the electricity.He did，however，invent the lightning rod which protects buildings and ships from lightning.

In colonial America，most people warmed their homes by building a fire in a fireplace even though it was dangerous and used a lot of wood.Ben figured that there had to be a better way.His invention of an iron furnace stove allowed people to warm their homes less dangerously and with less wood.The furnace stove that he invented is called the Franklin Stove.Interestingly enough，Ben also established the first fire company and the first fire insurance company in order to help people live more safely.

As a postmaster，Ben had to figure out routes for delivering the mail.He went out riding in his carriage to measure the routes and needed a way to keep track of the distance.He invented a simple odometer(里程表) and attached it to his carriage.

Later，other famous inventors，like Tomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell，followed in Ben’s footsteps by trying to find ways to help people live better.

1.How many things invented by Benjamin Franklin are mentioned in the passage?

A.3. B.4. C.5. D.6.

2.What do we know about the Franklin Stove?

A.It is made of iron and easy to carry.

B.It is much safer and can save wood.

C.It is much smaller than the traditional stove.

D.It reaches the requirements of the fire company.

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Franklin invented the bifocals because of his poor vision.

B.Franklin invented the odometer to make his riding easier.

C.Franklin first invented the electricity and then the lightning rod.

D.Franklin invented the odometer when he worked in a post office.

4.What characteristic did Franklin，Edison and Bell have in common?

A.They had a strong desire to make life better.

B.They were excellent students at school.

C.They were born in the same age.

D.They made people’s life simple.

 

七、书面表达。用本单元词汇、句式和语法知识完成作文。

某英文报社Science栏目向中学生征文，主题为“未来家用机器人”。请你展开合理想象用英语写一篇文章投稿。

Though it is difficult to predict what future household robots might be like，1_____________________ (我想描述一下他们是多么的令人惊异).

You will be alarmed to find that 2.________________ (他们更像人而不是机器).With their help，you will be free of all household chores，such as cooking，washing，and cleaning.More importantly，equipped with an intelligent computer brain，3.__________________ (它们能帮你留出时间进行户外锻炼).When accompanied by such household robots at home，the elderly may not feel lonely.

Believe it or not，4.____________________ (你一定会渴望得到一台这样神奇的家用机器人).

 

***参考答案***

一、1.flour 2.gripping 3.inaction 4.inch 5.labour 6.blurred 7.maximum 8.alien

二、1.that 2.with 3.to 4.off 5.with 6.to  7.an 8.as

三、1.divided 2.be taken 3.fetching 4.urgent 5.muddy 6.guilty 7.division 8.explosion 9.weekly 10.declaration 11.calculation 12.appointment 13.to reduce 14.putting 15.to learn

四、

1.She was stunned to find this country could conflict with other countries at random.

2.For some reason I feel an urge to show my leather clothes are superior to his.

3.It was my niece who/that went to the office to fetch the handkerchief for me.

4.It was difficult for the salesman to achieve his goal.

5.The driver was lying on the ground as if (he was) injured seriously.

五、1.themselves 2.have won 3.an 4.golden 5.When/If 6.selected 7.that 8.from 9.importance 10.is reflected

六、BBDA

七、

1.I’d like to describe how amazing they are

2.they will be more like humans than machines

3.they will help you set aside some time for outdoor exercise

4.you are bound to have a desire for such a wonderful household robot

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