Unit 6 When was it invented？

第一课时 Section A （1a—2d）

用所给词的适当形式填空

1. I think that the pen was ______ （invent） by Waterman.

2. Id like three ______ （scoop） of ice cream， please.

3. The guidebook _____ （list） 1，000 hotels and restaurants.

4. That plate is used for ______ （serve） fish.

5. Our room is heated by ______ （electric）.

汉译英

1. 你知道谁发明的拉链吗？

Do you know ？

2. 我们的新网站越来越受欢迎了。

Our new has .

3. 担心也是多余的。

There is .

4. 那家店卖不同样式的帽子。

Different of in that store.

补全对话（有两项多余）

M： Excuse me. 1

W： Im sorry. Have you seen the sign on the wall， “No smoking”？

M： Oh， sorry. Where can I smoke on this floor， please？

W： Im afraid its not allowed in the whole building.

M： Oh dear！ 2

W： Sure. Help yourself， over there.

M： Thank you very much.

W： Dont you know smoking is not good for your health， young man？

M： 3 I tried many times to give it up， but I failed.

4

W： Yes， its hard to stop！ But if you have the nonsmokers health and well-being in mind， you might succeed.

M： Youre right！ Thanks very much. Ill try again to kick my smoking habit.

W： Thats OK. Well， if youre feeling bad now， you can smoke

outside， in the open air， of course.

M： Oh， no！ 5

W： Thats great！

A. Yes， I do.

B. No， I dont.

C. Ill start from now on！

D. When I smoke， I feel good.

E. Would you mind if I smoke here？

F. When I go without it， I feel very bad.

G. I wonder if I could have a glass of water.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

完形填空

What is the best way to study？ This is a very important question. Some Chinese students often study very hard 1 long hours. This is a 2 habit （習惯）， but it is not a better way to 3 . A good student must 4 enough sleep， enough food and enough rest. Every 5 you need to take a walk or play basketball or ping-pong or sing a song. When you 6 to your studies， youll find yourself

7 than before and youll learn more.

Perhaps we can 8 that learning English is like taking Chinese medicine， we mean that like Chinese medicine， the effects （效果） of your study come slowly but 9 . Learn every day and effects will 10 just like Chinese medicine.

1. A. at B. in C. for D. with

2. A. better B. worse C. good D. bad

3. A. play B. study C. sleep D. rest

4. A. have B. do C. want D. make

5. A. month B. week C. hour D. day

6. A. begin B. return C. go D. are

7. A. stronger B. weaker C. strongest D. weakest

8. A. say B. guess C. talk D. know

9. A. lately B. quickly C. surely D. hopefully

10. A. wake B. come C. give D. get

第二课时 Section A （3a—4c）

选词填空

从方框中选出恰当的词或短语，并用其适当形式填空。

by accident doubt fall into national take place

1. One false step can mean ______ trouble.

2. The concert ______ last weekend.

3. There is no ______ that we did the wrong thing.

4. I found her letter ______ as I was looking for my book.

5. The children were wearing traditional ______ dress.

句子翻译

1. 电话毫无疑问是贝尔在1876年发明的。（without doubt）

2. 这间屋子突然变黑了。（all of a sudden）

3. 该国百分之七十的贸易与欧洲有关。（trade；with）

4. 去年亚当把这本小说翻译成了中文。（translate）

閱读理解

Technology is greatly affecting all ways of our lives， Here are some examples of modern technology that will change our ideas and will affect our lives greatly.

Global Positioning System （GPS） （全球定位系统）

Its a system that uses radio signals from satellites to show exact （精确的） information. It tells you where the user is on the earth in all weather conditions. Its made up of three parts： satellites， control equipments （设备） on land and receivers.

Space Technology

Russian and American scientists have worked together for the International Space Station （ISS） for a long time.They hope the ISS will provide a long-lasting lab. Such a lab will bring humans limitless （无限的） advantages. Its even hoped that one day space technology will take humans to their new houses in space.

Underwater Robot

Hercules is a kind of underwater robot with some high technology equipments. It will be used to search for ancient ships which were destroyed into the deep sea during their journey long ago.

The world is changing so quickly that its hard for us to catch up with all the new inventions because they seem to come out every month. Its important for us to learn about new technology and the role that it plays in our lives. So we should be willing to accept modern technology， or we will fall behind the times.

1. What can tell you where the user is on the earth exactly？

A. GPS. B. Satellites.

C. Receivers. D. Underwater Robot.

2. Which is TRUE about the ISS？

a. It has carried people to other planets.

b. It will provide a long-lasting lab for us.

c. Humans will get a lot of advantages from it.

d. Russian and American scientists are working for it.

A. a， b， c B. a， c， d

C. a， b， d D. b， c， d

3. Hercules is used to .

A. save lives in the sea

B. take pictures in the sea

C. repair the broken ships

D. look for the ancient ships in the sea

4. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us？

A. New technology doesnt play an important part in our lives.

B. Its easy for us to catch up with all the new inventions.

C. Its very important for us to learn about new technology.

D. We wont fall behind the times if we dont accept modern technology.

5. What is the purpose of the writers writing this passage？

A. To help us study some new technology.

B. To tell us technology is changing the world.

C. To help solve the problems that technology causes.

D. To remind us the advantages of technology are limitless.

第三課时 Section B （1a—1e）

用所给词的适当形式填空

1. This dish is too ______ （salt） for me.

2. The man who ______ （cook） the food must be a really good ______ （cook）.

3. His paper is full of spelling ______ （mistake）.

4. We have ______ （similar） views on this play.

5. I didnt train ______ （enough） for the game.

汉译英

1. 他偷了银行200万美元。

He dollars .

2. 我错拿了你的包。

I your bag of mine

.

3. 威尔逊先生是我们的一位常客。

Mr Wilson is regular

.

4. 这条连衣裙是我低价买到的。

I bought this .

完形填空

About 70，000，000 Americans are trying to lose weight. That is almost one third of people in the United States. Some people eat 1 food and they hardly have any fats or sweets. Others do running， exercise with machines， take medicines， or even have operations （手术）. 2 you can see losing weight is 3 work， and it will also cost a lot of money. But 4 do so many people in the United States want to lose weight？

Many people in the United States 5 about their look of the body. For many people， looking nice also means to be thin. Other people worry about their health as many doctors

6 overweight （超重） is not good.

Most people want to find a rather 7 way to take off fat， and books of this kind are very popular. These books tell people how to lose weight. Each year a lot of new books like these are 8 . Each one says it can easily help people take fat away.

Losing weight can be 9 . Some overweight people go to health centers， like La Costa in California. Men and women 10 several hundred dollars a day at these health centers. People live there for one week or two， 11 exercise， and eating different foods. Meals there may be just a little. All these work for losing weight. 12 4 days on the program， one woman called Mrs Warren lost 5 pounds （2.27kg）. At $400 a day， she spent $320 to lose each pound. But she said she was still 13 to do so.

Health centers， books， medicines， operations， running and exercise machines all 14 a lot of money. So in the United States， losing weight may mean losing 15 too. This is a never-ending war in the USA.

1. A. less B. nicer C. cheaper D. faster

2. A. For B. So C. Or D. And

3. A. good B. useful C. hard D. important

4. A. why B. what C. how D. when

5. A. think B. worry C. guess D. know

6. A. talk B. say C. speak D. tell

7. A. dearer B. clever C. shorter D. easier

8. A. bought B. given C. written D. copied

9. A. exciting B. expensive C. pleasing D. safe

10. A. pay B. cost C. find D. making

11. A. missing B. taking C. playing D. using

12. A. Before B. In C. After D. At

13. A. sorry B. angry C. sad D. glad

14. A. need B. have C. lose D. get

15. A. health B. time C. food D. money

单词填空

根据短文内容和首字母提示完成短文。

“Dreams may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream，” some scientists say.

Dreams take up about one quarter of our s 1 time.

People have several d 2 each night. Dreams are like short films. They are usually in color. Some dreams are l 3

old films. They come to us over and over a 4 . That may be because the dreamer is worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer.

Some people get new ideas a 5 their work from dreams. They may have been t 6 about their work all day. These thoughts can be carried over into dreams.

Sometimes we w 7 up with a good feeling from a dream. But often we cant remember the dream. Dreams can disappear q 8 from memory.

Too much dreaming can be harmful. The m 9 we sleep， the longer we dream. The mind is hard at work when we dream. That is w 10 we may have a long sleep but still wake up tired.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

第四課时 Section B （2a—2e）

选词填空

从方框中选出恰当的词或短语，并用其适当形式填空。

divide... into hero in history

look up to profession

1. He dealt with the problem in a highly ______ way.

2. Ive always ______ Bill for his courage.

3. When was the first football game ______ played？

4. A sentence can be ______ small parts.

5. He became a national ______ for his part in the war.

句子翻译

1. 吉姆今早不但起得晚，而且书也忘带了。（not only... but also）

2. 我以前常常梦想当将军。（used to；general）

3. 这条河水面已经上涨几米了。（rise；several）

4. 据说这对夫妇已经离开这个国家了。（It is said...）

阅读完成表格

Some birthday customs are quite similar in many parts of the world—birthday candles， birthday games， and birthday cakes. But some customs are more specific （特定的） to certain countries. Here are some children talking about their customs.

Linda—I am fourteen. I come from Aruba. In our country， children take something special to school for their classmates and all teachers. Each teacher gives the birthday child a small gift like a pencil， an eraser or a postcard. The birthday child is also allowed to wear special clothes instead of the school uniform.

Lucy—I am one year older than Linda. Denmark is my country. A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in that house is having a birthday. Presents are placed around the childs bed while they are sleeping so they will see them at once when they wake up.

Tom—I am as old as Linda. I am from Brazil. The birthday child receives a pull on the earlobe （耳垂） for each year in my country. The birthday person also gives the first slice （块） of cake to his or her most special friend or relative， usually Mom or Dad.

Names Countries Ages Special Customs

Linda Aruba Fourteen Each teacher receives something special from —–1— and gives him or her a small gift.

Lucy Denmark —–2— If you see —–3— flying outside a window， you may know someone in that house is having a birthday.

Tom —–4— Fourteen —–5— of the birthday cake is usually given to Mom or Dad.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5.

第五课时 Section B （3a—Self Check）

用所给词的适当形式填空

1. That man asked us not ______ （drink） the water.

2. After seeing all the model planes， we ______ （decide） on this one.

3. Not only _____ （be） John brave， but also he is

_____ （honesty）.

4. Theyve put up walls to stop animals from ______ （get） through.

5. We want more information about ______ （invent） of last century.

按要求完成句子

1. The zipper was invented by Whitcomb Judson in 1893. （對画线部分提问）

2. Tea was invented by accident.（对画线部分提问）

3. Frank divided the cake into two pieces.（改为被动句）

4. Potato chips are crispy. Potato chips are salty.（用not only... but also... 合并为一句）

阅读表达

The summer holiday is coming， which is a relaxing time for sleeping， eating good meals and seeing old friends. Try to take some time off from school and spend a few weeks of fun. Here are some ideas for planning your summer holiday.

First of all， joining a club is a good choice！ You can join a music club， a sports club or an art club. Its good for your future development and the teachers in the club can give you good advice.

Doing something good for society is also great. There are many volunteer programs for you to choose from， such as looking after the old or the young， cleaning the streets， planting trees or keeping the traffic in order. You know that teens can also make the world better.

Have you ever lived with another family？ You can join in a program called “Meeting a New Family”. Two families exchange their children for some time so that they can learn how to get on well with others.

Summer camp is still popular today. An English summer camp may be a good choice. You can not only make friends but also practice your English.

1. What is the passage about？

2. Which club can you join to learn drawing？

3. How can teens make the world better？

4. What can you learn if you join in “Meeting a New Family”？

5. What can you do in an English summer camp？

書面表达

随着科学技术的日益发展，越来越多的发明出现在人们的日常生活当中。它们给人们的生活带来了很大的方便与帮助，在一定程度上改变了人们的生活方式。那么，在你的心目中，哪种发明是最有用的呢？

请你写一篇英语短文，谈一谈你认为最有用的发明及其用途。

要求：

1. 行文流畅，语言规范。

2. 词数90左右。

The Most Useful Invention