Unit 2 Robots
Part 1 课前自主练习
一、单词拼写
1. However, some enjoy e____ other people with private questions. 2. She insisted on a____ the professor to the airport 3. He has a d___ for knowledge
4. The young actress has a t____ for singing as well as acting 5. Tom was a____ from the meeting yesterday afternoon
6. The government passed a law that d____ it illegal to catch and kill this kind of animals. 7. All the workmates e___ her for her promotion.
8. He gave the poor children some money out of s____ 9. We must take f____ measure to solve the problem.
10. Everything went on well after they s____ away all the difficulties.
二、完成句子
1．你不能对他的承诺太当真，他从不遵守诺言
You can not __________ his promise __________ __________,he never keep his word 2．你迟到的原因是什么
What is your ___________ ___________being late? 3．起关键的不是你来自哪里，而是你的工作能力
____________ is not where you come from but the ability to do the job __________ matters 4．凯特不只是作家，更准确来讲，她是位工人作家
Kate is __________ __________ a writer, ___________ ___________ she is a worker and writer 5．他的朋友都羡慕他的新工作和好运气
His friends all __________ him ____________ his new job as well as his good fortune .
Part 2 warming up and reading
一．单项选择题：
1. This room was _________ for the children.
A. described B. projected C. designed D. draw 2. The tall building is _________ .
A. a good design B. good designed C. of good design D. to be good designed 3. What do you _______ me to do?
A. plan B. desire C. make D. hope 4. The president desires that you _________ him next week.
A. visit B. will visit C. to visit D. visiting 5. She was absent ______ school _________ a cold.
A. from; for B. for; from C. from; with D. in; for 6. He had a(n) ________ look on his face.
A. absence B. absent C. puzzling D. surprising
7. The number of deaths from heart disease will be reduced greatly if people ________ to eat more fruit and vegetables.
A. persuaded B. will persuade C. are persuaded D. persuade 8. I _____ some sympathy ____that point of view.
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A. had; with B. had; at C. gave; with D. showed; at 9. As he _______ , he was surprised to see that the man had disappeared.
A. turned against B. turned in C. turned around D. turned up 10. It _______ that two travelers had been killed.
A. turned around B. turned away C. turned out D. turned up 二 汉译英：
1尽管她已经二十多岁了，她的行为象小孩似的(as if )
2你最好不理会他，当他为这样的事愤怒时（leave …alone ）
3我已经告诉你了我是认真对待的（take ….seriously）
4他一到达非州就给朋友打了个电话（ring …up ）
5.让他满意的是，他的儿子成功地通过了考试（satisfaction）
三 语法填空：
Until recently daydreaming was viewed as a waste of time. Or it ___1_______(consider) an unhealthy
escape from real life and its duties. But now some people are taking a fresh look at daydreaming. Some think it may be a very ______2_____ (health) thing to do. Some researchers are finding that daydreaming may be important to mental health. Daydreaming, they tell us,_____3___(be) a good means of relaxation. But its benefits go 4 this. A number of psychologists have conducted experiments and have reached some 5 (surprise) conclusions.
Dr. Joan T. Freyberg has concluded that daydreaming contributes to intellectual growth. It ____6_____
improves 7 (concentrate), attention span, and the ability to get along with others. Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser believed that much of his success was due to the positive use of daydreaming. Florence Nightingale dreamed of becoming a nurse. The young Thomas Edison pictured 8 as an inventor. For these notable achievers, it appears 9 their daydreams came true. Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick offered this advice: ―hold a picture of yourself… in your mind’s eye, and you will be drawn toward it. Picture yourself 10 as defeated and that alone will make victory impossible.
Period 3. Learning about language
一、语法专练：
1. The teacher asked the bad habits __________ .
A. give B. to get rid C. to be given up D. give up 2. Children ought _________ to treat the old with respect.
A. teaching B. teach C. to be taught D to be teaching 3. She ordered all the things _________ tonight.
A. cover B. to be covered C. covering D.to cover. 4. The bridge __________ next month depends on the money collected among the villagers. A. build B. to be built C. built D. be building 5. It’s a great honor ________ to go abroad for further education.
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A. to admit B. admit C. admitting D.to be admitted 6. I’m going shopping. Do you have anything ________ ?
A. to be picked up B. to pick up C. picked up D. pick up 7. The text papers need _________ again before being handed in.
A. check B. to check C. to be checked D. to be checking 8. You are lucky to be the first __________ for this job.
A. to be chosen B. to choose from C. choose from D. to be chosen from 9. He felt it a pleasure _________ to answer the difficult questions at class. A. to ask B. to be asked C. asked D. asking
10. The farmers working in cities ought _____ by month. But in fact, they usually get nothing at the end of the
year.
A. to pay B. paid C. be paid D to have been paid
三 语法填空
No one could recognize me after I got my new transistors in the 1 (1960).There were times when
my size was 2 (total) changed. I became small and thin but I got cleverer and cleverer, quicker and quicker. And my memory became so large 3 I couldn’t believe it! But I was always so lonely 4 (stand) there by myself, 5 in the early 1960s, they gave me a family 6 (connect) by a network. I could share information 7 others and we could talk to each other. At about the same time we learned to talk to
humans using BASIC. I was brought into people’s homes in the 1970s. Since then, my family and I 8 (use) by 9 (billion) of people to deal with information and communicate with each other around the world by the Internet. I love 10 (use) to connect people who aren’t close enough to speak to each other. I have truly been built to serve the human race since my birth.
Period 4. Using Language
一．选择题：
1． ________ we can afford it, we wouldn’t go abroad for our vacation． A．As though B. Even so C．Even though D．In case
2．In ___________ Chinese culture, marriage decisions were often made by parents for their children． A. traditional B. historic C. remote D．initial 3．Some people like dirking coffee, for it has _______ effects． A．promoting B.stimulating C．enhancing D．encouraging 4．The teacher wrote an example on the blackboard to ________ the point． A. illustrate B. suggest C. express D．recognize
5．Most people on this island are recreational fishers, and ______, fishing forms an actual part of their leisure time． A．accidentally B. purposefully C．obviously D．formally
6．In dealing with public relations, we should make every effort to prevent the _____ in personality． A．contact B. contrast C．connection D．conflict 7．Chinese arts have won the _________ of a lot of people outside China． A．enjoyment B. appreciation C．entertainment D．reputation
8．To keep healthy, Professor Johnson________ cycling as a regular form of exercise after he retired． A．took up B．caught on C.carried out D．made for
9．That doesn't sound very frightening, Paul, I've seen _____．What did you like most about the film? A．better B. worse C. best D．worst
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10．He accidentally _____he had quarreled with his wife and that he hadn't been home for a couple of weeks． A．let out B.took care C．made sure D, made out
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