Unit4InventionsReading目

錄CONTENTS01要點(diǎn)精講03課堂練習(xí)02語篇理解要點(diǎn)精講Humanscontinuedwalkingacrosstheglobeforthenext94，000years，untilabout6,000yearsagowhenanumberofimportantchangestookplace.在接下來的94000年里，人類繼續(xù)徒步走遍全球，直到大約6000年前，一些重要的變化發(fā)生了。11.anumberof意為“幾個(gè)；若干”，后接可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)，謂語動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù)形式。如：Anumberofstudentsareabsenttoday.許多學(xué)生今天缺席?！颈嫖觥縯henumberof意為“……的數(shù)量”，后接可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)，謂語動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)形式。如：Thenumberofcarsisincreasing.汽車的數(shù)量在增加。2.takeplace意為“發(fā)生；進(jìn)行”，表示有計(jì)劃、有組織地發(fā)生，常用于活動(dòng)、事件(如會(huì)議、比賽等)。如：TheconcertwilltakeplacenextFriday.音樂會(huì)將于下周五舉行?！颈嫖觥縣appen意為“發(fā)生”，表示偶然或意外地發(fā)生，常用于自然現(xiàn)象、突發(fā)事件。如：Anaccidenthappenedonthehighway.高速公路上發(fā)生了一起事故。(

)1.—What________thenumberofthestudentsinyourschool？—Abouttwothousand.Anumberofthem________fromthecountryside.A.is；areB.is；isC.are；isD.are；are2.奧運(yùn)會(huì)每4年舉辦一次。(翻譯句子)______________________________________________________________ATheOlympicGamestakeplaceeveryfouryears.Forinstance，intheCentralAsiancountryofKazakhstan，peoplestartedtoridehorses.例如，在中亞國家哈薩克斯坦，人們開始騎馬。forinstance意為“例如；比如”，用于舉例說明前文提到的觀點(diǎn)、情況或事物，可位于句首、句中或句末，通常用逗號(hào)與句子其他部分隔開，可與forexample互換。如：Manyanimalshibernateinwinter.Forinstance/example，bearssleepformonths.許多動(dòng)物冬天冬眠。例如，熊會(huì)睡好幾個(gè)月。Shelovesoutdooractivities，forinstance/example，hikingandcamping.她喜歡戶外活動(dòng)，比如徒步旅行和露營。()1.Wecangotherebydifferentmeansoftransport，________，bybusorbybike.A.incaseB.evenifC.assoonasD.forinstance2.你可以通過多種方式聯(lián)系她，比如打電話或發(fā)郵件。(根據(jù)漢語意思完成句子，每空一詞)Youcancontactherindifferentways，_________________________________________，byphoneoremail.Dinstance/examplefor語篇理解一、閱讀課本P52~P53Reading的短文，選出下列各題的最佳選項(xiàng)(

)1.Howdidthefirsthumanssearchfornewplacestolive？A.Byridinghorses. B.Bytrain.C.Onfoot. D.Bybike.C(

)2.Wheredidpeoplestarttoridehorsesaccordingtothetext？A.InRome. B.InKazakhstan.C.InBritain. D.InGermany.B(

)3.Whydidthefirststoneroadsappear？A.Becausepeoplelikedstoneroads.B.Becauseoldpathswerehardtouseinwetweather.C.BecauseRomansinventednewroad-buildingtechniques.D.Becauseitwashardtoridehorsesonoldpaths.B(

)4.(Readingstrategy)Howcanreadersannotateatext？①Drawamindmap.②Circletransitionalwords.③Underlinekeyinformation.④Writekeywords.A.①②③B.①②④C.①③④D.②③④D二、再仔細(xì)閱讀課本P52~P53Reading的短文，完成可視化結(jié)構(gòu)導(dǎo)圖Kazakhstanpotterytransporttechniquesdevices三、根據(jù)課本P52~P53Reading的課文內(nèi)容，補(bǔ)全下面短文Over100,000yearsago，thefirsthumanssearchedfornewplacestoliveonfoot.Forthenext94，000years，humans1.___________(continue)walkingacrosstheglobe.Untilabout6,000yearsago，anumberofimportant

2._____________(change)tookplace.InKazakhstan，peoplestartedtoridehorses.3.__________________________thismeantpeoplecouldtravelfurtherandfaster，transportinglargeamountsofgoodswasstillhard.Afewhundredyearslater，theinventionofthewheelchangedeverything.

continuedchangesAlthough/ThoughTheinventorsofthewheelwereunknown，butthey

4._____________(probable)firstusedwheelstomakepottery.Later，theyrealizedwheelscouldalsotransportpeopleandthings.Theyattachedwheels5._____________horse-pulledvehicles.Farmerscouldthentransportgoodstofar-awaymarkets，increasingnational

6._____________internationaltrade.

probablytoandThewheelchangedthewayvillages，townsandcountriesdidbusiness，butitwasn'tperfect.Theroadswereoldwalkingpaths，andbecameextremely

7._____________(difficulty)touseinwetweather.So，thefirststoneroadsappearedafterthewheel's8.____________(arrive).TheRomanstheninventednewroad-buildingtechniques，andsomeoftheirroadsarestillusedtoday.difficultarrivalThewheelnotonlychangedhowhumansmove，butitalsoallowed9._________(we)tobuildamazingmachines.Windmills，clocksand3Dprintersallusewheels，andtheIndustrialRevolutiondependedonit.Withoutdoubt，thewheelisoneof10.________mostimportantinventionsofalltime.usthe課堂練習(xí)一、根據(jù)漢語意思完成句子，每空一詞(★★)1.載人航天器可能是有史以來最偉大的發(fā)明之一。__________________________areperhapsoneofthegreatestinventions____________________________________.

2.許多農(nóng)民要靠好天氣才能豐收。Manyfarmers________________________goodweatherforasuccessfulharvest.

Crewedspacecraftofalltimedependon3.她訪問了歐洲的一些國家。Shehasvisited__________________________________countriesinEurope.

4.毫無疑問，車輪徹底改變了人類歷史。_______________________，thewheelrevolutionizedhumanhistory.

5.不要取笑那些努力學(xué)習(xí)但進(jìn)步緩慢的同學(xué)。Don't___________________________________thoseclassmateswhostudyhardbutmakeslowprogress.anumberofWithoutdoubtmakefunof二、信息匹配(★★★)閱讀下面六個(gè)發(fā)明的介紹，為五個(gè)人各選出一個(gè)合適的發(fā)明，并將其標(biāo)號(hào)填入題前括號(hào)內(nèi)。A.Itisakindofcoolingequipmentandamoderninventionusedinkitchens.It'susedtokeepfoodfreshforalongertime.B.Thetelevisionshowsmovingpictureswithsounds.Itiscommoninpeople'shomesbecauseitisaninterestingwaytolearnabouttheworldandlookforpleasure.C.Youcanenjoyalotonacomputerconnectedtotheinternet.Forexample,youcansendandcheckemails,talkwithfriendsandwatchTVprogrammes.D.Itisdesignedtochangetheairtemperatureinsidethebuilding,usuallyusedforcooling.Butduringcolddays,peoplealsouseitforheating.E.Todaypeople'slifebecomesmuchbusierandamicrowaveovenhelpsalot.Itcancookamealverysoon.F.Itisdesignedtoblowcoolorhotwindoverwethairinordertodryitinashorttime.Italsoallowspeopletomakedifferentshapesandstylesofhair.( )1.Rockywasheshisdogtwiceaweek.Afterwashingit,hewillu