Unit6Whenwasitinvented(提升）語法填空Note-takingisaskillthatcanhelpyoudowellinallyourschoolwork.Itcanmakeyouconfidentwhenyouarestudying.Butmoststudentsdon’tknow1totakenotes.Ifyourteacherwritesnotesontheblackboard,thatwillbegreat.Youcancopythemorwritedownthemostimportantfactsofallinclass.Differentteachersdothings2(different).Forexample,Someteachersmayfocusonlotsofdatesandfactsofallinclass,3theyonlywritetheimportantonesontheblackboard.4maynotwriteanythingdown,buttheymayrepeatthem.Don’ttrytowritedowneverywordinclass,5youmaymisssomeimportantpoints.SomestudentsreallylearnbetterwiththehelpofthesenotesDon'tbeafraidyourteachertorepeatwhatyou’ve6(miss).Ifyourteachercomparesyournoteswithyour7(classmate),itcanbegoodforyourlearning.Itcanalsohelpyouandyourclassmatescorrectsomemistakes.Note-makingalsoneeds8______(organize).Keepnotesforeachsubjectinoneplace,sogoodnote-takingtakestime.Ifyoudecidetorecopyyournoteseveryevening,you’llsurelyhave9(little)timetowatchTV,Butyou’lll0timeinthecomingtest.完形填空ATheskywasclearandthesunwasshiningbrightlybeforethedeadlydisasterofthetyphoon.BernadetteTenegra,a44-year-oldhighschoolteacherwasinher____1____whichwasonthebankofariver.TheTenegrafamily____2____togetherintheirsheltertokeepawayfromthestorm.Theythoughtthatthepowerfulstormwoulddieoutsoonasitdid____3____.Sotheywerejusthangingonthere.Butthingsdidn’thappen____4____theyhadthought;thewaterroseatafrighteningspeedandtheir____5____housefelldownsweepingawaytheoccupants(居住者)，includingTenegra’shusbandandherotherdaughter.Theywereabletostruggleto____6____butthe6-year-oldTenegrawas____7____againstthestrongwindandwateralongwithsharpdeadlydebris(殘骸).Bernadettemadeherwaytothechildandwasholdingherandkept____8____hertokeepon.“Icrawled(爬)overtoherandItriedtopullherup.Butshewastoo____9____andwasn’tabletomakeit.Itseemedthatshehadalready____10____,”Tenegrasaid,crying.“Iscreamedbutitdidn’twork."Themothersaid____11____thatshewouldneverforgetthelastwordsofherdaughterbefore____12___,‘‘Ma,justletgojustletgo.Save____13____.1loveyouforever.”“Yolanda”，thesupertyphoondestroyedagreatnumberofhousesandbuildings.The6-year-oldTenegra____14____herlife.Shehasjustseenasmallpartofthiswonderfulworld____15____thatshortlifetimewhilethewholeworldwitnessedallthebeautyofher.1.A.familyB.schoolC.buildingD.home2.A.marchedB.stayedC.arrangedD.collected3.A.inthepastB.inthedayC.intheendD.inthefuture4.A.whileB.beforeC.asD.since5..A.woodenB.goldenC.hiddenD.modern6.A.strengthB.warmthC.safetyD.difficulty7.A.fightingB.beatingC.touchingD.preventing8.A.invitingB.orderingC.trainingD.telling9.A.sleepyB.weakC.impatientD.careless10.A.givenbackB.givenawayC.givenupD.givenoff11.A.excitedlyB.sadlyC.angrilyD.confidently12.A.arrivalB.breakC.choiceD.death13.A.myselfB.yourselfC.himselfD.herself14..A.lostB.savedC.spentD.changed15.A.aboveB.belowC.duringD.beyondBInthenineteenthcentury,theinventionofthetelegraph(電報)madeitpossibletosendnoises,signals,andevenmusicoverwiresfromoneplacetoanother.__1__，thehumanvoicehadnevertraveledthisway.Manyinventorstriedtofinda__2__tosendvoiceoverwires(金屬線),andin1876someoftheirefforts__3__crownedwithsuccess.__4__Americaninventors,AlexanderGrahamBellandElishaGray,__5__atalmostthesametime.BorninEdinburg,Scotland,Bellgrew__6__inafamilythatwasvery__7__inteachingpeopletospeak.Hisgrandfatherhadbeenanactorwholeftthetheater__8__elocution(演講技巧),andhisfatherwasateacherwhohelpeddeaf-muteslearn__9__tospeak.However,probablynoneofthe__10__inventionsgaveBellthesamefeelingoftriumph(勝利)__11__hehadonthedaywhenhespilled(溢出)someacid(酸)fromhisbatteries(電池).Itwasafterhehadworkedformonthstofindwaystosendsomethingmore__12__metallictwangs(撥弦聲)overthewires.ThinkingWatson,__13__，wasinthenextroom,Bellcalled,“Mr.Watson,__14__.Iwantyou.”Watsonwasnotinthenextroom.Hewasdowninhislaboratory,__15__tothereceiver.ToWatson'ssurprise,heheardthewordsperfectly.HerantotellBellthenews—thewireshadcarriedBell'svoiceperfectly.()1.A.HoweverB．But C．Though D．So()2.A.solution B．key C．way D．mean()3.A.were B．tobe C．being D．havingbeen()4.A.Two B．Thetwo C．ThetwoofD．Oftwo()5.A.wassucceeded B．havesucceeded C．succeeded D．wassucceeding()6.A.at B．on C．to D．up()7.A.interested B．interesting C．excited D．exciting()8.A.teach B．teaches C．teaching D．toteach()9.A.which B．when C．how D．where()10.A.later B．latter C．lately D．afterwards()11.A.like B．to C．which D．as()12.A.of B．不填 C．as D．than()13.A.beinghishelper B．washishelper C．hishelper D．tobehishelper()14.A.comehere B．comeup C．goaway D．godown()15.A.besides B．beside C．next D．by閱讀理解China’snewhotword,tuhao,maybeinOxfordEnglishDictionary.InChinese,tumeansrudeandhaomeansrich.Inrecentyears,peopleusethistermtodescribethosewhospendmoneyinanunreasonableway.ThewordbecamemorepopularwiththenewestApple’sgold-colorediPhone,whichislovedbyChina’srichpeople.Thecolorbecameknownas“tuhaogold”.Thewordisnowoftenusedtorefertopeoplewhohavethecashbutlacktaste.TherearetwootherChinesehotwords:damaandNoZuoNoDie,whichmayalsobetakeninthedictionary.Dama,meaningmiddle-agedwomen,wasfirstusedintheWesternmediabytheWallStreetJournal.ThousandsofChinesewomenwerebuyingalargeamountofgoldwhenthegoldpricehadgonedown.AnotherphraseNoZuoNoDiemeansifyoudon’tdostupidthings,theywon’tcomebacktobiteyou,isalsoverypopular.Otherwords,suchasMaotai,Chinglishand"dimsum"havealsobeenincludedinthedictionary.“Wordslikedamaandtuhaoaresovivid.MyfriendsandIusethemalot—it’ssomuchfun,”saidanAmericanstudentwhostudiesinBeijing.BBCWorldNewsrecentlymadeaspecialprogramcalled“Tuhao,let’sbefriends!”“ThefrequentuseofChinglishbyforeignmediasuggeststhatforeignpeoplearelookingmoretothelifestyleandpopularcultureofChina,”saysZhangYiwu,professorofPekingUniversity.WhatdoesthistrendsuggestabouttheChineselanguage'sinfluence?XingHongbing,professorfromBeijingLanguageandCultureUniversity(BLCU)said“TheseshowthatChinglishisnowbeingacceptedbytherestoftheworldandtheyplayimportantrolesindailylifeofChinese.BehindtheseChinglishwordsandphrasesistheChineseculture.TheyarereflectionsofthechangesandtrendsintheChinesesocietyandtheyhelppeoplefromothercountriestounderstandwhat'shappeninginChina.”1.WhichofthefollowingwordisNOTChinglishhotword?A.karaoke B.dama C.Tuhao D.dimsum2.Theword“Dama”becomesopopularbecause_____________.A.Theymadethegoldpricesup.B.TheyworkedontheWallStreet.C.Theyarewealthymiddle-agedwomen.D.Theyboughtgoldcrazilywhenthegoldpriceweredown.3.WhatdoesthefrequentuseofChinglishbyforeignmediasuggest?AForeignpeoplewanttoknowmoreaboutthelifestyleandpopularcultureofChina.BChineseisoneofthemostimportantlanguagesintheworld.C.Chinesepeopleareveryfriendly.D.Foreignpeoplefounditfunny.4.Thepurposeofwritingthisarticleis.A.TodescribethehotwordsinOxfordEnglishdictionary.B.ToexplainthemeaningsofsomeChinesehotwords.C.TodescribetheuseofChinglishhotwordsandtheirinfluence.D.ToshowthedifferentopinionsaboutChinglishhotwords.DearAugust,welcometotheworld!YourmomandIaresoexcitedtoseewhoyouwillbecome.Whenyoursisterwasborn,wewrotealetterabouttheworldwehopedsheandnowyouwillgrowupin-aworldwithbettereducationfewerhealthyproblems,strongercommunitiesandgreatersociety.Wewrotethatwithalltheimprovementinscienceandtechnology.yourgeneration(一代)shouldlivemuchbetterlivesthanours.Eventhoughheadlines(頭條)areoftenaboutwhat'swrong,westillbelievethesehopefulwisheswillwinoutandwehavedutiestodoourparttomakethathappen.We’reoptimists（樂觀主義者）aboutyourgenerationandthefuture．Butratherthanwriteaboutgrowingup.wewanttotalkaboutchildhood.Theworldcanbeaseriousplace.That'swhyit'simportanttomaketimetogooutsideandplay.Youwillbebusywhenyouareolder,soIhopeyoutaketimetosmellalltheflowersandputalltheleavesyouwantinyourbasketnow.IhopeyoureadyourfavoriteDr.SeussbookssomanytimesyoustartinventingyourownstoriesabouttheVipperofVipp.Ihopeyouridethecarousel(旋轉木馬)withMaxuntilyou'vetriedeverycolorhorse.Ihopeyourunasmuchasyouwanttogoaroundourlivingroomandyard.AndthenIhopeyoutakealotofnapstobeagreatsleeper.AndIhopeeveninyourdreamsyoucanfeelhowmuchweloveyou.Childhoodismagical.Youonlygettobeachildonce.You’vegotusforthat,andwe'lldoeverythingwepossiblycantomakesuretheworldisabetterplaceforyouandallchildreninyourgeneration.________________________August,weloveyousomuchandwe'resoexcitedtobewithyou.Wewishyoualifeofhappiness,loveandthesamehopeyougiveus.LoveMomandDad1.Theunderlinedword”that”refersto””.A.headlinesoftenbeingaboutwhat'swrongB.makingkidsbeabletolivemuchbetterlivesC.theimprovementinscienceandtechnologyD.writingaletterabouttheworldthatwehope2.FromParagraph3，weknowthattheparents__________.A.liketotaketheirkidstoridehorsesonthefarmB.thinkmuchsleepmakestheirdaughtersfeelloveC.believegrowingupisnotagoodthingforchildrenD.wishtheirkidstoenjoytheirchildhoodasmuchaspossible3.WhichofthefollowingcanbeputintheblankinParagraph4?A.sotaketimetoenjoystayingwithyourfamilyB.sodon'tspenditworryingtoomuchaboutthefutureC.soyoumayoftenthinkaboutwhattheworldwillbeD.soyoudon'thavetotalktoomuchaboutyourchildhood4.Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthewriterisafather.A.loving B.strict C.careless D.humorousThefirstrobotswereinventedinthe1920s.RobotshaveappearedinmanyAmericanfilms.Insomefilms，theyarestronger，fasterandclevererthanpeople.Inreallife，robotsaremainlyusedinfactories.Theydosomedangerousanddifficultjobsforhumans.Robotsalsohelpdisabledpeople，suchasblindpeople.Todaymanyblindpeoplehaveguidedogstohelpthem.Inthefuture，guidedogsmightberobotdogs.Onekindofrobotguidedogshaswheels.Itmovesinfrontoftheowner.Itisveryclever.Itknowsthespeedofitsowner'swalk.Theownerwearsaspecialbelt.Thisbeltsendsinstructionstotheownerfromthedog，suchas“Stophere”，“Turnleft”or“Turnright”．IntheUnitedStates，anotherkindofrobothelpsdisabledpeopletotakecareofthemselvesintheirdailylife.Therobothearsthesoundofitsowner'svoice.Itfollowsinstructionssuchas“Turnthepage”or“Makeacupofcoffee”．RobotsarealsousedinAmericanhospitals.Theycandosimplejobs.Atonehospital，forexample，arobottakesmealsfromthekitchentopatients'rooms.Itnevergetslostbecausethisrobothasamapofthehospitalinitscomputermemory.Thoughrobotscanhelppeopleinmanydifferentways，theywillnevertaketheplaceofhumans.()1.Fromthepassage，weknowrobotscan'tbe______.A．dangerousanimalsB．factoryworkersC．guidedogsD．hospitalhelpers()2.Arobotguidedog______.A．movesinfrontofblindpeopleB．walkssidebysidewithblindpeopleC．hasamapinitsheadD．helpspatientswiththeirmeals()3.Somedisabledpeopleneedrobots'helpto______.A．takecareofthemselvesB．talktootherpeopleC．becomescientistsD．dodangerousjobs()4.Inthepassage，thewriterwantstotellusthat______．A．robotsarestrongerandclevererthanhumansB．disabledpeoplecannotlookafterthemselveswithouttherobotsC．robotswilltakeplaceofhumanssomedayinthefutureD．robotscanhelphumansinmanydifferentwaysHomeworkSomeparentsagreethatsmartphones（智能手機）arebadforstudents'healthandstudy．Theyhopetheirchildrencankeepawayfromsmartphones．TangLin，14，fromChangsha，supportsparents'opinions．Heusesadumbphone（非智能手機）andfindsthatitsfunctions（功能）areenoughforhim．TangoncesaidmanystudentsspentmuchtimeongamesandQQwiththeirsmartphones．Healsosaid，"Ifstudentsusesmartphones，theymayusethemtolistentomusic，surftheInternetordosomeotherthings．Inthisway，theymaynotworkhardattheirstudies．Asstudents，wedon'tneedtousesmartphones．"ButChenYu，16，fromZhuzhou，doesn'tthinkso．Shethinksthatshecan'tlivewithoutsmartphones．Shesaid，"Smartphonesareuseful，IoftenusemyphonetosurftheInternet，chatwithmyfriendsandgetthelatestnews．Itopensupmyeyes．"Smartphoneshaveadvantagesanddisadvantages．Thekeytotheproblemishowtousesmartphones．Infact，itisatestofstudents'self-control．ZhangYan，13，fromHengyang，understandsthepintwell，Shesaid，"IputmyphoneoutofmysightwhenIamstudying．Ialsosetatimelimitabout20minuetswhenIuseit．Ifollowtheserulessothesmartphonedoesn'taffectmylifebadly．"1．WhatdoesTangLinthinkofsmartphones？A.Dumbphonesdon'thaveenoughfunctions．B.Smartphonesaretooexpensiveforstudents．C.Studentsdon'tneedtousesmartphones．D.Parentsagreestudentstousesmartphones.2．Theunderline“self-control”probablymeans"___________"inChinese．A．自信 B．自我控制 C．自立 D．自戀3．Whatdoesn'tChenYuoftenuseherphonetodo？A．Chatwithfriends． B．GetthelatestnewsC．Playgames． D．SurftheInternet4．What'sthemainideaofthepassage？A．Differencesbetweensmartphonesanddumbphones．B．Students'opinionsaboutusingsmartphones．C．Parents'opinionsaboutusingsmartphones．D．Whatteachersandstudentsthinkofsmartphones．Therearepurpleclothes，purplehandbags，purplebicycles，purplefurniture，evenpurplecomputers！Sopurpleisoneofthemost__36__colorstoday.Butinthepast，purplewasaveryexpensiveandunusualcolor.Let'stakealookattherich__37__ofthecolorpurple.SomescientistsbelievethatthefirstplantstoappearonEarthover500millionyearsago__38__lookedpurple，notgreen.Plantstodayaregreenbecause__39__usegreenchlorophyll(葉綠素)toprod