unit-1-what-a-wonderful-time

1Unit1一.词语知识（尝试英汉互译）。1.出名的，著名的_______________2.机场_______________3.签证__________________4.票，券_______________5.不幸的____________________6.事故，意外_______________7.arrive____________________8.seafood________9.putout___________10.fallasleep_________11.intime__________________12.discover__________二．固定搭配①hearof意为“听说，耳闻”hearfrom意为“收到某人的来信”②abit意为“稍微，有点儿”，用作副词，表示程度abitof意为“一点”，表示数量，后接名词③befamousfor因…而出名Sheisfamousforherrichknowledge.befamousas作为…而闻名Luxunwasfamousasawriter.④experience用作“经历”时是可数名词，用作“经验”时是不可数名词。e.g.Accordingtomyexperience,Iagreethatyoursareofbetterquality.IwouldlovetosharemyexperiencesinAfricawithyou.experience作动词时表示“经历，体验，感受”Heexperiencedgreatdifficultyinfindingajob.拓展：experienced“有经验的”beexperiencedindoingsth.意为“做…有经验⑤sometimes有时sometime在某一时候sometime一些时间，一段时间e.g.Weneedsometimetofinishthetask.sometimes几次Everyonewillmakemistakessometimesduringwork.⑥gowrong发生故障，出毛病go为联系动词,类似表达还有gohungry,gomad⑦arrive抵达，到达arriveat后接较小的地点名词，如school,park,zoo。arrivein后接较大的地点名词，如Beijing,Shanghai。arrive是不及物动词，后接名词是常需借助介词at或in,后面如果接地点副词，则无须用介词，如arrivehome⑧put构成的常用短语putaway将…收起，把…放回原处putaside忽视，不理睬putback将…放回putdown放下putoff推迟，延迟puton穿上，戴上putup提出（意见等），建造，搭建⑨intime意为“及时”，注意与ontime（准时）区分。⑩Inthesouth的意思是“在南部”，指在某地区之内。例：GuangzhouisinthesouthofChina．广州在中国的南部。Tothesouth的意思是“在南面”、“向南面”，指在某地区之外。例：Thegardenliestothesouthofthehouse．花园是在房子的南面。⑾takeplace发生，举行bookingoffice售票处travelagency旅行社Singleorreturn?单程票还是往返票？三．单元检测.2()1.Whatisthecityfamous?Itstropicalfriuits.Anditisalsofamousabeautifulcity.A.for;asB.for,forC.as,forD.as,as()2..Theman500yuanforthemeal.A.spentB.costC.paidD.took()3.Thefoodhasgone__________.Don’teatitagainA.wrongB.rightC.goodD.bad()4.Theroomisforustoreadbooksbecausethereis.A.brightenough,lightenoughB.brightenough,enoughlightC.enoughbright,lightenoughD.enoughbright,enoughlight()5.Wewereatthenews.A.exciting,excitingB.excited,excitedC.exciting,excitedD.excited,exciting阅读理解ATodayjustastechnologychangedthefaceofindustry,farmshaveundergonean“agriculturalrevolution”.Onthefarmoftoday,machinesprovidealmostallthepower.Oneofthemostimportantbenefitswillbethefarmcomputer.Afewforward-lookingfarmersarealreadyusingcomputerstohelpthemruntheirfarmsmoreefficiently.Thecomputershelpthemkeepmoreaccuraterecordssotheycanmakebetterdecisionsonwhatcropstoplant,howmuchlivestocktobuy,whentoselltheirproducts,andhowmuchprofittheycanexpect.Manycomputercompanieshavebeendevelopingspecialcomputerprogramsjustforfarmers.Inthefuture,farmerswillbeabletopurchasecomputerprogramsmadetotheirneeds.Becauseofthegrowingimportanceofcomputersonthefarm,studentsatagriculturalcollegesarerequiredtotakecomputerclassesinadditiontotheirnormalagriculturalcourses.Therecanbenodoubtthatfarmerswillrelyoncomputersevenmoreinthefuture.Whiletheoldtimefarmdependedonhorsepower,andmodernfarmsdependonmachinepower,farmsofthefuturewilldependoncomputerpower.Anothertechnologicaladvancewhichisstillintheexperimentalstageistherobot,areal“mechanizedhiredhand”thatwillbeabletomoveand,insomeways,thinklikeahumanbeing.Agriculturalengineersbelievethatcomputeraidedrobotswillmakeamazingchangesinfarmingwithintwodecades.Unlikefarmersofthepresent,farmersofthefuturewillfindthatmanyday-to-daytaskswillbedoneforthem.Scientistsarenowdevelopingrobotsthatwillbeabletoshearsheep,drivetractors,andharvestfruit.Evencomplexjobswillbedonebyrobots.Forexample,inordertomilktheircows,farmersmustfirstdrivethemintothebarn,thenconnectthemtothemilkingmachines,watchthemachines,anddisconnectthemwhentheyarefinished.Inthefuture,thiswillbedonebyrobots.Inaddition,whenthemilkingiscompleted,therobotswillautomaticallychecktomakesurethatthemilkispure.Thecompletemodernizationofthefarmisfarinthefuture,butengineersexpectthatsomerobotswillbeusedbeforelong.56.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Machinesareplayinganimportantroleonfarms.B.Bothcomputersandrobotsarealreadyinuseontoday’sfarms.C.Farmersinthefuturewilldependtotallyoncomputers.D.Studentsatagriculturalcollegesneedn’ttakecomputerlessons.57.Accordingtothepassage,computerscanNOThelpfarmersdecide_______.A.howmuchmoneytheymayearnfromtheirproducts3B.whethertoplantacertainkindofcropC.whomtoselltheirlivestocktoD.whentoselltheirproducts58.Theunderlinedword“this”inthelastparagraphrefersto________.A.drivingthecowsintothebarnB.watchingthemachinesC.connectingthecowstothemilkingmachinesD.milkingthecowsBClaraBarton,bornonChristmasin1821,iswidelyknownasoneofthemosthonoredwomeninAmericanhistory.Shebeganteachingschoolwhenmostteachersweremenatthattime.Later,shebecameoneofthefirstwomenevertobeemployedbythegovernment.HercareerinhelpingthesickbeganwhenherbrotherDavidbecameherfirstpatient.HefelldownfromtheroofofahousewhenClarawasjust11yearsold.Shestayedbyhissideandlookedafterhimforthreeyears,learninghowtogivehimallhismedicines.WhentheCivilWarbeganin1861,sheimmediatelyrecognizedthatthepoorlyequippedsoldiersneededhelp.Insteadofwaitingforotherstostepin,Claracollectednecessarythingsonherown,askedthepublicfordonationsandlearnedhowtostoreanddistributethemtosoldiers.Shealsoreadtothesoldiersandwrotelettersforthem.AftertheBa