新通用大学英语综合教程 第三册 unit08

Lesson1Lesson2ExtendedExercisesCheckpointAgendaUNITGOALS1.Describeaninnovation2.Evaluateinventions3.Discusstheimpactofkeyinventionsinhistory4.WritingaboutaninventionLesson1Lead-inListeningSpeakingReadingWriting333Lead-inSitcom:TechnologyTodayIsAmazing!ExerciseAExerciseB3ExerciseACheckthewordsthatBobusestodescribehisnewTVglasses.□ultrahigh-tech□firstrate□top-of-the-line□high-end□state-of-the-art□revolutionary□novel□cutting-edge□innovationExerciseBReadeachconversation.Thenanswerthefollowingquestions.Marie:Unbelievable.AndCheryldoesn’tmindthis?Bob:Yes!1.WhydoesBobsay“yes!”?______________________________________________________Marie:Thisguyinthecafétodaywassoloud,Icouldn’thearmyselftalking.Bob:Ha-ha-ha…2.WhoorwhatisBoblaughingat?______________________________________________________Bobsays“yes!”becausehisteamiswinning.BobislaughingattheguyonTV.ListeningPart1ANewProductforPreventingMosquitoBitesPart2Inventor’sCupPart3InventionsandLifePart4TechnologyandInventionsNewWordsPhrasesandExpressionsProperNames3333Part1ANewProductforPreventingMosquitoBitesListentotheconversationandfillintheblankswithwhatyouhear.LILIAN:Wheredidyougetallthesemosquitobites?MARIAN:Onour1_____________.Thebugswereterrible.Itriedeverything,butIstillgoteatenalive!Don’tyouwishsomeonewouldinventsomethingformosquitoesthatworks?LILIAN:Wherehaveyoubeen?Theyhave.Marian:2_____________!LILIAN:Yeah.It’sthethingyou3_____________yourwrist,andmosquitoesquitbuggingyou.Itreallyworks.MARIAN:Idon’tbelieveit.IfI’dknownthat,I4___________________beforeIleft.campingtripNowayputonwouldhavegottenonePart2Inventor’sCupListentothepassageandcircletheletterthatbestcompleteseachsentence.1.Johnny________lastyear’scompetition.A.wonB.didn’twinC.didn’tgoto2.Lastyearit________atthecompetition.A.didn’trainB.mustnothaverainedC.rained3.Ifhewinsthecompetition,Howardwill________inventingthings.A.startB.keeponC.stop4.Howardthinkshe________thecompetition.A.willwinB.won’twinC.couldhavewonPart2Inventor’sCup5.Brendathinksthatherinventionis________.A.uniqueB.highendC.firstrate6.Brenda’sinventionhelpspeopleifthey________.A.getlostB.wantsomethingtopofthelineC.areinefficient7.Whoisreporter?A.Brenda.B.Colleen.C.Johnny.8.Howmanyinventorsareinvitedtotheshow?A.3.B.4.C.5.Part3InventionsandLifeListencarefullytopeoplediscussingtheirproblems.Writethenumberoftheconversationnexttotheinventioneachpersonshouldhavehad.Andwritetheinformationthatsupportsyouranswers.Key:Part4TechnologyandInventionsPassage1TechnologyStepsintotheWorldofFashionPassage2TheEndofaSuccessfulBritishVentureintoSpacePassage3Telephone33Passage1TechnologyStepsintotheWorldofFashionListentothepassageandcheckwhethereachstatementistrue(T)orfalse(F).TF1.DeclicwasthefirstshoeElladesigned.□□2.Ella’sdesignofDeclicwasbasedonafriend’sidea.□□3.Thedesignusesnewtechnology.□□4.TheshoesarenamedDeclicbecauseofElla’sname.□□5.Declicshoesarenotdesignedtobeattractive.□□6.Ellathinksthatmosthighheelsareimpractical.□□Passage2TheEndofaSuccessfulBritishVentureintoSpaceListentothepassageandfillintheblankswithwhatyouhear.Indaysofold,whenBritainstillhadambitiontobeinga1______power,thegovernmentfeltthatitneededtheappropriateway,suchasthespaceprogram.HenceSkylark,aBritishrocketfirst2_________in1957.Theambitionsarelonggone,andsoisthespaceprogram.Thesedays,Britain’sofficialinterestinspace(whichisnotmuch)isorganizedthroughtheEuropeanSpaceAgency.Butthoughthegreatdreamsof3_________theEmpiretothemoonhave4___________,Skylarklivedonforalmosthalfacentury,and440launches,untilMay2nd,whenthe441stlaunchofaSkylark,fromasiteinSweden,broughtthecurtaindownonthe5________.6_____________________________________________andpartlyitspracticality.WhentheBritishgovernmentdecidedtouseAmericanSpaceShuttlesasareliablewayofcarryingBritishexperimentsintospace,itoff-loaded(卸下)theSkylarktotheprivatesector,7___________________________________________forexperimentstoleavetheatmosphere－incontrasttotheshuttle,whichisneithercheapnorreliable.Nowadays,Skylarkhasbecomeoutofdate.Itsowners,SoundingRocketServices,havedecidedtoswitchtoOriole,anAmericansystem.globallaunchedextendingdisappearedprojectTheprogram’ssuccesswaspartlyduetoitsmodestywhereitcontinuedtoofferacheapandreliablewayPassage3TelephoneListentothepassageandcirclethecorrectanswers.1.Whopatentedtelephonefirst?A.ElishaGray.B.AlexanderGrahamBell.C.ElishaGrayandAlexanderGrahamBell.2.Whowonthelegalbattleovertheinventionoftelephone?A.ElishaGray.B.AlexanderGrahamBell.C.ElishaGrayandAlexanderGrahamBell.3.Whichwasinventedfirstaccordingtothepassage?A.Thetelegraph.B.Thetelephone.C.Notmentioned.4.Whatisthe“harmonictelegraph”?A.Akindoftelegraph.B.Thetelephone.C.Notmentioned.5.Howwasthe“harmonictelegraph”differentfromprevioustelegraph?A.Itcansendmessagesfaster.B.Itcansendonemessageatatime.C.Itcansendseveralmessagesatatime.NewWordsaluminumn.铝ambitionn.野心，雄心bugn.小虫◆electricallyadv.用电地，有关电地◆filthyadj.不洁的★flipv.轻弹，轻拍◆harmonicadj.谐和的，和声的◆impracticaladj.不实用的；不切实际的◆low-techadj.技术含量低的messn.杂乱，混乱，脏乱mosquiton.蚊子◆off-loadv.卸下NewWords◆oopsn.啊呀（表示惊讶，狼狈时所发的喊声）★patentn.专利，专利