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Unit3InventorsandinventionsPeriodOneWarmingUp&Reading(Ⅰ)基础落实Ⅰ.课文理解1．Thewritercaughtthesnakeby________.A．killingthemB．removingtheirhabitatC．attractingthemintoatrapD．coolingtomakethemsleepy2．Thebiggestadvantageofthewriter’snewideaisthat________.A．itmakesthesnakesmovequicklyB．itmakesthesnakeshardlybiteusC．itiseasierforustokillthesnakeswithouthurtingourselvesD．itiseasierforustocatchthesnakeswithoutkillingthem3．Whatinstrumentswereusedforcatchingthesnakes?A．abowl，ice­cubes，maleperfumeB．abowl，abucket，femaleperfumeC．asmallnet，ice­cubes，abucketD．asmallnet，abucket，powders4．WhichstatementisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．Thesnakesweresosleepyinthesecondattemptthattheycouldn’tbitethewriteratall.B．Yourproductmustbedifferentfromeverybodyelse’sifyouwanttoreceiveapatent.C．Thewriterdecidedtosendherinventiontothepatentofficethemomentshesucceededincatchingthesnakes.D．Ifanapplicationforyourproductprovestobevalid，youcangetapatentimmediately.5．Accordingtothetext，whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkcanbegivenapatent?A．Anewstardiscoveredbyascientist.B．AnewnovelwrittenbyHanHan.C．Anewwaytomakedirtywaterclean.D．Anewkindofgrassfoundinamountainwhichcanbeusedasamedicine.Ⅱ.课文缩写WhenI1.________upmymotherinthecountrysideonthephone，shetoldmesnakescametoherhomenowandthen，andthattheyseemedtohavemadetheirhomethere.Igotthechanceto2.________myselfbyinventingsomethingmercifultocatchthesnakes.Noproductscanhelpmecatchsnakes，soIsetaboutresearchingthehabitsofsnakesto3.________them.Idecidedonthreeapproaches：firstly,4.________theirhabitat；secondly,5.________themintoatrap，andthirdly6.________them.Iusedthefrozenbowltomakethesnakesless7.________，andthen8.________them；thenextday9.________themintothewild.Ihavefilledintheformand10.________mypatentapplicationwiththePatentOffice.Ⅲ.用适当的介、副词填空1．WhenIcalled________mymother________thecountryside________thetelephoneshewasveryupset.2．Snakescomenearthehousenowandthen，andtheyseemtohavemadetheirhomehere，notfar________thewalnuttree.3．Herewasachance________metodistinguishmyself________inventingsomethingmercifulthatwouldcatchsnakesbutnotharmthem.4．Iset________researchingthehabits________snakestofindtheeasiestwaytotrapthem.5．Prepared________someresearchfindings，Idecided________threepossibleapproaches...6．Iplacedthefrozenbowl________thesnakes’habitatandtheice­cubes________topofthebowltokeepitcool.7．Theyabruptlydisappeared________aconvenientholeinthewall.8．Thistime________greatcautionIbent________toexaminethesnakesandIfoundthemverysleepy.Ⅳ.完成句子1．____________________________________todistinguishmyselfbyinventingsomethingmercifulthatwouldcatchsnakesbutnotharmthem.这回我有机会来表现一下自己了。我要发明某种仁慈的东西，既可以把蛇捉住，又不会伤害它们。2．________________________________________iftherewereanyproductsthatmighthelpme，butthereonlyseemedtobepowders________________________________.我所做的第一件事就是看看有没有现成的产品能帮助我，但似乎只有一种毒杀蛇的药粉能用。3．Betweentheoutsideandtheinsidewallsofthebowlthereissomejelly，__________________________.在碗的内壁和外壁之间有一些果冻状物，当被冷却时这种物质就会结冰。4．Onlyafteryouhavehadthatrecognition________________thatyouaretrulyaninventor.只有在得到这种认可之后，你才可以说自己是一个真正的发明家。5．________________________________untilasearchhasbeenmadetofindoutthatyourproductreallyisdifferentfromeveryoneelse’s.你的产品要经过仔细调查，证明它确实是与众不同的，你才能获得专利。Ⅴ.单项填空1．Thereisageneral______thathewouldwonthefirstprizeinthecompetition.A．congratulationB．applicationC．expectationD．invitation2．—Whatwasitthat______herfromherclassmates?—HerexcellentspokenEnglish.A．arousedB．differedC．disagreedD．distinguished3．Thetraincametoan________stop，makingmanypassengersfallofftheirseats.A．abruptB．abruptlyC．suddenlyD．surprised4．—Haveyoudecidedwhichhousetobuy?—No，notyet.Imustfindahousethatis________forallkindsoftransportation.A．convenientB．appropriateC．usefulD．content5．Oldmemoriesareoften________whenyouhearaparticularsongorapieceofmusic.A．calledinB．calledonC．calledoffD．calledup6．Wecalleachother______，evenifthereisnotmuchtosay.A．onceinwhileB．nowandthenC．stepbystepD．attime7．Themedicalteam，threedoctorsandtwonurses，________forthemountainousareayesterday.A．putoffB．putupC．setaboutD．setoff8．Itwas______thattheyallwentswimmingintheriver.A．suchahotweatherB．suchhotweatherC．sohotweatherD．sohotaweather9．Shesaysthatshe’llhavetoclosetheshop________businessimproves.(2013·江西，28)A．ifB．unlessC．afterD．when10．Shehadunderstoodnothing，________hadshesoughttounderstand.A．soB．eitherC．norD．or能力提升阅读理解TodayI’llbetalkingabouttheinventionofthecameraandphotography.Thecameraisoftenthoughttobeamoderninvention，butasearlyas1727，aGermanphysicistdiscoveredthatlightdarkenssilversalt.Usedasacamera，abigboxwassetup，andasmallholewascutinonesidetoletthelightin；hemadetemporarypicturesonthesalt.Silversaltisstillthebaseofthephotographicfilmtoday.ThenaFrenchscientistmadethefirstpermanentpicturebyusingaspecialpieceofmetalwhichwascoveredwithsilversalt.Aphotographhemadein1826stillexists.ThepainterDeGearimprovedtheprocessbycoveringthemetalalsowithplacingthecommonsaltwhichwecaneat.Thatwasin1839，theofficialdateofthebeginningofphotography.Buttheproblemwastheprintingofthephotographs.Anditwasn’tuntilotherscientistsdevelopedthe