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Unit 17 Life in the future
【重点、难点点拨】
1. 重点介绍英语交际中如何表示同意或不同意别人看法的省略形式，并且介绍了表示可性的一些句型。
2. 课文介绍了电脑在现代生活中得到越来越广泛的运用。另外还讲述了当今世界上的能源问题。
3.语法为名词性从句作同位语，比如news, word, belief, hope, promise, fact
等词必须后接that clause。
(1) Have you heard the news that our team won the game?
(2) Word came that Li Lei received a doctor's degree in
the states.
4. talk of, out of work, keep fit, the majority of …,
spread throughout the factory, keep sth. on computer, out
of work, go off, be against / be for, fairly/quite / rather。
【重点、难点例题解析】
1. -Is she well?
-I think so. or: I think not.
I think so. = I think that she is well.
I think not. = I don't think she is well.
so 替代一个单词,一个短语或一个句子;not替代一个含否定意义的句子。
2. -The new teacher is very strict.
-I was told so (OR: So I was told.)
I was told so = I was told that the new teacher was very
strict.
3. -I slipped on the stairs. I think my arm is broken.
-Oh! I hope not.
hope not = I hope that your arm is not broken.
注意不能说成 I don't hope so.
【重点、难点练习题】
1. -Do you think it's going to rain over the weekend?
-_________
A. I don't believe B. I don't believe it
C. I believe not so D. I believe not
2. -Can I leave this door open at night?
-You had better _________.
A. not B. so C. do D. leave
3. -What's the matter with John?
-He didn't pass the test but he still_________
A. hopes so B. hopes to
C. hopes it D. hopes that
4. -Will you go home tomorrow evening?
-No, I'm going to a lecture, or at least, I am planning
_________.
A. it B. that C. to D. on
5. The boy wanted to ride his bicycle in the street, but his
mother told him _________.
A. not to B. not to do
C. not do it D. do not to
【全方位单元综合练习题】
Ⅰ. Translate the followings
1. throughout the world
2. the growing conditions of vegetable
3. in one's personal life
4. instead of going to the bank
5. go off
6. 执行
7. 劳动力
8. 方便得多
9. 教育领域里
10. 起作用 _________
Ⅱ. Multiple Choice
1. He wanted this question _________.
A. to talk about B. to be talked
C. to be talked about D. talking about
2. Now many people spend a lot of money _________the poor
children go on studying.
A. help B. to help
C. to helping D. helping
3. At present _________countries use too much energy.
A. developed B. developing
C. development D. develop
4. Is there anything that we can do? _________
A. I believe B. Of course
C. I don't think so D. I'm sure
5. Thank you ever so much for the book you sent me. _________.
A. No thanks B. I'm glad you like it
C. Please don't say so D. No, it's not so good
6. Are satisfied with her answer?
Not at all. It couldn't have been _________.
A. worse B. so bad C. better D. the worst
7. You should put what you have learned _________.
A. in practice B. in fact
C. into reality D. into practice
8. They put forward the question _________they were to
get the machine needed.
A. that B. whether C. if D. where
9. Computers are used _________people in all kinds of
fields.
A. to helping B. helping
C. to help D. to be helped
10. With the help of the computers, people do some shopping
_________convenient than they did before.
A. much more B. very
C. quite more D. ever more
Ⅲ. Cloze
The first computers (in the 1940s) were large, heavy
and expensive. Modern computers are 1 . They are
now doing more and more 2 in the world. In industry and
business, computers 3 time and energy. Computers
have many 4 . Many companies, 5 banks,
telephone companies and airlines,cannot work 6
them. In hospitals the doctors 7 information
about their patients in a computer. The computer also has
information 8 different diseases and their treatment.
When a patient 9 the hospital, the doctor makes
his diagnosis 10 the computer. Today, 11
computers in some universities and schools. Students can
12 their answers 13 different problems
with the help of the computers, 14 using the computer for
information. In future, computers will be available in many
schools and homes. Computer technology can 15 education.
1. A. much smaller B. much small
C. more smallD. even small
2. A. works B. jobs C. tacks D. matters
3. A. spend B. bring C. buy D. save
4. A. activities B. methods C. uses D. ways
5. A. especially B. ordinarily C. commonly D. generally
6. A. with B. without C. no D. not
7. A. do B. make C. keep D. sell
8. A. to B. about C. with D. in
9. A. arrives at B. gets C. reaches D. has been to
10. A. by the help of B. by the help
C. with the help D. with the help of
11. A. there are B. they are
C. these are D. those are
12. A. reply B. give C. check D. answer
13. A. to B. on C. about D. of
14. A. as well B. as well as
C. well as D. so well as
15. A. attend actively B. take an active part in
C. join actively D. play an important part in
Ⅳ. Reading Comprehension
If you ask an American, “What is freedom?” you will probably
hear, “It's being able to do what I want to do.” When Americans
think of freedom, they often think of individualism. They
see themselves more as individuals than as members of a
family or social group.
Privacy is one good example of individual rights. personal
freedom in Americaoften means the right to one's own space.
In many American homes, each child has his or her own bedroom.
parents feel they should knock before entering. When Americans
want to visit friends or relatives, they usually call first.
They don't want to invade someone's privacy, even if they
know the person quite well. ForAmericans, a “family unit”
is just a husband and wife and their children. They dislike
have relatives or outsiders take too much interest in their
affairs. Besides, individuals may not want to share private
information in everyday conversation. If a stranger asks
them “How much do you earn?”, “How old are you?” or“Are
you married?”, Americans might feel embarrassed or uncomfortable.
1. What does freedom mean to Americans? _________
A. It means they are free to live with their children.
B. It means individual human rights.
C. It means freedom to belong to any social group.
D. It means they are unable to do what they want to do.
2. Why do Americans prefer to keep family affairs private?
_________
A. Because they dislike others invading their privacy.
B. Because they dislike talking about their marriage.
C. Because they don't want to be asked about their ages.
D. Because they don't want to live with their relatives.
3. In America who is included in a family unit?
A. A husband and wife and their children.
B. Grandparents and parents and children.
C. A couple and a child.
D. Parents and children and all relatives.
4. When talking with an American woman, you'd better not
ask about her _________.
A. job B. age C. health D. name
Ⅴ. Fill in the blanks with the right form of the words
in the box
share, possible, talk, develop, west,practise, need,
treat, advise, dry
1. New jobs are _________because a number of people are
out of work.
2. There is a _________that the same thing will happen
again.
3. Recently people have been _________of the medical care
a lot.
4. Would you mind _________the umbrella with me? it is
raining outside.
5. _________the piano again and again, he could play it
freely at last.
6. At present _________countries use too much energy.
7. He likes to listen to the _________music.
8. Her mother came in _________her not to do that again.
9. People can dry their hair using an electric hair _________.
10. Which doctor is _________you for your disease?
Ⅵ. Error Correction
Everyone knows that natural resource of 1. _________
the world are limited, and many people in developed 2.
_________
countries spend much too money on 3. _________
lots of unnecessary new clothes. This is
waste of energy and materials. Some people 4. _________
smoke cigarettes and drink lot of beer and 5. _________
wine, even though they are warn not to 6. _________
do. They are using too much energy. Something 7. _________
must be done stopping the waste of energy. 8. _________
At the same time, we should make every 9. _________
effort to produce more energy of the wind and sun. 10.
_________
Ⅶ. Spelling
1. The m_________of people seem to prefer watching games
to playing games.
2. You did f_________well, but he did rather badly.
3. Our manager will p_________the government to let him
build a new factory.
4. People will be able to use the videophone for c_________.
5. Tom was cutting grass and Jack was m_________planting
corns.
Ⅷ. Answering the questions:
1. Are people interested in the plans for a new factory?How
do you know?
2. Why does the manager want to have a new factory built?
3. What's the main problem if they build a new factory?
Ⅸ. Rewrite the dialogue in the third person.
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