Period One Warming Up & Reading,课 文 预 读 .课文理解 1The writer caught the snake by _. Akilling them Bremoving their habitat Cattracting them into a trap Dcooling to make them sleepy,2The biggest advantage of the writers new idea is that _. Ait makes the snakes move quickly Bit makes the snakes hardly bite us Cit is easier for us to kill the snakes without hurting ourselves Dit is easier for us to catch the snakes without killing them 3What instruments were used for catching the snakes? AA bowl，icecubes，male perfume BA bowl，a bucket，female perfume CA small net，icecubes，a bucket DA small net，a bucket，powders,4Which statement is TRUE according to the text? AThe snakes were so sleepy in the second attempt that they couldnt bite the writer at all. BYour product must be different from everybody elses if you want to receive a patent. CThe writer decided to send her invention to the patent office the moment she succeeded in catching the snakes. DIf an application for your product proves to be valid，you can get a patent immediately.,5According to the text，which of the following do you think can be given a patent? AA new star discovered by a scientist. BA new novel written by Han Han. CA new way to make dirty water clean. DA new kind of grass found in a mountain which can be used as a medicine. 答案 1.D 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.C,.速度课文，判断正(T)误(F) 1I bought an icecream maker made of aluminum.( ) 2The snakes are too big for me to handle.( ) 3The snakes are poisonous.( ) 4The snakes are finally sent to the zoo.( ) 5People who produced a new type of plant have the qualification to get a patent.( ) 6A patent will be published 18 months from the date you apply.( ) 答案 1.F 2.F 3.T 4.F 5.F 6.F,答案 1.up 2.to have made 3.it 4.herself 5.that 6.researching 7easily 8.third 9.so 10.invention,2The Telephone The telephone is an instrument that converts voice and sound signals into electrical impulses and send them to a different location by wire，where another telephone receives the electrical impulses and turns them back into recognizable sounds.In 1876，Alexander Graham Bell built the first telephone that transmitted electrically the human voice.,3The Light Bulb Contrary to the popular belief，Thomas Alva Edison didnt“invent”the light bulb，but rather he improved upon a 50yearold idea.In 1878，Sir Joseph Wilson Swan，an English physicist，was the first person to invent a practical and longerlasting electric light bulb(13.5 hours)with a carbon fiber filament.,4The Computer Here are many major milestones in the history of computers，starting in 1936，when Konrad Zuse built the first freely programmable computer.,知 识 梳 理 .核心单词 一、单词拼写 1Emails are _(方便的)for sending information. 2Their_(产品)are of high quality and are popular with many customers. 3They were so much alike that we could hardly_(辨别)one from the other. 4He needed someone to whom he could talk without _(小心),5It was beyond my _(预料)to finish fourth at the China Ladies Open because there were so many competitive players. 6He _(抓住)every chance to break away from the Nazi concentration camp. 7The king showed no _(宽恕)and killed all the prisoners. 答案 1.convenient 2.products 3.distinguish 4.caution 5.expectations 6.seized 7.mercy,二、单句语法填空 1Mrs.Brown was_(mercy)and she didnt blame us for breaking her window. 2Our cooking pots are all made of_(stain)steel，so they are alway bright. 3The moment we got to the remote village，we set about_(do)research. 4Would_ be convenient for you to pick me up at four oclock and take me to the airport?,5Only after they had discussed the matter for several hours_they reach a decision. 6It was hard _(distinguish) one twin from the other. 7The government calls _the youth to donate their blood voluntarily. 8Gathering up the thread of his story，he set about _(write) 答案 1.merciful 2.stainless 3.doing 4.it 5.did 6.to distinguish 7.on 8writing,.重点短语 一、补全短语 1call _ 给打电话 2now _ then 偶尔；有时 3set _ 开始；着手 4distinguish._. 把和区别开 5get rid _ 除掉，摆脱 6decide _ 决定 答案 1.up 2.and 3.about 4.from 5.of 6.on,二、用所给短语的适当形式填空 now and then；call up；for convenience；apply for；set about；distinguish.from 1Having made up his mind，he _ carrying out the plan. 2I kept my reference book near my desk _. 3He decided to _ a position in the publishing house after he graduated from university. 4What _ me _ others is that I take an active part in all kinds of activities.,5Someone _ from downtown and asked to see you at five. 6The teacher was angry with Tom because he looked out of the window_. 答案 1.set about 2.for convenience 3.apply for 4.distinguishes；from 5called up 6.now and then,.完成句子 1In a word，wild release _what books we like. 总之，自由分享可以让我们更方便的选择我们喜欢的书籍。 2You should _ to