UNIT 12INNOVATION单元词汇预通关一、中英互译1n.轨道vi.&vt.沿轨道运行_2adv.后来，随后_3adv.有效率地，高效能地_【答案】1orbit2subsequently3efficiently4adv.特定地，专门地_5num.百万_6虽然；不顾；尽管(仍)_【答案】4specifically5million6in spite of二、选择合适的词，并用其正确形式填空动词donate，correspond，launch，perceive，propose1 An anonymous businesswoman _ one million dollars to the charity yesterday.2The organisation has _ a campaign to raise$150,000.3They were widely _ to have been unlucky.【答案】1donated2launched3perceivedemerge，decline，boil，explode，regulate，illustrate，preserve4Profits have _ as a result of the recent drop in sales.5You can _ the temperature in the house by adjusting the thermostat(恒温器).【答案】4declined5regulate6One example will suffice to _ the point.7The sun _ from behind the clouds.8We want to _ the character of the town while improving the facilities.【答案】6illustrate7emerged8preserve名词well-being，entertainment，innovation，garbage，device1Rescuers used a special _ for finding people trapped in collapsed buildings.2Theres not much in the way of _ in this town just the cinema and a couple of pubs.3We must encourage _ if the company is to remain competitive.【答案】1device2entertainment3innovationmicroscope，satellite，finding，biologist，outcome，sailor4It was impossible to predict the _ of the election.5 A _ at Stanford University showed me that nothing an ant does makes any sense except in terms of the whole colony.6A _ threw a rope ashore and we tied the boat to a post.【答案】4outcome5biologist6sailornavy，accuracy，missile，physicist，tube，circuit7We can predict changes with a surprising degree of _.8A defect was found in the electrical _.9 These guns will destroy or disable any incoming _.【答案】7accuracy8circuit9missileclueless，bonus，gravity，steam，kettle，fibre，mass10I love the job，and its an added _ that its so close to home.11If one man invented a _ engine and another a railway，then the two could come together.12Mars _ is only about 38%of Earths.13There was a _ of people around the club entrance.【答案】10bonus11steam12gravity13mass形容词labour-saving，gifted，productive，scientific，instant1In order to turn the deserts into fertile and _ land，engineers built an 800-mile canal.2We will have to adopt a more _ approach in the future.3We knew that there were no _ or easy solutions to overcome the problems that we faced.【答案】1productive2scientific3instantpremier，constant，humble，joint4Taylor is not arrogant and his students describe him as a _ and modest man.5The project was a _ effort between the two schools.【答案】4humble5jointgrand，mechanical，accurate，electric6Present on this _ occasion were Andrew Davies，Melissa Peters and other such stars.7Her novel is a(n)_ reflection of life in Spain.8Fans of _ cars say they are clean，quiet，and economical.【答案】6grand7accurate8electric三、一词多义匹配练习overcomeAvt.克服(困难)Bvt.控制(感情)Cvt.征服，战胜1In the final game，Sweden easily overcame France.()2Eventually，she managed to overcome her shyness in class.()3Something gave me the strength to overcome the difficulty.()【答案】13CBA四、请根据教材P52P53的内容，选用合适的短语并以其适当形式填空deal with，go out，single out，look for，nothing like，thousand of，turn on，in a joint effort，weigh over，turn toAlthough it is impossible to choose the most important discovery，it is possible to 1._ a few pioneers of the 20th century.【答案】1single outHere are some of them During World War，when Flemings discovery was first helping to cure people，the US Navy was 2._ ways of improving the accuracy of their missiles.The navy 3._ Eckert，an engineer，and Mauchly，a physicist，to 4._ the problem and produce a machine to do the job 5._.【答案】2looking for3turned to4deal with5in a joint effortAlthough they only finished after the war in 1946，it did not matter.This huge machine was the worlds first computer，but it was 6._ our computers today.It measured 100 feet long by over 10 feet high and 7._ 30,000 kilograms.With 18,000 tubes，8._ circuits and 6,000 switches，it used so much energy that when it was 9._，the lights in the local town 10._!【答案】6nothing like7weighed over8thousands of9turned on10went out