2020-2021学年人教版英语选修八作业：UNIT 3　INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS PERIOD 1 WARMING UP .doc

1、Unit 3Period 1.词汇基础A单词拼写1Save selected message to a _(文件)2I am looking forward with great _(期望) to visiting your country in the near future.3He made wonderful scientific _(发现)4He _(使扬名) himself by his courage at that time.5I keep my reference books near my desk for _(方便)6The manager received twenty

2、_(申请书) for the position.【答案】1.file2.expectation3.discoveries4.distinguished5convenience6.applicationsB句型转换1The road is so narrow that there are bound to be traffic jams now and then.The road is so narrow that there are bound to be traffic jams _ _.2I want to continue my study in Fudan University, su

3、pporting myself by working at the same time.I want to continue my study in Fudan University, supporting myself _ _ _ by working.3He said he was a doctor but later he proved to be a cheat.He said he was a doctor but later he _ _ _ _ a cheat.【答案】1.at times2.in the meantime3.turned out to beC完成句子1你只有亲眼

4、看见她之后，才能知道她有多么美。_ _ _ _ her _ your own eyes can you know how beautiful she is.2当我给在乡下的妈妈打电话时，她正感到心烦。When I _ _ my mother in the countryside _ the telephone, she was very upset.3五点对你来说方便吗？Will 5 oclock _ _ _ you?4这里好像总在下雨。It seems _ _ _ all the time here.5这些表格应按字母顺序归档。The forms should _ _ alphabetica

5、lly.【答案】1.Only after you see；with2.called up；on3be convenient for4.to be raining5.be filed.能力提升A阅读理解阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Machines in the home have a short history.Sewing machines, washing machines and tumble dries are common enough today, but a hundred years ago few people could even ima

6、gine such things.However, inventors have designed and built a wide range of household machines since then.In most cases the inventor tried to patent(申请专利) his machine, to stop anyone copying it.Then he tried to produce a lot of them.If the machine became popular, the inventor could make a lot of mon

7、ey.In 1790 the first sewing machine was patented.The inventor was an Englishman called Thomas Saint.There was nothing to match his machine for forty years, and then someone built a similar device.He was a Frenchman, Bartelemy Thimonier.Neither of these early machines worked very well, however.It was

8、nt until 1846 that an inventor came up with a really efficient sewing machine.He was an American, Elias Howe，and his machine was good enough to beat five skilled sewing women. He didnt make much money from it, however.The first commercially successful sewing machine was patented by Isaac Singer five

9、 years later.Today, we take washing machines for granted, but there was none before 1869.The revolving drum(旋转桶) of that first machine set a pattern for the future, but it was crude by todays standards.The drum was turned by hand, and needed a lot of effort.Eight years passed before someone produced

10、 an electric washing machine.The world had to wait even longer for a machine to dry clothes.The first spindrier was another American invention, patented in 1924; but it was 20 years before such machines were widely used.It was yet another American, called Bissell, who introduced the carpet sweeper.H

11、e patented the original machine back in 1876.It didnt pick up dirt very well, but it was quicker than a dustpan and brush.Thirtysix years later, even the carpet sweeper was oldfashioned: modern homes now have a vacuum cleaner(吸尘器) with an electric motor to suck the dust.()1.Whose sewing machine coul

12、d do far more than the work that was done by five skilled sewing women?AThomas Saints.BBartelemy Thimoniers.CElias Howes.DIsaac Singers.()2.According to the article, modern inventors _.Afollow the pattern of the first revolving drum but improve it much Bonly imitate the first washing machine Cpower

13、the first evermade washing machine by electricity Dhave to wait for the first spindrier for a long time()3.The underlined word “crude” in the sentence “but it was crude by todays standards” (Para.3) probably means _.AuselessBuglylookingCroughDnot skillfully made()4.The article mainly tells us about

14、_.Athe great inventors in the worldBthe important inventions in the worldCthe short history of household machinesDthe importance of the machines used in the homeB七选五阅读根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 A child can be molded(塑造) in the way that you want him or her to be.For giving the best edu

15、cation to the child, it is very important to teach him or her in a positive atmosphere._1_ So to let a young child have patience is very important.To do this, first of all, educators need to establish a sense of trust for children._2_ However, as the child grows, it becomes easier to introduce the p

16、ractice of patience.It is often seen that a child is able to practice learning patience with a positive attitude.Teaching the lessons of patience to children can be milestones of development of different age levels of children._3_ If you really want to teach your kid these basic qualities, there are

17、 so many creative ways which might help you._4_ If parents start telling them patience in their daytoday life, children do catch it and implement (实施) it in their lives.Babies can sense, see and hear reactions.Small children are already very aware of their surroundings and more sensitive to actions

18、and reactions adults make.Parents can show them examples of enduring patience and introduce them to famous people._5_ Teach them how to handle the situations with more patience so that they can become a better person later on.AHow can you teach patience lessons to a child?BEvery parent dreams his ch

19、ild can practice a bit of patience.CIt also reflects what a child is able to do and cannot yet do.DFollowing heroes lifestyles could be an interesting method too.EIt is difficult to teach a child how to have patience when he is young.FChildren really like doing whatever they want to do without being instructed.GThe best way to sow the seeds of patience in children is through their parents.【答案】A.14CADCB15BECGD