Unit 9 Technology

一． Reading comprehension.

1. “Life on the go” refers to a lifestyle where people are always doing the following EXCEPT_____________.

A. rushing from one place to another B. doing many things at the same time

C. going to work by bus, train or underground D. using mobile phones and laptop computers

2. What is meant by “ modern cellphones are more than just phones”?

A. Modern cellphones are better than phones.

B. Modern cellphones are not phones.

C. There are more modern cellphones than ordinary phones.

D. Modern cellphones have many other functions besides those of an ordinary phone.

3. Which is not the reason for the popularity of cellphones among teenagers?

A. Cellphones can be used to stay in touch with friends and family.

B. Cellphones can be used to call for help in case of an emergency.

C. You look cool talking on a cellphone.

D. Cellphones can be used in class to help one learn better

4. Cellphones are not allowed in schools because ____________________.

A. They look cool and fashionable. B. They have changed the way the students behave.

C. They are not probably used by students. D. Students’ parents are strongly against them.

5. According to the passage, the functions of cellphones do NOT include__________________.

A. sending words and images. B. looking for on-line information.

C. reminding their users of important dates. D. helping students with their schoolwork.

6. What is the hope for the human beings?

A. They can turn Q12into a friend by teaching it about love and friendship.

B. They can defeat Q12 by force.

C. They can ask the robots to help them defeat Q12 .

D. They can invent powerful weapons to defeat Q12.

7. Which of the following can be used as another title for Passage 1?

A. Cellphones. B. Teenagers.

C. Mobile phones in China. D. No cellphone in class.

8. Wangmei is mentioned in the last paragraph to explain_______________________.

A. why cellphones are not allowed in school.

B. the important role cellphones play in people’s everyday life .

C. why teenagers like mobile phones and what they use the mobile phones for.

D. that children shouldn’t spend too much time and money on mobile phones.

9. Which of the following is the most probable in the future according to Passage 1?

A. Cellphones will take the place of computers.

B. Cellphones will be allowed in every classroom.

C. Cellphones can also pick up TV programme.

D. No one can live without a cellphone.

10. What message can we get from the story in Passage 2?

A. We’d better destroy all the computers now before they control us.

B. We should teach our computers about love and our friendship now.

C. We should treat our machines as our friends.

D. Our future will be like what is descried in the story unless we change our way of life.

Keys: CDDDD AACCD

二. Language points:

1. Talk about science and technology. 談一談科學與技術

technology n.　　

(1)(工業)技術，工藝學　　　 chemical technology 化學工藝學　

　 science and technology 科學和技術

(2)(工業等方面的)技術運用　　 the technology of computers 計算機的工業技術

technologist n.技術專家

2. How creative are you? 你的創造力怎么樣？

creative adj. 有創造力的，　創造性的　　 creative power 創造力

　create v. 創造，創作　 　 create wealth 創造財富　　

create drama 創作戲劇

　creativity n. 創造力

3. If you turn a left-hand glove inside out it will fit on a right hand. 如果你把左手套翻過來，它會很合適地戴在右手上．

(1) turn…inside out 翻出

把口袋翻出來　　 turn one’s pocket inside out

(2) fit vt.& vi. (fitted,　fitted)

a. 使（服裝等）合身

這件大衣我穿不合身。　　 The coat doesn’t fit me.

這條裙子我穿非常合身。　 The dress fits me very much.　　　

給某人試穿鞋子　 fit the shoes on sb

量體裁衣 fit the dress to the figure

b. 使合適，使符合

言行一致 fit one’s actions to one’s words

使自己的思想適應新的情況 fit one’s thinking to the new conditions

注；fit adj. (1)合適的，正當的　be fit for 對……適合

他能勝任這項工作。 He is fit for the job.

他很稱職。 He is fit for the office.

(2)健康的　　　 keep fit 保持健康

祝你工作好、學習好、身體好。　 May you work hard, study well and keep fit.

4. agree vi. 同意，答應

我要他幫我的忙，他答應了。　　　 I asked him to help me, and he agreed.

(1) agree with (one’s idea, one’s opinion, what one said…)　同意…，贊成…；與…一致；　（天氣、食物、氣候等）適合某人

我很同意你所說的話。　　　　　　　 I quite agree with what you said.

他言行不一致。　　　　　　　　　　 His words don’t agree with his action.

我不適應這里的氣候。 　　　　　 The weather here doesn’t agree with me.

那種事物我不適應。 　　　　　 That kind of food doesn’t agree with me.

(2) agree to (the plan, the proposal, the agreement, the suggestion…) 同意、贊成（計劃、提議、協議、建議等）

你同意這個提議嗎？　　　　　　　　 Do you agree to the proposal?

(3) agree on 對…取得一致意見，協商（主語通常是復數）

他們最后就工作計劃取得了一致意見。　　Finally they agreed on the plan of work.

(4) agree (not) to do sth

這些學生同意在教室里不使用電話。　　　These students agreed not to use cellphones in the classroom.

(5) agree that

他承認安是獲勝者。　　　　　　　　　　He agreed that Ann was the winner.

二. Reading and writing.

1. Life on the go : a busy life 繁忙的生活。　本課做“移動人生”解。

on the go : working all the time 忙碌，（整天）奔忙；愛動

他們總是忙碌。　　　　　　　　　　　 They are always on the go.

媽媽被迫整天奔波。　　　　　　　　 Mum has to been on the go all the time.

我很累，我從八點一直在忙。　　　 I’m feeling tired out. I have been on the go since 8 o’clock.

現代人都過著忙碌的生活。　　　　　 Modern people are living a life on the go.

你不能讓孩子靜下來，他們總是愛動。 You can’t keep small children still; they are always on the go.

2. Cellphones, or mobile phones, make it possible for us to talk to anyone from anywhere.

It在本句中作形式賓語，真正的賓語是后面的不定式或賓語從句。常用此句型的動詞有：make, think, find, feel, believe, suppose, consider等。

我覺得學英語很有趣。 I find it interesting to study English.

我們認為早點出發好些。 We thought it better to start early.

我們認為掌握兩門外語是必要的。 We consider it necessary to master two foreign languages.

喬治明確表示他不同意。 George made it clear that he didn’t agree.

3. Modern cellphones are more than just phones. 現代手機不只是電話。

more than 不只是

我的北京之行不只是觀光。 My trip to Beijing is more than sightseeing.

姚明不僅僅人高馬大。 Yaoming has more than just size.

有些故事實在難以令人相信。 Some of the stories were really more than could be believed.

more than連用表示“不只是”，后接名詞、數詞、分詞、動詞等；而more…than…用在同一主語身上，是對兩種性質進行比較，“與其…不如說…”這一句型中，形容詞只能用more+原級，不能用比較級。

與其說他傻，不如說他瘋了。 He is more mad than stupid.

這孩子的傷倒算不了什么，只是受驚了。 The boy was more frightened than hurt.

4. New functions are being added to the phones.　新的功能正被加入到電話中．

(1) add v. 添加，增加，補充

“我不相信這件事情。”他補充說。 “I don’t believe it,” he added.

add…to…把…加到…上

請把我的名字加到名單上。 Please add my name to the list.

他往咖啡里加了一些糖。 He added some sugar to the coffee.

我對我先前說的話沒什么可補充的。 I have nothing to add to my earlier words.

add to…增加，增添

我相信這次旅行將加深我對貴國的了解。 I believe this trip will add to our understanding of your country.

這些高樓增加了北京城的美麗。　　　　　These high buildings added to the beauty of the city of Beijing.

他的生病增添了家里的麻煩。 His illness added to the family’s trouble.

add up 加起來

這些數字加得不對。 These figures don’t add up right.

把這些數字加起來，告訴我結果。 Add up all these figures and tell me the result.

add up to …總計…，加起來達…（不用被動語態）

這些數字加起來總共是不是１００。 These figures add up to 1oo.

帳單加起來一共是多少？ How much does the bill add up to?

(2) 這是一個現在進行時被動語態的句子。其結構是：be(am,is are)+being+過去分詞

它們正在到處被使用。　　　　　　　　 They are being used everywhere.

凱特正在醫院里被細心看護著。 Kate is being taken good care of.

5. The latest cellphones features such as games, music and electronic calendar that will remind you about appointments and important dates. 最新式的手機有如下特點：游戲　音樂，提醒你約會及重要的日期的電子日歷．

remind vt.

(1) remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人做某事

明天提醒我吃藥。 Remind me to take my medicine tomorrow.

remind sb. that…

他提醒我還沒有澆花。 He reminded me that I hadn’t watered the flowers.

remind sb. Of/about sth

請提醒我一下，以免我忘記。 In case I forget, please remind me of/about it.

有人提醒我不要忘了自己的承諾。 I was reminded of my promise.

(2) 使想起（后接間接賓語和that引導的從句作直接賓語）

看到那只鐘使我想起我遲到了。 The sign of the clock reminded me that I was late.

remind sb. of sth. 使…想起…

看到他使我想起了他的父親。 He reminded me of his father.

這個故事使我想起了我的一次經歷. The story reminded me of an experience I once had.

6. One headmaster says that phones are not allowed in the classroom. 一位校長說在教室里是不允許使用電話的。

allow vt. 允許

母親不允許我們外出。 Mother didn’t allow us to go out.

教室里不允許抽煙。 Smoking is not allowed in the classroom.

寵物不得入內。 Pets are not allowed in.

注： allow sb. to do sth. I allowed him to do it. (√)

Allow doing sth. I allowed him doing it. (×)

My parents don’t allow smoking. (√)

My parents don’t allow to smoke. (×)

7. I don’t dare to use the phone in school. 我不敢在學校里使用手機。

dare

(1) vt. 敢，敢于；面對（后面可接名詞和不定式，可省to）

他敢于面對任何危險。 He dares any danger.

他不敢回答。 He doesn’t dare (to) answer.

(2) aux. 情態動詞（多用于條件句、疑問句、否定句及表示懷疑的句子中，后接動詞原形）

你怎么敢那樣說呢？ How dare you say that?

無人敢提及此事。 No one dared speak of it.

如果你敢這么干，你會遺憾的。 If you dare do it, you’ll be sorry.

我不知他敢不敢這樣說。 I wonder if he dare say so.

我揣測他晚上不該獨自出門。 I dare say she dare not go out alone at night.

8. The answer seems to be that we have a need to stay in touch with friends and family no matter where we are or what we are doing. 答案似乎是無論我們在哪兒或正在做什么，我們都需要和朋友及家人保持聯系。

(1) seem v. 好象，似乎

a. 用作連系動詞，后可接名詞、形容詞、分詞和介詞短語。

我的書對我來說像老朋友一樣。 My book seemed to me like old friends.

她好像是個聰明的姑娘。　　　　　　　　She seemed a clever girl.

b. 用作vi. （后接不定式）

我好像感冒了。　　　　　　　　　　　　I seem to have caught a cold.

他似乎在等什么人。 He seemed to be waiting for somebody.

c. 用于It seems that結構

看來他在撒謊。 It seems that he’s lying. (=He seems to be lying.)

d. 用于It seems as if 結構

看來他像是在做夢。 It seems as if he were in a dream.

e. 用于there seems 結構

他看來像出了什么事似的。 There seems to be something wrong with her.

(2) no matter

“no matter+特殊疑問詞”構成連詞詞組，引導讓步狀語從句。表示“無論…，不管…”

no matter what=whatever 無論什么

無論你說什么，沒有人相信你。　　　　　No matter what you say, no one believes you.

no matter when=whenever　無論何時

無論你何時去，你都能見到她。　　　　　No matter when you go, you can see her.

no matter who=whoever　 無論誰

無論誰叫都別開門。　　　　　　　　　　No matter who tells you to,　don’t open the door.

no matter how=however　 無論如何，不管怎樣

不管我怎樣努力都趕不上你。　　　　　　I’m still behind you no matter how hard I have tried to catch you up.

no matter where=whevere　無論在（到）哪里

無論我走到哪里，我總會想起我的學生們的。I’ll remember my students no matter where I go.

注：前者只能引導讓步狀語從句，而后者還可以引導主語從句或賓語從句。

他所說的都是正確的。　　　　　　　　　Whatever he said was right.

9. Having a cellphone also makes us feel safer, since we can call for help in case of a emergency. 有手機也使我們感到更安全，因為在緊急情況下我們可以呼救。

(1) adj. 音樂有時使我開心。　　　　　　　Music sometimes makes me happy.

n.　只工作不玩耍，聰明孩子也變傻。　All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.

make sb.+ v. 　媽媽讓我在家做家作。 　Mum made me do my homework at home.

　I was made to do my homework at home.

done他終于讓大家理解他了。　　　 He made himself understood at last.

(2) call for 要求，邀約

　它需要冷靜的頭腦。　　　　　　　　　　It calls for a cool head.

　call at 拜訪某地 call for 需求，去接（某人）

　call in 請來賓　　　　　　　　　　　　　call on 拜訪（某人），號召

　call back 回電話　　　　　　　　　 　call up 打電話，回響起

(3) case n. 情形，狀況，實例

in case 以防，以備萬一。（后接條件狀語從句，或作副詞單獨使用）

　In case of +名詞或動名詞

　帶把雨傘以防下雨。 Take an umbrella in case it rains.

Take an umbrella in case of rain.

萬一發生火災，請按警鈴。 In case a fire breaks out, ring the alarm bell.

In case of fire, ring the alarm bell.

也許不會下雨，但最好帶把以防萬一。 It may not rain, but you’d better take an umbrella in case.

In any case 無論如何

In this/that case 假如這樣／那樣的話

　In no case 決不，在任何情況下都不（位于句首要倒裝）

　任何情況下你都不要屈服。　　　　　　　In no case should you give in.

10. It is the year 2374 and the machines have taken over. 現在是2374年，機器控制著地球。

(1) take (sth.) over 控制、管理（國家、政黨等），接替

　政府已經控制了全國。　　　　　　　　　The government has taken over the whole country.

(2) take sth. over from sb. 從某人處接管／接手

　他生病其間，生意由他女兒代管。　　　　When she was ill, her daughter took her business over from her.

你愿意讓我接替你開會兒車嗎？　　　　　Would you like me to take over the driving for a while?

Wilson先生離開時，他們要我接替經理之職。 They want me to take over as manager when Wilson leaves.

11. Q12 cannot be defeated by force.　用武力不能擊敗Q12.

force

(1) n. 武力

　by force 用武力

　如果有必要的話，我們會用武力解決這個問題。We’ll settle the problem by force if necessary.

(2) v. 強迫

　force sb. to do sth. 強迫某人做某事

　警察迫使強盜(robber)投降(surrender). The police forced the robber to surrender.

Force sth on sb. 把某物強加于人

　我從不把自己的觀點強加于學生。　　　　I never force my own idea on my students.

12. Instead, the students have decided to come up with a peaceful solution. 相反，學生們決定要想出一個和平解決的辦法。

(1).come up with sth. 找到或提出（答案、辦法等）

　她想到一個增加銷售量的新主意。　　　　She came up with a new idea for increasing sales.

我不知道他為什么會想出這么笨的問題。 I don’t know why he came up with such silly questions.

(2) come up to sb. 向某人走來

　她下了車，向我走來。　　　　　　　　　Getting off her bike, she came up to me.

Key to the test

一.單項填空:

1-5 AABBD 6-10 BADCC 11-15 CAABB 16-20 BBCAC 21-25 CDCDC 26-30 ADADA

31-35 BCADA 36-40 ACCCD

二.完形填空:

41-45 BCBCB 46-50 BCABC 51-55 ABDCB 56-60 ACBBD

三.閱讀理解:

61-65 ABDCB 66-70 BDABC 71-75 CBDCA 76-80 BDACD

四．詞匯：

　1. appointment 2. emergency 3. Teenagers 4. behavior 5. surviving

6. depended 7. Throughout 8. attack 9. succeeded 10. defeated

五．短文改錯：

　1.thing → things 2. never → ever 3.√ 4.followed → following 5. with → all 6. which → that 或去掉which 或in which 7. from → of 8. without 后加a 9. have → having 10. in → by

六．書面表達：

Mobile Phones

Mobile phones are very popular now. When you say something to the mobile phone, your voice change into signals, and then the signals are sent down to the receiving phone, where they are turned back into the sound, just the same as your voice.

Mobile phones are very useful to people. It is very convenient for people to keep in touch with each other. Of course you can use mobile phones to send messages, surf the Internet, etc. However, the electromagnetic wave from mobile phones sometimes will do harm to your body. At the airport or on the plane, mobile phones are forbidden. Otherwise, some accidents may take place.