Period7　AssessmentA.Self-assessment1.IhavefinishedlearningthisunitandnowIfeelIam__________ofmostofthecontentslearnedinthisunit.A.slightlyconfident　B.confident　C.quiteconfident　D.veryconfident2.InthisunitIhavelearnedthefollowingverbs:____________________________________________________________nouns:____________________________________________________________adjectives:____________________________________________________________adverbs:____________________________________________________________expressions:____________________________________________________________patterns:3.IcanmakesentenceswithsomeofthewordsandexpressionsandpatternsthatIlikeverymuch.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________...B.Test一、单项选择1.Ratherthan__________onacrowdedbus,healwaysprefers__________abicycle.A.ride;rideB.riding;rideC.ride;toride　D.toride;riding2.Theboywantedtoridehisbicycleinthestreet,buthismothertoldhim__________.A.nottoB.nottodo　C.notdoit　D.donotto3.I’veworkedwithchildrenbefore,soIknowwhat__________inmynewjob.A.expected　B.toexpect　C.tobeexpecting　D.expects4.Themanagersdiscussedtheplanthattheywouldliketosee__________thenextyear.A.carryout　B.carryingout　C.carriedout　D.tocarryout5.Iborrowedabook__________byMarkTwainfromthelibrarylastweek.Ilikeitverymuch.10,A.written　B.writing　C.towrite　D.write6.Hewasseatedinthecorneroftheroom,__________inthought.A.losing　B.lost　C.havinglost　D.tolose7.__________hesaidatthemeetingastonishedeveryonepresent.A.WhatB.ThatC.ThefactD.Thematter8.__________isnopossibility__________Bobcanwinthefirstprizeinthematch.A.There;thatB.It;thatC.There;whetherD.It;which9.Helooksasifhe__________ashygirl.A.is　B.was　C.were　D.are10.__________moretime,hewoulddoitmuchbetter.A.HavinggivenB.Togive　C.Giving　D.Given答案：1～5CABCA　6～10BAACD二、用下列方框内的词填空,每词只能用一次,必要时词形须变化remind　constantly　agency　impression　switch　view　optimistic　extraordinary11.Ourcompanyhas__________allovertheworld.12.Theentranceisin__________use;donotblockit.13.Hertalentsarequite__________.14.Hisfirstspeechaspresidentmadeastrong__________onhisaudience.15.Whathesaid__________meofmychildhood.16.Iamnot__________abouttheresultofthisexamination.17.Acloudhidthesunfrom__________.18.Trynottodoanythingthatisagainstherminds,forsheis__________toanger.答案：11.agencies　12.constant　13.extraordinary　14.impression　15.reminded　16.optimistic　17.view　18.switch三、完形填空Alandfreefromdestruction,pluswealth,naturalresources,andlaborsupply—allthesewereimportant　19　inhelpingEnglandtobecomethecenterfortheIndustrialRevolution.　20　theywerenotenough.Something　21　wasneededtostarttheindustrialprocess.That“somethingspecial”wasmen—　22　individualswhocouldinventmachines,findnew　23　ofpower,andestablishbusinessorganizationstoreshapesociety.Themenwho　24　themachinesoftheIndustrialRevolution　25　frommanybackgroundsandmanyoccupations.Manyofthemwere　26　inventorsthanscientists.Aman10,whoisa　27　scientistisprimarilyinterestedindoinghisresearch　28　.Heisnotnecessarilyworking　29　thathisfindingscanbeused.Aninventororoneinterestedinappliedscienceis　30　tryingtomakesomethingthathasaconcreteuse.Hemaytrytosolveaproblemby　31　thetheories　32　scienceorbyexperimentingthroughtrialanderror.Regardlessofhismethod,heisworkingtoobtaina　33　result:theconstructionofaharvestingmachine,theburningofalightbulb,oroneof　34　otherobjectives.Mostofthepeoplewho　35　themachinesoftheIndustrialRevolutionwereinventors,nottrainedscientists.Afewwerebothscientistsandinventors.Eventhosewhohad　36　ornotraininginsciencemightnothavemadetheirinventions　37　agroundworkhadnotbeenlaidbyscientistsyears　38　.19.A.casesB.reasons　　C.factors　　D.situations20.A.ButB.AndC.BesidesD.Even21.A.elseB.nearC.extraD.similar22.A.generatingB.effectiveC.motivatingD.creative23.A.originsB.sourcesC.basesD.discoveries24.A.employedB.createdC.operatedD.controlled25.A.cameB.arrivedC.stemmedD.appeared26.A.lessB.betterC.moreD.worse27.A.genuineB.practicalC.pureD.clever28.A.happilyB.occasionallyC.reluctantlyD.accurately29.A.nowB.andC.allD.so30.A.seldomB.sometimesC.allD.never31.A.planningB.usingC.ideaD.means32.A.ofB.withC.toD.as33.A.singleB.soleC.specializedD.specific34.A.fewB.thoseC.manyD.all35.A.proposedB.developedC.suppliedD.offered36.A.littleB.muchC.someD.any37.A.asB.ifC.becauseD.while38.A.agoB.pastC.aheadD.before答案：19～23CAADB　24～28BACCD　29～33DCBAD　34～38CBABD四、阅读理解AAsateenagerin1972,BillGatesboastedthathewouldbeamillionairebythetimehewas20.Whilehedidnotquiteachievethatgoal,only15yearslaterhewasabillionaire.Andby1992,asheadoftheMicrosoftCorporation,hebecametherichestmaninAmericawithUS$6.3billion.BorninSeattle,Washingtonon28October1956,GateswasnamedWilliamHenryafterhisfatherandgrandfather.Fromthebeginning,hewasanextremelyintelligentchild.HehadreadthewholeWorldBookEncyclopediabytheageofnine.Hisfavoritesubjectsatschoolwerescienceandmathsandhisfavoritepastimewas“thinking”.Hewasayearyoungerthanmostofhisclassmatesandsmallforhisage.Theskinny,left-handedboywasoftentheobjectofjokesandfoundhimselftreatedasanoutsiderbyhispeers.Ifbeingteased(戏弄)botheredyoungBill,however,hedidn’tshowit.Whileotherchildren10,wereoutsideplayinggamesandenjoyingsports,Billspentallofhissparetimereadinghisbooksanddoinghispapers.Whenaskedwhathewantedtobewhenhegrewup,11-year-oldBillsaid,“Ascientist.”Gatesfirststartedtoplaywithcomputersattheageof13.Atthattime,computerswerelarge.Operatorswererequiredtolearncomplexcomputerlanguagesbeforethemachinescouldbeused.Beforelong,Gateswasanexpertatworkingtheschool’scomputer.Alongwithagroupofolderstudents,hesetaboutlearningeverycomputerlanguageandfunctiontherewas.Afterhisgraduationfromsecondaryschool,GateswasacceptedbythethreetopuniversitiesintheUSA.HechoseHarvardandbeganclassestherethenextautumn,majoringinmoths.Buthewasstillinterestedincomputersandspentasmuchtimeinthecomputerlabsashedidinthelecturehalls.By1975,Gatesandapartner,PaulhaddevelopedasoftwareprogramcalledBASIC.Thiswasnotthefirstprogramcreated,butitsinventorswerethefirsttodecidethatpeoplewhowantedtouseitshouldpayforit.Untilthen,thecomputerhardware—themachinesthemselves—hadbeentheexpensivepartofcomputing.BASICwasasuccessbecauseuntilitcamealongtherehadbeennoefficientwayofgettingcomputerstocarryoutinstructions.Althoughhehadnotyetcompletedhisdegree,Gatesleftuniversityandwenttoworkfulltimeforthenewcompanyhehadformedcalled“Microsoft.”Hisnextprojectwasthesoftwareprogramthatmadehimfamousandveryrich.ItwascalledDOS,andIBMpurchaseditin1980.Itwastheoperatingsystemusedinmorethan14millionpersonalcomputersaroundtheworldbeforeWINDOWScameintobeing.39.InParagraph3,itisimplied(暗示)thatGates__________.A.wasinpoorhealthB.wasnotinterestedinsportsC.wasaveryneatandtidypersonD.didnotmindbeingteased40.WhenGateswenttoHarvardhe__________.A.spendmostofhistimeincomputerlabsB.developedthefirstcomputersoftwareprogramC.dividedhistimebetweenhismathsstudiesandthecomputerlabsD.wasnotdoingwellinmaths41.BeforethedevelopmentofBASIC,__________.A.softwareprogramswerenotconsideredcommercial(商业)projectsB.softwareprogramswereveryexpensiveC.noonewantedtopayforcomputersoftwareD.softwarewasmoreexpensivethanhardware42.GatesformedthenewcompanyMicrosoft__________.A.andbegantodevelopWINDOWSB.becausehewasalreadyworkingonDOSC.becausehecouldnotworkonDOSwhilehewasatuniversityD.andleftuniversitytoworktherefulltime答案：39～42BCADBMichael,anAmerican,stayshomeonworkdays.Heplugintohispersonalcomputerterminal10,inordertoconnectwiththeoffice.Afterwork,heputsonhisheadphones,watchesamovieonhishomevideorecorder,orplaysbaseballonthecomputer.Onmanydays,Michaeldoesn’ttalktoanyotherhumanbeings,andhedoesn’tseeanypeopleexpecttheonesontelevision.Michaelisimaginary,buthislifestyleisverypossible.Theinventionsofmoderntechnologyseemtobecuttingusofffromcontactwithourfellowhumanbeings.Theworldofbusinessisoneareainwhichtechnologyisisolatingus.Expertssay,forexample,thatmanypeoplewillsoonbeabletoworkathome.Withaccesstoalargecentralcomputer,employeessuchasofficeclerks,insuranceagents,andaccountantscoulddotheirjobsatdisplayterminalsintheirownhomes.Theywouldneverhavetoactuallyseethepeoplethey’redealingwith.Inaddition,thewayemployeesarepaidwillchange.Workers’salarieswillbeautomaticallypaidintotheirbankaccounts（账户）,makingpaperchecks（支票）unnecessary.Noworkerswillstandinlinetoreceivetheirpayorcashtheirchecks.Personalbankingwillchange,too.Customerswilldealwithmachinestoputinortakeoutmoneyfromtheiraccounts.Anotherareatechnologyischangingisentertainment.Music,forinstance,wasonceagroupexperience.Peoplelistenedtomusicatconcerthallsorinsmallsocialgatherings.Formanypeoplenow,however,musicisanindividualexperience.Walkingalongthestreetorsittingintheirlivingrooms,theywearheadphonestobuildawallofmusicaroundthem.Movieentertainmentischanging,too.Moviesusedtobesocialevents.Now,fewerpeoplearegoingouttoseeamovie.Manymorearechoosingtowaitforafilmtoappearontelevisionorareborrowingvideotapestowatchathome.Insteadoflaughingwithothers,viewerswatchmoviesintheirownlivingrooms.43.Afterwork,Michaellikesto__________.A.listentomusicattheconcerthallB.watchamovieinhislivingroomC.runaprogramonhiscomputerinhisofficeD.playbaseballwithhisworkmates44.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Clerkswillbeabletoworkathome.B.Onecanplaybaseballonthecomputer.C.Onecanlistentomusicwithoutdisturbingothers.D.Onecanborrowbooksfromlibrariesathome.45.Thesentence“Michaelisimaginary,but...”means__________.A.heisapersonfullofimaginationandhecanmakehisdreamscometrueB.heisnotarealpersonbutthelifestyledoesexistC.hehasambitionsbuthecan’tmakehisdreamscometrueD.heisapersonfullofimaginationandhislifestyleiscommonnowadays46.Whatwilltheauthormostprobablydiscussafterthelastparagraph?A.Gamesandsports.B.Personalbanking.C.Musicandfilms.D.Internationalbusiness.47.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Wemaynolongerneedtocommunicatewithotherhumanbeings.10,B.Moderntechnologyseemstobeseparatinghumanbeings.C.Wemaynolongerneedtoworkintheoffice.D.Moderntechnologymakesitpossibleforustoworkandentertainourselvesathome.答案：43～47BDBABCScientistsmadeagreatbreakthroughthisyearinEnglandwhenthefirst“test-tube”babywasborn.Thebirthwastheresultofmanyyearsofresearchbydoctors.Thedoctorsdidtheresearchingroupstohelpthewomenwhocannotconceiveababyinthenormalway.Whathappenedwhenthebabywasborn“fromatesttube”?Well,thebabydidnotliterallygrowinatesttube.Thefirststageoftheprocesswasthattheeggfromthewomanandthespermfromthemanwereputtogetherinthetesttube.Afterall,theembryowasputintothewombofawoman.Thisprocesswasdifficult.Butitwassuccessful,sothebabywaseventuallyborn,likeanyother,fromawoman,onlythewomanwasn’tthebaby’srealmother,butasortof“carrier”ofababyproducedbyanothercouple.Obviously,thismethodishelptocoupleswhocan’thavechildrenbecauseofphysicalproblemsinthewoman.Butverydifficultmoralproblemsariseinthekindofsituation.Take,forinstance,acasethathappenedthisyear.Acouplewhowantedababyadvertisedforawomantohaveachildbythefatherofthecouple.Theyofferedthewomanalotofmoney.Thewomanwasmadepregnantbyartificialinsemination;inthiscase,thewoman“employed”tobearthechildwasitsrealmother.Whenthebabywasborn,thewomanrefusedtogiveitbacktothecouple.But,intheeyesofthelaw,thewomanhadarighttokeepthechildrenbecauseshewasitsbiologicalmother.Youcouldarguethatweshouldchangethelawtodealwiththiskindofsituation.Inearliertimes,therewerealwayshealthybabiesneedingadoption,becausefamilyplanningmethodswerenotsoeffectiveastheyarenow.Thesedays,however,mostofthechildrenwhocanbeadoptedareoversixyearsold,oftenhandicappedinsomeway.Soacouplewhowantayounghealthybabycannotalwaysadoptone,thisiswhythe“test-tube”babyisindemand.Butisitnormallyrighttousethismethod?Shouldwetemperwithnatureinthisway?Evenifwechangethelaw,wouldthisbetherightsteptotake?48.Thebirthofthefirst“test-tube”babyisagreatadvance__________.A.inbirthcontrolB.onmedicalscienceC.ontheresearchforbabiesD.inthelivesofmarriedwomen49.Whenwesayababywasborn“fromatest-tube”,wemean__________.A.theembryowasformedinthetesttubeB.thebabygrewinthetest-tubebeforeitwasbornC.thebabydidn’tdevelopinthewombofawomanD.thebabyhasnobiologicalparents50.Accordingtothelaw,whohasrighttokeepthebabyproducedbytheartificialmethod?A.Thecouplewhowantababy.B.Thepersonwhopaysthemoneytotherealmother.C.Thebiologicalmotherofthechild.D.Thefatherwhoadvertisesforabiologicalmother.10,51.Accordingtothepassage,peopleneed“test-tubebaby”because__________.A.familyplanningmethodsarenoteffectiveB.therearesomanybabiesneedingadoptionC.theyareunwillingtoadoptachildD.theycan’talwaysadoptayounghealthybaby52.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheartificialmethodofshavingsbabies?A.Positive(肯定的).B.Enthusiastic(热心的).C.Doubtful.D.Natural.答案：48～52BACDCDCanyouimaginetravellingtoworkinaonemansubmarine?Somescientistsbelievethatsomedayonemansubmarineswillbeasmanyasautomobilesaretoday.AfamousFrenchdriversays,“Onedaysoon,menwillwalkontheoceanfloorastheydoonthestreet!”Perhapsduringyourlifetimepeoplewilltravel,work,andliveinthesea.Ifhumanbeingswanttoliveintheocean,manyhumanproblemswillneedtobestudiedfirst.Someoftheseproblems,similartothoseoflivinginouterspace,arepressure,lackofoxygenandweightlessness.Manyquestionsarestillunanswered.Forexample,canourbloodmakeitselffitforunderwatersurroundings?Whatwillhappentoourmuscleifweliveinthewaterverylong?Scientistsarelookingforanswers.Perhapsinthefuturemanwillliveinthesea,awayfromthecrowdedandnoisycitiesonland.Thenseahasplentyofspace,notonlyforfloatinglivingbuildingsandparks,butalsoforstoringsuppliesandforunderwatertravel.Somescientistsbelievethatoceanlivingwillbenefitmaninmorethanphysicalways.Inthefreedomandbeautyofthedeepsea,manmayfindnewsourcesofjoy.53.Whatcanwedoifweliveintheocean?A.Wecanhaveplentyofoxygen.B.Wecanbefittoliveinthewaterverywell.C.Weneedn’tworryaboutthingslikeweightlessness.D.Wecantravelandworkinthesea.54.Whydosomepeoplehopetoleavecitiestoliveinthesea?Because__________.A.peoplethinktheycanlivecrowdedlyintheseaB.peoplewishtogothequietseafloortotravelforseveraldaysC.peoplewanttobreakawayfromthecrowdedandnoisycitieswhere’stheylivenowD.onlyinthiswaycanpeoplegetridofnoisepollution55.Inwhatwayscouldoceanlivingbehelpfulforman?A.Peoplecanswimfreelyasmuchaspossible.B.Peoplecanbeinterestedinthenewpleasurethereisn’tanywhereelse.C.Theseacansupplypeoplewithenoughfoodsandotherthings,sopeopleneedn’twork.D.Peoplecangoboatingandgototheparkasoftenaspossible.56.Whichofthefollowingisthesimilarproblemasthatoflivinginouterspace?A.Weareshortofoxygen.10,B.Wearenotfamiliarwiththeunderwatersurrounding.C.Wemaydieofweightlessness.D.Wecanfindsnewjoys.57.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thescientistshavenotsolvedtheproblemofweightlessnessunderwater.B.Thescientistshavesolvedtheproblemofweightlessnesswhenmanliveinspace.C.Somescientistsbelievethatoceanlivingwillbenefitmaninnomorethanphysicalways.D.Seahasplentyofspaceonlyforfloatinglivingbuildingsandparks.答案：53～57DCBAA五、写作下面是你与旅馆接待员(receptionist)的对话,以第一人称写出一篇根据对话内容改编的短文。A:CanIhaveasingleroomfortonight,please?B:Sorry,madam.Allourroomsarefullytakenup.A:Isthereanotherhotelaroundhere?B:Yes,justafewblocksaway.A:Couldyoufindoutformewhetherithasanyvacant(空的)room?B:Yes,I’llcallthem....Well,youarelucky.I’vegotaroomforyou.A:Couldyoutellmewherethehotelis?B:Youturnleftandwalkfourblocksdownthestreettothefirsttrafficlight.You’llseethesign,SmithHotel.A:Thanksalot.提示:文章开头应注意不要突然,可以以“有一天我因公出差到了某地,天黑了想找一处旅馆……”来引出后面的故事,这样显得自然,符合逻辑。参考答案：LastweekIwentonbusinessinacity.IwentintoahotelandaskedthereceptionistwhetherIcouldhaveasingleroomforonenight.Unfortunatelyalltheroomsinthehotelweretakenup.ThenIaskedthereceptionistiftherewasanotherhotelnearby.Shewasveryhelpful.Shecalledanotherhotelandfoundaroomthere.Thenshetoldmetoturnleftandwalk4blocksdownthestreetandthehotelwasrightatthecorner.ThenameofthehotelwasSmithHotel.Ithankedherforherhelp.Withherhelp,Ifoundthehoteleasily.说明:改编对话为叙述文体时,尽量不要出现直接引语。并注意开头要有时间、人物、地点、事情起因等要素的交代,文尾要有结局。AnswerstotheWorkbookExercisesUsingwordsandexpressions(Page56-57)1.Jointhetwohalvesofthesentencestogetherusingaline.Youusetheseclauseswhenyouwanttodescribehowapersonfeelsordoessomething.10,2.Ifyouseesomeoneinacrowdorlosesomeoneinacrowd,youcanusethephrasecatchsightof,orlosesightof,nowusethemcorrectlyinthefollowingsentences.1.Shelostsightofthepathasthetreesaroundherbecamethicker.2.TocatchsightoftheQueenthechildhadtositonhisfather’sshoulders.3.Shecaughtsightofthemilkmanandrushedtopayhim.4.PatwassodisappointedasshelostsightofJames—hewentroundthecornerandgotcaughtupinthecrowd.3.Manyphrasalverbsareformedbyaverbandanadverb.Herearesomeverbsfollowedbyup.Doyouknowtheirmeanings?Usethesephrasalverbscorrectlyinthefollowingsentences.useup　speedup　sweepup　comeup　eatup　situp　turnup　takeup1.WhenIwasyoung,theteacheralwaysrequiredustositupstraight.2.InBritainyoushowyourgoodmannersatamealifyoueatupallthefood.3.We’llmakeourbathroommorecomfortableifwesweepupthemesseveryday.4.Charles’bicyclestartedtospeedupasitwentdownthehill.5.Don’tforgetthatyoumustturnupfortheexamination.6.Allthepaperwasusedupbeforetheworkwasfinished.7.Thedirectorshowedhisinterestinyourworkwhenhecameuptoseeit.8.Ihopeyouwilltakeupthenewjobyouhavebeenoffered.解析：1.comeup上来;向(中心地);上升;(地位)提升;(话题)被提出讨论;发生等。例如:Thesunhascomeup.HecameuptoBeijing.Theseedshaven’tcomeupyet.Thequestionhasnotcomeupyet.2.turnup(1)(某人)出现,到,露面;(2)把……开大,拧大……Heturneduplateforeverything.Thekeyyoulosthasturnedup.3.useup(1)用完;耗尽;(2)筋疲力尽Hehasusedupallhismoney.Thesoldierswereusedupafterthelongbattle.4.takeup(1)拿去;(2)占(时间、地方),消耗;(3)开始(工作);(4)接受ShetookupherBostonbagandleft.Ittookupawholeweektomakethedress.ShetookupSpanishattheageeight.5.Readthefollowingpassageandchoosethewordsbelowtofillintheblanks.Myauntwasveryhappywithhertimetravelholiday.Shefoundthepersonalcapsuleveryeasytouse.Shejustputonthehelmetandthemaskandswitchedonthepower.Allshegotonherjourneywasanimpressionofspeedastheviewonhercomputerscreenchangedconstantly.Whenshearrived,shewasremindedofherholidayinthePleiadesgalaxy.Theagencytriedtohelpherineveryway.Shesaidshecouldnothavebeenmorerelaxedandhappy.6.TranslatethesesentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsandphrasesinbrackets.1.AsBobhasbeenwellpreparedfortheexamination,heisveryoptimisticabouttheresultofit.10,2.SararemindedmeofthegreatlackofwaterinAfrica,asaresult,wemustswitchbathinginatubintoashower.3.LiZhongrequiredthatchildrenshoulddomorningexercisesbeforebreakfast.4.Someoneaskedmewhetherheworkedhard.Theimpressionheleftonmeisthathebehavedwell.5.Hepressedamasktohisfaceswiftlyinordertopreventhimfromtakinginpoisonousgas.6.Thetravelagencyinstructedthatheshouldspeedupworkingprocedure.Usingstructures(Page57-58)1.Jointhesesentencesusingthepastparticipleastheattributeoradverbial.Makeanyothernecessarychanges.1.JMCoetzeewellknownforhisbooksaboutSouthAfricawontheBookerPrize.2.Aprincessonceownedamagicalchairmadeofgoldandsilver.3.Onhisbirthdayhereceivedamysteriouspresentwrappedingoldpaper.4.Interruptedbythebell,hewasunabletofinishhisspeech.5.Awakenedbyanoiseatmidnight,shesawathiefinherroom.6.Thedoorsupposedtobelockedisnowwideopenandtheroomisempty.2.Choosetheverbsbelowandusethemcorrectlytofillintheblanks.ThealienlogumscomefromaplanetcalledDentol.Endangeredbytheirdisappearinghabitat,thereareonlyafewhundredlogumsleft.Eachlogumisveryintelligentwithabigheadpointedatthetop.Theycantalkina“click”languageknownonlytothemselves.Withakindheart,theywanderaroundtheirplanetinahappydream.Havingoncefalleninlove,alogumwillstaywithhis/herpartnerforlife.Whenalogum’spartnerdies,theotherwillbeleftsupportedonlybyhis/hersweetmemories.Terrifiedoflivingalone,thesurvivoroftendiessoonafter.10