Unit6 When was it invented?
Section A
1. I think the TV was invented before the car. 我认为电视机先于汽车被发明。
【解析1】invent v 发明→inventor n 发明家→invention n 发明
【记】Edison , a great _____________, __________over 1‘000__________ all his life.(invent) 【2014甘肃白银】28. If you could ______________(发明) something new, what product would
you development.
【2014江苏泰州】56. Paper making is a great__________ (invent) of ancient China.
①. I think the light bulb is one of the most important__________(invent)
②.The car ___________(invent) in 1885.
【辨析】invent/ discover/find/find out
invent 发明发明的东西是从前没有的Who invented the steam engine?谁发
明了蒸汽机？
discover 发现发现的事物是本来存在的或是
有人知道的Columbus discovered America 哥伦布发现了美洲
find 找到指寻找的结果。是非延续性动词I am looking for my bike, but I may
not find it. 我正在找我的自行车，可是
不一定能找到。
find out 找出、
查明指经过观察、调查把某事、某物
查出来，搞清楚，弄明白
When he was a child, he liked to find
out how things worked. 他孩提时代
时，就爱弄明白各种事物的来龙去脉。
【辨析】Gibert ____________electricity, but Edison ___________ the electric light bulb.
吉尔贝特发现了电，而爱迪生发明了电灯泡。
( ) ①Bell ________the telephone in 1876.
( ) ②Columbus ____America in 1492.
A. invent
B. discover
C. invented
D. discovered
【2012昭通】The light bulb is one of the most useful _____________(invent) in the world. 【2013江苏盐城】65. What do you think is the greatest ______ (invent) of the twentieth century? 【2012山东东营】20. After hard training for a long time, Liu Xiang ____the
records again.
A. broke
B. achieved
C. invented
D. completed
【模拟A】I think the telephone was invented in 1876.
A. created
B. found
C. seen
D. used
【2013陕西】7. The mobile phone has influenced people‘s life a lot since it _________.
A. invents
B. invented
C. is invented
D. was invented
discover/ invent/ find / find out
【解析2】一般过去时的被动语态
I.【定义】表示过去某一时间的被动动作或过去经常性、习惯性的被动动作，无需说明动作
执行者时可省去“by + 动作执行者”。
II.【结构】一般过去时的被动语态：
【肯定结构】主语+ was / were + 及物动词的过去分词+ by + 动作执行者
The teaching building was built six years ago. 这座教学楼建于六年前。
( ) Many trees and flowers ___________ in our school last year.
A. plant
B. planted
C. have planted
D. were planted
【注】was, were的使用由主语的单复数形式而定，主语为第三人称单数名词、代词或I时用was, 主语为复数名词、代词they或you时用were。
This bridge was built in October last year. 这座桥是去年十月份建的。
【否定形式】：主语+was / were + not + 动词的过去分词
The window was not broken by him. 窗玻璃不是他打碎的。
【疑问形式】：was /were +主语+动词的过去分词
【注】一般疑问句通常把was / were置于主语前。
特殊疑问句形式应将一般疑问句置于特殊疑问词后面，
反意疑问句形式应保留was / were。
Was your homework finished in time yesterday evening? 昨天晚上你及时完成家庭作业了吗？Where were those buses made? 那些公共汽车是哪里制造的？
III.一般过去时的被动语态疑问句的回答方法
(1)一般疑问句形式肯定回答用“Yes, ... was / were.”，
否定回答用“No, ... wasn‘t / weren‘t.”;
(2)特殊疑问句应抓住特殊疑问词进行回答，可用简略方法，也可用完整方法;
(3) 反意疑问句也应用“Y es, ... was / were.”或“No, ... wasn‘t / weren‘t.”进行回答。
—Was your office cleaned yesterday afternoon? 你的办公室昨天下午打扫了吗？
—Yes, it was. / No, it wasn’t. 是的，打扫了。/ 不，没有打扫。
—Where was the party held last Sunday? 上周日聚会在哪儿举行的？
—At home. / It was held at home. 在家里。/ 在家里举行的。
—Your debt was paid off at last, wasn’t it? 你所欠的债最终被还清了，是吗？
—Yes, it was. / No, it wasn’t. 是的，被还清了。/ 不，没有被还清。
【2014淮安1】Last March, many trees ___ along the streets to make our city more beautiful.
A. were planted
B. were planting
C. had planted
D. planted
【2014盐城2】Shenzhou X, China‘s fifth manned spacecraft, ____into space on June 11. 2013.
A. has sent
B. was sent
C. will send
D. is sent
【2014贵州安顺】—Wow! You have a ticket to the Expo!
—lt by my uncle. He is working in Shanghai.
A. has bought
B. had bought
C. is bought
D. was bought
【2014十堰】We are glad to hear that the terrorists __ by the brave policemen several days ago.
A. are caught
B. were caught
C. have been caught
D. are going to be caught 【2014山东临沂】18. Three bridges ________ over the river five years ago.
A. built
B. build
C. were built
D. are built
2.My pleasure!这是我的荣幸
【解析】please v 取悦→pleasure n愉快
.It’s my _____________(please) to help you.
→pleased adj.(人)高兴的
→pleasant adj.(物)令人愉快的
They went to Qingdao and had a ___________(pleasure) trip.
be pleased to do sth 愉快做某事
I’m pleased _____________(meet) you.
be pleased with sth 对….满意
【2014山东德州】30.—What doses your father think of your school report this term?
—The smile on his face shows that he is _____ what I have done in my study.
A. surprised at
B.afraid of
C.angry with
D.pleased with
【2014黔西南州】Mr. Green is very happy because he is satisfied with his students‘ work today.
A. is moved by
B. is good for
C. is fond of
D. is pleased with 【中考真题训练】
【2014南京中考】14. –The documentary A Bite Of China II is quite popular around China
recently. How do you like it? —______.
A. I think so
B. Pretty good
C. It‘s my pleasure
D. All right 【2014山东菏泽】15.—Why don‘t you join an English language club to practice speaking
English? —_____.
A.It‘s my pleasure
B. Take it easy
C. That‘s all right
D.That‘s a good idea 【2014浙江宁波】33. —I‘m sorry about last night. It was my fault . —_____
A.Forget it
B.No way
C.Go head
D.My pleasure 【2014安徽中考】—Can I bring a friend to your birthday party? —Sure, ______ .
A. no problem
B. not at all
C. my pleasure
D. well done
【2014贵州六盘水】22.I t‘s My pleasure to help you.
A. I‘m OK
B. I‘m all right
C. I‘m sorry
D. I‘m glad.
【2014江苏宿迁】15. —Thank you for supporting the volunteer project.
—________. Many hands make light work.
A. My pleasure
B. All right
C. Never mind
D. That‘s right
3.Think about how often it’s used in our daily lives
想想看它在我们的日常生活中是多么经常被用到。``
【解析】daily adj. 日常的；每日的= everyday
【拓展】day n. 天，日→daily adj. 每日的daily life 日常生活
There was little change in their _________(day) lives
【2014四川绵阳】1.—How did you know_____ news about Greenpeace, Lisa?
—Well, I got it from_____ China Daily.
A. a; the
B. the;/
C. the; the
D. an; a
4. The pioneers of different inventions were listed there 不同发明的先驱被列在那里。
【解析】list n 列表；列清单n 名单；清单make a list of ... 制作......的目录
5.For example, it mentioned that the zipper was invented by Whitcomb Judson in 1893.
例如，它提到拉链是惠特科姆.贾德森于1839年发明的。
【解析1】mention [?men??n] v提到, 说起Don't mention it. 没关系，别客气【2012辽宁大连】—Thank you for taking me around your school,Daming. —_____.
A. Don‘t mention it
B. Never mind
C. Of course not
D. No problem. 【2014天津中考】—Can I have a look at your photos, please? —______.
A. Sure, here you are
B.Don‘t mention it
C. I can‘t agree with you
D. I‘m sorry to hear that
【2014黑龙江龙东】1.－Y our handwriting looks so good. －Really? ________
A. Thank you.
B. Don‘t mention it.
C. No, not good.
6. They’re used for...? 它们被用来做.......
【解析】be used for doing=be used to do sth 用来做某事
【拓展】use 的用法：
(1) use v 用，使用→useful adj. 有用的
【2014贵州安顺】26. This is useful book, book is my brother's.
A. a; the
B. an; the
C. a; an
D. an; a
【2014东营】Overseas experience may help make our life __. So why not try to study abroad?
https://www.doczj.com/doc/271310628.html,ual
B. useful
C. successful
D. traditional
(2) use up = ran out of 用完，用尽
( ) The child nearly used up all his pocket money.
A. ran out of
B. kept out of
C. got out of
【2014江西中考】38.Recycling is good, so don't ______ bottles or newspapers.
A. find out
B. hand in
C. use up
D. throw away
(3) use sth to do sth 使用某物做某事
(4)used to do sth 过去常常做某事
【2013黑龙江齐齐哈尔】26. Nancy _______ a bus to school, but now he rides a bike.
A. is used to taking
B. was used to take
C. used to take
(5)be used to doing sth 习惯于做某事
【2013四川雅安】20. My parents ________ getting up early on weekdays
A. used to
B. be used to
C. was used to
D. are used to
(6)be used by +动作执行者被…..使用
(7)be used as+名词被用着….
【2013湖北随州】—How does Jack usually go to work?
—He ______ drive a car, but now he ______ there to lose weight.
A. used to; is used to walk
B. was used to; is used to walking
C. was used to; is used to walk
D. used to; is used to walking
【2013贵州安顺】18. She ____ live alone. But she _____ living alone because she feels lonely.
A. used to; doesn‘t used to
B. is used to; was used to
C. used to; is not used to
D. was used to; doesn‘t used to
6. Did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world (after water), was invented by accident? 你知道—世界上（继水之后）最受欢迎的饮料，是被偶然发明的吗？
【解析】by accident=by chance 偶然地（位于句尾）
①_________(根据) an ancient Chinese legend, the emperor Shen Nong discovered tea when he was
boiling water over an open fire.
( ) ②Yesterday I met my old friend ______accident.
A. by
B. in
C. at
D. for
( )③ .The police found the lost car_____
A.with mistake
B. by accident
C. by mistake
D. in accident
【易错题】41. The police found the lost car_________.
A. with mistake
B. by accident
C. by mistake
D. in accident
【2014四川遂宁】31. Dale used to ___ to office in his car, but he is used to ___ the bus now.
A. going ; taking
B. going; take
C. go; taking
7. Many people believe that tea was first drunk nearly 5,000 years ago
很多人认为大约在5000年前茶第一次被饮用。
【辨析】almost/ nearly
Ⅰ. almost“差不多、几乎”有very, nearly 的意思。
He has almost finished his work. 他差不多完成了他的工作
Ⅱ. nearly adv.“差不多、几乎、将近”指一差距一般比almost 大。
It‘s nearly five o‘clock.差不多五点钟了。
【注】：almost有时可与nearly通用，但当其与no, none, nothing, never连用时，不用nearly。【2014河南中考】8. —Where shall we eat tonight?
—Let‘s call Harry. He ____ knows the best places to go.
A. only
B. nearly
C. seldom
D. Always
【2014江苏连云港】I could ______control my feelings at the moment. The song
brought back so many childhood memories.
A. really
B. hardly
C. nearly
D. Clearly
【2014湖北荆州】25. —can you catch what I said?
—Sorry, I can ____ understand it
A. almost
B. probably
C. nearly
D. hardly
【2014贵州黔南州】18. -Do you think yesterday's math problem was difficult?
-Yes, I could _ work it out.
A. easily
B. hardly
C. finally
D. nearly
8. It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong first discovered tea as a drink. 据说中国一位叫作神农的统治者是第一个发现茶可以作为一种饮料的人。
【解析1】It is said that... 据说......; 有人说......
【拓展】“It is +动词过去分词+ that 从句......‖句型归纳：
It is believed that ...人们认为...... It is known that... 众所周知...
It is reported that ... 据报道...... It is supposed that ...据估计......
It is said that people can live to be 120 years old.
【解析2】called=named 叫做 a boy called Tom“一个名叫作汤姆的男孩”
【拓展】call the police 报警
(1) call sb.=telephone sb. =phone sb. =give sb. a call =ring sb. up 给某人打电话
(2)call on sb. 拜访某人
The boy (name) Tom is Mr. Smith’ s son.
【2012江苏南京】13.Y axi, a quiet village in Ganchun, ____China‘s first ―Slow City‖in November 2011.
A. names
B. named
C. is named
D. was named
9.One day Shen Nong was boiling drinking water over an open fire.
一天，神农在室外的火堆上烧饮用水。
【解析1】boil v 煮沸；烧开
boiling adj.沸腾的（形容水或者其他液体目前正在沸腾的状态）
boiled adj. 煮沸的（形容水或者其他液体曾经被煮开过的状态）
【2013贵州安顺】He often drinks two cups of ____ water when he comes back.
A.boiling
B.boil
C.boiled
D.boils
【解析2】over (1) ―在…上面‖over the table 在桌子上方
【2013安徽中考】Mrs. King put a coat ___ the sleeping girl to keep her warm.
A.over
B.with
C.behind
D.beside
(2) ―遍及‖all over the world 全世界
(3) ―多余，超过‖ =more than over 20 books
(4) ―跨越‖ a bridge over the river
(5) ―在……那边‖over there 在那边
【2013 湖北黄冈】70.— How far is Yuhua Middle School from here?
—It‘s around five minutes‘ walk.
A. about
B. over
C. more than
D. less than
( ) There were more than three hundred people in the park last Sunday.
A. many
B. over
C. above
D. Near
【拓展】above /over /on表“在…之上”的区别
(1)above 只表示在上方或位置高出，与below“在……的下面”相对；
(2)over 指在正上方，与under 相对；
(3)on “在……的上面”，表面相互接触。
( ) There is a bridge _____ the river.
A. on
B. above
C. with
D. over
【2013广东1】Again and again the doctor ______ the crying baby girl, but he couldn’t find out what was wrong with her.
A. looked over
B. looked after
C. looked for
D. looked out
【over构成的短语】
come over to顺便来访go over 复习think over 仔细考虑
over and over again 一次又一次的all over the world 全世界get over克服
【2012广西玉林】—How many new desks and chairs are there in your school
this year?
—There are over 3,000 . Each of us has one.
A. less than
B. most
C. more than
D. as many as
10.Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water and remained there for some time.
茶树的一些叶子掉进了水里，并在那儿停留了一会儿。
【解析1】fall into 落入The leaf fell into the river.
fall down 跌倒She fell down from her bike.
fall behind 落后
fall in love with sb. 爱上某人
fall asleep 入睡
( ) It’s not easy for Linda to _____ last night, because she was too excited.
A. go to bed
B. fall asleep
C. fall into
D. fall over
【2013湖北武汉】—What does the instruction say?
—The colors in the dress will _______ if you use hot water.
A. fall
B. appear
C. run
D. shine
【解析2】remind v保持，仍是（系动词+adj. ）
【拓展】remind =make sb. remember v 使记住
【记】re+ mind →remind
(1) remind of 提醒，使记起
(2) remind sb. of sth 使某人记起某事
( ) ①Action movies ___me of Jackie Chan,
A.remind
B. think
C. hear
D. Miss
( )②The story reminds me __an experience I once had.
A. of
B. to
C. with
D. for
(3) remind sb. to do sth提醒某人去做某事
Don’t worry, I’ll remind you_________(get )up early.
(4) remind sb. + that从句
【2013辽宁鞍山】—Can I smoke in the dining hall? —Sorry. It's not_________.
A. promised
B. realized
C. allowed
D. reminded
【2014四川内江】23. When people mention planes, it will remind the parents ___their daughter on the Malaysian Airlines planesMH370
A. with
B. for
C. in
D. of
11. It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water anyway.
它产生了一种香味，因此他就尝了尝这褐色的水。
【解析】smell (1) n 气味 a terrible smell
【记】small (小的) →smell
(2) v →smelt →smelt +adj.闻起来smell terrible
【2014山东菏泽】4.—How do you like the fish I cooked for you?
—I haven‘t had it yet. However, it ____ good.
A.smells
B.tastes
C.sounds
D.feels
【2014安徽中考】36. Mum, what are you cooking? It ______ so sweet.
A. tastes
B. feels
C. sounds
D. smells
【2014黔西南州】14. The bread smells _________ and it sells ________.
A. well; good
B. good; good
C. good; well
D. well; well
【2014河北中考】35. Mom is cooking dinner. It ______ so nice.
A. smells
B. tastes
C. feels
D. sounds
12. It was quite delicious. In this way, one of the world’s favorite drinks was invented.
它真的很香，就这样，世界上最受喜爱的饮料之一被发明了。
【解析】one of +名词/代词复数“......之一”
【湖北·咸宁】31. — I hear you have to run for half an hour every day.
— Right. It is one of the _____ in my school.
A. choices
B. plans
C. hobbies
D. Rules
【2014山东泰安】25.—I hear you have to get up early every morning.
—Right. It‘s one of the _____ of my family.
A.plans
B.jobs
C.programs
D.rules
【拓展】“one of + the +adj.最高级+n 复数”，做主语，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。
One of the most popular colors is red in China.
【2011云南曲靖】A good book may be one of your best __________(friend).
【2011云南曲靖】Qujing is one of ____ cities in Yunnan , and has attracted many people living and working here.
A. the largest
B. the large
C. larger
D. largest
【2014云南昆明】The safety of food has become one of the ______ problems in our daily life.
A. more expensive
B. more important
C. most expensive
D. most important 【中考真题训练】
【2012重庆】－What do you think of the film you saw yesterday?
－Oh! It‘s one of ______ films I’ve ever seen.
A. interesting
B. more interesting
C. most interesting
D. the most interesting 【2013漳州】19. —Do you know Lin Shuhao?
—Yes. He is one of ______ basketball players in the NBA.
A. popular
B. more popular
C. the most popular
【2014山东德州】33.—It‘s one of the _____ things in the world to stay with friends.
—I agree. It always makes us relaxed.
A.worst
B.happiest
C.busiest
D.hardest
【2014山东济宁】20. https://www.doczj.com/doc/271310628.html, is one of ________ shopping websites in China.
A. large
B. larger
C. largest
D. the largest
【2014浙江宁波】—I really like to watch the TV program I Am SINGER.
—Me too. It‘s one of the _____ TV progamms I‘ve ever seen.
A. Least boring
B.least interesting
C.most boring
D. Most interesting
【2014天津中考】24. Mo Yan is one of _____ writers in the world.
A. famous
B.more famous
C. most famous
D. the most famous
【2014贵州铜仁】27. The Yangzi River is one of ______in the world.
A. the longest rivers
B. the longest river
C. longer rivers
D. longer river 【2014辽宁丹东】39. —How do you like the book you read yesterday?
—Oh! It‘s one of ______ books I‘ve ever read.
A.interesting
B. more interesting
C. most interesting
D. the most interesting 【2014江苏淮安】Beijing is one of ______ biggest cities in China.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. /
【2014四川泸州】6. Linda is one of the students in our class.
A. good
B. better
C. best
D. the best
13.It is believed that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries.
人们认为茶在6世纪和7世纪之间被带到韩国和日本。
【解析】“世纪”的表达法
1) 用“定冠词+序数词+century”表示
在十七世纪、写作：in the 17th century读作：in the seventeenth century
2) 用“定冠词+百位进数+s”表示
在十七世纪写作：in the 1600s、读作：in the sixteen hundreds
【注意】：以数字表达年代的标准，是在数字后直接加s
【2013江苏南京】The Eiffel Tower, a cultural icon of France, was completed at the end of the _____________(nineteen) century.
14. In England, tea didn’t appear until around 1660, but less than 100 years later, it had become the national drink.
在英国，直达大约1660年才出现了茶，但是不到100年的时间，它已经成为了全名性的饮料。【解析1】not … until …直到……才……(谓语动词可用瞬间动词)
【注】强调动作直到until 后的时间才发生。Not 通常与首句中的be动词、助动词或情态动词连用。否定形式表达的意思是"直至某时才做某事"。动词为延续性或非延续性都可以She didn’t arrive until 6 o’clock.
【2011邵阳】27. We didn't go home ______ the old man was sent to the hospital.
A. until
B. when
C. while
【2012广西钦州】The little girl didn‘t stop crying ___ she found her mother.
A. after
B. until
C. because
D. when
【2013黔东南】43. —Jimmy, it‘s time to go to bed.
—Oh, I won‘t do that _______ I finish my homewo rk.
A. if
B. until
C. after
D. when
【2013湖南长沙】—It’s too late. I have to go now.
—Oh, it‘s raining outside. Don‘t leave _____ it stops.
A. since
B. until
C. while
【2014云南昆明】28. The left-behind kids(留守儿童)can‘t see their parents_____ the
parents come back home from work.
A. but
B. until
C. or
D. if
【2014福州中考】24.—Lisa, hurry up ! The bus is coming.
—Oh, no. We____ cross the street until the traffic lights turn green
A.mustn‘t
B.needn‘t
C.should
【拓展】until 直到......时(谓语动词只能用延续性动词)
【注】肯定形式表示的意思是"做某事直至某时"，动词必须是延续性的
I slept until midnight. 我一直睡到半夜时醒了。
【黑龙江中考】Usually, we don‘t know how import ant something is ______ we lost it.
A. or
B. until
C. as soon as
【2013山东临沂2】23. Please hold on to your dream _____ one day it comes true.
A. if
B. until
C. unless
D. though
【2013山东青岛3】13. If you have trouble pronouncing these words, you can repeat them over and over again ______ you are comfortable with them.
A. unless
B. if
C. until
D. while
【2013浙江丽水3】—Hey, man. You can‘t cross the street now. You have to wait ___the traffic
turn green.
—Oh, sorry and thank you.
A. when
B. after
C. until
D. While
【2013内蒙古】_______ you told me，I had heard nothing of what happened.
A. Until
B. Though
C. When
D. If
【2014南京中考】7. ______ Lin Feng has to work late, she always wears a smile on her face.
A. Because
B. If
C. Until
D. Though
【2014山东威海】31.We are leaving tomorrow. We will be away ____ next Friday
A.from
B.until
C.on
D.since
【2014浙江温州中考】—Excuse me.Is it my turn now?
—Not yet.Please wait on the chair_______your name is called.
A.and
B.until
C.although
D.since
【解析2】less than少于
【拓展】less 更少的
⑴less是little（小；少）的比较级：
He spends less time (in) doing experiments. 他做实验花时间较少。
⑵“less+形容词或副词”构成劣等比较，作“较不…”，“更不…”解。
It is less cold than it was yesterday. 天气不如昨天那样冷。
【拓展】not less than + 基数词= at least 表示"不下于；至少；不止"
no less than + 基数词表示"达......之多（言其多）"
There are not less than 40 students in this class. 这个班级至少有40个学生。
( ) Mike plays at least twice a week .
A. less than
B. not less
C. no less than
D. a little
【2013十堰3】－Many boy students think math is ______ English.
－I agree. I‘m weak in English.
A. much difficult than
B. so difficult as
C. less difficult than
D. more difficult than
【注】less 可用在部分双音节和多音节形容词和副词前，构成形容词和副词的比较级。【2013 湖北黄冈】—How far is Yuhua Middle School from here?
—It‘s around five minutes‘ walk.
A. about
B. over
C. more than
D. less than
【解析3】nation n 国家，名族→national adj. 国家的
National Day 国庆节 a national park 国家公园
①Wang Hao played for Chinese___________(nation) team when he was 17.
② Ronaldo played for his __________(nation) team when he was seventeen.
15.The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century.
茶贸易从中国传到西方国家发生在19世纪。
【解析】take place ―发生‖无被动语态, 指事情有计划有安排地发生
【2014江苏淮安1】The 18th Jiangsu Provincial Games will ______ in September.
Many students want to be volunteers.
A. take place
B. take part
C. take action
D. take care
【辨析】happen/ take place
(1)happen v ―发生‖没有被动语态，主语是物，强调某事发生的偶然性
【2014山东菏泽】.Look, so many people are running out of the station. I wonder what ____.
A. is happened
B.was happening
C.is happening
D. had happened
a. sth. happen to s
b. 某事发生在某人身上
What happened to you?=What was wrong with him?
【2014四川泸州】7. Can you tell me what happened him just now?
A. with
B. for
C. to
D. at
b. sb. happen to do sth. 某人碰巧做某事
She happened ________(be) out when we called.
C. It happened that…碰巧
(2)take place 发生，指事情有计划有安排地发生
The sports meeting took place in our school last week.
【记】The story ___________ in a farway small village. What ______ to the farmer? 这个故事发生在遥远的小山村，这个农民身上发生了什么事？
【2013山东临沂】30. The Olympic Games of 2016 will _____ in Brazil.
A. take after
B. take off
C. take place
D. take away
【追踪训练】
( ) ①An accident ____ at the school gate this morning.
A. happened B .happened to C. took place D. took places
( ) ②What happened _____ the boy?
A. with
B. to
C. at
D. on
( )③The accident took place on a cold night.
A. took the place
B. happened
C. told
D. Hold
16.Even though many people now know about tea culture, the Chinese are without doubt the ones
who best understand the nature of tea.
尽管现在很多人了解了茶文化，但是中国人毫无疑问是最理解茶的特性的人
【解析1】even though=even if 即使引导让步状语从句
【注】even though 引导让步状语从句时，不能与but连用
________（尽管）she was a girl ,she could do a lot of housework to help her mother . 【2012曲靖中考____ my father isn‘t pleased with his working environment , he still works hard.
A. And
B. Although
C. But
D. Before
【2012青海】—This dress was last year‘s style.
—I think it still looks perfect ______ it has gone out this year.
A. so that
B. as if
C. even though
D. ever since
【2014 浙江丽水】29.____ Frank left school at 16, he still become a successful writer.
A. Ever since
B. In fact
C. After all
D. Even though
【解析2】doubt v怀疑，（后接名词、代词或者that/if/whether 引导的从句作宾语）【2014安徽中考】49. He is an honest boy. I have no reason to ______ what he said.
A. hear
B. doubt
C. repeat
D. believe
17. They sold the fridge was sold at a low price.他们以低价出售了冰箱。
【解析】at a low price 以低廉的价格
询问价格的句型是“What is the price of +名词？=How much is/ are +名词？”。
How much is the bike? = What‘s the price of the bike?
【拓展】price n 价格，用形容词low或high来修饰价格，通常与介词at连用。
The price of the pen is not low for him. 这支钢笔对于他来说不便宜
【2012湖南衡阳】The price of the sweater is very ____. I can‘t afford it.
A.expensive
B.cheap
C.high
cut one‘s price 降价
( ) —What’s the price of the bananas? —Four yuan a kilo.
A. How many
B. How much
C. How heavy are
【2013浙江台州】17. —I want to see the movie Iron Man 3 (《钢铁3》). Do you
know the ______ of the ticket?
—Y es. Five dollars.
A. number
B. price
C. kind
D. name
【2014湖北黄冈】—What______ bowl of noodles would you like, small, medium or large?
—A large bowl of beef noodles, please.
A. color
B. price
C. size
D. kind
【2014江苏泰州】7.- The Nike bag is not the right__ __for me.
- You are very lucky. There is a discount on it today.
A. material
B.size
C.price
D.style
18. Somebody stole my camera from my hotel room.有人从我宾馆的房间里偷了我的相机。【解析】s omebody
【拓展】不定代词
(1)构成：some, any, every, no都能和one, body, thing 一起构成复合不定代词
a. some构成的复合不定动词（something, somebody, someone）用于肯定句
【2014浙江温州】—Look，_____is dancing under the tree.
—Oh,that‘s my cousin,Anna.
A.everybody
B.anybody
C.nobody
D.somebody
b. any构成的复合不定动词（anything, anybody, anyone）用于否定句或疑问句；
【2013 湖南衡阳】13. —Mum, I‘m hungry. Is there _____- to eat?
—Y es, you can have some bread on the table.
A. something
B. nothing
C. anything
c. no构成的复合不定动词(nothing, nobody)用于肯定句，表否定意思
【2013黑龙江哈尔滨】3. ______ was born being good at all things. You can do well in things through hard work. As an English learner, you can‘t be excellent without enough practice.
A.Everybody
B. Somebody
C. Nobody
【2014四川宜宾】33. _______ may have a chance to be successful if he tries his best.
A. None
B. Nobody
C. Somebody
D. Everybody
【2014丹东中考】28. Sometimes ______ turns off the lights in the classroom, because everybody thinks somebody will do it.
A. anybody
B. somebody
C. nobody
D. Everybody
d. every 构成的复合不定动词(everything, everybody, everyone) 用于肯定句
【2014湖北咸宁】23．—Morning, class. Is ________ here today?
—No, sir. Tom is absent. He is ill at home.
A．anybody B．everybody C．nobody D．Somebody
【2014河南中考】5. At present, children mean____ to most parents in China.
A. everything
B. nothing
C. anything
D. Something
【2014山东临沂】19. Our mother earth gives us ________ we need in our daily life.
A. nobody
B. nothing
C. everybody
D. everything
(2)复合不定动词作主语，谓语动词用单数
Everybody _______ here.
(3)修饰不定动词的定语要后置
something interesting有趣的东西something to eat吃的东西
【2014贵州毕节】—Would you like something________?
—Yes, I ?d like some_________.
A.drink, orange
B. to drink, orange
C. to eat, orange
D. eat, orange
(4)在表示请求、建议、反问等语气的疑问句中，问话者希望得到肯定回答时要用something somebody, someone
—Would you like something to drink? —Yes, please.
（5）在反意疑问句中，somebody, anybody等作主语时，附加问句用he或they; something, everything等作主语时，附加问句用it.
Nobody _________(be) in the classroom, is he/are they?
Everything is ready,isn’t it?
19.Different writers translated the book into different languages.
不同的作者把这本书翻译成不同的语言。
【解析】translate ...into...
translate v 翻译→ translator n翻译员→ translation n 翻译
【2013山东临沂】Nancy wants to become a _________ (translate) when she grows up.
(1)translate …into …把……译为…..
Please translate the sentence into English.
(2)translate …as …把……解释为……
【2014山东枣庄】25. I t‘s probably a good idea for parents to allow teenagers to ______ in
groups after school in the afternoon because this help them keep healthy
as well as become good friends
A.study
B. design
C. translate
D. Exercise
20.The earthquake happened all of a sudden, but luckily the villagers___________ to a safe place.
地震突然发生了，但幸运的是村民们被带到了一个安全的地方。
【解析】all of a sudden 突然；猛然=suddenly （可以放在句首或句末）
Unit6 When was it invented?
Section B
1.salty adj.咸的
【解析1】salt n “盐；食盐”→salty adj. 咸的
①French fries taste_______(salt).
②I sprinkled lots of _______on them so they were really ______(salt)
【拓展】n +y = adj.
Sun→sunny cloud→cloudy wind→windy
rain →rainy snow →snowy
【2014贵州黔南州】76. It's a____ day, isn't it? Let's do something special. (sun)
【2014山东枣庄】She likes _______ cookies. They are hard dry and easily broken.
A. salty
B. sweet
C. sour
D. crispy
n+ ful = adj.
use →useful help→helpful care →careful
thankful感激的forgetful健忘到
n + ly =adj.
friend →friendly love→lovely
【2011广西南宁市】33. Mrs. Smith has a cute baby. It often smiles at people ________.
A. friendly
B. lovely
C. happily
D. lively
【2014山东枣庄】24. She likes _______ cookies. They are hard dry and easily broken.
A. salty
B. sweet
C. sour
D. crispy
【2014河北中考】30. I want a sweet milk. Put some ______ in my cup, please.
A. ice
B. soup
C. salt
D. sugar
2. Potato chips were invented by mistake
【解析】by mistake错误地；无意中
①Do you know that potato chips invented ____________(错误地).
（）②He took my English-Chinese dictionary _____ mistake.
A. to
B. by
C. about
D. on
【拓展】mistake →mistook →mistaken v 错误
(1)make mistakes 放错make mistakes in 在某方面放错
( )① He often ____ mistakes in spelling.
A. takes
B. makes
C. has
( ) ② My brother often makes mistakes _____ grammar.
A. of
B. by
C. at
D. in
【2014上海中考】54 Don‘t be afraid of making __________. They help you learn. (mistake)
(2) mistake …for…把…误认为…
(3) by mistake 错误地
【记】Yesterday I ____________（放错误），I_________ Mr. Wang ___ Mr. Zhang（把……误认为），and said hello to Mr. Wang ___________(错误地).
【2013福建福州】33. —David, why are you so excited?
— My father has made a_________ that he will take me to Tibet next month.
A. face
B. promise
C. mistake
( )③My little brother is always _____.He always makes___.
A .careful; a mistake B. careful; mistakes
C. careless; mistake
D. careless ;mistakes
【2014天津中考】If you work harder, you‘ll have another_____ to play the violin at a concert.
A. sleep
B. chance
C. mistake
D.problem
3.George want ed to make the customer happy乔治想让顾客高兴
【解析1】：want v 想要= would like
①want sth 想要某物I want an apple.
②want to do sth = would like to do sth 想要做某事
①I want ___________(go) swimming.
( )②Tom wants _____ a job as a language teacher in China.
A. to find
B. finding
C. find
③want sb. to do sth= would like to do sth 想要某人做某事
He wants me ________(go) with him.
【2014苏州中考】1.The driver wanted________his car near the roadside but was asked by the police not to.
A.park
B. parked
C. to park
D. parking
【解析2】make +宾语+宾语补足语
make sb/sth + adj. 使某人、某物处于某种状态make you happy