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, an Italian writer, thinks it is something quite different. He says the most important invention might be bright in front of your eyes. He is talking about a simple pair glasses. Modern eye glasses were invented around 1000 years ago. They were more than just a convenient way to read. Before glasses, writers, scientists or teachers who could not see properly had to memorize everything. After about ten years of poor eyesight, they could not remember well enough and could not work. Glasses meant that people could work in their old age. People who wanted to remember some information could write it down and read it. Eye glasses are one of the world’s greatest inventions and were probably worn by the people who designed the first telephones and cars. invention of the written word is important because___________. A. we need it to listen B. we need it to record information C. we just need it to read author thinks _______ is the greatest invention of all time in his passage. A. the telephone B. the car C. a simple pair of glasses 3. Before glasses were invented, writers, scientists and teachers had to_________. A. memorize everything B. write down everything C. read everything 4. What happened after glasses were invented? A. people could not remember well enough. B. people could not remember well enough. C. people could write down some information and read it. 5. From this passage, we can know __________. A. modern eye glasses were invented 100 years ago B. people who designed the first telephones and cars probably wore those glasses C. the author of this article is an American The puter is fast, and never makes a mistakes, while people are too slow, and full of mistakes sometimes. That’s what people often say when they talk about puters. For over half of a century, engineers have been making better puters. Now a puter can do a lot of everyday jobs wonderfully. It is widely used in factories, hospitals and banks. A puter can report, decide and control in almost every field(領(lǐng)域 ).Many puter scientists are now thinking of making the puter“ think” like a man. With the help of a person, a puter can draw pictures, write music, talk with people, play chess, recognize(認(rèn)出 )voices, translate language and so on. Perhaps puters will one day really think and feel. Do you think that people will be afraid when they find that the puter is too clever to listen to and to serve the people? 閱讀短文,判斷下列句子的正 (T)誤 (F)。 crispy。 salty。 附答案: Unit6 第一課時 1. Anybody wasn’t lent my books. / My books weren’t lent to anybody. 2. Was your brother sent gifts (by you)? / Were gifts sent to your brother by you? 3. Her brother was bought a dictionary. / A dictionary was bought for her brother. 4. The biscuits were eaten in two minutes by the boy. 5. When was paper invented (by people)? 6. was invented 7. is spoken 8. is made / was made 9. be cleaned 10. taken 11. writes , sells 12. was caught, was sent 13. was set up 14. is being painted 15. was told, be put off 16. difficult 17. modern 18. was invented 19. weren’t invented 20. afford 21. was invented 22. personal 23. one 24. When was the puter invented? 25. Who was the puter invented by? 26. What was the puter used for? 27. was invented before the car 28. In those days, the puter was so expensive that we couldn’t afford one. 第二課時: 1. style 2. pleasure 3. daily 4. website 5. lists 6. with 7. seeing 8. hit 9. bathroom 10. runs 11. hot 12. serving 13. changing 14. down 15. raise 16. lower 19. pleasure 21. pleasant 23. The zipper was invented , at that time, it wasn’t used widely. 24. The subject for my school project is “Small inventions that changed the world”. 25. with special heels. 26. The pioneers of different inventions were listed there. 27. Think about how often it’s used in our daily lives. 第三課時 一、 1. by accident 2. It’s said that… 3. fall into the water 4. over an open fire 5. make tea 6. the finest tea leaves 7. the saint of tea 8. take place 9. without doubt 二、 1. nearly 2. boiling 3. remained 4. ruler 5. doubt 三、 1. invented 2. drunk 3. produced 4. brought 5. traded 四、 1. Tea is invented by accident. 2. The leaves in the water produced a nice smell. 3. It’s said that, called, was the first to discover tea 4. describes hoe tea plants were grown and used to make tea 5. discusses where the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used to make tea. 6. fell into the river on his way to school. 7. is without doubt the cleverest student I have ever taught. 第四課時 一、 1. at a low price 2. take these photos 3. go out alone 4. translate the book into different languages 5. all of a sudden 6. work on 7. less than 二、 1. fridge 2. earthquake 3. instrument 4. lock 5. biscuits 三、 ACADB 四、 1. was brought to 2. was taken care of 3. was made 4. has been built 5. was seen to go 第五課時 一、 1. by mistake crispy 3. not thin enough 4. make the customer happy 5. in the end 6. put lots of salt on … 7. cook … for a long time 8. potato chips 二、 1. sleepy 2. stay 3. laugh 4. leader 三、 1. were invented 2. salt。 (共 5 小題 , 每小題 2 分,滿分 10 分 ) 。 invented 10. He took my EnglishChinese dictionary_____ mistake. A. for B. by C. with D. in 11. ______ the end, they found a supermarket______ the end of the road A. At。 1. Staying up too late make me (sleep).