SectionⅢIntegratingSkills&CulturalCorner重点单词写作词汇1.optimisticadj.乐观的;乐观主义的2.shapevt.造成……形状拓展词汇3.definitelyadv.无疑地;确定地→definiteadj.明确的;清楚的4.eventuallyadv.最后;终于→eventualadj.最后的;最终的5.predictvt.预言;预料→predictionn.预言;预测阅读词汇6.colonyn.殖民地7.padn.(动物的)脚8.doormatn.门前擦鞋垫重点短语1.lookout小心;当心2.forastart首先3.onthewayout即将被淘汰;即将过时4.throwaway扔掉5.inprogress在进展中;在进行中重点句型1.too...todosth.太……而不能做某事:I’mtoobusyenjoyingmylifenowtoworry(现在正忙着享受生活,以至于没有时间担心)aboutthefuture!2.部分否定:Notallpredictions(并非所有的预言都)cometrue.Readthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestansweraccordingtothetext.1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthetext?A.Airplanes.B.Keys.C.Clothes.D.Food.2.WhichisTRUEabouttheclothesmentionedinChangingTimesMagazine?A.Theyaremadefromwool.B.Theyaremadefromcotton.C.Theycanlastforalongtime.D.Theywillbethrownawayfortheyaremadeofpaper.3.Whichofthefollowingdoesn’tthehomerobothave?A.Onelargeeyeonthetop.B.Severalarms.C.Blackhair.D.Longnarrowpads.答案:1-3.DDC①notall并非……都(表示部分否定,全部否定用none)②cometrue实现此短语为不及物动词短语,不用于被动语态。③flyingmachine飞机;飞行器④maybeadv.也许,可能,大约(表示对某一数额或数目不能确定)⑤time表示“次数,倍数”,如三倍:threetimes。twoorthreetimes是“两三次”之意,不用twiceorthreetimes。⑥colony['klni]ɒən.殖民地⑦predict[prI'dIkt]vt.预言;预料⑧the1970’s20世纪70年代⑨inprogress在进行中makegreat/muchprogress取得巨大进步⑩stayin“待在某地”,在此处相当于stayinthebuilding,in为介词,不能省略。⑪onthewayout即将被淘汰;即将过时⑫rejectv.反对,此处为现在分词作后置定语。⑬theBeatles甲壳虫乐队⑭robotn.机器人⑮shape[eʃIp]vt.造成……形状⑯pad[pæd]n.(动物的)脚⑰moveabout四处移动,四处游荡⑱doormat['dmæɔːˌt]n.门前擦鞋垫FamousLastWordsNotall①predictionscometrue②.Manyofthemarewrong,andsomeareverywrong.Herearejustafewofthebadpredictionspeoplemadeinthetwentiethcenturyaboutthetwentyfirstcentury:◆定语从句peoplemade...修饰predictions,其中省略了引导词that/which,因为that/which在此从句中作made的宾语。AIRPLANES“Noflyingmachine③willeverflyfromNewYorktoParis.”OrvilleWright,1908.COMPUTERS“Ithinkthereisaworldmarketformaybe④fivecomputers.”ThomasWatson,chairmanofIBM,1943.CLOTHES“Thirtyyearsfromnowpeoplewillbewearingclothesmadeofpaperwhichtheywillbeabletothrowawayafterwearingthemtwoorthreetimes⑤.”ChangingTimesMagazine,1957.◆过去分词短语madeofpaper作定语,修饰clothes,可转化为定语从句that/whicharemadeofpaper;定语从句whichtheywillbeabletothrowaway也修饰clothes。MENONTHEMOON“Withthefirstmooncolonies⑥predicted⑦forthe1970’s⑧,workisnowinprogress⑨onthetypesofbuildingrequiredformentostayin⑩whenthey’reonthemoon.”ArnoldB,BarachinTheChangestoCome,1962.◆过去分词短语requiredformentostayin作定语。◆动词不定式toCome作定语,意为“即将到来的”。THEBEATLES“Wedon’tliketheirsound,andguitarmusicisonthewayout⑪.”DeccaRecordingCo.rejecting⑫theBeatles⑬,1962.ROBOTS⑭INTHEHOUSE“Bytheyear2000,housewiveswillprobablyhavearobotshaped⑮likeaboxwithonelargeeyeonthetop,severalarmsandhands,andlongnarrowpads⑯onthesideformovingabout⑰.”NewYorkTimes,1966.◆过去分词短语shapedlikeabox作定语,修饰arobot。◆withonelargeeyeonthetop是with复合结构。此句的with复合结构构成是:with+名词+介词短语。KEYS...