1、Unit 3 Tomorrows world task 每课一练I. 预习 task 内容并进行填空：( 每题 5 分，共 20 分) We often need to be able to tell facts from opinions in order to make good (1)_ and draw (2)_. A fact is a piece of information that (3)_, while an opinion is a feeling or belief that (4)_.II. 阅读填空题：（共 21 分）Dear Susan,Im going to st
2、udy at the University of Chicago, and Im staying with you only for the first week, I think. However, I have to find for myself, a furnished place. I need to share the house or apartment with somebody because the housing is so expensive in Chicago, but I like privacy and I need to study, so I really
3、need to have a room to myself. Please find me a place thats close to transportation and stores where I can buy things at a lower price, for it is not easy for me, a fresh student, to find a good part-time job soon. It would also be nice to find a place with a yard or a garden. I hope that you can fi
4、nd something y the time I get to Chicago next month! Ill call you at 555-9470 when I get off the train at the station in Chicago. Please e-mail me or give me a fax if you have any information. My e-mail is Robbie Yahoo. com and fax number is 555-0486. Im really looking forward to seeing you, my dear
5、 sister! Love,RobbieRental Agency Information FormPart AName _Address / Tel / E-mail _Occupation _Married / Single _Number of children _Type of housingHouse / Apartment / Room _Shared / Alone _Price range (per month ) _$ 200 $ 300 $ 400$ 500$600 $ 700 $ 800$ 900PART B Furnished / Unfurnished _Facili
6、ties near transportation yes no near stores yes no near school yes no near park yes no near health club yes no with garden or yard yes no III. 翻译下面词组：（每题 4 分，共 24 分）1. 表达某人的观点_ 2. 依我看来_3. 非洲之行 _ 4. 情况良好_5. 修理打印机_ 6. 发现, (偶然)遇见_IV. 阅读理解：( 判断题每题 3 分，其余每题 2 分，共 20 分) (A)The invention of motion pictures
7、Over five million pages of documents belong to one of the most creative inventors in the history of the world Thomas Alva Edison. His inventions affect every part of our lives. We all know that the electric bulb is one of Edisons most important inventions. The invention of motion pictures is another
8、 good example.Edison began working on motion pictures after attending a lecture by Eadweard Muybridge, who used his zoopraxiscope (动物实验镜) to make animals move. Edison talked with Muybridge and decided to take up the subject of moving pictures. He planned to design “an instrument that does for the ey
9、e what the phonograph (留声机) does for the ear”. Edisons first design included photographing a series of pictures on a cylinder (圆筒) that would be seen through a microscope as they turned. In addition, he planned to create sound movies by linking this equipment to a phonograph.While Edison provided th
10、e idea for the invention and the electrical and mechanical knowledge used in designing motion picture equipment, Dickson, who was a photographer, provided most of the knowledge on photography. By 1892 Edison and Dickson had invented a motion picture camera and a peephole-viewing (可以通过小孔观看的) device c
11、alled the Kinetoscope. They were first shown publicly in 1893. The following year the first Edison films were shown.Edison was just one of the inventors in the United States and Europe who were working on motion pictures and should be remembered as the first to introduce a good system. However, Edis
12、on played almost no role in the development of projector (放映机) technology and other improvements in motion picture technology.判断下列句子的正（T）误（F）：(1) The invention of motion pictures is a contribution by Edison and Muybridge.(2) The word “what” in the second paragraph means the same thing as it does in
13、“What about going to the theatre on Sunday?”(3) The fast Edison films were shown in 1894.(4) Besides Edison, there were also many inventors in the United States and Europe who were working on motion pictures.根据短文内容，为文中划线代词选出合适的解释：(1) his(2) that(3) this(4) theya. Edisonsb. Edisons first designc. the
14、 motion picture camera and the Kinetoscoped. Muybridgese. Edison and Muybridgef. an instrument that Edison planned to design.V. 阅读理解：（每题 5 分，共 15 分）BUY A JOINT TICKET AND VISIT THE OTHER HISTORIC ROYAL PALACES THE TOWER OF LONDONRoyal (皇家的) palace and fortress (要塞) for over 900 years, scene of myste
15、ry, murder and home to the Crown Jewels.KENSINGTON PALACEBirthplace of Queen Victoria, this royal retreat is home to magnificent State Apartments and the stunning Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection, which includes dresses worn by HM Queen Elizabeth II and Diana, Princess of Wales.HISTORIC ROYAL PALAC
16、ESHampton Court Palace is part of Historic Royal Palaces, a registered charity (No: 1068852 ) that receives no public funding (资金). We rely on the income from admission tickets to the palaces to pay for vital protection work, necessary for the preservation (保护) of these national monuments and collec
17、tions for future generations. Please ask at the ticket office for more information or visit www. hrp. org. uk.VISITOR INFORMATIONCARRIAGE RIDESTake a trip around Home Park in a horse-drawn carriage. Rides begin and end in Home Park at the entrance by the East Front Gardens. Available all day. 20 -mi
18、nute duration. 10.00 per carriage. Subject to weather and ground conditions,ENQUIRIESFor details of admission charges, group rates, the Friends of Hampton Court Palace and facilities for disabled visitors, call 0870 752 7777 or visit www. Hampton-court-palace. org. uk.RESTAURANTS Robbie Y ; universi
19、ty student; single ; nonePart B furnished; yes; yes; no; no; no; yesIII. 1. voice/ express ones opinion(s) 2. in my opinion 3. a trip to Africa 4. in good condition5. fix the printer 6. come acrossIV. FFTT (1) d (2)f (3)b (4)cV. 1. A 由第二段可知。2. C 由文章中看出，四个选项中只有 C 项（乘坐马车）需要另外付费，其余三项均已含在票价之内。3. C 其余三项文中均已提到。 A 项在第三段中，B 项在倒数第三段中，D 项在第二部分第一段中。
