初二英语 ( 下 ) 第一讲 Will people have robots?

主要词汇： prediction n. 预言、预测 robot n. 机器人 pollutionn. 污染 less adj. 较少的、少量的 astronaut n. 宇航员、太空人 apartment n. 公寓、套房、房间 rocketn. 火箭、冲天炮 spacen. 太空、空间 Marsn. 火星

crazy adj. 古怪的、荒唐的 fall v. 落下、降落、跌落、称为、变为 besides adv. 在者、加之、而且 parrot n. 鹦鹉 smartadj. 漂亮的、时髦的、整洁的 Oscar n. 奥斯卡金像奖 academy n. 学院、学会 predictv. 预言、预测、预示 embarrassing adj. 使人尴尬的、使人为难的 creator n. 创造者 headn. 首脑、首领、头儿

Warner Brothers （美国）华纳兄弟电影公司 personal n. 私人的、个人的 Picasso n. 毕加索（西班牙画家、雕刻家） royal adj. 皇室的、王族的 Royal Academy of Art （美国）皇家艺术院 worth adj. 值 ……, 相当于 …… 的价值

重点词组： credit card 信用卡 space station 太空站 fall in love with 喜爱，爱上 come true 实现，成为现实 knock down 击倒，撞倒 for the first time 第一次（做某事） bet on 为某事打赌 clean up 整顿，清理 at least 至少，最少 make time for 腾出时间（做某事） far away 远离，遥远的

重点句型： 1.People will have robots in their homes. 2.There won’t be any paper money. Everyone will have a credit card. 3.Books will only be on computers, not on paper. 4.Kids won’t go to school. They’ll study at home on computer. 5.There will only be one country. 6.People will live to be 200 years old.

7. There will be more people. 8. There will be less leisure time. 9. There will be more pollution. 10. There will be fewer trees. 11. Will there be less pollution? No, there won’t. There will be more pollution. 12. Will there be fewer trees? Yes, there will. 13. Kids won’t go to school.

Word study 1.predict v. 预言、预测、预示 ( 常与 that 连用 ) He predicted that he would become a doctor. 他预言他将成为一位医生。 2. space n. 太空、空间 People have travelled through space to the moon. 人们已经经由太空到了月球。 空地，空处 There is no space for another chair in this room. 这房间没有再放一把椅子的空地了。

3. crazy adj. 古怪的、荒唐的 He's crazy to drive his car so fast. 他把车开得这样快，真是疯了。 That’s a crazy scheme for making quick money. 那是一个快速赚钱的荒唐的计划。 She's crazy about dancing. 她热衷于跳舞。 着迷的；狂热的；疯狂的

I don't bet on horses. 我不赌跑马。 4. bet v. 打赌 bet on 打赌 He bet me ￡ 1 that the school team would win. 他认为校队会赢，和我打一英镑的赌。 The girls bet the boys a big fancy cake on their winning the game. 女孩子们与男孩子们用一块大花式蛋糕打赌, 说她们比赛会赢。 He bet me a bag of candy that Bill would not come. 他认为比尔不会来, 与我打赌一包糖果。

5. besides adv. 再者、加之、而且，除 …… 之外 Besides milk and cheese, we need vegetables. 除了牛奶和干酪外，我们还需要蔬菜。 He had few friends besides us. 除我们之外他没有什么朋友 I don't want to come out now, and besides, I must work. 我现在不想出去，而且我还得工作。

6. embarrassing adj. 使人尴尬的、使人为难的 embarrassing questions 令人困窘的问题 7. worth adj. 值 ……, 相当于 …… 的价值 ten dollars' worth of natural gas; 值十美元的天然气 How much is this bicycle worth? It's worth ￡ 50. 这辆自行车值多少钱？值 50 英磅。 It's worth seeing [hearing, reading] 值得一看 [ 一听, 一读 ] 。 It is worth while visiting [to visit] the place. 这地方值得参观。

Grammar littlelessleast fewfewerfewest There will be fewer trees. I have fewer CDs than he (has). There will be less pollution. People have less leisure time than before.

一般将来时 一般将来时表示在将来的某个时间要发生的动作或 存在的状态，常与表示将来的时间状语连用。 例如： I(We)shall be back tomorrow. He will come next week. I(We) shall study chemistry next year. They’ll have a math test next Tuesday. We’ll have a meeting tomorrow afternoon. shall 用于第 1 人称， will 可以用于任一人称。

Exercise There ________________ another new school near the lake next year. is will be will have will be I won’t ______ free tomorrow. beamwas be

The teacher said that she ____________ us to the park the next day. has taken will takewould take Mr. Brown asked who ____________ the message to Evans. will tell is going to tellwould tell

---Will the soup be ready soon? ---Yes, it will. It’ll be ready in a few minutes. 介词 in 引导的短语，表示从现在起的某一段时间以后， 通常用于一般将来时。 例如： ---Will the train arrive soon? ---Yes, it will. It’ll arrive in five minutes. ---Will Dr. Smith be here soon? ---Yes, he will. He’ll be here in half an hour.

Would you like some cakes or biscuit? 你要吃点蛋糕还是饼干 ? Will you have some tea? 你喝点茶，好吗？ will 和 would 也可用来表示 “ 要，希望 ” Will you please go with me? 请你和我一起去， 好吗？

be going to + 动词原形结构，表示现在打算在 最近或将来要做的事，或说话人根据已有的 迹象认为很可能要发生的事情。 例如： We ________________ a party tonight. I ________________Mary at the station at ten. They _______________ the Summer Palace next Monday. are going to have am going to meet are going to visit

Exercise 如果明天下雪，我们就不去那儿了。 We won’t go there if it snows tomorrow. 她打算星期天再帮助 Tim 一次。 She is going to help Tim again on Sunday. 这个周末有一次会议。 There will be/is going to be a meeting this weekend. 如果你天天进行体育活动，你就会很健康。 You’ll be healthy if you have sports every day.

“Betty 不久会出院吗？ ” “ 是的，几天后她就会出院了。 ” “______ Betty get out of the hospital soon?” “Yes, she will. She _____ get out of the hospital _____ ______ _______ _______.” Will will in a few days “ 你很快会回来吗？ ” “ 是的，我一周以后回来。 ” “Will you be back soon?” “Yes, ______ _______. I’ll ______ ______ ______ ______ _______.” I will be back in a week

某些动词的进行时态表示将要发生的动作。 例如： go, come, leave, meet, start, begin, finish… Jack is waiting for a bus. He is going to the park. My father is leaving for Shanghai tomorrow. People are busy shopping. The shops are crowded. Because the Spring Festival is coming.

Reading A

∨ Check up ___ 1. It’s spring. ___ 2. The girl in the story likes to stay inside during the spring. ___ 3. The girl has a cold. ___ 4. The trees aren’t green now. ___ 5. The park is near her house. ___ 6. The family has a yard. ___ 7. The family has a TV in their living room.

I’m tired of winter. I’m tired of the snow. I’m tired of cold weather, and I’m sick and tired of winter coats and boots! Just think… in a few more weeks it won’t be winter any more. It’ll be spring. The weather won’t be cold. It’ll be sunny. I won’t have to stay indoors any more. I’ll go outside and play with my friends. We’ll ride bicycles and play baseball again.

In a few more weeks our neighborhood won’t look sad and gray any more. The flowers will bloom, and the trees will become green again. My family will spend more time outdoors. My father will work in the yard. He’ll cut the grass and paint the fence. My mother will work in the yard too. She’ll buy new flowers and plant them in the garden. On weekends we won’t just sit in the living room and watch TV. We’ll go for walks in the park, and we’ll have picnics on Sunday afternoons. I can’t wait for spring to come! Hurry, spring!

___ 1. It’s spring. ___ 2. The girl in the story likes to stay inside during spring. ___ 3. The girl has a cold. ___ 4. The trees aren't green now. ___ 5. The park is near her house. ___ 6. The family has a yard. ___ 7. The family has a TV in their living room. ∨ Check up ∨ ∨ ∨ ∨

1. ____ a few more weeks it won’t be winter any more. 2. The flowers____________, and the trees ____________ green again. 3. My family __________ more time outdoors. 4. __________ will work in the yard. He’ll cut the grass and paint the fence. 5. ______________ will work ___________too. She’ll buy new flowers and plant______ in the garden Fill in the blanks

I’m tired of winter. I’m tired of the snow. I’m tired of cold weather, and I’m sick and tired of winter coats and boots! Just think… in a few more weeks it won’t be winter any more. It’ll be spring. The weather won’t be cold. It’ll be sunny. I won’t have to stay indoors any more. I’ll go outside and play with my friends. We’ll ride bicycles and play baseball again.

In a few more weeks our neighborhood won’t look sad and gray any more. The flowers will bloom, and the trees will become green again. My family will spend more time outdoors. My father will work in the yard. He’ll cut the grass and paint the fence. My mother will work in the yard too. She’ll buy new flowers and plant them in the garden. On weekends we won’t just sit in the living room and watch TV. We’ll go for walks in the park, and we’ll have picnics on Sunday afternoons. I can’t wait for spring to come! Hurry, spring!

2. The flowers____________, and the trees ____________ green again. 1. ____ a few more weeks it won’t be winter any more. 3. My family __________ more time outdoors. 4. __________ will work in the yard. He’ll cut the grass and paint the fence. 5. ______________ will work ___________too. She’ll buy new flowers and plant______ in the garden In will bloom will become will spend My father My mother in the yard them

Reading B The beautiful pink soup

( ) 1. According to the passage, which of the following is true? A. Americans never ate tomatoes after they began to plant. B. Americans didn't eat tomatoes before the 18 th century. C. Even now Americans don’t eat tomatoes. D. In the 18 th century Americans ate a lot of tomatoes. ( ) 2. The passage tells us that Jefferson was a president of. A. a European country B. England C. France D. the USA

( ) 3. Jefferson learned that tomatoes were good to eat. ( ) 4. From the passage we know all the honored guests invited by Jefferson were. A.while he was in Paris B.when he was a little boy C.because his parents told him so D.from books A.people from other countries B.from France C.people of his own country D.men only

( ) 5. According to the passage, which of the following is FALSE? A. All of guests knew the soup which was served at the President’s party was made of tomatoes. B. All the guests thought the soup which was prepared by the President’s cook was nice. C. All the guests thought the taste of the beautiful pink soup was nice. D. All of the guests didn't know that their President would serve his honored guests poison apples.

People have strange ideas about food. For example, tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable. It is one of the useful plants that can be prepared in many ways. It has rich nutrition and vitamin in it. But in the 18 th century, Americans never ate tomatoes. They grew them in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty. But they thought the vegetable was poisonous. They called tomatoes “poison apples”.

President Thomas Jefferson, however, knew that tomatoes were good to eat. He was a learned man. He had been to Paris, where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes. He grew many kinds of tomatoes in his garden. The President taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup. This beautiful pink soup was served at the President’s party. The guests thought the soup tasted really good. They never thought their president would serve his honored guests poison apples. Jefferson never spoke to his honored guests about the fact. 注释： nutrition n. 营养 vitamin n. 维生素 poisonous adj. 有毒的

( ) 1. According to the passage, which of the following is true? A. Americans never ate tomatoes after they began to plant. B. Americans didn't eat tomatoes before the 18 th century. C. Even now Americans don’t eat tomatoes. D. In the 18 th century Americans ate a lot of tomatoes. ( ) 2. The passage tells us that Jefferson was a president of. A. a European country B. England C. France D. the USA B D

( ) 3. Jefferson learned that tomatoes were good to eat. ( ) 4. From the passage we know all the honored guests invited by Jefferson were. A.while he was in Paris B.when he was a little boy C.because his parents told him so D.from books A.people from other countries B.from France C.people of his own country D.men only A C

( ) 5. According to the passage, which of the following is FALSE? A. All of guests knew the soup which was served at the President’s party was made of tomatoes. B. All the guests thought the soup which was prepared by the President’s cook was nice. C. All the guests thought the taste of the beautiful pink soup was nice. D. All of the guests didn't know that their President would serve his honored guests poison apples. A

Complete the sentences 1. 我最喜爱的食物是甜玉米。 ______ ________ food is sweet corn. My favorite 2. 那道汤吃起来有点儿咸，但是味道很好。 The soup tasted _____ ______ salty, but it ______ very good. a little smelt 3. 西红柿里含有丰富的营养和维生素。 Tomato has _____ nutrition and vitamin ____it. richin

4. 蛋糕上的奶油看上去有点儿奇怪。 The ______ on the cakes_______ _________. creamseemed strange 5. 怪不得今天早晨我的肚子感觉不舒服。 _____ _______ my stomach _____ _______this morning. No wonderfelt terrible 6. 在日本，人们喜欢吃生鱼。 In Japan, people like ____ ____ __________ fish. to eatuncooked 7. 在美国，人们吃许多的汉堡包。 In America, people eat hamburgers___ ___. a lot