大學英文Unit 2 Chapter The most useful inventions
Chapter 2: The Most Useful Inventions
最有用的發明
財一忠大學英文報告
組員
495D002 徐詩淳
495D003 黎正雄
495D005 林俊豐
495D014 楊崑生
495D028 陳思妏
495D031 陳盈妍
495D045 鄭家汶
Discuss the following questions with a partner.
與夥伴討論以下問題
1. What do you think are the five most useful inventions of all time?
您認為什麼是所有時刻最有用的五個發明?
2. Does your list contain any of the items pictured in Getting Ready on page 11?
您做的名單包含任何項目在11頁的圖片中嗎?
3. Do you know of any inventors? What did they invent?
你認識發明家嗎? 他們有什麼發明?
4. What do you think the following words mean?
你認為以下是什麼意思?
Everyday terrible man-made
每天 糟糕 人工
The Most Useful Invention of All Time?
有史以來最有用的發明?
Barbara—Saturday, April 13
4月13日 星期六
I am writing a paper for my English class, and I need some ideas.
我寫一篇英文論文報告，並寫了我需要的一些想法
What do you think is the most useful invention of all time?
您認為所有時刻最有用的發明是什麼?
Thanks for your thoughts.
感謝您的見解
Re: The Most Useful Invention of All Time?
Cindy Wu—Saturday, April 13
4月13日 星期六
There are many---the phone, the car, the airplane, but these are not my choices.
有許多的發明-–電話，汽車，飛機，但這些都不是我的選擇
For an everyday, useful invention, I vote for the air conditioner.
要選擇每天都需要的實用發明我投票給空調
I live in Taipei, and during the summer, the temperature reaches 35 degrees Celsius or more.
我住在台北，夏天期間，溫度高達攝氏35度或更高
The heat is terrible！
熱死人了！
Without air conditioning, people here cannot work or study.
沒有空調，人們在這裡無法工作或學習
A lot of people might also get sick without cool air.
有人因為熱暈而中暑
Re: The Useful Invention: The Internet！
最有用的發明：網際網路
Jorge---Sunday, April 14
4月14日 星期六
The most useful inventions of all time are the Internet and the World Wide Web.
所有時刻最有用的發明是網際網路和萬維網
We can now communicate with people and do business faster.
我們現在能快速的與人通信和做生意
I own a clothing store in Mexico City.
我在墨西哥城擁有服飾店
I also have a web site.
我也擁有一個網站
Now, people from all over the world can buy my clothing using my web site.
現在，人們使用我的網站就能在全世界買到我的衣服
I can keep in touch with friends and family in Mexico and around the world using e-mail.
我使用電子郵件和在墨西哥和全世界的朋友、家人保持聯絡
It’s faster than regular mail, and it’s cheaper than using the phone!
它比正常郵件快速，並且比使用電話便宜
Re: The Most Useful Invention: Yes, but…
最有用的發明：是，但是…
Kazuo---Monday, April 15
4 月15日 星期一
Jorge, I agree---the Internet is useful.
我同意---網際網路是有用的
But, in my opinion, there is an ‘invention’ that is more important---electricity.
但以我主張，有更重要的發明---電
Of course, this isn’t a man-made invention, but people like Franklin and Alessandro Volta learned how to use it.
當然，這不是一個人造發明，但人們像富蘭克林和伏打學會怎麼使用它
Without electricity, many of the world’s most important inventions would not work.
沒有電，世界上的所有的最要發明都無法運作
…………………………………………………………………………………………
A. How much do you remember from the reading? Choose the best answer to
complete each statement below.
你從書中記住多少?選擇較佳的答覆完成下列問題
C 1. The reading mentions ___________useful inventions.
a. two b. four c. seven
書中提及七個有用的發明
B 2. Jorge thinks that the Internet is the most important invention because_________.
a. it uses electricity b. it helps him do business
c. he can buy thing from all over the world
Jorge 認為網際網路是最重要的發明因為它能從全世界買任何東西
A 3. Cindy thinks the air conditioner_________.
a. is useful in summer b. makes people sick c. is terrible
Cindy 認為在夏天最有用的發明是空調
A 4. Electricity is an invention that_________.
a. is useful with other inventions
b. is not used often c. is man-made
電的發明比其他發明有用
B Check your answers with a partner. Count how many you got correct—be
honest! Then, fill in the Reading Comprehension Chart on page 170.
檢查您的答復與夥伴。計數多少您得到了正確-- 是誠實的! 然後, 填裝理解力圖在170頁
…………………………………………………………………………………………
A. Look at the list of words and phrases a. to stay in contact with
from the reading. Match each one someone保持某人連絡
with a definition on the right. b. very bad非常不好
c. very common, all the time非共同;一直
1. useful _d_ d. helpful, used for a purpose幫助;使用目的
2. everyday _c_ e. not natural, created by people不自然;由人創造
3. terrible _b_
4. keep in touch _a_
5. man-made _e_
B. Now complete the sentences below using the words or phrases from A. Be
sure to use the correct form of the word.
現在完成句子在使用詞或詞組之下從A. Be 肯定使用詞的正確形式。
1. I hope Sun-ah keep in touch with us after she moves back to Asia.
我希望蘇阿在她搬回亞洲後與我們連絡
2. Carlos has a terrible fever. His temperature is 104 degrees
Fahrenheit
Carlos 發高燒，他的溫度是華氏104度.
3. The problem with ___manmade______ things like plastics is that they are bad for
the environment.
人造物的問題像塑膠是他們會破壞環境
4. The bicycle is a very _useful_______ invention. It makes traveling short
distances cheap and easy.
自行車是非常有用的發明，它使短距離的旅行便宜和容易
5. You don’t need anything special to clean this pan, just a normal,
__everyday_________ dish detergent.
你不需要特別的東西清洗這個平底鍋，用每天洗碗的洗潔劑
………………………………………………………………………………………
Ａ.Look at the root words below. Add the suffixes – ful and –less to each one
to make positive and negative antonyms. Write the words in the words in
the correct column. Can you any more words to the chart?
看字根詞如下。永遠增加詞尾ful 和- 較少來每一個來正面和消極反義詞。寫詞在正確專欄。您可以增加詞來圖嗎?
use- care- thought- help- rest-
Positive Negative
______useful_______ ______useless_______
_______careful______ ____careless________
_____thoughtful_____ ____thoughtless_____
______helpful ___ ____ helpless_______
______restful_______ _____restless
B. Now look at the definitions below and match a word from A to each
one. Be careful；not all of the word will be used.
現在看定義如下和匹配一個詞從A 對每一個。小心; 不是所有詞將被使用。
1. having no purpose __useless___
有目的的
2. thinking of others _thoughtful__
認為其他人
3. moving around a lot; not relaxed _restless__
行動很多; 無法放鬆
4. taking time and trouble; thinking about things _careful_
採取時間和麻煩; 考慮事
5. not able to do anything helpless
不能做什麼
6. calm, peaceful, relaxed restful
鎮靜; 平安; 放鬆
7. not thinking of others thoughtless
不認為其他人
C. Now use some of the words from A to complete the sentences below.
現在使用一些詞從A 完成句子如下。
1. Aline is always very careful when she drives her new car. She
doesn’t want to get into an accident.
愛倫當她開車時總是非常小心，她不想要發生事故
2. I felt so helpless when my purse was stolen. There was nothing I
could do.
當我的錢包被竊取時我感到無能為力，我什麼都不能做
3. This knife is useless! It doesn’t cut anything.
這把刀是無用的，它不能削任何東西
4. Karyn never thinks about how other people feel. She’s completely
_thoughtless.
Karyn 從不為他人著想是不體貼的
5. Aki didn’t sleep at all last night. He was so _restless_ that he got up at
3 A.M to study.
Aki 昨晚根本沒睡，他在三點時起來讀書，他很不安定
6. Simon made such a _careless_ mistake on his term paper that he
almost failed.
在他差點不及格的論文中犯了這樣一個粗心大意的錯誤
Discuss the following questions with a partner.
與夥伴談論以下問題。
1. Name five man-made inventions that you use every day.
你每天使用的人造發明給五個
2. Name five inventions that you think useless.
給出五個你認為無用的發明
3. You have to choose one everyday invention to live without for the rest of
your life. Which invention will you choose?
您必須選擇一個每天發明居住無為休息為您的生活。您將選擇哪個發明?
4. Think of something to invent that will make life easier for humans
everywhere. What is your invention called, and how does it work?
認為某事發明將使生活對人到處。您的發明叫什麼, 和怎麼用他?
A. Look at the dictionary abbreviations for the parts of speech below. Read
the three examples for each one, then add two more examples of your
own.
看對詞性的字典簡稱如下。讀三個例子為每一個, 那麼增加您自己的二個另外例子。
n. noun Joseph, paper, England, __choice__, __belief___
名詞 約翰，紙，英國，選擇，相信
v. verb make, use, invent, ___care___ , ___help____
動詞 做，有用，發明，小心，幫助
abv. adverb quickly, happily, carefully,__easily__, __thoughtfully__
副詞 快地，快樂地，小心地，容易地，考慮周道地
adj. adjective useful, terrible, important, _careful____, ___restful___
形容詞 有用的，糟糕的，重要的，小心的，悠閒的
prep. Preposition under, in, after, ___of________,__on_______
介繫詞 在…下方，在…裡，在…以後，屬於，在…上
B. Look at the dictionary entries below. Read the paragraph that follows
and write the correct abbreviation on the line to show the part of
speech for each word.
看辭如下。讀隨後而來的段並且寫正確簡稱在線顯示詞性為各個詞。
Last week, I wrote an essay in English for a contest (__n___),but it wasn’t
easy. First, I asked my best friend for help (___n____) but he said he was too
busy. Next, I asked my teacher, but she said she really shouldn’t help (___v____)
me. But she gave me some good advice. She said I should plan my essay first,
and then write everything in plain(__adj___) English. Her advice was very
helpful. I was able to write fast (__adv__) and I won contest!
上星期, 我寫一篇英文作文參加比賽, 但它不容易。首先, 我請求我的最好的朋友幫忙但他說他是太繁忙的。其次, 我要求我的老師, 但她說我該先計畫如何寫作和然後用簡單的英語寫一切。她的忠告是非常有用的。我能快速地寫並且我贏了比賽!
大學英文之全民英檢
第二章 五大句型
1.S+V(主詞+動詞)動詞為不及物動詞，前後可接副詞來修飾
(6)Kelly appeared to have been sick。
Appeared=出現 been sick=生病
(8)The tired baby slept for ten hours。
Tired=疲累的
(5)Ellen stood up suddenly。
Suddenly=突然
2.S+V+C(主詞+動詞+主詞補語)動詞為Be動詞或連綴動詞
(2)Did you tell her that you would be late？
3.S+V+O(主詞+動詞+受詞)動詞為及物動詞
(7)the shop owner did not allow people to smoke inside。
Owner=擁有者 smoke=吸煙
(3)I don’t know where the box came from。
Box=盒子
(4)the movie has won many Oscar awards。
Oscar awards=奧斯卡金像獎
4.S+V+I.O+D.O(主詞+動詞+間接受詞+直接受詞)
S+V+D.O+OERO+I.O(主詞+動詞+間接受詞+介系詞+直接受詞)
動詞為及物動詞
(1)Thus us what I wanted。
Wanted=想要
(9)He taught us how to operate the machine。
Taugh=教 machine=機器
5.S+V+O+C(主詞+動詞+受詞+受詞補語) 動詞為及物動詞
(10)I watched a group of children playing in the park。
Children=孩子 playing in the park=在公園玩
第三章動詞時態
1. (D) Nancy and her boyfriend never___ vacations. They are too busy to enjoy life.
A takes
B taking
C have taken
D take
2. (A) The pie she made ___ good. Try some.
A tastes
B is tasting
C has tasted
D tasting
3. (B) ___ you home alone when l called you last night?
A Are
B Were
C Was
D Did
4. (C) My sister used to wear a size 8 , but she ___ anymore.
A isn’t
B used not
C hadn’t listened
S won’t
5. (B) Sorry , i ___ when you talked. What did you say?
A am not listening
B wasn’t listening
C hadn’t listened
D haven’t listened
6. (D) Larry usually drives to work , but today he ___
A walks
B walking
C stopped
D was stopping
7. (C) As soon as the light turned red , Maurice ___ his car.
A stops
B stopping
C sopped
D was stopping
8. (A) I saw Jurassic Park yesterday. I __ is before.
A had never seen
B nave never seen
C never saw
D didn’t see
9. (C) Ellie will ___ almost one million NT dollars by the end of this year.
A save
B be saving
C have saved
D saves
10. (D) Laura ____ four books since 1998 , and she is working on her fifth.
A has been writing
B wrote
C writes
D has written
Vacations 假期
Busy 忙碌
Enjoy 享受
Taste 味到
Try some 試一些
Alone 孤單的
Last 最後
Night 晚上
Used 使用
Wear 穿
Any more 再
Listening 聆聽
Usually 普通
Drive 趕
Walk 走
Soon 很快的
Turned 翻轉
Yesterday 昨日
Almost 幾乎
Million 百萬
Dollars 零錢
Save 省
Since 有…以來
Fifth 五分之一
Writing 寫作
Wrote 寫信
第四章：不定詞與動名詞
1. (B) When l gottired,l stopped _______.
翻譯：當我累的時候,我會停止工作。
(A)to work (B)working (C)to working (D)to be working
2. (Ａ) Grandpa enjoys _________ a long walk aiong the river bank.
翻譯：爺爺喜歡在長得河岸散步。
(A) taking (B)to take (C)to taking (D)take
3. (C) Mike’s father warned him ________make friends with those street kids but hewouldn’t listen.
翻譯：mike的父親不要他跟街上的小孩做朋友但是他沒有在聽。
(A)cannot (B) don’t (C)not to (D)to not
4. (B) Linda failed______the book to the library on time,so she was fined NT$100.
翻譯：linde 借書時間預期罰一百元。
(A) return (B)to return (C)returning (D) to be returning
5. (D) l’ll never forget _______ the Pacific Ocean for the first time.it wasreally magnificent!
翻譯：我沒有辦法忘記那第一次看見和平壯麗的海洋。
(A)to see (B)l saw (C) see (D)seeing
6. (A) Lying to your teachers _______you a bad student.
翻譯：Lying 對老師說謊使你成為壞學生。
(A)makes (B) make (C)making (D)to make
7. (C) Did you hear the birds _______ in the tree?Theysound so happy.
翻譯：你有聽見樹上的鳥叫聲嗎...那聽起來是那麼的快樂。
(A)sang (B)sung (C)singing (D)to sing
8. (B) Con anyone help me ________this luggage?it’s too heavy for me.
翻譯：有誰可以幫助我拿行李...那對我來說太重ㄌ。
(A)carrying (B)carry (C)to carrying (D)carried
9. (C) Tracy sat st her desk _______ the novel that she bought.
翻譯：Tracy坐在書桌旁看他買的小說。
(A)reads (B)read (C)reading (D)and reading
10. (B) We had a hard time________with the forelgner since he spoke neither Chinese nor English.
翻譯：我們感到很難..與那老外溝通他說既不是英文也不是中文。
(A)to communicate (B)communicating (C)communicate (D)communicated
第八章附屬子句
1. (A) Tell me about the city ___ you grew up.
A where
B which
C who
D in that
2. (C) I haven’t seen him ___ he left home this morning.
A when
B before
C since
D until
3. (C) Event though he didn’t like the taste , ___ he finished the cheese cake.
A but
B and
C X
D so
4. (D) ___ you don’t hurry , we will miss the train.
A when
B since
C although
D if
5. (B) Let’s ask him ___ yesterday.
A what does she say
B what she said
C what did she say
D what she says
6. (B) Everybody knows ___ the world is round.
A if
B that
C how
D when
7. (C) The man ___ won the lottery decided to quit his job and travel around he world.
A he
B he that
C who
D he who
8. (A) The people ___ were very friendly.
A that we visited
B who we visited them
C we visited them
D which we visited
9. (D) ___ is none of your business.
A where she go
B where did she go
C where does she go
D where she went
10. (A) I had to rewrite my homework ___ there were too many mistakes in it.
A because
B so that
C as soon as
D unless
About 大約
City 城市
Grew 成長
Seen 預見
Taste 味道
Finished 完蛋的
Hurry 緊急;
miss 錯過
train 火車
yesterday 昨天
world 世界
round 圓的
decided 明確的
quit 自由的
travel 旅遊
around 周圍
friendly: 朋友似的
rewrite 重新改寫
homework 家庭作業
mistake 弄錯
第九章:形容詞
1.(C) Mr.Wong is a very (generous) man.He always gives money to the poor.
王先生是非常慷慨的人。他總是給窮人錢。
(A)brave (B)active (C)generous (D)selfish
2.(B)To be( honest) with you,I don't think you will succeed.
老實和你說,我認為你不會成功。
(A)friendly (B)honest (C)calm (D)patient
3.(A) An (outdoor concert) will be held at the city park tomorrow.
一場戶外音樂會明天將在城市公園舉行。
(A)outdoor concert (B)outdoors concert (C)concert outdoor (D)concert outdoor
4.(D) The swimming pool is 25 feet (long) and 18 feet (wide).
游泳池是25英尺長，和18英尺寬。
(A)length,width (B)long,width (C)length,wide (D)long,wide
5.(A) It's rude to fall (asleep) during a meeting.
在一個會議期間入睡是粗魯的。
(A)asleep (B)sleeping (C)sleepy (D)sleep
6.(D) This piece of music sounds (familiar).I must have heard it before.
這音樂聽起來熟悉。我以前一定已經聽到它了。
(A)similarly (B)strangely (C)independent (D)familiar
7.(C) New York is (larger) than any other city in the U.S.,and it is one of the (lagest) cities in the word.
紐約在美國比任何其他城市大，並且這是在話裡的最大城市之一。
(A)larger,large (B)the largest,larger (C)larger,largest (D)the larger,largest
8.(C) I had three tests last week.The math test was (the least) difficult of all.
我上周有3次考試。在所有當中，數學考試是最不難的。
(A)the more (B)the less (C)the least (D)most
9.(A) Dina is the (laziest) and (most careless) girl Ihave ever met.
Dina是我見過的最懶惰和最粗心女孩。
(A)laziest,most careless (B)most lazy,most careless (C)laziest,careless
(D)most lazy,careless
10.(B) My computer can store more information than (yours).
我的電腦能儲存比你的更多的訊息。
(A)your (B)yours (C)yours computer (D)you
第十一章：介係詞
11. (Ｄ) Nancy now lives with her parents _______370 Palm Street.＝
(Ａ) in (Ｂ) at (Ｃ) on (Ｄ) at Palm Street (棕櫚街)
翻譯：Nancy現在和她的父母住在棕櫚街370號。
12. (Ａ) Peter went to the supermarket _________ some bread and milk.
(Ａ) for (Ｂ) about (Ｃ) by (Ｄ) from
翻譯：Peter 去超級市場買一些麵包和牛奶。
13. (Ｃ) She showed me the watch that she got ________ her boyfriend.
(Ａ) in (Ｂ) with (Ｃ) from (Ｄ) by
翻譯：她秀給我看她的手錶 是從她男朋友那得到的。
14. (Ａ) According to the scientists , lying ______ the sun for too long is bad for your skin.
(Ａ) in (Ｂ) under (Ｃ) to (Ｄ) before
翻譯：根據科學家，在太陽之下太久 對你的皮膚是不好的。
According to (根據、按照) scientists(科學家) skin(皮膚)
15. (Ｄ) Please wait a little longer. The doctor will get here _______ a few minutes.
(Ａ) for (Ｂ) by (Ｃ) after (Ｄ) in
翻譯：請等一下。醫生將在幾分鐘內到達。
16. (Ｂ) Since he doesn’t have a car , he always goes to work _______.
(Ａ) by a bus (Ｂ) by bus (Ｃ) on bus (Ｄ) by buses Since (因為)
翻譯：因為他沒有汽車，所以他總是搭公共汽車去工作。
17. (Ｂ) Pam plans to leave for the U.S. _______ August 20.
(Ａ) in (Ｂ) on (Ｃ) at (Ｄ) for
翻譯：Pam 計畫在8月20日離開U.S.。
18. (Ｄ) Worrying too much ________ your health will make you ill.
(Ａ) for (Ｂ) on (Ｃ) from (Ｄ) about Health (健康)
翻譯：太擔心自己的健康反而會造成你的不適。
19. (Ａ) Martha , who couldn’t wait to see her birthday present , opened the box _______ a knife.
(Ａ) with (Ｂ) on (Ｃ) for (Ｄ) by Knife (刀子)
翻譯：Martha , 用刀子打開了箱子 , 迫不及待的想看她的生日禮物。
20. (Ｃ) May said that she had sent me an e-mail message ________ last Saturday , but somehow I didn’t receive it.
(Ａ) at (Ｂ) on (Ｃ) X (Ｄ) in receive (收到)
翻譯：May 說她上星期日已經寄給我e-mail的留言，但是我沒有收到它。
第十二章代名詞
1 (D) I introduced____to Cathy as soon as l saw her.
A. me B.each other C.herself D. myself
2 (A) The students exchanged (交換) e-mail addresses with_____so they can keep in touch during the long vacation.
A.one another B.themselves C.ourselves D.each other`s
3 (C) _____will always be good friends.
A. You, l, and he B. He, you, and lC. You ,he, and l D. l, he, and ;you
4 (A) Did you see that dog house> l built it____.
A. by oneself B.be myself C. by myself D. oneself
5 (B) Let me show you ____. You’ll lide it.
A. interesting something B. something interesting C. some thing interesting D. interesting some thing
6 (B) the secret is just between ___ and ____. Nobody else will fing out about it.
A. you, he B. you, me C. l, him D. him, you
7 (A) You’ll be fine. Just relax and ___.
A.be yourself B. by yourself C.being yourself D. by you
8 (D) Is it OK if we make ____ something to eat? We are starving!
A. ourself B.themselves C. myself D. by you
9 (C) This pen doesn’t work.. Do you have____?
A. the other B. other C. another D. the others
10 (B) Some people pay attention to (注意) what they eat, while ____ don’s
A. another B. others c. the other D. the others
