Unit+6　Section+B+3a-Self+Check 英语人教版九年级全册

SectionB3a—SelfCheckUnit6

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英语人教版

九年级全册本单元话题是“发明”，要求学生能运用所学知识描述某一发明物的特征、功能、用途等。

单元写作专题A.回答问题Haveyoueverheardofthecarswithoutdrivers?Don'tbetoosurprisedifyouseeacarlikethisgoingdowntheroadinBeijing.ItmightbeoneofBaiducompany'sdriverlesscars.BaiducompanyhastesteditsdriverlesscarsonopenroadsinBeijing.Let'slearnsomethingaboutdriverlesscars.Driverlesscarsbegantobedevelopedin2010.Sincethen,companieslikeTesla,UberandBaiduhavebeenworkingtoproduceandtesttheirowndriverlesscars.Driverlesscarsaresaferthancommoncars.Andtheyaremoreenvironmental­friendlythancommoncars.Theyallowdisabledorblindpeopletogetaroundmoreeasilyaswell.Butdriverlesscarshavetheirownproblemsaswell.Inonetest,researcherspointedalaserpointer(激光棒)atthecar'ssensors(传感器)whileitwasmoving.Thecarmistakenlythoughtthatthelaserbeam(激光束)wasinitswayandsloweddownandthenchangeditsdirection.Thesoftware(软件)thatisusedtodirectthecarsmaynotbeperfectenough.That'sbecausesometimesitmaybreakdown.Whenweuseourcomputersorsmartphones,theysometimesdon'tworkwithoutanyreason.Andifthishappenedwhiledriving,theresultscouldbeterrible.Improvingthesoftwarecouldbethebestwaytodealwiththisproblem.1．WhichcompanyhastesteditsdriverlesscarsonopenroadsinBeijing?______________________________________________________________2．Whendiddriverlesscarsbegintobedeveloped?______________________________________________________________3．Howmanyadvantagesofdriverlesscarsarementionedinthepassage?______________________________________________________________Baiducompany.In2010.Three/3.4．Whatdidthedriverlesscardowhenitmistakenlythoughtthelaserbeamwasinitsway?______________________________________________________________5．Whyisn'tthesoftwarethatisusedtodirectthecarsperfectenough?______________________________________________________________Itsloweddownandthenchangeditsdirection.Becausesometimesitmaybreakdown.B.书面表达假如你是中学生李华，阅读了上文后，你对无人驾驶汽车很感兴趣。请你根据以下思维导图内容提示用英文给无人驾驶专家米勒(Miller)博士写一篇信，谈谈你对无人驾驶汽车的看法。参考词汇：科技节(sciencefestival)；讲座(lecture)主题：谈论对无人驾驶汽车的看法

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__________________③__________________第一人称一般现在时评价疑问发出邀请建议使用first,second,inaddition,besides,what'smore进行连接。成文：DearDr.Miller,IamLiHua,amiddleschoolstudentwhoisinterestedindriverlesscars.____________Lookforwardtoyourreply.Yours，LiHuaDearDr.Miller，IamLiHua,amiddleschoolstudentwhoisinterestedindriverlesscars.Inmyopinion,driverlesscarswillnotonlyhelpalotofpeopleinneedbutalsohelpsolvetrafficproblems.Itcanmakeourlifeeasierandmoreconvenient.Ihavereadsomereportsaboutdriverlesscars.AndIwanttoknowmoreaboutthem.Couldyoupleasetellmewhethersuchcarswillbeveryexpensive？What'smore,doyouthinkitpossiblethatthesecarswillactontheirowninsteadoftakingordersfrompeople?Nextmonth,asciencefestivalwillbeheldinourschool.MyclassmatesandIarewonderingwhetheryoucouldcomeandgiveusalectureaboutdriverlesscars.Wewillbeverygratefulifyoucouldcome.Lookforwardtoyourreply.Yours，LiHua主题：人与社会——带有自习室的火车词数：246难度：★★★AslowtraininSouthwestChinahasattractedmuchattentionfromnetizens(网民)becauseofitsownstudyroom.ItisthetrainNo5609/5610,whichruns__1__ChongqingandXiushancounty.(

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单元拓展阅读Insomecarriages(车厢),someseatshavebeenreplacedwithdesksandchairsunderthewindows__2__a“studycarriage”forpassengersinneed.TheChinesecharacters“YuYue”appearon__3__train,whicharetranslatedinto“travelingandreadinghappily”．Otherinspirationalslogans(标语)__4__throughoutthestudycarriages.(

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)10.A.relaxing B．relaxed C．relaxCA11．WheredoesthetrainNo5609/5610run?______________________________________________________________12．HowmanyuniversitiesandcollegesinthecitiesaretherealongthelineofthetrainNoZ150?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________13．WhenwasthediningcarofthetrainNoZ150openforfreeatnightasalendinglibrary?______________________________________________________________ItrunsbetweenChongqingandXiushancounty.Nearly400./Therearenearly400universitiesandcollegesinthecitiesalongthelineoftrainNoZ150.In2015.attractv．吸引bereplacedwith…被……替代inspirationaladj.鼓舞人心的upgradev．提高档次；改善measuren．措施一、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空，每空词数不限。1．Theboyisinterestedinscienceandwantstobecomeafamous__________(invent).2．Itiseasyforme__________(play)basketballwellbecausemyfathertaughtmeaboutitwhenIwasveryyoung.3．It__________(use)tocarrythingsintheolddays.4．Therearemany__________(hero)inourcountry.Weshouldlearnfromthem.5．Asweaterisusedfor__________(keep)warm.inventor

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基础提能二、根据中文提示完成句子，每空词数不限。1．爱丽丝是一个聪明的女孩。她总是能想出好办法。 Aliceisaclevergirl.Sheisalwaysableto____________________goodideas.2．从我家到公园花了我将近半个小时。 Ittakesme____________________________gettotheparkfrommyhome.comeupwith

nearlyhalfanhourto3．您要不要另外决定个时间？ Wouldyouliketo____________________anothertime?4．【提升题】那是因为我早上起晚了。

____________________________________________________________5．【提升题】那就是为什么我上学迟到了。

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短文大意：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了世界上第一个获得公民身份的机器人索菲娅。四、回答问题LimitedScreenTimeWhatIsIt?ThenewappLimitedScreenTimedesignedbyThomasBlackCompanyiscomingouttoday.LimitedScreenTimeisasimpleappthatallowsyoutosetlimitsonthetimeyourchildrenuseaniPhoneoriPad.BackgroundParentsareworriedaboutthelengthoftimethattoday'schildrenspendonscreen.Andlongscreentimeisoneofthereasonswhykidsareshort­sighted.LimitedScreenTimeisasimplewaytohelpsetandcontrollimitstoyourchildren'stimewithaniPhoneoriPad.HowDoesItWork?Step1:useyourfingeracrosstheclocktosetthetimeStep2:settheuserbytypingonthe“Users”Step3:press“Start”Step4:passyouriPhoneoriPadtoyourchildandletthemusethephoneanywayyouchoose(eg.Apps,movies,music)WhatHappensNext?Afteryousetthetime,thedevice(装置)willreceiveasetofmessagesalerting(警告)yourchildrenthat“Yourscreentimeisup”．Yourchildrenwillbeunable