1．When we wanted the hovering carriage to speed up, we pressed down hard on the driving pedal and bent over in the direction we wanted to go. (P20)
当我们想让气垫车加速时，我们就用力踏驱动踏板，并且向想去的方向俯身。 ★speed up 加速
at a speed of... 以??速度 pick up speed 逐渐加速
①(2013·四川高考书面表达)Obviously, a good learning habit can help us to speed up to reach our destinations.
显而易见，一个好的学习习惯能帮助我们尽快达到我们的目标。 ②This flight is now heading for Paris at a speed of 1,000 kilometres an hour. 这架飞机现在正以每小时一千公里的速度向巴黎进发。
③I began to pick up speed, and suddenly I realized I had forgotten how to stop. 我逐渐开始加速，但我突然意识到我忘了该怎么停下来。
[点津] speed的过去式、过去分词有两种形式：speeded, speeded 或sped, sped；speed up的反义短语为slow down“放慢速度”。
2．That is why we persuade families not to lose sight of the advantages that come from a period of time in space. (P20)
那就是为什么我们要劝说家人不要忽视在太空工作一段时间所带来的好处。 ★That/This/It is why ... 表示“那/这就是为什么??”，why 引导表语从句。 It/This/That is because... 这/那就是因为?? The reason why... is/was that...??的原因是??
①(2015·广东高考)That is why fish prefer shallow water to deep water because the former is warmer.
那就是为什么鱼类喜欢浅水而不是深水的原因——前者更温暖些。
②Maybe it's because we have seldom sat down and exchanged our feelings and thoughts. 那可能是因为我们很少坐下来交流思想感情。
③The reason why he wasn't admitted into a key university was that his grades were too low. 他没有被重点大学录取的原因是他的分数太低。
3．Inside was an exhibition of the most up-to-date inventions of the 31st century. (P22) 太空站里展出了31世纪一些最前沿的发明。
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★这是一个倒装句，an exhibition是主语，其后的of短语作定语，inside是表语。 表示时间(now, then等)、方向或方位的副词(here, there, up, down, in, out, away, off, inside, outside等)，以及表示地点的介词短语置于句首，且主语为名词时，句子要用完全倒装
①Inside of the box is his favorite collection of stamps. 箱子里面是他最喜欢的邮票收藏品。
②For a moment nothing happened. Thencame voices all shouting together. 有一段时间什么也没发生，然后传来了大家的喊叫声。
③Intothedarkapartmentwalked David, who was quite surprised when everyone shouted “Happy Birthday”．
大卫走进了黑暗的房间，当大家喊“生日快乐”时，他感到很惊讶。
4．You place the metal band over your head, clear your mind, press the sending button, think your message and the next instant it's sent. (P22)
你把金属带放在头上，整理一下思绪，按下发送按钮，然后想着你要发送的信息，刹那间信息就发出去了。
★instant n．瞬间；片刻adj.立即的；立刻的 (1)the instant 一??就?? in an instant 立刻 for an instant 一会儿 (2)instantly adv. 立即；即刻
conj. 一??就??
①(2015·安徽高考)It can provide students with instant feedback (反馈), including reports about their strengths and weaknesses.
它能够给学生提供即时反馈，包括他们优势和不足的报告。 ②The boss wanted the job done in an instant. 老板要求这个工作马上得做完。
③I recognized her instantly (instant) I saw her. 我一眼就认出是她。
4．A giant machine, always greedy for more, swallows all the waste available. (P22) 一架巨大的机器，能把所有能获得的废弃物都吞进去，而且总是贪得无厌。 ★greedy adj.贪吃的；贪婪的；贪心的 be greedy for sth. 对??贪婪 be greedy to do sth. 渴望做某事
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①The students are greedy for knowledge. 学生们对知识如饥似渴。
②Tom is greedy todo (do) his homework to have a comfortable holiday. 汤姆急着做家庭作业是为了有一个轻松的假期。
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1．The car slowed down at the turning, so I speeded up to catch up with it. 2. The instant the president declared the celebration open, the crowd cheered. 3．He is addicted to computer games, and that is why he has to drop out of school. 4．It was greedy of them to eat up all the candy. 5．She came late; that was because she was caught in the heavy rain. 6．Hearing the dog barking fiercely, away fled the thief. 7．As an ecologist (ecology), he has decided to devote all his life to ecology. 8．Can you imagine a plane flying at a speed of 8,000 miles an hour? 9．The policemen took action instantly (instant) they heard the alarm. 10．The reason why he was upset was that he failed to pass the exam. 11．Left (leave) alone in the large house, the little boy had to learn to survive by himself. 12．We'd better speed up if we don't want to be late for the conference. 13．The song sung at the party reminded him of his first lesson during his school-days. 14．—What about the student in your class, Mr. Wang?
—The doctor said that lacking (lack) sleep caused him poor memory and poor concentration. 15．He walked swiftly (swift) towards home down the dark street. Ⅱ.完成句子
1．I'll phone the manager and get them tospeedthingsup. 我会给经理打电话让他们加速办理这件事。 2．We should begreedytoenjoy the sunshine each day. 我们应该贪婪地享受每一天的阳光。 3．Fromthewindowcame the sound of music. 从窗户里传来了音乐声。 Ⅲ.句型转换
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1．I recognized her as soon as I saw her. →I recognized her theinstant/instantlyIsawher.
2．He has to stay at home. This is because he has a bad cold. →He has a bad cold. Thisiswhy he has to stay at home.
Ⅰ.根据提示写出单词的正确形式
1．The programme brought an instant (立刻) response. 2．He looked at the gold with greedy (贪婪的) eyes.
3．Learning English requires a lot of motivation (动机); otherwise, one will lose interest in it. 4．There is little doubt that recycling (再利用) is good for the environment. 5．Jane was soon swallowed (吞没) up in the crowd.
6．A tall building was put up where there used to be a desert (沙漠)． 7．He is a representative (代表) for a large steel company.
8．With the government's aid, those affected by the earthquake have moved to the new settlements (定居点)．
9．A new series of simple English reading materials (材料) for middle school students has come out this year.
10．The animal is part of nature. If they were separated from human, we wouldn't be able to keep the ecology(生态) balance.
Ⅱ.选词填空
be absorbed by, blame ... for, show ... around/round, used to, stare at, speed up 1．He had to speedup his car in order to catch the first train. 2．When he lived by the sea, he usedto suffer diseases. 3．It's rude to stareat others. 4．Don't blame him for the accident, it's not his fault. 5．I'll show you around/round our school tomorrow. 6．She wasabsorbedby the beauty of Hangzhou. Ⅲ.完成句子
1．They are broadening the bridge tospeedup the flow of traffic. 他们正在拓宽大桥，以加速车流。
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