Unit 3 Life in the future课时作业

Learning about language

一、写作词汇检测

根据每组的提示词, 完成句子或者翻译句子。

1. robbery

(1)The thieves hatched a plan to 　　　　　　the bank.

(2)强盗抢了银行10万美元。

答案:(1)rob　(2)The robber robbed the bank of 100, 000 dollars.

2. tense

(1)The 　　　　　　between us has eased off a little.

(2)队员们在比赛开始时很紧张。

答案:(1)tension　(2)The players were tense at the start of the game.

3. contradictory

(1)It was contradictory 　　　　　　the existing facts.

(2)他做了与他的计划不符的事。

答案:(1)to　(2)He did something contradictory to his plan.

4. compare

(1)Social life in a village cannot be compared 　　　　　　that of a large city.

(2)与他的房间比, 我的房间还小一点。

答案:(1)with/to　(2)Compared with/to his room, my room is even smaller.

运用所学单词或短语造句

5. more. . . than. . .

答案:Your health is more important than anything else.

6. show off

答案:This is your chance to show off your industry knowledge!

7. give thought to

答案:I have given thought to going back to school.

8. compare with

答案:He can't compare with Shakespeare as a writer of tragedies.

9. dream of

答案:He dreams of one day becoming a famous violinist.

二、阅读词汇检测

阅读下列句子, 写出黑体词或词组的含义。