北师大版高中一年级 ( 上 )

Unit 9

Unit 9 lesson 35 Clean Machines

Mercedes Benz

Made in Germany

Made in AmerciaBuilk

HondaMade in Japan

Made in French

Citroen

The number of the cars is more and more. The car has an important effect on our life . Can you talk about it? including its disadvantage.

In your opinion , How should we improve the car?

What’s this?Solar Car

What kind of the car it is?

Where do the cars get their power from?

When did the scientists start developing the car? It is slow or fast?

Maybe one day you can drive a car like this. What do you want to know anything else about solar cars? Now let’s read the text.

Read the interview about solar cars. Are these statements true or false?

1.Marie Logan began designing cars after he graduated.

2. She has won most of her races.

3. The team has nearly finished building “Rainbow”.

4. Marie has written a book about solar energy.

5. Solar cars can work even in cloudy

weather.

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Read the passage and circle the best answers.

1.If the weather is bad, there is no sun

A. you can’t use solar car.

B. you have to use petrol in solar car.

C. you can use solar car.

D. you must slow down the speed at 40 K.P.h.

C. you can use solar car.

2. It can be inferred from this text that ___.

A. there is no doubt that solar cars have been more and more polular.

B. you can take a long trip by solar car.

C. solar cars are cheap, clean and safe.

D. Marie Logan is a professor from Gueensland University.

B. you can take a long trip by solar car.

3. All the facts are mentioned except for___.

A.Solar cars will not pollute the environment.

B. a lot of people haven’t realize the potential of solar cars.

C. solar cars speed is becoming faster.

D. solar cars shapes are special.D. solar cars shapes are special.

Language points:

1. be worried about 为某事担心，焦虑

The whole family were worried about his safety.

What are you worried about?

were worried about

worried aboutare

全家人都为他的安全担心。

你发什么愁？

2. so far 到现在为止。常与现在完成时连用。

他们一直未能与公司取得联系。

They have so far failed to get in touch with the company.

到这个月我们已经学习了语法书的10 课书。

So far this month we have covered ten lessons in our grammar book.

so far

So far

3. persuade…of 使信服某事。

She was not persuaded of the truth of his statement.

她不相信他的话是真的。

He managed to persuade us of the workability of the plan; now we had to persuade the boss.

他说服我们相信了这个计划的可行性，现在该我们去说服老板了。

persuaded of

persuade of

persuade sb to do sth 劝说某人做某事The salesman persuaded us to buy his product.售货员劝说我们买了他的产品。

persuaded us to buy

4. reach 达成， 达到The cost of the war reached billions of dollars.

No agreement was reached between the two nations.

战争消耗了数十亿美元。

两个国家没有达成一致协议。

reached

reached

延伸The woods reach as far as the river.

伸手够Can you reach the top shelf?

树林一直延伸到河边。

你能够到上面那个架子吗？

reach

reach

We use the Present Perfect to talk about a finished activity (achievement) and the Present Perfect Continuous to talk about an unfinished activity.

I’ve read Hamlet.

I’ve been reading hamlet.

I’ve finished reading it.

I haven’t finished reading it.

Grammar

We use the Present Perfect to focus on a result of an activity, especially when we give a number or quantity. We use the Present Perfect Continuous to focus on the activity itself, especially to explain visible consequences of it.

He’s run three miles.

focus on the result: He’s covered the distance of three miles.

focus on the activity and its

consequences: This is what he’s been

doing for the last hour and why he is

exhausted now.

He’s been running for an hour.

Grammar Practice

Which sentence, a or b fits each situation best?

1.You want to find out why someone is late.

a) What have you been doing?

b) What have you done?

a) What have you been doing?

2. You want to talk about your success in your training programme.

a) I’ve been running today.

b) I’ve run three miles today.

3. You want to complain about your garage.

a) They’ve been repairing my car for over a week.

b) They’ve repaired my car.

b) I’ve run three miles today.

a) They’ve been repairing my car for overa week.

Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.

Mike: At last! Where ______ (be) you? I

______(wait) for an hour.

Helen: Sorry, I ______ (talk) to an old

friend. I ____( not see) her for

years. And imagine, we met in the

middle of the street, just like that.

Mike: What _____ she _____(do) since

you last saw her?

have you been

have been waiting

’ve been talking

haven’t seen

has she been doing

Helen: She ______(work) for a

computer company but she wants

to change her job. She ______ (not

get on ) well with her boss recently.

Mike: There is a vacancy in my office for a

computer analyst. She _____ (have)

any interesting offers yet?

’s been working

hasn’t been

getting on

Has she had

Helen: I don’t think so. She _______ (not

look) for a long time. She just

____ (start).

Mike: Then tell her about this offer. She

might be interested.

hasn’t been

looking

has just started.

1. The first use of atomic weapons was in 1945, and their power ____ increased enormously ever since.

A. is B. was

C. has been D. had beenC. has been

6. – Hi, Tracy, you look tired. - I am tired. I ___ the living room all day. A. painted B. had painted C. have been painting D. have paintedC. have been painting

3. She has set a new record, that is, the

sales of her latest book ___ 50 million.

A. have reached B. has reached

C. are reaching D. had reached

4. How can you possibly miss the news?

It ____ on TV all day long.

A. has been B. had been

C. was D. will be

A. has been

A. have reached

5. - ____ David and Vicky ___ married?

- For about three years.

A. How long were; being

B. How long have; got

C. How long have; been

D. How long did; get

C. How long have; been

Exercise 5, 6, 9, 10

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