Section I (Reading )
重要短語(yǔ)
1． in/over the last few decades 2． contribute to
He has contributed some articles to the magazine.
3． for the time being 4． have access to
5． come onto the market 6．in color / in black and white
7. deliver services 8. combine….with…..
9. play with 10. respond to
11. be superior to /be ahead of 12. wind up
13. by hand 14. come onto the market
15. electric current 16. apply sth. to sth apply for
17. add …to 18. make…..available
19. launch a product onto the market
launch a campaign against racial prejudice
launch a rocket into space
20. to a certain degree
21. take over
When the head teacher is absent, the monitor is to take over.
When the old type of the product was out of date, a new one took over.
22. spring up
重要句型
1． Many people contributed to the development of TV, but three of them could mainly be responsible.
2． It took more than two decades , though, until 1951, for color broadcasts to begin in the USA.
3． It took 50 years before 66 percent of American households had it
4． Some consider digital TV to be superior to satellite TV because it allows the same services to be delivered with clearer pictures than before.
5． Consumers in the USA had access to 200 channels.
6． With interactive TV programming , you can play along with game shows , respond to questionnaires and chat to other viewers. (連動(dòng)句)
7． At that time , the record player had to be wound up by hand.
8． 1931 was the year when a German company began to make the first tape recorders, which could record and play sounds on a tape wound around a round object.
9． They bought the patent and applied the technology to create the transistor radio.
10． In 1982, the first CDs produced by using digital technology were made available.
11． The popularity of MP3 has increased to such a degree that major corporations are taking over the portable music player market.
12． Music website has sprung up all over the Internet offering MP3 music for people to purchase.
Section II (word power, grammar and usage, task)
重要短語(yǔ)
1. accompany sb. to do
2. look into
3. head for
4. in time for/ in time to do
5. by means of
6. by accident/mistake
7. for/on sale
8. keep ….in mind
9. in order of
The company brought in $40000 in the first quarter of the year.
Don’t bring in unnecessary information when composing an article.
The hospital has brought in many experts in cancer and new pieces of equipment.
重要句型
1. Could you accompany me to get a new one while the sale is on?
2. They have an ample selection and seem to introduce new models all the time
3. The price is likely to go down.
4. It is up to you to decide whether it is in your budget or not.
5. It doesn’t matter so much whether/if he is coming or not.
6. It is shaped like a pen
Section IIII (Project)
重要短語(yǔ)
1. provide sb. with sth/provide sth. for sb.
2. be based on/ base sth. on
3. concentrate (one’s attention) on
focus….on/fix….on(upon)/ center…..on(upon)
4. not necessarily
5. be equal to
6. conduct a study
7. be exposed to
重要句型
1. Using a mobile phone doubles the risk of developing brain cancer, a disease which is terminal.
2. The report is based on the findings of research carried out in Sweden , comparing 1617 patients found to have brain tumours with the same number of healthy people.
3. People who used mobile phones were two and a half times more likely to have a brain tumour on the side of the head where they held their phones than people did not use them.
4. Half of the mice were exposed to radiation while the other half did not receive any radiation.
5. The first half had more than twice the cancer rate of the second half.
6. Previous to this, scientific experiments did not show a definite link between mobile phone use and cancer.
7. The amount of profit involved is enormous.
8. It is possible to draw a parallel between mobile phones and cigarettes.