Unit1 Using Language，Assessing Your Progress and Video Time
基础过关练
一、单词拼写
1. He had a      （酷爱） for gardens.
2. We've made      （非凡的）progress as a society in recent years.
3. I am an independent inventor and have had dozens of      （专利）awarded to me in the past 35 years.
4. I studied for my      （博士学位）in Tsinghua University from 2013 to 2016.
5. Father patted me g      on my back，but said nothing.
6. He was one of the very greatest scientific and mathematical g     
7. They e      untold difficulties and dangers before they reached their destination.
8. They sat down and d      a letter to the local newspaper.
9. The new technique is targeted at mobile      （仪器）.
10. He shaved his m      off and looked younger than his age.
二、选词填空
out of a passion for ; come to power ; take up; mistake. . . for ; pass away
1.Most tour guides do the job            traveling rather than money.
2.He left            a new position in another company.
3.However，social changes brought about by new technology      often     
4.changes in attitudes.
5.When Jin Yong            , there were many fans on social media expressing their sadness over his death.
6.After Mandela            , his government tried its best to improve blacks' education.
三、单句语法填空
1. It is a unique American      (institute) for the new president to deliver an inaugural address（就职演说）.
2. Einstein's theory of      (relative) won him universal fame and respect.
3. Despite      (number) failures，they continued to conduct the experiment.
4. Electricity lines to 30, 000 homes were      (gradual) being restored yesterday.
5. Mistakes due to carelessness may have serious      (consequence).
6. In 1979，only 2% of British      (professor)were females.
7. Many      (theory) have been advanced as to why some people suffer from depression.
8. Can I just sum      what we've agreed so far?
四、翻译句子
1.据报道3人在这起交通事故中受伤。(It is reported that. . .)
                                                               
2. 这个法国人说起长城好像他以前去过那里似的。(as if)
                                                               
3. 街道两边挤满了人，大家都在为跑步的人加油。（独立主格结构）
                                                               
4. 如果把电视嵌入天花板，你就可以躺在那里观看你最喜欢的节目了。(while doing. . .)
                                                               
五、 课文语法填空
Albert Einstein, a genius well known for the theory of relativity, is universally considered the greatest scientist in modern physics. Born (1)  14March 1879，Einstein tried to enter university in Switzerland when he was 16, but failed due to his low scores in the general part of the (2)  (enter) exam ,though he did succeed in obtaining exceptional score sin maths and physics. It was in 1896 (3)  he managed to pass the exam. While (4)  (work) in the Swiss patent office, he continued to study and earned a reported(5)  (doctor) in physics in 1905. Four years later he quit the job and   (6)  (commit) himself to full-time research at a university. In 1922,he was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect.
Sadly , the great genius had to (7)  (flee)Germany in 1933, (8)  Hitler came to power and Jews were persecuted（迫害）. After spending time in Europe ,he finally took up (9)  position as are searcher at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton ,USA. And he continued to make great (10)  (achieve) in physics and mathematics.
答案：
一、1. passion 2. extraordinary 3. patents 4. doctorate 5. gently 6. geniuses 7. encountered 8. drafted 9. devices 10. moustaches
二、1. out of a passion for 2. to take up 3. are; mistaken for 4. passed away 5. came to power
三、1. institution考查词性转换。句意：对于新总统来说，发表就职演说是一个独特的美国的习俗。由设空处前的a可知此处应用名词， institution意为“习俗”。
2. relativity考查词性转换。句意：爱因斯坦的相对论理论为他赢得了全世界的名声和尊重。theory of relativity意为“相对论理论”，所以此处应填名词relativity。
3. numerous考查词性转换。句意：尽管（经历了）许多的失败的事，他们继续进行实验。此处应用形容词作定语，修饰其后的复数名词failures。numerous 作形容词，意为“许多的”。
4. gradually考查词性转换。句意：通向3万户人家的电线昨日被逐步修复。分析句子成分可知，设空处修饰谓语动词，应用副词， gradually意为“逐渐地，逐步地”。
5. consequences考查名词单复数。句意：由于粗心犯的错误可能会有严重的后果。consequence为可数名词，意为“后果”，设空处前无冠词及形容词性物主代词，且由语境可知此处应用名词的复数形式，故填consequences。
6. professors考查名词单复数。句意：在1979年，只有2%的英国教授是女性。professor为可数名词，意为“教授”，由设空处后的were可知此处应填复数名词professors。
7. theories考查名词单复数。句意：关于为什么一些人患有抑郁症，许多理论已经被提出来了。theory为可数名词，意为“理论”，由设空处前的Many可知此处应填复数名词theories。
8. up考查固定搭配。句意：我可否就我们目前达成的共识作个概括？ sum up意为“总结，概括”，故填up。
四、1. It is reported that three people were injured in the traffic accident.
2. The French man talked about the Great Wall as if he had been there before.
3. Both sides of the street were crowded with people， all cheering the runners on.
4. If the TV was built into the ceiling，you could lie there while watching your favourite programme.
五、(1). on考查介词。有具体日期的时间前面要用on。