文档介绍：Unit 9 Technology
Language Pints for Reading
Wang Mei is one of many Chinese teenagers
who live life “on the go” and use cellphones. on the go 忙碌; 活跃
◆ She’s been on the go all day.
◆ Healthy, happy people are usually on the go.
◆ I’m pletely tired out; I’ve been ______ ever since eight o’clock this morning.
A. on the go B. rushed on the feet
C. on board D. at the work
A
2. She takes out her red cellphone and presses the talk key. press  vt. 1. 按,压,挤 2. 压碎,压破;榨出 3. 熨平(衣服) 4. 催促;催逼;强迫;(极力)劝说         vi. 1. 挤向前,奋力前进  2. 紧迫         n.  1. 报刊;新闻界;记者们;通讯社
2.(常大写)出版社 ◆ Press this button to start the engine. ◆ He was pressing his jacket. ◆ He pressed her e with him. ◆ There will be a press conference(记者招待会) at 8 this evening.
3. I should be home in about ten minutes.   should 应该, 但此处是一种推断、猜测,
◆ She should be here at any minute.
◆ Dinner should be ready by now.
◆ It’s 7 now. Mum should be back at any moment.
◆ I often see lights in that empty house. Do you think I _____ report it to the police?
A. should B. may C. will D. can
◆ I ____ pay Tracy a visit, but I am not sure whether I will have time this Sunday.
A. should B. might C. would D. could
A
A
4. Cellphones make it possible for us to talk…
① make 作使役动词,常用于下列情况:
do
make sb./ sth. done
adj. / n.
◆ What has made you think I’m a farmer?
◆ What he did at school made Father angry.
◆ We made him monitor of our class.
② make sb. do…结构变成被动语态时,须用带 to 的动词不定式。
He was made to work day and night by the boss.
③ make it +adj. + (for sb. ) to do
Cellphones make it possible for us to talk to anyone from anywhere.
5. Modern cellphones are more than phones.
more than 不止是、不只是;
no more than 仅仅、只有
not more than 不到、至多
△ Mr. Li is ____________ a professor; he is
also a famous scientist.
△ As I had _____________ five dollars with
me, I couldn’t afford it.
△ He had to work at the age of ___________
twelve.
more than
no more than
not more than
6. New functions are being added to the phones.
add A to B 将A加