Unit 7
paper ['pefree prone videosɪpər]
①n. 纸;纸张。不可数名词，表示“一张纸”用a piece of paper。
e.g. Do you agree that paper is made from wood?
②n. 报纸；论文。可数名词。
e.g. Be quiet. I’m reading the paper.
pollution [pə'luːʃn] n. 污染；污染物
e.g. Food safety is important. Rules must be made to stop food pollution.
The rivers are full of pollution.
pollute[pə'luːt] v. 污染
e.g. The water here is polluted so people can’t drink it.
Waste gas pollute the air and do great harm to our health.
prediction[prɪ'dɪk雅思班ʃn] n. 预言；预测
e.g. Do you believe his prediction?
future ['fjuːtʃər] n. 未来;将来。多于the连用。
e.g. Have you got any ideas for the future?
Can you tell me what life will be like in the future?
【短语】in the future 将来；in future 今后；
in the near future 在不久的将来
environment [ɪn'vaɪrənmənt]
①n. 环境（影响人们生活的各种抽象和具体的状况、环境）
e.g. They want to choo a hotel with natural environment, comfortable rooms and good rvice.clot
②n. 自然环境，生态环境 (the environment)
e.g. pollute the environment
protect the environment
planet ['plænɪt] n. 行星。指围绕恒星运转的星体。
e.g. The planets go round the sun.
earth[ɜːrθ] n.地球；泥土；世界
①（专有名词）地球；世界durden
e.g. We live on the earth.
②（不可数）大地，陆地，地面
e.g. walk on the earth; dry earth
【短语】on earth 世界上；究竟，到底
e.g. What on earth are you doing?
plant [plænt] v. 种植 ; n. 植物
e.g. They are planting trees.
Most plants need water and sunshine.
part [pɑːrt] n.
①（可数/不可数）部分；片段；一点
e.g. We spent part of the time in the library.
一般将来时练习题②（可数）地区；区域
e.g. Which part of China do you come from ?
③（可数）角色；台词
e.g. What part did you play ?
④（可数）部件；零件
e.g. Is this the part that you need 2015年高考作文?
【拓展】v. 分开，离开，分别
e.g. I don’t want being parted from wy parents.
peace [piːs] n. 和平
①（不可数）和平；安宁
e.g. war and peace ; peace talks
We live in peace with our neighbors.
②（不可数）宁静，安静
e.g. Plea let me do my work in peace.
sky[skaɪ] n. 天空。泛指时一般要加the；如果前面有描述性定语时，可不用冠词；复数skies，指天空辽阔无边。
e.g. There were no clouds in the sky.
Do you think there will be robots in people’s homes ?
含有宾语从句的主从复合句。Do you think为主句，there 是省略连词that 的宾语从句，从句要用陈述句语序。
Do you think开头的疑问句常用来征求对方的意见或看法。
e.g. Do you think he will come ?
【拓展】
①常做插入语，放在疑问词之后，该疑问句其余部分的语序多为陈述句语序。
e.g. Why do you think Mark will win ?
②there will be是there be句型的将来时句式，“将有...；会有...”。
e.g. There will be a new film tomorrow.
③也可表示为there is/ are going to be。
in one’s home“在某人的家”。
Will people u money in 100 years ?
in+一段时间，表示“在多久之后”，常用于一般将来时的句子中，表示以现在为
起点，一段时间以后。
e.g. In half an hour.
My father will be back from Beijing in two weeks.
【拓展】与after的区别。
①指已过去的某个时间为起点，常与过去时连用，其后接一段时间。
e.g. She went to her hometown after two years.trafficker
②也可以用于一般将来时，但其后必须接时间点，表示在某一时刻后。
e.g. I’ll be free after three o’clock.
Will people live to be 200 years old ?
“live to be+基数词+years old”为固定结构，“活到...岁”。
e.g. Some animals can live to be 50 years old.
play a part 参与
becau为连词，“因为，由于”，引导原因状语从句，回答why提出的问句。有时可以与beacu of引导的原因状语从句互相转换。
becau | 表示直接而具体的原因，常回答why引导的问句，在意思相近的词中语气最强且清楚明确，引导的从句常放在主句之后。 | He didn’t go to school becau he was sick. |
becau of | 复合介词，后接名词，代词，动名词或名词词组。 | He didn’t go to school becau of his sickness. |
since | “由于，既然”。语气比becau弱，常表示显而易见的原因或理由，常放在句首。 | Since we have got the money, we’ll buy the car.罗宾西克 |
as | 表原因时，语气没有becau那么强烈，其引导的从句表示附带说明双方都已知的原因。 | As Mike likes Chine food, we choo a Chine restauarnt. |
for | 既可以表示原因，也可以用于提出说明，语气比becau弱，其引导的句子只能放在主句之后且用逗号与主句隔开，不能用于回答why引导的问句。 | He had to retire for bad health. |
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Section B
astronaut['æstrənɔːt] n. 宇航员；航天员
e.g. Do you know how an astronaut flies in a spacecraft ?
His dream is to be an astronaut.
apartment[ə'pɑːrtmənt] n.公寓套房 【美】。【英】flat.
e.g. Do you live in an apartment ?
The boys live in the same apartment.
rocket ['rɑːkɪt] echin.火箭
e.g. a space rocket; launch/ nd a rocket
The rocket exploded (爆炸) during the launch.
【拓展】v. 急速增加或上升。
e.g. Prices have rocketed recently.
space[speɪs] n. 空间；太空
①“太空，空间”，只用单数形式，不用冠词。
e.g. Spaceships can travel through space.
②“空间距离”，指有限的为占据的地方，一般不用冠词。
e.g. Keep some space between your car and the truck ahead.
【短语】国庆节英文怎么说space station 太空站；宇宙空间站
even['iːvn] n. 甚至；愈加；更加。表示程度更进一步，用来修饰比较级，说明比较的程度。
e.g. Someone says “Time is money. ”But I think time is even more important than money.
It’s even colder than yesterday.
【归纳】可以修饰比较级的词汇：a little, a lot, much, still, a bit, far等，但是very不能修饰比较级形式。
