B1U5课后练习概要1.ppt

课后练习 Complete the passage below. Charles Babbage was born in 1791 in Britain. He was in poor health in his _____ (young/youth) so he had to ___________ (brought/be educated) at home. His mother ____________ (worried for/ worried about) his health and she was _______(advised／begged) that be should not be ______ (taught／educating) too much. However, the boy showed an early interest in mathematics and worked hard at it. Later he was ________ (received/accepted) by Cambridge University. Babbage began to work on a small difference engine(差分机)in 1819, which in a very short _______ (period/while) of time could work out mathematical tables by itself. He _________ (released/completed) it in 1822. In 1 827 he became a professor of mathematics and began his lifelong work on computing machines. He worked ________(generously/selflessly). ________________ (At first/As a matter of fact)，he often spent his own money on his invention. In 1834 he invented the Analytical Machine which is the prototype(原型)of a computer. This was a great achievement. He _______ (devoted /gave in) a lot of his wealth and energy to his invention，but he never produced a real computer. Finally in 1871 he died _________ (peaceful / peacefully). However, his principles are still those on which modern computers are built. As a result，he is remembered as the grandfather of computing. Translate the following into English 1. 事实上，父母都不希望子女有麻烦。(as a matter of fact；in trouble) As a matter of fact, parents dont want their children to be in trouble. 2. 曼德拉掌权成为总统以后，他的政府尽力为黑人改变不平等的状况。(come to power；president；unfair) After Mandela came to power and became president, his government did their best to change the unfair situation for black people. 3. 罗伯特因偷窃被判处三年监禁，于一个月前被释放。(be sentenced to；release) Robert Was sentenced to three years in prison for stealing and released a month ago. 4. 他恳求我让他加入我们刚建立的俱乐部。(beg；set up) He begged me to let him join the club we have just set up. 5. 布莱克夫妇由于失业，不得不向亲戚求助。(out o