Unit1Greatscientists 文章导语 HaveyouheardofNewton afamousscientist Therearemanyinterestingstoriesabouthim Hereisone 你听说过著名科学家牛顿吗 关于他 有许多有趣的故事 下面就是其中之一 IsaacNewtonwasagreatEnglishscientist whowasoneofthegreatestmeninhistory Butwhenhewasthinkingabouthiswork heoftenforgototherthings Onemorningaftergettingupearly Newtonbegantoworkatonce Heworkedonaverydifficultproblem Whenitwastimeforbreakfast hewasstillthinkingithard sohewouldnotgotohavebreakfast Marybroughtapanofwaterandaneggtohisroom Shewasgoingtoboiltheeggforhim However Newtonwantedtostaybyhimselfandsaid Youcanputtheeggonthetable I llboilit HavingputtheeggbesideNewtonandhiswatchonthetable shetoldhim Youmustboiltheeggforfourminutesandthenitwillbeready Thenshecameoutoftheroom ButMarywasafraidthatNewtonforgottoboiltheegg Shewenttohisroomagainanhourlater Whatdidshesee Newtonwasstandingbythepan havingtheegginhishand Hehadputthewatchinthepanandboiledit Buthedidnotknowwhathewasdoing PleaserememberwhatNewtononcesaid Idon tknowwhatImayseemtotheworld but astomyself Iseemtohavebeenonlylikeaboyplayingontheseashore anddivertingmyselfinnowandthenfindingasmootherpebbleoraprettiershellthanordinary whilethegreatoceanoftruthlayallundiscoveredbeforeme 译文艾萨克 牛顿是一位伟大的英国科学家 他是历史上的一位伟人 但是当他思考自己的工作时 他经常忘记其他事情 一天早上 牛顿早早起床 立刻开始工作 他在算一道很难的题 当到了早饭时间 他还在努力思考 因此他没有去吃早饭 玛丽端着一锅水和一颗鸡蛋来到他的房间 她打算给他煮鸡蛋 但是牛顿想自己待着 说 你可以把鸡蛋放在桌子上 我会自己煮鸡蛋的 玛丽把鸡蛋放在牛顿旁边 又把他的手表放在桌子上 说 你一定要把鸡蛋煮四分钟 然后它才熟 玛丽然后走出了房间 但是玛丽怕牛顿忘了煮鸡蛋 一个小时后 她又来到他的房间 她看到了什么 牛顿站在锅的旁边 手里拿着那颗鸡蛋 他把手表放在锅里煮了 但他自己却不知道了发生了什么 请记住牛顿曾经说过的一句话 我不知道在别人看来 我是什么样的人 但在我自己看来 我不过就像是一个在海滨玩耍的小孩 为不时发现比寻常更为光滑的一块卵石或比寻常更为美丽的一片贝壳而沾沾自喜 而对于展现在我面前的浩瀚的真理的海洋 却全然没有发现 典句欣赏1 Newtonwasstandingbythepan havingtheegginhishand 牛顿站在锅的旁边 手里拿着那颗鸡蛋 2 Idon tknowwhatImayseemtotheworld but astomyself Iseemtohavebeenonlylikeaboyplayingontheseashore anddivertingmyselfinnowandthenfindingasmootherpebbleoraprettiershellthanordinary whilethegreatoceanoftruthlayallundiscoveredbeforeme 我不知道在别人看来 我是什么样的人 但在我自己看来 我不过就像是一个在海滨玩耍的小孩 为不时发现比寻常更为光滑的一块卵石或比寻常更为美丽的一片贝壳而沾沾自喜 而对于展现在我面前的浩瀚的真理的海洋 却全然没有发现 理解诱思1 Thewritergaveustheexampletotellus A NewtonwascarelesswhenhedidanythingB whenhewasthinkinghard NewtonoftenforgototherthingsC MarywashismotherwhooftenhelpedhimwithhisworkD boiledwatchesaremoredeliciousthanboiledeggs答案 B2 DoyouwanttobeascientistlikeNewton Why 答案 略 Section WarmingUp Pre reading Reading Comprehending 一 二 三 四 五 一 词义匹配AB1 suspecta totellpeoplesomethingaboutadecision plans etc 2 blameb todealwithasituation oraperson3 pollutec aconnectionbetweentwoormorepeopleorthings4 handled tohaveanideathatsomebodyisguiltyofsomething5 linke toadddirtythingstoland air orwater6 announcef tosaysomebodyisresponsibleforsomethingbad答案 1 d2 f3 e4 b5 c6 a 一 二 三 四 五 二 猜词拼写1 toendaspeech ameeting orapieceofwriting2 towinavictoryover sb overcome3 totakecareof sb 4 tomakeapersonorananimalhealthyagainafteranillness5 anewordifficulttaskthattestssomebody sabilityandskill conclude defeat attend cure challenge 一 二 三 四 五 三 词汇延伸1 concludevt 弄脏 adj 受污染的 conclusion exposure challenging suspected announcement polluted 一 二 三 四 五 四 阅读课文JOHNSNOWDEFEATS KINGCHOLERA 回答下列问题1 AccordingtoJohnSnow sview A QueenVictoriasufferedalotfrombadhealthB acurehadbeenfoundforcholerabeforehistimeC cholera scausehadtobediscoveredinordertocontrolitD thousandsofterrifiedpeopleknewwhattheyshoulddo答案 C 一 二 三 四 五 2 WhichofthefollowingtheoriesdidJohnSnowbelievein A Acloudofdangerousgaswouldfloatarounduntilitfounditsvictims B Peopleabsorbedcholeraintotheirbodieswiththeirmeals C Peoplegotinfectedwithcholerabecauseofcoldandhunger D Peoplesufferedfromcholerabecausetheywerenotclean 答案 B3 Before1854 whencholerabrokeout A manythousandsofpeoplediedB peoplewithcholeracouldbecuredC JohnSnowbegantoknowitscauseD JohnSnowbecameinspired答案 A 一 二 三 四 五 4 Howdidpeopledefeat KingCholera A Bynotpollutingtheriveragain B Byeatinghealthydiets C Bydeliveringthewaterfromotherrivers D Bystoppingdrinkingthepollutedwater 答案 D5 What sthemainideaofthepassage A JohnSnowwasawell knowndoctorinLondon B Thecauseofcholerawasthepollutedwater C Thesourceofalldrinkingwatersuppliesshouldbeexamined D HowJohnSnowfoundthecauseofcholeraanddefeatedit 答案 D 一 二 三 四 五 五 阅读课文JOHNSNOWDEFEATS KINGCHOLERA 完成下列短文JohnSnowwasawell knowndoctorinLondon soexpert indeed thathe1 attend QueenVictoriaasherpersonalphysician Buthebecame2 inspire whenhethoughtabouthelpingordinarypeople3 expose tocholera 4 wasthedeadlydiseaseofitsday Manythousandsof5 terrify peoplediedeverytimetherewasanoutbreak Hewantedtofacethechallengeandsolvethisproblem attended inspired exposed which terrified 一 二 三 四 五 Afterresearch hemarkedonamaptheexactplaces6 allthedeadpeoplehadlived Thisgavehimavaluableclueaboutthecauseofthedisease Manyofthe7 die werenearthewaterpumpinBroadStreet 8 lookingintothesourceofthewater hefoundthatitcamefromtheriver9 pollute bythedirtywaterfromLondon Immediately hetoldthepeopleinBroadStreettoremovethehandlefromthepumpsothatitcouldnotbeused Thediseasesloweddownsoonandfinally itwas10 defeat where deaths After polluted defeated 1