1、Unit 4Scientists who changed the world Period OneWelcome to the unit thanks to;make use of;speed up;draw on;succeed in;refer to;give up 1.There is no doubt that we willdesigning the project. 2.When his business failed, he had to sell his house tothe debts. 3.his parents encouragement and support, he
2、 finally realized his dream. 4.You can onlyyour own efforts and past experience to solve the problems. 5.I want tothis opportunity to express congratulations on your success. 6.We need to support and assist the ethnic minority regions to their development. 7.He had a bad accident two years ago and h
3、ad tohis job because of his health problems. 8.What really surprised us was that he spoke at the meeting for nearly two hours without his notes. .句型训练 1., I didnt notice what was happening outside. 由于陷入沉思, 我没注意到外面发生了什么。 2.The noise of your radio musta level that we can all bear. 你们收音机的噪声必须限制在我们大家都能忍
4、受的范围内。 3.China will never be the firstnuclear weapons. 中国绝不首先使用核武器。 4.It has rained for over ten days,. 下了十多 天雨,致使这条河流上涨。 5., he wasnt allowed to go out. 因为还有很多工作要做,他没有被允许外出。 .阅读理解 Have you ever dreamed of meeting top scientists in person? If so, what would you want to ask them? For Tan Fanglin, a 1
5、5-year-old girl from No.2 High School of East China Normal University in Shanghai, her dream of meeting top scientists has already come true. In October, she attended the World Laureates Forum(论坛) for a second time. Tan was by far the youngest participant among the scientists invited to be at the me
6、eting of the worlds sharpest minds. Her discovery about the relationship between the Fibonacci sequence(斐波那契数列) and Bzout numbers has won her many prizes in youth innovation competitions. This finding has been praised by the famous Canadian mathematician, Professor Rankin. According to Guangming Dai
7、ly, Rankin has been studying the same theme for five years but with no conclusions. From a very young age, Tan has always been fascinated by mathematics. This is largely because of the influence of her father, who teaches mathematics in university. But she had not participated in any Mathematics Oly
8、mpiad exams before. According to Xu Jun, Tans head teacher from her middle school, she doesnt take after-school classes or too many extra exercises either. Her mastering of Further Mathematics and her good grades in school are thanks to the right study method. Attending this forum enabled Tan to get
9、 more inspiration from top scientists. She asked Professor Miesenbock, the 2019 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize winner, what he considered were the best personal qualities for conducting scientific research. Miesenbock encouraged her not to lose her passion and love for what she does. He stressed tha
10、t people all knew that even Thomas Edison went through hundreds of unsuccessful attempts before finally inventing the light bulb. Tan has met many barriers in her research and often feels upset. The words made Tan feel inspired. “I will keep my curiosity and interest in mathematics and overcome any
11、obstacles(障碍) in my research,” she told Chinese Business View. ()1.What do we know about Tan Fanglin? A.Tan has realized her dream of meeting top scientists. B.Tan is one of the youngest participants in the World Laureates Forum. C.When she was young,she took part in many Mathematics Olympiad exams.
12、 D.Tans discovery has achieved a breakthrough after studying the theme for 5 years. ()2.What does the underlined word “fascinated” in the third paragraph mean? A.Threatened. B.Refused. C.Discovered. D.Attracted. ()3.What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A.Tan has seldom met obstacles in her
13、research. B.Tan often feels undefeated when meeting barriers. C.Inspired by Miesenbock, Tan is determined to overcome difficulties in research. D.Tan has the best personal qualities for conducting scientific research in Miesenbocks eyes. ()4.Whats the best title for the passage? A.Top minds inspire
14、student B.Failure is the mother of success C.Loving what you do, a way to success D.The older one grows, the more he gets .语法填空 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Faraday was the 1.(invent) of the electric generator and electric motor. Faradays father suffered from long-time health problems, 2.cause
15、d his family to have little money to afford his formal schooling. But he was curious and determined 3.(learn). While 4.(work) in London as a teenager, he had a chance to read 5. (vary) books that he could get his hands on. In 1812, he attended four lectures at the Royal Institution given by a famous
16、 chemist named Humphrey Davy. A year later Faraday 6. (accept) as Davys lab assistant. Davy also took Faraday on 7.18-month tour of Europe, where Faraday met some of the most famous scientists of the day. But for Davy, Faraday would have lost the opportunity to gain a complete scientific education.
17、He soon began to do 8.(experiment) with electricity. In 1831, he discovered electromagnetic induction. And for the next eight years Faraday worked long hours in the lab, which did great harm 9.his health. His health was much 10. (bad) than before so his research did not begin again until 1845. In th
18、e mid-1850s, he was forced to retire and he lived at Hampton Court until his death on August 25, 1867. 参考答案 .1. theory2. deadly3. explore4. experiment5. sufficient6. Data 7. household8. lecture .1. wisdom2. to do3. survival4. limited5. container6. broaden 7. beneficial8. purely9. be postponed10. pro
19、vinces .1. succeed in2. pay off3. Thanks to4. draw on5. make use of6. speed up7. give up8. referring to .1. Lost in thought2. be limited to3. to use4. causing the river to rise 5. With a lot of work to do .【文章大意】 本文是一篇新闻报道。本文报道的是来自华东师大第二附中的谈 方琳参加了世界顶尖科学家论坛,成为迄今为止被邀请参加世界顶尖科学家论坛的最 年轻的学者。受科学 Miesenbock
20、 教授鼓舞,谈方琳表示将保持对数学的好奇和兴趣, 克服研究中的任何障碍。 1.A细节理解题。根据第一段中“For Tan Fanglin, a 15-year-old girl from No.2 High School of East China Normal University in Shanghai, her dream of meeting top scientists has already come true.”可知,谈方琳参加了世界顶尖科学家论坛,已经实现了见到顶尖 科学家的梦想。 2.D词义猜测题。根据第三段中“This is largely because of the i
21、nfluence of her father, who teaches mathematics in university.”可知,这很大一部分原因是受父亲的影响,她的 父亲在大学教数学。结合下文可知画线词语所在句的句意为:从很小的时候起,谈方 琳就一直对数学着迷。fascinated“着迷”与 attracted意义相似,故 D项正确。 3.C推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Miesenbock encouraged her not to lose her passion and love for what she does.”和“The words made Tan feel inspired
22、. I will keep my curiosity and interest in mathematics and overcome any obstacles(障碍) in my research, she told Chinese Business View.”可知,Miesenbock鼓励她不要失去对她所做的事情的 热情和喜爱,这些话让谈方琳受到鼓舞,她表示将保持对数学的好奇和兴趣,克服研究 中的任何障碍。故 C项正确。 4.A主旨大意题。本文报道的是来自华东师大第二附中的谈方琳参加了世界顶尖 科学家论坛,成为迄今为止被邀请参加世界顶尖科学家论坛的最年轻的学者。受科学 Miesenbo
23、ck教授鼓舞,谈方琳表示将保持对数学的好奇和兴趣,克服研究中的任何障 碍。A 项“Top minds inspire student”概括了文章内容,适合作为标题。 .【文章大意】 本文是一篇人物传记,讲述了发电机和电动机的发明者法拉第的生 平。 1.inventor考查名词。根据空前定冠词 the可知,应用名词 inventor,表示“发明者”。 2.which考查定语从句。分析句子可知,空处引导非限制性定语从句,且指代主句所 描述的整件事,本空在从句中作主语,故用关系代词 which。 3.to learn考查不定式。固定搭配 be determined to do sth决心做某事。故用
24、不定式 to learn。 4.working考查现在分词。动词 work 和句子主语 he为逻辑上的主动关系,故用现在 分词 working。 5.various/varied考查形容词。本空修饰名词 books,故应用形容词 various 或 varied。 6.was accepted考查动词时态和语态。根据语境以及全文的时态可知,本句应用一般 过去时,且句子主语 Faraday 与动词 accept 为被动关系,故用一般过去时的被动语态, 故填 was accepted。 7.an考查冠词。空处表示泛指,故用不定冠词,18-month发音以元音音素开头,故用 不定冠词 an。 8.experiments考查名词复数。experiment为可数名词,前面没有冠词修饰,故用名词 复数 experiments。 9.to考查介词。固定搭配 do harm to 对有害。故用介词 to。 10.worse考查比较级。根据空后的 than 可知,设空处应用形容词 bad的比较级形式 worse。
