1、Unit 1 Reading for WritingLead in Are you familiar with the people in the picture below?They are the greatest scientists in different fileds.Passage 1Para.1 A.His personality(个性).Paras.2-5 B.His death.Para.6 C.His personal experience.Para.7 D.Introduction.Reading for the main ideaRead the text loudl
2、y and match each paragraph with its main idea.Perhaps no other scientist has had a greater impact on Chinas aerospace science than Qian Xuesen.Described by the authors of the Story of Qian Xuesenas a man with great scientific thought and scientific spirit who was patriotic and served his homeland wi
3、th effort,achievement,and devotion,Qian was an extremely well-respected man.make a great impact on 对.有巨大影响have a great influence on 对.有很大的影响 Described by the authors of the Story of Qian Xuesas a man withgreat scientific thought and scientific spirit(who was patriotic and served his homeland witheff
4、ort,achievement,and devotion),过去分词短语作状语（who）引导的定语从句修饰先行词 a man Qian was anextremely well-respected man.为主句Born in Hangzhou in 1911,Qian attended schools in Beijing and then entered Shanghai Jiao Tong University to study Railway Mechanical Engineering.However，after the Songhu Battle broke out in 1932
5、，Qian made the decision to switch his major to aviation because he realised that China needed its own powerful air force to protect and defend the country.break down出故障;失败;垮掉;分解break in 破门而入;打断(谈话等)break into 强行闯入;突然起来break away from 脱离;挣脱break up 打碎;分裂;解体break through突破(1)defend.from/against 保护免受;防
6、御defend oneself为自己辩护;自卫(2)defence n.防御;保卫in defence of为了保卫;为辩护1.attend on sb 照料某人，服侍某人。注：有时其中的介词 on 可以省略。如：He has two nurses attending(on)him.2.attend to(1)注意听(2)处理；办理(3)照顾；照看(4)接待；招待(5)专心；关心(6)治疗；医治Qian went to the United States in 1935 to pursue his graduate studies.Over the course of the 1930s an
7、d 1940s,Qian became a pioneer in American jet and rocket technology.As a graduate assistant at the California institute of Technology during the 1930s,Qian helped conduct important research into rocket propulsion,and in the 1940s,he and several other people founded the Jet Propulsion Laboratory,now
8、one of NASAS leading space-exploration centres.攻读研究生After overcoming some difficulties during his final few years in the US Qian returned to China in 1955.He received a heros welcome from his homeland and was put in charge of not only developing Chinas rocket sciencebut alsoits space and missile pro
9、gramme.At that time,China was poor and its rocket science was undeveloped.No institute or university in China offered rocket science as a major,and there were no talents or experts in this field in China.Nevertheless,Qian did not let that discourage him from taking on the challenge.When asked Can we
10、 Chinese possibly make missiles?”his reply was a determined Why not?We Chinese are able to make the same things that other people make.”(1)take charge of掌管/负责in the charge of受的管理;由负责(2)free of charge=for free 免费(3)charge sb for sth 为某物向某人收取费用charge sb with(doing)sth控告某人(做)某事adv.然而；尽管如此；不过；仍然conj.然而；
11、尽管如此discourage sb from doing 劝阻某人不要做某事;阻止某人做某事;打消某人做某事的念头when asked状语从句的省略Under Qians leadership,China developed the Dongfeng missiles,followed by the first generation of Long March rockets.In 1970,China successful launched its first man-made satellite,Dong Fang Hong I,from a Long March rocket.Becau
12、se much of the technology behind the Shenzhou rockets can also be traced back to Qians research,Qian earned the name of the father of Chinas aerospace.”under sb.s leadership在某人的带领下trace back to 追溯到trace.to.追查到Qian read a lot and was extremely knowledgeable,especially in the area of frontier science
13、research.However,what might have made him such an outstanding and creative scientist was probably his strong interest in other things,such as music and drawing.His deep appreciation for art often gave him inspiration in his scientific research.frontier frnt(r)n.边界;边境;国界;(尤指19世纪美国西部的)开发地区边缘地带，边远地区;(学
14、科或活动的)尖端，边缘;adj.边疆的;边地的;阅读课文，判断信息正误阅读课文，判断信息正误()1Born in Beijing in 1911,Qian attended schools in Beijing and then entered Shanghai Jiao Tong University to study Railway Mechanical Engineering.()2Qian went to United States in 1935 to pursue his graduate studies.()3After overcoming some difficulties
15、during his final few years in the US，Qian returned to China in 1955()4When asked“Can we Chinese possibly make missiles？”Qians reply was yes.【答案】14FTTT2.阅读P7P9课文,厘清文章结构。Evaluation of Qian XuesenNo other scientist has had a greater(1)on Chinas aerospace science than Qian Xuesen.impactHis whole lifeIn
16、1911Qian Xuesen(2).In 1932Qian made the decision(3).Between the 1930s and 1940sQian became(4).In 1955Qian(5).In 1970Qian successfully(6).In 2009Qian(7).was born in Hangzhouto switch his major to aviationa pioneer in American jet and rocket technologyreturned to Chinalaunched the first man-made satel
17、litepassed awayTry to summarize the words that describe the personalities of the scientists.Qian Xuesenpatrioticscientificspirit determineddeep appreciationfor art pioneercreativeoutstandingknowledg-eablePassage 2Stephen Hawking was one of the most famous and gifted scientists in physics.Most people
18、 are familiar with images of him in his wheelchair unable to move and using a computer to talk.Since he came down with a disease which caused him to lose the use of most of his muscles his world became one of abstract thought.be gifted with有天赋，天生就a gifted dancer/musician 天才舞蹈演员/音乐家have a gift for对有天
19、赋come down with患(病);染上(小病)come across偶然遇到come about发生come to恢复常态;共计;达到(某种状况)come up with提出(主语是人)come up提出(主语是建议等)n.（文献等的）摘要make an abstract of 把的要点摘录下来Hawking first achieved fame when he was still healthy enough to walk,as a graduate student in physics at Cambridge University in 1964.In general ther
20、e were two main theories on the origin of the universe.The first was the steady state theory,which holds that the universe has no beginning or end.The other was the big bang theory,which holds that the universe began at a single point in time and space.The biggest champion of the steady state concep
21、t was Fred Hoyle,a professor at Cambridge.During the question and answer period after one of Hoyles lectures,Hawking stood up and pointed out that Hoyle had made a mistake in his maths.Once the maths was corrected,it showed that the big bang theoryand not the steady state theorywas true.Hawkings own
22、 work on the big bang theory was soon proven by astronomers with telescopes.A star was born。So,what made Stephen Hawking a genius?Besides being brilliant,he was brave,though sometimes careless in what he said or did.He was willing to say what others were afraid to say,and to dream of what others wer
23、e afraid to dream about.Furthermore,he was quite determined.This had helped him as a scientist,and had helped him even more in his fight against his disease.Above all,Hawking was willing to admit his faults.This odd combination of characteristics had made him one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th
24、 and 21st centuries.above all最重要的是；首先all in all 总而言之after all毕竟；终究；归根结底at all完全；全然；究竟；竟然first of all首先in all总计；总的说来Para.1 A.His claim to fame.Para.2 B.His Characteristics(性格).Para.3 C.Introduction.1.Reading for the main ideaRead the text again and match each paragraph with its main idea.2.Paragraph
25、1 Brief introductionStephen Hawking was one of(1).Paragraph 2 Hawkings first(2)Hawking was(3)to hold(4).the most famous and gifted scientists in physicsfamebrilliantthe big bang theoryParagraph 3 Hawkings other characteristicsHawking was(5)enough to say or do something that others cant.Hawking was q
26、uite(6)to be a scientist and(7)his disease.Hawking was willing to admit his faults.bravedeterminedfought againstRead the texts and decide if the statements are true(T)or false(F).1.Qian changed his major because of a shift in personal interest.2.Qians strong interest in art has a positive impact on a scientists development.3.When Hawking was young,almost everyone believed that the universe began with a big bang.4.Because Hawking was determined,he was able to succeed even though he was ill.
