1、课前候课1.a household name家喻户晓的名字 2.abstract/bstrkt/theory抽象的理论3.concrete proof确凿的证据;证明4.a pioneer in方面的带头人/先驱/先锋5.scientific spirit 科学精神 6.space exploration 太空探索7.in high spirits 兴高采烈,情绪高涨 8.switch ones major to.把某人的专业转为9.make up ones mind to do/be determined to do决心做10.mental and physical health 身心健康1
2、1.advanced technology先进的技术12.make a breakthrough 取得重大进展或突破 13.have a great impact on 对有很大影响14.set a good example to 为树立好榜样 common characteristicsdevoted enthusiasticco-operativepositive giftedcreativedeterminedhard-workingpatrioticknowledgeableQ:What makes great scientists?The father of Chinas aeros
3、pace-Qian Xuesen“Can we Chinese possibly make missiles?”“Why not?We Chinese are able to make the same things that other people make.”StudythestructureofthetextsThefatherofChinasaerospace(QianXuesen)Paragraph1-Paragraphs2-5-Paragraph6-Paragraph7-Introduction.Hispersonalhistoryandaccomplishments成就.His
4、personality.Hisdeathandpeoplesappreciationofhim.2.Whatisthefunctionofeachparagraphinthepassages?1PerhapsnootherscientisthashadagreaterimpactonChinasaerospace航空sciencethanQianXuesen.DescribedbytheauthorsoftheStoryofQianXuesenasamanwith“greatscientificthoughtandscientificspirit”whowaspatrioticandserve
5、dhishomelandwitheffort,achievement,anddevotion,Qianwasanextremelywell-respectedman.2BorninHangzhouin1911,QianattendedschoolsinBeijingandthenenteredShanghaiJiaoTongUniversitytostudyRailwayMechanical机械Engineering工程.However,aftertheSonghuBattle淞沪会战brokeoutin1932,Qianmadethedecisiontoswitchhismajortoavi
6、ation航空becauseherealisedthatChinaneededitsownpowerfulairforce空军toprotectanddefendthecountry.1.Why did Qian Xuesen change his major to aviation?A.Becausehewasnotinterestedinhisformermajor.B.Becausehecouldgetawellpaidjobinthefuture.C.HerealizedthatChinaneededastrongairforce.D.Becausethecountryaskedhim
7、todoso.3QianwenttotheUnitedStatesin1935topursuehisgraduatestudies.Overthecourseofthe1930sand1940s,QianbecameapioneerinAmericanjetandrockettechnology喷气和火箭技术.AsagraduateassistantattheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologyduringthe1930s,Qianhelpedconductimportantresearchintorocketpropulsion火箭推进,andinthe1940s,
8、heandseveralotherpeoplefoundedtheJetPropulsionLaboratory,nowoneofNASAsleadingspace-explorationcentres.4AfterovercomingsomedifficultiesduringhisfinalfewyearsintheUS,QianreturnedtoChinain1955.HereceivedaheroswelcomefromhishomelandandwasputinchargeofnotonlydevelopingChinasrocketsciencebutalsoitsspacean
9、dmissile导弹programme项目.Atthattime,Chinawaspooranditsrocketsciencewasundeveloped.Noinstitute学院oruniversityinChinaofferedrocketscienceasamajor,andtherewerenotalents人才orexpertsinthisfield领域inChina.Nevertheless,Qiandidnotletthatdiscouragehimfromtakingon接受thechallenge.Whenasked“CanweChinesepossiblymakemis
10、siles?”,hisreplywasadetermined“Whynot?WeChineseareabletomakethesamethingsthatotherpeoplemake.”4.HowlongdidQianXuesenstayintheUnitedStates?A.About15years.B.About20years.C.About25years.D.About30years.5UnderQiansleadership领导,ChinadevelopedtheDongfengmissiles,followedbythefirstgenerationofLongMarchrocke
11、ts第一代长征火箭.In1970,Chinasuccessfullylauncheditsfirstman-madesatellite人造卫星,DongFangHongI,fromaLongMarchrocket.BecausemuchofthetechnologybehindtheShenzhourocketscanalsobetracedback追溯到toQiansresearch,Qianearned获得thenameof“thefatherofChinasaerospace”.6Qianreadalotandwasextremelyknowledgeable博学的,especially
12、intheareaoffrontier前沿scienceresearch.However,whatmighthavemadehimsuchanoutstandingandcreativescientistwasprobablyhisstronginterestinotherthings,suchasmusicanddrawing.Hisdeepappreciation鉴赏力forartoftengavehiminspiration灵感inhisscientificresearch.7On31October2009,thewholecountrywassaddened哀痛byQiansdeath
13、,andpeoplehonoured缅怀andrememberedhimindifferentways.2.Why did he come back to China?A.Hewantedtoservehiscountry.B.HemetwithdifficultiesinAmerica.C.HewasaheroinChina.D.Hemissedhisfamily.3.What made Qian Xuesen so creative and outstanding according to the text?A.Hisstronginterestinartlikemusicanddrawi
14、ng.B.HisresearchintheUnitedStates.C.Hisfriendsencouragement.D.Hishabitofreadingalot.Readthetextandchoosethebestanswer.Rereadthepassageandfillintheblanks.ThefatherofChinasaerospacePersonalinformationofQianXuesen*BorninHangzhouin1911*QianattendedschoolsinBeijingandthenenteredShanghaiJiaoTongUniversity
15、tostudyRailwayMechanicalEngineering.*In1932,Qianmadethedecisiontoswitchhismajorto(1)_.*In1935,QianwenttotheUnitedStatestopursuehis(2)_studies.*Overthecourseofthe1930sand1940s,QianbecameapioneerinAmericanjetand(3)_technology.*AsagraduateassistantattheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologyduringthe1930s.*Int
16、he1940s,Qianandseveralotherpeople(4)_theJetPropulsionLaboratory.*In(5)_,QianreturnedtoChina.*Underhisleadership,ChinadevelopedtheDongfengmissiles.In1970,Chinasuccessfullylauncheditsfirstman-made(6)_.*On31October2009,hedied.aviationgraduaterocketfounded1955satellitemissiles,rocket,satellite,19111930s
17、1940s19551932born,schools in BJ,SH Jiaotong Univ.RailwaySonghuBattle,aviation patrioticselflessin China USAgraduatein USAgifted/excellentreturned to Chinarocket propulsiona pioneer,jetrocketJet P.Lab(NASA)1970rocket,missilein Chinaaerospace2009passed awaydetermined,fearless,pioneering,hardworking,de
18、votedoutstanding,knowledgeable,creativegreat,honorable,respectableA World of Pure ThoughtAlthough I cannot move and I have to speak through a computer,in my mind I am free.Stephen Hawking Aworldofpurethought(StephenHawking)Paragraph1-Paragraph2-Paragraph3-Introduction.Hisclaimtofame.Characteristicst
19、hatmadehimgreat.Studythestructureofthetexts1StephenHawkingwasoneofthemostfamousandgifted有天赋的scientistsinphysics.Mostpeoplearefamiliarwithimages形象ofhiminhiswheelchair,unabletomoveandusingacomputertotalk.Sincehecamedownwithadisease患疾病whichcausedhimtolosetheuseofmostofhismuscles,hisworldbecameoneofabst
20、ract抽象thought.2Hawkingfirstachievedfame成名whenhewasstillhealthyenoughtowalk,asagraduatestudent研究生inphysicsatCambridgeUniversityin1964.Ingeneral总的来说,thereweretwomaintheoriesontheorigin起源oftheuniverse.Thefirstwasthesteadystatetheory稳恒态理论,whichholds认为thattheuniversehasnobeginningorend.Theotherwasthebigb
21、angtheory,whichholds认为thattheuniversebeganatasinglepointintimeandspace.Thebiggestchampion拥护者ofthesteadystateconcept概念wasFredHoyle,aprofessoratCambridge.DuringthequestionandanswerperiodafteroneofHoyleslectures讲座,Hawkingstoodupandpointedout指出thatHoylehadmadeamistakeinhismaths.Once一旦themathswascorrecte
22、d,itshowedthatthebigbangtheoryandnotthesteadystatetheoryswastrue.Hawkingsownworkonthebigbangtheorywassoonprovenbyastronomers天文学家withtelescopes望远镜.Astarwasborn.4.What proved Hawkings work on the big bang theory?A.CommunicatingwithFredHoyle.B.Observingthestars.C.Telescope望远镜susedbyastronomers.D.Twomai
23、ntheories.3So,WhatmadeStephenHawkingagenius?Besidesbeingbrilliant有才气的,hewasbrave,thoughsometimescarelessinwhathesaidordid.Hewaswillingtosaywhatotherswereafraidtosay,andtodreamofwhatotherswereafraidtodreamabout.Furthermore,hewasquitedetermined坚定.Thishadhelpedhimasascientist,andhadhelpedhimevenmoreinh
24、isfightagainsthisdisease.Aboveall,Hawkingwaswillingtoadmithisfaults错误.Thisodd奇怪的combination组合ofcharacteristics性格特点hadmadehimoneofthegreatestthinkers思想家ofthe20thand21stcenturies.5.What helped him in his fight against the disease?A.Cleverness.B.Dreams.C.Determination.D.Mistakes.AworldofpurethoughtStep
25、enHawking*Hewasoneofthemostfamousandgiftedscientistsin(1)_.*Hecamedownwithadiseaseandlosttheuseofmostofhis(2)_.*In1964,hefirstachievedfame.*Heinsistedthebig(3)_theory.*Thequalitiesmadehimagenius:brilliant,brave,determined,willingtoadmithis(4)_.physicsmusclesbangfaultsRereadthepassageandfillintheblan
26、ks.Read the texts and decide if the statements are true(T)or false(F).1.Qianchangedhismajorbecauseofashiftinpersonalinterest.2.Qiansstronginterestinarthasapositiveimpactonascientistsdevelopment.3.WhenHawkingwasyoung,almosteveryonebelievedthattheuniversebeganwithabigbang.4.BecauseHawkingwasdetermined
27、,hewasabletosucceedeventhoughhewasill.However,aftertheSonghuBattlebrokeoutin1932,Atthattime,Chinawaspooranditsrocketsciencewasundeveloped.NeverthelessOiandidnotletthatdiscouragehimBecausemuchofthetechnologybehindtheShenzhourocketsHowever,whatmighthavemadehimsuchanoutstandingIngeneral,thereweretwomai
28、ntheoriesBesidesbeingbrilliant,hewasbrave,Furthermore,hewasquitedetermined.Aboveall,Hawkingwaswillingtoadmithisfaults.Study the language and structure.Scientific Spirit para.1:Brief introduction para.2:quality 1 Significance of scientific spirit and inspiration you get from it.para.3:quality 2.story storyIn time order,Using linking words&phrases
