1、泛读 技能初养成UNIT 1 SCIENCE AND SCIENTISTS阅读 P79 教材课文,选择最佳答案。1Why did Qian Xuesen change his major to aviation?ABecause he was not interested in his former major.BBecause he could get a well paid job in the future.CBecause he felt it his duty to help his homeland.DBecause the country asked him to do so.2
2、What made Qian Xuesen so creative and outstanding according to the passage?AHis strong interest in art like music and drawing.BHis research in the United States.CHis friends encouragement.DHis habit of reading a lot.3How long did Qian Xuesen stay in the United States?AAbout 15 years.BAbout 20 years.
3、CAbout 25 years.DAbout 30 years.4How was Hawkings own theory proved correct?AFred Hoyle admitted the mistake himself.BHe worked with others to prove it true.CHe pointed out and corrected Fred Hoyles mistake in the maths.DHawking was one of the most famous scientists in physics at the moment.5Whats t
4、he main idea of the passage?ABeing careful is the key to success.BA great scientist is a man who works hard.CA great scientist should be hardworking,determined and full of love.DAs long as a person is intelligent and brilliant,he will make a great scientist.答案 15 CABCC Words and Phrases知识要点1 pour vt
5、.倒出;倾泻;斟(饮料)(教材 P7)A non-Newtonian fluid is strange because you can pourit like a liquid,but if you put any pressure on it,it suddenly becomes hard as concrete.非牛顿流体很奇怪,因为你可以把它像液体一样倒出来,但如果你对它施加压力,它会突然变得像混凝土一样硬。例 1 After the meeting the people poured out in crowds.散会后人们成群地涌出来。例 2 People poured into t
6、he hall.人们涌进大厅。知识拓展 pour in 涌进 pour into 涌进 pour out 倒出;涌出;倾诉 pour out of.从中涌出来 pour down (雨)倾盆而降 即学即练 单句语法填空/完成句子 The rays of the sun poured through the window.The river pours the sea.Sobbing,she poured the whole story.He was seriously wounded.Blood poured out the wound.The storm clouds gathered an
7、d 乌云密布,下起了倾盆大雨。inintooutofthe rain poured down知识要点2 break out(战争、打斗等不愉快的事情)突然开始;爆发(教材 P7)However,after the Songhu Battle broke out in 1932,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.然而,在 19
8、32 年“淞沪会战”爆发后,钱学森决定转学航空专业,因为他意识到中国需要自己强大的空军来保护和保卫国家。例 1 Something unexpected always breaks out in this area.在这一地区总有意想不到的事情发生。例 2 The Second World War broke out in September 1939.第二次世界大战爆发于 1939 年 9 月。知识拓展 break in 强行进入;打断 break through 突破;冲破 break up 破碎;解散;分手 break off 断开;中断;停顿 break away from 逃脱;脱离
9、 break into 强行闯入;突然开始 break down 出故障;垮掉 即学即练 完成句子 He my house and stole my money.他闯进我家偷了我的钱。The meeting at eleven oclock.在 11 点钟散会。Once you join them,you can never them.一旦你入了他们的伙,你就永远不能脱离他们。broke intobroke upbreak away fromIf you go on working like that,you will sooner or later.如果你继续像那样工作的话,你迟早会累垮的。
10、break down 知识要点3 in charge of 主管;掌管(教材 P8)He received a heros welcome from his homeland and was put in charge of not only developing Chinas rocket science but also its space and missile programme.他受到了来自祖国的英雄般的欢迎,不仅负责发展中国的火箭科学,还负责中国的太空和导弹计划。例 1 Ill be in charge of the whole factory next week when the
11、 director is away.下周厂长不在时,我将负责整个工厂。例 2 The cook is in charge of the kitchen helper.这位厨师负责管理帮厨工。知识拓展 take charge of 掌管/负责 in charge of 控制/管理 free of charge 免费 in sb.s chargein the charge of sb.由主管(含被动意义)即学即练 完成句子/一句多译 The company was badly organized until she it.公司管理很差,直到她掌管为止。The performers have all
12、 offered their services.演员们都愿意免费出演。The teacher is 这位教师负责这个班。took charge offree of chargein charge of the classThe company is Tom when the boss is away.Tom is the company when the boss is away.当老板不在的时候由汤姆负责公司业务。in charge ofin the charge of知识要点4 fault n.弱点;过错(教材 P9)Above all,Hawking was willing to adm
13、it his faults.最重要的是,霍金愿意承认自己的错误。例 1 It was all my fault.这都是我的错。例 2 There is a fault in this machine.这台机器出了故障。知识拓展 find fault with sb.挑某人的毛病;对某人吹毛求疵 find fault in 看出的缺点;找出的毛病 即学即练 单句语法填空/完成句子 He is always finding fault me,which makes me very angry.I cant find fault your paper.It is perfect.is that sh
14、e talks too much.她最大的缺点是话太多。withinHer greatest faultSentence Pattern重点句式“否定词比较级”表示最高级(教材 P7)Perhaps no other scientist has had a greater impact on Chinas aerospace science than Qian Xuesen.也许再没有哪一位科学家比钱学森对中国航天科学的影响更大了。句式分析:句中 no.greater.than 为“否定词形容词/副词比较级than”结构,表示最高级。例 1 Unfortunately,the technolo
15、gy of climate change is no simpler than anything else.不幸的是,改变气候的科技比任何事情都要复杂。例 2 What a wonderful novel!I have never read a more moving one.多么好的一本小说啊!我从未读过比这更感人的了。知识拓展 表示最高级意义的其他常见结构:never比较级 nothing/noso原级as.nothing/no比较级than.比较级thanany单数名词any other单数名词all(the)other复数名词anyone elseany of the other复数名
16、词the rest of复数名词或不可数名词 即学即练 完成句子 I have never spent 我从来没有经历过比这更令人担忧的一天了。Tom is more intelligent in his class.汤姆是他班上最聪明的学生。than any other student/all the othera more worrying daystudentsNothing is practice.实践最重要。my life.再没有别的书对我的生活有更大的影响了。No other book has had a greater effect onas/so important as(mo
17、re important than)数据信息题“加减乘除”法典例剖析 In a recycling economy,we would make one set of 100 cans to start with,then replace them over and over again with recycled cans.Since almost 3%of the metal is lost during reprocessing,wed have to make an extra 10 cans each year.But in all,only 150 cans will be used
18、up over the cats lifetime and well still have 100 left over for the next cat.How many cans will be used up in a cats 15-year lifetime in a recycling economy?A50.B100.C150.D250.试题特点 数据信息题一般需要根据阅读材料中给出的有关数据,通过计算(加减乘除),得出正确的结论。解题思路 Step 1:确定题干中的关键词(题干黑体部分);Step 2:根据关键词定位信息句(中部分);Step 3:尝试解答根据信息句可知,在循环经
19、济中,要养活一只存活 15 年的猫需要用掉 150 个罐。故选 C。名师点津(1)简单的数据可采用“推算法”,即以有关数据为基础,进行简单的运算。(2)数据较多的文章,通常采用“列表法”,即按一定的规律将数据分门别类地列出,化模糊为清晰,为计算打下基础。即学即练 AFor Sale(出售)Onebedroom apartmentIts near No.1 High School.There is a park,a library and a supermarket near here.Right price.Tel:86825044Time:10:00 am.-4:00 pm.City Eng
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21、ery day.A green MP4 on the playground on Monday evening.See Lin Tao in Class 4,Grade 7.Room 518,Building B.If Kangkang wants to learn English on Saturday,itll cost hima day.A¥50 B¥100 C¥150 D¥200 C 浏览题目后可知,答案应该在第二个表格 City English Center 内寻找。阅读表格内信息可以得知,英语课一小时 50 元,从8:0011:00 一天上课 3 小时。题目中问康康在周六学英语,一
22、天需花费多少钱?通过分析可得 50 元/小时3 小时150 元。因此答案选择 C。B“Lets go down one more,push your enter key.”says a volunteer helping senior citizens work a web session on the Internet.David Lansdale has found a way to light up the lives of the elderly.He gets them wired to the Internet.“If you hit your enter key,it will
23、bring up this particular email.”Pauline Allen is one of those who has started using the Internet.“I thought I was through with life,I was ready for a rocking chair,because I was 86 years old.And I havent found the rocking chair yet.”“You found the keyboard?”asks the reporter.“Thats right,I found the
24、 keyboard.”The average age of Lansdales students is around 68.All are in nursing or assisted care homes.He used family relationships to introduce them to the World Wide Web.David Lansdale says,“Here they are in California,the family was back in New York,the opportunity to connect,to cross the time a
25、nd space,was incredibly precious opportunity to them.”“I hear you are so beautiful.”Lillian Sher writes an email to a newborn great granddaughter.Working with one another,the senior learn as a group.They learn to master the Internet and to overcome what Lansdale calls the maladies of the institution
26、alized:loneliness,helplessness,boredom,and loss of memory.Mary Harvey says,“Bingo just doesnt interest me.But this does,believe me,this does.”Ninetyfour year old Ruth Hyman is a star pupil and instructor.She says,“When I send a letter to my grandchildren,and great grandchildren,they hang it up in th
27、eir offices,just like I used to hang their drawings on my refrigerator.Ha,ha.”David Lansdale says,“Theres a collective benefit.There is an element of treatment.Remember we started as a support group.”Dixon Moorehouse says,“I just wish I was 15 years old and getting to learn all this.”The senior call
28、 their weekly meetings Monday Night Live.And many say the meetings have given them new life.Ruth Hyman says,“Three years ago,they told me I wasnt going to live.But I showed them,and got work,and Ive worked ever since.”How many examples does the writer give to prove that the senior enjoy the Internet?AFour.BFive.CSix.DSeven.B 本文主要讲述老年人学习上网的情况,其中 David Lansdale是这一活动的举办者,不应算在本题所要求的数目之内,末段的 Ruth Hyman 前文已经出现,不应重复计数,故文章中所列实例分别是:Pauline Allen、Lillian Sher、Mary Harvey、Ruth Hyman 和 Dixon Moorehouse 共五人。故选项 B 正确。点击右图进入 课 时 分 层 作 业 谢谢观看 THANK YOU!