1、geneticsbotany zoologyScience subjectsmathschemistrybiochemistryphysicsbiology阿基米德(Archimedes,287212BC)1.Ancient Greek Physicist,mathematician2.The law of Archimedes3.Father of Integral Calculus(微积分)Give me a lever long enough and a place to stand,and I will move the world.居里夫人(Marie Curie,1867-1934
2、)1.Polish scientist2.Discovered Radium(镭)and Polonium(钋)3.Won Nobel Prize twiceScience is beyond nationalities,classes and races.It was Marie Curie who gave hope to cancer patients.牛顿(Newton,1642-1727)1.English scientist 2.The law of gravity3.The laws of motionIf I have seen a little further it is b
3、y standing on the shoulders of Giants.爱因斯坦(Albert Einstein,18791955)1.German-born American physicist2.Creator of theories of relativity 3.Won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1921 The Secret of Success:A=X+Y+Z X stands for hard work,Y for good methods,and Z means stop talking and get down to work.It w
4、as Albert Einstein who changed peoples view of universe.Qian XuesenFather of Chinas aerospaceKing of rocketsIt was Qian Xuesen who sent the first Chinese rocket up into space.Match the two parts.Qian XuesenMarie CurieArchimedesStephen HawkingAlbert EinsteinTheory of RelativityFather of Chinas aerosp
5、acediscovered RadiumFather of integral calculusA Brief History of TimeDo you know any other Chinese scientists except Qian Xuesen?Have you heard of Yuan Longping?Zhang HengYuan LongpingFather of hybrid riceseismographName:_Nationality:_Major:_Inventions/discovers:_When did they invent/discover:_Yuan
6、 LongpingChineseAgriculturehybrid riceIn 1970Para 1 A.His discoveries have brought in great profit.Para 2 B.As a boy,he was called“the student who asked questions.Para 3 C.Yuan Longping is a leading figure in the rice growing world.Para 4 D.The yield of the new hybrid rice is much greater than that
7、of other types of rice grown in Pakistan.Para 5 E.As a young teacher,he began experiments in crop breeding.Para 6 F.He discovered a new type of rice.a new _ riceby _ different _of rice plantIt could give a higher _ than either of the _ plants.What kind of rice did Yuan Longping develop?How did he de
8、velop it?What is the result of the new rice?hybridcrossingspeciesyieldoriginalrice species Arice species Bcross the new hybrid rice Cproduce more and more quicklyhigher yield than the original plantsnectarinepeachplum+hybridTrue or False:1.China produces more rice than any other country.2.Yuan Longp
9、ing is a very important scientist around the world.3.In 1970 Yuan Longping discovered a naturally female rice plant.4.The new rice replaced vegetables in 50 thousand square kilometers.5.The new rice is now grown in other countries,such as Pakistan.Years later,I drove to a meeting in a nearby townin
10、the morning.In late afternoon I returned to mycar and found that I had left the lights on all day,and the battery was dead.Then I noticed that theFriendly Ford dealership-a shop selling cars-wasright next door.I walked over and found twosalesmen in the showroom.(2006 NMET）1.The battery of the author
11、s car was dead because _.A.something went wrong with the lights B.the meeting lasted a whole day C.he forgot to turn off the lights D.he drove too long a distance _key words关键词supporting sentence（）Since my retirement from teaching music in 2001,Ihave spent a good deal of time painting as an artist.I
12、actually began drawing again in the summer of 1995when my father died,so perhaps I was trying torecover from the loss of my father,or maybe it wasjust that it brought back memories of him.In any case,I drew pen and ink animals and landscapes muchinfluenced by Krenkel and St.John for five years.(2006
13、 NMET)1.The author started drawing again in 1995 because _.A.he hoped to draw a picture of his father B.he couldnt stop missing his father C.he had more time after retirement D.he liked animals and landscape_（）1.China produces more rice than any other country.2.Yuan Longping is a very important scie
14、ntist around the world.3.In 1970 Yuan Longping discovered a naturally female rice plant.4.The new rice replaced vegetables in 50 thousand square kilometers.5.The new rice is now grown in other countries,such as Pakistan.In a hungry world rice is a staple food and china is the worlds largest producer
15、.In the rice-growing world,the Chinese scientists,Yuan Longping,is a leading figure.50 thousand square kilometres of rice fields were converted to growing vegetables and other cash crops.Following this,Yuan Longpings rice was exported to other countries,such as Parkistan and the Philippines.It had t
16、o be male.It had to be sterile.True or False:unforeseeablenotbefore,ahead of timecancan not see ahead of time This possibility was unforeseeable，because it almost never happened.unforeseeableMethod 1:from the construction of the words（构词）Kate was perplexed.She couldnt understand why Nancy did not li
17、ke to speak.Then she realized that moving to a new country probably wasnt the easiest thing to do.（2004年北京卷D篇）72.The underlined word“perplexed”probably means _?A.puzzled B.angry C.shocked D.seriousMethod 2:from the context(上下文）_stapleproducerleading convertcash cropsexportsterileproducerleading cash
18、 cropsexportproduce+era person,or a country that grows or makes goods or materialslead+ingin first position or most important cash+cropscrop grown for moneyex+port send goods to another country for sale Method 1:from the construction of the words（构词）staplesterileconvertIn a hungry world rice is a st
19、aple food and China is the worlds largest producer._mainIt had to be male.It had to be sterile.Finally,in 1970 a naturally sterile male rice plant wasdiscovered.not able to produce seeds,or children50 thousand square kilometers of rice field wereConverted to growing vegetables and other cashCrops.ch
20、ange from one form/use to another_True or False:1.China produces more rice than any other country.2.Yuan Longping is a very important scientist around the world.3.In 1970 Yuan Longping discovered a naturally female rice plant.4.The new rice replaced vegetables in 50 thousand square kilometers.5.The new rice is now grown in other countries,such as Pakistan.
