高中英语人教版1Greatscientists 省一等奖

Unit1UsinglanguagePeriodThree【学习目标】1.理解课文，掌握文中重点句型；2.掌握文中重点词汇和短语=1\*ROMANI.课文理解Readthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhatconclusiondidCopernicus’mathematicalcalculationsleadto?2.Whycouldn’thetellanyoneaboutthetheory?HowmanyyearsdidCopernicusworkontheproblemtocompletehistheory?WhendidCopernicuspublishhistheory?Doyouthinkit’srightforCopernicustopublishhistheorythatlate?=2.\*ROMANII．Readthetextanddecidewhetherthesesentencesaretrue(T)orfalse(F).1.NicolausCopernicuswasn’tafraidoftheChristianChurch.()2.Itmakessensethatyouputthesuninthecentreofthesolarsystem.()3.TheChristianChurchbelievedthatGodmadetheworldandtheearthwasthecenterofthesolarsystem.()4.Atbeginning,NicolausCopernicuswascautiousabouthisnewdiscovery.()5.NicolausCopernicus’frienddidn’tsupporthisideasatfirst.()=3\*ROMANIII.英汉互译1.有意义，讲得通______________________;2.拒绝，不接受_____________________3.对……谨慎，小心_____________________;4.对……充满热情____________________5.movement____________________;6.backward_______________________7.spin__________________;8.universe_______________________=4\*ROMANIV.Fillintheblanksaccordingtothetext.1.NicolausCopernicuswas___________(frighten)andhismindwas___________(confuse).2.______________youputthesunthere___________themovementeofotherplanetsintheskymakesense.3.Theproblem___________(出现)becauseastronomershadnoticedthatsomeplanetsintheskyseemedtostop,move____________andthengo___________inaloop.4.Sobetween1510and1514heworked________it,gradually___________(improve)histheoryuntilhefeltitwascomplete.5.In1514heshowedit_____________(private)tohisfriends.6.Heplaceda____________(fix)sunatthecentreofthesolarsystemwiththeplanets__________(go)rounditandonlythemoonstill_____________(go)roundtheearth.7.Hisfriendswere______________andencouragedhimtopublishhisideas,butCopernicuswas____________.8.Hedidnotwanttobe___________bytheChritstian9.TheChristianChurch____________histheory,____________(say)itwasagainstGod’sideaandpeoplewho_______________itwouldbeattacked.10.Nowpeoplecanseethatthereisadirect___________betweenhistheoryandtheworkofIsaacNewton,AlbertEinsteinandStephenHawking.=5\*ROMANV.阅读理解ASandraCisneroswasborninChicagoin1954toaMexicanAmericanfamily.Astheonlygirlinafamilyofsevenchildren，sheoftenfeltlikeshehad“sevenfathers”，becausehersixbrothers，aswellasherfather，triedtocontrolher.Feelingshyandunimportant，sheretreated(躲避)intobooks.Despiteherloveofreading，shedidnotdowellinelementaryschoolbecauseshewastooshytoparticipate（参与）.Inhighschool，withtheencouragementofoneparticularteacher，Cisnerosimprovedhergradesandworkedfortheschoolliterary（文学）magazine.Herfatherencouragedhertogotocollegebecausehethoughtitwouldbeagoodwayforhertofindahusband.Cisnerosdidattendcollege，butinsteadofsearchingforahusband，shefoundateacherwhohelpedherjointhefamousgraduatewritingprogramattheUniversityofIowa.Attheuniversity’sWriters’Workshop，however，shefeltlonely—aMexicanAmericanfromapoorneighborhoodamongstudentsfromwealthyfamilies.ThefeelingofbeingsodifferenthelpedCisnerosfindher“creativevoice.”“ItwasnotuntilthismomentwhenIconsideredmyselftrulydifferentthatmywritingacquiredavoice（拥有发言权）.IknewIwasaMexicanwoman，butIdidn’tthinkithadanythingtodowithwhyIfeltsomuchimbalanceinmylife，butithadeverythingtodowithit!That’swhenIdecidedIwouldwriteaboutsomethingmyclassmatescouldn’twriteabout.”Cisnerospublishedherfirstwork，TheHouseonMangoStreet，whenshewastwenty­nine.ThebooktellsaboutayoungMexicanAmericangirlgrowingupinaSpanish­speakingareainChicago，muchliketheneighborhoodsinwhichCisneroslivedasachild.Thebookwonanawardin1985andhasbeenusedinclassesfromhighschoolthroughgraduateschoollevel.Sincethen，Cisneroshaspublishedseveralbooksofpoetry，achildren’sbook，andashort­storycollection.1．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutCisnerosinherchildhood?A．Shehadsevenbrothers.B．Shefeltherselfanobody.C．Shewastooshytogotoschool.D．Shedidnothaveanygoodteachers.2．ThegraduateprogramgaveCisnerosachanceto________.A．workforaschoolmagazineB．runawayfromherfamilyC．makealotoffriendsD．developherwritingstyle3．AccordingtoCisneros，whatplayedthedecisiveroleinhersuccess?A．Herearlyyearsincollege.B．HertrainingintheWorkshop.C．Herfeelingofbeingdifferent.D．Herchildhoodexperience.4．WhatdowelearnaboutTheHouseonMangoStreet?A．Itisquitepopularamongstudents.B．ItistheonlybookeverwrittenbyCisneros.C．Itwasn’tasuccessasitwaswritteninSpanish.D．ItwonanawardwhenCisneroswastwenty­nine.5．Accordingtothetext，weknowthat________.A．herbrotherstreatedhimverykindlyB．shedidn’tenjoyreadingC．shemetaMexicanAmericangirlD．shelivedanuneasylifeinherchildhoodBWherewelive，ontheeasternshoreofMaryland，thegentlewatersruninandoutlikefingersslimmingatthetips.TheCanadageeseknowthisplace，asdothewhiteswans（天鹅）andtheducks.Inautumn，theycomehomeforthewinter.Onceortwiceeachyear，snowandfrozenrainmoveintothearea.Whenthishappens，iftheriverisatitsnarrowest，thereisafreezewhichhardensthewatertoice.Onemorning，afriendofminesetthebreakfasttablebesidethehugewindow，whichoverlookedtheTredAvonRiver.Suddenlysheleanedforwardandcriedout，“Thereisagooseoutthere.”WesawthefigureofalargeCanadagoose，verystill，itswingsfoldedtighttoitssides，itsfeetfrozenintotheice.Thenfromthedarkskies，shesawalineofswans.Theyfloatedfromthetopoftheskydownwardandatlastlandedontheice.Myfriendwasonherfeetnow，withonehandagainsthermouth，unbelieving.Astheswanssurroundedthefrozengoose，shefearedthatlifeitstillhadmightbepecked(啄)outbythosegreatswanbills（鸟喙）.Instead，thosebillsbegantoworkontheice.Thelongneckswereliftedandcurved（弯下）down，againandwentonforalongtime.Atlast，thegoose’sheadwasbodywaspulled.Thenthegoosewasfreeandstoodonthetheswansstoodintheairwatching.Then，asifithadcried，“Icannotfly.”Fouroftheswanscamedownaroundit.Theirpowerfulbeakschippedofftheiceheldinthefeathers.Slowly，thegoosespreaditswingsasfarastheywouldgo，andmovedslowlyintothesky.Thisisatruestory.Ijustthinkofitinthebadmoment，andfromitcomesonlyonehopefulquestion：Ifsoforbirds，whynotforman？6．Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．WhyNotforMan?B．GracefulSwansC．Swans’BraveActD．IJustCouldn’tBelieveIt!7．WhathappenedtotheCanadagoose?A．Itwasdesertedbyothergeese.B．Itwasstuckintheice.C．Itwaswoundedandcouldn’tfly.D．Itwaslostinthewater.8．Atfirsttheauthor’