创新思维人教版高中英语选修8课件UNIT3课件

英语必修⑧·人教版新课标导学Unit3

Inventorsandinventions1学习目标展示2背景知识链接学习目标展示背景知识链接AlbertEinsteinIntheyear1905,AlbertEinsteinpublishedsomeimportantpapersinaGermanscientificmagazine.Theyincludedoneofthemostimportantscientificdocumentsinhistory.Itwasfilledwithmathematics.Itexplainedwhatcametobecalledhis“SpecialTheoryofRelativity.”Tenyearslaterheexpandeditto“GeneralTheoryofRelativity.”AlbertEinstein’stheoriesofrelativityareaboutthebasicideasweusetodescribenaturalhappenings.Theyareabouttime,space,mass,movement,andgravity.AlbertEinsteinwasborninUlm,Germany,in1879.Hisfatherownedafactorythatmadeelectricaldevices.Hismotherenjoyedmusicandbooks.HisparentswereJewishbuttheydidnotobservemanyofthereligion’srules.Albertwasaquietchildwhospentmuchofhistimealone.Hewasslowtotalkandhaddifficultylearningtoread.WhenAlbertwasfiveyearsold,hisfathergavehimacompass.Thechildwasfilledwithwonderwhenhediscoveredthatthecompassneedlealwayspointedinthesamedirection—tothenorth.Heaskedhisfatherandhisunclewhatcausedtheneedletomove.Theiranswersaboutmagnetismandgravityweredifficultfortheboytounderstand.Yethespentalotoftimethinkingaboutthem.Hesaidlaterthathefeltsomethinghiddenhadtobebehindthings.Albertdidnotlikeschool.Studentscouldnotaskquestions.Albertsaidhefeltasifhewereinprison.OnestorysaysAlberttoldhisuncleJacobhowmuchhehatedschool，especiallymathematics.Hisuncletoldhimtosolvemathematicalproblemsbypretendingtobeapoliceman.“Youarelookingforsomeone，”

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butyoudonotknowwho.CallhimX．Findhimbyusingthemathematicaltoolsofalgebraandgeometry.”语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文，主要向我们叙述了爱因斯坦的一些个人情况及其父母的情况，文中末段提到了爱因斯坦的叔叔在爱因斯坦由厌恶数学到热爱数学的变化中起了关键作用。1．WhentheGeneralTheoryofRelativitywasputforward，Einsteinwas______yearsold.A．39 B．26C．36 D．42解析：推理判断题。根据文章第一段最后一句话可以得知，爱因斯坦是在从1905年算起的十年后提出了广义相对论，即1915年，再结合第三段提到的信息“爱因斯坦出生于1879年”可以得知，C项为正确答案。C

2．Whatcanweknowfromthethirdandfourthparagraph？______A．Einstein’sfatherenjoyedmusicandbooks.B．Einstein’sfamilyobservedallthereligion’srules.C．Einstein’sfatherranaplantmakingelectricalequipment.D．Einsteinwasquietbuttalkativewhenhewasyoung.解析：细节理解题。根据文中第三段的第二句话“Hisfatherownedafactorythatmadeelectricaldevices.”可以得知，爱因斯坦的父亲开办了一家生产电器产品的工厂。C项所述符合题意。误解分析：文中第三段提到爱因斯坦的妈妈喜欢音乐和读书，故A项错误；第三段提到爱因斯坦的父母是犹太人，但并不是遵守所有的教规，故B项错误；第四段提到爱因斯坦喜欢安静和独处，言语迟缓，故D项错误。C

3．WhatmadeEinsteincuriouswhenhewasyoung？______A．Hisfather’sfactory. B．Themathematics.C．Thecompassneedlealwayspointingnorth. D．TheGeneralTheoryofRelativity.解析：细节理解题。文中第四段提到“Thechildwasfill