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IsaacNewton
Other:
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Task2Doyoureallywanttoturnintoagenius?
workingroupsanddiscussthefollowingtopic.Refertootherpeople’sopinionsbeforeyougetdowntowork.
Topic
最近科学家研究发现人类大脑中有"
天才按钮"
,只要刺激特定区域,常人也能有非凡的算术、艺术等能力。
你愿意开启这个"
按钮"
吗?
Yourchoice
Yes
Reasons
No
Shelly:
Iwouldjustliketobeanormalperson.AsfarasIknow,sometalentedpeoplearestrange.Theymaybegoodatonethingbutnottalentedinotherareas.Forexample,Einsteinhadagiftforphysicsbutfoundithardtocommunicatewithothers.
Eric:
I'
mwillingtoturnonsucha"
button"
inmybrain,ifitreallyexists.Icouldbecomeskilledatscience,artoreconomics(经济).ButIwouldmakesurethis"
couldn'
tdomeanyharmbeforeturningiton.
Marie:
Ifmorepeoplebecamegeniuses,itmayleadtoanincreaseinhigh-techcrime(犯罪),suchasstealingmoneythroughtheInternetandcreatingharmfulcomputerviruses.Itishardtoimaginewhattheworldwouldbelikeifallthecriminalswereveryclever.
Judy:
Inmyopinion,sucha"
candoalotofgood.Itmayhelpustodevelopourabilitiessothatwecanmakenewdiscoveries.Asaresult,wecouldsolvemanyproblemsandhaveamorecomfortablelife.Ifpossible,Iameagertobecomeagenius.
Helen:
Althoughitisconvenient,Idon'
tthinkitsrighttobecomeclevererinthisway.Ifsomeonewantstobesuccessfulinmathorart,heorsheshouldworkhard.Ibelievesuccessrequireshardworkaswellasnaturalgifts.
Sam(teacher):
Justimaginewhatitwouldbeliketobecomeageniusovernight.Inmyopinion,mostofuswouldtreasuresuchachancetomakeourliveseasyandinteresting.However,atthesametime,weshouldmakegooduseoftheseabilitiesandcontribute(贡献)tosocietyandmankind.
II.Pre-readingactivities
HereisapassageStephenHawkingwroteabouthisdiseaseandusethewordsintheformtocompletethepassage.
realize;
live;
save;
engage;
mean;
progress;
finish;
disturb;
bore;
hang;
Notknowingwhatwasgoingtohappentome,orhowrapidlythediseasewoulddevelop,Iwasbored.ThedoctorstoldmetogobacktoCambridgeandcarryonwiththeresearch.ButIwasnotmakingmuch
(1).And,anyway,Imightnotlivelongenoughto
(2)myPhD.
Mydreamsatthattimewererather(3).Beforemyconditionhadbeendiagnosed(诊断),Ihadbeenvery(4)withlife.Therehadnotseemedtobeanythingworthdoing.ButshortlyafterIcameoutofhospital,IdreamtthatIwasgoingtobeputtodeath.Isuddenly(5)thattherewerealotofmeaningfulthingsIcoulddoifI(6)longer.AnotherdreamthatIhadseveraltimes,wasthatIwouldgiveupmylifeto(7)others.Afterall,ifIweregoingtodieanyway,itmightaswelldosomegood.ButIdidn'
tdie.Infact,althoughtherewasacloud(8)overmyfuture,Ifoundtomysurprise,thatIwasenjoyinglifeinthepresentmorethanbefore.Ibegantomakeprogresswithmyresearch,andIgot(9)toagirlcalledJaneWilde,whoIhadmetjustaboutthetimemyconditionwasdiagnosed.Thatengagementchangedmylife.Itgavemesomethingtolivefor.Butitalso(10)thatIhadtogetajobifweweretogetmarried.Ithereforeappliedforaresearchfellowship(奖学金)atCambridge.Tomygreatsurprise,Igotafellowship,andwegotmarriedafewmonthslater.
III.Understandingthetext
1.Accordingtothe1stparagraph,apromisinggraduatestudent__________.
A.hasanincurablediseasewhichmakespeopledisabled
B.isamanwhonevergivesuphisdreamsandhopesforthefuture
C.isverylikelytobesuccessfulorverygoodinthefuture
D.learnsatoneofthewell-knownuniversitiesintheworld
2.TheincurablediseasementionedinthetextmadeStephenHawking__________.
A.stopworkingonaPhDB.losetheabilitytowalkandtalk
C.engagedtoanicegirlD.giveupthewayoflifehedreamedof
3.____________madeStephenHawkingwell-knownintheworld.
A.Theresearchontheincurabledisease
B.HisbookABriefHistoryofTime
C.Hisnewdiscoveriesabouttheuniverse
D.Thelectureshegaveallovertheworld
4.ABriefHistoryofTimebecameabest-sellerbecause______________.
A.it’sabouttheBigBangandblackholes
B.itexplainswhatitmeanstobeascientistandhowscienceworks
C.itincludesanswerstomanyquestionsabouttheuniverse
D.itwaswritteninawayordinarypeoplecouldunderstand
5.AccordingtoHawking,manypeoplethinkthat_________________.
A.scienceisoftenmisunderstood
B.scienceischangingallthetime
C.somesciencefactscanbewrong
D.truesciencefactsalwaysstayunchanged
6.ThebasicstepsofthescientificmethoddoNOTnecessarilyinclude________.
A.gettingamodelwithwhichtotestthetheory
B.buildingatheoryabouthowthingshappens
C.observingsomethingwithcareandattention
D.tryingtotestthetheoryinapracticalway
IV.Languagefocus
1.Usageofwords
1.Themostrecentsurveyofrarebirdswasu___________in1991.
2.Hisdisappointmentwaso___________toeveryone.Didn’tyouseeit?
3.Theschoolisw__________5minutes’walkofmyhouse;
Igotoitonfooteveryday.
4.Don’tbesoc___________——it’sgotnothingtodowithyou.
5.Thelittleboyclimbedthetreeandsatonab_____________.
6.Attheairports,machiness___________alltheluggageforbombsandguns.
7.Yourplansoundsfineint__________,butIdon’tknowifI’llworkinpractice.
8.Theremustbesomem___________.Iorderedcoffee,notblacktea.
9.Theseshoesdonotm___________;
oneislargeandtheotherissmall..
10.Scientistsstillcannotp___________whenearthquakeswillhappen.
2.Usageofphrases
believein;
goonwith;
workon;
turnout;
makeadifference;
breakdown;
goby;
besatisfiedwith;
theotherwayround;
useup;
1.Dad’ssotired;
aweek’sholidaywillcertainly_________tohishealth.
2.—Whatifthecomputer_________?
—Don’tworry.Youcancallinexpertstorepairit.
3.—I’mnotgoingtoParisthenTokyo——I’lldoit_________.
—ThenI’llmeetyouinTokyobeforeyouleaveforParis.
4.Inwesterncountries,mostyoungchildren_________FatherChristmas.
5.Withthetemperaturedroppingrapidly,wecouldn’t_________theexperiment.
6.Theathletewillhaveto_________gettingfitbeforethegame.
7.I_________thepostofficeonthewayhomeandpostedyourletters.
8.Thepresidentsaidthathe_________theprogressofthepeacetalks.
9.I’ve________allmymoney,butit’sonlyaweekafterthepayday(发工资日).
10.Sometimesthingsdon’t_________thewaywethinkthey’regoingto.
3.Multiplechoice
1.It_________nodifferencetothecoupleifthebabyisagirloraboy.
A.takesB.makesC.doesD.seems
2.Peter’sforecast________tobequitewrong.Thepricesofthecomputeraremuchlowerthanhepredicted.
A.brokeoutB.calledoutC.turnedoutD.wentout
3.It_________talentanddevotion(热爱、投入)tobecomeatopdancer.
A.takesB.undertakesC.costsD.spends
4.Theweatherlooksso____________;
we’relookingforwardtoapicnic.
A.topromiseB.promisedC.promisingD.promise
5.What’sthe_________ofphoningheragain?
Shewon’tagree.
A.causeB.pointC.interestD.use
6.Ifknowledgeispower,________SirFrancisBaconwrotein1579,_______perhapscreativitycanbedescribedtheabilitytousethatpower.
A.what/andB.as/thenC.which/andD.that/then
7.ThewritermovedtoLondon,hopingtomeetsomeofthebest_____ofhertime.
A.topsB.headsC.mindsD.friends
8.Thehotelhasimprovedfacilitiesfor_____________.Therearenewliftsandwheelchairramps(轮椅用的坡道).
A.adisableB.disablesC.thedisableD.thedisabled
9.Manycrimes_________unreported,whichmadethepoliceveryworried.
A.wentB.gotC.cameD.became
10.Readerswerepleased_______thatascientistcouldwriteabouthisresearchinaway___________ordinarypeoplecouldunderstand.
A.tofind/thatB.finding/asC.tofind/whichD.finding/that
11.__________wedon’twanttospendtoomuchmoneyifwecanavoidit.
A.ObviousB.ObviouslyC.BeingobviousD.Tobeobvious
12.Shewilltelluswhyshefeelssostronglythateachofushasarole______inmakingtheearthabetterplacetolive.
A.tohaveplayed
B.toplayC.tobeplayed
D.tobeplaying
13.Theboywantedtoridehisbicycleinthestreet,butthepolicemantoldhim___________
A.nottoB.nottodoC.notdoitD.donotto
14.Thepurposeofnewtechnologiesistomakelifeeasier,______itmoredifficult.
A.notmakeB.nottomakeC.notmakingD.donotmake
15.Ratherthan____________everythingtothelastminute,Lilyalwayspreferstostartearly.
A.leaveB.leavingC.toleaveD.havingleft
4.Cloze
ItwasChristmasDay1999.OnCNN,talkshowhost(节目主持人)LarryKingwasinterviewingStephenHawking.
"
What,professor,
(1)youthemost?
Kingasked."
Whatdoyouthinkaboutthemost?
Hawkingimmediatelyreplied,"
(2)."
It'
sacomforttoknowthatHawking,oneofthe(3)menintheworld,ispuzzledbytheoppositesex.But,that'
snot(4),accordingtoSatoshiKanazawa.Brightpeopleare(5)betterthananyoneelseatmakingsmartdeci