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Section_ⅠWarming Up & Reading — Pre-reading
Stephen Hawking, a famous scientist, has spent his life discovering the universe. What is his best-selling book called? Read the following passage and find the answer.
Hawking was diagnosed with some muscle disease 54 years ago while a student at Cambridge University. He recalled how he became depressed. But he continued to be absorbed in his studies. For his work on black holes, Hawking is famous for bringing some rather difficult concepts to the ordinary people through his best-selling books, including A Brief History of Time, which sold more than 10 million copies worldwide.
Hawking has survived longer than most people with this kind of disease. People affected by this kind of disease gradually have more and more trouble breathing and moving as muscles weaken and waste away. There's no way to cure it. Few people live longer than a decade. Hawking receives around-the-clock care, can only communicate by moving his cheek, and relies on a computer to convey his thoughts.
Despite his disease, Hawking has remained active. In 2007, he floated like an astronaut on an aircraft that creates weightlessness.
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Hawking once said he did not think humans would survive another 1,000 years without escaping the earth and therefore he appealed to people to explore space as much as possible. He gave a piece of famous advice to all of us, “Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Be curious.”
Warming Up 1．Match the pictures and the proper introductions.
(1)A He together with other two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine in 2014 for discovering the “inner GPS” that helps the brain navigate through the world.
(2)F She was a physicist and chemist born in Poland. She discovered radium in 1898 and received two Nobel Prizes, one for physics and the other for chemistry.
(3)B He is a Chinese-American citizen, whose Chinese name is Gao Kun. He won half the prize for his research that led to a breakthrough in fiber optics (纤维光学) and is called “Father of fiber optics”．
(4)D He is an American inventor. He invented the way of giving electricity to everybody in large cities.
(5)E He is a British scientist. He worked in astronomy and put forward a theory about black holes.
2．Look at the pictures and write down what diseases people have faced in the past few years.
(1)Cholera(霍乱)
(2)SARS(传染性非典型肺炎)
(3)Influenza_A(H1N1)(甲型H1N1流感)
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(4)The_Ebola_Virus_(埃博拉病毒)
Fast Reading
1．Read the text quickly and complete the main idea of it.
The text tells that how John Snow found the (1) cause of the disease and finally “King Cholera” was (2) defeated.
2．Scan the text and then choose the best answer according to the text. (1)The passage mainly tells us that ________. A．the cause of cholera was polluted water B．John Snow was a well-known doctor in London
C．the source of all the water supplies should be examined
D．John Snow did some research and helped to solve “King Cholera” (2)Which of the following theories did John Snow believe? A．Cholera multiplied in the air without reason.
B．People spread the disease when speaking to each other.
C．People absorbed the disease into their bodies were affected and died. D．People were too dirty.
(3)What does the word “this” in the sentence “He had not foreseen this” in the 23rd line refer to?
A．The outbreak of cholera. B．The cause of the disease. C．No deaths in some areas. D．The water pump in Broad Street.
(4)What was the key help for John Snow's discovery? A．The government.
B．The woman moving away from Broad Street. C．The water company. D．The map made by himself.
(5)At last，“King Cholera” was controlled by ________. A．using medicines in hospitals B．driving patients out of the country C．dealing with the polluted water D．getting rid of all kinds of pollution
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答案：(1)～(5) DCCDC
Careful Reading
1．Read the text carefully and then fill in the blanks.
John Snow Defeats “King Cholera” ·It was a (1)deadly disease of its day. ·People didn't know its cause or its (2)cure. About cholera ·Many thousands of people died every time there was an outbreak. Two (3)theories John Snow's opinion ·Cholera was spread in a cloud of gas. ·Cholera was spread by germs. Cholera was spread by germs. ·As the disease spread quickly through poor (4)neighbourhoods of London, he began to gather information. ·He found the outbreak was particularly (5)severe in two The course of finding streets. evidence ·After further investigations he discovered it seemed that the water was to (6)blame. ·When people didn't use the (7)polluted water, the disease slowed down, which showed that cholera was really spread by germs. ·John Snow suggested that the (9)source of all the water (8)Measures to prevent supplies be examined. cholera from happening ·The water companies were (10)instructed not to expose people to polluted water any more. 2．Find out the sentences in the text which have similar meanings to the following ones.
(1)So whenever cholera broke out, it would cause quite a few terrified people to lose their lives.
So_many_thousands_of_terrified_people_died_every_time_there_was_an_outbreak.
(2)He understood that only after he discovered what led to the disease could
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he control it.
He_knew_that_cholera_would_never_be_controlled_until_its_cause_was_found. (3)Two theories interested him that explained how cholera caused so many deaths. He_became_interested_in_two_theories_that_possibly_explained_how_cholera_killed_people.
Fill in the blanks according to the text.
John Snow, a well-known doctor in London, became 1.inspired (inspire) when he thought about helping ordinary people 2.exposed (expose) to cholera, a 3.deadly (die) disease of its day.Many thousands of people died 4.whenever there was an outbreak because no one knew the cause of it.John wanted to help solve the problem.
He got interested in two theories 5.explaining (explain) how cholera killed people.He believed in the second theory 6.that suggested that people 7._absorbed (absorb) the disease with their meals.In 1854, when another outbreak hit London, he was ready to test 8.the two theories.9.With the help of the map he made, he got a valuable clue about the cause of the disease and was able to announce that the water was 10.to_blame (blame)．“King Cholera” was finally defeated.
Discussion
Do you think John Snow would have solved this problem without the map? No.The_map_helped_John_Snow_organize_his_ideas.He_was_able_to_identify_those_households_that_had_had_many_deaths_and_checked_their_water-drinking_habits.He_identified_those_houses_that_had_had_no_deaths_and_surveyed_their_drinking_habits.The_evidence_clearly_pointed_to_the_polluted_water_being_the_cause.
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人教版高中英语必修5教师用书：Unit 1 Section_Ⅰ Warming Up - Reading — Pre-reading (含答案)
