A GREAT CHINESE SCIENTIST

------- father of the Chinese space programme

KEY WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS

astronomer 天文学家

Mars 火星

institute 学员；学会；协会

I have no idea. = I don’t know.

astronaut 宇航员

admire 欣赏；钦佩

Right you are!

4. In China he has been honored as “the father of the space programme”.

1. Qian Xuesen first studied to be an engineer.

5. Steve Smith suggested putting Qian Xuesen’s picture on Mars when the first Chinese astronaut lands there.

YP: well, he first studied at university to be an engineer. Later he was lucky enough to go to America to study for his doctor’s degree. It was then he began to work on rockets there.

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YP: very lucky. There was no work on space rockets before he began his institute in China to design and build rockets to go into space.

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Ss: yes. China has already sent satellites into.

space. I hope that we’ll be the first to land on Mars. That would really be something special and if I were that astronaut I would put Qian Xuesen’s picture on Mars to show how much we admire his work.

Suggested answers:

2. In America he began to work on space rockets so that he was able to develop a space programme

when he came back to China.3. When Qian Xuesen returned to

China he sep up a Space Institute to begin training people in how to design and build rockets.

A GREAT CHINESE SCIENTIST ------- Father of the Chinese space programme

Yu Ping is talking to her friend Steve Smith about Qian Xuesen and his work as a rocket scientist.

YP: What do you want to be when you grow up?SS: I want to be an astronomer and visit stars. I wish to visit Mars one day.YP: I think I’d like to work in the space industry too. I’d like to be a rocket scientist like Qian Xuesen.SS: what did he have to do to become a

rocket scientist?YP: Well, he first studied at university to be an engineer. Later he was lucky enough to go to America to study for his doctor’s degree. It was then he began to work on rockets there. SS: So it was lucky for our space programme that he came back to China.YP: Very lucky. There was no work on space rockets before he began his institute in China to design and build rockets to go into space.SS: Do you think he wanted to travel into space in one of his rockets?YP: I have no idea but I believe he looked forward

to the first space flight by a Chinese astronaut.SS: Yes. China has already sent satellites into space. I hope that we’ll be the first to land on Mars. That would really be something special and if I were that astronaut I would put Qian Xuesen’s picture on Mars to show how much we admire his work.YP: Indeed. He is called the father of the Chinese space programme. He is my hero and he is why I want to be a rocket scientist.SS: Well, we’d better get on with our homework. We need good grades to get into university.YP: Right you are. See you,then.SS: See you.

READING:

COPERNICUS’ REVOLUTIONARY THEORY

1.What did Copernicus find?

2.Why couldn’t he tell anyone about his theory?

3.What did the Christian Church believe?

4.What did the astronomers notice?

5.What did Copernicus do to prove his theory?

6.Why was Copernicus cautious?

7.What did the Christian say about gravity?

Before Copernicus’ theory

Showing Copernicus’ theory

A diagram showing the solar system with the earth at its center.

A diagram showing the solar system with the sun at its center.

Ex.1

补充 1. except for 也表示“除…以外”，指对某种基本情况进行具体的细节方面的修正。它同 except的区别是： except for 后接的词同句子中的整体词（主语）不是同类的，指从整体中除去一个细节，一个方面；而 except 后接的词同整体词（主语）一般是同类，指在同类的整体中除去一个部分。例如 : 1. The office is open every day except Sundays. 2. You can have any of the cakes except this one. 3. our writing is good except for a few grammar mistakes.

两词可以互换 , 但是 except for 可置于句首 , 否定句中用 except ，肯定句式可以用 except for 来替换

This article has no blunders except a few mistakes.这篇文章除了一点小错外没有大错。 此句可改为： This article is instructive except for a few blunders. 这篇文章除了有些错误外，是有教育意义的。 不过，在前后有相称的同类词语时，应用except ，否则用 except for 。如： We come to school every day except Sunday. 除星期天外，我们天天上学。（句中 every day 与 Sunday 同类） This dress is ready except for the buttons. 衣服做好了，只是钮扣未缝上。（句中 ready 与 buttons不同类）

补充 2 ：1.so / such ……that 句型中如果 so/ such 提到句首，则主句需部分倒装，从句不倒装。So dark was it that he couldn’t see the face of his companions.Such a lovely boy is he that we all like him.2. Not only ……but also 句型中， not only 位于句首，前一个分句用不分倒装，后一个分句不变。Not only did he know the place but also he knew how to get there.

补充 3 ；1.Walking around the city, we were impressed by the people’s kindness. （时间状语）2.Staying here for a long time, you will find the room is very cheap. （条件）3.Being a quiet sort of fellow, I didn’t want to get involved. （原因）4.She walked along, singing to herself. （伴随）5.He told us the bad news, making us all very upset. （结果）现在分词还可以作定语He announced that he would make a new careercoaching young football players.

Walking stick / swimming pool / an interesting story / a dancing girl动名词作主语：Leaving the heating on all the time wastes electricity.It is a waste of time/ money doing sth.It is no good / no use doing sth.It is worthwhile doing sth.

补充 4. 区分下面两个句子：The news that our team had won the game made all of us excited.The news that he told me made me astonished.同位语从句一般位于 fact, idea, news, hope, dream, plan, advice, suggestion, decision, conclusion 等词之后来解释说明这些词的内容

补充 5 虚拟语气在 without, but for ， or, otherwise 引导的状语，句子使用虚拟，即 would/ could / might have done 或者其否定式的形式。But for your help, we couldn’t have succeeded.（实际上已成功）She wasn’t feeling well, otherwise she wouldn’t have left the meeting so early. （实际上她早已离开会议）

Phrases

try to do sth try doing sth

lead to lead sb to do

All roads lead to Rome.

make sense

punish sb. For sth.

go forward in a loop

at times= sometimes

at others= at other times

go around/ round

think long and hard 苦苦思索很久

work on sth 致力于；从事于

at the center of

encourage sb to do

be attacked by

Sb is right to do sth.

be against

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