梅林中学吴丽璇

I. Retell the story(the first part) with the key words and the pictures.

II. Listen to the tape and find out the answer:

What does the radium do to the human body? Advantage:It can cure cancer

Disadvantage: can cause aches, blindness and a disease of the blood.

III. Read the passage again and find out the events for the time.1903

1906

1911

After the first world war

At the age of 66

Nobel prize for Phisics.

Pierre died at the road accident.

Second prize for Chemistory

Travelled to USA; received by President.

Died.

1. set offset off to begin a journey; to cause to explode 出发；使爆发；使爆炸e.g. They __________on a journey round the ①world.

他们已开始环球旅行。 ②The bomb could ________by the slightest touch.

炸弹轻轻一碰就会爆炸。 ③The discovery of gold in California _______a rush to get there.

加利福尼亚金矿的发现掀起了人们到那里去的热潮。

have set off

be set off

set off

2.disadvantage n. an unfavourable condition or position 不利条件，不利 (1) to the disadvantage of... 对……不利 (2) to sb's disadvantage 对某人不利 e.g.①Her bad health is a great_______________to her. 她身体不好对她非常不利。 ②The height will be very much to his _______________if he wants to be a dancer.

如果他想成为一名舞蹈家，他的身高对他非常不利。

disadvantage

disadvantage

3.3.have effect onhave effect on 对……有影响 / 效果

e.g. Punishment ________________him.①

惩罚对他没有什么效果。

②A word from a teacher will _________________ the students.

老师的一句话对学生会有极大的影响。

had little effect on

have a great effect on

4.4.shockshock vt. to cause (unpleasant angry) surprise to(sb.) 使 ( 引起不愉快或愤怒的 ) 震惊 e.g. I ____________by his sudden illness.

他突然生病使我非常震惊。

was shocked

5.5.admireadmire vt. to regard with pleasure and respect 赞美；钦佩；羡慕

admire

e.g. Visitors to China usually

________our policemen.

来中国的游客常常称赞我们的警察。

1. This Canadian boy speaks _________ he ________

a Chinese. A. as if; were B. as though; were C. as if; is D. Either A or B.

2. The ________ change of weather may have some ________ his health.

A. sudden; effect on B. suddenly; affect C. sudden; effect at D. suddenly; effect on3. All of us admire him ________ his ________. A. for; bravery B. in; bravery C. for; brave D. in; braveness

D

A

A

v. The exercises for the points in this v. The exercises for the points in this lesson.lesson.

4. The teacher is ________ the cause of education. A. devoted to B. devoted at

C. devoting to D. devoted 5.The ship set sail ________ Shanghai. A. to B. for C. on D. with6.They usually set off ________ their factory at 6:30. A. for B. out C. with D. on

7.Mother was very patient with the ________ her husband seldom was. A. children whom B. children which C. children that D. children, which

C

B

A

D

8.She is a teacher of much knowledge, ________

much can be learned.

A. who B. which

C. from which D. from whom

9.Let's go ________ everything and find out ______.

A. out; where the trouble is

B. over; where is the trouble

C. over; where the trouble is

D. on; where the trouble is

D

C

VI. The test for the important points VI. The test for the important points and difficult points in this unit.and difficult points in this unit.

1. I have nothing ____ that matter.A. to be with B. to do withC. to deal with D. to agree with

2. I know he is an honest man. That is why I ____ him all the time. But I don’t ____ what he told me just now.

A. believe,believe B. believe in, believe in

C. believe, believe in D. believe in, believe

B

D

3. If you keep on, you’ll succeed ___the entrance examination.

A. passing B. in passingC. to pass D. to passing4. Tomorrow evening we’ll give a party ____ our new teacher, who is in charge of our class. A. in honour of B. for honour ofB. in honour for D. of honour in 5. Which of the following is not correct?A. Do you doubt that the train will arrive on time?B. There is no doubt that the train will arrive on time.C. He has doubt about the train will arrive on time.D. Someone is in doubt whether the train will arrive on time.

B

A

C