Unit 1 Making a difference

Revision1. 主题公园非常吸引人，不仅能找到刺激和娱乐还能受到教育。

2. 一个岔路口可能给他们带来迷路的危险。

3. 经历了无穷无尽的苦难之后，这些人终于到达了上帝恩许之地（ the promised land ）。

A theme park is very attractive /appealing to tourists, who can find thrills and entertainment here and be taught something as well.A path that divides can cause them to risk being lost.

Having gone through endless hardships, these people finally reached the promised land.

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４据报道这个实验已经成功地完成了。

５使人非常遗憾的是，她妈妈没有参加她的婚礼。

6 我刚把电视关掉，爸爸就回来了。

It’s reported that the experiment has been finished successfully.

It’s much to be regretted that her mother didn’t attend her wedding.

I had just turned off the TV when my father returned.

The experiment is reported to have successfully been finished.

Dictation Scientists make a difference by showing us new ways to look at the world around us, explaining how things work, changing the way we think and developing theories and technologies that can improve our life. Scientists use scientific methods to solve problems, observe the world around them, make a theory and test to prove it. Great scientists teach us the importance of curiosity , the importance of creativity and the importance of belief.

Revision of the textSay something about Stephen

Hawking(his state of health, work , pursuit and belief).The following words and expressions are to be used. incurable disease, disable, wheelchair, speak through…, go on with..., give lectures, seek answers, turn out

Stephen Hawking is now one of the leading scientists who have achieved a lot in science. But we can hardly imagine an incurable disease has disabled him. He has to be sitting in his wheelchair and speak through a computer.

But his disability did not ruin his life. He went on with his research and his exploration of the universe and travelled around the world to give lectures. His famous book, “A Brief History of Time” became a best-seller.

He has continued to seek answers to questions about the nature of the universe since the early 1970s. He believes science is not necessarily about “true”facts that never change and even the best theory can turn out to be wrong.

A possible version

② agree or promise to do sthHe undertook to finish the job by Friday.

It takes a very unusual mind to undertake analysis of the obvious.

1. 分析明显存在的事物需要非凡的头脑。Key

words

undertake v. (undertook, undertaken)①start to make oneself responsible for (sth)承担，负责霍金继续从事着研究工作，承担着对宇宙的探索。Hawking continued his research and undertook his exploration of the universe.Small businesses are a risky undertaking.小型企业要承担风险。

promised

2 ．获得博士学位似乎没有什么意义了。There did not seem much point in working on my PhD.come to the point

on the point of doing sth

to the point

point of view

point out

说到正题=be about to do

言简意赅观点

指出

①The sailors were _________________ giving up when the captain took charge.②Hawking __________ that even the best theory can turn out to be wrong.③From his ___________, scientists must be creative and use their imagination all the time.④Let’s stop discussing unimportant details and ___________________.⑤Be concise and ____________ .

on the point of

pointed outpoint of view

come to the point to the point

3 ．此后，霍金一直在进行着关于宇宙本质问题的探索。Since then, Hawking has continued to seek answers to questions about the nature of the universe.seek v. (sought, sought) ⑴ look for seek ( for /after ) sth./sb.= look for sth./sb.(2) try to find or obtain 寻求 , 争取⑶ ask for sth. 请求 seek sth. from sb.⑷ attempt or try seek to do seek sth./sb. out=pick sth/sb. out one’s fortune

① 寻找对目前问题的解决办法 / 治疗该疾病的方法seek (for) solutions to current problemsthe cure for the disease② 寻找避雨之处 / 安全之处seek shelter from the rain

/safety③ 追求幸福、安逸、财富

seek happiness, comfort, wealth④ 请求帮助、征求意见、寻找信息seek help, advice, information from sbThe two sides sought to bring the conflict to an end and sought a peaceful solution.

⑤ 双方曾试图结束冲突，寻求和平解决办法。

turn out to be…=prove to be…It turn (s) ed out that…=It proves(ed) that…

4．即便是最好的理论，都可能被证明是错误的。Even the best theory can turn out to be wrong.

①科学理论证明是科学方法的产物。A scientific theory turns out/proves to be the result of the scientific method.=It turns out / proves that a scientific theory is the result of the scientific method .②The factory turns out 1000 cars a week.

③Remember to turn out the lights when you go to bed.

produce

turn off/switch off

5．最后，科学家要检验该理论，看它是否跟他们所见到的东西一致，是否能够预测未来。Finally, the scientists test the theory to see if it matches what they see and if it can predict the future.match

v. (1) correspond to

与……一致(2) combine well

与……相配(3) be equal to

与…匹敌

①He is no match for her in tennis.②The new curtains are a perfect match for the carpet. 

① 他的指纹与犯罪现场的指纹相吻合。His fingerprints matched those found at the crime scene.②门漆成了蓝色为的是与墙的颜色相配。The door was painted blue to match the wall.③下国际象棋谁也比不上他。

No one can match her at chess.match n.

旗鼓相当的人相配的人 / 物

①The stones _________ so well.②That blouse doesn’t ___________ your skirt.③The color of the cloth _________ a woman at my wife’s age.

Cf: match fit suit

fitmatchsuit

go with (大小 /形状 ) 适合 ; 合身(颜色 /款式 ) 适合 ; 对某人方便

Structures1 ． There did not seem much point in

working out my PhD.There is no point (in) doing no use doingThere is no need to do There is no doubt no possibility that clause. no chance There is no saying /knowing wh-/how clause. 很难说 , 难以预料

埋怨是没用的，人家不理睬。 ( 一句多译 )There is not much point in complaining; they never take any notice.=There/It is no use complaining; they never take any notice.=It does not make sense to complain; they never take any notice.

2 ．只有发现自己的专长，我们才有希望达到自己的目标而真正有所作为。 Only by discovering what we do best can we hope to reach our goals and truly make a difference.

Only 放在句首，修饰状语（副词、介词短语或从句），句子部分倒装。

1-5 BCCBA 6-12 DBADABA

Keys to multiple choices

It is said that this English gentleman was sitting in his garden one day suddenly he was hit by a fallen apple. The story is probably not true, but this man did mentioned that he got one of his best-known ideals while watched apples to fall from a tree. His name make you think that he was not too interested in old things. He discovered force of gravity, and he drew up a system of how object move. His laws for motion are still used for physics today, at least in schools and universities.

1.______2.______when3.______falling

4.______5.______6.______7.______

8.______9.______

10.______

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mentionwatching

tomakes

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inobjects

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Writing

根据下列提示，用复习过的字词句写一则关于爱迪生小时候的故事。对周围世界好奇；经常问与功课无关的问题；不满足简单答案；寻求新问题；对功课无兴趣，老师不喜欢；呆在学校没有意义；继续探索未知世界；卖报赚钱，十几岁建立自己实验室；经常独立承担试验。证明是最有创造力的发明家。

The great minds seemed to be unique at an early age, and Thomas Edison was such a case. As a school boy, he was curious about the world around him and kept asking teachers questions that had nothing to do with his lessons. What’s more, he was not satisfied with a simple answer and was always seeking new questions, which his teachers were unable to answer. He was disliked and unfairly treated at school. There did not seem much point in staying at school, so his mother took him home. He never gave up his exploration of the unknown world. At the same time, by selling newspapers he made some money, with which he set up his own lab. He used to undertake experiments alone. He turned out to be one of the most creative inventors in the world.