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1、Imagine this: you are twenty-one years old and a promising graduate student at one of the top universities in the worldv. “you may not have more than twelve months to live.” He was born in 1942, got his doctors degree in Physics, and did research at Cambridge University in England. By the age of 21

2、he had already begun tonotice that it was difficult to move around without falling over. Although he had problem with his brain,which was getting worse, he decided to continue withhis research and his writing. He had to find ways that would make it possible for him to speak, read and write, even tho

3、ugh he could later only move the fingers of one hand. In 1988 his book A Brief History of Time became a best-seller, though he has a terrible disease. It cant prevent him from being one of the greatest physicist in our times.No boundariesNo boundariesHe is disabled ,but nothing can stop his dream fr

4、om coming true. He cant speak like ordinary people ,but he can give us lectures and make himself understood.“not expect to survive that long.engaged”Paragraph 2v1 Read the quote in the text .When was stephen Hawking told about his disease? A Twelve months earlier. B When he was getting married C Two

5、 years earlier. D When he met Jane Wilde.2 Why did stephen Hawking need a PhD?CHawking needed a PhD so that he could get a job and get marriedtime?universe begin?black holes?. What did Stephen Hawking do when he was told that he had an incurable disease?Instead of giving up, Hawking went on with his

6、 research, got his PhD and married the girl. He continued his exploration of the universe and traveled around the world to give lectures.Paragraph 4t 1 When did Hawking become famous?In the early 1970s, when he and American Roger Penrose made new discoveries about the Big Bang and black holes2 Did h

7、e stop seeking answers to questions about the nature of the universe since then?No.In 1988,he wrote A Brief History of Timeblack holesAccording Hawking, Science is_ A never true B always changing C always trueBobservebuild a theorytest use a modelUse experimentsWhat are the basic steps of the scient

8、ific method ?“the only trouble”“The speech computer gives me an American accent.”True or falseHawking was told that he had an incurable disease when he was just 21 years old.Finally Hawking had to give up PhD and his research.He and Roger Penrose made new discoveries about the Big Bang and black hol

9、es.“A Brief History of Time” is too difficult for people to understand.Science is about true facts that never change.When Hawking gives lectures, he always speaks through a computer.TFTTFFLanguage pointsvThere did not seem much point in working on my PhD-I did not expect to survive that long.取得博士学位对

10、我来说似乎没有什么意义了，我没有期望活那么久There did not seem 是there be句型的变体There is no point (in) doing sth. 做某事没有意义e.g: 进一不的争论没有意义了进一不的争论没有意义了There is no point in debating further3 that 在此处不是代词而是副词，在此处不是代词而是副词， 意为意为“那么，如此那么，如此” 相当于相当于“so”6 engage(v) :订婚，雇佣，使从事订婚，雇佣，使从事（）（）be engaged to sb .与某人订婚与某人订婚（）（）be engaged to

11、do sth :被雇佣来做被雇佣来做（）（）be engaged in doing sth:忙于做从事于忙于做从事于The servant was engaged to clean the car.仆人被雇佣来洗车仆人被雇佣来洗车The servant was engaged to her boss仆人与主人订了婚仆人与主人订了婚The servant was engaged in cleaning the car仆人正忙着洗车仆人正忙着洗车Language pointsvInstead of giving up, Hawking went on with his research, got

12、his PhD and married Jane. Nor did he let the disease stop him from living the kind of life he had always dream of. 1 instead of :代替 反而 Stop sb from doing sth :阻止某人做谋事2 当否定副词置与句首时，须用部分倒装形式。.Little did I understand what he said e.g. 我对他说的话一点也不能理解Nor , neither, little hardly, neverLanguage points 1 Rea

13、ders were pleased and surprised to find that a scientist could write about his work in a way that ordinary people could understand 2 To explain what they have seen, they build a theory about the way in which things happen and the causes and effects.当 way 做先行词时，其后的定语可用 that, in which 或什么也不加来 引导定语从句Fi

14、ll in the blanks with the right phrases.1. He _ one day becoming a famous violinist.2. Tom _ Ann.3. Two weeks slowly _ .4. His suggestion _ to be a good one.5. He _ his ink.6. If we dont finish painting the room today, we can _ it tomorrow.7. He _ a novel.dreams ofis engaged towent byturned outhas u

15、sed upgo on withis working onwork on, be engaged to, turn out, dream of, go by, use up, go on withExercise:v1 -Come along ,dear! -Oh, sorry. I cant jump _high. A much B that C so D Both B and C 2 Little_ what you said , I was wondering if you could repeat it. A did I understand B I understood C I un

16、derstand D have I understood 3 Her dream_ China has come true at last A to visit B in visiting C visiting D of visiting DADv4 Tom _ the girl that he _four years ago. A married: engaged B was married to; was engaged C has been married to ; was engaged to D married with ;was engaged in 5 As time _ , the theory proved correct. A went by B went away C got through D made up 6 It looked like rain last night, but it turned_ a fine day A out