Unit+3+The+world+of+Science+Understanding+ideas 高中英语外研版（2019）必修第三册

Unit3

TheworldofscienceP2Understandingideas四川省芦山中学

卫玉涛BeforereadingLookatthepicturesandtalkabouthowthewaywelivehaschangedovertime.AncienttimesModerntimes1.Readtheinterviewafterthetapeandfindoutwhatinventionsarementioned.Gunpower,papermaking,printing,thecompass,thesteamengine,thetelephone,theradio,virtualreality,wearabletech,flexiblebattery,3Dprinter,intelligentwalkinghouse,eco-friendlysolartechnology,timemachine.Fast-reading:Para.(1-2)—abriefintroductionand

welcomePara.(3-4)

1:thetitleofthebook2:inventions

ofthepastprinting

compassthegunpowder,｛｛paper

makingAncient

ChinatheWestTheNewtheradio

thesteamengine｛the

telephone2.ReadingforstructurePara.(5-8)Thethetechbased

Inventionsvirtualrealitywearabletechtheflexiblebattery3Dprintersanintelligentwalking

housePara.(9-12)inspirationforinventions:

recognising

aproblemthat

needsasolutionincredibledesiretothinkandcreatePara.(13-14)

theconclusionoftheinterviewCareful-reading

1.Choose

the

best

answer

according

to

the

passage.1.

Which

of

the

following

statements

is

not

true?(

)

A.

Dr

Richard

thinks

the

present

day

is

a

new

age

for

inventions.B.

Lots

of

new

inventions

are

based

on

technologies.C.

A

strong

desire

to

create

things

can

surely

make

it

a

reality

to

invent

things.D.

Dr

Richard

is

an

inventor

himself.2.

What

really

inspires

people

to

invent

things?(

)

A.

Computer

power.

B.

Environmental

pollution.

C.

Fewer

energy

supplies.

D.

The

desire

to

solve

problems.CD3.

What

is

Richard's

attitude

to

inventing

a

time

machine?(

)A.

Negative.B.

Optimistic.C.

Critical.

D.

Supportive.4.

What

does

the

sentence

“Never

say

never!”

mean

according

to

the

passage?(

)A.

There

is

no

royal

road

to

learning.B.

Anything

is

possible.C.

A

man

becomes

learned

by

asking

questions.D.

Experience

is

the

mother

of

wisdom.BBBBB3.ChoosethesentencesthatdescribeDrFairhurst’sopinions.1.InventionsinAncientChinawerebetterthanthoseintheWest.2.Alotoftoday’sgreatinventionsaretech-based.3.Today,mostinventorspreferworkingbythemselves.4.Thedesiretosolveproblemsinspiresinvention.5.Atimemachinewilldefinitelybeinventedinthefuture.√√AfterReading

Textreview:

Dr

Richard

Fairhurst,

1._______

new

book

The

New

Age

of

Invention

has

just

been

published,

is

an

2.________（invent）

himself.

He

thinks

there

3.__________（be）

golden

ages

of

invention

throughout

history

and

the

present

day

is

4.___

new

age

for

inventions.

Most

of

the

new

great

inventions

are

based

on

5._________（advance）

in

virtual

reality,

wearable

tech,

the

flexible

battery,

medicine

and

6._____________（environment）

science.

3D

printers

have

been

used

to

make

replacement

hearts

and

bone

parts.

7.___

terms

of

the

environment,

it

is

now

possible

8._________（create）

an

intelligent

walking

house.

It

is

capable

of

using

GPS

technology

to

travel

to

different

places,

with

computing

technology

9.__________（control）

its

“legs”.

Solar

technology

can

be

eco-friendly,

too.

Most

inventions

start

with

recognising

a

problem

that

10.______（need）

a

solution.

People

have

an

incredible

desire

to

think

and

create,

and

that

is

the

real

spirit

of

invention.whoseinventorhave

beenaadvancesenvironmentalInto

createcontrollingneedsReading

for

thinkingIf

you

were

an

inventor,

what

would

you

invent?（answer

the

question

and

give

your

reason）#b#___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________If

I

were

an

inventor,

I

would

invent

a

medicine

that

would

delay

people's

life

slightly.

A

slight

delay

is

the

ability

to

make

a

person's

life

a

little

longer.

The

invention

is

mainly

used

for

the

immediate

death

of

the

hospital,

such

as

people

who

are

in

a

car

accident

or

other

sudden

deaths.

Because

of

this