高二英语上学期unit-1-reading

1. Imagine this: you are twenty-one years old and a promising graduate student at one of the top universities in the world.
2. Most of us would probably feel very sad and give up our dreams and hopes for the future. 3. There did not seem much point in working on my PhD – I did not expect to survive that long.
* How would you feel ? * What wFra Baidu bibliotekuld you do? * Will you stick to your dreams even if it might not come true?
Stephen Hawking
One of the greatest physicists of our times.
7. In the book, Hawking explains both what it means to be a scientist and how science work. 8. Science, according to Hawking, is often misunderstood. 9. Scientists, on the other hand, Hawking writes, know that their job is never finished and that even the best theory can turn out to be wrong.
2. How would most people feel when they were told that they had an incurable disease? Most of people would probably feel very sad and give up their dreams and hopes for the future.
4. Nor did he let the disease stop him from living the kind of life he had always dreamt of.
5. Since then, Hawking has continued to seek answers to questions about the nature of the universe. 6. Readers were pleased and surprised to find that a scientist could write about his work in a way that ordinary people could understand.
3. What did Hawking write in 1988?
He wrote A Brief History of Time in 1988.
4. What did Hawking explain in the book A Brief of Time?
In the book, Hawking explains both what it means to be a scientist and how science works. He tells readers about how discoveries are made and how they change the world.
5. According to Professor Hawking , how do people misunderstand science?
According to him, people often thinks that science is a number of “true” facts and never changes.
a disabled man
Big bang
Black hole
Questions:
1. What did Stephen Hawking do when he was told that he had an incurable disease?
Instead of giving up, Hawking went on with his research, got his PhD and married the girl He continued his exploration of the universe and traveled around the world to give lectures.
10. A scientific theory is the result of the scientific method. 11. First, they carefully observe what they are interested in. 12. To explain what they have seen, they build a theory about the way in which things happen and the causes and effects. the way – in which/ that / 不跟
7. What is it that Hawking doesn’t like about his speech computer?
He doesn’t like his speech computer giving him an American accent.
Overall reading:
1. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of this passage? a. Hawking is famous for his new discoveries. b. People should come to terms with their fate. c. A scientific theory is always wrong. d. Anyone with great determination will achieve his success.
Unit one no boundaries
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One day, your doctor tells you that you have an incurable disease and may not have more than a year to live.
6. What are the basic steps of the scientific method?
First, scientists observe what they are interested in. To explain what they have seen, they build a theory about how things happen and the causes and effects. Finally, the scientists test the theory to see if it matches what they have seen and if it can predict future events.
13.Finally, the scientists test the theory to see if it matches what they have seen and if it can predict future events. 14. If what they are observing can be tested in a practical way,… 15. …because his thoughts and ideas often seem as large as the universe he is trying to describe.
2. From the passage, we can infer : a. Hawking got married to Jane Wilde before he fell ill. b. Science is always true. c. Hawking is an American. d. Great scientists always want to know more.
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