新版广州九年级上册unit1wisemeninhistory

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Unit 1 Wise men in history

课前检测

A city without cars would be very strange, right? But Venice is such a city.

Venice is in the northeast of Italy. It wasn’t built on land, like Beijing or Shanghai, but on more than 110

islands. 1___________________________

Even so, travel isn’t difficult. The waterways have always been the best ways to get around. There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can guide you where you want to go. 2____________ _______________ They like to enjoy the scenery and cool summer nights while taking boat trips. They can talk to other people as they go

along.

Venice grew out of small islands in saltwater lakes when some It alians escaped from a war more than 1,500

years ago, and built homes there.

3___________________________

Once, people used too much underground water. This made the city get lower little by little. 4_________________________Another problem is the rising seawater. The temperature has risen over the years.5___ _________________ Every year, high waters hit the city in autumn and winter. When a lot of water comes, more than half of the city is underwater.

Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from gettin g even lower.

A.Water makes the city special, but it is also a big problem.

B. This has made the ice of the Arctic Ocean melt .

C. Seawater is everywhere around the city.

D. Now the city has gone down by 23 centimeters.

E. People in Venice move from place to place by boat.

课内讲解

1 One day in ancient Greece, King Hiero asked a crown maker to make him a golden crown. At first, he was very happy with them.

ancient Greece 古希腊

ask sb. to do sth, 请求某人去做某事

He asked me to give him a hand.

make make sb. sth.=make sth. for sb. 给某人制作某物

( give,show ,tell,offer,teach )

make sb. do sth. 让某人做某事

make+adj. 使某人怎样

Eg：He makes a model plane for his brother.

=He makes his brother a model plane.

I often make her do exercise.

He always makes me happy.

【牛刀小试】

Mother’s birthday is coming. I’m going to make a delicious birthday cake ________her

A to

B give

C send

D for

④ be happy with.... = be pleased with...= be satisfied with....

2 He began to doubt that it was a real golden crown.

doubt that+从句对.......表示怀疑 ,that从句做doubt的宾语

doubt后面也可以跟if/whether(是否）引导的从句

Eg: I doubt if she will change her mind.

I doubt if/whether he will win.

3 “Is it made completely of gold?’ he wondered. He sent it to Archimedes and asked him to find out the truth.