选修8 unit3 Reading

2．The biggest advantage of the writer’s new idea is that ________． A．it makes the snakes move slowly B．it makes the snakes hardly bite us C．it is easier for us to kill the snakes without hurting ourselves D．it is easier for us to catch the snakes without killing them
He is a great inventor of China.
He invented seismograph to detect earthquakes.
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seismograph
地震仪
Zhang Heng
• It is one of the four great inventions in ancient china.
Tchance to distinguish herself by inventing
something that would catch snakes but not harm them.
(3F) The first thing the writer tried to do was to
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Step 4. Fast reading.
1.What kind of writing style is the passage ? ____________. A. narrative(记叙文) B. argumentative(议论文) C. explanatory(说明文) D. imaginary(想象的)
2．Divide the text into four parts aHale Waihona Puke Baidud match the main idea with
each part. Part 1(Para. 1)
A．The research on the approaches to
Part 2(Paras. 2－3)
solving the problem. B．The requirement of getting a
What is an invention?
An invention is_c_re_a_ti_n_g_s_o_m_e_th_i_n_g _n_o_t e_x_is_t_in_g_b_e_f_o_re__.
Discoveries often lead to inventions.
Step 2. Pre-reading
• I1t0uses colored lights. Red means stopping,
green means going.
What is it?
Traffic lights
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• This invention looks like a bird.
• 3It0’s made of metal.
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Step 1. Warming up
Guess what the invention is or who the inventor is.
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• This invention can help people in the street.
• I3t0looks like a tree standing beside the street. • I2t0directs cars and trucks.
and applying for a p_a_te_n_t__.
Ⅰ Fast-reading Skim the text and answer the following questions.
1．The purpose of writing this text is________． A．to show us how to trap the snakes but not to kill them B．to tell people how to apply for a patent for the writer’s new idea C．to introduce the writer’s new idea of trapping the snakes and her application for a patent D．to tell the readers how to get a new idea and make it a patent
Step 5. Intensive reading
(1) When the writer called up her mother in the
Fcountry on the phone she was very euxpcisteed.t
(2) The writer felt very proud that she had a
F. Decide on the invention
Give the possible order which you think is right.
(1)
B (2) C (3) E
(4) D (5)
(6)
F
A
Reading The Problem Of The Snakes
Step 3. Leading-in If some snakes in your yard..
• You can hear a person’s voice when
using it. • You can call up sb now and then;
Invention
mobile phone
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• He was a world-famous inventor from Sweden.
• H4e0re is one of his photos. • H3e0invented dynamite (炸药).
4．Which of the following statements is NOT true? A．If an invention passes all the tests, it will be 18 months before the application for a patent is published. B．If you have designed a series of computer programmes, you can apply for a research patent. C．Unless your product is discovered really different from everybody else’s, you won’t receive a patent. D．When a product is accepted and honoured a patent, the inventor will get money.
3．What instruments were used for catching the snakes? A．a bowl, ice­cubes, male perfume B．a bowl, a bucket, female perfume C．a small net, ice­cubes, a bucket, a bowl D．a small net, a bucket, powders
Part 3(Paras. 4－6)
patent. C．The attempts to catch the snakes.
Part 4(Paras. 7－8)
D．The demand of getting rid of the
snakes.
Ⅱ Careful-reading Read the text carefully and choose the best answer.
Reading
Summary :
2.Skim the whole passage and get the main
idea:
The text narrates the pr_o_b_l_e_m_ of the snakes and
presents the p_r_o_ce_d_u__re_s_ of catching them
Invention
perfume
an invention car An amphibious car
It’san__in__v_en__ti_on. Stephenson’s “Rocket”
It’sa _d_is_c_o_v_e_r_y. DNA
What is a discovery?
A discovery is_f_in_d_in_g__o_u_t _so_m__e_th_i_n_g _e_x_is_ti_n_g__b_ut_n_o_t_y_e_t_k_n_o_w_n__.
Who is he?
Edison
He discovered gravity by watching apples drop on the ground .
gravity Issac Newton
She is a great woman. She discovered radium.
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•
Id2ti0fmfearkenest
it possible for people places in the world.
to
fly
to
• I1t0is powered by an engine and is flown by a
pilot.
What is it?
Airplane
• It is a tool of communication; • It is convenient to take along with you;
• A20famous prize was named after him.
Who is he?
Alfred Nobel[`ælfrid nəu`bel] 一位伟大的科学家：他不
仅把毕生精力贡献给了科学事业，而且把自己的遗产全部 捐献给科学事业，已经成为举世瞩目的最高科学大奖。
• 4T0he inventor is from America. • 3H0e is one of the father of inventions. • 2T0he inventor invented the bulb.
1．Why did the writer leave everything overnight at her second attempt? A．Because the writer was afraid that the ice­cubes would melt. B．Because the writer thought the snakes could be less active when the temperature was low. C．Because the writer wouldn’t bother to take them back. D．Because the snakes were poisonous.
Can you put them in right order？ 1.The six stages of inventing.
A. Apply for a patent
B. Find a problem
C. Do research
D. Test solution
E. Think of a creative solution
• It is black. • People can use it to make bombs.
Invention
Gunpowder
火药
• It is a kind of make-up invented by French. • It smells good. • Women especially like to use it.