高中英語 Unit3 第一學(xué)時Reading and Comprehension同步教學(xué)課件 新人教版選修8

第一學(xué)時第一學(xué)時Reading and Comprehension1What is a discovery? An invention? (Discussion)2What are the advantages of getting a patent?A discovery merely makes known something that already exists in nature，F(xiàn)or example，Columbur made the discovery on the New Continent. An invention is something created by human being，Telephone is an invention. (1)You are able to prove that you were the first person to make the invention.(2)You are recognized as a real inventor.(3)You can make money if you sell your invention to others.Task 1快速閱讀課文The problem of the snakes，以約30詞寫出文章的段落大意。溫馨提示：本文是記敘文， 寫摘要時需抓住人物、 事件、結(jié)果等要素。 _The writer found a way of catching snakes without hurting them by cooling them to make them sleepy and easy to catch. Then she tried to get her idea recognized by the patent office.Task 2仔細閱讀課文The problem of the snakes，選擇正確答案。1The purpose in writing this text is_. ( )Ato show us how to trap the snakes but not to kill themBto tell people how to apply for a patent of the writers new ideaCto introduce the writers new idea of trapping the snakes and her application for a patentDto tell the readers how to get a new idea and make it a patentC2The biggest advantage of the writers new idea is that_. ( )Ait makes the snakes move slowlyBit makes the snakes hardly bite usCit is easier for us to kill the snakes without hurting ourselvesDit is easier for us to catch the snakes without killing them3What instruments were used for catching the snakes? ( )Aa bowl，icecubes，male perfume.Ba bowl，a bucket，female perfume.Ca small net，icecubes，a bucket. Da small net，a bucket，powders.DC4Which statement is true according to the text? ( )AThe snakes were so sleepy in the second attempt that they couldnt bite the writer at all.BYour product must be different from everybody elses if you want to receive a patent.CThe writer decided to send her invention to the patent office the moment she succeeded in catching the snakes.DIf an application for your product proves to be valid，you can get a patent immediately.B5According to the text，which subject do you think can be given a patent? ( )AA new star discovered by a scientist.BA new novel written by Huo Da.CA new way to make dirty water clean.DA new kind of grass found in a mountain which can be used as a medicine.CTask 3再次閱讀課文The problem of the snakes，完成下列表格。ParagraphStages in the inventing processExample in this story1Find a problemThe snakes must be_1_but not harmed2Do researchLook for methods of removal and the_2_of snakes3Think of a creative solutionIdentify three possible_3_：choose one4,5,6Test the solution several timesTry_4_times to make it work efficiently7Apply for a patentThis means the solution is_5_.1caught2.habits3.approaches4.three5.validTask 4根據(jù)課文The problem of the snakes，在下文空格中填上恰當(dāng)?shù)脑~語，使文章連貫完整。On _(1)_phone my mother told me that she wanted me to get rid of the snakes_(2)_came near our house from time to time. Then I started thinking about how to catch the snakes_(3)_harming them.For my first _(4)_ , I placed a _(5)_ (freeze) bowl over the snakes hole to cool _(6)_ . But when I tried to catch them, they were still too fast for me. So I had to adjust my plan.For my second attempt, I did the same thing in the evening and left everything overnight. The next morning , the snakes were very sleepy. But once _(7)_ (pick) up, they tried to bite. _(8)_ I needed to improve my design again.My third attempt_(9)_ the early procedure. But in _(10)_ the snakes tried to bite, I caught them one by one using a small net that I carried in my hand. At last, I succeeded in collecting all the snakes and released them back into the wild.1the2.which/that3.without4.attempt5 .frozen6.them7.picked8.So9.repeated10case一、將課文The problem of the snakes譯成漢語，然后參考“譯文助讀”自主勘誤。譯文助讀蛇的困擾 我給住在鄉(xiāng)下的母親打電話的時候，她感到很心煩。“我們院子里有幾條蛇，”她告訴我說，“蛇時不時地爬到屋子邊上來，似乎是在屋子附近離胡桃樹不遠的地方安家了。你能不能把它們趕走？”我感到很自豪，因為這回我有機會來表現(xiàn)一下自己了。我要發(fā)明某種東西，既可以把蛇捉住，又不會傷害它們。我知道我的父母親是不會讓我傷害這些生命的。我所做的第一件事就是看看有沒有現(xiàn)成的產(chǎn)品能幫助我。但是，看來只有一種毒殺蛇的藥粉。很明顯，我得找一種新的方法了。于是我就著手研究蛇的習(xí)性，以便能找到最容易的方法捉住它們。好在這些爬行動物都很小，問題比較容易解決。經(jīng)過一番研究準(zhǔn)備之后，我決定采用三種可能的方法：第一，鏟除蛇的棲息地；第二，用男性或女性用的香水或食物把它們引進陷阱；第三，降低它們的體溫，使它們困乏，這樣就很容易把它們捉住。我決定采用最后一種方法。我買了一個制冰淇淋的不銹鋼碗，在碗的內(nèi)壁和外壁都抹上果凍，這些果凍冷卻后會凍結(jié)。我把這個碗放進冰箱，冷凍了24個小時。與此同時，我還準(zhǔn)備了一些冰塊兒。 第二天早晨太陽光還不太熱，我就早早起床了。我把冰凍的碗放在蛇窩的上方，再把小冰塊兒放在碗上，以使碗保持冷卻狀態(tài)，最后再用一個大桶把碗罩住。于是我就等著。過了兩個小時我才把桶和碗一起拿開。蛇不像以前那樣活躍了，但是對于我來說，它們行動還是太快了，突然一下子就消失在附近的墻洞里去了。于是我只得調(diào)整我的計劃。第二次試驗我用的還是凍結(jié)的碗和冰塊兒，但是這次我是在夜晚氣溫開始變涼的時候把它們放在蛇窩的上方，然后像以前一樣用桶把碗罩住，通宵放在那兒。第二天一早我就去看結(jié)果。這一次我小心翼翼地蹲下去檢查的時候，發(fā)現(xiàn)蛇都是睡意濃濃的。但是一把它們提起來，它們就要咬我。因為它們都是毒蛇，所以很顯然我還得改進我的捕蛇方案。第三次試驗重復(fù)了第二次的程序。第二天早晨我的手里拿了一個捕魚的小網(wǎng)，這是因為我預(yù)料蛇還會再咬人。但是經(jīng)過仔細的監(jiān)視，證明這些蛇不會惹麻煩，一切都按計劃進行著。我把這些溫順的蛇收集起來，第二天就愉快地把他們?nèi)坚尫诺揭巴饬?。由于朋友和親戚的敦促，我決定抓住這次機會把我的發(fā)明送到專利局去，請他們對我這次成功的思路給予認可。只有你得到這種承認，你才可以說是一個真正的發(fā)明家。(評定)專利標(biāo)準(zhǔn)非常嚴(yán)格，除非新的想法真是新穎的，否則很難被接受。此外，你的想法如果屬于下列情況，那么你也不可能得到專利： 一種發(fā)現(xiàn) 一種科學(xué)理論或數(shù)學(xué)模式文學(xué)或藝術(shù)一個游戲或一筆交易一個電腦程序 一種新的動植物物種你的產(chǎn)品要經(jīng)過仔細調(diào)查，證明它確實是與眾不同的，你才能獲得專利。專利局還有一大批審查人員，他們的唯一職責(zé)就是審查你的專利申請是否有效。如果通過了所有的這些審查，你申請的專利就會在你提出申請的18個月之后公布出來。于是，我填了表，向?qū)＠痔峤涣松暾垥，F(xiàn)在就是等待和期盼了。將來你看看我的銀行結(jié)余金額就會知道我是否成功了。祝我好運吧！ 二、將下列詞語譯成英語，然后參考Unit 3的詞匯表自主勘誤。1專利證書， 專利權(quán)n. _2抓住， 捉住， 奪 v. _3忍耐， 忍受， 負擔(dān)v . &n. _4輕打， 輕敲， 水龍頭v. & n. _5文件， 檔案， 歸檔 n. &v. _6產(chǎn)品 n. _1patent2.seize3.bear4.tap5.file6.product7.著手 _8. 一心投入， 迅速把手伸入 _9不掛斷，稍等，緊握 _10次序顛倒， 發(fā)生故障 _11設(shè)法聯(lián)系上， 通過 _12掛斷電話 _7.set out 8.dive into 9.hold on10.out of order 11.get through 12.ring off 三、佳句背誦1經(jīng)過一番研究之后， 我決定采用三種可能的辦法。_ with some research findings, I _ three possible approaches.2我所做的第一件事就是看看有沒有現(xiàn)成的產(chǎn)品能幫助我，但是看來只有一種毒殺蛇的藥粉。The first thing _ was to see _ there were products _ might help me, but there only seemed to be powders designed to kill snakes.1Prepared, decided on 2.I did，if, that