Module7Unit20CultureCornerAncientChineseInventionsChenRongrongFromShuchengNo.1MiddleSchoolDoyouknowtheseAncientChineseInventions?armillarysphereseismographdragon-bonewaterliftkiteabacustimpaniumbrellabronzemirrorancientrobotsuspensionbridgeFourMostFamousInventionsinAncientChinacompassprintingpresspapermakinggunpowderFastReadingReadthetextquicklyanddecidewhethertheexercisesaretrueorfalse.Decidethetrueorfalseofthequestions.1.TheChinesewereusingpaperabout1800yearsago.2.TheChinesewerethefirstnationtostartproducingrecords.3.GeneralliteracyinChinawasbetterthananywhereelseintheworldbecauseofthepapermaking.4.EarlyChinesescientistsinventedgunpowerwhentheydiscoveredhowtheycouldmakesomethingexplode.5.Europeansailorswerestillnavigatingbythestarsuntileleventhcentury.FFFTFCarefulreadingReadthetextcarefullythistime,findthedetailedinformationandthencompletethefollowingquestions.1.FromwhatplantwasearlyChinesepapermade?2.WhatdidtheChinesedoasaresultoftheinventionofpaper?3.Whoinventedtheprintingpress?4.HowdidthegeneralpublicinChinabenefitformthisinvention?5.Whatwasgunpowderprincipallyusedfor?Giveanexample.6.HowdidtheancientChinesemakethefirstcompasses?7.WhenwasmagnetismdiscoveredintheWest?1.FromwhatplantwasearlyChinesepapermade?2.WhatdidtheChinesedoasaresultoftheinventionofpaper?3.Whoinventedtheprintingpress?4.HowdidthegeneralpublicinChinabenefitfromtheprintingpress?Bamboofibre.Becauseoftheinvention,theChinesewereoneofthefirstnationstostartproducingrecords,mapsandliterature.BiSheng.Becauseofit,generalliteracyinChinawasalotbetterthananywhereelseintheworld.5.Whatwasgunpowderprincipallyusedfor?Giveanexample.6.HowdidtheancientChinesemakethefirstcompasses?7.WhenwasmagnetismdiscoveredintheWest?Gunpowerwasprincipallyusedinwars,forexample,ancientrocketscouldbeusedasabomb.Theymadethefirstcompassesbyfloatingsmallpinsofmagneticmetalinbowlsofwater.ItwasfifteenthcenturywhenmagnetismwasdiscoveredintheWest.Consolidations:completetheblanksinthedigestofthetext.TheancientChinese_____________________manyimportantinventions,themostimportantfourarepapermaking,printingpress,gunpowderandthecompass.Earlypaperwasmadefrom_______________.The_______oftheplantwasdriedinto_________.Theprintingpresswasinventedin_________byaChinese__________.Thereweremany__________incarvingwoodenblockswhenitwasinvented.Thisinventionmadeitpossibleto_____________booksandliterature,whichhelpedChinesegotbettergeneral________.Gunpowderwasfirstlyusedinwarsand________inthedevelopmentofmanyweapons.Itusedtobeputinabambootubewhichcanbe_______atenemysoldiers.Thefirstcompasswasmadeinthe_____centuryandChineseusedittonavigateshipsatseabythe________century.However,thewesterncountries___________magnetismuntilthefifteenthcentury.areassociatedwithbamboofibrepulpfinesheets1045ADcraftsmancharactersmassproduceliteracyresultedlaunchedthirdeleventhdiscoveredDisscusion1.CanyounamesomeimportantinventionsofChinesenowadays?usbflashdrivetotalsyntheticcrystallinebovineinsulin完全合成牛胰岛素结晶YuanLongpingandhishybridriceHou'sprocessforsodaproductionlaserscanningphototypesettingsystem汉字激光照排系统quantumsatellite2.Dopeopleattachmuchimportancetotheseinfluentialinventionsnowadays?TuYouyouandherArtemisininwasoverwhelmedbyanactor'marriage.4.Whatcanyoudotohelpchangethepresentsituation?3.Why?Anyonewhoispositivelydevotedtosocietydeservesrespecting.Soweshouldholdatolerantattitudetowardsscientistsandactorsandactresses.Therefore,donotjudgeother'slifeandchoicebecauseitmaybeakindofmoralkidnapping(道德绑架).However,actorsandactressesmaybefamousbutscientistsaremoreimportanttohuman'sdevelopment.Inaword,asastudent,weshouldactmorereasonablyandpaymoreattentiontoourownlifeandstudy.Asaresult,weareabletoacquiremoreknowledgetoserveourmotherlandbetterinthefuture.Homework1.Memorizethenewwords.2.ConsiderwhatstudentsshoulddotochangethepresentstateofChina.3.Writeanessayaboutthereasonwhyweareleftbehindandhowtochangethesituation.