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Unit2Unit2FruitfulQuestionsWarm-upQuestions1BackgroundInformation2NewwordsandPhrases3TextAnalysis4Exercises5•Warm-upQuestions:•Punnyriddles1.Whichmonthdosoldiershate?March(三月,行军)2.Whatdoyoucalladeerwithnoeyes?Noidea(no-eye-deer).3.Whoisclosertoyou,yourmomoryourdad?Mom.Becausedadisfarther.4.Whichcanmovefaster,heatofcold?Heat,becauseyoucancatchcoldWhichonedoesnotbelongtothesamegroupastheothertwo?Why?•Whatweretheanswersthechildrensupplied?•Accordingtotheauthor,istomatoafruitorvegetable?①Tomato!Becausetheothertwoarefruits!②Strawberry!Becausetheothertwoareround!③Orange!Becausetheothertwoarered!④Orange!Becausetheothertwogrowonvines.⑤Strawberry!Becauseit’stheonlyoneyouputonice-cream.Theyareallright!Fromthethreechildren,Ilearnabouttheimportanceofcreativity!Iwillgiveyousomeexamples!Withthecreativethinking,hebecameafamousscientist.Copernicus，1473-1543，PolishFounderofmodernastronomy.HeliocentricTheory日心说Hebroughtupthetheory——thesun,andnottheearth,isthecenterofthesolarsystem,andtheearthandotherplanetsrevolvearoundthesun,whichcompletelychangedthewayuniversewasviewed.“LovemeandaskedmetoeatHaagen-Dazs!”HerenamedhisBronxice-creamHaagen-Dazsandraisedthepricewithoutchangingtheproduct.Häagen-DazsandReubenMattusEdwardJenner（1749-1823，Britishphysician）Hisinventionofvaccinationagainstsmallpoxwasanimmensemedicalbreakthroughandhassavedcountlesslives.Discoveredthevaccinationbyabandoninghisquestforacure.•ThomasKuhn(1922-1996)托马斯库恩:•influentialAmericanphilosopherofscience.HisTheStructureofScientificRevolutionisoneofthemostcitedacademicbooksofalltime.•theinformationhighway:•theworldwidecomputernetworkthatincludestheInternet.Itpermitstherapidsendingofmanydifferentformsofdata,includingvoice,videoandtext.•信息高速公路：Thechildrenaredoingwhateveryscientistwho’severmadeanimportantdiscovery!Recordbadstudentdoesnotnecessarilyisn‘tagoodstudent！Afailureatschool,abrilliantscientist,TheoryofrelativityThemostpotentparadigm-shifter有影响力的Weneedtodiscover，asthekidsdid，thatthereismorethanonerightanswer!SesameStreet•SesameStreetAnAmericanlongrunningchildren’stelevisionshowthatcombineseducationwithentertainment.Oneofthegamesplayedontheshowisthe“WhatDoesn’tBelong”game.ItisproducedintheUnitedStatesbySesameWorkshop,andbroadcastedonNovember10,1969ontheNationalEducationalTelevisionnetwork.•I.NewWords：•A)word–building•1.n.–ment,-sion,-ation,--tion,-ence,-ance/--er,or,--ar•Excitement,verson,vaccination,evolution,difference,importance,Parameter,clamor,beggar•2.Compoundword•Strawberry,workbook,ever-growing,downshift•3.adj.–ful,--tive,---able,---ible,---al,•Fruitful,preventive,notable,impossible,national•B)usage•1.fruitful:producinggoodresults;successful•---Itwasafruitfulmeeting;wemadealotofimportantdecisions.•2.despite:inspiteof•---Despitetheheat,heworeablackleatherjacket.•3.definitely:certainly•Ican’ttellyoudefinitelywhenIwillcome.•4．contract:v.•1)becomesmallerornarrower•Metalscontractastheygetcooler•2)signacontract•Wehavecontractedwithafirmforthesupplyoffuel.•3)getordevelop(anillness•Mysonhascontractedmalaria•5.notable:importantanddeservingattention•---Mostbirdssingonlyindaylight,onenotableexceptionbeingthenightingale.•6．access:n.therighttoenteraplace,usesth.,seesb.Etc.•Accesstosecretfilesisrestrictedtosenormanagementonly.•Gain/getaccess(tosth.)•Thepolicemanagedtogainaccessthroughanupstairswindow.•KeyWords&Expressions•1.fruitful:adj.producinggoodresults多产的，富有成效的，•E.g今天的会议比上周的会议更有成效。•—Today’smeetingwasmorefruitfulthanlastweek’s.•扩展：•—fruitless:adj.不结果实的，•fruitfully:adv.产量多地，•fruitfulness:n.果实累累•2.limitation:n.beinglimited限制，局限性，缺陷，不足•E.g.尽管这个调查有局限性,它确实表明一些总体趋势。•—Despitethelimitationsofthesurvey,itdidsuggestsomegeneraltrends.•这是一部好车，但是它有其自身的不足。•—It’sanicecar,butithasits•limitations.•扩展：•—limit:v.限定，限制•limited:adj.有限的•limitless:adj.无限的，•3.version:n.•A.型式；改编形式；——大众最新车型•thelatestversionoftheVolkswagenGolf•B.(个人的)说法，描述;•——她向我们描述了她所认为的那天发生的事情。•Shegaveusherversionofwhathadhappenedthatday.•C.(电影，剧本，音乐等)版本，•——根据《战争与和平》改编的电影•thefilmversionof‘WarandPeace’•D.译本——这部小说的英文译本预定明年出版发行。•TheEnglishversionofthenovelisdueforpublicationnextyear.•4.despite:prep.inspiteof尽管，不管•例句：—尽管他申请了数百个工作，但任然在失业中。•Despiteapplyingforhundredsofjobs,heisstilloutofwork.•—尽管他认为物理枯燥无味，他却学得很好。•Hewasgoodatphysicsdespitethefactthathefounditboring.•5.definitely:adv.undoubtedly，certainly清楚地，明确地；肯定，当然•例句：—我记得这封信肯定发出去了。•Idefinitelyremembersendingtheletter.•—“那是你所期待的吗？”“当然是。”•‘Wasitwhatyouexpected?’‘Yes,definitely.’•扩展：•definite:adj.确定的，肯定的•6.messy:adj.dirty,untidyorlackingorder凌乱的，脏的•例句：—对不起，这个地方很乱，我一直没时间清扫。•Sorry.Theplaceisquitemessy.Ihaven’thadtimetoclearup.•扩展：•mess:n.混乱•messily:adv.乱糟糟地•7.quest:n.alongsearchforsth.thatisdifficulttofind追求，寻求•搭配：questfor寻求，追求•例句：—对幸福/知识/真理的追求•thequestforhappiness/•knowledge/truth•8.contract:•v.getanillness感染•例句:—那个地方有三分之二•的人感染了艾滋病。•Two-thirdsofthepopulation•therehascontractedAIDS.•n.合同•9.notable:adj.deservingtobenoticed,remarkable显著的，著名的，值得注意的这个教堂一个显著的特征就是它与众不同的钟塔。•Anotablefeatureofthechurchisitsunusualclocktower.•10.evolution:•A.进化（生）；•例句：•—达尔文的进化论•Darwin’stheoryofevolution•B.the