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ReadingUnit3InventorsandinventionsAlexanderGrahamBellDoyouknowthefollowingscientistsandwhatthingstheyinvented?Matchthefollowingtwocolumns.GalileoEinsteinNewtonWattEdisonAlexandergrahamBelltelephonetelescopesteamenginebulbTheoryofRelativityNewton’slawAlexanderGrahamBellwasaninventorthatlivedbetween1819and1905.HewasborninScotlandandlaterlivedintheU.S.Hespentmuchofhiscareerteachingthedeaf.HaveyoueverwonderedwhytelephonecompaniesoftenhavethewordBellaspartoftheirname?AlexanderGrahamBellinventedthetelephonein1876-andthisisthephonecompany'swayofhonoringhisachievement!TheveryfirstphonecallwasfromBelltohislabassistant,andhesaidMr.Watson,comehereatonce.Iwantyou.Lead-inTelephonesbecomepartofourlife.Butdoyouknowwhoinventedthetelephone?ABritishinventorcalledAlexanderGrahamBell.Discussthefollowingquestionsingroups:1.Whatdoyouknowabouttheinventor?2.Howusefulishisinventiontohumansociety?Why?Pre-readingReadthepassagequicklyandfindoutthemainideaofit.ScanningItmainlytalksaboutthelifeofAlexanderGrahamBellandhowhemadethegreatinventions.ListentothetapeandtrytoanswerthequestionsonPage26.1.WhatdoesBell’ssayingmeantoyou?2.WhatdoyouthinkLedtohissuccessasaninventoroftelephone?3.WhatinventionsdidBellmake?4.Whywillhealwaysbeknownastheinventorofthetelephone?Listening2.Whatdoyouthinkledtohissuccessasaninventorofthetelephone?Hiscuriosityandexploringspiritledtohissuccessasaninventorofthetelephone.1.WhatdoesBell’ssayingmeantoyou?Hissayingmeansthatitisimportanttobeexperimental.Bybeingcuriousandexploringaroundasubjectyoumaybychancecomeupwithsomenewandoriginalwaysofsolvingaproblem.3.WhatinventionsdidBellmake?Bellinventedthetelephoneandthetetrahedronshapebychance.Bothoftheseareextremelyusefulandstillusedtoday.4.Whywillhealwaysbeknownastheinventorofthetelephone?Hewillalwaysbeknownastheinventorofthetelephonebecauseitwasaverypopularinventionandthepatentmadethemostmoneyever.LanguagestudyALEXANDERGRAHAMBELLAlexanderGrahamBellwasbornin1847inScotland,butwhenhewasyounghisfamilymovedtoBoston,USA.Hismotherwasalmostentirelydeaf,soAlexanderbecameinterestedinhelpingdeafpeoplecommunicateandindeafeducation.Thisinterestledhimtoinventthemicrophone.LanguagestudyHefoundthatbypressinghislipsagainsthismother’sforehead,hecouldmakethebonesmoveinsuchawaythatshecouldunderstandwhathewassaying.他发现当他把嘴唇放在母亲的前额上，他就会让骨头以一种能让他母亲明白的话的方式运动。这是一个复合句。found后接了一个宾语从句;way后面接了由that引导的定语从句，在这个定语从句中又包含了一个what引导的宾语从句。注意way作先行词,后面的定语从句一般不用引导词,也可用that/inwhich引导。Whatsurprisedmewasnotwhathesaidbut____hesaidit.A.thewayB.inthewaythatC.inthewayD.thewaywhichHebelievedthatoneshouldalwaysbecuriousandhismostfamoussayingwas:“Leavethebeatentrackoccasionallyanddiveintothewoods.Everytimeyoudoyouwillbecertaintofindsomethingthatyouhaveneverseenbefore.Followitup,exploreallaroundit,andbeforeyouknowit,youwillhavesomethingworththinkingabouttooccupyyourmind.1.Hebelievedthatoneshouldalwaysbecuriousandhismostfamoussayingwas:”Leavethebeatentrackoccasionallyanddiveintothewoods.Everytimeyoudoyouwillbecertaintofindsomethingthatyouhaveneverseenbefore.Followitup,exploreallaroundit,andbeforeyouknowit,youwillhavesomethingworththinkingabouttooccupyyourmind.Allreallybigdiscoveriesaretheresultofthought.”他认为一个人应当具有好奇心，他最著名的一句话是：“偶尔离开平路去寻求困境。当你这么做的时候，你一定会发现你从未见过的东西。跟踪下去，不断探索，不知不觉中，你就会发现某种值得思考的东西占据着你的头脑。所有真正伟大的发现都是思考的结果。”beatentrack踏平的路；一贯的路；惯例。如：Wefollowedawell-beatentrackthroughtheforest.我们沿着一条人们他出来的路穿过森林。dive(vt)togoheadfirstintowater潜入；跳水。例如：Hedivedintotheriverandrescuedthedrowningchild.他跳到水中，救起那快要溺死的小孩。Theboydivedintotheriverfromthebridge这男孩从桥上跳人河中。diveinto作“潜心于……”讲时和devoteoneselftosth.的意思一样，但devoteoneselftosth.还有“投身于……;把自己奉献给……”的意思。diveintoHedivedintothehistoryofChina．他潜心研究中国历史。Hedivedintohispocketsandfishedoutonedollar．他迅速把手伸进口袋掏出了一美元。跳水(头朝下)；迅速把手伸入；(对活动，问题等)全心投入，潜心研究He____hiscareerandmadeagreatcontributiontoourcountry.A.divedhimselfintoB.devotedhimselftoC.divedintoD.devotedtoAllreallybigdiscoveriesaretheresultofthought.”他认为人应该保持一颗好奇心，他最著名的一名话是:“偶尔离开平路，去寻求困境。当你这么做的时候，你一定会发现你从未见过的东西。跟踪下去，不断探索，不知不觉中，你就会发现某种值得思考的东西占据着你的头脑。所有真正伟大的发现都是思考的结果。”Itwasthisexploringaroundproblemsandhisdynamicspiritthatledtohismostfamousinvention-thetelephonein1876.Itis/wasnotuntil…that….这是强调notuntil引导的时间状语从句句型。Itwasnotuntilhefinishedhishomeworkthathewenttobed.1)Itwasn’tuntilnearlyamonthlater__Ireceivedthemanager’sreply.(’05全国I)A.sinceB.unlessC.asD.that2)–DidJackcomebackearlylastnight?--Yes,itwasnotyeteighto’clock___hearrivedhome.(’05福建）A.beforeB.whenC.thatD.that高考链接:Bellneversetouttoinventthetelephoneandwhathewastryingtodesignwasamultipletelegraph.贝尔从未打算发明电话而是试图设计一种复式电报。setout(todosth.)开始（做某事）,着手干;为某个目标而努力Theyaresettingouttodoanewexperiment.他们正在着手干一项新的试验。Hesetouttobreaktherecordforthechannelswim.他决心打破游过海峡的记录。setouttodosth.=setaboutdoingsth.setoutfor=setofffor=leavefor意为“出发到……去”Let’ssetoutbeforedark.我们天黑前动身吧。TomorrowI’llsetoutforBeijing.明天我将出发去北京。1).Atdawn,theyset____togetreadyfortheworkoftheday.A.offB.aboutC.outD.in2).Theyset____atabout8o’clock.A.abouttoworkB.abouttoworkingC.aboutworkingD.outwork3.They____themountainatnoon.A.setofftoB.setouttoC