高中英语-Unit-1-Great-Scientists-copernicus’revolution

COPERNICUS’REVOLUTIONARYTHEORYReading1.Doyouknowwhatisthecenterofthesolarsystem?2.Canyounamethenineplanetsinthesolarsystem?WarmingupNinePlanetsIntheSolarSystem.Mercury水星Venus金星Earth地球Mars火星Jupiter木星Saturn土星Uranus天王星Neptune海王星Pluto冥王星NinePlanetsIntheSolarSystem:Mnemonics(记忆术)MercuryVenusEarthMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePlutoMyVeryEasyMethod:JustSetUpNinePlanets.Canyouuseagoodmethodtomemorizethem?ZhangHengDoyouknowanyfamouspersoninthefieldofspaceanduniverse?StephenHawkingCopernicusGalileoCopernicusWeknowthefirstscientistisCopernicus.Hewasoneofthefirstscientiststousemathematicalobservationstocollectinformation.Hebelieved_______isthecenteroftheuniverseandtheearthandotherplanets_____________.ThechartonP.7showshistheory.Pre-readingDoyouknowsomethingaboutCopernicus?thesunwentarounditCopernicus’RevolutionaryTheory1.AtCopernicus’time,ChristianChurchwaspowerfulandcouldpunishsomeone.Readthroughthepassage,andtellwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.Reading3.Copernicushadbeenimprovinghisnewtheoryuntilhecompletedit.4.Hisfriendswerenotinterestedinhisideas.2.Copernicusnoticedthatobservedfromtheearth,someplanetsseemedtostop,movebackwardandthengoforwardinaloop.5.SincehewasnotafraidofbeingattackedbytheChurch,Copernicuspublishedhisbookassoonashefinishedworkingonit.6.Newton,Einstein,andHawkingareallscientistswhomadecontributionstothestudyoftheuniverse.1.WhatconclusiondidCopernicus’mathematicalcalculationsleadto?2.Whycouldn’thetellanyoneaboutthetheory?3.HowmanyyearsdidCopernicusworkontheproblemtocompletehistheory?4.WhendidCopernicuspublishhistheory?5.Doyouthinkit’srightforCopernicustopublishhistheorythatlate?Readthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions.Hismathematicalcalculationsledtotheconclusionthattheearthwasnotthecenterofthesolarsystem.1.WhatconclusiondidCopernicus’mathematicalcalculationsleadto?BecausethepowerfulChristianChurchwouldhavepunishedhimforevensuggestingsuchanidea.2.Whycouldn’thetellanyoneaboutthetheory?4years.3.HowmanyyearsdidCopernicusworkontheproblemtocompletehistheory?Studentsgivetheirownanswers.5.Doyouthinkit’srightforCopernicustopublishhistheorythatlate?Hepublishedhistheoryashelaydyingin1543.4.WhendidCopernicuspublishhistheory?2IfyouwereNicolausCopernicus,wouldyouhavehiddenyourtheoryforsomanyyears?Giveyourreasons.Asascientist,Copernicuswasmorecautiousthancoward.Ifhehadpublishedhisideasathistime,hewouldhavebeenkilledjustasBrunowhowasburnttodeathbecausehistheorywasagainsttheChristianChurch’s.Everytimeanewideaappears,therearealwaysrejections.It’snormal.Scientistsshouldhavepatiencetospreadtheirtruth.1)这个句子，好像一点也讲不通。Thesentencedoesn’tseemtomakesense.2)你编的故事我听不明白。Yourstorydoesn’tmakesensetome.1makesense讲得通；有道理Languagepoints2enthusiastic:beinterestedin热情的;热心的She’svery_____________________singing.Weexplainourplan,andheisvery___________.enthusiasticabout/overenthusiasticenthusiasticenthusiasmenthusiasticallySheshowsboundless__________forthework.Shegreetedhim_____________withakiss.Sheisvery__________aboutEasternmusic.enthusiasmenthusiasticallyenthusiasticIfyoudon’tlikeTom,youmayr_____hisgift.Ifyoudon’tthinkthesuggestionissuitableforyou,youmayr____it.ejecteject3rejectvt.拒绝;不接受;丢弃Herejectedtheirofferofajob.他拒绝了他们给他的工作。Theguardwarnedmetobecautiousaboutstrangers.Myfatherisaverycautiousdriver.警卫告戒我要当心陌生人。我的爸爸是一位非常谨慎的司机。4cautious:carefultoavoidriskbecautiousabout/ofsb./sth.