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Module 4
Module 4
Great Scientists
To learn some key words and expressions
To learn to analyse some long sentences
Open your books and listen to the tape carefully.
Then close your books and listen again, paying attention to the pronunciation and reading after it.
n. (学) n. (家) adj. (的)
biology
botany
zoology
genetics
biologist biological
botanist botanical
zoologist zoological
geneticist genetic
试着填写下列同根词。
Complete the sentences with words formed from those in brackets.
Mendel was a famous _________ who lived in the 19th century. (genetics)
2. The Chinese government is developing
________ research in many areas. (science)
geneticist
scientific
3. Darwin was a famous ________ and ________ who developed the theory of evolution. (zoology, botany)
4. Einstein was a 20th century ________. (physics)
5. He made fundamental __________ which are still true today. (discover)
zoologist
botanist
physicist
discoveries
【拓展】
阅读句子,总结figure的意思。
Five people were reported to have
died and the figure is expected to rise.
figure n. 意为“_______”。
1. …Yuan Longping, is a leading figure.
……袁隆平是一位重要人士。
figure n. an important person 人物
e.g. Martin Luther King Jr. is a famous historical figure.
数字
2) How does she manage to keep her figure when she eats so much
3) There is a bronze figure of a horse in
front of the school building.
figure n. 身材
_______________ 保持身材
figure n. 雕像
keep one’s figure
figure v. 认为,估计
4) I figured that Jim would have
received my letter by now.
句意:现在的情况非常复杂,所以我想我需要花一些时间来弄清楚事实。figure out弄清楚,符合题意。make up弥补,组成,化妆;look through浏览;put off推迟,延期。
The present situation is very complex, so I think it will take me some time to _____ its reality.
A. make up B. figure out
C. look through D. put off
B
【语境应用】单项选择
【语境应用】英译汉。
她的父亲是音乐界的一位主要人物。
1) It will take much time to figure out
these math problems.
计算出这些数学题需要花很多时间。
2) I’m dieting to keep my figure.
我正在节食以保持身材。
3) Her father is a leading figure in the
music industry.
I was brought up to be honest.
bring up 意为“_______”。
2. Yuan Longping was born and brought up in China.
袁隆平生长在中国。
bring up 抚养;教育;提出;呕吐
e.g. It was his grandparents who brought
up the boy after the earthquake.
教育
I never thought he would bring up that matter before so many people.
He drank too much and brought up all that he had drunk at midnight.
bring up 意为“_______”。
提出
呕吐
bring up 意为“_______”。
【拓展】
与bring相关的其它短语:
bring about 引起,造成;
bring down 使降低,击落;
bring back 归还;
bring in 有收入,收获
【语境应用】翻译下面句子。
1) Please bring your plan up at the meeting.
2) The couple brought up five children.
3) Mary didn't feel well and brought up her dinner.
请将你的计划在会上提出来。
这对夫妇养育了五个孩子。
玛丽身体不舒服,把晚餐吃的东西都吐了。
3. Yuan Longping experimented with different types of rice.
袁隆平对不同品种的水稻进行实验。
experiment v. test or trial done carefully in order to study sth. 实验,试验
experiment with 用……做实验
experiment n. 实验,试验
eg The researchers are doing the experiment on rats. = The researchers are experimenting on rats.
4. The research was supported by the
government.
研究得到了政府的赞助。
support v. Hep sb or sth by approval or by giving money 支持,拥护;资助,赞助;
【拓展】
support n. 支持,拥护;帮助,援助;
支柱,支撑物
supporter n. 支持者,拥护者
阅读句子,总结support (v.) 在句中的含义。
1) Dr. Yuan’s research was supported by the government.
2) The whole building is supported by four big pillars (柱子).
3) He has been supporting himself since he was 15 years old.
4) Several major companies are
supporting the project.
支持
支撑
养活
资助,赞助
阅读句子,总结support (n.)在句中的含义。
1) He has strong support from all
religious groups.
2) Thanks to their support, I finished my
high school education.
3) The supports under the bridge were
starting to bend.
支持,拥护
帮助,赞助
支柱,支撑物
【语境应用】用support翻译下列句子。
Her family supported her (in her) decision.
He works hard to support his big family.
2) 他努力工作以养活他庞大的家庭。
1) 她的家人支持她的决定。
5. …rice fields were converted to growing vegetables and other cash crops.
……稻田现在被用来种植蔬菜和其他
经济作物。
convert vt. change from one form or use to another 使转化, 使转换,
change one’s beliefs
使改变信仰等
convert (...) to / into ...
改变(习惯、态度等);(把……) 转变 / 转换 / 转化为……
to / into为介词,后接名词、代词或动词-ing形式。
e.g. I used not to like exercise, but my
sister has converted me to / into
(liking) it. 过去我不喜欢运动,但是
我妹妹使我喜欢上它了。
Could we convert the small bedroom to / into a study
我们能把这个小卧室改成书房吗?
With the fast development of economy, a lot of farmlands were ______ to industrial, residential or other uses. A. replaced B. converted
C. made D. returned
B
【语境应用】单项选择
6. The new rice replaced vegetables in 50
thousand square kilometres.
新品种水稻代替了5万平方公里的蔬菜。
replace vt. take the place of 取代,代替
e.g. Nothing can replace a mother’s love and care.
replace sth. with / by sth.
用……取代……
e.g. We have replaced human labour
with / by machines in many ways.
【拓展】
in place of 代替
take the place of 取代;代替
1. As a boy he was educated in many schools and was given the nickname, “the student who asks questions”.
= When he was a boy, Yuan Longping studied in many schools and was nicknamed “the student who asks questions”.
Sentence Explanations
本句为一个简单句。and连接两个并列的被动结构; the student who asks questions为the nickname的 _________; who asks questions为定语从句, 修饰先行词 ___________。
同位语
the student
2. He thought that the key to feeding people was to have more rice and to produce it more quickly.
= He believed that having more rice and producing it more quickly was the most important thing to feed people.
本句是一个复合句。that the key ... it more quickly是宾语从句; 宾语从句中两个并列的动词不定式短语to have more rice和to produce it more quickly作_______。
表语
the key to doing sth 做某事的关键
类似用法的名词还有:
the answer to the question,
the solution to…,
the journey/trip/tour to…,
the way to…,
the entrance to…,
the flight to…
…
【仿写】
我认为学好英语的关键在于找到一个合适的方法,并且要尽可能多地练习。
I think that the key to learning English well is to find a suitable method and to practice it as much as possible.
3. He thought there was only one way to do this — by crossing different species of rice plant, and then he could produce a new plant which could give a higher yield than either of the original plants.
本句为and连接的两个并列分句。前面的分句为主从复合句, there was only one way to do this为省略引导词that的宾语从句; 破折号后的by crossing different species of rice plant解释前面的________; and后面的分句也为主从复合句, which could give a higher yield than either of the original plants为定语从句修饰先行词___________。
one way
a new plant
【仿写】
我认为提高你技能的唯一办法是多练习,这样你就有可能成为一名出色的钢琴家,可以在全国各地演出。
I think there is only one way to improve your skill — by practicing more, and then you may become a great pianist who can give concerts all over the country.
I. 根据下面各句句意以及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示词,写出该单词的正确形式 (每空一词)。
1. This book is ________ (出版) by Oxford University Press.
2. It takes patience to e________ children.
3. She played a l________ role in the country’s independence movement.
published
educate
leading
4. The _________ (生产者) of the radios could not find a market for them.
5. Our o________ plan was to go to Spain, but it was too expensive.
6. Everyone can greatly improve the q________ of life.
7. Over a hundred s________ of insect are found in this area.
producers
original
quality
species
8. Scientists have made a major ___________ (突破) in the treatment of cancer.
9. The central f________ in the painting is the artist’s daughter.
10. It’s cheaper to buy goods in large q________.
breakthrough
figure
quantities
II. 根据括号内的汉语提示补全下面句子 (每空一词)。
1. The bedroom ________ ________ ________ (已被改成) an office last month.
2. In my opinion, ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ (解决这个问题的关键) is to build another primary school.
3. I ________ ________ ________ (由……支持) my parents when I was studying.
was converted to
the key
to solving this problem
was supported by
4. Born into a family with three brothers, David ________ ________ ________ (抚养) to value the sense of sharing.
5. Jenny nearly missed the flight ________ ________ ________ ________ (由于) doing too much shopping.
6. Tourist trips of all kinds in Britain ________ ________ (上涨了) 10.5% between 1977 and 1987.
was brought up
as
a result of
rose by
7. French cheeses ________ ________ ________ (被出口) many different countries.
8. Bill Gates showed signs of his genius _______ ________ ________ ________ (从幼年时期).
are exported
to
from an early age
Write a short summary of the reading passage. You can choose a different title and try to use as many new words as you can.