2013外研版必修四Module 4《Great scientists》课件ppt.ppt

1. Why was Charles Kao awarded the Nobel Prize in physics? A. Because he invented the modern telephone and Internet. B. Because he together with Boyle and Smith invented a sensor which changes light into electrical signals. C. Because his idea led to the invention of digital cameras. D. Because he discovered the way to send light signals through glass fibers. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。从文章第二段第一句Half the $1. 4 million prize goes to Charles Kao, 75, for discovering how to send light signals long distance through hair-thin glass fibers. 可知D项正确。 2. The passage mainly tells us_______. A. Charles Kao’s contribution and his growth B. Charles Kao together with Boyle and Smith won the Nobel Prize in physics C. how Charles Kao discovered fiber-optic communications D. how Charles Kao became a great scientist 【解析】选A。主旨大意题。全文从Charles Kao获得诺贝尔物理学奖谈起，文章开始主要讲述Charles Kao对物理学的贡献，后文主要讲述他的成长。 3. When probably did Charles Kao discover fiber could carry light over long distances? A. In 1970. B. In the mid 1960s. C. Soon after leaving Hong Kong University. D. Before his graduation from London University. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。从文章倒数第二段第一句Kao said in 1966 that glass fibers could carry light over long distances. 可知B项正确。 4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Charles Kao left his parents and went to Hong Kong after the first year of middle school. B. Charles Kao is a Chinese-American. C. Only a few people considered Charles Kao’s idea very useful at the very beginning. D. Charles Kao studied fiber-optic communications in Hong Kong University. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。从文章倒数第二段第二句Not many took him seriously at the time. 可知C项正确。从文章第三段和倒数第三段可知A、B、D三项错误。 (B) You’ll need: ◆A large pan ◆2-liter water ◆A soft drink bottle ◆Some drinking straws with ridges(脊)that let them bend ◆ A pencil ◆ A marker Do this: ①Put about 2cm of water in the pan ②Put the pencil in the water ③Fill the bottle with water, bend the straw and put its short end in the mouth of the bottle ④Hold your finger over the mo