大学英语第一册第三单元答案.pptVIP

* BOOK 1 - Unit 3 - - Listening Practice Before you read Text A, we will tell you something about its author. Now listen to the recording. Write down your answers to the following questions according to what you have heard. BOOK 1 - Unit 3 - - Listening Practice 1. Who is the passage about? [Stephen Hawking.] 2. What questions interest him? [Big questions about the start of the universe and the way it works.] 3. What makes his achievements so remarkable? [The contrast between the strength of his mind and the weakness of his body.] [Stephen Hawking.] [Big questions about the start of the universe and the way it works.] [The contrast between the strength of his mind and the weakness of his body.] BOOK 1 - Unit 3 - Text A - Comprehension 1. One of you asks the first six questions and the other answers. Starting from question 7, change roles. When you have finished, the teacher may want to put some of the questions to you for a check. BOOK 1 - Unit 3 - Text A - Comprehension 1. What is the attitude of some people towards the changes brought about by science and technology? [Theyd like to stop such changes and go back to what they see as a purer and simpler age.] 2. What was life like before science and technology began to change our way of life? [Life was nasty, brutish, and short.] 3. What would happen if all government money for research were cut off? [The force of competition would still bring about advances in technology.] [Theyd like to stop such changes and go back to what they see as a purer and simpler age.] [Life was nasty, brutish, and short.] [The force of competition would still bring about advances in technology.] BOOK 1 - Unit 3 - Text A - Comprehension 4. Is it possible to prevent science and technology from further development? Why or why not? [Its impossible to prevent science and technology from further development. Because the force of competition will bring about technological advances, and one cannot stop inquiring minds from thinking about