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Unit 1 Great scientists 第二部分 Reading Ⅰ John Snow Defeats “King Cholera” 【学习目标】科学发现的全过程及其严密性；学习描述性文体的基本写作框架。【课前自学】 The passage mainly tells us that ______________ A. the cause of cholera was polluted water. B. John Snow was a well-known doctor in London. C. the source of all drinking water should be examined. D. John Snow did some research and helped to defeat “King Cholera” 2) Why was cholera called “King Cholera” in the text? A. Because cholera caused many deaths. B. Because it got its name from Queen Victoria. C. Because cholera was the most deadly disease of its day. D. Because it was defeated with the help of the king. 3) People thought that cholera spread _________ before John Snow’s research. A. in the air B. by the birds C. in the water D. by the food 4) ____________ is the key help for John Snow’s discovery. A. The government B. The woman moving away from Broad street C. The water company D. The map made by himself 5) At last, “King Cholera” was controlled by ___________. A. using medicines in hospitals B. driving patients out of the country C. dealing with the polluted water D. getting rid of all kinds of pollution 3. Find out the following phrases in the text. 1) physical characteristic ________________; 2) _________________________ 提出一个理论 infectious disease ____________________; 4) _________________________ 得出结论 analyze the results ___________________; 6)__________________________ 暴露(…..)在……中 terrified people _____________________; 8) ___________________________ 最致命的疾病把….吸收入….收集信息 1决心干某事一条珍贵的线索 除..…之外还有… 将…和…联系起来 叫某人送东西死于… 肯定地宣布被污染的水 阻止某人干某事处理…… 【问题展示】The chart shows that each paragraph of the text explains John Snow’s stages in his research. Please read the text and find out the general idea of each paragraph and match the correct research stage with each paragraph. Discuss it in groups, and then report your answers. Paragraph Stages General ideas 1 Find a problem The _________ of cholera 2 ____________________ The