英语听力入门第1册第8单元.doc

Unit 8 creative minds Part I The following passage will tell you about some inventions made by people in different countries. Listen carefully and match the inventions with the places where these things first came from B. in the past century when the consumer became king, product innovation reached unprecedented heights. Now listen to some of the great things invented in the past 100 years. Fill in the missing information. Pay special attention to the name of the inventions and the time when they appeared. Part I I Scientists of the millennium (1) Listen to the first half of a passage about the discovery and inventions of ten important scientists of the millenium. Complete the following chart with key words Now listen again and answer the questions with key words Part I I I Scientists of the millennium (2) You are going to hear the second of half of the passage about the discoveries of ten important scientists of the millennium. Complete the chart with key words. Now listen again. Decide whether the statements are true or false. Part I Warming up Key words invent Vocabulary Fax Sending (copies of printed material, letters, pictures, etc.) using a system by which the information is sent in electronic form along a telephone line To transmit (printed matter or an image) by electronic means. 传真：用电讯方式传递信息（打印出事情或图形） Calendar A printed table that lists the days, weeks, and months of the year A table showing the months, weeks, and days in at least one specific year. 日历：一种表格，表示出至少某一年内的月份、星期和日 Any of various systems of reckoning time in which the beginning, length, and divisions of a year are defined. 历法：任一种用于标识时间的系统，确定了一年的开始、时长和划分 Puppet A toylike jointed figure of a person or animal that is made to move by someone pulling wires or strings at a theater performance A small figure of a person or an animal, having a cloth body and hollow head, designed to be fitted over and manipulated by the hand. 木偶：用布料制成身体及空脑袋的小型人或动物的形象，用于套在手上或用手来操纵 A figure having jointed parts animated