高二英语选修8 Unit3 inventors and inventions Reading.ppt

An amphibious car (2003) This is the first car that can travel safely on water and on land. When moving on water, the wheels of the car turn sideways and move into the body. The underneath of the car is strong enough to sail as a boat. It is a prototype and is not yet being produced for sale. This is an interesting modern invention. Stephenson’s “Rocket”(1781-1848) George Stephenson was one of the first men to design engines for the railways which were new at that time. One of the first tracks to be laid was between Stockton and Darlington. Stephenson was one of the first railway engineers and in 1825 he drove the first train along the line. The structure of DNA This was discovery of Francis Crick and James Watson and published in 1953. These two scientist were the first to show that our genes consist of two spirals of DNA (called the double-helix). This work led directly to the human genome project in 2003, which discovered the Structure of DNA. What is a discovery ? A discovery merely makes known something that already exist in nature, such as the discovery on the New Continent by Columbia. Listen to the recorded file of the text,then try to answer the questions. 1.What upset the authors mother? The snakes. 2.How many times did the author attempt to remove the snakes? Three times. 3.What did the author do after he successfully get rid of the snakes? To apply for a patent. 3. The purpose in writing this text is ___. A. to show us how to trap the snakes but not to kill them B. to tell people how to apply for a patent of the writer’s new idea C. to introduce the writer’s new idea of trapping the snakes and her application for a patent D. to tell the readers how to get a new idea and make it a patent 4. The biggest advantage of the writer’s new idea is that ____. A. it makes the snakes move slowly B. it makes the snakes hardly bite us C. it is easier for us to kill the snakes without hurting ourselves D. it i