人教版 高中英语必修5 unit1 great scientistsperiod1reading(29张)名师公开课市级获奖课件.pptVIP

It seemed the water was to blame. 10. What did Dr. Snow think was responsible for the disease? He told the people to remove the handle from the water pump so it could not be used. 11. What did Dr. Snow advised the people in Broad Street do? 12. What else did Dr. Snow find in another part of London? In addition, he found 2 other deaths. 13. What conclusion did Dr. Snow tell the public? He announced that polluted water carried the disease. 14. What did Dr. Snow tell the water companies? They were instructed not to expose people to polluted water anymore. 1 Read the passage and number these events in the order that they happened. 1. An outbreak of cholera hit London in 1854. 2. John Snow began to test two theories. 3. John Snow investigated two streets where the outbreak was very severe. 4. John Snow marked the deaths on a map. Comprehending 5. He found that most of the deaths were near a water pump. 6. He had the handle removed from the water pump. 7. He announced that the water carried the disease. 8. King Cholera was defeated. John Snow finally proved his idea because he found an outbreak that was clearly related to cholera, collected information and was able to tie cases outside the area to the polluted water. 2 Read the passage again and answer these questions. 1 John Snow believed Idea 2 was right. How did he finally prove it? No. The map helped John Snow organize his ideas. He was able to identify those households that had had many deaths and check their water-drinking habits. He identified those houses that had had no deaths and surveyed their drinking habits. The evidence clearly pointed to the polluted water being the cause. 2. Do you think John Snow would have solved this problem without the map? Give a reason. 3 Cholera was a 19th century disease. What disease do you think is similar to cholera today? Why? Three diseases, which are similar today, are SARS, AIDS and bird flu, because they are serious, have an unknown cause a