高中英语 Unit3 Inventors and inventions 第1课时 Warming up 新人教版选修8.ppt

类别; discovery(n.) 1)[C] 被发现的事物(或真相，人) ①The drug is not a new discovery——its been known about for years. 这种药并不是什么新发现——人们多年前对它已有所了解。 ②A collector of rare insects will show us some of his latest discoveries. 一位稀有昆虫采集家将给我们看一些他的最新发现。;2)[CU]～(of sth)|～(that...) 发现；发觉 ①He made wonderful discoveries in science. 他在科学上有过伟大的发现。 ②At first, he was pleased with the discovery. 开始，这个发现使他高兴了一阵子。 ;【知识运用】 (1)(2004广东-28) While he was investigating ways to improve the telescope, Newton made________discovery which pletely changed________mans understanding of colour. A．a; 不填　　　　　 B．a; the C．不填； the D．the; a;答案：A　本题题意：在研究望远镜的改进方式时，牛顿有了一个彻底改变人类对颜色认知的发现。make a discovery表示“发现”；man 表示“人类”，不和冠词连用，偶尔采用复数形式。例如：This happens time and again in the course of the history of man.在人类历史的进程中，这种事一次又一次地发生。;(2)(原创)During the last half of the 20th century，the pace of scientific________accelerated greatly，particularly in the biological sciences. A．invention B．discovery C．construction D．creation 答案：B　本题题意：在20世纪的后半叶，科学发现的速度大大加快了，特别是在生物科学领域。scientific discovery表示“科学发现”。;(3)The________of the puter has made our work much easier. A．invention B．discovery C．recognition D．realization 答案：A　本题题意：计算机的发明让我们的工作轻松多了。invention表示“发明；创造”。;work sth out 1)计划；思考 Ive worked out a new way of doing it. 我想出了做这事的一个新方法。 2)找到……的答案；处理、解决 I cant work out where the music was ing from. 我弄不清这音乐是从哪儿传来的。 3)计算；算出 How could he work out the problem? 他怎样才能解出这道题呢？;【知识拓展】 1)work out (1)成功地发展 Things have worked out quite well for us. 事情的结果对我们很不错。 (2)锻炼身体，做运动 I work out regularly to keep fit. 我经常做运动以保持健康。 (3)～(at sth)计算；计算出 Itll work out cheaper to travel by bus. 算来还是乘坐公共汽车便宜。;2)work sb out了解；理解(某人的性格) Ive never been able to work her out. 我从没能摸准她的秉性。 ;【知识运用】 (1)(辽宁省大连市2010年高三第一次模拟考试) The government had hoped to draw as much attention as possible to this problem but it didnt ________that way. A．work out B．give out C．go out D．pick out 答案：A　本题题意：政府曾经希望尽可能引起人们对这个问题的关注， 然而事情并没有按照政府所希望的方向发展。work out表示“成功地发展”。;(2)(20