Unit1WomenofachievementWriting學(xué)案AYouhaveheardofinventorJamesWatt.Hebuiltasuccessfulsteamenginein1969.ButthefirstbabysteptothisinventiontookplaceinEgypt.Theyearwas120BC.Amanattachedtwopipestoanordinarykettle.Hehungaglobeoverit.Thesteammadetheglobegoaround.Thedeviceservednousefulpurpose.Itwasjustsomethingtosee.Nooneatthattimesawthepotential.Over1,800years,in1698,EnglishmanThomasSaeryputsteamtowork.Hepatentedthefirststeamengine.Theenginepumpedwaterfromacoalmine.Soonotherstriedtheirhandatthework..In1721,ThomasNewcomen,anEnglishblacksmith,improvedSavery’sengine.Theenginehebuiltalso________________.JamesWatt,aScotsman,thentookagiantstep.Heimprovedthesteamenginegreatly.Let’sseewhathedid.Hestartedfromscratch.At18,helearnedthetradeofaninstrumentmaker.At21,hegotajobattheUniversityofGlasgow.Funnyhowmerechanceplayssuchanimportantpartinlife.Atleast,itdidforJamesWatt.Hereiswhatsteamwhathappenedin1769.Wattwaslucky.ANewcomensteamenginewasbroughtinforrepair.Watttookitapart.Hesawhowitworkedandrepairedit.Heknewhecouldimproveit.Thereweretechnicalproblems.Heaskedstudentsandprofessorsforhelp.Theresultwasanalmostperfectengine.Wattappliedforapatentandgotit.ThenheteamedupwithMatthewBoulton,whohadexperienceinmanufacturing.Togethertheyformedacompany.Theyrentedoutthedesign.Thefilmwashighlysuccessful.JamesWattretiredin1800,averywealthyman.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?(pleaseanswerwithin10words).___________________________________________________________________Whichsentenceinthepassagecanbereplacedbythefollowingone?Wattgotaspecialdocumentthatsaidthathehadtherighttomakeorsellhisnewinvention.Pleasefillintheblankinthesecondparagraphwithproperwordsorphrasestocompletethesentence.(Pleaseanswerwithin10words.)_____________________________________________________________________WhatdoyouthinkofJamesWatt?(pleaseanswerwithin30words.)__________________________________________________________________TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphintoChinese._____________________________________________________________________BTennisgreatBillieJeanKingisagreatathleteandapioneerinsportandshewonfoursinglestitlesattheUSOpenbetween1967and1974.Now,thesametennisofficialswithwhomsheoftenbattledhavepaidheraspecialhonor.USOpenorganizersnamedtheirvenue(會(huì)場(chǎng))theBillieJeanKingNationalTennisCenteratthebeginningofthisyear’schampionship.Thedecisioncameasasurprisetothestar.BillieJeanKinghadherfirsttennislessonattheageof11,andbecameinterestedinit.Sixyearslatershemadeherselfknownwinningthefirstof20titlesatWimbledoninthedoubleschampionship.Kingwentontobecomethefirstfemaleathletetoearn$100,000inayear.Buthergreatestachievementsmayhavebeenoffthegame.Shedevotedherselftofightingforequalstatusforwomenandwomeninsportsthatwentfarbeyondtennis.AuniqueopportunityarrivedanditprovedaperfectwayforKingtofurtherchangetheplaceofwomeninsportsin1973.Shewaschallengedtoplayaman-tennisgreatBobbyRiggs.Themenorganizingtheeventexpecteditwouldprovidegreatentertainmentandtheeventwasreportedbysportscaster(體育評(píng)論員)HowardCosell.ButKingfoundhefocusedonherappearance,nevermentioningherathleticachievements.Kingsawitasacrossroadinherbattleforwomen’sequalityinsports.Shedidwin,furtheropeningopportunitiesforgirlsinsports.Butsomeyoungfemaleathletesnowdon’ttaketheseopportunitiesseriously.WhenaskedwhattheyknewaboutKing,theylookedpuzzled.“They’vegotmanychancestoplayandit’sagoodthing.However,westillhavealongwaytogoforgirlsandwomeninsportsandthat’swhatIwant—Iwantthedreamtobeequal.”Shesaid.1.BillieJeanKingfoughtwithtennisofficialsfor______A.betterpayforherselfB.morechancestocompeteC.theequalityforwomeninsportsD.aspecialhonorfromthem2.BillieKingfirstwonherfamethrough_______.A.hercompetitionwithBobbyRiggsB.beingthefirstathletetogetayearlyincomeof$100,000C.theBillieJeanKingNationalTennisCenterD.hervictoryinthedoubleschampionshipin1973?3.WhywastheeventwithBoddyRiggsorganizedin1973?A.Toattractmoreaudiencefortheinterestsoftheorganizer.B.ToincreaseBillieKing’sfameinthesportsfield.C.Tomakethesporttennispopular.D.Tofurtheropenchancesforwomeninsports.4.ThatsportscasterHowardCosellfocusedonherappearanceshowsthat_____.A.beautifulfemaleathleteswerenotquitecommonB.womenathleteswerelookeddownuponatthattimeC.BillyKingremainedunknownatthattimeD.hedidn’tknowmuchaboutBillieKing.5.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatBillieKing_____.A.hasalwaysbeenrespectedandhonoredinsportsfromthestartB.thinksthatthestatuswomenhavegotinsportsishighenoughC.isdisappointedatnotbeingrecognizedbyyoungfemaleathletesD.thinksinequalitybetweenmenandwomeninsportsstillexists.Writings：請(qǐng)以為題，寫一片100個(gè)單詞左右的英語(yǔ)短文。要點(diǎn)如下;世界著名的女科學(xué)家，1867年出生于波蘭一個(gè)教師家庭，于1934年去世。她從小愛學(xué)習(xí)并希望成為科學(xué)家，16歲中學(xué)畢業(yè)，24歲赴巴黎就讀于巴黎大學(xué)，生活儉樸，學(xué)習(xí)刻苦。她醫(yī)生致力于科學(xué)研究，于1903年和1911年兩次分別獲得諾貝爾物理獎(jiǎng)和諾貝爾化學(xué)獎(jiǎng)。一個(gè)女人事業(yè)成功不容易，而一生中兩次或諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)更為困難，居里夫人將作為一位偉大的女性永遠(yuǎn)為人們所懷念。參考答案(A)1.TheClevernessofJamesWatt.2.Wattappliedforapatentandgotit.3.pumpedwater.4.略5.但是這個(gè)發(fā)明的第一步是發(fā)生在埃及。(B)CDABDWriting:MadameCurie