1、Unit 1 Women of achievement,单元话题美文,Marie Curies daughterIrene Curie Most people know that Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize，and the first person to win it twice.However，few people know that she was also the mother of a Nobel Prize winner.,Born in September,1897，Irene Curie was t
2、he first of the Curies two daughters.Along with nine other children whose parents were also famous scholars，Irene studied in their own school，and her mother was one of the teachers.Irene entered the University of Paris in 1914 to prepare for a degree in mathematics and physics.When World War began，I
3、rene went to help her mother，who was using X-ray facilities to help save the lives of wounded soldiers.Irene continued the work by developing X-ray facilities in military hospitals in France and Belgium.Her services were recognized in the form of a Militarys Medal by the French government.,In 1918，I
4、rene became her mothers assistant at the Curie Institute.In December 1924，Frederic Joliot joined the Institute，and Irene taught him the techniques required for his work.They soon fell in love and were married in 1926.Their daughter Helen was born in 1927 and their son Pierre five years later. Like h
5、er mother，Irene combined family and career.Like her mother，Irene was awarded a Nobel Prize，along with her husband，in 1935.Unfortunately，also like her mother，she developed leukaemia because of her work with radioactivity.Irene Joliot-Curie died from leukaemia on March 17,1956.,玛丽居里的女儿艾琳居里 大多数人都知道玛丽居里
6、是第一位获得诺贝尔奖的女性，而且是第一位两次获得该奖项的人。然而，很少有人知晓她也是一位诺贝尔获奖者的母亲。 艾琳居里出生于1897年9月，是居里夫妇两个女儿中的大女儿。和其他九个父母也是著名学者的孩子一起，艾琳在他们自己的学校学习，她的母亲就是其中的一位老师。1914年艾琳考入巴黎大学，攻读数学和物理学学位。当第一次世界大战爆发时，艾琳去帮助她的母亲，当时居里夫人正使用X光设备来帮助拯救受伤士兵的生命。艾琳通过在法国和比利时的军队医院里研制X光设备继续着这一工作。她的工作得到了广泛认可，从而获得法国政府颁发的军事奖章。 1918年，作为母亲的助手，艾琳成为居里研究所的一员。1924年12月，
7、约里奥弗里德里克参与了研究所的工作，艾琳教给他工作所需的一些技能。不久他们相爱了，并于1926年结婚。1927年他们的女儿海伦出生，五年后又有了他们的儿子皮埃尔。 和她的母亲一样，艾琳把家庭和事业结合在了一起。1935年，和她的母亲一样，艾琳和丈夫一起获得了诺贝尔奖。不幸的是，同样和她的母亲一样，艾琳由于从事辐射能的工作而患上了白血病。1956年3月17日，艾琳约里奥居里死于白血病。,课文预读,Period One Warming Up & ReadingPre-reading,匹配左边的单词和右边的汉语意思 第一组,1.connection A.成就；功绩 2.achievement B.组
8、织；机构；团体 3.specialist C.观察；观测 4.organization D.连接；关系 5.observation E.专家；专业工作者,第二组,6.campaign A.行为；举止 7.behaviour B.灵感；鼓舞 8.entertainment C.款待；娱乐 9.shade D.运动；战役 10.inspiration E.巢；窝 11.nest F.荫；阴凉处,第三组,12.welfare A.联系；纽带 13.institute B.学会；学院；协会 14.bond C.福利；福利事业 15.argument D.童年；幼年时代 16.childhood E.争
9、论；争吵,第四组,17.argue A.尊敬；尊重 18.respect B.讨论；争论 19.crowd C.挤满；使拥挤 20.behave D.观察；遵守 21.observe E.举动；表现,第五组,22.outspoken A.地雷 23.support B.项目；工程；规划 24.project C.支持；拥护 25.landmine D.值得的；值得做的 26.worthwhile E.直言的；坦诚的,.Do you know anything about the following great women？Discuss in pairs what makes them gre
10、at.Then try to match the names of the great women and what they did.,1.Jane Goodall A.The only woman scientist who was awarded two Nobel Prizes. 2.Jody Williams B.To help women and children with their illness and health. 3.Song Qingling C.The only female monarch(君主) of China. 4.Joan of Arc D.To work
11、 with animals in the wild. 5.Lin Qiaozhi E.To drive the English out of France. 6.Marie Curie F.To prevent the making and use of landmines. 7.Wu Zetian G.To work for civil rights，democracy(民主政治) and peace.,.Do you know any other women who have made great achievements to the world?.Who is your model f
12、emale figure？What have you learned from her?,Step 1 Fast-reading .Whats the main idea of the passage? A.Jane Goodalls life in protecting the wildlife. B.Jane Goodalls life in the forest in Africa. C.Chimps life in the forest. D.Many wild animals are in danger.,答案,.Match the main idea of each paragra
13、ph. Para.1 A.Jane has achieved many things through her efforts. Para.2 B.Jane has done many things for chimps. Para.3 C.Jane has helped people to have a better understandingof the behaviour of chimps. Para.4 D.The group studied a family of chimps in the way that Jane did.,答案,Step 2 Careful-reading .
14、Read the passage and judge whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F). 1.The chimps show love in their family by talking to each other.( ) 2.Jane has helped to set up special places for the wild animals to live in. ( ) 3.She has argued that chimps should be left in the forest.( ) 4.Sh
15、e supposes that people should not use chimps for entertainment.( ) 5.She has spent less than forty years helping people understand her work. ( ),F,T,T,T,F,答案,.Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer. 1.From the first paragraph，we can see that . A.the group happened to see a family of c
16、himps wake up B.it must be a tiring job to follow and watch chimp families C.chimps are friendly to humans D.chimps of a family are used to sleeping separately,答案,1,2,3,4,5,2.Most of the time，chimps either feed or clean each other because . A.they are hungry B.they are dirty C.they are friendly to e
17、ach other D.they have nothing to do,答案,1,2,3,4,5,3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A.Jane had to work with animals in their own environment because she wasnt able to study at a university. B.Thanks to Janes work，people know a lot more about the wildlife than befor
18、e. C.Jane agreed that the animals could be left in the wild and could be used for entertainment and advertisements. D.Though Jane worked hard with animals in their own environment，she didnt get a doctors degree.,答案,1,2,3,4,5,4.What does the word “they” in the sentence “Then we follow as they wander
19、into the forest.” mean? A.Janes family. B.Some families in the forest. C.The chimp family. D.A Gombe family.,答案,1,2,3,4,5,5.The author writes this passage in a(n) attitude. A.subjective B.admiring C.ironic(讽刺的) D.humorous,答案,1,2,3,4,5,Step 3 Post-reading After reading the passage，please fill in the
20、following blanks. Jane Goodall has studied the chimps for many years and helped people understand how much they behave like humans.Nobody before Jane 1. (full) understood their behaviour.Since her childhood she 2. (want) to work with animals in their own environment. However，this was not easy.When s
21、he first arrived in Gombe in 1960，it was 3. (usual) for a woman to live in the forest.,答案,fully,had wanted,unusual,Only after her mother came to help her for 4. first few months was she allowed to begin her project.She spent many years 5._ (observe) and recording their daily activities.She also disc
22、overed how chimps communicate 6. each other.She has argued that they should 7. (leave) in the wild and not used for entertainment or advertisements.She has helped to set up special places 8. they can live safely.She has achieved everything she wanted to do，and she 9._(respect) by many people in the
23、world.And now she inspires those who want to cheer the 10. (achieve) of women.,答案,the,observing,with,be left,where,is,respected,achievements,Step 4 Sentence-learning 1.This means going back to the place where we left the family sleeping in a tree the night before. 句式分析 本句是一个复合句。going back to the pla
24、ce为动名词短语，作动词means的宾语。where we left the family sleeping in a tree the night before为定语从句，修饰先行词the place，left the family sleeping in a tree为“leave宾语宾补”结构，因the family与sleep之间构成逻辑上的主谓关系，所以用sleeping作宾补。 自主翻译 _ _,这意味着我们要返回前一天晚上我们离开黑猩猩一家睡觉,的大树旁。,答案,2.For example，one important thing she discovered was that c
25、himps hunt and eat meat. 句式分析 本句是一个复合句。she discovered为省略了关系代词的定语从句，修饰先行词thing。that chimps hunt and eat meat为表语从句，由that引导，一般不可以省略，and连接表语从句中的两个动词。 自主翻译 _,答案,比方说，她的一个重要发现是黑猩猩捕猎并吃肉。,3.She has achieved everything she wanted to do：working with animals in their own environment，gaining a doctors degree and showing that women can live in the forest as men can. 句式分析 本句是一个复合句。she wanted to do为省略了关系代词that的定语从句。后面接连三个动名词短语working with.，gaining.，and showing.作everything的同位语；that women can live in the forest as men can为宾语从句，作动词show的宾语。 自主翻译 _ _,她已经完成了她想做的一切：在动物生活的环境中工作，,获得博士学位，证明女人能像男人一样在森林里生活。,答案,