1、Book 5 Unit 1 Great Scientists Period 1 Reading编者：王海虹 修编：李慧学习目标1. 通过学习 John Snow 战胜霍乱的故事，学习其科学态度并了解霍乱的相关知识。2. 通过阅读训练提高分析文章的能力，掌握抓文章细节的能力。3. 根据课文缩写，复述 John Snow 战胜霍乱的故事。自主合作探究【探究 1】.Read the text quickly and fill in the blanks. （No more than 3 words）Paragraph Stages General ideas1 Find a problem. The
2、 1._of cholera.2 2._ The correct or possible theories.3 Think of a method. 3._data on where people were dead and ill and where they got their water.4 4._ Plot information on a map to find out where people 5._or didnt die.5 Analyse the results. 6._the water to see if that is the cause of the illness.
3、6 7._. Find other evidence to confirm his 8._.7 Make a conclusion. The 9._water was to 10._for the cause of the London cholera.【探究 2】.Read the text again and choose the best answer.1What does the passage mainly talk about?AJohn Snow was a famous doctor in London.BThe reason that caused the deadly di
4、sease cholera.CJohn Snow solved the problem of cholera.2Which of the following theories did John Snow believe in?AA cloud of dangerous gas would float around until it found its victims.BPeople absorbed cholera into their bodies with their meals.CPeople got infected with cholera because of cold and h
5、unger.3Before 1854，when cholera broke out ，_.Amany thousands of people died Bpeople with cholera could be curedCJohn Snow began to know its cause4How did he find out the cause of the disease?ABy living in the area where cholera broke out.BBy marking a map where all the dead people had lived.CBy tell
6、ing the terrified people how to prevent it.5What do you think the Londoners would do with the unused pumps after defeating “King Cholera”？ AThey would destroy them. BThey would reuse them after cleaning. CThey would desert them for ever.【探究 3】III. Recite the following sentences 1John Snow was a famo
7、us doctor in Londonso expert，indeed，that he attended Queen Victoria as her personal physician.约翰斯诺是伦敦一位著名的医生他的确医术精湛，因而成了维多利亚女王的私人大夫。2Neither its cause nor its cure was understood.人们既不知道它的病源，也不知道它的治疗方法。3So many thousands of terrified people died every_time there was an outbreak.每次爆发霍乱时就有成千上万惊恐的人病死。4A
8、 woman，who had moved away from Broad Street，liked the water from the pump so much that she had_it_delivered to her house every day.有一位妇女是从宽街搬来的，她特别喜欢那里的水，每天都要派人从水泵打水运到家里来。达标练习. Fill in the blanks according to the text.John Snow was a wellknown doctor in London. Cholera was the most deadly disease of
9、 its day. Neither its cause nor its 1._was understood. So many thousands of terrified people died every time there was an 2._.At that time，there were two theories explaining how cholera killed people. John Snow 3._ in the second one. As the disease 4._quickly through the poor neighbourhoods，he began
10、 to 5._the information.He 6._on a map where all the dead people had lived. The map gave a valuable clue about the cause of the disease. That was，the water from Broad Street pump seemed to be to 7._.Furthermore，he found the water came from the 8._river from London. With another two cases，John Snow 9.
11、_with certainty that polluted water carried the disease and suggested that the source of all water supplies be examined. Finally “King Cholera” was 10._.短语填空 put forward link.to. suspect.of draw a conclusion be to blame be absorbed in cure of expose.to1We had no desire to_our plan.2We must_this shameful activity_the newspaper.3The students sat in the classroom and _reading English.4We consider that you _for the accident.5They _from the fact at last.6People often _lung cancer _smoking.7. To our great joy, the doctor _ him _ his serious disease.
