1、Unit1 Women of achievement-writing 学案AYou have heard of inventor James Watt. He built a successful steam engine in 1969. But the first baby step to this invention took place in Egypt. The year was 120BC. A man attached two pipes to an ordinary kettle. He hung a globe over it. The steam made the glob
2、e go around. The device served no useful purpose. It was just something to see. No one at that time saw the potential.Over 1,800 years, in 1698, Englishman Thomas Saery put steam to work. He patented the first steam engine. The engine pumped water from a coal mine. Soon others tried their hand at th
3、e work. In 1721, Thomas Newcomen, an English blacksmith, improved Saverys engine. The engine he built also _.James Watt, a Scotsman, then took a giant step. He improved the steam engine greatly. Lets see what he did. He started from scratch. At18, he learned the trade of an instrument maker. At 21,
4、he got a job at the University of Glasgow. Funny how mere chance plays such an important part in life. At least, it did for James Watt. Here is what steam what happened in 1769.Watt was lucky. A Newcomen steam engine was brought in for repair. Watt took it apart. He saw how it worked and repaired it
5、. He knew he could improve it. There were technical problems. He asked students and professors for help. The result was an almost perfect engine.Watt applied for a patent and got it. Then he teamed up with Matthew Boulton, who had experience in manufacturing. Together they formed a company. They ren
6、ted out the design. The film was highly successful. James Watt retired in 1800, a very wealthy man.1. What is the best title of the passage?(please answer within 10 words)._2. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?Watt got a special document that said that he had the rig
7、ht to make or sell his new invention.3. Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)_4. What do you think of James Watt? (please answer within 30 words.)_5. Translate the underlined sentence in the first para
8、graph into Chinese._.BTennis great Billie Jean King is a great athlete and a pioneer in sport and she won four singles titles at the US Open between 1967 and 1974. Now, the same tennis officials with whom she often battled have paid her a special honor. US Open organizers named their venue(会场) the B
9、illie Jean King National Tennis Center at the beginning of this years championship. The decision came as a surprise to the star.Billie Jean King had her first tennis lesson at the age of 11, and became interested in it. Six years later she made herself known winning the first of 20 titles at Wimbled
10、on in the doubles championship. King went on to become the first female athlete to earn $100,000 in a year. But her greatest achievements may have been off the game. She devoted herself to fighting for equal status for women and women in sports that went far beyond tennis.A unique opportunity arrive
11、d and it proved a perfect way for King to further change the place of women in sports in 1973. She was challenged to play a man-tennis great Bobby Riggs. The men organizing the event expected it would provide great entertainment and the event was reported by sportscaster(体育评论员 ) Howard Cosell. But K
12、ing found he focused on her appearance, never mentioning her athletic achievements. King saw it as a crossroad in her battle for womens equality in sports. She did win, further opening opportunities for girls in sports.But some young female athletes now dont take these opportunities seriously. When
13、asked what they knew about King, they looked puzzled. “Theyve got many chances to play and its a good thing. However, we still have a long way to go for girls and women in sports and thats what I wantI want the dream to be equal.” She said.1. Billie Jean King fought with tennis officials for _A. bet
14、ter pay for herself B. more chances to compete C. the equality for women in sports D. a special honor from them2. Billie King first won her fame through_.A. her competition with Bobby Riggs B. being the first athlete to get a yearly income of $ 100,000 C. the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
15、D. her victory in the doubles championship in 1973?3. Why was the event with Boddy Riggs organized in 1973?A. To attract more audience for the interests of the organizer.B. To increase Billie Kings fame in the sports field.C. To make the sport tennis popular.D. To further open chances for women in s
16、ports.4. That sportscaster Howard Cosell focused on her appearance shows that_.A. beautiful female athletes were not quite commonB. women athletes were looked down upon at that timeC. Billy King remained unknown at that timeD. he didnt know much about Billie King .5. From the passage, we can learn t
17、hat Billie King_.A. has always been respected and honored in sports from the startB. thinks that the status women have got in sports is high enoughC. is disappointed at not being recognized by young female athletesD. thinks inequality between men and women in sports still exists.Writings：请以为题，写一片 10
18、0 个单词左右的英语短文。要点如下;1. 世界著名的女科学家，1867 年出生于波兰一个教师家庭，于 1934 年去世。2. 她从小爱学习并希望成为科学家，16 岁中学毕业，24 岁赴巴黎就读于巴黎大学，生活俭朴，学习刻苦。3. 她医生致力于科学研究，于 1903 年和 1911 年两次分别获得诺贝尔物理奖和诺贝尔化学奖。4. 一个女人事业成功不容易，而一生中两次或诺贝尔奖更为困难，居里夫人将作为一位伟大的女性永远为人们所怀念。Answers.(A) 1. The Cleverness of James Watt.2. Watt applied for a patent and got it.
19、3. pumped water.4. 略 5.但是这个发明的第一步是发生在埃及。(B). CDABDWriting:Madame Curie was a world famous woman scientist. She was born in a teachers family in Poland in 1867 and died 1934.From her early childhood, she loved to study and hoped to become a scientist. She finished middle school at the age of 16. At 2
20、4 she left for Pairs and entered Pairs University. She lived a very simple life and studied very hard.Madame Curie devoted her whole life to the study of science. She won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 and for Chemistry in 1911.It is not easy for a woman to succeed in her work. It is even more difficult for a woman to win the Nobel Prize twice. So Madame Curie will always be remembered as a great woman.
