1、Unit1 Great scientists第一学时 Reading and ComprehensionDrew JohnsonDrew Johnson，a web designer，considers helping others his passion. He says it occurred to him one day that he should make a road trip to help the needy.“As you travel，you can help people，and then use your knowledge and ability with techn
2、ology to connect people，to motivate them to go out and serve their communities， ”he said.He began his journey last October and is documenting his experiences on a blog.“I wanted to invite people along with me， and I think some of the best ways to do that is through pictures，video and writing.”When N
3、ashville，Tennessee，was destroyed by flooding this year，he helped people remove ruins from their homes. He also lent a hand to refugees， including people from Burundi in East Africa.Today he is delivering free meals to the elderly in Maryland through a program called Meals on Wheels.Task 1仔细阅读课文“John
4、 Snow Defeats King Cholera”， 然后根据课文内容选出最佳选项。1Why did John Snow attend Queen Victoria as her personal physician?ABecause he was well known all over the world.B Because he was expert at medical science.CBecause he was an old doctor.DBecause Queen Victoria liked him very much.2Which of the following st
5、atements is Not true according to the text?AJohn Snow was a famous doctor.B John Snow finally defeated “King Cholera”CCholera was a deadly disease of its day.DFew people died every time there was an outbreak of cholera.3How was “King Cholera”defeated?ABy peoples not polluting the river again.B By pe
6、oples eating the diets.CBy peoples delivering the water from other places.DBy peoples stopping drinking the polluted water.4Whats the main idea of the text?AJohn Snow was a wellknown doctor in London.B The cause of cholera was polluted water.CThe source of all drinking water supplies should be exami
7、ned.DHow John Snow defeated “King Cholera” 答案：14 BDDDTask 2再次阅读“John Snow Defeats King Cholera”，完成下列表格。JOHN SNOW DEFEATS “KING CHOLERA”About CholeraIt was a 1._disease of its day.People didnt know its cause or its 2._So many thousands of people died every time there was an outbreak.Two theoriesChole
8、ra spread in a cloud of dangerous gas.Cholera was 3._into peoples bodies with their meals.The courseof findingevidence As the disease spread quickly through poor 4._of London，John Snow began to gather information.He found the outbreak was very 5._in two particular streets.After further investigation
9、s he discovered it seemed that the water was to 6._When people didnt use the 7._water, the disease slowed down，which showed that cholera was really spread by germs.8._to preventcholera from happeningJohn Snow suggested that the 9._of all the water supplies be examined.The water companies were 10._no
10、t to expose to polluted water any more.答案：1deadly 2.cure 3.absorbed 4.neighbourhoods 5severe/serious 6.blame 7.polluted 8Measures/Steps 9.source 10.instructedTask 3根据课文“John Snow Defeats King Cholera”，在下文空格中填入适当的词语，使文章意思连贯完整。John Snow was 1._wellknown physician in London in the 19th century and want
11、ed to help ordinary people 2._(expose)to cholera which was the deadly disease of its day.It was believed 3._cholera was commonly caused by the bacteria in the air or people absorbed this disease into their bodies with their meals.4._(suspect)that the second theory was correct, he made further invest
12、igations and discovered that it was the water that was 5._(blame)Next, John Snow looked into the source of the water for these two streets 6._all the dead people had lived. Fortunately when he found that it came from the river polluted by the dirty water from London, he told the 7._(astonish) people
13、 in Broad Street immediately to remove the handle from the pump so that 8._could not be used. In another part of London, supporting evidence from two other deaths that were linked 9._the Broad Street outbreak was found by him， too.With this extra evidence, John Snow was able to announce 10._certainty that polluted water carried the virus. Finally “King Cholera” was defeated.答案：1a 2.exposed 3.that 4.Suspecting 5.to blame 6where 7.astonished 8.it 9.to 10.with
