unit1 women of achievement-writing学案

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1、Unit1Womenofachievement-writing学案　　Unit1Womenofachievement-writing学案　　A　　YouhaveheardofinventorJamesWatt.Hebuiltasuccessfulsteamenginein1969.ButthefirstbabysteptothisinventiontookplaceinEgypt.Theyearwas120BC.Amanattachedtwopipestoanordinarykettle.Hehungaglobeoverit.Thesteammadetheglobegoaround.The

2、deviceservednousefulpurpose.Itwasjustsomethingtosee.Nooneatthattimesawthepotential.　　Over1,800years,in1698,EnglishmanThomasSaeryputsteamtowork.Hepatentedthefirststeamengine.Theenginepumpedwaterfromacoalmine.Soonotherstriedtheirhandatthework..In1721,ThomasNewcomen,anEnglishblacksmith,improvedSavery

3、’sengine.Theenginehebuiltalso____________________.　　JamesWatt,aScotsman,thentookagiantstep.Heimprovedthesteamenginegreatly.Let’sseewhathedid.Hestartedfromscratch.At18,helearnedthetradeofaninstrumentmaker.At21,hegotajobattheUniversityofGlasgow.Funnyhowmerechanceplayssuchanimportantpartinlife.Atleas

4、t,itdidforJamesWatt.Hereiswhatsteamwhathappenedin1769.　　Wattwaslucky.ANewcomensteamenginewasbroughtinforrepair.Watttookitapart.Hesawhowitworkedandrepairedit.Heknewhecouldimproveit.Thereweretechnicalproblems.Heaskedstudentsandprofessorsforhelp.Theresultwasanalmostperfectengine.　　Wattappliedforapate

5、ntandgotit.ThenheteamedupwithMatthewBoulton,whohadexperienceinmanufacturing.Togethertheyformedacompany.Theyrentedoutthedesign.Thefilmwashighlysuccessful.JamesWattretiredin1800,averywealthyman.　　1.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?(pleaseanswerwithin10words).　　_________________________________________

6、__________________________　　2.Whichsentenceinthepassagecanbereplacedbythefollowingone?　　Wattgotaspecialdocumentthatsaidthathehadtherighttomakeorsellhisnewinvention.　　3.Pleasefillintheblankinthesecondparagraphwithproperwordsorphrasestocompletethesentence.(Pleaseanswerwithin10words.)　　______________

7、________________________________________________________　　4.WhatdoyouthinkofJamesWatt?(pleaseanswerwithin30words.)　　__________________________________________________________________　　5.Translatetheunderlinedsent