高二英语unit1 making a difference同步练习

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1、高二英语Unit1Makingadifference同步练习I.SpeakingTask1Whoarethey?Directions:Intheformarethenamesofsomefamousscientists.Guesswhotheyareandwhattheyarefamousfor.EnglishnamesChinesenamesWhatthey’refamousforArchimedesAristotleNicholasCopernicusMarieCurieCharlesDarwinThomasAlvaEdisonAlbertEi

2、nsteinBenFranklinGalileiGalileoIsaacNewtonOther:_________Task2Doyoureallywanttoturnintoagenius?Directions:workingroupsanddiscussthefollowingtopic.Refertootherpeople’sopinionsbeforeyougetdowntowork.Topic最近科学家研究发现人类大脑中有"天才按钮"，只要刺激特定区域，常人也能有非凡的算术、艺术等能力。你愿意开启这个"按钮"吗？YourchoiceYesR

3、easonsNoReasonsShelly:Iwouldjustliketobeanormalperson.AsfarasIknow,sometalentedpeoplearestrange.Theymaybegoodatonethingbutnottalentedinotherareas.Forexample,Einsteinhadagiftforphysicsbutfoundithardtocommunicatewithothers.Eric:I'mwillingtoturnonsucha"button"inmybrain,ifitreally

4、exists.Icouldbecomeskilledatscience,artoreconomics(经济).ButIwouldmakesurethis"button"couldn'tdomeanyharmbeforeturningiton.Marie:Ifmorepeoplebecamegeniuses,itmayleadtoanincreaseinhigh-techcrime(犯罪),suchasstealingmoneythroughtheInternetandcreatingharmfulcomputerviruses.Itishardto

5、imaginewhattheworldwouldbelikeifallthecriminalswereveryclever.Judy:Inmyopinion,sucha"button"candoalotofgood.Itmayhelpustodevelopourabilitiessothatwecanmakenewdiscoveries.Asaresult,wecouldsolvemanyproblemsandhaveamorecomfortablelife.Ifpossible,Iameagertobecomeagenius.Helen:Alth

6、oughitisconvenient,Idon'tthinkitsrighttobecomeclevererinthisway.Ifsomeonewantstobesuccessfulinmathorart,heorsheshouldworkhard.Ibelievesuccessrequireshardworkaswellasnaturalgifts.Sam(teacher):Justimaginewhatitwouldbeliketobecomeageniusovernight.Inmyopinion,mostofuswouldtreasure

7、suchachancetomakeourliveseasyandinteresting.However,atthesametime,weshouldmakegooduseoftheseabilitiesandcontribute(贡献)tosocietyandmankind.II.Pre-readingactivitiesDirections:HereisapassageStephenHawkingwroteabouthisdiseaseandusethewordsintheformtocompletethepassage.realize;live

8、;save;engage;mean;progress;finish;disturb;bore;hang;Notknowin