田靖
居里夫人是世界著名科學(xué)家,她發(fā)現(xiàn)了釙和鐳兩種天然放射性元素,一生兩度獲諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)。作為一名杰出的科學(xué)家,尤其是作為成功女性的代表,她的事跡激勵(lì)了很多人。
1Madame Curie, the youngest of the five children in her family, was born in Warsaw,Poland on November 7, 1867. Her early years were strongly influenced by her parents, whowere both educators. She later joined the Faculty of Sciences at the Sorbonne. Thismade Madame Curie the first woman to teach at the university level in France.
2 They started to do research together on radioactive matter and found polonium(釙)and radium(鐳). The work laid the foundation for future discoveries in nuclear phys?ics and chemistry. In 1903, Madame Curie received her Doctors degree for her study on ra?dioactive matter.
3 Despite this loss, Madame Curie continued her work on radioactivity and wona second Nobel Prize in 1911. After the First World War, Madame Curie visited the USAand was invited to many countries to give speeches about her work.
一、語篇理解
根據(jù)上面的短文,從下面選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。
A. And at an early age she put importance to education.
B. In 1895, she married Pierre Curie, a very bright scientist.
C. On July 4, 1934, at the age of 66, she died peacefully in Paris.
D. After their marriage, they worked together on radioactivity.E. In the same year Madame Curie and Pierre Curie were given the Nobel Prize in Physics.
F. She sent part of her income to help pay for her older sisters medical studies.
G. On April 19, 1906, Pierre was killed in a accident while walking across the street.
【語篇圖解】
這是一篇人物介紹類記敘文,其主題語境為“人與自我”范疇中的“生命的意義、生命的價(jià)值”。文章介紹了兩次獲得諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)的女科學(xué)家居里夫人。全文結(jié)構(gòu)如下:
二、閱讀筆記
閱讀上面的短文,搜集文本中出現(xiàn)的單詞和短語。
三、語句分析
閱讀上面的短文,分析、掌握文本中出現(xiàn)的復(fù)雜的語言結(jié)構(gòu)。
1. Her early years were strongly influenced by her parents, who were both educators.
【點(diǎn)石成金】這是一個(gè)復(fù)合句,意為“她早年深受父母的影響,他們都是教育家”。主句Her early years were strongly influenced by her parents 是被動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu),who were both educators是關(guān)系代詞who引導(dǎo)的非限制性定語從句,修飾先行詞her parents。
2. On April 19, 1906, Pierre was killed in a accident while walking across the street.
【點(diǎn)石成金】這是一個(gè)簡單句,意為“1906年4月19日,皮埃爾在過馬路時(shí)意外喪生”。while walking across the street在句子中作時(shí)間狀語。
四、活學(xué)活用
根據(jù)上面的短文中出現(xiàn)過的短語和表達(dá)方式,完成下面的句子。
1. 中國政府和人民非常重視2022年北京冬季奧運(yùn)會的舉辦。
__________________________the holding of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
2. 女性應(yīng)該在年輕時(shí)多學(xué)點(diǎn)東西,為以后的事業(yè)打基礎(chǔ)。
__________________________, and lay the foundation for future careers.
3. 這些志愿者近來一直致力于北京冬季奧運(yùn)會的相關(guān)工作。
__________________________the Beijing Winter Olympics recently.
五、文本寫作
通過閱讀上面的短文,我們對居里夫人的科學(xué)貢獻(xiàn)有了更多的了解。現(xiàn)在,請你根據(jù)上面的短文以及下面的信息,寫一篇英語短文。
注意:
1. 詞數(shù)80左右;
2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫。