UNIT 1 Section Ⅰ　Reading and Thinking—Comprehending（Word教参）【状元桥·优质课堂】2021-2022学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第一册（人教版）

UNIT 1　PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT Three things invented by women If you are asked to name important inventors，you may start with Thomas Edison，or Alexander Graham Bell.But what about Mary Anderson？Or Josephine Cochrane？Or Grace Hopper？You may not know their names, but they are just three of the women with great achievements. For example, where would we be without the windscreen wiper？Back on a cold winter's day in 1902，Mary Anderson was travelling by car through New York City.Snow was falling, forcing the driver to stop and get out again and again to clear it, from which a smart idea crowded in on her：Why not make some kind of wiper that could be controlled from inside the car？And that was exactly what she did. The dishwasher dates back even earlier to the 19th century, and to the dinner parties thrown by a lady called Josephine Cochrane.As a frequent hostess，she wanted a machine that could wash dishes faster than people.So the first successful dishwasher was born. Back in the 1940s and 50s, Grace Hopper, a computer specialist, was at the forefront of computer programming.She invented the first compiler，which could translate instructions into code that computers could read.Nicknamed“Amazing Grace”，she serves as a role model and an inspiration to women working in different STEM (Science，Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) fields today. 1．achievement　　　　n．成就 2．specialist n．专家 3．compiler n．编译程序 4．code n．代码 5．inspiration n．灵感，启发灵感的人(或事物) 6．windscreen wiper 挡风玻璃雨刷 7．crowd in 涌入脑海 Section Ⅰ　Reading and Thinking—Comprehending (见学生用书P2) 默写练习(一) (见学生用书P125) 一、单词 (一)核心单词(根据音标及汉语意思，写出英语单词) 1．vital [ˈvaItl] adj.必不可少的；极其重要的；充满生机的 2．property [ˈprɒpəti] n．性质；特征；财产 3．boil [bɔIl] vt.& vi.(使)沸腾；煮开；烧开n．沸腾；沸点 4．liquid [ˈlIkwId] n．液体adj.液体的；液态的 5．obtain [əbˈteIn] vt.(尤指经努力)获得；赢得vi.(规章、习俗等)存在；流行 6．acknowledge [əkˈnɒlIdʒ] vt.承认(属实、权威等)；(公开)感谢 7．defeat [dIˈfiːt] n．失败；挫败vt.击败；战胜 8．analyse [ˈænəlaIz] vt.分析 9．insist [InˈsIst] vi.& vt.坚持；坚决要求 10．mostly [ˈməʊstli] adv.主要地；一般地 (二)拓展单词