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Section Ⅳ Using Language — Comprehending
学习任务目标
1. 了解文章的主旨大意。
2. 能够通过分析每段的大意来加深对文章的理解。
3. 了解钱学森和霍金的个性特征及所取得的成就。
写出下列词汇的汉语意思
1. cast vt. 投射;向……投以(视线、笑容等);投掷
2. shadow n. 阴影;影子;背光处
3. pour vt. 倒出;倾泻;斟(饮料)
4. concrete n. 混凝土
adj. 混凝土制的;确实的;具体的
5. leadership n. 领导;领导地位;领导才能
6. trace vt. 追溯;追踪;查出
n. 痕迹;遗迹;踪迹
7. outstanding adj. 优秀的;杰出的;明显的
8. abstract adj. 抽象的;理论上的
n. (文献等的)摘要
9. concept n. 概念;观念
10. furthermore adv. 此外;再者
11. fault n. 弱点;过错
12. shift n. 改变;转换;轮班
vi. & vt. 转移;挪动;转向
13. rainbow n. 彩虹
14. missile n. 导弹
15. telescope n. 望远镜
16. break out (战争、打斗等不愉快的事情)突然开始;爆发
17. in charge of 主管;掌管
18. come down 患(病);染上(小病)
19. above all 最重要的是;尤其是
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The father of
China's
aerospace
★Born in Shanghai, Qian attended schools in Beijing and then entered Shanghai Jiao Tong University to study Railway Mechanical Engineering and then 1. switched his major to aviation.
★Qian went to the US in 1935 to 2. pursue his graduate studies and then became a pioneer in American jet and rocket technology.
★He returned to China after 3. overcoming some difficulties and received a hero's welcome from his homeland.
★4. Under Qian's leadership, China developed the Dongfeng missiles, followed by the first generation of Long March rockets. Qian was extremely 5. knowledgeable, especially in the area of frontier science research.
A world
of pure
thought
★Stephen Hawking was one of the most famous and 6. gifted scientists in physics.
★Hawking first achieved fame when he was still healthy enough to walk. Hawking's own work on 7. the big bang theory was soon proven by astronomers with telescopes.
★What made Stephen Hawking a 8. genius was that he was brilliant and brave, he was quite 9. determined and he was willing to admit his 10. faults.
Ⅰ. 根据课文内容选择正确答案
1. What does Paragraph 1 mainly talk about?
A. Evaluations about Qian.
B. Great talent about Qian.
C. Qian's influence on social progress.
D. Qian's experience in the US.
2. Qian went to the the United States when he w