内容正文:
UNIT 1
PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT
Introduce someone you admire
numerous
theory
relativity
formula
genius
gentle
patent
passion
doctorate
adj. 众多的;许多的
n. 理论;学说
n. 相对论;相对性
n. 公式;方程式;配方
n. 天才;天资;天赋
adj. 温柔的;文静的
n. 专利;专利证书;获得专利
adj. 有专利的;受专利保护的
n. 酷爱;激情
n. 博士学位
extraordinary
gradually
photoelectric
come to power
institution
institute
consequence
take up a position
moustache
adj. 不一般的;非凡的;意想不到的
adj. 逐渐地;逐步地
adj. 光电的
(开始)掌权;上台
n. 社会公共机构;制度;习俗
n. (教育、专业等)机构;机构建筑
n. 结果;后果
担任;任职
n. 上唇的胡子;髭
peculiarity
encounter
professor
mourn
remarkable
device
sum
sum up
draft
n. 个性;特点;怪异的性质
vt. 偶然碰到;遇到 n. 邂逅;遭遇
n. 教授
vt.&vi. 哀悼;忧伤
adj. 非凡的;显著的
n. 方法;技巧;装置;仪器
vi. 总结;概括
n. 金额;款项;总数;总和
总结;概括
n. 草稿;草案 vt. 起草;草拟
What's the main idea of the text?
The text mainly talks about Einstein’s _________ and ______________.
life story
achievements
1. What type of writing is this text?
A novel B. biography
C.book review D.news report
2. How does the writer develop the text?
A.By giving an example
B.By testing some theories
C.By analysing cause and effect
D.By following the time order.
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Born in Germany
1879
1896
1955
1933
Tried but failed to enter university in Switzerland
1895
Entered university
Graduated from university
1900
Took a job
as a clerk in the Swiss patent office
1902
1905
Able to quit his job at the patent office and enter research full-time at a university
1909
Awarded the Nobel Prize
1922
Had to flee
Germany
Died in the United States
Read the text and complete the timeline. Then introduce Einstein's life story and achievements in your own words.
Earned a doctorate in physics
Analogy【类比】
Metaphor【隐喻】
Simile【明喻】
Personification【拟人】
Euphemism【委婉语】
as the new Issac Newton(P3L6)
the doors of academic institutions(P4L2)
as though he had just received
an electric shock(P5L2)
(hair) stood on end(P5L2)
passed away(P6L1)
Match the rhetorical device uesed in the passage
Read the text and decide whether th