Unit 3 Make it happen-Developing ideas-Reading for writing课文要点讲义2026-2027学年外研版英语八年级上册

本初中英语讲义以“好奇心的重要性”为核心，从爱因斯坦名言引入，通过富兰克林发明避雷针、万户探索太空、张衡研制地震仪等案例展开，系统梳理词汇（如curiosity, pioneer）、短语（如be drawn to, protect...from）及语法结构（如so...that..., spend...doing），构建从引入到案例分析再到总结的学习支架。 该资料特色在于融合中外科学家案例，培育文化意识与家国情怀，通过词汇拓展、短语互译及语法练习提升语言能力，设计分层综合练习（单选、填空等），课中辅助教师高效授课，课后助力学生巩固知识、查漏补缺，全面发展思维品质与学习能力。

Unit 3 Make it happen Developing ideas-Reading for writing 【课文要点】 1. Albert Einstein once said, "I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." 阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦曾经说过：“我没有特殊的天赋。我只是 passionately 好奇。” - once adv. 曾经；一次 - special adj. 特别的，特殊的 - talent n. 天赋，才能 - passionately adv. 热情地，强烈地（由passionate + -ly构成） - curious adj. 好奇的 - curiosity n. 好奇心 - e.g. She is a ____________ girl. She always asks questions.（curious） 2. The greatest inventions in history would be impossible without curiosity. 历史上最伟大的发明，没有好奇心就不可能实现。 - greatest 最伟大的（great的最高级） - in history 历史上 - without prep. 没有（反义词 with） - e.g. We can't succeed ____________ hard work.（without） 3. Curiosity can bring new discoveries. 好奇心可以带来新发现。 - bring v. 带来（过去式 brought） - discovery n. 发现（由discover + -y构成） - e.g. The research ____________ many new findings.（bring） 4. Benjamin Franklin is a great example. 本杰明·富兰克林是一个很好的例子。 - example n. 例子 - for example 例如 - e.g. He is a good ____________ for us to follow.（example） 5. He was drawn to electricity and had a deep curiosity about its nature. 他对电很感兴趣，对电的本质有很深的好奇心。 - be drawn to 被......吸引 - electricity n. 电 - deep adj. 深的；adv. 深深地 - nature n. 本质；自然 - e.g. She ____________ drawn to music when she was young.（be） 6. He did lots of research to try to understand it. 他做了大量的研究来试图理解它。 - research n. 研究（不可数名词） - do research 做研究 - try to do 试图做某事 - e.g. They are ____________ research on the new medicine.（do） 7. For example, he flew a kite during a storm. 例如，他在暴风雨中放风筝。 - fly v. 放飞；飞行（过去式 flew，过去分词 flown） - during prep. 在......期间 - storm n. 暴风雨 - e.g. He ____________ a kite in the park yesterday.（fly） 8. His curiosity led him to invent the lightning rod. 他的好奇心引导他发明了避雷针。 - lead sb to do 引导某人做某事 - lightning rod 避雷针 - lightning n. 闪电 - e.g. Her interest ____________ her to study science.（lead） 9. This invention protects buildings from lightning. 这项发明保护建筑物免受雷击。 - protect...from 保护......免受...... - e.g. We should ____________ the environment ____________ pollution.（protect...from） 10. Curiosity can also make people brave. 好奇心也能使人勇敢。 - brave adj. 勇敢的（→ bravely adv. 勇敢地） - make + 宾语 + 形容词 使某人/某物...... - e.g. The news ____________ her happy.（make） 11. Just look at Wan Hu, the Ming Dynasty pioneer of space exploration. 看看万户，明朝太空探索的先驱。 - pioneer n. 先驱，先锋 - space exploration 太空探索 - exploration n. 探索（由explore + -ation构成） - e.g. He is a ____________ in the field of medicine.（pioneer） 12. He was so curious about space that he invented a "flying chair"! 他对太空如此好奇，以至于他发明了一把“飞行椅”！ - so...that... 如此......以至于...... - flying chair 飞行椅 - e.g. She is ____________ kind that everyone likes her.（so） 13. He lost his life while testing this invention. 他在测试这项发明时失去了生命。 - lose one's life 失去生命 - while testing 在测试时（while + 动名词） - e.g. He ____________ his life in the accident.（lose） 14. Despite the failure, his curiosity gave future explorers ideas. 尽管失败了，他的好奇心给后来的探索者提供了灵感。 - despite prep. 尽管（= in spite of，后接名词/动名词） - failure n. 失败 - future adj. 未来的；n. 未来 - explorer n. 探索者（由explore + -er构成） - e.g. ____________ the rain, we went out.（Despite） 15. People learnt from his example, and created safer ways to explore space. 人们从他的例子中学习，创造了更安全的太空探索方式。 - learn from 从......中学习 - safer 更安全的（safe的比较级） - explore v. 探索 - e.g. We should ____________ from our mistakes.（learn） 16. But curiosity is more than just taking risks. 但好奇心不仅仅是冒险。 - more than 不仅仅 - taking risks 冒险（动名词短语） - take risks 冒险 - e.g. He is ____________ a teacher; he is also a friend.（more than） 17. It also drives people towards certain goals. 它也能驱动人们朝着某些目标前进。 - drive v. 驱动；驾驶（过去式 drove，过去分词 driven） - towards prep. 朝着 - goal n. 目标 - e.g. We should work ____________ our goals.（towards） 18. Zhang Heng, a Chinese scientist and inventor, was curious about the world. 张衡，一位中国科学家和发明家，对世界充满好奇。 - scientist n. 科学家（由science + -ist构成） - inventor n. 发明家（由invent + -or构成） 19. He spent years studying the sky and the earth. 他花了很多年研究天空和大地。 - spend time (in) doing 花时间做某事 - 【辨析】spend, cost, take, pay - spend 人 + spend + 时间/金钱 + (in) doing / on sth - cost 物 + cost + 人 + 金钱 - take It + takes + 人 + 时间 + to do - pay 人 + pay + 金钱 + for + 物 - e.g. She ____________ two hours reading every day.（spend） 20. Finally, he drew China's first star map, and invented the first earthquake detector. 最终，他绘制了中国第一张星图，并发明了第一台地震探测仪。 - finally adv. 最终（= at last / in the end） - draw v. 绘制；画（过去式 drew，过去分词 drawn） - star map 星图 - earthquake n. 地震 - detector n. 探测仪（由detect + -or构成） - e.g. He ____________ a picture yesterday.（draw） 21. His curiosity continues to influence scientists today. 他的好奇心至今仍影响着科学家们。 - continue to do 继续做某事 - influence v. 影响 - e.g. His ideas ____________ many people.（influence） 22. What is a scientist after all? 科学家归根结底是什么？ - after all 毕竟，归根结底 - e.g. He is a child ____________.（after all） 23. It is a curious man looking through a keyhole, the keyhole of nature, trying to know what's going on. 它是一个好奇的人透过钥匙孔——大自然的钥匙孔——在看，试图知道发生了什么。 - look through 透过......看 - keyhole n. 钥匙孔（由key + hole构成） - nature n. 自然；本质 - what's going on 发生了什么 24. Curiosity is the key. 好奇心是关键。 - key n. 关键；钥匙 - e.g. Hard work is the ____________ to success.（key） 25. It opens one door after another for us to discover a new world. 它为我们打开一扇又一扇门，去发现一个新世界。 - one after another 一个接一个地 - discover v. 发现 - e.g. She solved problems ____________ after another.（one） 【高频短语汇总】中英互译 1. special talents ____________ 2. _________________________________ 在历史上 3. bring new discoveries ____________ 4. _________________________________ 被......吸引 5. have a deep curiosity about ____________ 6. _________________________________ 做大量的研究 7. fly a kite ____________ 8. _________________________________ 引导某人做某事 9. protect...from ____________ 10. _________________________________ 太空探索的先驱 11. lose one's life ____________ 12. _________________________________ 尽管失败了 13. learn from ____________ 14. _________________________________ 不仅仅是冒险 15. drive towards goals ____________ 16. _________________________________ 花时间做某事 17. star map ____________ 18. _________________________________ 地震探测仪 19. continue to influence ____________ 20. _________________________________ 归根结底 21. look through ____________ 22. _________________________________ 一个接一个地 综合练习 一、单项选择 ( ) 1. She is a ______ girl. She always asks questions. A. curious B. curiousity C. curioused D. curiously ( ) 2. We can't succeed ______ hard work. A. with B. without C. for D. of ( ) 3. The research ______ many new findings. A. bring B. brings C. brought D. bringing ( ) 4. She ______ drawn to music when she was young. A. is B. was C. were D. be ( ) 5. He ______ a kite in the park yesterday. A. fly B. flew C. flown D. flying ( ) 6. Her interest ______ her to study science. A. lead B. leads C. led D. leading ( ) 7. We should ______ the environment ______ pollution. A. protect; from B. protect; for C. protect; to D. protect; with ( ) 8. The news ______ her happy. A. make B. makes C. made D. making ( ) 9. She is ______ kind that everyone likes her. A. very B. too C. so D. such ( ) 10. He ______ his life in the accident. A. lose B. loses C. lost D. losing ( ) 11. ______ the rain, we went out. A. Despite B. Although C. Because D. So ( ) 12. We should ______ from our mistakes. A. learn B. learns C. learned D. learning ( ) 13. He is ______ a teacher; he is also a friend. A. more than B. less than C. better than D. worse than ( ) 14. She ______ two hours reading every day. A. cost B. takes C. spends D. pays ( ) 15. He ______ a picture yesterday. A. draw B. drew C. drawn D. drawing ( ) 16. Hard work is the ______ to success. A. key B. keyhole C. lock D. door ( ) 17. She solved problems ______ after another. A. one B. ones C. first D. once ( ) 18. He is a ______ in the field of medicine. A. pioneer B. pioneering C. pioneered D. pioneers ( ) 19. His ideas ______ many people. A. influence B. influences C. influenced D. influencing ( ) 20. ______ is a curious man looking through a keyhole. A. It B. That C. This D. He 二、根据汉语意思完成句子 1. 她是一个好奇的女孩。 She is a ____________ girl. 2. 没有努力，我们无法成功。 We can't succeed ____________ hard work. 3. 她对音乐很感兴趣。 She ____________ drawn to music. 4. 他昨天在公园放风筝。 He ____________ a kite in the park yesterday. 5. 她的兴趣引导她学习科学。 Her interest ____________ her to study science. 6. 我们应该保护环境免受污染。 We should ____________ the environment ____________ pollution. 7. 她如此善良，以至于每个人都喜欢她。 She is ____________ kind ____________ everyone likes her. 8. 尽管下雨，我们还是出去了。 ____________ the rain, we went out. 9. 我们应该从错误中学习。 We should ____________ from our mistakes. 10. 他不仅仅是老师，也是朋友。 He is ____________ than a teacher; he is also a friend. 11. 她每天花两小时读书。 She ____________ two hours reading every day. 12. 他昨天画了一幅画。 He ____________ a picture yesterday. 13. 努力工作成功的关键。 Hard work is the ____________ to success. 14. 他一次解决了一个问题。 He solved problems ____________ after another. 15. 好奇心可以带来新发现。 Curiosity can ____________ new discoveries. 16. 他一直在做研究。 He ____________ research all the time. 17. 他的好奇心促使他发明了避雷针。 His curiosity ____________ him to invent the lightning rod. 18. 他继续影响了许多人。 He ____________ to influence many people. 19. 他因好奇心而失去了生命。 He lost his life ____________ of his curiosity. 20. 她朝着自己的目标努力。 She works ____________ her goals. 三、选词填空（从方框中选择合适的单词填空，注意形式变化） A | curious | without | bring | research | protect | lead | so | despite | learn | spend | 1. She is a ____________ girl. 2. We can't succeed ____________ hard work. 3. The discovery ____________ many changes. 4. They are doing ____________ on the new medicine. 5. We should ____________ the environment. 6. Her interest ____________ her to study science. 7. She is ____________ kind that everyone likes her. 8. ____________ the difficulty, he succeeded. 9. We should ____________ from our mistakes. 10. She ____________ two hours reading every day. B | curious | without | bring | research | protect | lead | so | despite | learn | spend | Curiosity is a powerful force. ____________ curiosity, many great inventions would not exist. ____________ people are always asking questions. They ____________ new ideas to the world. Benjamin Franklin was ____________ about electricity. He did a lot of ____________. His curiosity ____________ him to invent the lightning rod. It ____________ buildings from lightning. Wan Hu was ____________ curious about space that he invented a "flying chair". ____________ losing his life, his curiosity gave others ideas. We can ____________ from these examples. We should ____________ time exploring the world around us! 四、用所给词的适当形式填空 1. She is a ____________ (curiosity) girl. 2. The greatest inventions would be impossible ____________ (with) curiosity. 3. She ____________ (be) drawn to music when she was young. 4. He ____________ (fly) a kite in the park yesterday. 5. Her interest ____________ (lead) her to study science. 6. We should protect the environment from ____________ (pollute). 7. He ____________ (lose) his life in the accident. 8. ____________ (Despite) the difficulty, he succeeded. 9. We should learn from our ____________ (mistake). 10. She spends two hours ____________ (read) every day. 11. He ____________ (draw) a picture yesterday. 12. His ideas continue ____________ (influence) many people. 13. He is a ____________ (pioneer) in the field of medicine. 14. The research ____________ (bring) many new findings. 15. She is ____________ (interest) in science. 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $