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Book 5 Unit 1 Great Scientists

John Snow Defeats “King Cholera” (Revision)

张静芳

Part 1 Listen and fill in the blanks.

John Snow was a famous doctor in London - so expert, indeed, that he ①Victoria as her personal ②he became inspired when he thought about helping ordinary people ③cure was understood. So many thousands of terrified people died ④John Snow wanted to face the ⑤ solve this problem. He knew that cholera would never be controlled until its cause was found.

He became interested in two theories that possibly explained how cholera killed people. The first ⑥_________ that cholera multiplied in the air. A cloud of dangerous gas floated around until it found its victims. The second suggested that people ⑦this disease into their bodies with their meals. From the stomach the disease quickly attacked the body and soon the affected person died.

John Snow ⑧the second theory was correct but he needed evidence. So when another outbreak hit London in 1854, he was ready to begin his enquiry. As the disease spread quickly through poor ⑨he began to gather information. In two particular streets, the cholera outbreak was so ⑩ that more than 500 people died in ten days. He was determined to find out why.

Part 2 Exercises

1.---would you like to ____my birthday party tomorrow? ---Sorry, but I have something important to _____ .

A attend ;attend B attend to ; attend to C attend； attend to D attend to; attend 2．________ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin. A．Exposed B．Having exposed C．Being exposed D．After being exposed 3. I feel it is your husband who _____ for the spoiled child.

A. is to blame B. is going to blame C. is to be blamed D. should blame

A. Absorbed B. Absorbing C. having D . absorbed

5.The theory _____by Einstein was later to prove true, but at that time few people could accept it. A .put aside B. put forward C. put out D. put down

6.His pale face suggested that he ____seriously ill and ____to the hospital immediately. A. was ; should send B. should be ; was sent C. was; be sent D. should be; should send 7.—Shall I the raincoat？

—No hurry. Leave it it is. It looks like rain. (2009·南京市高三第一次调研测试) A. put on；there B. put on；where C. put away；in the place D. put away；where 8.最近，我飞往拉斯维加斯参加了一个会议。

Recently，I flew to Las Vegas to _________a meeting. (2010·四川，完形填空) ，or you’ll get sunburnt.

不要让你的皮肤暴晒于阳光下，否则你会被晒伤。

10.He was_____________(因……被责备) the accident，but he______________(把它归咎于) others. In fact，it is he，not others，that________________(该为此承担责任) it.

Part 3

Find the sentences in the texts and fill in the blanks.

每次暴发（霍乱）时，就有大批惊恐的老百姓病死

仿写 ：①每次我犯错误都会受到惩罚。

②我一见到他就将把这封信给他。

Part4 Writing (能力提升)

居里夫人（Madam Curie）是一位伟大的科学家，对世界做出了巨大贡献。她一生全身贯注于她的工作，处理了好多研究中的问题。但是，长时间接触放射性物质对她的身体非常不好。最终，她死于癌症，这都归罪于放射性物质。每次阅读有关她的文章，我都会被她的精神鼓舞。作为学生，我建议，当我们在学习中遇到困难时都应像居里夫人一样不轻言放弃。

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Part5 Homework

1. Complete the composition 2. Do more reading of the text

3. Make more sentences with the important words and phrases.