高中英语学习材料（灿若寒星*制作整理）Unit1Greatscientists第一学时ReadingandComprehensionDrewJohnsonDrewJohnson，awebdesigner，considershelpingothershispassion.Hesaysitoccurredtohimonedaythatheshouldmakearoadtriptohelptheneedy.“Asyoutravel，youcanhelppeople，andthenuseyourknowledgeandabilitywithtechnologytoconnectpeople，tomotivatethemtogooutandservetheircommunities，”hesaid.HebeganhisjourneylastOctoberandisdocumentinghisexperiencesonablog.“Iwantedtoinvitepeoplealongwithme，andIthinksomeofthebestwaystodothatisthroughpictures，videoandwriting.”WhenNashville，Tennessee，wasdestroyedbyfloodingthisyear，hehelpedpeopleremoveruinsfromtheirhomes.Healsolentahandtorefugees，includingpeoplefromBurundiinEastAfrica.TodayheisdeliveringfreemealstotheelderlyinMarylandthroughaprogramcalledMealsonWheels.?Task1仔细阅读课文“JohnSnowDefeats‘KingCholera’”，然后根据课文内容选出最佳选项。1．WhydidJohnSnowattendQueenVictoriaasherpersonalphysician?A．Becausehewaswellknownallovertheworld.B．Becausehewasexpertatmedicalscience.C．Becausehewasanolddoctor.D．BecauseQueenVictorialikedhimverymuch.2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNottrueaccordingtothetext?A．JohnSnowwasafamousdoctor.B．JohnSnowfinallydefeated“KingCholera”．C．Cholerawasadeadlydiseaseofitsday.D．Fewpeoplediedeverytimetherewasanoutbreakofcholera.3．Howwas“KingCholera”defeated?A．Bypeople'snotpollutingtheriveragain.B．Bypeople'seatingthediets.C．Bypeople'sdeliveringthewaterfromotherplaces.D．Bypeople'sstoppingdrinkingthepollutedwater.4．What'sthemainideaofthetext?A．JohnSnowwasawell-knowndoctorinLondon.B．Thecauseofcholerawaspollutedwater.C．Thesourceofalldrinkingwatersuppliesshouldbeexamined.D．HowJohnSnowdefeated“KingCholera”．答案：1～4BDDD?Task2再次阅读“JohnSnowDefeats‘KingCholera’”，完成下列表格。JOHNSNOWDEFEATS“KINGCHOLERA”AboutCholeraItwasa1.________diseaseofitsday.Peopledidn'tknowitscauseorits2.________．Somanythousandsofpeoplediedeverytimetherewasanoutbreak.TwotheoriesCholeraspreadinacloudofdangerousgas.Cholerawas3.________intopeople'sbodieswiththeirmeals.ThecourseoffindingevidenceAsthediseasespreadquicklythroughpoor4.________ofLondon，JohnSnowbegantogatherinformation.Hefoundtheoutbreakwasvery5.________intwoparticularstreets.Afterfurtherinvestigationshediscovereditseemedthatthewaterwasto6.________．Whenpeopledidn'tusethe7.________water,thediseasesloweddown，whichshowedthatcholerawasreallyspreadbygerms.8.________topreventcholerafromhappeningJohnSnowsuggestedthatthe9.________ofallthewatersuppliesbeexamined.Thewatercompanieswere10.________nottoexposetopollutedwateranymore.答案：1．deadly2.cure3.absorbed4.neighbourhoods5．severe/serious6.blame7.polluted8．Measures/Steps9.source10.instructed?Task3根据课文“JohnSnowDefeats‘KingCholera’”，在下文空格中填入适当的词语，使文章意思连贯完整。JohnSnowwas1.________well-knownphysicianinLondoninthe19thcenturyandwantedtohelpordinarypeople2.________(expose)tocholerawhichwasthedeadlydiseaseofitsday.Itwasbelieved3.________cholerawascommonlycausedbythebacteriaintheairorpeopleabsorbedthisdiseaseintotheirbodieswiththeirmeals.4.________(suspect)thatthesecondtheorywascorrect,hemadefurtherinvestigationsanddiscoveredthatitwasthewaterthatwas5.________(blame)．Next,JohnSnowlookedintothesourceofthewaterforthesetwostreets6.________allthedeadpeoplehadlived.FortunatelywhenhefoundthatitcamefromtheriverpollutedbythedirtywaterfromLondon,hetoldthe7.________(astonish)peopleinBroadStreetimmediatelytoremovethehandlefromthepumpsothat8.________couldnotbeused.InanotherpartofLondon,supportingevidencefromtwootherdeathsthatwerelinked9.________theBroadStreetoutbreakwasfoundbyhim，too.Withthisextraevidence,JohnSnowwasabletoannounce10.________certaintythatpollutedwatercarriedthevirus.Finally“KingCholera”wasdefeated.答案：1．a2.exposed3.that4.Suspecting5.toblame6．where7.astonished8.it9.to10.with
