Unit1GreatscientistsUnit1GreatscientistsWarmingupWhatimpressyoumostin2003?WhichpersonimpressyoumostduringtheSARS?ZhongNanshan(钟南山)福建厦门人，出身于医学世家。中国工程院院士，中华医学会会长。中国治疗呼吸系统疾病的领军人物。Let’shaveacompetition!Doyouknowotherscientists?•Thefollowingisaquizandlet’sfindoutwhoknowsthemost.1.Whichscientistdiscoveredthatobjectsinwaterareliftedupbyaforcethathelpsthemfloat?B.ArchimedesC.ThomasEdisonA.CharlesDarwinArchimedes(287—212BC)Archimedes:AncientGreek.Hewasamathematician.Hefoundthatifyouputanobjectintowaterthewaterpushestheobjectup.Itrisesandpartlyfloats.•Givemeaplacetostandon,andIcanmovetheearth.•----Archimedes2.Whowroteabookexplaininghowanimalsandplantsdevelopedastheenvironmentchanged?A.MarieCurieC.CharlesDarwinB.GregorMendelCharlieDarwin(1808-1882)Britainnaturalist.TheOriginofSpecieswaspublishedin1859.Itexplainedhowplantsandanimalshadchangedovertimetofitinwithachangingenvironment.Hisbookshowedthatpeoplehaddevelopedfromapes.3.Whoinventthefirststeamengine?A.ThomasNewcomenC.ThomasEdisonB.ArchimedesBritish,improvedthefirststeampumpandturneditintoasteamenginefortakingwateroutofminesin1712.(1663-1729)ThomasNewcomen4.Whousedpeastoshowhowphysicalcharacteristicsarepassedfromparentstotheirchildren.A.ThomasEdisonC.ArchimedesB.GregorMendel格里哥·孟德尔（奥地利遗传学家GregorMendelCzech(1822—1884)GregorMendel.Thefatherofgenetic.Hegrewpeaplantsanddevelopedideasoninheritedcharacteristics.Between1856—1863hegrew28,000peaplants.Heexaminedsevenkindsofseedandplantcharacteristicsanddevelopedsomelawsofinheritance(遗传).5.Whodiscoveredradium?A.MarieCurieC.NewtonB.ZhangHeng(1867-1934)(PolishandFrench,wontwoNobelPrizes)MarieCurie(1867-1934)wasborninPoland,movedtoParisandstudiedchemistryandphysicsthere.ShemarriedPierreCurieandtogethertheystudiedradioactivematerialsanddiscoveredradium.In1911shereceivedtheNobelPrizeinChemistry.Herdeathin1934wasalmostcertainlyduetoradiationinherwork.6.Whoinventedthewayofgivingelectricitytoeverybodyinlargecities?A.StephenHawkingC.ThomasEdisonB.Archimedes(1847-1931)anAmericaninventorThomasEdison(1847----1931)Hewasalreadyaninventorofotherelectricaldevices(phonograph,electriclightbulb)whenin1882hedesignedasystemforprovidingNewYorkwithelectricityfromacentralpowerstation.Thiswasatremendousachievement,whichhadpreviouslybeenthoughtimpossible.ThomasEdisonTheInventionsofThomasEdisonPhonograph['fəunər:fɡɑ]留声机LightbulbMotionPictures电影7.Whowasthepainterthatstudieddeadbodiestoimprovehispaintingofpeople?A.GregorMendelC.MarieCurieB.LeonardodaVinci莱昂纳多·达·芬奇(1452-1519)ItalianartistLeonardodaVinci(1452-----1519)HewasafamousItalianartistwhoseskillforshowinghumanskintonesmadehispaintingsseemtocomealive.Heusedtostudydeadpeopleinordertomakehispaintingsasaccurateaspossible.Oneofhisfamouspaintingsincludesthe“TheLastSupper”.8.Whoinventedalamptokeepminerssafeunderground?A.SirHumphryDavyC.FaradayB.ThomasNewcomen(1778-1829)British,英国化学家’煤矿安全灯发明者汉弗莱·戴维爵士SirHumphryDavy(1778—1829)British.Hedidresearchintodifferentgasesanddiscoveredthemedicalvalueofnitrousoxide(laughinggas)asananaesthetic.(麻醉药)In1815hedevelopedasafetylampforminers.9.Whoinventedtheearliestinstrumenttotellpeoplewhereearthquakeshappened?A.CharlesDarwinC.WattB.ZhangHeng(78-139)Chinese,inventedseismographZhangHeng,Chinese(78-----139)Heinventedth...
