新概念英语第二册第31课

SuccessstoryLesson311.Describesomeofthethingsyouusedtodowhenyouwereyoung?2.Whatisyourdreamwhenyouareachild?3.Whatqualitiesmustapersonhavetobuildupasuccessfulbusiness?4.Whatkindofsuccesswouldyouliketohaveinlife?NewtonBillGatesThomasAlvaEdison(Feb.11th,1847--Oct.18th,1931)wasanAmericaninventorwhoinventedmanyimportantinventions.Phonograph留声机Dictaphone录音机Radio无线电Electricbulb电灯泡Autographicprinter印刷机(morethanonethousand)Questions:WhatwasThomasEdison?Washecleverwhenhewasapupil?howdoyouknow?Whydidn’thisteacherwanttoteachhimanymore?Howdidhelearnafterheleftschool?WhathappenedonedayinAugust,1862?Howoldwashewhenhebecameaninventor?WhywasEdisonabletomakesomanyinventions?WhatdoyouthinkyoucanlearnfromEdison?ThomasEdisonwasafamousAmerican_________.Duringhislifetimehehad________1,093inventions.Thatisamazing,isn’tit?Manyofhisinventionshave________ourlife.Youmayask______Edisonwasabletomakesomany_________.Thatisbecausehewasthemanwhonever______up.Healwaysthoughtthatnomatterhow_______somethingseemed,hecouldfindthe_______.Hebelievedthat________wasdifficultifyouputyourheartintoit.Thatistrue.Whenhewasachild,hewasalwaysasking_________questionsandtryingoutnew________.Manyofhisquestionsmadehisteacherunhappyorangry,becausethestrangequestionshadnothingtodo_________hislessons.Hecouldnotstudyatschool,sohismother__________himathome.Heshowedgreat________inscienceand_________veryfast._________hewas22,hemovedtoNewYorktobeaninventor.Heworkedvery________tryingoutnewideas.Henevergaveup.inventormadechangedwhyinventionsgavedifficultanswernothingstrangeideaswithtaughtinterestlearntWhenhard填人一个单词使句子完整AnInventorwith1,093Inventions•ThomasEdisonwasborninMilan,Ohio,1847.•Whenhewastwelveyearsold.Hegothisfirstjobsellingnewspapersandsweetsonthetrain.Atage15,hesavedthelifeofayoungboy.•Edisoniscalledthegreatestinventorbecausehehas1,093inventions.Ofalltheseinventions,somehavechangedourlifealot.Forexample,thelightbulb.WithoutEdison,wemaystillusecandlestoday.Itisterrible,isn’tit?•Whenpeoplecalledhimagenius,heonlysaidthat“Geniusis1%inspirationand99%perspiration.”Whatdidhesay?Hesaidhelikedpeoplewhonevergiveup.WhatdoyouknowaboutBillGates?1955/10/28出生在西雅图1973年进入哈佛大学法律系，19岁退学，与同伴创办电脑公司。后改名微软公司，自任董事长、总裁兼首席执行官。1988年1月，将总裁一职让给史蒂夫-鲍尔默。盖茨被誉为电脑奇才、20世纪最伟大的计算机软件行业巨人。36岁成为世界最年轻的亿万富翁。1999年《福布斯》评选，盖茨居世界亿万富翁首位，纯资产850亿美元,被《时代》周刊评为在数字技术领域影响重大的50人之一。下排:BillGates,AndreaLewis,MarlaWood,PaulAllen摄于1978年12月7日Billandhisfriends,alsohispartnersBillGateswasbornonOctober28,1955.Hewas______WilliamHenry____hisfatherandgrandfather.Hisfavouritesubjectsatschoolwere________and_______.Hewantedtobeascientist___________.whenhewas13yearsold,hewas_______inaveryoldcomputer,heandsomeofhisfriends_____lotsoftime______unusualthingswithit.Intheend,they__________asoftwareprogram.In1973.BillwenttoHarvard_________.In1975Billbeganhiscompanywithhisfriend.Theythoughtthatthecomputerwouldbeaveryimportant____inaeveryofficeandineveryhome,sotheybegan_________softwarefor_________computers.They_________thesoftware____makeiteasierforpeopleto_____computers.namedafterscienceinthefuturemathsinterestedspentdoingworkedoutUniversitytooldevelopingpersonalimprovedtouseReadthepassageandmakenotesasfollows.Name:BillGatesDateofbirth:Favoritesubjectsatschool:Hobbies:WhatGatesdidat17:In1973:In1975:In1994:In1999:Additionalinformation:Oct.28,1955scienceandmathsplaywithcomputersWorkoutasoftwarewithhisfriendsWenttoHarvardUniversityBeganhiscompanyMarriedMelindaFrenchWroteabookEnjoysreadingandplayinggolfandbridge1.WhycanFrankbesaidtobesuccessfulinbusiness?2.WhatwasFrank’sjobinasmallshop?3.WhatdidFrankdoin1958?4.WhatdidFrank’swifewanthimtodo?1.tell…about2.experience3.usedtodosth./beusedtodoingsth.4.work,jobIt’sone’sjobtodosth.5.savemoney,savetime,saveone’slife,savewater6.Ofone’sown7.inone’stwenties8.makesparepartsfor…9.alargefactorywhichemployedsevenhundred…定语从句10.longroadtosuccessBrotherWrightThefirstplaneTHEFLYER•Whenyouseethebirdsareflyingwiththeirwings,doyouwanttoflyintheskylikethem?Forthousandofyearsthatwasnotpossible.Sosomepeopletriedtoinventamachinetohelpthemflyinthesky.Thefirstplanesweregliders----planeswithoutengines.UntilDecember17th,1903,twobrothersWilburandOrvilleWrightbuiltthefirstplanewithanengine.ItwasFlyer.OrvilleWrightlayonthebottomwingofhisplaneandstartedtheengine,thentheFlyerwasabletotakeoffwithitsownpower.Itrose10feetandflew120feet.Thiswasagreatmomentinthehistoryofflying.JamesWatt(1736---1819)SteamingTrainTheinventorofsteamingengineAnEnglishInventorWattWattwasborninasmalltown,Scotland,in1736.Hisfamilywasnotrich,butquitepoor.Buthisfatherlikeslearningscience.HismothertaughtyoungWatthowtoreadandwrite.Shealsotaughthimalotofscienceknowledge.WhenWattwas6yearsold,avisitorsawhimdrawingonthefloornearthefireplace.Thevisitorlookedathisdrawingcarefullyandfoundhewasdoingmathsexercises.Hewasverysurprised.Wattwasnotonlyveryclever,butalsohardworking.Heinventedsteamingenginewhenhewasonly29yearsold.