Unit3《Inventors and Inventions》选修8

Unit3InventorsandinventionsWordspreviewpatentcourtyardwalnutdistinguishmercifulproductpowdern.专利证书；专利权n.院子；庭院；天井n.胡桃；胡桃木vi.&vt.显示…差别；使…有所不同；辨别a.宽大的;仁慈的;慈悲的n.产品n.粉末；火药criteriavalidfileripestringn.标准；尺度adj.有效的；确凿的n.文件；档案；文件夹vt.把…归档；提交a熟的；成熟的n线；绳子；一串WordspreviewExpressionspreviewcallupnowandthensetaboutincase给…打电话偶尔；有时开始；着手（以防）万一Listentotherecordedfileofthetext,thentrytoanswerthequestions.•1.Whatupsettheauther'smother?•Thesnakes.•2.Howmanytimesdidtheautherattempttoremovethesnakes?•Threetimes.•3.Whatdidtheautherdoafterhesuccessfullygetridofthesnakes?•Toapplyforapatent.Carefulreading1.Howdidthewritercatchthesnakes?A.usesomethingthesnakeswereinterestedtoattractthemintoatrap.B.taketheirhabitattoanotherplace.C.placethesnakesatalowtemperatureforthemtosleepandthencatchthem.D.Alltheabove.C2.Whydidcoolingthesnakesmakethemlessactive?A.Becausesnakesarewarm-bloodedanimals.B.Becausesnakeslikehightemperature.C.Becausesnakesarecold-bloodedanimalsandtheyusuallyhibernate(冬眠)inwinter.C3.WhichstatementisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Thesnakesweresosleepyinthesecondattemptthattheycouldn’tbitethewriteatall.B.Yourproductmustbedifferentfromeverybodyelse’sifyouwanttoreceiveapatent.C.Thewriterdecidedtosendherinventiontothepatentofficethemomentshesucceededincatchingthesnakes.D.Ifanapplicationforyourproductprovestobevalid,youcangetapatentimmediately.B4.Accordingtothetext,whichsubjectdoyouthinkcanbegivenapatent?A.Anewstardiscoveredbyascientist.B.AnewnovelwrittenbyYaoMing.C.Anewwaytomakedirtywaterclean.D.Anewkindofgrassfoundinamountainwhichcanbeusedasamedicine.C5.Thepurposeofthetextis__________.A.toshowushowtotrapthesnakesbutnottokillthemB.totellpeoplehowtoapplyforapatentofthewriter’snewideaC.tointroducethewriter’snewideaoftrappingthesnakesandherapplicationforapatentD.totellthereadershowtogetanewideaandmakeitapatentC•Wouldyouliketodisscussdifficultsentencesingroupssoastohaveagoodunderstandingofthetext?Thentrytodecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsiswrongornot.TrueorFalse(1)Inthispassage,thewriterwantstoencouragethereaderstoconsidercarefullytheproblemsindailylifeandtobecreativeandhardworkingaswellasthinkingintelligently.(2)Thewriterwassuccessfulincatchingthesnakesinthesecondattempt.(3)Aninventorcaneasilygetthepatentfortheinvention.√××(4)Ifyouhaveascientifictheoryormathematicalmodel,youcangetapatent(专利).(5).Thestagestoapplyforapatentistofillintheformforyourinvention,fileyourpatentapplicationwiththepatentofficeandwaitforthepatentexamination.(6).Ifyourinventionpassesthetest,yourapplicationforapatentwillbepublished17monthsfromthedateyouapply.×√×Translatethefollowingsentences.1.Herewasachanceformetodistinguishmyselfbyinventingsomethingmercifulthatwouldcatchsnakesbutnothurtthem.•2.ThefirstthingIdidwastoseeiftherewereanyproductsthatmighthelpme,butthereonlyseemedtobepowdersdesignedtokillsnakes.•3.Pressedbymyfriendsandrelations,Idecidedtoseizetheopportunitytogetrcognitionformysuccessfulideabysendingmyinventiontothepatentoffice.•4.Thecriteriaaresostrictthatitisdifficulttogetnewideasacceptedunlesstheyaretrulynovel.Theproblemofthesnakesinouryardu______usallthetime.Mymotherwantedmetogetr_____ofthesnakes.Ithoughtofthreepossiblea__________tocatchthem.Firstly,removingtheirh________;secondly,attractingthemintoa_____（陷阱);andthirdlycoolingthemsothattheywouldbecomes_______andcouldbeeasilycaught.Butallthese__________(努力）failed.SoIhadtoa______myplan.psetidpproachesabitattrapleepyattempts/effortsdjustMylastattemptprovedtobesuccessful.Thesnakeswerecaughtandthenextdaytheywereallr______backintothewild.Encouragedbymysuccessfulidea,Idecidedtofillintheformtogeta_______(专利）withmyinvention.patenteleasedAshortpassageforfun•我同学的宠物鼠﴾petmouse﴿从笼子里跑出来了。它咬下了我们的纽扣，弄脏了我们的鞋子，在我们的面包上打洞，这让我们焦头烂额。令人更可气的是，它不知从哪找了一位女朋友。白天在我们上课时，它们在我们床上跳舞，有时晚上我们睡觉时，他们制造噪音。他们不仅影响了我们的生活，也影响我们的学习。是到了把他们请出家门的时候了。•我们设计了三种方法才把它们弄走。一，用老鼠夹子﴾mousetrap)。但她们太小心，从不靠近。二，买药毒死她们，可是，太残忍，不得不放弃。三，我们到玩具店﴾toystore﴿买了一个老鼠喜欢的玩具，把玩具放在箱子里。当它们在箱子里玩的高兴，我们把它们送给了卖宠物的人。事后感言，别自找麻烦，除非麻烦找上你。Onceapet,alwaysapet?•Myroomate'spetmousefledfromcage,whichupsetusalot.Itbitourbuttonsoff,dirtiedourshoes,madeholesinourbread.Whatmadeusangrierwasthatthemousefoundagirlfriendandtookherhomewithoutourpermission.Whenwewereattendingalectureinclass,theydancedonourbeds.Whileweweresleeping,theymadenoiseunderthebed.•Theynotonlyaffectedourlife,butinfluencedourstudy.Itishightimethatweremovedthem.Weusedthreeapproachestogetridofthem.Atfirst,weboughtamousetrap,buttheyweretoocarefultogetclosetothetrap.Weonceplannedtobuysomepowdertopoisonthem,butitistoocruel.•Asaresult,wegaveuptheidea.Atlast,weboughtatoythatmousesenjoyplaying,putitinabox.Whiletheywereplayinghappilyinthebox,wegavethemtothemanwhosoldpets.Ourtroublewassmoothed.Nevertroubletroubleuntilltroubletroublesyou.Whatgoodqualitiesshouldaninventorhave?creativecuriouspatientimaginativehard-workingadventurouschallengeable…ThinkingWhyaretheyfamous?IssacNewtongravitydiscoveredBenFranklinLightningiselectricitydiscoveredWhyaretheyfamous?ThomasEdisoninventedtheelectricbulb.radiumMadameCuriediscoveredWhyaretheyfamous?ZhangH