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Unit3InventorsandinventionsDoyouknowthestageseveryinventormustgothroughbeforetheycanhavetheirinventionapproved?Heregiveyousomesimilarstagesusedinresearch,pleaseouttheminthesuitableorder.Pre-readingApplyingforapatentFindingaproblemDoingresearchTestingthesolutionThinkingofacreativesolutionDecidingontheinventionThesuitableorder:FindingaproblemDoingresearchThinkingofacreativesolutionTestingthesolutionDecidingontheinventionApplyingforapatentLookatthepictures,whatinventionscanyouthinkof?Patentoffice(专利局)playstheroleofdecidingwhatisaninventionandwhatisnot.Andonlyinventionscangetpatensandsoberecognizedandprotected.patentsTheproblemofthesnakesPartI(Para1):thediscoveryoftheproblemofthesnakes.theresearchontheapproachestosolvetheproblem.theattemptstocatchthesnakes.therequirementsofgettingapatent.PartII(Paras2-3):PartIII(Paras4-6):PartIV(Paras7,8):FastReadingReadthetextfastandanswerquestions.Thetextnarratestheproblemofthesnakesandpresentstheproceduresofcatchingthemandapplyingforapatent.1.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?2.What’sthewritingpurposeofthewriter?Thewriterwantstoinformusofthescientificmethodstosolvepresentproblemssothatwestudentscannotonlybroadenthehorizonsbutbecomemoreskilledindiscoveringandconsideringcarefullytheproblemsindailylife.Wearealsoencouragedbythewritertobecreativeandhardworkingaswellasthinkingindependently.3.Whatshouldwelearnfromthistext?Wecanlearnfromthetextthewayofdoingscientificresearchesandhowtoapplyforapatent.Wecanalsolearnthatittakesaninventorgreatdeterminationpersistencetoachievehisorherambitionandpersistencetoachievehisorherambitioninlife.Choosethebestanswer.1.Howdidthewritercatchthesnakes?A.usingsomethingthesnakeswereinterestedtoattractthemintoatrap.B.takingtheirhabitattoanotherplace.C.placingthesnakesatalowtemperatureforthemtosleepandthencaughtthem.D.Alltheabove.C2.Thewriterwassuccessfultocatchthesnakesin____attempt.A.theFirstB.thesecondC.thethirdD.every3.Whydidcoolingthesnakesmakethemlessactive?A.Becausesnakesarewarm-bloodedanimals.B.Becausesnakeslikehightemperature.C.Becausetheirbodytemperaturedependsontheheataroundthem.CC4.WhichstatementisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Thesnakesweresleepyinthesecondapproachsotheycouldn’tbite.B.Yourproductmustbedifferentfromeverybodyelse’sifyouwanttoreceiveapatent.C.Thewriterreceivedapatentaftershesucceededincatchingthesnakes.D.Ifanapplicationprovestobevalid,youcangetapatentimmediately.B5.Accordingtothetext,whichsubjectdoyouthinkcanbegivenapatent?A.Anewstardiscoveredbyascientist.B.AnewnovelwrittenbyYaoMing.C.Anewwaytomakedirtywaterclean.D.Anewkindofgrasscanbeusedasamedicine.C1.Inthispassage,thewriterwanttoencouragethereaderstoconsidercarefullytheproblemsindailylife.2.Thewriterwassuccessfultocatchthesnakesinthesecondattempt.3.Aninventorcaneasilygetthepatentfortheinvention.TTrueorFalseFF4.Ifyouhaveascientifictheoryormathematicalmodel,youcangetapatent.5.Thestagestoapplyforapatentistofillintheformforyourinvention,fileyourpatentapplicationwiththepatentofficeandwaitforthepatentexamine.6.Ifyourinventionspassthetest,yourapplicationforapatentwillbepublished17monthsfromthedateyouapply.TFFParaStagesintheinventingprocessExampleinthisstory12FindaproblemThesnakesmustberemovedbutnotharmedDoresearchLookformethodsofremoval;thehabitsofsnakesFillthechart.34567TestthesolutionseveraltimesApplyforapatentFillintheformandfileyourpatentapplicationwiththepatentofficeThinkofacreativesolutionIdentifythreepossibleapproaches:chooseoneTrythreetimestomakeitworkefficientlyCarefulReading:Para1-31.Whydidthewriterfeelproudwhenhermotheraskedhertogetridofthesnakes?2.Whatdidthewriterpreparebeforeshecouldthinkofapossibleapproach?Becauseitwasachanceforthewritertodistinguishherselfbyinventingsomethingthatwouldcatchsnakesbutnothermthem.Shedidsomeresearchonthehabitsofsnakes.Para4-6:Whatwasthewriter’sthreeattemptstocatchthesnakes?Whydidthefirsttwoattemptsfail?Thefirstattempt:Thewriterplacedthefrozenbowloverthesnakes’habitatfortwohours.Twohourswastooshorttomakethesnakessleepy.Sheneededtospendmoretimecoolingthesnakes.Thesecondattempt:Thewriterplacedthefrozenbowloverthesnakes’habitatintheeveningforawholenight.Oncethesnakeswerepickedup,theywerewokenandtriedtobiteher.Thethirdattempt:Thewriterplacedthefrozenbowloverthesnakes’habitatintheeveningandcarryanettocollectthesnakeswithoutharmingthemthenextmorning.Para7-8:1.Isiteasytoapplyforapatent?Thecriteriaaresostrictthatitisdifficultfornewideastobeacceptedunlesstheyaretrulynovel.2.Decidewhethereachofthemcangetpatentsornot?Giveyourreasons.1Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.Comprehending1.Whatwasthemotherupsetabout?Themotherwasupsetbecauseafamilyofsnakeshadmadetheirhomenearthehouse.2.Whywasthewriterhappytohelphermother?Thewriterwashappybecauseitgiveheranopportunitytohelphermotherandinventsomethingtocatchthesnakeswithouthurtingthematthesametime.3.Whatarethethreecreativestepsthatthewritertakestocatchthesnakeswithouthurtingthem?1)Sheboughtastainlesssteelice-creammakerandfrozethebowl.Sheaddedice-cubestothetopofthebowltokeepitcool.Sheplaceditoverthesnakes’habitatduringtheda