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1、Solar System Skim the text and draw the two theories of Skim the text and draw the two theories of the universe with the following pictures.the universe with the following pictures.SunearthBefore Copernicus theory Showing Copernicus theoryReading and drawingearthSunearthSunsolar system born: in Pola

2、nd in 1473 died : May 24, 1543 He was one of the first scientists to use mathematical observations to collect information. He believed the sun is the center of the universe and the earth and other planets went around it.（1）Why could he not tell about his theory? (Para 1)(2) What was his theory about

3、? (Para 1) (3) What had the astronomers noticed in the sky? (Para 2) (4) When did Copernicus complete his theory? (Para 3)(5) How did he explain changes in the movement of the planets and in the brightness of the stars? When did he publish his idea? (Para 4)Read the text carefully, then answer these

4、 questions（1）Why could he not tell about his theory? (Para 1)Because the powerful Chistian Church would have punished him for even suggesting such an idea(2) What was his theory about? (Para 1) All his mathematical calculations led to the same conclusion: that the earth was not the centre of the sol

5、ar system. Only if you put the sun there did the movements of the other planets in the sky make sense.1)表示對(duì)過(guò)去的某種情況進(jìn)行猜測(cè), 或本來(lái)要做某事卻因某種原因未做成. They would have punished him for even suggesting such an idea.Another worker wouldnt have acted like that.neednt have done，表示做了不必做的事，譯為“其實(shí)沒(méi)必要 ”should have done, 表

6、示應(yīng)該做某事但實(shí)際上未做，譯為“本應(yīng)該 ”should not have done，表示本不應(yīng)該做某事但實(shí)際上做了，譯為“本不應(yīng)該”(3) What had the astronomers noticed in the sky? (Para 2) They had noticed that some planets in the sky seemed to stop,move backward and then go forward in a loop. Others appeared brighter at times and less bright at others.(4) When d

7、id Copernicus complete his theory? (Para 3)Between 1510 and 1514 he worked on it, gradually improving his theory until he felt it was complete.(5) How did he explain changes in the movement of the planets and in the brightness of the stars? When did he publish his idea? (Para 4)He placed a fixed sun

8、 at the centre of the solar system with the planets going round it and only the moon still going round the earth. He also suggested that the earth was spinning as it went round it and this explain changes in the movement of the planets and in the brightness of the stars. . He published it as he lay

9、dying in 1543 (6) Why do people think that there is a direct link between his ideas and the work of Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking? Because his theory is now the base on which all our ideas of the universe are built. His theory replaced the Christian idea of gravity which said thi

10、ngs fell to earth because God created the earth as the centre of the universe, He showed this was obviously wrong. lead to 導(dǎo)致，通向 1.All roads lead to Rome. 2.The discovery of new evidence led to _. A. the thief having caught B. catch the thief C. the thief being caught D. the thief to be caught條條大道通羅

11、馬C Only if you put the sun there did the movements of the other planets in the sky make sense.=The movements of the other planets in the sky make sense only if you put the sun there. eg. 1）Only if your identity has been checked, _. A. you are allowed in B. you will be allowed in C. will you allow in

12、 D. will you be allowed inD“Only + 副詞副詞 /介詞短語(yǔ)介詞短語(yǔ)/狀語(yǔ)從句狀語(yǔ)從句” 位于句首位于句首,句子要倒裝。句子要倒裝。 2）Only then did I realize the importance of knowledge. 3）Only in this way can we work out the maths problem. make sense 有意義，有道理，說(shuō)得通有意義，有道理，說(shuō)得通 1）What you say makes no sense. 2) It would make sense to leave early. 3) Can you make sense of this poem?你說(shuō)的話(huà)沒(méi)有道理還是早點(diǎn)走好。 （是明智的，合理的）你看得懂這首詩(shī)嗎？（理解或弄懂） work on 從事She is working on a new novel.(= She is writing a new novel.) complete vt. & adj. 完成;完整的,完成的 The worker