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1、Unit1 Archimedes and the golden crownOne day in ancient Greece, King Hiero asked a crown maker to make him a golden crown. At first, he was very happy with it. Its a nice crown, isnt it? he asked his men. Later, however, he began to doubt that it was a real golden crown. Is it made completely of gol
2、d? he wondered. He sent it to Archimedes and asked him to find out the truth.This problem seems difficult to solve. What should I do? thought Archimedes.Archimedes was still thinking about this problem as he filled his bath with water. When he got into the bath, some water ran over.Thats it! shouted
3、 Archimedes. I know how to solve the kings problem!Archimedes went straight to the palace to see the king. First, he weighed the crown and asked the king for some gold of the same weight.Next, he put two pots into two big bowls and filled both pots with water. He put the gold into one pot, and some
4、water ran into the bowl. Then he put the crown into the other pot. This time, even more water ran into the bowl.Look at this, said Archimedes to King Hiero. A crown made completely of gold displaces less water than a crown made of gold and another metal. This crown displaced more water than gold of
5、the same weight, so Im certain that its not completely made of gold.The crown maker tricked me, didnt he? What a bad man he is! Shouted King Hiero. He then sent the crown maker to prison.CVocabularyC1Here are some sentences from the story. Do you know the meanings of the words in italics? Circle the
6、 correct answers.1Later, however, he began to doubt that .a feel sureb not feel sure2This problem seems difficult to solve.a write downb find the correct answer3. as he filled his bath with water.a made . fullb emptied4Next, he put two pots into two big bowls .a deep round dishesb flat dishes5A crow
7、n made completely of gold displaces less water .a a little b a smaller amount ofC2Complete the story below with the words from the box. Change their forms if necessary.Certain fill real seem solve truthOne day, two women came to King Solomon with a baby boy. Both women said the boy was their son. No
8、 one knew which woman was telling the . King Solomon ordered a soldier to cut the boy in half, and divide the boy between the two women. The first woman said, Go ahead. That fair. However,the second woman was with fear. No! she shouted.Dont kill him! Let the other woman have him. King Solomon stoppe
9、d the soldier. Give the boy to the second woman, he said. Im _that shes his mother.The woman took the baby boy home happily. Everyone was amazed at how King Solomon this problem. D Comprehension D1 These pictures show the events of the story. Put them in the correct order by writing the numbers 1-8
10、in the boxes.D2 Read the story again and answer the questions below in complete sentences. 1Why did King Hiero send the crown to Archimedes? 2What happened when Archimedes got into the bath? 3What did the crown maker do to the crown?More practice A Read the story below and describe how Coo Chong wei
11、ghed the elephant. Use the words from the box to help you. Cao Chong weighs an elephantCao Chong was the son of Cao Cao. One day, Sun Quan sent Cao Cao a present. It was a huge elephant. Cao Cao wanted to find out the weight of the elephant. What a huge animal it is! Can anyone tell me how to weigh
12、it? he asked the crowd around him. Can we get a large scale? asked a soldier. However, no one could find a scale large enough. Can we cut it up? asked another soldier. No. I dont want to kill it, said Cao Cao. Just then, young Cao Chong had a wonderful idea. I can weigh the elephant! he said. Let me
13、 have a try. Cao Chong asked some soldiers to lead the elephant onto a boat. As the heavy animal walked onto it, the boat went lower into the water. Cao Chong drew a line on the side of the boat to mark how low it went. The elephant was then taken off the boat and the boat was filled with rocks unti
14、l it went down again and water reached the line on the boat. Cao Chong then weighed the rocks. He added up the weight of all the rocks and said, This is the weight of the elephant. Cao Cao was very happy with his son. My son is very clever, isnt he? he said. Everyone agreed. lead . onto mark rock we
15、ighgo lower take . off go down add updraw a line fill . with reachB Do you know any other wise kids in history? Share their stories with yourclassmates.Unit2 geniusesMany people consider Albert Einstein (1879-1955) a genius. This story about him shows that he also had a sense of humour. Einstein often received invitations to explain his theories at different universitie
