山东 孙启禄

主题语境：人物 篇幅：321词 关键词：wizard,power,wireless

1Nikola Tesla holds his hat in his hand.He points his walking stick towards Niagara Falls and signals bystanders to turn their gaze to the future.This bronze Tesla—a statue on the Canadian side—stands at the top of an induction motor,the type of engine that drove the first hydroelectric power plant.

2We owe much of our modern electrified life to the lab experiments of the Serbian-American engineer born in1856in what's now Croatia.His designs advanced alternating current at the start of the electric age and allowed companies to send current over vast distances,powering American homes across the country.He developed the Tesla coil—a highvoltage transformer（高压变压器）—and techniques to send power wirelessly.Cellphone makers(and others)are just now using the potential of this idea.

3Tesla is perhaps best known for his extraordinary genius.He once proposed a system of towers that he believed could pull energy from the environment and send signals and electricity around the world,wirelessly.But his theories were unsound,and the project was never completed.He also claimed he had invented a“death ray”.

4In recent years,Tesla's mystery has begun to make his inventions seem less important.San Diego Comic-Con International attendees dress in Tesla costumes.The world's most famous electric car bears his name.The American Physical Society even has a Tesla comic book where,as in real life,he faces off against Thomas Edison.

5While he was really a genius,much of his reputation was of his own making.Tesla claimed to have accidentally caused an earthquake in New York City using a small steampowered electric generator he'd invented—Myth Busters showed the falseness of that idea.And Tesla didn't actually discover alternating current,as everyone thought.It was around for decades.But his theories,inventions and patents made Tesla a household name,rare for scientists a century ago.And even today,his legacy still turns the lights on.

Reading Check

1.Why does the author mention Tesla's statue in the first paragraph?

A.To identify his nationality.

B.To attract readers to visit the place.

C.To introduce the topic.

D.To show water can produce electricity.

2.What does the second paragraph mainly tell us?

A.People's evaluation of Tesla.

B.Some of Tesla's contributions.

C.Techniques to send power without wire.

D.Development of the high-voltage transformer.

3.What can we infer about Nikola Tesla and Edison from the fourth paragraph?

A.They didn't get on well.

B.They were good friends.

C.They helped each other.

D.They liked comic books.

4.What does the underlined word“It”most probably refer to in the last paragraph?

A.The idea.

B.The earthquake.

C.Electric generator.

D.Alternating current.

➢语篇解码

本文是一篇记叙文。尼古拉·特斯拉出生于1856年7月10日，是一位世界知名的发明家、物理学家、机械工程师和电气工程师。19世纪末20世纪初，他在电力学和磁学方面做出了杰出贡献。

➢语言学习

Ⅰ.语料荟萃

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Ⅱ.语句分析

1.We owe much of our modern electrified life to the lab experiments of the Serbian-American engineer born in 1856 in what's now Croatia.我们把现代电气化生活在很大程度上归功于1856年出生在现在的克罗地亚的塞尔维亚裔美国工程师的实验室实验。

【点石成金】We owe much of our modern electrified life to...Serbian-American engineer是句子的主干，born in 1856是过去分词短语作定语，what引导的句子作介词in的宾语。

2.While he was really a genius,much of his reputation was of his own making.虽然他的确是个天才，但他获得的大部分声誉都是由他自己创造的。

【点石成金】本句是一个复合句，much of his reputation was of his own making是主句，While在句中的意思是“虽然”，引导让步状语从句。

➢语言运用

Ⅰ.例句仿写

1.在海上航行了几个月后，他们终于到达了我们现在所说的北美。

After sailing for several months on the sea

2.尽管这些实验有趣又有用，但重要的是要记住这些实验也可能不会告诉你很多。

Ⅱ.写作实践

近日，某英文报举办了题为“The scientist I admire most”的征文活动，请你根据以下要点，写一篇短文投稿。

1.介绍你最喜欢的科学家；

2.喜欢的原因；

3.主要成就。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

The scientist I admire most