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1、UnitFourAWarmupBTextStudyListeningCDGrammarTipsEExercisesWarmupI.DistinguishedWomeninScienceIII.Topic-relatedWordsandPhrasesII.Lead-inquestionsDistinguishedWomeninScienceMarieCurie(1867–1934):BornonNovember7,1867,inWarsaw,MarieCuriewasmarriedtoPierreCurieinJuly1895.Sheisbestknownasthediscoverero
2、ftheradioactiveelementspoloniumandradiumandasthefirstfirstpersontowintwoNobelprizes.Forscientistsandthepublic,herradiumwasakeytoabasicchangeinourunderstandingofmatterandenergy.Herworknotonlyinfluencedthedevelopmentoffundamentalsciencebutalsousheredinanewerainmedicalresearchandtreatment.IrèneJoli
3、otCurie(1897–1956):BorninParis,September12,1897,wasthedaughterofPierreandMarieCurie,andsince1926thewifeofFrédéricJoliot.ShebecameDoctorofSciencein1925,havingpreparedathesisononthealpharaysofpolonium.Eitheraloneorincollaborationwithherhusband,shedidimportantworkonthenaturalandartificialradioactiv
4、ity,transmutationofelements,andnuclearphysics;shesharedtheNobelPrizeinChemistryin1935withhim,inrecognitionoftheirsynthesisofnewradioactiveelements.In1936IrèneJoliotCuriewasappointedUndersecretaryofStateforScientificResearch.Shewasamemberofseveralforeignacademiesandofnumerousscientificsocieties,h
5、adhonorarydoctor’sdegreesofseveraluniversities,andwasanOfficeroftheLegionofHonor.ShediedinParisin1956.Lead-inquestionsIfyouhadachoice,wouldyouchoosetobeamanorawoman?Whyorwhynot?Tips:Freedom,intelligence,opportunity,prejudice,strengthTopic-relatedWordsandPhrases1)Changeindifferencesbetweenthesexe
6、sinmathematicsachievementatthelowersecondaryschoollevelinAustraliaovertimeInordertomakemeaningfulcomparisonsthemathematicstestscoresfromthethreestudiesconductedinAustraliaundertheauspicesoftheInternationalAssociationforEvaluationofEducationalAchievementwerebroughttoacommonintervalscaleusingRasch
7、measurementprocedures.Nosignificantsexdifferencesinmathematicsachievementwerefound.2)Percentageofbachelor’sdegreesearnedbywomeninAmericaToday,almostallscientistsagreethatintelligencearisesfromtheinfluenceofbothgeneticandenvi