The understanding of the text1.Read the text quickly and match the short summaries with each paragraph according to the text. Para. 1 A. the result of Copernicus’ studyPara. 2 B. the cause of Copernicus’ studyPara. 3 C. the procedure of Copernic us’ studyPara. 4 D. the background of Copernicus’ studyPara. 5 E. Copernicus’ theory replaced theChristian idea and proved correct课堂探究课文理解1. Go through the text again and tell the statementsare true (T) or false (F). Correct them if they are false.( ) 1) Nicolaus Copernicus was excited and happy when he found his theory.( ) 2) Christian Church believed the earth must be the centre of the solar system.( ) 3) Nicolaus Copernicus worked hard on his theory.( ) 4) In 1510 Nicolaus Copernicus showed his theory privately to his friends.( ) 5) Copernicus published his ideas two years before he died in 1543.2. Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.1) What about the two theories of the Universe? _________________________________________新知预习：1. Para. 1 ---D Para. 2 ---B Para. 3---C Para. 4---A Para. 5---E【探究1】1. 1) F 2) T 3) T 4) F 5) F现在分词小测试：1.I heard the couple next door _______________________ (吵了整整一个晚上). (quarrel)2.His new book _______________________ (包含折有用信息) has been well received.(contain)3.______________________ （失败了好几次), the young scientist still kept on making hisexperiments in chemistry.(fail)4.With the price of oil _________________(上升), the economy of that country is slowingdown. (go)5._____________________________(不知道怎么做), he turned to his instructor for advice.(knowing)6.__________________________ (生活在北京) for quite a few years. Mr. Green has littledifficulty understanding Chinese now. (live)Grammar现在分词复习：主动形式被动形式否定形式？一般式doing _______________完成式___________ _______________一、过去分词作定语1、单个的过去分词作定语时一般兼有被动和完成的意义，常作前置定语。
eg：a lost animal 一只迷路的动物 a used stamp 一枚用过的邮票an injured finger 一个受伤的手指 a broken coin 一枚破损的硬币a lighted candle 一支点燃的蜡烛注意：过去分词作定语时，有时只有被动意义。
e.g.：spoken English 英语口语written exercises 书面练习少数表示位移或状态改变的不及物动词的过去分词只有完成的意义fallen leaves the risen sun the advanced countries drunken man a retired teacher an escaped prisoner2、过去分词作后置定语，表示被动和／或完成意义。
e.g.：How I regretted the hours wasted in the woods!我多懊悔在树林浪费的时光啊I like wearing clothes made of this kind of cloth．我喜欢穿这种布料做的衣服。
e.g.：The books written by Lu Xun are popular．鲁迅写的书很受欢迎We’11 go to visit the bridge built hundreds of years ago．我们要去看那座建于几百年前二、过去分词作表语过去分词作表语，表示主语的特点或所处的状态，其前的系动词有包括be在内的多种形式。
e.g.：Everyone present is very inspired at his speech．听了他的发言，在场的所有人都很振奋。
You seem frightened. 你似乎受了惊吓。
Practice: Complete the sentences using the past participle as the predicative.1. 你为什么总是看上很疲劳？这些日子睡得好吗？Why do you always _look tired______________ ? Do you sleep well these days?2.我对昨晚看的电影很失望。
我原以为它能好些。
I ___feel disappointed about__________________ the film I saw last night, I had expected it to be better.3.听说那位明星死了，人人都很惊讶。
Everybody __was surprised__________to hear the death of the famous film star．4.要去动物园了，孩子们非常兴奋。
The children __were excited to ____________________ goi to the zoo．5.他的伤口感染了一种新病毒.His wound __was infected with_________________ a new virus．1．Because of my poor English I’m afraid I can’t make myself ____.A.understandB. to understandC. understandingD. understood2. The speaker, _______for her splendid speeches, was warmly received by the audience.A.having knownB. being knownC. knowingD. known3. Mr. Smith , ____ of the speech, started to read a ______novel．A.tired; boringB. tiring; boredC. tired; boredD. tiring; boring4.The Olympic Games,____ in 776B．C, did not include women players until 1912.A. first playingB. to be first playedC. first playedD. to be first playing5. He was disappointed to find his suggestions ____.A . been turned down B. turned downC. to be turned downD. to turn down6. Prices of daily goods ____ through a computer can be lower than store prices.A. are boughtB. boughtC. been boughtD. buying7. With a lot of different problems ____, the newly-elected president is having a hard time.A. settledB. settlingC. to settleD. being settled8. Don’t use words, expressions or phrase ____ only to people with specific knowledge.A. being knownB. having been knownC. to be knownD. known9. When I got back, I saw a message to the door “Sorry to miss you; I wil l call later.”A. pin, read B. pinning, reading C. pinned, readingD. pinned, read10、A boy Jack won the game. A boy himself Jack won the game.A. callingB. called11、Most of the artists to the party were from South Africa.A. invitedB. to inviteC. being invitedD. had been invited12、The first text books for teaching English as a foreign language came out in the 16th century.A.having writtenB.to be writtenC. being writtenD.written13、Who is the man to your father just now?Who is the man to just now? A.speaking B. spoken14、The building last year is seventy meters high.The building now is seventy meters high.The building next month is seventy meters high.A. builtB. to be builtC. being built高考链接1.Linda worked for the Minnesota Manufacturing and Mining Company, ______ as3M.A. knowingB. knownC. being knownD. to be known2. The disc, digitally ________ in the studio, sounded fantastic at the party that night.A. recordedB. recordingC. to be recordedD. having recorded3. Don’t use words, expressions, or phrases _______ only to people with specific knowledge.A. being knownB. having been knownC. to be knownD. known4. The flowers _______ sweet in the botanic garden attract the visitors to the beauty of nature.A. to smellB. smellingC. smeltD. to be smelt5. ______to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one's skin.A. ExposedB. Being exposedC. Having exposedD. After being exposed6. ______ writing the article, Mrs. Curie even forgot her dinner.A. Absorbed inB. Absorbing atC. Having absorbed byD. To absorb in7. No one has ____ anything better than the plan now under consideration.A. put up B come up C. put forward D come up to8. The mother didn't know who ____ for the broken glass as it happened while she was out.A. to be blamedB. to blameC. blamedD. is to be blame9. Please give me a call ______ you arrive in New Y ork.A. immediatelyB. immediately whenC. the moment whenD. at the moment10. Your composition is quite good ______several mistakes in spelling.A. besidesB. exceptC. addition toD. except for11. I care for nothing ______ the one you bought for me yesterday.A. in additionB. as well asC. besidesD. apart from12. He ______ the list of names to see that no one had been left out.A. checkedB. examinedC. testedD. observed。