Time Name Discovery How to discover Influence 1905 Change understanding of universe First World War 1929 by accident 1946 Not mentioned

_____with 120 patents 3．Are these statements true (T) of false (F) according to the text or is there no information (NI)? Use the strategies 3 to help you. (C级)

(Reading strategy 3: To decide if there is no information, make sure that the answer (true/false) cannot be inferred from the text. Also you base your decision only on the information in the text.)

1. Einstein was at work when he thought of the equation"E=mc2 ".( )

2. Einstein participated in the program that developed the nuclear bomb. ( )

3. Einstein observed changes in time, size and mass. ( )

4. Hubble studied the universe for over twenty years. ( )

5. Hubble discovered that our galaxy is bigger than we thought it was. ( )

6. Fleming had been studying bacteria in his laboratory when the discovery happened. ( )

7. There was a blue mould around the bacteria in the dish. ( )

8. Fleming developed the process for making penicillin. ( )

9. The first computer project failed to meet its original goal. ( )

10. The first computer was extremely difficult to program. ( )

11. The scientists who discovered microwaves invented microwave ovens. ( )

12. Today, it is possible to donate your heart to hospital when you die. ( )

4.Fill in the blanks. (B级)

(Reading strategy 4: identify important words )

1.One of the 20th century's p_____ scientists was Einstein who was i____ to d____ E=mc2 which showed how an u_____ amount of energy was produced.

2. Scientists f____ ___ how to split the atom and changed the way we c______ from writing letters to emailing.

3. The o____ of penicillin is a_____, which helped to c____ people.

4. It is a real d_____ on your hands to choose the most important discovery of the 20th century.