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2019-2020年高中外研版英语必修三教学案：Module 5 Section Ⅳ Other Parts of the

Module(含答案)

In Europe, in the second half of the eighteenth century, there was an important change

in society. This change was called the “Industrial Revolution”. Until then

Europe had been

a farming society. With the Industrial Revolution, factories appeared and mass

production became possible for the first time. The factories were built in towns and as a

result， the population of towns and cities greatly increased.

These changes became possible because of inventions such as the steam

was invented in 1769 by James Watt and was the main energy source during the Industrial

Revolution. At first the steam engine was used in mines, but it was soon used in factories

and on the railways.

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①until then 直到那时

②appear vi.出现，露面

不用于被动语态。

③mass n．大量

a mass of/masses of 很多，许多

④production n．生产；产量

⑤for the first time 为介词短语，意为“第一次”。

the first time 是名词词组，可作连词用，引导时间状语从句。

⑥as a result 结果

as a result of 由于，后接宾语。

⑦because of 由于，其后接名词、代词、动名词等。

because conj.因为，其后接从句。

⑧invention n．发明；创造

invent/In’vent/vt.发明

inventor/In’ventə/n.发明家

⑨main adj.主要的 mainly adv.主要地

⑩at first 起初 first of all 首先，第一

工业革命

[第1～2段译文]

在欧洲，18世纪后半叶社会发生了重大的变革。这次变革叫作“工业革命”。在此之前

欧洲一直是一个农业社会。随着工业革命的到来，工厂出现了，大规模的生产第一次成为

可能。工厂被建在城镇里，结果城镇和城市的人口大大增长了。

⑩

⑨

⑦⑧

⑥

④⑤

②③

①

蒸汽机等的发明使这些变革成为可能。蒸汽机是1769年由詹姆斯·瓦特发明的，是工业

革命时期主要的能量来源。起初蒸汽机被用于矿井，但它很快就被用于工厂里和铁路上了。

During the Industrial Revolution, factory owners became more powerful than land

owners. Thousands of

⑪

people left the countryside to work in the city. Often, factory

workers lived in poor and crowded

⑫

conditions

⑬

. From 1830 to the early 20th century, the

Industrial Revolution spread through Europe and the US and then to other countries such as

Japan.,⑪thousands of 成千上万的

⑫crowded adj.拥挤的

the crowd 人群

⑬condition/kən’dIʃn/n.状况；条件；环境

on condition that 只要；在……的前提下

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在工业革命期间，工厂主变得比农场主更强大。成千上万的人离开农村到城市就业。

工厂的工人们通常生活在艰苦、拥挤的环境中。从1830年到20世纪初期，工业革命从欧

洲传播到了美国，后来又传播到其他的国家，比如日本。

Read the text on Page 49 and choose the best answers according to the text.

1．Before the Industrial Revolution, what kind of society did Europe belong to?

A．An industrial society.

B．A primitive society.

C．A farming society.

D．A socialist society.

2．What kind of phenomenon appeared at first?

A．Factories.

C．New cities.

B．Mass production.

D．Population growth.

3．Why did thousands of people leave the countryside to work in the city?

A．To become factory owners.

B．In order to invent the steam engine.

C．To become more powerful.

D．In order to survive and live a better life.

4．How did the Industrial Revolution spread in the world?

A．Europe→Japan→the US

B．Europe→the US→Japan

C．the US→Europe→Japan