初中进阶 (2270 期 20150904) 4-5 版The Imitation Game and Alan Turing

Pre-reading

1. Who are they in the photos?

Alan Turing: He is widely considered to be the father of computer science and artificial intelligence (人工智能 ).

Benedict Cumberbatch: He is an English actor and became a household name as Sherlock Holmes in the British television series Sherlock.

Pre-reading

2. What’s the relationship between Alan

Turing and Benedict Cumberbatch?

The Imitation Game stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing, who broke codes for ( 破译密码 ) for the British government during World War II.

While reading

Scan the article and decide whether the

following statements are TRUE or

FALSE. 1. The Imitation Game is not a story based on Alan

Turing’s real life.

2. Alan Turing showed his ability at mathematics after he graduated from university.

While reading

Scan the article and decide whether the

following statements are TRUE or

FALSE. 3. Alan Turing was not sociable enough to interact

with other people.

4. Alan Turing won an Olympic silver medal in a marathon.

While reading

Complete the summary with the information

in the article. One word for each blank. The Imitation Game tells a story about Alan Turing. He led

a ____1____ for the British government. They managed to break German codes and helped ____2____ World War II. Turing was a mathematical ____3____ and wonderful marathon runner, but he preferred to ____4____ alone. It was a great pity that Turing committed suicide before his 42th birthday, which was a huge ____5____ to the computer world.

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Language study Translate each sentence with one phrase

from the article. 1. 为了正确完成实验报告，请注意老师刚刚提到的细节。

2. 比起最终获胜，我们更喜欢享受比赛的过程。

3. 她写这篇作文已经花了长达三小时的时间了。

To complete the experiment report correctly,

please pay attention to the details teachers

mentioned just now.

We prefer enjoying the process of competition to

gaining victory finally.

She has spent as long as three hours writing this

composition.

After reading

1. Watch The Imitation Game. Place the

following pictures in the correct order.

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2 3

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After reading

2. Which part of the movie impressed you

most? Exchange ideas with your

classmates. 4