2021-2022学年度高一第45期总第875期
Spilling the magic beans (Page 6) 学案

I. Read the text and complete the table below. Write no more than 3 words for each blank.

Spilling the magic beans
Introduction
Rick Johnsson: 
• When magic tricks seem too perfect, audiences are less 1. _________ and can easily 2. _________ their secrets. 
• There is a rational (理性的) 3. _________ for magic, and it’s often 4. _________.
Researchers at the University of London:
• Viewers preferred “perfect” tricks to 5._________ ones.
• Viewers had an easier time 6. _________ how these tricks were 7. _________.
Main body
Popular magic tricks    Scientific explanations
1. Levitating objects    • Quantum physics (量子力学)
• The trick involves 8. _________ and 9. _________.
• The 10. _________ forces cause the object to float above the superconductor. 
2. Vanishing liquids    • “Waterlock”, a 11. _________ compound (化合物) that can 12. _________ liquids.
3. Burning paper    • The item is dipped in a 13. _________ of alcohol and water before the trick. When it’s 14. _________ on fire, the 15. _________ covering the paper begins to burn. The water 16. _________ the paper 17. _________ burning.             

II. Translate the following expressions into Chinese.
1. figure out                        ________________
2. rational explanation                ________________
3. flawed tricks                    ________________
4. be consistent with sth                ________________
5. reveal the secret                    ________________
6. freezing cold                     ________________
7. absorb sth.                        ________________
8. a mixture of sth                    ________________
9. protect ... from ...                    ________________
10. have an easy time (in) doing sth.    ________________
    
III. Fill in the blanks.
1. It is time for ________(oppose) factions to unite and work towards a common goal.
2. Details of the murder ________(reveal) by the local paper.
3. I can't think of any possible ________(explain) for his absence.
4. The cream is easily ________(absorb) into the skin.
5. ________(absorb) in reading, he didn't notice me coming.
6. What is the ________(chemistry) symbol for copper?
7. After the pot is dipped in this ________(mix), it is fired. 
8. The wall gives some ________(protect) from the prevailing wind.
9. The ________(magic) rock shapes are made by human beings.
10. This country is still trailing badly in ________(science) research.

参考答案：
I
1. impressed        2. figure out        3. explanation        4. science            5. flawed
6. understanding    7. performed        8. magnets        9. freezing cold temperatures
10. opposing        11. chemical        12. absorb        13. mixture        14. lit
15. alcohol        16. protects        17. from
II
1. 弄清楚，弄明白    2. 理性的解释    3. 有瑕疵的戏法    4. 与……一致
5. 揭示秘密            6. 严寒            7. 吸收……        8. ……的混合物
9. 保护……免受……    10. 容易做某事 
III
1. opposing        2. were revealed    3. explanation        4. absorbed        5. Absorbed
6. chemical        7. mixture        8. protection        9. magical        10. scientific