Unit+5+Revealing+nature+Understanding+ideas高中英語外研版選擇性必修第一冊

Unit5Revealingnature

StartingOut&Understandingideas

新標(biāo)準(zhǔn)《英語》高中選擇性必修第一冊Activity1Lookatthepagefromasciencemagazineandanswerthequestions.1.Whatdoyouknowabouttheseanimals?Whatmakesthemspecial?Komododragon:ItevolvedinAustraliaandspreadwestward…Duck-billedplatypus:Theoldestdiscoveredfossilofitdatesbacktoabout100,000yearsago…Nautilus:Itoftenconsidered“l(fā)ivingfossils”…Theyareallspeciesthatexitthousandsofyearsonearth;Theyareoldandrare(unusual).2.Whatothersimilaranimalsdoyouknowabout?Shareyourknowledgewiththeclass.Activity21.Howcanseedstravel?Howcanthisbenefitplants?Seedsusuallyarecarriedbythewind,water,andanimals.Plantscanhaveabetterchanceatlife.2.Canyouthinkofanotherexampleofseedstravelling?Shareitwiththeclass.?Dandelionseedshavelittleparachutestocatchthewindandgofurther;?Humanscanspreadseedsifseedsgetstucktotheirclothingorshoes.Watchthevideoandanswerthequestions.Activity1Lookattheevolutionarytreeandanswerthequestions.1Whatspeciesdoyourecogniseinthepicture?Paramecium,earthworm,snail,crab,fish,tortoise,bird,horse,human,frog...;alga,moss,fern,plant...2Whatfactorscancausetheprocessofevolution?Theever-changingenvironmentofnature;environmentalchanges;populationimmigration;geneticmutation;culturalpreferences...Activity2Readthepassageandtalkaboutyourunderstandingofthetitle.(Para1)Thecaptainoftheship,theBeagle,wantedsomeonewhowould“profitbytheopportunityofvisitingdistantcountriesyetlittleknown”.Q1:

Whatdoes“who”referto?Q2:Can“theopportunityofdoing”bereplacedby“theopportunitytodo”?Q3:Whowouldbeprofited?A3:Someone.Becauseof“profitby/from”.Q4:Whowaslittleknown?Whatdoes“yet”mean?(Para1)What’smore,hehadrecentlyreceivedaletterfromhisfatherpredictingthathewouldbe“adisgracetoyourselfandallyourfamily”.Q1:

Whatdoes“that”lead?A1:賓語從句Q2:Doeshisfathersupporttheyoungmanornot?A2:No.Hedisagreed.(Para2)Despiteallthis,hisadventuresonthisshipwouldleadtooneofthemostimportantscientificdiscoveries

.A.nowB.inthefutureC.inhistoryD.intheendAnswer:C(Para2)Theyoungmaninquestion,CharlesDarwin,wasageologistandnaturalist,fascinatedbyrocks,plantandanimals.Q1:Whatdoes“inquestion”mean?A1:考慮之中的，被談?wù)撝腝2:Whatdoes“befascinatedby”mean?A2:著迷于；補(bǔ)充：beobsessedby(Para2)Thejourneygavehimthechancetostudyvarious

intheirnaturalenvironments.A.creaturesB.animalsC.plantsDinsectsAnswer:A(Para2)AfterDarwinhadspentsometimeinSouthAmerican,hisroomontheship

samplesoftheplantsandanimalshehadcollected.A.wasfilledwithB.wasfullbyC.wasattractedbyD.wasenthusiasticaboutAnswer:A&B(Para2)AfterDarwinhadspentsometimeinSouthAmerican,hisroomontheship

samplesoftheplantsandanimalshehadcollected.Q1:Whydoestheauthoruse“hadspent”ratherthan“spent”?A1:因?yàn)?，spend這個(gè)動作發(fā)生在becrowded這個(gè)動作之前。(Para2)Ashestudiedthese,heaskedhimselfthequestion:howdiddifferentspecies

.A.cometoeffectB.comeonC.comeacrossD.cometothepointAnswer:none(Para3)Atthattime,peoplebelievedthatallspecieshadappearedonEarthatthesametime,andhadnotchangedsince.atthesametime同時(shí)sinceadv.此后，后來Q1:Whydoestheauthorusethesametensetowrite“appear”and“change”?A1:因?yàn)檫@兩個(gè)動詞中間用的是and。(Para3)Henoticedthatsomespeciesofanimalswerevery

toeachother.Maybeanimalsevolvedastheyadaptedtotheirchangingenvironments?A.closeB.differentC.identifiedD.trueAnswer:C(Para3)Henoticedthatsomespeciesofanimalswereverysimilartoeachother.Maybeanimalsevolvedastheyadaptedtotheirchangingenvironments?adapt意為“使適應(yīng)”,常見搭配為adapt(oneself)to,后面接名詞或名詞短語，意為“(使……)適應(yīng)于……”。另外adapt還表示“改編”。Wehaveadaptedtoaverydifferentsystemofeducation.我們已經(jīng)適應(yīng)了一個(gè)非常不同的教育體制。Myeyesadaptedthemselvestothelightofthecloudedmoon.我的眼睛已適應(yīng)了那朦朧的月光。(Para3)Henoticedthatsomespeciesofanimalswereverysimilartoeachother.Maybeanimalsevolvedastheyadaptedtotheirchangingenvironments?adaptsthfrom根據(jù)……改編某物adapt...for... 為……而改寫/改編……adaptableadj. 能適應(yīng)的;可修改的adaptationn. 適應(yīng);改編;改寫本據(jù)我所知,他計(jì)劃把自己的小說改編成戲劇。AsfarasIknow,heisgoingto

.Answer:adapthisnovelforaplay(Para3)Itwasjustanidea,butenoughtoinspireDarwintolookformoreevidence.A.beatB.encourageC.hinderD.advanceAnswer:Binspiresbtodosth鼓勵某人做某事(Para3)Itwasjustanidea,butenoughtoinspireDarwintolookformoreevidence.A.seekB.hideC.searchforD.appearAnswer:A&Clookfor尋找(Para4)Whenthe

Beagle

reachedtheGalápagosIslandsin1835,Darwinsawavarietyofnewspecies,butitwasthebirdsthatinterestedhimthemost.A.alotofB.anumberofC.aamountofD.variousAnswer:D(Para4)Darwinsuspectedthatthefincheshadevolvedfromacommonancestor,whichhadarrivedontheislandsalongtimebefore.A.guaranteedB.confirmedC.guessedD.continueAnswer:Csuspectn.嫌疑人suspectsbofdoingsthbesuspiciousof對……起疑(Para5)Darwinsuspectedthatthefincheshadevolvedfromacommonancestor,whichhadarrivedontheislandsalongtimebefore.A.rootedinB.originatedfromC.tookbackD.datedbacktoAnswer:B&D(Para5)Overtime,ithadslowlyevolvedintomanynewspecies.A.asaresultB.asaconsequenceC.sincethenD.astimewentbyAnswer:D(Para5)Andthatwastheanswertohownewspeciesofplantsandanimalscametoexist:theyevolvedfromearlierancestors.Q1:Whatkindofclausedoes“how”lead?A1:賓語從句(Para6)Itwasnotpublisheduntil1859andimmediatelycausedastorm.Q1:Whenwasthebookpublished?A1:1859.(Para6)ButDarwin’sscientificstudiesweresoconvincingthatmoreandmorepeoplestartedtobelievehistheory.請把so放在句首進(jìn)行倒裝ButsoconvincingwereDarwin’sscientificstudiesthatmoreandmorepeoplestartedtobelievehistheory.convincesbofsth 使某人相信某事convincesbtodosth 說服某人做某事beconvincedof 確信;堅(jiān)信beconvincedthat... 堅(jiān)信……(Para7)Today,

OntheOriginofSpecies

isregardedasoneofthemostimportantworkseverwritten.A.isfamousforB.isknownasC.iscuriousaboutD.iscrowdedwithAnswer:BActivity2Mostcommonly,peoplebelievethatajourneymeansatripfromoneplacetoanother,especiallyoveralongdistanceandliterarilyajourneyreferstotheprocessbywhichsomethinggraduallychangesanddevelops.ThetitlemayindicatethatDarwin’sresearchworkleadingtohisdiscoveryofevolutionandtheoriginofspeciestookquitealongtimeandgreatefforts,determinationandcouragetoachieve.Activity3Choosethemainideaofthepassageandgiveyourreasons.1.Darwin’sinterestinvariouslivingthingsmadehimagreatnaturalist.2.Darwin’sjourneyontheBeagleinspiredhisTheoryofEvolution.3.Darwinwentonajourneytoconfirmhistheorythathumanshadevolvedovertime.Thetitleofthepassageis“ajourneyofdiscovery”.SothepassageismainlyabouthowDarwin’sTheoryofEvolutiongeneratedanddevelopedonhisjourneyontheBeagle.Activity4Numberthepuzzlepiecesinorder.Organiseinformationfromthepassageandcompletethem.142351OnhisjourneyontheBealge:

variouslivingthingsintheirnaturalenvironmentsandsamplesoftheplantsandanimalshehadcollected.verysimilartoeachother.2Generateideas?cometoexist??Maybeanimalsevolvedastheyadaptedtotheirchangingenvironments？3Lookformoreevidencethattherewas