高三英语下学期unit4-green-world

Unit4GreenworldWhatcanyouseeinthegreenworld?Trees,plants,flowers,vegetables……WarmingupLookatthepicturesandmatcheachflowerwithitscorrectname.PeonyPeonytheChinesenationalflowerTulipRoseSunflowerWhat’syourfavouriteflower?rosepeonytulipsunflowerlily(百合花）carnation(康乃馨）calla(马蹄莲）narcissus(水仙）……Why?What’syourfavouritefruit?Whydopeopleneedtoeatfruit?Peopleneedtoeatfruittogetthevitaminstheyneedandtheycontainfibreandminerals.Accordingtothetape,differentkindsoffruitbelongtodifferentfamilies.Listentothetapeandfillintheblanks.______wereunknownfromsouthernEurope,butmostsailorswerenot_____with_____.Besides_____,_____and_______,theytastedtheirfirst_____,whichallbelongtothesameplantfamilyofthe_____.Theyfirstgottoknoworangesand_____whichbelongtothesameplantfamily.GrapesfamiliarbananasapplespearsstrawberriespeachesroseslemonsListentothetapeagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhatproblemsdidfarmersinoldEnglishandsailorsinthe18thcenturyhaveincommon?2.HowdidCaptainCooktrytoimprovethehealthofthesailors?3.Whydidn’tshipscarryfreshfruitandvegetablesonboard?Theyhadhealthproblemsbecausetheydidn’tgetenoughgreens.Hetoldthemtocleantheirclothesandtheshipandtakeregularexerciseandalsoexperimentedwithfood.Theycouldn’tkeepthemfreshforalongtime.ForpeoplewhohavegrownupknowingtherichnessinlocalfruitsinsouthernChina,itisdifficulttoimaginethepoornessinlocalfruitspeciesinotherpartsoftheworld,suchasEurope.Inancienttimes,veryfewkindsoffruitcouldbefoundinEurope,andthefruitsthatgrewthereinthewild,suchasapplesandpearswereoftenverysmall.Anotherproblemofpeopleinthosedayswasthattheyhadnotfoundwaystokeepfruitandvegetablesfreshforaverylongtime.FarmersinoldEnglandoftenhadhealthproblemsduringthewinterbecausetheydidnotgetenoughgreens.Eveninthe18thcentury,peoplehadnotdiscoveredwhytheyneededtoeatfruittostayhealthy.Longvoyagestookpeopleawayfromhomeformanyyears.Thedietaboardshipsconsistedofsaltmeat,andhardbiscuits.Thesailorshardlyateanyfreshvegetablesoffruit.Itwasnotunusualthat80%ofthecrewdiedonsuchvoyages.Thehealthofthesailorswasthemajorconcernofacaptain.JamesCooktriedmanywaystokeephismeningoodshape……suchasdriedvegetables,preservedcabbage,boiledcarrotandfruitjuiceandbeans.Ithelpedalittle,butitwasn’tuntil1932,whenVitaminCwasdiscovered,anddoctorsrealisedthatthesolutionlayineatingfreshvegetablesandfruit.SailorsfromEurope,weakandsickfromtheirlongvoyagefoundthemselvesinheavenwhentheyarrivedintheEast.Theyhadneverseensomanydifferentkindsoffruit,noranythattastedsowell……Withsomuchdeliciousfruittochoosefrom,theysoonrecoveredtheirhealth.peonytuliproseSunflowerScienceofstudyingplantsiscalledbotanyTHEBIRTHOFASCIENCEbotanyFastreadingHowmanypeoplearementionedinthepassage?CarlLinnaeusDanielSolanderJosephBanksJamesCookKarlLinnaeusDanielSolanderAstudentofKarlJosephBanksAfriendofDanielthefounderofbotanicalclassificationDanielandJosephdevelopedthetheoryofKarlLinnaeusJamesCookBothofthemjoinedtheexpeditiontoOceanialedbyCaptainJamesCook1.Savingmoneyyearafteryearhisparentsputtogetherenoughmoneytopayforhislivingexpenses.2.Bookshopsacrossthecountryinvitedtheauthortosignhisnewnovel,hopingtopushit.3.CanyouworkoutthecostifwestayinEuropeforacoupleofweeks?4.After15daysitwasdecidedtostopthesearchforpeoplewhomighthavesurvivedthecoalmineaccident.5.Unlikeotherofficials,themayorsofthecountry’smajorcitiesarechosenbythegovernment.1.accumulated积累2.appointed任命,委派3.abandon放弃4.appetite胃口5.calculate计算6.cosy舒适的7.identification鉴别,证件8.privilege特权9.astronomy天文学10.promote促进accumulatepromotecalculateabandonappointed6.Toopenabankaccounthereyoushouldshowthemanevidenceofidentifysuchasapassportoradriver’slicense.7.Theancientstudyoftheheavenshasprogressedfromstudyingstarsandplanetstothestudyofthenatureoftheuniverseandpossibilitiesforspacetravel8.DespiteallthefameTomhankshasgainedasamoviestar,hehasastrongdesireforfurthersuccessinhiscareer.9.Athergrandparents’Annawasofferedasmall,butwarmandcomfortableroom.10.Fewoftheyoungerstudentshavethespecialrighttousetheprofessor’sprivatelibrary.identificationastronomyappetitecosyadj.privilegeCarlLinnaeusearnedthetitle“fatherofclassification”forthecontributionhemadeto(1)_______plantspecies.Linnaeus’systemwasbasedonthearrangementofthemaleand(2)______organsoftheflowers.atthattimethestudyofbotanywaspartofthestudyofmedicine.(3)______werethebaseformedicines,andtbecomeadoctorasoundknowledgeofbotanywasessential.In17412.Completethepassageonthenextpagewiththewordsfromthebox,usingtheirproperform.abandonappointbotanicalenterpriseexpensefemalegroupglobeherbOceaniagroupfemaleHerbs放弃任命植物学的事业费用雌性的分类地球药草大洋州Linnaeus(4)_____________alifelongprofessorataSwedishuniversity.Duringthenextfewyearsheundertookthetaskofrestoringtheuniversity(5)_________garden.Thegarden(6)____________afterthegreatcityfirein1702.Linnaeuswasaverypopularteacher.Hislecturesinspiredhisstudentstotravelaroundthe(7)______intheraceforthediscoveryofnewplantspecies.DanielSolander,forexample,whojoinedJosephBanksandCaptainCookontheirvoyagein768to(8)_______,wasoneofhisfamousstudents.Linnaeuswasalsoinvolvedinthe(9)________ofmakingSweden’s