2021学年新教材高中英语Unit5Revealingnature导读话题妙切入学案外研版选择性必修

-1-Unit5RevealingnatureAllnatureisbutart，unknowntothee.整个自然都是艺术，这是你所不知的。—PopeNatureisnotgovernedexceptbyobeyingher.自然不可驾驭，除非顺从她。—BaconDeviationfromnatureisdeviationfromhappiness.对自然的背离就是对欢乐的背离。—SamuelJohnsonTheintimacybetweenmanandNaturebeganwiththebirthofmanontheearth，andbecomeseachcenturymoreintelligentandfar­reaching.ToNature，therefore，weturnastotheoldestaimmostinfluentialteacherofourrace；fromonepointofviewonceourtask­master，nowourservant；fromanotherpointofview，ourconstantfriend，instructorandinspirer.CharlesDarwinwasbornin1809inEngland.Atschoolhedidn'tdowellandgotpoormarks.Hewasagoodathletethoughandlovedstudyingnature.Healsokeptdoingchemistryexperiments.-2-HisfatherwasadoctorandexpectedCharlestobecomeonetoo.CharlesstartedstudyingmedicineatEdinburghUniversitybutsoongaveuphisstudiesthere.In1831，Darwinwentonafive­yearjourneytoSouthAmerica，AustraliaandSouthAfricabyship.Hewasseasickbutthethingshesawonthistripchangedhislife.Hecollectedmanyanimalandplantspecimens.In1839，DarwinmarriedhiscousinEmmaWedgwoodwithwhomhehadtenchildren!Hewasalovingfatherandenjoyedfamilylifewhichwasalwaysmoreimportanttohimthanhisresearch.Inspiteofhavingmanyhealthproblemsthroughouthislife，Darwinliveduntilhewas73.Darwin'smostfamousbookOntheOriginofSpeciescameoutin1859andsoldoutinaday.Itsaidthatalllivingthingswererelated.Hisideaswerenotpopularatfirst，butnowmostpeopleagreewiththemandadmireDarwinasagreatscientist.[探究发现]1．WhatwasDarwin'sfather?Adoctor.2．Howmanycontinentshadhegonetoduringhistrip?Three.3．WhenDarwindied?In1882.