SectionⅡWarmingUp&Reading—LanguagePointsⅠ.单词拼写1.This______(理论)ishelpfultoexplainhowtheuniversebegan.2.Acrossthe_____(地球),sealevelvariesbyhundredsoffeet.3.Thelittleboyisinterestedin(天文学).4.Heoftensaysthathedoesn'tbelieveinany(宗教)andonlybelievesinhimself.theoryglobeastronomyreligion5.(不像)hisbrother,heistalkativeandhasasenseofhumour.6.Ifyou(乘)twoandthree,youwillgetsix.7.Thebigprojecthascostalmostasmuchasone(十亿)dollars.8.(氧气)isakindofgasthatisnecessaryforanimalsandplantstolive.UnlikemultiplybillionOxygenⅡ.拓展词汇1.violencen.暴力→adj.猛烈的;激烈的;强暴的→violentlyadv.猛烈地,激烈地2.harmn.伤害,损害→adj.有害的3.vi.存在;生存→existencen.存在4.n.谜;难题vt.&vi.(使)迷惑;(使)为难→puzzledadj.迷惑的→puzzlingadj.令人迷惑的5.n.宗教;宗教信仰→religiousadj.宗教的,宗教信仰的violentharmfulexistpuzzlereligion[巧记单词]violently→violent+lyharmful→harm+ful派生词existence→exist+enceⅢ.补全短语1.time及时;终于2.befundamental对……(来说)是基本的3.eggs下蛋4.givebirth产生;分娩5.one'sturn轮到某人;接着6.prevent...阻止;制止intolaytoinfrom1.[教材原句]Theearthbecamesoviolentthatitwasnotclearwhethertheshapewouldlastornot.地球变得激烈动荡,不知道这个固体形状是否会继续存在下去。[句型点拨]so...that...“如此……以至于……”。[佳句赏析]Thedoughfigurinehemadewassobeautifulthatwecouldn'twaittohaveatryourselves.他做的面人是如此漂亮,以至于我们迫不及待地想亲自试一试。2.[教材原句]Thisproducedachainreaction,whichmadeitpossibleforlifetodevelop.这就产生了一个连锁反应,使生命的发展成为可能。[句型点拨]makeit+adj.+todo。[佳句赏析]Thegirlknowsthreeforeignlanguages,whichmakesiteasierforhertofindagoodjob.这个女孩懂三门外语,这使她更容易找到一份好工作。3.[教材原句]Whatmanyscientistsbelieveisthatthecontinuedpresenceofwaterallowedtheearthtodissolveharmfulgasesandacidsintotheoceansandseas.很多科学家相信,由于地球上长期有水存在,使地球得以把有害气体和酸性物质溶解在海洋里。[句型点拨]what主语从句+isthat表语从句。[佳句赏析]WhatIwanttosayisthatyoushouldgetupearlyeveryday.我想说的是每天你应该早点起床。4.[教材原句]Itwasnotimmediatelyobviousthatwaterwastobefundamentaltothedevelopmentoflife.水对于生命发展起关键作用,这一点在当时并不明显。[句型点拨]Itisobviousthat...“很明显”。[佳句赏析]Itisobviousthatagoodlearninghabitcanhelpustospeeduptoreachourdestinations.显而易见,一个好的学习习惯能帮助我们尽快达到我们的目标。1.Theywereintimetoproducecarbondioxide,nitrogen,watervapourandothergases,whichweretomaketheearth'satmosphere.(P25)它们最终产生了二氧化碳、氮气、水蒸气和其他气体,从而形成了地球的大气层。★intime及时;终于;总有一天写出下列句中intime的含义①Andyknewhecouldnotreachthehouseintime.____②You'llsucceedintimebecauseyouarealwaysworkinghard.________③Workinghardmadehimsuccessfulintime.____innotime立刻;马上atnotime决不(放在句首时,句子用部分倒装)atatime每次;一次atonetime曾经;一度atthesametime同时fromtimetotime有时;偶尔及时总有一天终于④__________Igrewcrazyaboutskating.However,Ifellontotheground_______________,butIknewthatIwould________beskilledifIlackofpractice.曾经我对滑冰十分痴迷。然而我却有时摔在冰面上,但是我知道如果缺乏训练我绝对不会熟练。Atonetimefromtimetotimeatnotime2.Whatmanyscientistsbelieveisthatthecontinuedpresenceofwaterallowedtheearthtodissolveharmfulgasesandacidsintotheoceansandseas.(P26)很多科学家相信,由于地球上长期有水存在,使地球得以把有害气体和酸性物质溶解在海洋里。★harmfuladj.有害的(1)beharmfulto...对……有害(2)harmn.&vt.伤害;损害doharmtosb.=dosb.harm伤害某人;对某人有害Thereisnoharmindoingsth.做某事没有坏处(3)harmlessadj.无害的;无辜的①Itisharmfultoyoureyestoreadbooksinthebus.在公共汽车上看书对你的眼睛有害。②Playingcomputergameswillnotonlydogreat____(harm)toyourphysicalhealth,butitisalso_______(harm)toyourmentalhealth.Sothereisnoharmin_______(advise)youtogiveitup.玩电脑游戏不仅对你的身体健康有害,而且对你的心理健康也有害,因此建议你放弃玩电脑游戏是没有害处的。③Thisexperimentwas________(harm)totheanimals.这个实验对动物无害。harmharmfuladvisingharmless3.Theylaideggstooandexistedontheearthformorethan140millionyears.(P26)它们也下蛋,在地球上存在了一亿四千多万年。★existvi.存在;生存(1)existin存在于……之中existon靠……为生Thereexists/existed...某地有……;存在……(2)existencen.存在;生存inexistence存在comeintoexistence产生;成立;开始存在①Theycan'texistonthemoneyhe'searning.他们靠他挣的那点钱无法维持生活。②Thereagoodwaytosolvetheproblematpresent.(exist)目前有一个解决现存问题的好办法。③Nooneknowswhensuchacustomfirstcameinto(exist).没有人知道这种风俗是什么时候开始有的。[点津]exist是不及物动词,没有被动语态,也不用于进行时态。existsexistingexistence4.Thustheyhave,intheirturn,becomethemostimportantanimalsontheplanet.(P26)于是,他们接着成了这个行星上最重要的动物。★inone'sturn轮到某人;接着inturn依次;轮流;反之;相应地byturns轮流;交替地taketurnstodosth.轮流做某事Itisone'sturntodosth.轮到某人做某事Itturns/turnedoutthat...结果……①Whenitisinmyturn,Iamtooexcitedtospeak.当轮到我时,我激动得都说不出话来了。②Ithinkit'smyturn(drive)thekidstoschoolthisweek.我想这周该轮到我开车送孩子们上学了。③Itturned___thatthisyoungmanwasnoneotherthantheoldman'sson.这位年轻人竟然是这位老人的儿子。todriveout5.Theyareputtingtoomuchcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere,whichpreventsheatfromescapingfromtheearthintospace.(P26)他们把过多的二氧化碳释放到大气层中,这使得地球上的热不能释放到太空中去。★prevent...from阻止;制止stop...from...制止……keep...from...阻止……protect...from/against...保护……免受……伤害①Therewereliftsandescalatorsinalllargebuildingstopreventpeoplefromwalking.所有的高层建筑里都装有电梯和自动扶梯,以避免人们步行。②Wewereprevented/stopped/keptfrom(attend)ProfessorLi'slecturebytheheavyrain.大雨使我们没能参加李教授的演讲。③Hewearssunglassestoprotecthiseyes___________thestrongsunlight.他戴墨镜保护眼睛使其免受强烈阳光的伤害。[点津]短语prevent/stop/protect...from...中的from可以省略,keep...from...中的from不能省略。但在被动结构中,from均不可省略。attendingagainst/from6.Howlifebeganonearthisoneofthebiggestpuzzlesthatscientistsfoundhardtosolve.(P27)地球上生命的起源是科学家们难以解决的最大疑惑之一。★puzzlevt.&vi.(使)迷惑;(使)为难n.谜;难题;(游戏的)猜谜(1)puzzleover/aboutsth.苦苦思索/仔细琢磨……puzzlesth.out琢磨出……的答案(2)apuzzletosb.某人不懂beinapuzzle不知如何是好(3)puzzledadj.迷惑不解的(常用来修饰人或人的情、脸色、声音等)puzzlingadj.令人迷惑的(常用来