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A Journey of
Discovery
达尔文简介
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课文阅读理解
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(1)Why didn’t the captain of the Beagle think Darwin was the best choice
A.Because Darwin wasn’t admitted to a university.
B.Because Darwin was dismissed from school.
C.Because Darwin left medical school without completing his degree.
D.Because Darwin had not enough interest in visiting distant countries.
(2)What did people think about the species at that time
A.All species evolved from the same species.
B.All species came into being in the meantime.
C.Some species appeared earlier than the others.
D.Some species improved a lot since its appearance.
(3)What was Darwin’s new theory then
A.Environment played an important role.
B.Species evolved with the changing environment.
C.Different species lived in different environment.
D.The more complicated the species were, the more time it took to evolve.
(4)How did people react to Darwin’s theory at first
A.Astonished.
B.Convinced.
C.Satisfied.
D.Interested.
Task
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Post-reading
Fill in the blanks with proper words according to the passage on Pages 50-51.
A Journey of Discovery
Begin his journey Darwin,who was 1. by rocks,plants and animals,began his journey on the ship of the 2. in 1831.
Generate ideas When he was in South America,he collected samples of plants and animals.As he studied the samples he raised the 3. :how did different species come to exist
fascinated
Beagle
question
A Journey of Discovery
Look for evidence In 4. ,when he arrived at the Galápagos Islands,the 5.________ interested him most,and he found there was a 6. between the finches on each of the islands,which seemed their 7. had evolved according to the food on the island.
Develop ideas Darwin 8. the finches had evolved from a common ancestor arriving on the islands a long time before.
Propose a theory His completely new idea of 9. was explained in his book,On the Origin of Species,which caused a 10. to the people.
1835
birds
beaks
suspected
evolution
storm
difference
重点单词及短语
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benefit from/by =profit by/from 从……中获利
She was able to profit from the opportunity to study abroad.
visit distant countries 访问遥远的国度
distant adj.遥远的;冷淡的→distance n.距离
first choice/ priority 首选
Online shopping is my first choice when it comes to convenience and variety.
what's more=in addition 而且,另外
be a disgrace 是耻辱,是丢脸的事
His behavior was a disgrace to his family.
What’s more, he had recently received a letter from his father predicting that he would be “a disgrace to yourself and all your family”. 并且在他刚收到父亲的来信,信中预言他将会成为“自己和全家人的耻辱”。(predicting...现在分词短语作后置定语,修饰a letter)
despite prep.即使,尽管 (=in spite of)
lead(led) to 导致 of all time 有史以来
His adventures would lead to one of the most important scientific discoveries(discovery) of all time.
He was fascinated by the beautiful scenery, his mouth half open. 他被美景所吸引,嘴巴半张着。
give him the chance to study various (variety) living things 给他研究自然环境中各种生物的机会
be crowded with 挤满……
crowded adj. 拥挤的,挤满的
crowd n. 人群;观众;一伙人;群众 v.挤满;拥挤
The city was crowded with disappointed people with no interest in settling down.这座城市挤满了失望的人们,他们没有兴趣定居下来。
come to exist/existence开始存在
Chinese kung fu came to exist in martial arts fiction then.那时中国功夫开始存在于武侠小说。
at the same time= in the meantime 同时
At that time, people believed that all species had appeared on Earth at the same time, and had not changed since. 当时,人们认为所有的物种都是同时出现在地球上的,并从此再无变化。(had done过去完成时)
be similar to 与......相似
adapt to their changing environments适应不断变化的环境
adapt v.(使)适应;改编 →adaptation n.改编;适应
It is said that the TV play is adapted from a novel.
Learning that you have trouble adapting to the new school life, I am writing to offer you some advice/ suggestions.
adopt v. 收养,领养;采用,采取
adopt a child 收养孩子
adopt a method 采取方法
look for more evidence (evident) 寻求更多证据
see(saw-seen) a variety(various) of new species发现了各种各样的新物种
according to 根据
It seemed their beaks had evolved according to what food was available on that particular island.(what 引导宾语从句) 它们的喙似乎是根据所在岛屿上可觅得的食物进化而来的。
evolve v.进化;(使)逐渐发展→evolution n.进化(论)
evolve from a common ancestor 由共同的祖先进化而来的 evolve from lower forms of life
slowly evolve into many new species慢慢进化成许多新的种类
a theory of evolution 进化论
available adj.可用的;可获得的 ;有空的
Since there was no other room available, I had to settle for the one without an air conditioner.
I would have gone to my cousin's birthday party last night, but I was not available.
explaine this theory 解释了这一理论
immediately cause a storm 立即引起轰动
refused to believe 拒绝相信
convince vt.使确信,使信服→convinced adj.确信的,信服的→convincing adj.令人信服的,有说服力的
But Darwin’s scientific studies were so convincing (convince) that more and more people started to believe his theory.然而达尔文的科学研究很有说服力,越来越多的人开始接受他的理论。
be regarded as 被认为是
“被认为是……”的种种表达
be considered as...
be regarded as...
be looked on as...
be thought of as...
be recognised as...
Ecotourism is commonly(common) regarded as low impact(影响) travel to undisturbed places.
课文语法填空
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Although his father was against the journey, Charles Darwin still began his adventure on the ship, the Beagle,which would lead 1. to one of the most important scientific 2.discoveries(discovery) of all time. During the journey, the ship was 3.crowded(crowd) with samples of the plants and animals that he collected. When 4.studying (study) these, he asked himself the question how different
species 5.came (come) to exist. The idea 6. that maybe animals evolved as they adapted to their changing environments inspired Darwin 7.to look (look) for more evidence. Then he came up with a 8.completely (complete) new idea, a theory of evolution, after studying finches on the Galapagos Island. His scientific studies were 9.so convincing that more and more people started 10.to believe (believe) his theory.
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