必修三 Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars
Ⅰ. 语法短文填空
(1)
As the result of “Big Bang”, the violent earth slowly settled into a globe 1 (move) around the sun. The gasses which were to make the earth's 2 （大气层）came into being from the explosion of the dust ball, with water 3 (follow) them while the earth cooled down.
It allowed the beginning for life. Many millions of years 4 , the first 5 (extreme) small plants began to appear 6 the surface of the water, 7 (multiply) and filling the sea and oceans, which encouraged the later development of early shellfish and all sorts of fish. As time passed, green plants taking carbon dioxide and producing 8 （氧气）came to land and grew into forest. Later the chains of lives continued, such as insects, amphibians, reptiles, dinosaurs and mammals, the typical of 9 is human being. They don't only do 10 to the earth but cause damage to it.
答案：1. moving 2. atmosphere 3. following 4. later 5. extremely 6. on 7. multiplying 8. oxygen 9. which 10. good
(2)
The earth was just a cloud of 1 (energy) dust after the “Big Bang”, then the dust began to combine into a ball moving around the sun. The earth 2 (explode) loudly with fire and rock, to be in time to produce many things, 3 make the earth’s atmosphere, water stayed on the earth and people think it is important for the beginning of life. It allowed the earth to dissolve 4 (harm) gases. Then life began to develop.
Nobody understood plants were the start of changes. They 5 (multiply) and filled the first ocean and seas with oxygen. This encouraged the 6 (develop) of early shellfish and fish. Land animals such as insects, reptiles and dinosaurs and so on appeared after the first green plants appeared. Small clever animals 7 (spread) all over the earth. They developed new 8 (method) of growing, hunting and moving. Too much carbon dioxide was put into the atmosphere, which 9 (prevent) heat from the earth into space. Whether life continues
10 (取决于)
答案： 1.energetic 2.exploded 3.which 4.harmful 5.multiplied 6.development
10.depends on
Ⅱ. 知识点
重点单词
1. spread vt. & vi. 展开,铺开;散布;扩大;延伸
The bird spread its wings. 那只鸟展开了翅膀。
Flies spread disease. 苍蝇传播疾病。
常用结构:
spread sth. with sth. 用……抹/涂/铺……
spread ...on ...把……抹/涂/铺在……
be spread for摆好（桌子）准备
spread oneself\[口\]舒展四肢(躺下)
spread out张开，伸开，铺开，展开，伸长
高手过招
单项填空
Paper making began in China and to Europe.
A. Spread
B. grew
C. Carried
D. developed
解析:选A。句意为：造纸术起源于中国，又传播到了欧洲。spread传播。
2. method n. 方法
He has introduced a new method of teaching.他引进了一种新的教学方法。
What is the most effective method of birth control?控制出生率的最有效的方法是什么？
联想拓展
by this means=in this way=with this method用这种方法
【易混辨析】method/means
method侧重“理论方法”，指做某事的具体步骤或程序。
a new teaching method一种新的教学方法
means（单复数同形）侧重“通过手段”或“利用工具”去达到某种目的。
【高手过招】
选词填空(method/means)（原创）
①The quickest of travel is by plane.
②She has a very scientific of dealing with political problems.
答案：①means②method
3. harmful adj. 有害的
常用结构:
do sb. harm/do harm to sb. 对某人有害
mean no harm 无意伤害别人;没有恶意
harm one’s image/reputation 损害某人的形象/名声
do more harm than good 弊大于利
There is no harm in (sb.s) doing sth.
=It does no harm (for sb.) to do sth. (某人) 做某事无害处
be harmful to 对……有害
harm n.&v. 损害，伤害
Smoking is harmful to your health. 吸烟有害健康。
【高手过招】
He is a nice dog. He won’t do you any .（原创）
A.ill
B. bite
C. hurt
D. harm
解析:选D。考查固定搭配。do sb. harm/do harm to sb. 表示“对某人有害”。句意为：这是一条温顺的狗，它不会伤害你。故选D。
4. mass n. 质量；团；块；大量；(前加the) 群众
A liter of gas has less mass than a liter of water.1公升气体的质量少于1公升水的质量。
She has a mass of things to do.她有一大堆的事情要做。
The masses have boundless creative power.人民群众有无限的创造力。
常用结构:
be a mass of 遍体是……; 充满了……
in mass 全部, 全体; 整个地
in the mass 总体上;总的说来
the (great) mass of 大多数, 大部分
masses of sth.大量的东西
高手过招
单项填空
The young dancers look ed so charming in their beautiful clothes that we took pictures of them.
A. many of
B. masses of
C. the number of
D. a large amount of
解析:选B。句意为：年轻的舞蹈家们穿着美丽的衣服看起来很迷人，因此我们给他们拍了许多照片。masses of=lots of，后跟复数名词。
5. pull v. 拉，拖，拔；移动 n.拉，拖；牵(引)力
You push and I ll pull. 你来推，我来拉。
I felt a pull at my sleeve and turned round.我觉得有人扯我的袖子，便转过身来。
常用结构:
pull ahead (of sb./sth.) 领先于（某人/物）
pull (sb.) back（使某人）退却；撤回（某人）
pull off (sth.)（指机动车辆）驶离（道路至路侧停车处停下）pull out (sth.) 拉掉；使分离；掏出；驶离（车站）
pull on 穿，戴上（袜子、手套等）
pull together 同心协力；通力合作
【高手过招】
用pull相关短语的适当形式填空（原创）
①I arrived as the last train was .
②He a gun and aimed at the criminal.
③So long as we , there’s no mountain top we can’t conquer.
答案：①pulling out②pulled out③pull together
6. cheer vt. & vi. (使)高兴、振奋；(对)欢呼
The crowd cheered loudly as the Queen appeared.女王出现时群众高声欢呼。
He was greatly cheered by the news.他听到这个消息非常高兴。
常用结构:
cheer sb. on为某人加油
cheer (sb.) up（使某人）更高兴；（使）振奋起来
【联想拓展】
cheerful adj.高兴的
cheerless adj.不高兴的；阴冷的高手过招
用cheer相关短语的适当形式填空（原创）
①Your visit has greatly him up.
②The crowd the runners as they started the last lap.
③You look as though you need up.
答案：①cheered②cheered; on③cheering
7. puzzle vt. & vi.（使）迷惑；（使）苦思 n.迷；难题
puzzled adj. 无法了解的；困惑的
puzzling adj. 令人费解的
Her reply puzzled me.她的回答把我弄糊涂了。
Their reason for doing it is still a puzzle to me.他们为什么要那样做此事我仍感到莫名其妙。
常用结构：
sb. be puzzled by sth.某人对……感到迷惑
puzzle about/over sth.对某事感到迷惑
puzzle one’s brain冥思苦想；绞尽脑汁
solve a puzzle解决一个难题
【高手过招】
用puzzle的适当形式填空
①To explain the findings, he offers two theories.
②I that I haven’t heard from Liz for so long.
③She listened with a expression on her face.
④No one has yet succeeded in explaining the of how life began.
答案：①puzzling②am puzzled③puzzled④puzzle
8. exist vi. 存在，生存
existence n. 存在
Does life exist on Mars?火星上有生命吗？
I can hardly exist on the wage I’m getting.我靠自己挣的工资简直难以糊口。
常用结构：
exist+prep. 存在于某地方
exist on sth. 靠某物生存
【高手过招】
用exist相关短语的适当形式填空
①This plant only Australia.
②Can you such a low salary?
③I doubt the of alien.
答案：①exists; in②exist on③existence
重点短语
9. in time意为“及时”时相当于early en ough, soon enough;意为“终于，早晚”时相当于sooner or later。
We got to the station just in time to catch the bus.
=We got to the station just in time for the bus.我们到达车站时，刚好赶上了那班汽车。
The doctor came in time to save her life. 医生及时赶来救了她的命。
You’ll succeed in time if yo u keep on working hard.假若坚持努力下去，你迟早会成功的。
【联想拓展】
be in time for sth./be in time to do sth. 对于某事是及时的/及时做某事
ahead of time提前；提早
all the time一直；始终
at one time曾经；一度
at a time一次
at times 有时
at the same time同时；然而；可是
from time to time不时；偶尔
in no time立刻；马上
take one’s time不急，慢慢来
time and time again一次又一次；一再
【高手过招】
—I was disappointed in time when I didn’t pass the examinations.
—Don’t be so discouraged. You’ll be successful in
time.
A./; /
B. a; a
C./; a
D. a; /
解析:选D。句意为：——我没通过考试那段时间我很失望。——别灰心。你迟早会成功的。第一个空考查的是when 引导的定语从句，表示在某段时间里，故应用in a time。而第二个空表示“迟早”，故用in time。
10. prevent ...from 阻止；制止
The heavy rain prevented us from going there.这场大雨使我们没能到那里去。
【易混辨析】prevent/stop/keep/protect
prevent, stop, keep与protect四者的常见结构为：
prevent ...(from) doing sth.；stop ...(from) d oing sth.；keep ...from doing sth.; 均表示“阻止……做某事”。
上述三个结构中，在主动语态中stop 与prevent后可省去from，但在被动语态中不可省略; 而keep ...from ...中的from在任何情况下都不能省略。另外，
protect ...from ...表示“保护……不受……侵袭；阻挡；防御”。from后接能带来伤害或损害的事物。This plan will be kept from being carried out.这个计划将被阻止实施。
【高手过招】
Some policemen should be sent to them the trees.
A. prevent; to cut down
B. stop; cutting down
C. keep; to cut down
D. keep; cutting down 解析:选B。句意为：应该派一些警察去阻止他们砍伐树木。keep/prevent/stop ... from doing sth.阻止……做某事,其中keep ...from doing sth. 中的from不可省略。故选B。
11. block out 挡住（光线）
That wall blocks out all the light.那堵墙把光线都遮住了。
【联想拓展】
burst out 大声喊叫;突然……起来
go out 外出；过时；熄(灯)
put out 关(灯)；扑灭；生产
come out 出现，显露；出版;结果是
help out 帮助解决难题(或摆脱困境)
look out留神；注意
watch out 注意；提防；向外看
find out 找出，查明，发现
pick out挑出;辨认出，分辨出
speak out 大声地说;大胆地说
think out仔细思考(某事)；想出（主意等）
hang out 挂出;闲逛
knock out (拳)击中，击倒，打昏
sell out 售完(某种货物)，脱销
turn out 结果证明是
run out (of) 用完，耗尽
check out 结账离去，办妥手续离去
give out 分发（试卷等）；发出（光、热等）；用尽；耗完；筋疲力尽
【高手过招】
用out相关短语的适当形式填空（原创）
①At the end of the race his legs and he collapsed on the ground.
②It’ s easy to him in a crowd because he is very tall.
③His new book will next month.
④We thought it was going to rain; it to be a fine day.
⑤We of/from our hotel at 5 a.m. to catch a 7 a.m. flight.
答案：①gave out②pick; out③come out ④turned out⑤checked out
12. What it was to become was uncertain until between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago when the dust settled into a solid globe.
随后它会变成什么没人能知道，直到38~45 亿年前，这团尘埃才慢慢地形成一个固体的球状物。
What it was to become ...是what 引导的主语从句，what 在从句中作become 的宾语。
What surprised everybody was that he didn’t come to the meeting. 使大家惊奇的是他竟没有参加
会议。
What he did added to our difficulty. 他所做的增加了我们的困难。
“be+动词不定式”在本句中表示按照计划、安排将要发生的动作。
When are they to hand in their plan? 他们的计划什么时候交上来？
You are to do your homework before you watch TV.你得做完了作业才能看电视。
【联想拓展】
“be+to”还可以表示以下含义：
表示可能性，相当于can,主要用于疑问句和否定句。表示命令，意为“必须，不得不”，意思等同于must,
have to，表示假设。表示“命运注定……”，通常用于过去时。
How am I to know what has become of him?我怎么知道他的遭遇如何呢？
Certain skills must be learned if one is to use English well.如果想要用好英语，某些技巧是必
须学的。
He was never to see his wife again.他注定再也见不到他妻子了。
Were we to offer you more money, would you stay?如果我们给你加钱，你愿意留下吗？
【高手过招】
In dry weather the flowers will have to be watered if they .
A. have survived
B. are to survive
C. would survive
D. will survive
解析:选B。考查真实条件句。are to survive在此处并不表示将来，而表示“期望”。
13. But when I tried to step forward, I found I was carried twice as far as on the earth and
fell over.而当我试着向前迈步的时候，我发觉我被送出去很远，步子的跨度竟是地球上的两倍，因而我
摔倒了。
twice as ...as ... 是……的两倍
【联想拓展】
英语中的倍数表达法：
倍数+as +adj./adv.+as 是……的几倍
倍数+adj./adv.的比较级+ than 比……(多/大)几倍
倍数+ the +表示长度/高度/宽度等的名词+ of是……长度/高度/宽度的几倍，此结构中常用的名词有：
size, height, weight, length, width, depth等。
This ruler is three times as long as that one.
=This ruler is twice longer than that one.
=This ruler is three times the length of that one.这把尺子是那把的三倍长。
There are four times as many students as we expected. 到的学生是我们预计的五倍。
【高手过招】
(1)翻译句子
这个房子是那个的三倍大。
(2)完成句子
到的客人是我们预计的两倍。
There are we expected .
答案：(1)This house is three times as big as that one./This house is twice bigger than that
one./This house is three times the size of that one.(2)twice as many guests as
必修三 Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars检测题
Ⅰ.用所给词的适当形式填空
1．More violent (violence) scenes in the film were cut when it was shown on television.
2．Some understanding of grammar is fundamental (fundament) to learning a language.
3．It is generally accepted that smoking is harmful (harm) to our health.
4．Mary was reading a poem with a puzzled (puzzle) expression on her face.Its deeper meaning remained a puzzle (puzzle) for her.
5．One day while we were lying (lie) in the bed, my son lied (lie) to me that he laid (lay) the eggs that the hen had just laid (lay) on the table.
6．Unlike (like) most people in the office who come to work by car, I usually come to work by bus.
The war broke_out between the two countries.
2．Watch_out_for wild animals when you go up the hills.
3．You ought to write now_that you know the address.
4．After several years of practice, I think I will finally get_the_hang_of spoken English.
5．We put a curtain across the window to block_out the sunlight.
6．It took Charles a long time to cool_down after the heated argument.
7．You must bear in mind that your parents hope to depend_on you to become a good doctor.
8．Do you think we'll be in_time to catch the train to go to Paris?
Ⅲ.阅读理解56-60 ACCBD 61-62 AB
Great European Cities PARIS Paris is the capital and largest city of France, situated on River Seine. It is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and is visited by more than eight million tourists every year. The most popular place for tourists is the Eiffel Tower, the famous symbol of Paris. One of the world’s largest art galleries, the Louvre, is also located in Paris. The city is also located in Paris. The city is also famous for its restaurants, cafes and theatres. About two-thirds of France’s artists and writers live in Paris. BARCELONA Barcelona is the second largest city of Spain and is situated on the northeast coast, about five hundred kilometres east of the Spanish capital, Madrid. One of Barcelona’s most famous landmarks is the Church of Sagrada Familia, which was designed by an architect called Antonio Gaudi. Gaudi worked on the project from 1882 until his death in 1926. The church hasn’t been finished yet! FLORENCE Florence is an Italian city which became famous because of the Renaissance, a great artistic movement which began in the 1300s and lasted for three hundred ears. During the Renaissance, some of the greatest painters of all time lived and worked in Florence. Many of Florence’s most beautiful paintings and sculptures were produced by great artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. Florence is visited each year by about a million tourists who come to see the art galleries, churches and museums. The Uffizi Palace is the most famous art gallery in the city. ATHENS Athens, the capital of Greece, is known as the birthplace of western civilization. Two thousand four hundred years ago, it was the world’s most powerful city. Buildings such as the Parthenon on the Acropolis Hill were built during this period. Greece’s best writers lived in ancient Athens. Their work has influenced other writers ever since. The Human Development Report In the year 2000, 147 world leaders agreed to work together to reduce poverty by 2015 or earlier. From this agreement came the Human Development Report. One of the most important sections of this report is the Human Development Index. This examines the achievements of 175 countries. The Index measures a country’s achievements in three ways: life expectancy (how long people usually live), education and income. The index has some surprises. Norway is at the top of the list, while the US is at number 7. The other top five countries are: Iceland(2), Sweden(3), Australia(4), the Netherlands(5). The UK is in the thirteenth position, while China is in the middle of the list. The bottom ten countries are all African countries, with Sierra Leone(in West Africa) at the bottom of the list. The report describes eight Development Goals. The most important goals are to: Reduce poverty and hunger; Make sure that all children have education up to the age of 11; Fight AIDS and other diseases; Improve the environment of poor people, e.g. make sure they have safe drinking water; Encourage developed countries to give more help to other countries. The 2003 Human Development Report gives examples of successful development. For example, in nine years, China increased life expectancy by 13 years. In the last ten years in China, 150 million people moved out of poverty. However, the challenges are still great. Every day 799 million people in developing countries are hungry. Over half of these are in South Asia or Africa. Although more than 80% of children in developing countries go to primary school, about 115 million children are not being educated. More than 1 billion people in developing countries do not drink safe water. However, in other regions of the world, e.g. Eastern Europe, water is now mostly safe to drink.
人教版必修一unit4语法:定语从句强化训练题一.课文原句感知 1．But the one million people of the city，______thought little of these events，were asleep as usual thatnight. 2．It was felt in Beijing，______is more than two hundred kilometers away. 3．The number of people _____were killed or seriously injured reached more than 400,000.4．Then，laterthatafternoon， anotherbigquake______wasalmostasstrongasthefirstoneshookTangshan. 5．The army organized teams to dig out those______were trapped and to bury the dead. 6．Workers built shelters for survivors_________homes had been destroyed. 二．用适当的关系代词填空 （1） 1．The building________wall is white is my uncle's house. 2．I know the boy________you are looking for. 3．Will you please lend me the very book________you bought yesterday? 4．The student________the teacher praised at the class meeting is our monitor. 5．The season________comes after spring is summer. 6．This is the museum________we visited last Saturday. 7．Is this the museum________you visited last Saturday? 8．I found some photos of interesting places________were not far away from our city. 9．The boy with________John spoke is my brother.
2019-2020学年高中英语人教版必修三 Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars Teaching goals 教学目标 1 Target language目标语言 a重点词汇和短语 suffer, settle , realize , worry about , have got to, tie up b重点句子： He was very disappointed. What it was to become was a mystery. To save money, you must use as few words as possible. c. Practise talking about problems in study or life My problem is… The difficulty is… My trouble is… The question is… My advice is… What I think about it is… The fact is… My suggestion is… 2 Ability goals 能力目标 Learn to use Noun Clauses as the subject.. 3 Learning ability goals 学能目标 Let Ss learn how to use Noun Clauses as the subject Teaching important points教学重点 the use of Noun Clauses as the subject Teaching difficult points教学难点 How to teach the Ss to learn to use Noun Clauses as the subject Teaching methods教学方法 Learn grammar through practice Teaching aids教具准备 A projector A blackboard Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式 Step I Revision 1. Check retelling of the passage. The explosion of the earth produced water vapor, which turned into water when the earth cooled down. Water allowed the earth to dissolve harmful gases into the oceans and seas. That made it possible for life to begin to develop. The arrival of small plants encouraged the development of early shellfish and all sorts of fish. Many millions of years later the first green plants began to
英语必修三Unit 4 Astronomy课文翻译 作者：未知来源：尚学苑2014-09-20 LIF HOW E BEGAN ON THE EARTH No one knows exactly how the earth began, as it happened so long ago. However, according to a widely accepted theory, the universe began with a "Big Bang" that threw matter in all directions.After that, atoms began to form and combine to create stars and other bodies. For several billion years after the "Big Bang", the earth was still just a cloud of dust. What it was to become was uncertain until between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago when the dust settled into a solid globe. The earth became so violent that it was not clear whether the shape would last or not. It exploded loudly with fire and rock. They were in time to produce carbon, nitrogen, water vapour and other gases, which were to make the earths atmosphere. What is even more important is that as the earth cooled down, water began to appear on its surface. Water had also appeared on other planets like Mars but, unlike the earth, it had disappeared later. It was not immediately obvious that water was to be fundamental to the development of life. What many scientists believe is that the continued presence of water allowed the earth to dissolve harmful gases and acids into the oceans and seas. This produced a chain reaction, which made it possible for life to develop. Many millions of years later, the first extremely small plants began to appear on the surface of the water. They multiplied and filled the oceans and seas with oxygen, which encouraged the later development of early shellfish and all sorts of fish. Next, green plants began to grow on land. They were followed in time by land animals. Some were insects. Others, called amphibians, were able to live on land as well as in the water. Later when the plants grew into forests, reptiles appeared for the first time. They produced young enerally by laying eggs. After that, some huge animals, called dinosaurs, developed. They laid eggs too and existed on the earth for more than 140 million years. However, 65 million years ago the age of the dinosaurs ended. Why they suddenly disappeared still remains a mystery. This disappearance made possible the rise of mammals on the earth. These animals were different from all life forms in the past, because they gave birth to young baby animals and produced milk to feed them. Finally about 2.6 million years ago some small clever animals, now with hands and feet, appeared and spread all over the earth. Thus they have, in their turn, become the most important animals on the planet. But they are not looking after the earth very well. They are putting too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which prevents heat from escaping from the earth into space. As a result of this, many scientists believe the earth may become too hot to live on. So whether life will continue on the earth for millions of years to come will depend on whether this problem can be solved.
高一英语人教版必修三-全册课文原文 Unit 1 Festivals around the world FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times. Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn. Sometimes celebrations would be held after hunters had caught animals. At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months. Today’s festivals have many origins, some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events. Festivals of the dead Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. For the Japanese festival Obon, people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors. They also light lamps and play music because they think that will lead the ancestors back to earth. In
Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of stars Period 1 Warming up & Pre-reading Teaching aims: 1.Learn the new words. 2.Talk about the science of stars Step 1 Words Learn the new words of this unit. Step 2 Warming up & lead in 1.Talk about science subjects T: Good morning/afternoon, everyone. What class do you have today? S1: Maths, English, Chinese, physics, history, and geology. T: What other subjects do you have in school? S2: Computer, chemistry, biology, music, PE, and politics. T: Which is your favourite? Why? S3: My favourite one is …because it’s very interesting/exciting/instructive/… S4: I like …best because … 2.Talk about universe and solar system T: Let’s follow this astronomer to learn about universe. How did the universe come into being? S1: After the “Big Bang”, the universe came into being. T: Do you know the solar system in the universe? What is it made up of? S2:The solar system contains eight planets and many comets and other objects. T: Can you name the eight planets? S3: The Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. T: Which planet do we live on? Can you describe what it looks like? S4: Earth. It supports a variety of life and 70% of the earth is covered with seas or oceans. T: Why does life only exist on the earth? S5: Because there is air and water on the earth. Step 3 Pre-reading Get the students to discuss the questions on page 25 with their partners. Then ask the students to tell their stories. Encourage them to tell different stories, If they don’t know any, tell them some. Read some stories to the students. Pangu separates the sky from the earth; The Biblical Account; India; Japan; Europe; Let them discuss in groups. Step4 Homework 1.Review the words of this unit. 2.Preview the passage of “Reading”. 3.Do page 27 Ex.3.
Unit 5 CANADA- “THE TRUE NORTH” A TRIP ON “THE TRUE NORTH” Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada to visit their cousins in Montreal on the Atlantic coast. Rather than take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to east across Canada. The thought that they could cross the whole continent was exciting. Their friend, Danny Lin, was waiting at the airport. He was going to take them and their baggage to catch “The True North”, the cross-Canada train. On the way to the station, he chatted about their trip. “You’re going to see some great scenery. Going eastward, you’ll pass mountains and thousands of lakes and forests, as well as wide rivers and large cities. Some people have the idea that you can cross Canada in less than five days, but they forget the fact that Canada is 5,500 kilometres from coast to coast. Here in Vancouver, you’re in Canada’s warmest part. People say it is Canada’s most popular cities to live in. Its population is increasing rapidly. The coast north of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world. It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some measuring over 90 metres.” That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins settled down in their seats. Earlier that day, when they crossed the Rocky Mountains, they managed to catch sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle. Their next stop was Calgary, which is famous for the Calgary Stampede. Cowboys from all over the world come to compete in the Stampede. Many of them have a gift for riding wild horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes. After two days’ travel, the girls began to realize that Canada is quite empty. At school, they had learned that most Canadians live within a few hundred kilometres of the USA border, and Canada’s population is only slightly over thirty million, but now they were amazed to see such an empty country. They went through a wheat-growing province and saw farms that covered thousands of acres. After dinner, they were back in an urban area, the busy port city of Thunder Bay at the top of the Great Lakes. The girls were surprised at the fact that ocean ships can sail up the Great Lakes. Because of the Great Lakes, they learned, Canada has more fresh water than any other country in the world. In fact, it has one-third of the world’s total fresh water, and much of it is in the Great Lakes. That night as they slept, the train rushed across the top of Lake Superior, through the great forests and southward towards Toronto. “THE TRUE NORTH” FROM TORONTO TO MONTREAL The next morning the bushes and maple trees outside their windows were red, gold and orange, and there was frost on the ground, confirming that fall had arrived in Canada. Around noon they arrived in Toronto, the biggest and most wealthy city in Canada. They were not leaving for Montreal until later, so they went on a tour of the city. They went up the tall CN Tower and looked across the lake. In the distance, they could see the misty cloud that rose from the great Niagara Falls, which is on the south side of the lake. The water flows into the Niagara River and over the falls on its way to the sea. They saw the covered stadium, home of several famous basketball teams. As they walked north from the harbour area, Li Daiyu said, “Lin Fei, one of my mother’s old schoolmates, lives here. I should phone her from a telephone booth.”
Unit4 Reading practice 教学设计 1. Teaching Analysis 教情分析 1.1 Teaching objectives-教学目标 1.1.1 Language target语言目标 1.1.1.1 Key words & expressions重点词汇和短语 1.1.1.1.1 For applying: theory, billion, violent, atmosphere, unlike, fundamental, harmful, chain, thus, puzzle, biology, biologist，in time, give birth to, in one’s turn, prevent...from; 1.1.1.1.2 For comprehending: atom, globe, global, carbon, vapour, presence, dissolve, acid, reaction, multiply, oxygen, mammal, dioxide，lay eggs, carbon dioxide; 1.1.1.1.3 For recognizing: Big Bang, nitrogen, shellfish, amphibian; 1.1.1.2 Sentence structures: ① What it was to become was uncertain until between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago when the dust settled into a solid globe. ② It was not immediately obvious that water was fundamental to the development of life . ③ After that, some huge animals, called dinosaurs, developed. ④So whether life will continue on the earth for millions of years to come will depend on whether this problem can be solved. ⑤They were in time to produce carbon, nitrogen, water vapour and other gases. ⑥As a result of this, many scientists believe that the earth may become too hot to live on. ⑦The earth became so violent that it was not clear whether the shape would last or not. 1.1.2 Ability goals能力目标 1.1. 2.1 Enable Ss to know how to guess the new words according to the passage. 1.1.2.2 Enable Ss to talk about the science of the stars, the development of life . 1.1.2.3 Enable the Ss to understand the details about the passage. 1.1. 2.4 Enable the Ss to retell the passage using key sentences.
Unit 1 Festivals around the world FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times. Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn. Sometimes celebrations would be held after hunters had caught animals. At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months. Today’s festivals have many origins, some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events. Festivals of the dead Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. For the Japanese festival Obon, people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors. They also light lamps and play music because they think that will lead the ancestors back to earth. In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November. On this important feast day, people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones” on them. They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. The Western holiday Halloween also had its origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people. It is now a children’s festival, when they can dress up and go to their neighbours’ homes to ask for sweets. If the neighbours do not give any sweets, the children might play a trick on them. Festivals to Honour People Festivals can also be held to honour famous people. The Dragon Boat Festival in China honours the famous ancient poet, Qu Y uan. In the USA, Columbus Day is in memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World. India has a national festival on October 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India’s independence from Britain. Harvest Festivals Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals can be very happy events. People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural work is over. In European countries, people will usually decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit, and will get together to have meals. Some people might win awards for their farm produce, like the biggest watermelon or the most handsome rooster. China and Japan have mid-autumn festivals when people admire the moon and in China enjoy moon-cakes. Spring Festivals The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring. At the Spring Festival in China, people eat dumplings, fish and meat and may give children lucky money in red paper. There are dragon dances and carnivals, and families celebrate the Lunar New Year together. Some Western countries have very exciting carnivals, which take place forty days before Easter, usually in February. These carnivals might include parades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colourful clothing of al kinds. Easter is an important religious and social festival for Christians around the world. It celebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new life. Japan’s Cherry Blossom Festival happens a little later. The country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks as though it is covered with pink snow. People love to get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other. Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our work for a little while.