unit 4 integrating skills unforgttable experience

高三英语教材Unit4integratingskills资Unit4 Integrating skillsI. Scanning:1. How many people are mentioned in the text? Who are they?Charles Darwin、Gregor Mendel、Gote Turesson2. Match their achievements:Charles Darwin gave birth to the science of genetics.Gregor Mendel found evidence for the existence of stable varieties within species in natureGote Turesson wrote a famous book named “On the Origin of Species”II. Skimming:1. Fill in the following blanks according to the passage:Scientist Research/experiment ResultCharles Darwin 1 2Gregor Mendel 3 4Gote Turesson 5 6Key:1. The wildlife of Galapagos, many varieties of garden roses2. There were differences between the species of thed ifferent islands’yet all showed a clear relationship with those of America’ differences in habitat could lead to different species in birds as well as in plants.3. Flowers and peas4. Many characteristics were passed on from one generation to the next, without influence by the environment. His research gave birth to the science of genetics5. A wild plant found on the Swedish west coast6. Found evidence for the existence of stable varieties withinspecies in nature. He showed that differences between plants of one species occurred as a result of the environmental conditions in their habitat.2. The text can be divided into four parts,then find the topics of the four parts:Part I (Para______) :Part II (Para______) :Part III (Para____) :Part IV (Para____)Key:Para 1-3: Darwin and his research.Para 4-5 Mendel and his experiment.Para 6 Turesson and his studyPara7 the importance and significance of the research of the three.III. Post-reading: (Multiple choice)1. The research by Darwin,Mendel and Turesson shows that_A.genetics is more important than the environment to plantsB．genetics is less important than the environment to plantsC.both genetics and the environment are important to plantsD.neither genetics nor the environment is important to plants2. Darwin observed that the birds with __ would eat_A.small beaks l hard seeds B．broad beaks；hard seedsC.hard beaks；hard seeds D．broad beaks；soft seeds3.Darwin joined the scientific expedition on _____ ．A.the EndeavourB.Tahiti C．the Beagle D．space4. Scientists of the nineteenth century believed thatA．the development of new species was behind the influence of the environmentB．the development of new species and the influence of the environment were hand in handC．the development of new species had nothing to do with the influence of the environmentD the influence of the environment was behind the development of new species .5. Darwin studied physics，chemistry and botany because_________A．he was invited to join scientific expeditionB．he was interested in themC．he could do a lot Of experimentsD．he wanted to finish his book“On the Origin of Species”IV. Key phrases:1. do what he liked 做他喜欢做的事2. at the age of 22 在22岁时3. be separated from 被分离出来4. relate to 与…有关5. pass on from one generation to the next 一代一代传递下来6. give birth to 产生……7. adapt to 适应8. be of equal importance to sth 与…具有同样的重要性V. Important sentences in the passage1. It was Darwin’s visit on the Beagle to the Galapagos Isles that gave him the key to his new theory. (Para 2)2. Darwin counted 225 flowering plants, of which he collected and brought home 193. (Para 2)3. Back home, in England, Darwin realized that differences in habitat could lead to different species in birds as well as in plants. (Para 3)4 As a result of Darwin and Mendel’s research, scientists ofthe nineteenth century formed the belief that that influence of the environment was behind the development of new species. (Para 5)5. It would take a next generation of scientists to bring the importance of the environment on species back in view. (Para 5)。