1、Using Language重点单词1inspect vt检查；视察 2unexpected adj没料到的；意外的expect v期待3incident n事件；事变 4dust n灰尘；尘土；尘埃dusty adj布满灰尘的 5fierce adj凶猛的；猛烈的 6ending n结局；结尾end n& v结束核心短语1come into being形成；产生 2a number of许多；大量的3used to过去常常4according to按照；根据所说 5so that 以致于；结果 经典句式1They lived on the earth tens of millions of
2、years ago，long before humans came into being and their future seemed secure at that time千百万年前，它们(恐龙)就在地球上生活，比人类的出现要早得多，当时他们的前景似乎很安全。2When scientists inspected the bones，they were surprised to find that these dinosaurs could not only run like the others but also climb trees当科学家们观察这些骨头时，惊奇地发现这些恐龙不仅像其他
3、恐龙一样可以跑，而且还可以爬树。3They learned this from the way the bones were joined together他们是根据恐龙骨骼的连接方式来得出这种判断的。4It is a pity that in the story nobody helped the dodo很遗憾在故事中没有人帮助渡渡鸟。阅读清障extinction/IkstIkn/n灭绝；消亡extinct adj不再存在的；已灭绝的dinosaur/daIns/n恐龙come into being形成；产生，相当于come into existence，无被动语态。a number of
4、许多(后接可数名词的复数形式)a great/large number of tourists大量的游客inspect/Inspekt/vt检查；视察(指上级对下级的检查或视察)be surprised to do sth做某事很吃惊that引导的宾语从句，作find的宾语；其中含有not only.but also.结构。the bones.together为省略了关系词that的定语从句，修饰先行词the way。die out灭亡；逐渐消失(为不及物动词短语，不能用于被动语态)unexpected/nIkspektId/adj没料到的；意外的incident/InsIdnt/n事件；事变
5、incident指某事件附带产生的小事件或事变；accident指意外事故。dust/dst/n灰尘；尘土；尘埃dusty adj布满灰尘的live on继续活着；继续存在for sure肯定；无疑(for certain)，在句中作状语。此处为why和how共同引导的宾语从句，作knows的宾语。according to按照；根据所说(介词短语，后常跟名词或动名词作宾语)some adv大约，用于数词前，相当于about。in the last 500 years为介词短语，在句中作时间状语。原文呈现ANIMAL EXTINCTIONMany animals have disappeared
6、 during the long history of the earthThe most famous of these animals are dinosaursThey lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago, long before humans came into beingand their future seemed secure at that timeThere were many different kinds of dinosaur and a number of them used to live in Chin
7、aThe eggs of twentyfive species have been found in Xixia County, Nanyang, Henan ProvinceNot long ago a rare new species of birdlike dinosaur was discovered in Chaoyang County, Liaoning ProvinceWhen scientists inspected the bones, they were surprised to findthat these dinosaurs could not only run lik
8、e the others but also climb treesThey learned this from the way the bones were joined togetherDinosaurs died outsuddenly about 65 million years agoSome scientists think it came after an unexpectedincidentwhen a huge rock from space hit the earth and put too much dustinto the airOthers think the eart
9、h got too hot for the dinosaurs to live onany moreNobody knows for surewhy and how dinosaurs disappeared from the earth in such a short timeWe know many other wild plants, animals, insects and birds have died out more recently According toa UN report, some844 animals and plants have disappeared in t
10、he last 500 yearsThe dodo is one of themIt lived on the Island of Mauritius and was a very friendly animalPlease listen to a story of the dodo and how it disappeared from the earth课文译文动物灭绝在地球漫长的历史中，许多动物都消失了。这些动物中最著名的就是恐龙。数千万年前，恐龙在地球上生活，比人类的出现要早得多，那时，它们的未来似乎是安全的。恐龙有许多不同的种类，其中有很多曾生活在中国。25个种类的恐龙蛋是在河南省南
11、阳西峡县发现的。不久前，在辽宁省朝阳县发现了一种罕见的、形状像鸟的新的恐龙物种。当科学家们观察它们的骨头时，他们惊奇地发现它们不仅能像其他恐龙一样可以跑，而且还可以爬树。他们是从恐龙骨头的连接方式上得知这一点的。大约6 500万年前，恐龙突然灭绝了。一些科学家认为恐龙灭绝是发生在一次意外事件之后，当时太空中的一块巨石撞击地球，在空气中扬起了太多的灰尘。另一些科学家则认为，地球变得太热了，恐龙无法再(在地球上)继续活下去了。没有人确切地知道恐龙是为什么又是如何在那么短的时间内从地球上消失的。我们知道最近有许多其他的野生植物、动物、昆虫和鸟类已经灭绝了。根据联合国的一份报告，在过去的500年里，大
12、约有844种动植物已经消失了，渡渡鸟就是其中的一种。渡渡鸟生活在毛里求斯岛上，是一种非常友好的动物。请听一个关于渡渡鸟的故事，看看它是如何从地球上消失的。Choose the best answer according to the text1According to the passage，what can we know about the dinosaurs?ADinosaurs were once the kindest animals on the earthBThey lived on the earth together with humansCThey died out for
13、 some unknown reasonsDIt was the temperature that caused them to die out答案C2The birdlike dinosaurs were discovered in AXixia County，Nanyang，Henan ProvinceBChaoyang County，Liaoning ProvinceCXixia County，Nanyang，Liaoning ProvinceDChaoyang County，Henan Province答案B3How did scientists know that the birdl
14、ike dinosaurs could run as well as climb trees?ABy studying their eggsBBy studying their teethCBy studying their bonesDBy guessing only答案CTrue (T) or False (F)1Most animals have died out during the long history of the earth(F)2Dinosaurs are the most famous of the animals that have disappeared(T)3The
15、re used to be many different kinds of dinosaurs on the earth(T)4A rare species of birdlike dinosaur could both run and climb trees(T)5Now people know the reason why dinosaurs suddenly disappeared(F)1They lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago，long before humans came into being and their fu
16、ture seemed secure at that time(教材P30)千百万年前，恐龙就在地球上生活，比人类的出现要早得多，而且当时他们的前景似乎很安全。(1)long before在之前很久，该短语后可以接句子、名词、代词，也可以单独使用，在句中作状语。I knew Betty long before you got married to her早在你和贝蒂结婚之前，我就认识她了。(2)long before容易与before long混淆，后者意为“不久，很快”，相当于after a short period of time，在句中作状语，常与一般将来时或一般过去时连用。Before
17、 long she returned to the city where she lived long before很快她回到了很久之前她生活过的那个城市。come into being形成；产生No one knows when the world came into being没有人知道世界是何时形成的。归纳拓展come into existence 形成；产生；开始存在come into effect 开始生效；开始实施come into use 开始被使用come into power 上台执政That method has only recently come into use那种方
18、法只是最近才开始使用的。The Labour Party came into power in 1945工党于1945年上台执政。When did the universe come into existence?宇宙是什么时候开始存在的？2According to a UN report，some 844 animals and plants have disappeared in the last 500 years(教材P30)根据联合国的一份报告，在过去500年里，大约有844种动植物消失。according to 按照，根据所说 归纳拓展(1)according to其后可接名词、代
19、词或what从句(2)according to用来引出来自他人或他处的消息，不能与me或my opinion连用；表示自己的观点用in my opinion，意为“依我看”According to expert opinions，they gave up the experiment immediately根据专家们的意见，他们马上放弃了这项试验。According to these figures，our company is doing well从这些数字来看，我们的公司经营得不错。3We decided to form a band so that we could earn some
20、extra money by playing and singing in a pub(教材P36)我们决定组成一个乐队，这样我们就可以在酒吧里演唱额外多赚一些钱。He didnt plan his time well，so that he didnt finish his work on time他没有把时间计划好，结果没有按时完成这项工作。(1)so that引导目的状语从句，意为“为了；目的是”，相当于in order that，从句中常使用can/could/may/might/will/would/should等情态动词，从句之前不用逗号。I spend more time learning English every day so that(in order that)I can make greater progress this year为了今年取得更大进步，我每天用了更多的时间学英语。(2)so that引导结果状语从句，意为“因此；所以”，从句中一般不用情态动词，从句前常有逗号。She had not planned her time well，so that she did not finish her homework on time她没把时间计划好，所以没按时完成家庭作业。
