ReadingHowlifebeganontheearthReading4.5-3.8billionyearsagomanymillionsofyearslater250millionyearsago65millionyearsagoSolongagoHowLifeBeganontheEarthPredictthemainideaandstructurefromthetitleandpicture（瀏覽標題和圖片，預測大意和結構）1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ThebirthoftheearthB.Whydinosaursdiedout.C.Theappearanceanddevelopmentoflifeontheearth.D.Thefactthathumanbeingscausedglobalwarming.2.Howisthepassagedevelopedaccordingtothepictureonpage26?A.inspaceorderB.intimeorderC.bygivingexamplesD.bycomparingPredictthemainideaandstructurefromthetitleandpicture（瀏覽標題和圖片，預測大意和結構）1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ThebirthoftheearthB.Whydinosaursdiedout.C.Theappearanceanddevelopmentoflifeontheearth.D.Thefactthathumanbeingscausedglobalwarming.2.Howisthepassagedevelopedaccordingtothepictureonpage26?A.inspaceorderB.intimeorderC.bygivingexamplesD.bycomparing√Paragraph1:Paragraph4:Paragraph5:(D)Theoriginoftheuniverse(E)Theformationoftheearth(A)Theimportanceofwaterforlife(B)Thedevelopmentofplantsandanimalsontheearth(C)ThearrivalofhumansandtheirinflunceontheearthParagraph2:Paragraph3:Task1:Readthetext

quicklyandfindoutthemainideaforeachparagraph.Checkyouranswersingroups.

Fast-reading（快讀文本，獲取大意）1073849615212111.

Insectsandamphibiansappeared.3.

Theearthbecamea

solidball.5.

Reptilesappeared.7.

Theearthwasacloudofdust.9.

Shellfishandotherfishappeared.11.

Cleveranimalswithhandsandfeetappeared.2.Dinosaursappeared.4.Smallplantsgrewonthewater.6.Plantsbegantogrowondryland.8.Waterappearedontheearth.10.Theuniversebeganwitha"BigBang".12.Mammalsappeared.2.

Puttheorderofdevelopment

oflifeintoatimelineaccordingtothereadingpassage.Task1:Guessthemeaningaccordingtothecontext.(根據上下文猜測詞義）①.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph3referto?WaterhadalsoappearedonotherplanetslikeMarsbutunliketheearth,ithaddisappearedlater.②.Whichsentenceinparagraph4istheclosestinmeaningtothefollowingone?Itisstillunknownwhythedinosaursdisappearedsuddenly.③.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“amphibians”inparagraph4referto?Theywerefollowedbylandanimals.Somewereinsects.Others,calledamphibians,wereabletoliveonlandaswellasinthewater.A.陸生動物B。水生動物C.水陸兩棲動物waterWhytheysuddenlydisappearedstillremainedamystery.Carefulreadingformoredetails(細讀文本，尋找細節）

Task2:Readparagraph2-5,andanswer:(1)Whathappenedontheearthafterthe“BigBang”?(2)Howdidwatercomeintobeing(形成）

ontheearth?(3)whatwastheimportanceofwater?④Isitwrongtoshowfilmswithdinosaursandpeopletogether?Why?⑤Whatproblemhasbeencausedbyhumans？

Carefulreadingformoredetails(細讀文本，尋找細節）

acloudofdustasolidglobe

(1)Whathappenedontheearthafterthe“BigBang”?(2)Howdidwatercomeintobeing(形成）

ontheearth?Theearthcooleddown,waterbegantoappearonitssurface.⑶

whatwastheimportanceofwater?⑷Isitwrongtoshowfilmswithdinosaursandpeopletogether?Why?CarefulReadingformoredetails(細讀文本，尋找細節）Itmadeitpossibleforlifetodevelop.Yes.Because65millionsofyearsagotheageofdinosaursended,butabout2.6millionyearsagothehumanbeingsappeared.

Theyareputtingtoomuchcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere，whichpreventheatfromescapingfromtheearthintospace.Theearthmaybecometoohottoliveon.⑸Whatproblemhasbeencausedbyhumans？Theearthisbecominghotterandhotter!1Whatisevenmoreimportantisthatastheearthcooleddown,waterbegantoappearontheearth.2

Whatmanyscientistsbelieveisthatthecontinuedpresenceofwaterallowedtheearthtodissolveharmfulgasesandacidsintotheoceansandseas.

3.

Whatitwastobecomewasuncertainuntilbetween4.5and3.8billionyearsago

that與what的區別。that在從句中不能夠充當句子成分，也沒有含義；what可以在從句中作主語、表語、賓語或定語，意思是”什么，……的事情”

Importantsentences重點句式練一練，看一看你有多棒！（2011·北京）

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D.Which拯救地球（田震、零點樂隊）.flvAsastudent,Whatdoyouthinkweshoulddotoprotecttheearthandmakeitabetterplacetoliveon.

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Saveeverydropofwater.Weshouldn’tleavewaterrunningwhilewebrushteeth.Gotoschoolbybikeoronfootinsteadofbycar.Takeanaturalgreenbagorbasketinsteadofaverythinplasticbagwhenyougoshopping.Plantmoretreesandgrowmoregrasscon