Astronomythe science of the stars 天文学：恒星科学 嘉兴英语教学网.pptVIP

Ⅰ.重要单词聚焦 1． n．　　　　　　系统，体系，制度 2． n. 学说；理论 3． pron.，n. adj. (英)万亿；(美)十亿 4． adj. 猛烈的；激烈的；强暴的 5． n. 大气层；气氛 6． prep. 不同；不像 7． adj. 有害的 8． vi. vt. 乘；增加 9． vi. 存在；生存 10． adv. 因此；于是 11． n. 谜；难题 vt. vi. (使)迷惑；(使)为难 12． n. 万有引力；重力 13． adj. 温和的；文雅的 14． n. 气候 15． n. 物理学家 16． vi. vt. 碰撞；坠落 17． n． vt. 拉(力)；拖；牵引力 18． n. 质量；团；块；大量；(复)群众 Ⅱ.重点短语扫描 1．prevent... ...　　　　　　　 阻止…… 2． eggs 下蛋 3． one’s turn 轮到某人；接着 4．get the hang 熟悉；掌握；理解 5．watch 密切注视；当心；提防 6．depend 依靠 7． time 及时，终于 8．give 产生；分娩 9．cheer 感到高兴；感到振奋 10．now 既然 11．break 突发；爆发 Ⅲ.课文原句突破 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. [信息提取]　what it was to become是what引导的主语从句，what在从句中作become的宾语。 [例句仿写]　使大家惊奇的是他竟没有参加会议。 ________ ________ ________ ________ ________he didn’t come to the meeting. 【答案】　What surprised everybody is that 2．The earth became so violent that it was not clear whether the shape would last or not. [信息提取]　whether...(or not)引导的从句还可充当宾语、表语、同位语等。 [例句仿写]　他是否能成功地通过驾驶考试还不确定。 It is uncertain________ ________ ________ ________passing the driving test________ ________. 【答案】　whether he’ll succeed in；or not 3．This produced a chain reaction，which made it possible for life to develop. [信息提取]　which引导非限制性定语从句，指代主句整个概念，也可代指单个先行词。 [例句仿写]　杰克开车太快，这是危险的。 Jack drove too fast，________ ________ ________. 【答案】　which was dangerous 4．We watched，amazed as fire broke out on the outside of the spaceship as the earth’s gravity increased. [信息提取]　amazed是形容词化的过去分词，在此处作状语用。 [例句仿写]　他躺在床上，醒着。 He________ ________ ________ ________，________. 【答案】　lay in the bed；awake atmosphere n．大气，空气；环境，气氛 Everyone could feel the tense atmosphere at the meeting. 大家都能感受到会场上的紧张气氛。 He is fond of the atmosphere of peace and calm in the country. 他喜欢乡间的和平宁静的气氛。 Ever since their quarrel，there has been an unpleasant atmosphere in the office. 自从他们发生口角以来，办公室里总有一种不愉快的气氛。 1．(2008年湖北卷)The top leaders of the two countrie