Unit 4 Reading I.ppt

策划：《学生双语报》 1.However, according to a widely accepted theory, the universe began with a “Big Bang” that threw matter in all directions. to begin with和 to start with：两个词组都有“以……开始”的意思. 1)to begin with 以……为起点; 开始(做)…… 2)To start with 以…….开始; 从……着手; 由……作为开头 这两个词组都可以单独使用,表示“首先; 第一; 起初; 最初”.在句中作时间状语. e.g. To begin/start with, I couldn’t understand every word. 起初,我一句也没弄明白. * Unit 4 Reading I 2. What it was to become was uncertain until between 4.5and 3.8 billion years ago when the dust settled into a solid globe . _________________ （使大家吃惊的是）is that he didn’t come to the meeting. What surprised everybody 2. ________________（他所做的） added to our difficulty. What he did _____ we can’t get seems better than ____ we have. What; what B. What; that C. That; that D. That;what _____ made the school proud was _____ more than 90% of the students had been admitted to key universities. A.What;because B. What;that;C. That;what D.That;because A B 3.The earth became so violent that it was not clear whether the solid shape would last or not. 问题是地球开始变得激烈动荡，不知道这个固体形状是否会继续下去。 n. 固体 solid, liquid, gas adj. 固体的；实心的,无空隙的；结实的，坚固的 solid fuels solid food a solid sphere solid furniture a man of solid build 1) Matter has three states: solid, liquid and gas. 2) When water freezes, it becomes solid and we call it ice. 4. It exploded loudly with fire and rock 1). （使某物）炸开，爆炸 2). （指感情）激发 3). （指人口）突然或迅速增加 The firework exploded in his hand and he was hurt seriously. I was frightened when she exploded into loud laughter. Now it is not easy to find jobs with the exploding population. explosion n. 爆炸（声） explosive adj.爆炸性的，易爆炸的 n.炸药，爆炸物 5. They were in time to produce carbon,nitrogen,water vapour and other gases in time (for sth/to do sth): not late 及时；不迟 She will be back in time to prepare dinner. 她来得及回来准备晚饭。 in time: sooner or later; eventually 迟早；最后 I’ll see him in time. 总有一天我会遇见他。 in/out of time: in/not in the correct time 合/不合节拍 The a