教学参考：必修三Unit4AstronomythescienceofthestarsPeriod1　Warmingupandreading.docVIP

Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars 单元要览 类别 课程标准要求掌握的项目 话题 Science of the stars; the development of life; space travel and gravity 词汇 astronomy n. 天文学 exist vi. 存在; 生存 system n. 系统; 体系; 制度 thus adv. 因此; 于是 religion n. 宗教; 宗教信仰 dioxide n. 二氧化物 theory n. 学说; 理论 biology n. 生物学 atom n. 原子 biologist n. 生物学家 billion pron. n. adj. （英）万亿; （美）十亿 puzzle n. 迷; 难题　vt. vi. （使）迷惑; （使）为难 globe n. 球体; 地球仪; 地球 gravity n. 万有引力; 重力 violent adj. 猛烈的; 激烈的; 强暴的 float vt. vi. （使）浮动; （使）漂浮　n. 漂浮物 carbon n. 碳 gentle adj. 温和的; 文雅的 atmosphere n. 大气层; 气氛 physicist n. 物理学家 unlike prep. 不同; 不像 climate n. 气候 fundamental adj. 基本的; 基础的 crash vt. vi. 碰撞; 坠落 harmful adj. 有害的 spaceship n. 宇宙飞船 acid n. 酸 pull n. vt. 拉; 拖; 牵引力 chain n. 链子; 连锁; 锁链 satellite n. 卫星; 人造卫星 multiply vt. vi. 乘; 增加 mass n. 质量; 团; 块; 大量 oxygen n. 氧 exhaust vt. 用尽; 耗尽 短语 solar system太阳系 block out挡住（光线） in time及时; 终于 cheer up感到高兴; 感到振奋 lay eggs下蛋 now that既然 give birth to产生; 分娩 break out突发; 爆发 in one’s turn轮到某人; 接着 watch out密切注视; 当心; 提防 carbon dioxide二氧化碳 prevent. . . from阻止; 制止 重要句型 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. (be to do; what-clause as the subject) 2. The earth became so violent that it was not clear whether the shape would last or not. (so. . . that; it is/was not+adj. +whether-clause) 3. What is even more important is that as the earth cooled down, water began to appear on its surface. (what-clause as the subject; that-clause as the predicative) 4. It was not immediately obvious that water was to be fundamental to the development of life. \[it is/was (not)+adj. +that \] 5. So whether life will continue on the earth for millions of years to come will depend on whether this problem can be solved. (whether-clause as the subject; depend on+whether-clause as the object) 功能 Instructions: Please pay attention to. . . 　Please check that. . . . 　You need. . . Don’