高1英语必修2unit4Usinglanguage”.pptVIP

extinction dinosaur inspect incident dust fierce n. 灭绝；消亡 n. 恐龙 vt. 检查；视察 n. 事件；事变 n. 灰尘；尘土；尘埃 adj. 凶猛的；猛烈的 come into being according to 3. According to the UN report, how many animals and plants have disappeared in the last 500 years. Detailed reading: True or false There were many different kinds of dinosaur and all of them have been found in China. Not long ago, a rare new species of bird-like dinosaur was discovered in Henan Province. Discuss the possible reasons for the disappearance of dinosaurs. There may be other reasons for it. For reference The sudden mass extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs, which occurred around 65 million years ago, is one of the most intriguing mysteries in paleontology (古生物学). The nature of the event that caused this mass extinction has been extensively studied since the 1970s. At present, several related theories are broadly supported by paleontologists: Listen to the tape and choose the correct answer to complete each sentence on page 30. everywhere together and I shared my food with him. However, I began to wonder why several of my dodo friends had disappeared. Then the number of our species began to decrease quickly. I was so worried that I asked the other animals and they all told me, “Your friends are being killed and eaten by Man while you are hunting for food.” Had Man eaten them? I couldn’t believe it! When I asked Man directly, he seemed surprised. “I haven’t seen the other dodos either.” he said. “Maybe someone else killed them.” I believed him but when more dodos disappeared I set a trap. I went off as if I was going to hunt but instead I hid in the forest and waited. Sure enough Man came along. He ran after the last of my dodo friends and killed her. I felt so angry that I rushed out of my hiding place and straight at Man’s spear. He killed me too. After that there were no more dodos in the world. So my motto is: be careful who you trust. 1 a type of reptile (爬行动物) which sto