高三英语复习精品课件 unit5 meeting your ancestors教材.ppt

A toothy little devil found to be our earliest ancestor Scientists have discovered the bones of what is thought to be the oldest human species in a cave in South Africa. The study shows that the earliest ancestor of human being was probably a toothy little cannibal(食人魔)． According to a report, scientists found some two million to 800,000-year-old fossil-skull pieces, jaws, teeth, and other bones at the Sterkfontein caves complex in South Africas Gauteng Province. The research indicates that this is the earliest ancestors of man discovered by far, which were named Homo gautengensis. Homo gautengensis were living two million to 600,000 years ago. They were thought to measure 3ft 6 in height and weighed just over 50kg. They were also able to communicate by verbal language. Compared with modern humans, the new species had proportionally long arms, a projecting face somewhat like a chimps, larger teeth, and a smaller brain. Though the teeth of Homo gautengensis proved they had begun to eat plants, the ancestor of man was by no means vegetarian. Along with the burned and de-fleshed bones, the marks on the Stw 53 skull suggest that the man “was certainly on the menu of Homo gautengensis”． 1．[教材原句]Can you think of the alternatives we would use today？(U5P37) [真题呈现](2009·湖北，27)As there is less and less coal and oil, scientists are exploring new ways of making use of________energy, such as sunlight, wind and water for power and fuel. A．primary　　　　　　　　B．alternative C．instant D．unique [考题巧解] 解析：alternative“可选择的，可替代的”，符合句意。primary“首要的，初期的”，instant“立即的，迅速的”，unique“独特的”。句意：随着煤和石油越来越少，科学家正在开发利用诸如太阳能、风能和水能等可替代能源。 答案：B 2．[教材原句]So we think it is reasonable to assume they lived in these caves, regardless_of the cold.(U5P38) [真题呈现](2009·江苏，30)This special school accepts all disabled students，________ educational level and background. A．according to B．regardless of C．in addition to D．in terms of [考题巧解] 解析：regardless of“不管，不顾”；according to“根据”；in addition to“另外”；in terms