Unit 4 Reading and Comprehension 课件.pptVIP

Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars Reading and Comprehension 语篇理解 Task 1 快速阅读课文“How life began on the earth”，以约30词写出文章的段落大意。 温馨提示：本文是科普文，属于说明文的范畴，写摘要时要抓住文章要说明的主要问题：地球上生命起源的几个主要阶段。 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 答案：The passage explains how life began on the earth.After the earth exploded and produced water whose continued presence made it possible for life to develop, plants and animals including human beings appeared on the earth. Task 2 根据课文“How life began on the earth”，选择正确答案。 1．From Paragraph 1 we can know that stars are created from________． A．air　 B．atoms　 C．rocks　 D．ice B 2．What does the word “they” refer to in the sentences “It exploded loudly with fire and rock.They were in time to produce carbon, nitrogen，water vapour and...” in Paragraph 2? A．Planets. B．Stars. C．Gases. D．Fire and rock. D 3．Which is the right order of the development of life? A．Small clever animals—shellfish—dinosaurs— mammals. B．Shellfish—dinosaurs—small clever animals— mammals. C C．Shellfish—dinosaurs—mammals—small clever animals. D．Dinosaurs—shellfish—mammals—small clever animals. 4．Why were mammals different from other life forms? A．They gave birth to young baby animals and produced milk to feed them. B．They produced young generally by laying eggs. C．They were able to live on land as well as in the water. D．They live on grass. A 5．What problem is caused by human beings? A．They exist everywhere on the earth. B．They cause global warming. C．They find new methods of growing crops. D．They enjoy hunting and fishing. B Task 3 Insects Amphibians Reptiles Dinosaurs Mammals including 3．________ Water Land animals human beings Task 4 根据课文“How life began on the earth”，在下文空格中填上恰当的词语，使文章连贯完整。 No one knows exactly 1.________the earth began.According to a widely accepted theory, the earth began with