B2U4Using language

1、 is an animal that we can not see on the earth now. What we see in the museum are the fossils（化石）（化石） of many kinds of dinosaurs. Some dinosaurs have long necks and tails, while others look like birds.1. When did dinosaurs live? Tens of millions of years ago. 2. When did dinosaurs die out? About 65

2、million years ago.Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.AnimalsDetailsDinosaursThey lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago.There were many different kinds of dinosaur and a number of them used to live in _. China AnimalsDetailsDinosaurs The _ of twenty-five species have been found

3、 in Henan Province.Not long ago a(n) _ new species of bird-like dinosaur was discovered in Liaoning Province. Scientists found they could not only run like the others but also _ trees.eggsrareclimbAnimalsDetailsDinosaurs They _ suddenly about 65 million years ago. Nobody knows for sure why and _ din

4、osaurs disappeared from the earth._It is one of the animals and plants that have died out in the _ 500 years.lastdied out howThe dodoAnimalsDetails_It lived on the Island of Mauritius and was a very friendly animal.The dodoThere are many different species of dinosaur and all of them have been found

5、in China.Not long ago, a rare new species of bird-like dinosaur was discovered in Henan Province.severalLiaoning 3. Some scientists are sure dinosaurs died out because the earth got too hot for the dinosaurs to live on any more.4. Dinosaurs died out quickly about 65 million years ago and many animal

6、s have died out in the same way.thinkdodo渡渡鸟渡渡鸟 Dodo鸟是一种不会飞的鸟，仅产于毛里鸟是一种不会飞的鸟，仅产于毛里求斯。拥有肥胖的身子和巨大的嘴。求斯。拥有肥胖的身子和巨大的嘴。 16世纪后期，欧洲殖民者来到了毛里求斯。世纪后期，欧洲殖民者来到了毛里求斯。不会飞又跑不快的不会飞又跑不快的Dodo鸟很快成为欧洲人来鸟很快成为欧洲人来到岛上后主要的食物来源。人们开始大量的到岛上后主要的食物来源。人们开始大量的滥捕滥杀可怜的滥捕滥杀可怜的Dodo鸟，有时每天可以捕杀鸟，有时每天可以捕杀到几千只到上万只。到几千只到上万只。 由于过度的捕杀，很快岛上由于

7、过度的捕杀，很快岛上Dodo鸟变得鸟变得越来越少。越来越少。1681年，最后一只年，最后一只Dodo鸟被残忍鸟被残忍的杀害后，从此，地球上再也见不到这种东的杀害后，从此，地球上再也见不到这种东西了，除非是在博物馆的图片中。西了，除非是在博物馆的图片中。 Listen to the tape and choose the sentence which gives the main idea of the story. Say what is wrong with the other three. This story is about how foolish the dodo was. 2. T

8、his story is about how the dodo became extinct. 3. This story is about how the dodo and Man became friends. 4. This story is about how the other birds and animals tried to save the dodo.Number 2 is correct.Number 1 is wrong. It is not fair to blame the dodo for his disappearance.Number 3 only explai

9、ns half the story. The dodo and man did become friends but only because man wanted to kill all the dodos as easily as possible. Number 4 is wrong because the other animals and birds did not do much to save the dodo. They warned him but did not help him.Listen to the tape and choose the correct answe

10、r to complete each sentence.1. The dodo is_. A. fierce B. unkind C. friendly D. foolish2. He wants to believe that Man is telling the truth because _. A. Man is friendly B. he thinks Man is friendly C. he thinks the bears and monkeys lie D. Man is his best friend3. He didnt realize who had killed ma

11、ny of his friends until _. A. Man told him the truth B. the other birds told him C. he saw how his friend was being killed by Man D. the monkeys told him The house is guarded by a fierce dog. What he said met with fierce opposition.他的话语遭到激烈反对。他的话语遭到激烈反对。This heat is really fierce.这样的高温真叫人难受。这样的高温真叫人

12、难受。 They lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago, long before humans came into being and their future seemed secure at that time. 本句是一个由本句是一个由and连接的并列句，其中，连接的并列句，其中，long before 引导时间状语从句，进一步引导时间状语从句，进一步解释说明解释说明tens of millions of years ago，意为意为“在在之前很久之前很久”。e.g. I knew Tom long before I knew

13、you. We hope to finish our experiment before long. It _ long before we _ the result ofthe experiment.A. will not be; will know B. is; will knowC. will not be; know D. is; know on the earth在地球上。在在地球上。在earth, sun, moon等表达世界上独一无二的名词等表达世界上独一无二的名词 前前, 要加要加the。 come into being的意思是的意思是“开始存在开始存在; 发发生生”。e.g.

14、 我们不知道这世界是什么时候存在的。我们不知道这世界是什么时候存在的。 We dont know when the world came into being.2. When scientists inspected the bones, they were surprised to find that these dinosaurs could not only run like the others but also climb trees. 本句中的本句中的to find that .是是不定式用来表原因时，常修饰表示不定式用来表原因时，常修饰表示情感、心理状态、性格情感、心理状态、性格

15、等的形容词，如：等的形容词，如：happy, glad, lucky, fortunate, surprised, angry, anxious, cruel, clever, frightened, shocked, sorry, eager, proud, disappointed, foolish, impatient, unwise, naughty等。如：等。如：We were surprised to see him. 我们真想不到会见到他。我们真想不到会见到他。We are proud to be young people of new China. 作为新中国的青年，我们感到很

16、骄傲。作为新中国的青年，我们感到很骄傲。You were foolish to act like that. 你那样做很愚蠢。你那样做很愚蠢。3. Some scientists think it came after an unexpected incident when a huge rock from space hit the earth and put too much dust into the air. 本句中本句中when引导引导定语从句定语从句，其先行，其先行词为词为incident。关系副词。关系副词when的先行词一的先行词一般是表时间的名词，如般是表时间的名词，如: H

17、e came last night when I was out. 但有时并不直接是但有时并不直接是表时间的名词，如：表时间的名词，如：4. According to a UN report, . according to 根据根据, 据据说说e.g. According to John, the bank closes at 4 p.m. Each man will be paid according to his ability.I. 根据下列各句句意及所给单词的汉语提根据下列各句句意及所给单词的汉语提示，写出所缺单词的正确形式。示，写出所缺单词的正确形式。1. My son can re

18、member every small _ (事件事件) in great detail. 2. It was one of the regions most _ (猛烈的猛烈的) storms in years.fierceincident3. The wind was blowing _ (尘土尘土) and leaves up from the ground.4. People want love stories with happy _ (结局结局).5. My father _ (检查检查) the tree and found that there was indeed a bran

19、ch broken off. inspected dustendingsII. 选用方框内合适的词或短语，并用其选用方框内合适的词或短语，并用其适当形式填空。适当形式填空。1. What do you _ we do to protect wildlife?2. No one knows when such a custom _.suggestcame into beingcome into being according to home of suggest 3. _ our records, the books you have borrowed should now be returned to the library.4. Meizhou is regarded as the _