1、外研版选择性必修第一册外研版选择性必修第一册 Unit 5 课文阅读理解课文阅读理解 Step 1Fast-reading 1Whats the main idea of the passage? AThe captain of the ship was very helpful. BDarwin discovered something about evolution on the journey. CDarwins father thought poorly of him. DDarwins theory of evolution caused a storm. 答案B 2Read the
2、 passage and match the main idea of each part. Para.1ADarwins great achievementthe book On the Origin of Species. Para.2BDarwin discovered that species evolved from earlier ancestors. Para.3CDuring the journey Darwin was considering how different species came to exist. Paras.45DDarwin wanted to prov
3、e whether animals evolved as adapting to the changing environments. Paras.67EThe captain of the ship wanted someone to profit the journey on the Beagle. 答案Para.1 EPara.2 CPara.3 DParas.45 BParas.67 A Step 2Careful-reading Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer. 1We can infer from the
4、first paragraph that. ADarwins father wasnt satisfied with him BDarwin was the right person the captain liked best CDarwin had completed his degree before sailing DThe captain wanted someone to do some work for him 2Which of the following statements is TRUE? AWhen Darwin was in South America，his roo
5、m was full of rocks. BAll the people liked Darwins book when it was published. CIn 1835，what interested Darwin was the plants. DDarwin did much research before publishing his bookOn the Origin of Species. 3Why did Darwins book On the Origin of Species cause a storm? ABecause Darwins father considere
6、d it a failure. BBecause the book referred to something about humans. CBecause people used to believe that all species had happened on Earth at the same time. DBecause Darwins theory was short of evidence. 答案ADC Step 3Post-reading After reading the passage，please fill in the following blanks. The ca
7、ptain of the ship named the Beagle wanted someone to profit by 1._(visit) distant countries.Luckily，Darwin got the opportunity,2._he was not the captains first choice.Darwin was a geologist and naturalist,3._(fascinate) by rocks，plants and animals.The journey gave him the chance 4._(study) various l
8、iving things in their natural environments.After Darwin 5._(spend) some time in South America ，his room was crowded with samples of the plants and animals he had collected.He began to consider the question 6._ different species came to exist.He noticed that some species of animals were verysimilar7.
9、_eachother.Maybeanimalsevolvedastheyadaptedtotheir 8._(change) environments? Darwin decided to find out the truth.In 1835，Darwin saw a variety of new species，but it was the birds that interested him the most.After much research，he came to the 9._(conclude) that new species evolved from earlier ances
10、tors.Darwin explained this theory in his book，On the Origin of Species，which 10._(regard) as one of the most important works ever written.It has changed ideas about life on Earth forever，and it all began with the journey on the Beagle. 1.visiting 2 although/though 3fascinated 4 to study 5had spent 6
11、how 7 to8changing 9conclusion 10 is regarded Step 4Sentence-learning 1After Darwin had spent some time in South America，his room on the ship was crowded with samples of the plants and animals he had collected. _ 2When the Beagle reached the Galapagos Islands in 1835，Darwin saw a variety of new speci
12、es， but it was the birds that interested him the most. _ 1 句式分析该句为复合句。 after 引导时间状语从句； his room on the ship was crowded with samples of the plants and animals 是主句；he had collected 是定语从句，修饰 samples of the plants and animals。 自主翻译达尔文在南美洲待了一段时间之后，他船上的房间里放满了他收集来的动物 和植物的样本。 2句式分析该句为复合句。when 引导时间状语从句；主句是由 but 连接的并列句。第二 个分句中含有强调句型 It was.that.，强调主语 the birds。 自主翻译在 1835 年，当贝格尔号到达加拉帕戈斯群岛时，达尔文看到了多种新物种， 但是最吸引他的是鸟类。
