Section II Warming up & Reading

I. 语篇领悟

1. Read the text and match the main idea of each paragraph.

　Paragraph 1: a. The importance of water for life

　Paragraph 2: b. The development of plants and animals on the earth

　Paragraph 3: c. The formation of the earth

Paragraph 4: d. A widely accepted theory about the formation of the universe

Paragraph 5: e. The arrival of humans and their impact on the earth

2. What is the passage mainly about?

　　A. The appearance and development of life on the earth.

　　B. The birth of the earth.

　　C. Why dinosaurs died out.

　　D. The fact that human beings caused global warming.

II. 经典句子

1. What it was to become was uncertain until between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago when the dust settled into a solid globe.

be to do...*表示 "按计划, 安排(要做某事)" They are to go travelling in August.

The book you borrowed are to be returned before July 5.

They said goodbye, little knowing that they were never to meet again.

What is to be done when something gets into your eyes?

If you are to succeed, you must work hard.

Summary: ____________________________________________________________

活用： 【即学即练】

1) In such dry weather the flowers will have to be watered if they __________ .

A. have survived B. are to survive C. would survive D. will survive

2) In a room above the store, where a party _______, some workers were busily setting

the table.

　　A. was to be held B. has been held C. will be held D. is being held

2. What is even more important is that as the earth cooled down, water began to appear on

its surface.