Unit 4GREEN WORLDReading:Warming upLook at the pictures and match each flower with its correct nameWhich flower is your favorite? Explain why.Pre-readingWhy was Carl Linnaeus important to the history of botany as a science?His system of groupingplantsin familieswas unique,which based on the arrangementof the male and female organs in theflowers .While-readingFast readingHow many people are mentioned in the passage?Carl Linnaeus Daniel Solander Joseph Banks Captain CookCareful reading1. Before Linnaeus botany was _ DAstudiedby doctorsBunknown to anyone Cfullydeveloped Da branch of medicine2. Someeconomic species plantssuch as_ could help to develop localeconomies CArose and peony Btea and apple Ccocoa and hemp D Cocoa and lemon3. It was _ who made Kew a centre of scientific and economic researchAAJoseph Banks B Captain Cook C Linnaeus D Daniel Solander4.Paragraph one of the text mainly tells us _CAthe importance of botany Bhow to classify plant species into groupsCLinnaeus contribution to botany DLinnaeus discoveries about differentspecies5.Captain Cook made _voyages altogether around the world. CAone B Two C Three D.fourPost-reading1. How did scientists classify plants before Linnaeus?Some scientists classified plants into herbs and trees, or according to the shape第1页共23页of the fruit, or whether they hadflowersor not.2. What were the goals of James Cooks first voyage around the world?To study the passing of the planet Venus across the sun; to record, classify anddescribeallplantand animal lifeobserved duringthe trip;to search foran unknownsouthern continent.3. Whydid Joseph Banks have to supply his own money to equip part of the expedition? Because the government would not pay for such a new field of science as botany.4. What could be a possible explanation for the name“strawberry ”?When people plant strawberry, they spread straw under the fruit to reduce the necessary amount of watering.Translate the following phrases into English:1. 地 in detail2. 于支配的地位， in charge of3. 由 in the charge of4. 任命某人 appoint sb. as5. 将分 成 classify into 6. 算之 的距离calculate the distance between7.一代一代 下去pass on from one generation to the next8. 建于之上；以 基 be based on9. 参与 ; 陷入 的活 be involved in10. 根据 ; 而定；按照 according to11. 搜索； 找 search for12. 而言之 altogether1.match with（在品 ； 色； 等方面）相等，相当，相配2.at the age of在 3.look out for警惕 ; 留心 ; 守侯4.on a large scale大 模地 ; 大范 地5.year after year年年 ; 年复一年6.pass away逝世第2页共23页7.nameafter 取名 ; 命名8.in detail详细9.take care of关心 ; 照 10.classifyinto分 ; 归类11.develop a lifelong friendship with与 存了 生好朋友12.born into出生13.have an appetite for knowledge有求知欲14.appoint sb. as 委派 ; 任命某人 15.spread over 播 ; 流 16.a great deal of大量 ; 多 ( 用于不可数名 )17.lie in在于18.related to与有关19.the key to关 是 ( 在于 )20.adapt to适 于21.be sunken into堕入Integrating skillsScanningFind out the important people mentioned in the text. Charles Darwin From England Gregor Mendel From Austria Gote Turesson From SwedenChoose the best answers according to the passage1. The research by Darwin, Mendel and Turesson shows that_ . C A. genetics is more important than the environment to plantsB. genetics is less important than the environment to plants C. both genetics and the environment are important to plantsD. neither genetics nor the environment is important to plants 2. Darwin observed that the birds with _ _ would eat_ . BA. small beaks l hard seeds Bbroad beaks ； hard seedsC. hard beaks；hard seeds D broad beaks ； soft seeds第3页共23页3.Darwin joined the scientific expedition on _ CA. the Endeavour B.Tahiti C the Beagle Dspace4. Scientists of the nineteenth century believed that . DAthe development of new species was behind the influence of the environmentBthe development of new species and the influence of the environment were handin handCthe development of new species had nothing to do with the influence of the environmentD the influence of the environment was behind the development of new species .5. Darwin studied physics ， chemistry and botany because_ . B Ahe was invited to join scientific expeditionBhe was interested in themChe could do a lot Of experimentsDhe wanted to finish his book“On the Origin of Species”Fill in the following blanksScientist Research/experiment ResultCharles Darwin The wild life of Galapagos, many varieties of garden roses Therewere dif