人教版高中英语选修八-第二单元-the-return-of-dinosaurs

cautious谨慎的
indifferent冷漠的 …
Careful reading
Part 1 chose the best answer
1. The film Jurassic Park is popular because _______ . A. people are interested in the subject of
2. If we can clone any extinct animals, we should let them live in a zoo.
summary
Whether the dinosaurs should be cloned?
The introduction
The reasons for the impossibility of cloning dinosaurs
positive肯定的
A. Supportive. B. Neutral (中立的). C. Negative (否定的). D. Subjective(主观的).
impartial 公平的 arbitrary武断的 optimistic乐观的 pessimistic悲观的 critical持批评态度的
I brought a T-shirt back for Mark.
6.All efforts of cloning an animal will be _i_n_v_a_in___if there is not enough diversity in the _g_r_o_up__t_o_o_v_e_r_co_m_e__i_lln_e_s_s_e_s. 状语从句
The conclusion
Words, phrases and sentences
1. 克隆凶猛和灭绝的野生动物的可能性一直使电影制片 商感到兴奋。
The possibility _o_f_c_lo_n_in_g_f_ie_r_ce__a_nd__ex_t_in_c_t _w_il_d___ ___an_im_a_l_s _____has always excited film makers.
2). The area was struck by an outbreak of cholera. （__灾__难__，__疾__病__等__）__侵__袭__，__爆__发____
3). An awful thought has just struck me._想_起__，__想__到_ 4). They struck for better working conditions._罢__工_ 5). The clock has just struck three. _报__时__，__敲__响____ 6) strike a match_划__，__擦__火__柴____________ Exx. 译:1) Strike while the iron is hot.
Please bring back all library books by the end of the week.
bring sth back: 使回忆起，使想起； 恢复，重新使用
The photographs brought back many pleasant memories.
bring sb. sth./ bring sth. back (for) sb. (给…)带回
Diversity in a group of cloned animals
Advantage of diversity Disadvantage of diversity
If there is a new illness,
some of these animals They would all have the
___趁__热__打__铁_________________________
2) 我突然想到我们如何能改善局面了。
_I_t__s_t_r_u_c_k__m_e__h_o_w___w_e__c_o_u_l_d__im__p_r_o_v_e__t_h_e__s_i_tu__a_t_io_n_.__
4.要想克隆灭绝动物，我们还有很长的路程要走。 We are _a__l_on_g__w_a_y_f_r_o_m__b_ei_n_g____ able to
2. But they are not the only ones… So the chances of dinosaurs ever returning to the
earth is merely a dream. △ only adj. 仅有的,唯一的,最适当的
We were the only people there . She is the only person for the job.
clone extinct animals.
We are far from being able to clone extinct animals. △ way n.(两点之间的)距离,时间段 想要完全适应，她还有很长的路程要走。
She still has a long way to go before she fully fits in. △ a way to do /of doing sth. 做…的方法/手段
3. The popularity of the film such as Jurassic Park,
_in__w_h_ic_h_ a scientist clones several different 定语从句
kinds of extinct dinosaurs, proves h_o_w__id_e_a_s_
Para2 conclude that it’s just a dream
Para3 introduce the topicຫໍສະໝຸດ Baiduof the passage
What is the writer’s attitude towards
cloning the dinosaurs?
objective客观的,
strike … into one’s heart: 使刻骨铭心 他的话使我深感恐惧。 His words strike terror into my heart
strike：(过去式s_t_r_u_c_k__;过去分词 _s_t_r_u_c_k_)
1). He fell, striking his head on the edge of the table. 碰__，__撞__，__打______
Do you think it possible for people to clone a dinosaur ? Why ?
Fast Reading
Match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para1
explain the impossibility of cloning dinosaurs
cloning B. all the actors are dinosaurs C. it was directed by a scientist who
clones dinosaurs D. it proves very interesting
2. Which of the following is true? A. Mice were cloned in 1981. B. Dolly the sheep was the first cloned animal. C. The name of the cloned cow is “Bison”. D. China was successful in cloning mammals.
s_t_r_u_ck__a__m_ix_t_u_r_e_o_f_f_e_a_r__an_d__e_x_c_it_e_m_e_n_t _i_nt_o
p_e_o_p_le_’_s _h_e_a_r_ts_.
宾语从句
在电影《侏罗纪公园》中，一位科学家克隆了几种 不同的恐龙。这样的电影很受欢迎，证实了这一想 法使人们感到既兴奋又恐惧。
may die, but others
same arrangement of
will survive and
genes and so they might
passed on the ability all die of the same
to resist that disease disease.
to their children.
in vain: 枉费心机，徒劳无益，白费力气
get into the way of doing sth.养成…的习惯 get in the way of sb. doing sth.挡…的路,防碍 make way for sb. 给…让路/位置
5. 不时地会有人提议，克隆技术将有可能使地球上已经 灭绝的动物(如恐龙)复活。 _F_r_o_m__ti_m__e_t_o_t_im__e_ people suggest that the animals that have disappeared from the earth, like dinosaurs, can possibly _b_e_b_r_o_u_g_h_t_b__a_ck__t_o_l_if_e_ through cloning.
_C_o_n_c_lu__si_o_n_
The chance of dinosaurs returning to the earth is _m_e_r_e_l_y_a_d__re_a_m__.
True or False
1.The animals that have disappeared from the earth, like dinosaurs, can be brought back to life through cloning.
如__果某个动物群体中没有足够的多样性以战 胜疾病，那么克隆这种动物的所有努力都将 是无用的。 vain: adj. 徒劳的，枉然的，无结果的；
自负的，自恃过高的 vain attempt/hope/effort etc 徒劳的尝试/希望/努力
She closed her eyes tightly in a vain attempt to hold back the tears. She’s too vain to wear glasses.
from time to time有时, 间或, 偶尔, = occasionally, now and then, sometimes, at times
e.g.: She has to work at weekends from time to time
bring… back to life 使复生 come back to life bring sb./sth. back: 把…送回，归还
Careful Reading
People interested in
_R_e_a_s_o_n_s_ for its impossibility
Not only film makers but also __o_r_d_in_a_r_y__p_e_o_p_le___.
• Perfect DNA is needed. • There is not enough _d_i_v_e_rs_i_ty_ in the group. • A (n) _s_u_it_a_b_l_e_h_a_b_i_t_a_t would be needed for the cloned extinct animals.
adv. 只有,仅 I asked it merely out of curiosity. △ It’s not merely a job, but a way of life.
He goes there simply because he likes to. It was just an ordinary day. (只是,仅仅是)