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高中英語《認(rèn)識(shí)祖先 Unit 5　Meeting your ancestors（Part 4）》（選修8）
北京
北京猿人的化石首次發(fā)現(xiàn)于1927年
1929年12月12日發(fā)現(xiàn)第一個(gè)完整的頭蓋骨。
到1937年已發(fā)現(xiàn)的北京人的頭蓋骨共5個(gè)。
1941年12月太平洋戰(zhàn)爭爆發(fā)后，在幾個(gè)美國人手里弄得下落不明。
1966年又發(fā)現(xiàn)一個(gè)殘破的頭蓋骨。
總共發(fā)現(xiàn)了屬于40多個(gè)個(gè)體的北京人化石。時(shí)間距今約七十萬年至二十萬年。
北京猿人的特征
能夠制造和使用勞動(dòng)工具
能使用天然火
擺脫了雜交的婚姻形態(tài)
生活艱苦，壽命比較短暫
山頂洞人
距今時(shí)間：18000年前
地點(diǎn)：北京周口店龍骨山山頂洞穴
體形：同現(xiàn)代人大體一樣，腦容量：1300-1500毫升
生產(chǎn)和生活：
開始采用魔汁和鉆孔技術(shù)制造石器、骨器制造骨針，縫制獸皮衣服產(chǎn)生了原始宗教儀式過著氏族公社的生活
Scanning
Draw the main idea of each paragraph.
Para 1.Lala worried about the preparations for the feast and she hoped the feast could be as good as the one last year.
Para 2  Lala and her families made preparations for the feast.
Para 3  the description of Dahu.
Answer the following questions after reading the text:
1.Who works cooperatively and who does tasks alone?
Both men and women work cooperatively.For example,Lala's mother and aunts were preparing the meat of deer and pig over the fire.Men do tasks alone.
2.Who does the most dangerous tasks?
Men do the most dangerous tasks.
3.Where does the danger come from?
The danger comes from the wild animals.
Language points
1.be prepared to do sth.
be prepared for sth.為...做好準(zhǔn)備
她已準(zhǔn)備好應(yīng)付這一切。
She was prepared for anything to happen.
我可不愿意在這兒受這種奇恥大辱。
I am not prepared to stay and listen to these outrageous insults.
2.applaud  v.贊賞，鼓掌向（某人或某物）
表示贊賞，尤指鼓掌歡呼
Everyone applauded when the play ended.
All people present applauded her success.
I applaud your decision.我贊成你的決定。
3.accelerate   vi./vt.加速，促進(jìn)
她加快車速超過了前面的公共汽車。
She accelerated her car and passed the bus in front.
4.If only she had looked ahead and planned better!
要是她能為將來做更好的打算該多好??！
1)if only  要是，只要是，往往引導(dǎo)虛擬語氣，用感嘆句。用過去完成時(shí)表示對過去的虛擬，用一般過去時(shí)表示對現(xiàn)在的虛擬。
我要是能飛就好了！If only I could fly!
2)look ahead  向前看，做未來的打算
你是否想過五年后你要做些什么？
Have you looked ahead to what you'll be doing in five years' time?
5.arrest  vt.逮捕；吸引；扣留；阻止；抑制
n.逮捕；拘留；停止
他被警察逮捕了。
He was arrested by the police.
她警告的口吻引起了我的注意。
Her warning tone arrested my attention.
警方在足球賽時(shí)逮捕了一些人。
The policeman made several arrests during the football match.
arrest sb for    因....逮捕某人
arrest one's attention     引起....的注意力
attract one's attention/draw one's attention
6.dizzy:having a whirling sensation and a tendency to fall 眩暈的，眼花的感到眩并要摔倒的
a dizzy height    令人暈眩的高度
The old woman was dizzied by the strong wind.那位老太太被風(fēng)吹得頭昏眼花。
The disaster dizzied his brain.那場災(zāi)難弄得他頭腦昏亂。
7.relief   n.[U](痛苦或憂慮的）減輕或解除
             [U]救濟(jì)品[C]減輕痛苦的事物
這藥可以稍微減輕你的痛苦。
This medicine will give you some relief.
政府送救濟(jì)品給在臺(tái)風(fēng)中失去家園的人們。
The government sent relief to the people.
Who lost their homes in the typhoon.
to one's relief    令...放心的是，令...感到寬慰的是
Much to his relief,finally his lost son was found by the police.
見到你在這兒也就放心了。
It's a great relief to find you here.
她把夾腳的鞋脫下時(shí)說：“可松快了！”
"What a relief!"she said,as she took her tight shoes off.
8.gaily   adv.快樂地；興高采烈地
gay   adj. 快樂的；輕松的
The little girl was chattering gaily all the way.
那小女孩一路上興高采烈地說個(gè)不停。
9.patient  adj.耐心的；病人
be patient with     對...有耐心的
patience   n.耐心，忍耐
To become a nurse,one of the qualifications needed is patience.
10.skiful  熟練的，有技巧的
a skiful driver 
be skiful at (doing) sth   對...熟練
Practice adjectives
1.The (A)house smells as if it hasn't been lived in for years.
A little white wooden
B little wooden white
C white wooden little
D wooden white little
2.John Smith,a successful bus businessman,has a (B) car.
A large German white
B large white German
C white large German
D German Large white
3.This (A) girl is Linda's cousin.
A pretty little Spanish
B Spanish Little pretty
C Spanish pretty little
D little pretty Spanish
多個(gè)形容詞順序巧記：
一座漂亮的舊石橋
a fine old strong bridge
一些酸綠的食用蘋果
some sour green eating apples
口訣順序：冠、代、數(shù)、形（形狀、性質(zhì)）、大（大小、長短）、新（新舊）、色（顏色）、國（國家、產(chǎn)地）、材（材料、用途）、名（名詞）
Homework
Review the new words.