PeriodThreeReadingandVocabulary(2)&CulturalCornerⅠ.单词识记1．________adv.然而，不过2．________adj.赤裸的，无遮盖的3．________v．相信，想像4．________v．(因感到寒冷或恐惧而)战粟，发抖5．________v．开始明白，开始理解，意识到6．________n．细节→________adj.详细的7．________n．保险→________v．为……投保8．________v．进化，演变→________n．进化，演变9．________adv.难以形容地→________adj.难以形容的10．________v．区分→________n．不同→________v．与……不同答案1.nonetheless2.bare3.fancy4.shudder5．dawn6.detail；detailed7.insurance；insure8．evolve；evolution9.indescribably；indescribable10．differentiate；difference；differⅡ.短语天地1．die________死于(内因)2．________someextent在一定程度上3．aslong________只要4．betrue________对……适用5．________detail详细地6．in________轮流，交替7．in________反过来8．laugh________myeyes看着我笑9．come________anend结束10．hold______________垂着答案1.of2.to3.as4.of5.in6.turns7．turn8.into9.to10.downⅢ.句型搜索Onethingisalreadyclear—with__these__new__developments,__lifeisgoingtobecomeevenmorecomplicated.[信息提取]句中出现了with的复合结构。[例句仿写]随着社会的发展，人们逐渐地意识到知识的重要性。________________________________________________________________答案Withthedevelopmentofsociety,peoplegraduallyrealisedtheimportanceofknowledge.Ⅳ.预读理解阅读课文，根据课文内容判断正误。1．Whetherwehaveagooddietornot,scientistscanpredictourheightsbylookingatourparents.()2．Whenitcomestocharacteristicsotherthanthosementionedinthe3rdparagraph,scientistshaveyettoknowexactlyhowtheyarerelatedtoourgenes.()3．Thosewhoenjoydangeroussportsmayhaveagenethatmakesthemseekformoreexcitement.()4．Justbecausescientistsmaysoonbeabletodescribeourgenesindetail,itdoesnotmeantheycansomedayreallysucceedinpredictingourfuture.()答案1.×2.√3.√4.√1．nonethelessadv.&conj.(1)adj.仍然，不过Wecan’tactonyouradvice.Nonetheless，thankyouforgivingit.我们不能照你的建议去办。不过承蒙您提出来，十分感谢。(2)conj.(尽管如此)还是，然而，不过Wearegoing,nonethelessweshallreturn.我们要走了，不过我们还要回来。Shewasverytired，nonethelessshekeptonworking.她虽然很疲倦，然而她却继续工作。【翻译句子】这消息也许是出乎预料，但它是真的。________________________________________________________________答案Thenewsmaybeunexpected；nonetheless,it’strue.2．insurev.为……投保；接受保险(＋against)；保证，确保(that)Insureyourbaggagebeforeyouleavehome.离家前先给行李上保险。Morecarewouldinsureyouagainstmakingsomanymistakes.多加注意就能保证你不犯这么多的错误了。【归纳拓展】insurancen．保险insure...againststh为防止……而投保insureagainst...对……采取预防措施insurewith与……订保险合同insurefor保险金额；保费为Nomatterwhatprecautionsyoumaytake，youcan’tinsureagainsteveryeventuality.不管你采取什么样的预防措施，都不能确保万无一失。Whichcompanydoyouinsurewith?你与哪家公司订立了保险合同？Iadviseyoutoinsurethepaintingforatleast$20，000.我建议你给这幅画至少投保2万元。【翻译句子】许多公司都不愿意为年轻的司机提供保险。________________________________________________________________答案Manycompanieswon’tinsureyoungdrivers.3．evolvev.(使)逐步形成；发展；进化；成长(＋from/into)Scientiststhinkthatbirdsprobablyevolvedfromreptiles.科学家认为，鸟很可能是由爬行动物进化而来的。Thesimpleplanevolvedintoacomplicatedscheme.这个简单的计划发展成了一项复杂的规划。【归纳拓展】evolveoutof从……演变(或进化、发展、发育)而成evolveintovt....