Unit 3 Living Planet Period One Getting Ready and Reading(Ⅰ) 基础落实 Ⅰ.课文理解 1．Choose the right order of the following events based on the text. a．Water on the earth’s surface b．The biosphere c．The size and shape of the earth d．The atmosphere of the earth e．Comparison between the highest mountain and the earth A．e，b，d，c，a B．c，e，a，d，b C．a，c，e，d，b D．e，c，d，a，b 2．Paragraph 1 is mainly about _____. A．how the earth was formed B．when the earth was formed C．what the earth was formed from D．the brief introduction to the earth 3．Which of the following statements about Mount Everest is TRUE? A．It’s one of the tallest mountains. B．It rises 5.5 miles above the level of the sea. C．It is the tallest mountain. D．Even if you were in a rocket near the moon，you would be able to see it. 4．What play a very important role in keeping the earth’s temperature relatively stable? A．The oceans. B．The gases. C．The highest mountains. D．The materials beneath the soil. 5．What can we infer from the fifth paragraph? A．The earth’s surface is land. B．About four-fifths of the land isn’t always covered by ice. C．Sand or soil covers the earth’s surface. D．The materials beneath the soil are sand. Ⅱ.课文缩写 The earth—the third planet 1._____ the sun was formed from dust and gas 2._____ outer space.It is a ball of rock and iron and is slightly flattened at the North and South Poles.The distance from the North Pole 3._____ the equator is a little longer 4._____ that from the equator to the South Pole. The tallest mountain is very small compared 5._____ the whole earth.If you were in a rocket near the moon,6._____ Asia would look very small.Nearly three-quarters of the earth’s surface is covered with water，almost all of 7._____ makes up the oceans 8._____ are only a thin film of water on the earth’s surface.The rest is land，much of 9._____ sand or soil covers and one-fifth of it is always covered 10._____ ice.All living things exist within the biosphere formed by air，soil and water. 能力提升 阅读理解 A Copernicus was born in Torun，Poland，on February 19,1473.Little is known about his early life except that his father died when he was 10.An uncle adopted him，his two sisters，and his brother.The uncle saw to it that the two boys received a good education.Copernicus went to the University of Cracow.There he studied such subjects as Latin，mathematics，and astronomy.It was probably at that time that he changed his Polish name，Niklas Koppernigk，to the Latin form of Nicolaus Copernicus.In 1496 Copernicus went to Italy，where he spent the next 10 years studying at various universities. In Copernicus’ time people still believed that all things—the sun，the stars，and the planets—moved around the earth.It was an old belief that few men had ever questioned.Aristotle had based his theory of astronomy on this belief.Because the Church had long been the center of learning，the theory was also linked to religious beliefs. In 150 ... ...
