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B4U5 Revealing nature知识点

1. reveal nature__________

2. profit by the opportunity

（1）n. make a profit_______

（2）v. profit by/from______

(3) adj. A profitable business_______; a profitable afternoon______

3. The person who answered the call was not the captain’s first choice.

4. It was a young man who had left medical school without completing his degree.

词组：complete one's degree

5. What’s more, he had recently received a letter from his father predicting that he

would be “ a disgrace to yourself and all your family.

predicting的用法

6. in question 被讨论中的

be fascinated by sth be fascinated to do sth

[背诵·新概念例句] Cats never fail to fascinate human beings.

7. (P2)The journey gave him the chance to study various living things in their natural

environment.

(P4)Darwin saw a variety of new species,...

词汇：vary v. vary from A to B 因人而异：________________

various adj. 出于各种各样的原因：_________________

variety n. a variety of

[背·习语]Variety is the spice of life.

8. Maybe animals evolved as they adapted to their changing environments?

(1)构词法evolve 词根volv/volu来源于volvere, 表示“to turn around, to roll(转

动）

扩展：revolve：使旋转 revolving door

volume: (书的）卷、册；音量

evolve: 进化 搭配：evolve from/into

N. _________ adj. ______________

(2) adapt

①adapt the novel

①adapt to the new surrounding

adopt

①adopt his suggestion

①adopt the orphan

adequate

adequate evidence

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9. [P5]高考重点词suspect

（1）v. She strongly suspected he was lying. _______

（2）n. question a suspect _________

（3）adj. a suspect package________

【***扩展辨析--英文怎么变得更好】怀疑——doubt or suspect?

doubt 怀疑……为假：No one doubts that the mission will be a success.

suspect 怀疑……为真：I suspect she's not who she says she is.

10. [p6] caused a storm______________

11. But Darwin’s scientific studies were so convincing that more and more people

started to believe his theory.

convincing adj. 有说服力的，使人信服的。e.g. convincing evidence_________

convinced adj. (sb)确信的，坚信的。I am fully convinced that she is innocent.

convince vt. 使相信

12. The Pinta Island tortoise was declared extinct.

declare v. declare+adj/that

sb/sth (to be)

e.g. The chairman declared the ceremony open

The court declared that the strike was illegal.

The area has been declared (to be) a national park.

13. The extinction is blamed on humans.

blame ____________

be to blame (for sth) ____________

14. break down意思

15. be home to/be native to

16. by contrast____________

17. Sb be said to do/It is said that/People say sb

[句子仿写] 据说达尔文是《物种起源》一书的作者。

_________________________________________________

18. With us long believing that talking plants are fantasy, new research has revealed

something amazing.

with的复合结构__________________________________

19. This happens when a plant,say a bean plant, gets attacked by insects.

口语交际You don’t say!_______________________

20. This fungi network links the roots of different plants to each other.

link v. /n.

the close link/connection between A and B

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师生之间的密切关系________________

link A with/to B

e.g. A subway line will link the airport to the city centre.