Pre-ReadingTheBirthofaScience2.Howmanypeoplearementionedinthetext?Whoarethey?CarlLinnaeus,DanielSolander,JosephBanksandJamesCook.1.Inthetitle“TheBirthofaScience”,“science”refersto____.A.zoology(动物学)B.botanyC.biologyD.medicineTask1.skimming3.Whatwastherelationshipamongthethreepersons?DanielSolanderwasthestudentofLinnaeusandalifelongfriendofJosephBanks.4.(主旨大意)Paragraphoneofthetext“Thebirthofascience”mainlytellsus_________．A．theimportanceofbotanyB．howtoclassifyplantspeciesintogroupsC．Linnaeus'contributiontobotanyD．Linnaeus'discoveriesaboutdifferentspeciesCTask2.scanningConcentrateonthe1stparagraphandseewhatachievementsandcontributionsdidCarlLinnaeusmaketotheworld:Whendidbotanybecomeaspecialscience?HowwasplantspeciesclassifiedbeforetheworkofCarlLinnaeus?WhatisthedifferencebetweenLinnaeus’systemandthatoftheotherscientists?Afterthe18thcentury.Plantsareclassifiedintoherbsandtrees,accordingtotheshapeofthefruit…InCarlLinnaeus’system,theidentificationofdifferentspecieswasbasedon…So,CarlLinnaeusdevelopedthesystemhowtoclassifyplantsintogroups,andhissystemconqueredtheworld.Whichofthefollowingsentencesistrue?A.Linnaeus'contributiontosciencewasquitesmall.B.AllofLinnaeus'ideaswerecompletelynew.C.BeforeLinnaeustherewasnosystemtoclassifyplants.D.Linnaeus'systemwassimpleandclear.信息综合题Concentrateonthe2ndparagraphandseewhatachievementsandcontributionsdidDanielSolandermaketotheworld:WhatdidDanielSolanderdoinEnglandin1759?HetravelledtoEnglandtopromotethenewsystem,andhedevelopedalifelongfriendshipwithJosephBanks,whowouldlateraskhimtojoinhisteamofbotanicalexplorersontheEndeavourin1768.WhatdoesEndeavourmean?A.Effort.BHardWorkC.Thenameofaship.D.Thenameofateam.词义猜测题Concentrateontheparagraph3-7andseewhatachievementsandcontributionsdidJosephBanksmaketotheworld:Arrangetheeventsaccordingtothecorrecttimeorder:a)______BankswaselectedpresidentoftheRoyalSocietyb)______BanksandCookmadeanexpeditiontoTahitic)______Banksmadeajourneytostudywildplantsd)______Banks’fatherdied.e)______TheEndeavorreturnedtoEngland(asuccess)f)_______BankshelpedtodeveloptheroyalgardensatKewintooneofthegreatestbotanicalgardensintheworld.17781768176617611771After1778d,c,b,e,a,f信息综合题JosephBankschoseacareerinsciencebecause_______.A.hethoughtthatwasagoodwayofmakingalivingB.hewasinterestedinbotanyC.hisfatherhaddiedwhenhewasonlyeighteenyearsoldD.hewasverywealthyBHowoldwasJosephBanksin1768?A.23B.25C.28D.30CaptainCookmade____voyagesaltogetheraroundtheworld.A.oneB.twoC.threeD.fourCWhatdidJosephBanksdoonthethree-yearvoyage?…hedidnotonlystudyanddescribenewplantshefound,butalsolookedoutforneweconomicspeciesandbecamethefirsttomovecropsfromonecontinenttoanotheronalargescale.WhatgreatachievementsandcontributionsdidJosephBanksmaketothebirthofbotanyasascience?Drawaconclusion:a)rich,butmadehiscareerinscience;madehisfirstjourneytostudy…;hissecondexpeditionwasthegreatvoyagewithJamesCooktotheOceania;hesupplied10,000pounds;hediscoveredmanynewanimalsandplants…b)Hewasinvolvedinenterprisessuchastheexploration…Duringhis42-yearpresidencyoftheRoyalSociety,hehelpedtodevelop...,heaccumulatedagreatdealofknowledgeaboutplantsandagriculture…c)ItwashewhomadeKewa…词义猜测题…itwastheBritishgovernmentthatpaidforalltheequipmentandexpensesforthatpartoftheexpedition.(Para5)Whatdoes“thatpart”referto?A.Tostudythepassingoftheplan...
