Wheredowecomefrom?OrweWheredowecomefrom?Orwecansay:Whoareourancestors?cansay:Whoareourancestors?Pre-readingPre-readingBigBangAsolidballAtmosphereTheearthItwasfullofwater.Originalcells.Thecellsinthewaterbegantoseparate.waterPlantsinthewaterShellfishandfishPlantsonlandInsectsandamphibiansReptilesDinosaursMammalsManhadevolvedfromapes.DoyouknoweachreligionorculturehasDoyouknoweachreligionorculturehasitsownideasaboutthebeginningofitsownideasaboutthebeginningoftheuniverse?theuniverse?PanguseparatestheskyfromtheearthOtherlegendsaboutthebeginningofuniverseDay1:Day1:GodspokeandseparatedlightfromGodspokeandseparatedlightfromdarknesscreatingDayandNightdarknesscreatingDayandNightDay2:Day2:GodspokeandseparatedthewaterGodspokeandseparatedthewatercreatingskyandoceancreatingskyandoceanDay3:Day3:GodspokeandcreateddrylandGodspokeandcreateddryland上帝创世说：Day4:Day4:Godspokeandcreatedthesun,moonandGodspokeandcreatedthesun,moonandstarsstarsDay5:Day5:GodspokeandcreatedlivingcreaturesintheGodspokeandcreatedlivingcreaturesintheairandseaairandseaDay6:Day6:GodspokeandcreatedthelandanimalsandGodspokeandcreatedthelandanimalsandmanmanDay7:Day7:GodrestedandblessedthisdaycallingitGodrestedandblessedthisdaycallingitHolyHolyIndiaIndiaBrahma(Brahma(婆罗门婆罗门)is)isthegodfirstrepresethegodfirstrepresentedintheHinduTrintedintheHinduTriad.Heisthecreatorad.Heisthecreatoroftheuniverseandoftheuniverseandalllivingbeingsarealllivingbeingsaresaidtohaveevolvedsaidtohaveevolvedfromhim.fromhim.Whatisthepassageabout?ReadingIt’saboutthedevelopmentoftheearth.1.Whatwasthereontheearthbeforelifecouldbegin?2.Whydoscientiststhinktherehasneverbeenlifeonthemoon?3.Whydidanimalsfirstappearintheseas?4.Whydidgreenplantshelplifetodevelop?5.Whyweremammalsdifferentfromotheranimals?Fastreading1.Whatwasthereontheearthbeforelif1.Whatwasthereontheearthbeforelifecouldbegin?ecouldbegin?Watervapour,carbondioxide,oxygen,Watervapour,carbondioxide,oxygen,nitrogenandothergases.nitrogenandothergases.2.Whydoscientiststhinkthere2.Whydoscientiststhinktherehasneverbeenlifeonthehasneverbeenlifeonthemoon?moon?BecausethereisnowateronBecausethereisnowateronthemoon.themoon.3.Whydidanimalsfirstappearin3.Whydidanimalsfirstappearintheseas?theseas?BecausewaterallowedtheBecausewaterallowedtheearthtodissolveharmfulgasesearthtodissolveharmfulgasesintotheoceansandseas.intotheoceansandseas.4.Whydidgreenplantshelplife4.Whydidgreenplantshelplifetodevelop?todevelop?BecausegreenplantscanBecausegreenplantscantakecarbondioxidefromthetakecarbondioxidefromtheatmosphereandfilltheairatmosphereandfilltheairwithoxygen.withoxygen.5.Whyweremammals5.Whyweremammalsdifferentfromotherdifferentfromotheranimals?animals?TheyweredifferentbecauseTheyweredifferentbecausetheyproducedtheiryoungtheyproducedtheiryoungfromwithintheirbodies.fromwithintheirbodies.Carefulreading1.Howdidwatercomeintobeingontheearth?2.What’sthesignificanceofthepresenceofwaterontheearth?Theexplosionoftheearthproducedwatervapor,whichturnedintowaterwhentheearthcooleddown.Itallowedtheearthtodissolveharmfulgasesintooceansandseas.1whywastheearthdifferentfromotherplanets?1whywastheearthdifferentfromotherplanets?AItproducedalotofheatAItproducedalotofheatBThewaterremainedBThewaterremainedCWaterdisappearedCWaterdisappearedDItwastheoldestplanetDItwastheoldestplanet2Whywaslifeabletodevelopontheearth2Whywaslifeableto...
