Unit 4 Period 4 Using Language
First Skimming for the main information.
What’s the main meaning of the text?
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Second Intensive reading to fin ish the passage
Dinosaurs lived on the earth 1.________ before humans came into 2._________ A number of them 3.________ to live in China. By 4._________ their bones, scientists fo und that they could not only 5.________ but also 6.________ trees. Some can even 7.________ . About 65 million years ago they died 8._______ suddenly. Some scientists guess the reason may be an expected 9.________ . Others think the earth got too 10.________ for them. But nobody knows for sure the reason.
【难句透析】
1.They lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago, long before humans came into being and their future seemed secure at that time.
分析：本句是_______ 连接的并列句。在第一个分句中含有before 引导的时间状语从句。
译文：________________________________________________________________
2.When scientists inspected the bones, they were surprised to find that these dinosaurs could not only run like the others but also climb trees.
分析：本句为复合句。________ 引导的时间状语从句。在本句中they were surprised to find 后面是由_________ 引导的宾语从句。
译文：_________________________________________________________________
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3.Some scientists th ink it came after an unexpected incident when a huge rock from space hit the earth and put too much dust into the air.
分析：本句为复合句。________________是句子的主语，______________后面是宾语从句，省略了that。在这个从句中，__________引导的是状语从句。
译文：有些科学家认为恐龙灭绝是发生在一件意外事故之后，当时宇宙间一块巨石击中地球因而在空气中扬起太多的尘土。
【课内探究】
https://www.doczj.com/doc/f911563723.html,e into being 形成；产生
No one knows when the world came into being.没人知道世界是何时形成的。
come into use 投入使用
come into fashion 开始流行
come into power 掌权；上台
come into sight 进入视野
【活学活用】用come的短语填空
(1)Miniskirts ______________(开始流行) several years ago.
(2)The new government _______________（上台）next month.
(3)We ran to the bus shop when the bus _____________（进入视野）。
(4)The association first ___________（形成）in 1912.
2.inspect vt.检查；视察
inspection n. 检查；视察
inspector n.检查员；视察者
【巧学助记】I t is said that an inspector will come to inspect our school, and he will judge our school according to his inspection.
据说一位检查员将来视察我们学校，并根据他的视察情况来评判我们学校。
【活学活用】
（1）The teacher walked around _________________老师走来走去检查他们的作业。
（2）Make sure you _________________________ before signing for them.要确保在签收货物之前进行检验。
（3）The plants ______________________________for disease.这些植物被定期检查有否有病害。
3.according to 按照；根据...所说
The teacher divided the students into small groups according to the ability.
老师按照能力的高低将学生分成若干小组。
【名师点津】according to 用来表示他人或他处的消息，不可跟me或my opinion连用；表示“依我看”，用in my opinion/view
【活学活用】
（1）The work was done ______________________.这项工作是按照他的指示办的。
（2）_______________________,neither you nor he has met the standard.在我看来，你和