Unit 4 Green World
I. Reading comprehension of The Birth of Science
1. Before Linnaeus botany was ________.
A. studied by doctors B. unknown to anyone
C. fully developed D. a branch of medicine
2. It was ________ who made Kew a centre of scientific and economic research.
A. Joseph Banks B. Captain Cook
C. Linnaeus D. Daniel Solander
3. Paragraph one of the text "The birth of a science" mainly tells us ________.
A. the importance of botany
B. how to classify plant species into groups
C. Linnaeus'contribution to botany
D. Linnaeus'discoveries about different species
4. Captain Cook made ____ voyages altogether around the world.
A. one B. two
C. three D. four
Keys: 1. D 2. A 3. C 4. C
II. Language Points in the Main Reading Selection
1. classify vt.编排；分类
e.g. The books in the library are classified by subject.
图书馆的书是按照科目分类的。
classify sb. / sth. (as sth. ) 将某人／某物归类
e.g. Would you classify her novels as serious literature or as mere entertainment？
你认为她的小说属于文学类呢，还是属于通俗读物类?
classified（常作定语）分类的
a classified directory分类电话簿 classified advertisements 分类广告
2. procedure n．程序 (尤指工商、法律、政治等事务的）
e.g. Stop arguing about（questions of）procedure and lets get down to business.
别再为程序（问题）争辩了，咱们着手议正事吧。
procedure (for sth) 手续；步骤
e.g. What’s the procedure for opening a bank account？在银儿开个账户要办什么手续？
3. group v．集合，使成群；分类
e.g. The children grouped round the piano．孩子们集合在钢琴周围。
We can group animals into several types．我们可以把动物分成好几类。
4. promote vt.
a. 提升．晋升
e.g. My daughters just been promoted！我的女儿刚被提升了！
The football team was promoted to the first division．该足球队已晋升为甲级队。
b. 促进；鼓励，推动
The organization works to promote friendship between nations.
该组织旨在促进各国之间的友谊。
5. appoint
appoint sb. (to sth) appoint sb (as sth.0 挑选（某人）做某工作或任某职位；任命；
e.g. They have appointed a new manager．他们已经任用了一位新经理。
Who shall we appoint（as）chairperson？我们选派谁担任主席呢？
He was appointed to the vacant post．他被委派填补那空缺。
appoint sth. for sth 确定或决定某事物
e.g. They have appointed a date for the meeting. 他们已经约定了开会的日期。
6. calculate vt. 计算；推算; 估算
e.g. They use a computer to calculate the cost of a journey. 他们用电脑算出旅行的费用。
I calculate that we will reach London at about 3 p.m. 我估计我们大约在下午3点到达伦敦。
be calculated to do sth．旨在，打算或计划做某事
e.g. His speech was calculated to stir up the crowd．他讲的话是有意鼓励群众的。
n．calculation计算，推算
7. expense n．花费，费用，经费
e.g. It’s too much of an expense to own a car．拥有一辆汽车的花费太大。
at one’s expense 由某人负担费用
e.g. He had his book printed at his own expense．他自己出钱印了书。
at the expense of sth 在损失或损坏某事物的情况下
He built up a successful business, but it was all done at the expense of his health.
他创建的企业很成功，但这一切都损害门也的健康。
8. accumulate
a. vt. 积累；聚集
e.g. By investing wisely she accumulated a fortune. 她由于投资精明而积蓄了一笔财产。
My savings are accumulating interest．我的储蓄不断生息。
b. vi. 增加
Dust and dirt soon accumulate if a house is not cleaned regularly.
房间不经常打扫．尘土很快就越积越多。
n．accumulation金钱、知识、经验的积累
9. involve vt.
a. 需要
The job involved me in London, 工作需要我住在伦敦。
b. 牵涉，牵连；包括
The strike involved many people. 许多人参加了罢工。
involve sb. ／sth. in sth. ／doing sth．使某人／某事物陷人或参与某活动
Don’t involve me in solving your problem. 叫你解决你的问题，不要把我拉进去。
He was involved in a heated argument．他参与了一场激烈的争论。
Exercises:
I. Write down the following phrases.
1. 把……分类
2. 按照
3. 以……为基础
4. 任命某人人为……
5.计算……之间的距离
6.留心，警惕
7. 一代一代传下去
8. 适应
9. 总而言之
10.详细地
11. 参与……;陷入……活动
12. 搜索；寻找
Keys:
1. classify…into 2. according to 3. be based on 4. appoint sb as…
5. calculate the distance between… 6. look out for 7. pass from one generation to generation 8. adapt to 9. all in all 10. in detail 11. be involved in 12. search for
II. Fill in the blank with a proper preposition or adverb.
1. He went out ________ taxi this morning because he was attending a meeting ________great importance.
2. He was angry ________ his son’s words but pleased ________ his daughter s coming.
3. He is tall ________ a boy ________ ten.
4. The two balls fell ________ the same speed and landed ________ the ground at the same time.
5. Go ________ the gate and you'll see the entrance ________ the park on the other side.
6. This novel is based ________ historical facts.
7. There is a bell ________ the patient's reach, so he can ask _______ help when necessary.
8. There is an age difference ________ six years ________ them.
9. The ring was handed ________ ________generation ________ generation.
10 The work will he finished ________ a week or so.
Keys:
1. by, of 2. at, with 3. for, of 4. at, on 5. through, to 6. on 7. within, for
8. of, between 9. down from, to 10. in
III. Fill in the blank with the proper form of the given verb.
1. I want to buy that kind of cloth because I _______ (tell) the cloth ________ (wash) well.
2. The sun was shining brightly, _________(make) everything there____(look) more beautiful.
3. They looked forward with hope________(get)a chance to receive further education.
4. It was ________ ( play) computer games that cost the boy a lot of time that he ought to ________(spend) on his lessons.
5. ________ (see)the big snake, the little girl stood under the tree_____(frighten)to death.
6. ________ (wear out) after a long walk, Mary called and said she couldn't go to the party.
7. ________(hunt) by everyone, the wolves had nowhere (hide) themselves.
8. ---Would you like me ________(turn down) the radio a bit?
---No, it's all right. I'm used to________ (work) with the radio on.
9. ---You've agreed to go, but why aren't you getting ready?
But I ________ (not realize) that you ________(want) me to start at once.
10. ---Bob, you ________(want) on the phone.
---I ________(come).
Keys:
1. have been told, washes 2. making, look 3. to getting 4. playing, have spent
5. Seeing, frightened 6. Worn out 7. Hunted, to hide 8. to turn down, working
9. didn’t realize, wanted 10. are wanted, am coming
Unit 4 Green World
I. Reading comprehension of The Birth of Science
1. Before Linnaeus botany was ________.
A. studied by doctors B. unknown to anyone
C. fully developed D. a branch of medicine
2. It was ________ who made Kew a centre of scientific and economic research.
A. Joseph Banks B. Captain Cook
C. Linnaeus D. Daniel Solander
3. Paragraph one of the text "The birth of a science" mainly tells us ________.
A. the importance of botany
B. how to classify plant species into groups
C. Linnaeus'contribution to botany
D. Linnaeus'discoveries about different species
4. Captain Cook made ____ voyages altogether around the world.
A. one B. two
C. three D. four
Keys: 1. D 2. A 3. C 4. C
II. Language Points in the Main Reading Selection
1. classify vt.编排；分类
e.g. The books in the library are classified by subject.
图书馆的书是按照科目分类的。
classify sb. / sth. (as sth. ) 将某人／某物归类
e.g. Would you classify her novels as serious literature or as mere entertainment？
你认为她的小说属于文学类呢，还是属于通俗读物类?
classified（常作定语）分类的
a classified directory分类电话簿 classified advertisements 分类广告
2. procedure n．程序 (尤指工商、法律、政治等事务的）
e.g. Stop arguing about（questions of）procedure and lets get down to business.
别再为程序（问题）争辩了，咱们着手议正事吧。
procedure (for sth) 手续；步骤
e.g. What’s the procedure for opening a bank account？在银儿开个账户要办什么手续？
3. group v．集合，使成群；分类
e.g. The children grouped round the piano．孩子们集合在钢琴周围。
We can group animals into several types．我们可以把动物分成好几类。
4. promote vt.
a. 提升．晋升
e.g. My daughters just been promoted！我的女儿刚被提升了！
The football team was promoted to the first division．该足球队已晋升为甲级队。
b. 促进；鼓励，推动
The organization works to promote friendship between nations.
该组织旨在促进各国之间的友谊。
5. appoint
appoint sb. (to sth) appoint sb (as sth.0 挑选（某人）做某工作或任某职位；任命；
e.g. They have appointed a new manager．他们已经任用了一位新经理。
Who shall we appoint（as）chairperson？我们选派谁担任主席呢？
He was appointed to the vacant post．他被委派填补那空缺。
appoint sth. for sth 确定或决定某事物
e.g. They have appointed a date for the meeting. 他们已经约定了开会的日期。
6. calculate vt. 计算；推算; 估算
e.g. They use a computer to calculate the cost of a journey. 他们用电脑算出旅行的费用。
I calculate that we will reach London at about 3 p.m. 我估计我们大约在下午3点到达伦敦。
be calculated to do sth．旨在，打算或计划做某事
e.g. His speech was calculated to stir up the crowd．他讲的话是有意鼓励群众的。
n．calculation计算，推算
7. expense n．花费，费用，经费
e.g. It’s too much of an expense to own a car．拥有一辆汽车的花费太大。
at one’s expense 由某人负担费用
e.g. He had his book printed at his own expense．他自己出钱印了书。
at the expense of sth 在损失或损坏某事物的情况下
He built up a successful business, but it was all done at the expense of his health.
他创建的企业很成功，但这一切都损害门也的健康。
8. accumulate
a. vt. 积累；聚集
e.g. By investing wisely she accumulated a fortune. 她由于投资精明而积蓄了一笔财产。
My savings are accumulating interest．我的储蓄不断生息。
b. vi. 增加
Dust and dirt soon accumulate if a house is not cleaned regularly.
房间不经常打扫．尘土很快就越积越多。
n．accumulation金钱、知识、经验的积累
9. involve vt.
a. 需要
The job involved me in London, 工作需要我住在伦敦。
b. 牵涉，牵连；包括
The strike involved many people. 许多人参加了罢工。
involve sb. ／sth. in sth. ／doing sth．使某人／某事物陷人或参与某活动
Don’t involve me in solving your problem. 叫你解决你的问题，不要把我拉进去。
He was involved in a heated argument．他参与了一场激烈的争论。
Exercises:
I. Write down the following phrases.
1. 把……分类
2. 按照
3. 以……为基础
4. 任命某人人为……
5.计算……之间的距离
6.留心，警惕
7. 一代一代传下去
8. 适应
9. 总而言之
10.详细地
11. 参与……;陷入……活动
12. 搜索；寻找
Keys:
1. classify…into 2. according to 3. be based on 4. appoint sb as…
5. calculate the distance between… 6. look out for 7. pass from one generation to generation 8. adapt to 9. all in all 10. in detail 11. be involved in 12. search for
II. Fill in the blank with a proper preposition or adverb.
1. He went out ________ taxi this morning because he was attending a meeting ________great importance.
2. He was angry ________ his son’s words but pleased ________ his daughter s coming.
3. He is tall ________ a boy ________ ten.
4. The two balls fell ________ the same speed and landed ________ the ground at the same time.
5. Go ________ the gate and you'll see the entrance ________ the park on the other side.
6. This novel is based ________ historical facts.
7. There is a bell ________ the patient's reach, so he can ask _______ help when necessary.
8. There is an age difference ________ six years ________ them.
9. The ring was handed ________ ________generation ________ generation.
10 The work will he finished ________ a week or so.
Keys:
1. by, of 2. at, with 3. for, of 4. at, on 5. through, to 6. on 7. within, for
8. of, between 9. down from, to 10. in
III. Fill in the blank with the proper form of the given verb.
1. I want to buy that kind of cloth because I _______ (tell) the cloth ________ (wash) well.
2. The sun was shining brightly, _________(make) everything there____(look) more beautiful.
3. They looked forward with hope________(get)a chance to receive further education.
4. It was ________ ( play) computer games that cost the boy a lot of time that he ought to ________(spend) on his lessons.
5. ________ (see)the big snake, the little girl stood under the tree_____(frighten)to death.
6. ________ (wear out) after a long walk, Mary called and said she couldn't go to the party.
7. ________(hunt) by everyone, the wolves had nowhere (hide) themselves.
8. ---Would you like me ________(turn down) the radio a bit?
---No, it's all right. I'm used to________ (work) with the radio on.
9. ---You've agreed to go, but why aren't you getting ready?
But I ________ (not realize) that you ________(want) me to start at once.
10. ---Bob, you ________(want) on the phone.
---I ________(come).
Keys:
1. have been told, washes 2. making, look 3. to getting 4. playing, have spent
5. Seeing, frightened 6. Worn out 7. Hunted, to hide 8. to turn down, working
9. didn’t realize, wanted 10. are wanted, am coming