2.　　　 Why did Joseph Banks have to supply his own money to equip part of the expedition? How

much did he pay?

Key: Because botany was a new field of science, the government would not pay for it.

1.　　　 What were the goals of James Cook’s first voyage around the world?

Key: three goals: the first goal was to observe the planet Venus when it passed across the sun. This would get the astronomers to have a chance to work out the distance between the earth and the sun. The second goal was to record, classify and describe all plants and animal life observed during the trip. The third goal was that Captain Cook was given secret instructions to search for an unknow southern continents.

16.参加 17.与..有关18.适应 19.靠近20. 把…分开 21. 产仔；出生

　step 2 reading material:

A. pre-reading question:

B. fast-reading questions:P31( 3minutes)

C .intensive-reading questions: (5-10minuts)( ppt is better for students to understand)

9.初看 10. 生于… 11. 渴望作…12. 过着舒适的生活 13.算出 14. 被任命为 15.为..付钱

1.警惕；2. 大规模的 　　 3. 年年 4. 去世 5. 详细的 6. 把…分类 7. 根据8. 根据于…　　

21. give birth to___　　 　

key:

17. related to___　 　 　18. adapt to___　　　　　　 　 19. close to ___　　　　　　 　 20 separate from___ 　 　

13.work out___ 　　　　 　14. be appointed as___　 15. pay for___　　　　　 　 16.be involved in___ 　　　 　

9. at first sight___　　　　　　 10. born into___　　　　　　　 11. have an appetite on___12. lead a cosy life___

5. in detail___　　　　　　　　　 6. classify …into___ 　　 　7. according to___　 　　 　8. be based on___