2. There were even differences between the species of the different islands; yet all showed a clear relationship with those of America , though separated from that continent by about 600 miles.不同岛上的物种竟然也有区别，但是所有的物种都明显地与美洲的物种相关，虽然他们与那个大陆相隔约600英里．

1. It was Darwin’s visit on the Beagle to the Galapagos Isles that gave him the key to his new theory.(强调句型)

4. it was Joseph Banks who made Kew a centre of scientific and economic research.

　 强调句型

Period 3 reading materials in integrating skills & workbook

step 1 reading in integrating skills

A. extensive reading

　 finish the questions at P35 Q1

B. underline the key phrases in each paragraph

P1: at the age of 22; five-year voyage; lead sb to do sth ; the same…. as

sentence: 1. the Beagle followed almost the same route as Cook’s Endeavour sixty years earlier.

P2: the key to his new theory; deserve special attention.

　sentence:

3. be involved in / involve sb in　 和…有联系； 参与…. 活动

1. The voyage had been a great success. (c) 成功的人或事

2 wonderful discoveries had been made of strange new lands, cultures…( ?)

5. Banks was the first to do

　 only, last next 序数词 ，形容词最高级常用不定式修饰

P7

4.on a large scale 大规模的，大范围的

3. look out for 警惕，留心

2. Joseph Banks did not only study and describe new plants he found, but also looked out for new economic species: plants that could be grown in England or other parts of the world to produce crops that could be sold.

1. species ( means, works, series) 单复数同型，作主语时，注意谓语动词单复数．