内容正文:
选必一 Unit 3 L1-L2
知识点
1. How many times up to today has life on Earth almost died out?
die out 消失,灭绝
The species(单复同形) has nearly died out because its habitat(栖息地) is being ___________ (destroy).
The wind died away at dust.
Many trees are dying off for _______ (lack/lacking) of water.
destroyed
lack
2. Extinctions, where entire species are wiped out, are not unusual in our Earth’s history.
wipe out 彻底毁灭,抹去 wipe 擦
wipe away 擦去
wipe her eyes with a tissue 用...擦...
wipe up 擦干
wipe the sweat from/off his forehead 从...擦去...
The disease _________ (威胁) to wipe out the entire population.
threatens
3.These include the third mass extinction, known as “Great Dying”, which killed 90% to 96% of all species.
(1) adj. 大量的
mass _________ 批量生产 mass _________ 大灭绝
the problem of mass _____________ 大批人失业的问题
(2) n. 大量 (a mass of + C/U + 谓语复/单)
A mass of books _____(be) distributed to Project Hope.
There ______ (be) masses of people in the stores yesterday.
mess n.肮脏,杂乱 messy ad