1、Unit2 working the land单元要点预览vocabularyKey words1. struggle vi.&n.斗争；拼搏；努力 2. equip vt.&vi. 配备；装备 3. regret (regretted) vt. (对)遗憾；惋惜 n.c,u 遗憾；惋惜4. reduce vt.&vi. 减少；减缩 5. focus vt.&vi. 集中(注意力)；聚焦 n.c,u 焦点；中心点6. comment vi.&vt. 表达意见；作出评论 n.c,u 评论；议论Cognate words1. hunger n.u 饥饿；欲望hungry adj. 饥饿的2. exp
2、and v.使变大；伸展expansion n.u,c扩大；扩展3. satisfy vt. 使某人满意达到要求；满足需要satisfied adj. 对表示满意satisfactory/sarisfying adj. 令人满意的satisfaction n. 满意4. free adj.&adv.自由的(地)免费的(地) vt. 解放 freedom n.自由5. equip vt.&vi. 配备；装备equipment n.u 装备；设备6. discover vt.发现，找到discovery n.被发现的事物，发现discoverer n. 发现者Key phrases1. thank
3、s to 幸亏；由于；因为 (有时作反语)2. rid sb./sth. of 使某人某物摆脱3. be satisfied with 对表示满足或满意4. would rather 宁愿5. build up 逐渐建立；逐渐增强体质；积累；开发6. lead to 导致；造成（后果）；通往7. keep.free from/of 使免受(影响/伤害)；使不含(有害物) Key sentences1. In 1974, he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high outpu
4、t.2. This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields.GrammarV-ing as either the subject or the objectWritingEating green food 词汇 一 重点词汇 1. struggle vi.&n.斗争；拼搏；努力典例 1). They were struggling to get out the burning car. 他们挣扎着从烧着的车里往外爬。2). The book
5、 is about their struggle for liberation. 这本书写的是他们为解放而作的斗争。词语归纳struggle for 为而斗争struggle with / against与作斗争struggle to do sth.努力做某事straggle to one s feet挣扎着站起来a life-and-death struggle生死搏斗练习 按要求填空或翻译。1). They are _ (为而斗争) the position2). They struggled all through the years _ us _ the Japanese.(介词)3)
6、. The fox struggled _ (escape).4). He _ _ _ _ (挣扎着站起来) and dragged slowly ahead.Keys: 1). struggling for 2). with; against 3). to escape 4). struggled to his feet2. equip vt.&vi. 配备；装备 equipment n.u 装备；设备典例1). They equipped themselves for the expedition. 他们为远征治装。2). A good education should equip you
7、 for life. 有良好的教育能受用终生。重点用法equip sb./sth. with 用武装某人；用装备某物 equip sb./sth. for 为而武装某人；为而装备某物 a piece of office equipment 一件办公设备练习 按要求填空或翻译。1). The soldiers were well _ _ (装备好了) weapons. 2). We must equip young teachers _ _ _ (对付) difficult children. 3). This library is equipped _ (介词) atomic research
8、.4). Our classroom _ _ _ (装备有) a computer and a tape recorder.Keys: 1). equipped with 2). to deal with 3). for 4). is equipped with 3. regret (regretted) vt. (对)遗憾；惋惜 n.c,u 遗憾；惋惜典例1). If you go now, you ll regret it. 假若你现在就走, 一定得後悔。2). I regret to say the job has been filled. 十分抱歉, 那个工作已经有人做了。重点用法re
9、gret to say/tell/announce/inform 遗憾地说/告诉/宣布/通知 regret doing / having done sth. 后悔已做了某事 regret that 遗憾/后悔练习 用括号内所提供词的适当形式填空或翻译。1). I now regret _ (leave) school so young.2). _ _ _ _(非常抱歉), I am unable to accept your invitation.3). I regret _ (inform) you that your contract will not be renewed. Keys:
10、1). leaving / having done 2). Much to my regret/To my great regret 3). to inform 4. reduce vt.&vi. 减少；减缩 reduction n.缩减，减少，降低 典例1). He reduced his weight from 98 to 92 kilos/by 6 kilos. 他把体重从98公斤减少到92公斤。2). The reform has reduced us to servants of the State. 这一改革把我们都降为公务员了。重点用法reduce sth (from.) to.
11、 把某物从减少到 reduce sth. by. 减少多少练习 根据句子意思填入正确的介词。1). We must reduce our expenses _ 300 yuan a month. 2). Their output has been reduced _ 10 percent.3). He reduced his weight _ 6 kilos.Keys: 1). to 2). by 3). by 5. focus vt.&vi. 集中(注意力)；聚焦 n. c,u 焦点；中心点 典例1). Focus your camera. 把照相机的焦距调准。2). Her beauty
12、makes her the focus of attention. 她长得漂亮, 很惹人注目。重点用法focus on集中于focus (one s attention/mind/efforts) on集中(注意力/心思/精力)于 练习 按要求填空或翻译。1). The focus of recent research has been _ (介词) environmental issues. 2). All eyes _ _ (集中于) her.3). They focused their mind on _ (do) the experiment. Keys: 1). on 2). foc
13、ussed on 3). ment vi.&vt. 表达意见；作出评论 n. c, u 评论；议论 典例1). The scandal caused a lot of comment. 这件丑闻遭到很多议论。2). “Will you resign, Minister?” “No comment!”“部长，你是要辞职吗?”“无可奉告。”重点用法comment on/about sth./sb. 对某事/某人评论make comments/no comment on sth./sb. 对某事/某人评论/不进行评论练习 按要求填空或翻译。1). Have you any comment(s) _
14、(make) on the recent developments? 2). Asked about the date of the election, the Prime Minister _ _ (发表意见) no decision had yet been made. 3). She was asked about the pay increase but _ _ _ (不进行评论) on it.Keys: 1). to make 2). commented that 3). made no comment 二重点词组 1. thanks to 幸亏；由于；因为 (有时作反语) 典例1)
15、. Thanks to your help, much trouble was saved. 多亏你的帮助, 减少了许多麻烦。2). Thanks to the bad weather, the match had been cancelled. 多亏这个倒霉天气, 比赛取消了。重点用法thanks to 相当于because of /owing to /due to /thanks to /on account of /as a result of 如：1). He was injured due to /owing to a car accident. 2). His failure is
16、 due to the fact that he lacks experience. 3). The train arrived late on account of /as a result of a heavy snow. 4). Thanks to him, I m getting better and better . 5). It was thanks to your stupidity that we lost the game . 练习 翻译句子。 1). 多亏了新的政策，我们现在过着幸福的生活。_ 2). 多亏了他的忠告我才得以成功。(用强调句) _3). 由于交通堵塞我迟到了
17、。_Keys: 1). Thanks to the new policy, we are now having a happy life.2). It was thanks to his advice that I succeeded.3). I was late thanks to the traffic jam. 2. rid sb./sth. of. 使某人/某物摆脱 典例1). Many people are working hard to rid the world of famine. 很多人在努力使世界不再有饥荒。2). The dentist rid him of the pa
18、in by taking out his bad tooth. 牙科医生把他的坏牙拔掉，使他免除痛苦。 重点用法 rid 短语：be rid of 摆脱 get rid of 摆脱；除掉；去掉rid a house of mice 清除室内老鼠rid oneself of debt 还清债务类似用法动词inform/ warn/ cure sb. of 通知/警告/治愈某人练习 翻译填空。1). He struggled to _ _ _ (使自己摆脱) his guilt.2). The proposals are an attempt to _ _ _ (使国家清除) political
19、corruption.3). He was a boring nuisance! I m glad to _ _ _ (摆脱他的纠缠) him.4). I still can t _ _ _ (摆脱) my cold.5). The sales manager asked his men to _ _ _ (通知) everything concerning the sales in time.6). The passengers _ _ _ (警告) the danger of unsteady landing.Keys: 1). rid himself of 2). rid the cou
20、ntry of 3). be rid of 4). get rid of 5). inform him of 6). are warned of3. be satisfied with = be content with 对表示满足或满意典例1). I was not satisfied with the result. 我对那个结果感到不满意。2). Youve done well at school. Im very satisfied with you. 你在学校干得不错，我对你很满意。重点用法sth. satisfy sb. 某事使某人满意sb. is satisfied sth. 对
21、表示满足或满意be satisfied to do 对做感到满意be satisfied that clause 对做感到满意a satisfied smile 满意的微笑a satisfied customer 感到满意的顾客feel a sense of satisfaction感到满足感to sb s / sth s satisfaction 使某人满意的是far from satisfactory 远远不能令人满足it is satisfying (to do sth) 做某事是令人满意的a satisfactory explanation / performance令人满意的解释/演
22、出get/obtain/derive satisfaction from one s work 从自己的工作中得到满足练习 根据句子意思用satisfy 的适当形式填空。1). I am not _ (satisfy) with your work. You must improve it. 2). The result doesn t _ (satisfy) me. 3). What he has done is far from _ (satisfy).4). He hung up the phone, _ (satisfy) with a smile on his face.5). It
23、 can be very _ (satisfy) to work in the garden.6). Finance officials expressed _ (satisfy) with the recovery of the dollar.Keys: 1). satisfied 2). satisfy 3). satisfactory 4). satisfied 5). satisfying 6). satisfaction4. would rather 宁愿典例1). I d rather walk than take a bus. 我愿意走路而不愿意坐公共汽车。2). “Some m
24、ore wine?” “Thank you, I d rather not. I have to drive home.”“再来一点酒好吗?”“不要了，我不能再喝了。 我还得开车回家呢。”重点用法would rather do A (than do B) = would (prefer to) do A (rather than do B) 宁愿做甲事(而不做乙事) would rather sb. did sth.宁愿某人做某事练习 用所给词的适当形式填空或翻译。1). I would rather you _ (know) now, than afterwards.2). Rather t
25、han _ (ride) on a crowded bus, I prefer _ (walk). 3). 她宁可死也不愿失去孩子们。_Keys: 1). knew 2). ride; to walk 3). She d rather die than lose the children. 5. build up 逐渐建立；逐渐增强体质；积累；开发典例1). You need more protein to build you up. 你需要增加蛋白质以增强体质。2). He is now trying to build up a fine reputation. 他正在努力逐步赢得好的声誉。
26、练习 翻译填空。1). Slowly a thick layer of fat _ _ (越聚越多) on the pan s surface.2). Exercise will help _ _ (增强) the muscles. 3). They have finally _ _ (建立) a big company.Keys: 1). builds up 2). build up 3). built up 6. lead to 导致；造成（后果）；通往典例 1). This misprint led to great confusion. 这个印刷错误造成很大的混淆。2). His ac
27、tions could lead to him losing his job. 他的行为有可能会导致他丢了工作。短语归纳 lead短语：lead sb. to 把某人带到 lead sb. to do sth. 导致某人做某事 lead sb. in doing sth. 领导/带领某人做某事 lead to sb. doing sth. 导致某人做某事练习 根据句子意思填空或按要求填空。1). The events _ _ the start of the First World War.2).What led him _ (kill) his wife? 3). He had led ev
28、eryone _ (believe) that his family was very wealthy.4). Our research led us _ (介词) the conclusion that the present system is unfair.5). Too much work and too little rest often _ _ illness.6). He will lead the party of scientists _ (do) the research. 7). Failure often lies in laziness while hard work
29、 _ _ success.8). The driver s carelessness _ _ the serious traffic accident.Keys: 1). led to 2). to kill 3). to believe 4). to 5). leads to 6). in doing 7). leads to 8). led to / resulted in 7. keep.free from/of = protect sb./sth. from. 使免受(影响/伤害)；使不含(有害物) 典例 1). We should keep ourselves free from d
30、rugs. 我们应该远离毒品。2). I hope you will keep yourself free from tobacco and alcohol. 我希望你不抽烟不喝酒。练习 根据句子意思填空。1). We ve managed to _ the garden _ _weeds this year.2). Relaxation exercises can _ your body _ _ tension.Keys: 1). keep; free of 2). keep; free of 三 重点句子1This special strain of rice makes it possi
31、ble to produce one third more of the crop in the same fields. 【精提取】 make it.to do使做(某事)成为，it是形式宾语，possible是宾语补足语，to do是真正的宾语。【巧应用】 他无论在哪里，都把每天跑步一小时当做规定去执行。 Wherever he is，he_ _ _ _ _do running for an hour every day. 答案：makes it a rule to 2Although he is one of Chinas most famous scientists，Yuan Long
32、ping considers himself a farmer，for he works the land to do his research. 【精提取】 for引导的分句通常对前一个分句所说的话加以解释，提供判断的理由。 【巧应用】 天亮了，因为鸟在歌唱。 The day breaks，_ _ _ _ _. 答案：for the birds are singing 3He would much rather keep time for his hobbies. 【精提取】 would rather (not) do sth.宁愿(不)做；更喜欢(不)做。 【巧应用】 今晚你最好呆在家里看
33、点书。 You _ _ _ _ _ and do some reading this evening.答案：would rather stay at home 4In addition，fruit，vegetables and other food grown with chemical fertilizers usually grow too fast to be full of much nutrition. 【精提取】 in addition意思是“而且，还有”，相当于besides，用作状语。 【巧应用】 我不想去了，再说我也很累。 I dont want to go，_ _，_ _
34、_ _. 答案：in addition；I am too tired、课文要点一.课文缩写，语法填空根据课文内容完成下面语法填空，注意单词拼写和词语用法：Yuan Longping, the Father of 1 (超级杂交稻), is a famous scientist. he has 2 (奋斗)for the past five 3 (十年) for the Chinese farmers. In 1953 when Dr Yuan graduated from college, 4 (hungry) was a disturbing problem in many parts of
35、 the countryside. _5_, Yuan wanted to help _6_(摆脱)his motherland of hunger by increasing the rice output without 7 (expand) the area of the fields and he made it. Dr Yuans another dream is to 8 (出口) his rice to the world. Thanks 9 Dr Yuan, the UN has more tools in the battle against hunger _10_the w
36、orld.答案: 1.Super Hybrid Rice 2.struggled 3.decade 4.hunger 5.Therefore 6. rid 7.expanding 8.export 9. to 10.throughout二课文大意概括 阅读课文，试着用30来个单词概括课文大意或翻译下面短文。袁隆平是我国最著名的科学家之一，已经取得了伟大成就，通过培植超级杂交稻使世界消除饥饿。不过，他不在乎名利和金钱，过着贫穷的生活。_答案：Yuan Longping, one of Chinas most famous scientists, has made great achievemen
37、ts in ridding the world of hunger by growing super hybrid rice . However, he cares little about fame and money and enjoys leading a poor life.三课文佳句背诵与仿写 1【原句】Dr Yuan Longping grows what is called super hybrid rice.袁隆平博士种植被称之为高产量的杂交水稻。 模仿要点 句子结构：主句+what/whatever 引导的宾语从句 【模仿1】学生喜欢生活中如何新的东西。_答案：Student
38、s enjoy whatever is new in their life.【模仿2】通过考试，学生可以了解他们的弱点从而更加努力学习。_答案：Through exams, students will learn what their weak points are and then study even harder. 2. 【原句】Born into a poor farmers family in 1930, Dr Yuan graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. 1930年出生于一个贫穷的农民家庭，袁博士于1953年
39、毕业于西南农业大学。 模仿要点 句子结构： 过去分词作状语，+ 主句【模仿1】配备了电子词典，学生觉得学习英语更容易和更方便了。_答案：Equipped with electronic dictionaries, students find learning English much easier and more convenient.【模仿2】位于城市的中心地带，这座公园给市民带来很多享受。_答案：Located in the centre of the city, the park provides much enjoyment to the citizens.语法一、动词-ing形式作
40、主语 动词-ing形式作主语常用来表示经常性和习惯性的动作。动词-ing形式作主语通常放在句首，谓语用单数形式。例如：Listening to music is my sisters hobby. 动词-ing形式作主语时，为了保持句子平衡，可以用it作形式主语。常用的结构：1. It is + no use / no good / useless etc.+ v-ing2. It is + nice / good / interesting / a waste of etc. + v-ing 例如：It is no use crying over spilt milk.二、动词-ing形式作
41、宾语 动词-ing形式既可作动词的宾语，又可作介词的宾语。1. 以下动词或短语只接动词-ing形式作宾语：admit, avoid, appreciate, consider, enjoy, escape, finish, keep, mind, miss, suggest等动词; cant stand, give up, feel like, keep on, think of, set about, dream of 等短语。2. 在下列短语中，to是介词，后面应用动词-ing形式作宾语：be / get used to, look forward to, devoteto, pay attention to, object to等。3. 下列动词或短语既可以跟动词-ing形式作宾语，也可以跟不定式作宾语，但意义上有区别： like, love, prefer如表示经常性的行为后接动词-ing形式；如表示具体的行为常用动词不定式，但要注意：如果like, love, prefer前有would，后面则接动词不定式。如：Would
