1、 Unit 2Working the land晨背分钟 填词并背记A New Farming WayJun was a farmer in Vietnam. For decades, he had been struggling to rid his family of hunger. However, it always confused him how to expand the output of his crops. This disturbing problem led to his regretting being a farmer. He would rather have ch
2、osen another job.One day, when skimming through a newspaper, Jun read a comment on Yuan Longping. He underlined Yuans nationality and occupation, and then focused on his discovery and the statistics of his research. He found the knowledge Yuan circulated very practical. Therefore, he made a summary
3、and began to build up a new farming method. He planted super grain of rich nutrition and equipped himself with technology to keep his crops roots free from bacteria and pests. He also enriched minerals in the soil while reducing chemical fertilizers. Though it cost him more time and freedom, he was
4、full of hope.The next year, Jun was sunburnt but satisfied with his production very much. Thanks to Yuan Longping, he not only won the battle against hunger, but he could also export his crops abroad.一种新的耕种方式俊是一名越南的农民，几十年来，他一直在努力使家人摆脱饥饿。然而，如何扩大他的农作物产量这一问题却一直在困扰着他。这个恼人的问题导致了他后悔当一名农民，宁愿自己当初选择其他的工作。一天，
5、俊在浏览报纸的时候，读到一篇关于袁隆平的评论。他在袁的国籍和职业下面划了线，然后将焦点集中在他的发现和研究数据上。他发现袁传播的知识非常实用。因此，他做了摘要，并开始建立一种新的耕作方式。他种植营养丰富的超级谷物，用技术武装自己以使作物的根部免受细菌害虫的伤害；他还增加土壤所含的矿物质，同时减少化学肥料的使用。尽管耗费了他更多的时间和自由，他却充满着希望。第二年，俊被晒黑了，但是却对自己的产量非常满意。多亏了袁隆平，他不仅赢得了对抗饥饿的战斗，而且还将自己的作物出口到国外。1output (n.) 产量；输出input (n.) 投入；输入2hunger (n.) 饥饿；欲望(vt.& vi.
6、) (使)饥饿hungry (adj.) 饥饿的 3disturbing (adj.) 引起烦恼的；令人不安的disturb (vt.) 搅乱；弄乱；干扰4expand (vt.& vi.) 使变大；伸展expansion (n.) 扩张；扩展5circulate (vt.& vi.) 循环；流传circulation (n.) 血液循环；流通6freedom (n.) 自由；自主free (adj.) 自由的；自主的freely (adv.) 自由地；自主地7export (vt.& vi.) 输出；出口import (vt.& vi.) 输入；进口8occupation (n.) 工作；职
7、业；占领occupy (vt.) 占领；占据9confuse (vt.) 使迷惑；使为难confusion (n.) 困惑；迷惑confused (adj.) 感到迷惑的confusing (adj.) 令人迷惑的10chemical (adj.) 化学的；化学作用的 (n.) 化学药品；化学制品chemistry (n.) 化学11nutrition (n.) 营养；滋养；食物nutritious (adj.) 有营养的；营养丰富的12discovery (n.) 发现；发觉discover (vt.) 发现；发觉13summary (n.) 总结；摘要；概要summarize (vt.)
8、总结；概括；概述14be rich in 盛产15in addition 另外重点知识分钟struggle vi.& n. 斗争；拼搏；努力(P10)单句语法填空Most animals have to struggle existence in the dangerous world.We have to struggle all kinds of difficulties.Because a college community differs from the family, many students will struggle (find) a sense of belonging.T
9、he soldier was badly wounded but he struggled his feet at last.答案：forwith/againstto findtostruggle for 为而奋斗struggle against 与斗争；为反对而斗争struggle with 与斗争；与并肩作战struggle to ones feet 挣扎着站起来struggle to do sth. 努力做某事equip vt.& vi. 配备；装备(P10)(1)单句语法填空They spent a lot of money equipping the school new compu
10、ters.If it were not for the modern (equip), such experiments would not be performed.答案：withequipment(2)单句写作本课程旨在使人们获得在这个技术时代必备的工作技能。The goal of the course is the skills necessary for a job in this technological age.答案：to equip people with(1)equip sb./sth. with sth. 给配备be equipped with . 装备/配备equip s
11、b. for sth./to do sth. 使有所准备；使有能力be well/poorly equipped 装备精良的/差的(2)equipment n. U 装备；设备a piece of equipment 一件设备regret vt. 遗憾；后悔；惋惜n. 遗憾；懊悔(P13)(1)单句语法填空We regret (inform) you that your application has not been successful.Since then, I have encouraged myself to speak out so that I wouldnt look back
12、 regret.I saw a (regret) look on her face when she left.答案：to informwithregretful(2)单句写作我们觉得，明年可能没法和你们一起去游览敦煌莫高窟了，真是遗憾。We think, ， that we will not be able to visit Mogao Caves at Dunhuang with you next year.答案：much to our regret(1)regret sth. 后悔/遗憾某事regret that . 遗憾regret doing sth.regret having do
13、ne sth. 后悔做过某事regret to do sth. 遗憾要做某事(事情还未做)regret to inform/say/tell . 很遗憾地通知/说/告诉(2)much to the regret of sb.much to ones regret 使某人非常遗憾的是with great/deep regret 很遗憾have no regrets 没有遗憾(3)regretful adj. 后悔的；失望的；遗憾的reduce vt. 减少；减缩；降低；使陷入某种更坏的状态(常用于被动语态)(P14)单句语法填空Costs have been reduced 20% over t
14、he past year.Due to a lack of food in the hard time, many people were reduced to (eat) grass and leaves.She was reduced tears by their criticism.There has been some (reduce) in unemployment.答案：byeatingtoreduction(1)reduce . to . 把减少到；使某物变弱为reduce by 减少了be reduced to . 沦落为；被迫(to为介词)(2)reduce sb. to t
15、ears/silence 使某人流泪/沉默(3)reduction n. 缩小；减少rid . of 使摆脱或除去(P10)单句写作也许我们应该摆脱现代技术，回归到更为简单的时代。Maybe we should modern technology and return to simpler times.有一些习惯是很容易摆脱掉的。There are some habits that we can very easily.答案：rid ourselves ofget rid of(1)rid sb./sth. of . 使某人/某物摆脱rid oneself of sth. (fears/deb
16、ts) 使某人自己摆脱/克服某物(恐惧/债务)(2)get rid of 摆脱掉；除掉；处理掉be satisfied with 对感到满意(P10)(1)单句语法填空The policeman put down the phone, (satisfy) with a smile on his face.We asked all of our customers if they were satisfied the service they had received.The manager says that the report you submitted to him is very (s
17、atisfy).答案：satisfiedwithsatisfactory/satisfying(2)单句写作看到自己种植的一排排的树木，我们内心产生一种满足感。Seeing the rows of trees planted by us, we had .她满意地看着完成的画作。She looked at the finished painting .答案：a sense of satisfactionwith satisfaction(1)satisfy vt. 使满足；使满意satisfy ones needs/curiosity 满足某人的需要/好奇心(2)satisfied adj.
18、满足的；满意的be satisfied with 对表示满足或满意(3)satisfaction n. 满足；满意to sb.s satisfaction 使某人满意的是gain/get satisfaction from . 从中得到满足with satisfaction 满意地build up 逐渐增强；建立；开发；增进(P14)(1)写出下列句中build up的含义Bears build up fat stores throughout the summer and fall to have energy enough to last them through their winter
19、 sleep. His confidence built up gradually as he gained more and more experience in teaching. We should take part in sports and outdoor activities, which are really helpful to build up our body and enrich our school life. It is said that she has built up a very successful business. 答案：积累逐渐增加增强的体质建立；创
20、办(2)用up相关短语的适当形式填空It didnt take me long to the basic knowledge of the language.I must get rid of this large table; it too much room.There are more than two million farmers, two thirds of the total population of the province.答案：pick uptakes upmaking up(1)build up a fame 建立名声build up ones health/body
21、增强体质(2)与副词up搭配的短语lead to 导致；造成(后果)；通往(P14)(1)单句语法填空The discovery of the new evidence led the thief being caught.I will divide the students into small groups and lead them (practise) speaking English in an interesting way.Under the leadership of the local government, people there are leading happy li
22、fe.答案：toto practisea(2)一句多译众所周知，成功在于努力，然而懒惰导致失败。As we all know, success lies in hard work . (lead)As we all know, success lies in hard work . (result)答案：while laziness leads to failurewhile laziness results in failurelead/live a(n) . life 过着的生活lead the way 带路lead sb. into 带某人进入lead sb. to someplace
23、带领某人去某地lead sb. to do sth. 使得/诱使某人做某事名师点津lead to中的to是介词，后接名词、代词或动词ing形式。表示导致的短语还有：result in, contribute to等。focus on 集中(注意力、精力等)于；聚焦于(P14)(1)单句语法填空To lead a happy life in the future, you should focus more your career while you are young.With his attention (focus) on his homework, he forgot all about
24、 what I had told him.With so many people (focus) their eyes on him, he felt very nervous.答案：on/uponfocusedfocusing(2)一句多译他担心的事太多，无法专心学习。With so many things to be worried about, he couldnt study. (focus)With so many things to be worried about, he couldnt study. (concentrate)With so many things to be
25、worried about, he couldnt study. (put)答案：focus (his attention) onconcentrate onput his heart into(1)focus ones attention/eyes/energy on 集中注意力/目光/精力于(2)the focus of attention/concern 注意力/关注的焦点(3)adjust the focus 调整焦距in focus 对准焦距out of focus 没对准焦距(4)focused adj. 注意力集中的；目标明确的(5)表示“集中注意力/精力于”的其他短语pay a
26、ttention to sth.put ones heart into sth.concentrate (ones attention) on sth.If so, what did you do to grow them？(P9)单句写作你赞同我推迟我们去云南的旅行吗？如果赞同，请尽快回信告诉我。Do you agree that I will put our visit to Yunnan off? ， write back to tell me about it as soon as possible.我希望在那里能见到你，不然的话，我会给你打电话的。I hope to see you
27、there but, ， Ill call you.那本书里即使真有错误，也不多。There are few, ， mistakes in the book.如果可能的话，争取每天都在同一时间就寝，同一时间起床。 ， try to go to bed and wake up at the same time every day.这里的气候宜人，夏季气温达到30摄氏度的情况即使曾经发生过，也不多出现。The climate here is quite pleasant, the temperature rarely, ， reaching 30 in summer.答案：If soif noti
28、f anyIf possibleif ever(1)if so “如果是这样的话”，是if引导的条件状语从句的省略形式，表示肯定意义，完整形式是if it is so；如果表示否定意义，则用if not。(2)when, whenever, though, although, unless等连词也常见于省略句结构中。(3)if构成的其他省略形式：if any 如果有的话if possible 如果可能的话if necessary 如果必要的话if ever 如果有过的话(曾经发生)He would much rather keep time for his hobbies.(P10)(1)单句
29、语法填空I would rather you (finish) your homework yesterday.She would rather you (come) tomorrow than today.答案：had finishedcame(2)一句多译为了过低碳生活，一些人宁愿坐公交也不愿开车去上班。 ， some people to work. (to do 不定式； would rather . than) ， some people to work. (in order to; would . rather than)Some people to work they can li
30、ve a lowcarbon life. (so that; prefer to do . rather than)答案：To live a lowcarbon life; would rather take the bus than drive a carIn order to live a lowcarbon life; would take the bus rather than drive a carprefer to take the bus rather than drive a car; so that(1)would rather “宁愿”，常用来表示选择的意愿would ra
31、ther (not) do sth. 宁愿(不)做某事(2)(3)would rather从句(谓语)(4)would rather have done 本来想做而未实现课文语法填空分钟Yuan Longping was born in 1930. 1 he graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953, he has devoted his life to 2 (find) ways to grow more and more rice. As a young man, he saw the great need for incr
32、easing the rice output. At that time, hunger was 3 serious problem in many parts of the countryside. Yuan Longping searched 4 a way to increase rice harvests without expanding the area of the fields. In 1950, Chinese 5 (farmer) could produce about fiftysix million tons of rice. In a recent harvest,
33、however, nearly two hundred million tons of rice 6 (produce). These 7 (increase) harvests mean 8 22% of the worlds people are fed from just 7% of the farmland in the world. Yuan Longping became the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high output. He is now circulating his
34、 knowledge in India, Vietnam and many other 9 (little) developed countries to increase their rice harvests. Thanks to his research, the UN 10 (have) more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger. Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before.1 2. 3. 4. 5. 6 7.
35、8. 9. 10. 答案：1.Since2.finding3.a4.for5.farmers6.was produced7.increased 8that9.less10.hasgraduate from . 从毕业devote ones life/oneself to . 致力于；献身于，其中的to为介词，后跟名词、代词或动名词。“the序数词名词动词不定式”结构，其中的名词还可根据语境而省略。此结构中不定式作定语，修饰前面的名词。thanks toowing to 幸亏；由于随堂检测分钟.单句语法填空 1 news came that the Ebola Virus spread quic
36、kly, which made us rather . (disturb)答案：Disturbing; disturbed2In the future, we can send robots (equip) with cameras and other tools to do observation for us.答案：equipped3What a pity! We would rather we (follow) our teachers advice yesterday.答案：had followed4All applicants will be considered regardles
37、s of age, sex, religion or (national).答案：nationality5Troubled by a terrible headache, Catherine wondered how she could rid (her) of the bad situation.答案：herself6The people who want to improve their lives are left (confuse) by all of the conflicting information.答案：confused7For decades, they have been
38、 struggling (search) for ways to increase rice harvest, but without success.答案：to search8At first I regretted (invite) them to stay, but we soon became great friends.答案：inviting9They are discovering how to design spaces that promote creativity, keep people (focus), and lead to relaxation.答案：focused1
39、0Planning ahead (make) no sensebecause many things will have changed by next year.答案：makes.教材微写作A根据提示完成句子1我想简单地评论非洲的现状。(comment) 答案：I would like to make comments on the present situation of Africa simply.2那里大部分人还在同自然灾害作斗争，例如干旱。(struggle) 答案：Most of the people there struggle against natural disasters
40、, for example drought.3让我们感到遗憾的是，他们缺少足够的设备，结果农作物的产量锐减。(regret; equipment) 答案：To our regret, they lack enough equipment; as a result, the crop output is greatly reduced.4他们打算集中精力学习发达国家的先进技术，逐步增强食物供给能力。(build up) 答案：They plan to focus on learning advanced technology from developed countries, and build
41、 up the food supply.5这些措施将会使他们的生活有很大的改善。(lead to) 答案：These measures will lead to a great improvement in their life.B将以上句子连成一篇逻辑严密的短文，注意书写规范答案：I would like to make comments on the present situation of Africa simply. As you know, most of the people there struggle against natural disasters, for example
42、 drought. Whats worse, to our regret, they lack enough equipment; as a result, the crop output is greatly reduced. Happily, they plan to focus on learning advanced technology from developed countries, and build up the food supply. I believe all these measures will lead to a great improvement in thei
43、r life.单元拓能训练单元话题写作应用文假定你是中学生李华，你校正在举办“我最喜爱的农业科学家”为主题的征文活动。请你根据下面要点提示，描述你所喜爱的农业科学家，内容包括：1谁是你最喜欢的农业科学家；2这位科学家对人类所做的贡献；3你的感想或希望。注意：1.词数100左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 精彩范文My favourite agricultural scientistOf so many famous scientists all over the world, I admire Yuan Longping best, who is an agricultural sci
44、entist of China.In 1973, he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high output. Thanks to his research, farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before. Though he has achieved his goal, he still devotes himself to research on rice so as to feed more people in the world. Yuan Longping has made such great contributions to mankind that he is respected and admired by people all over the world.All in all, we must learn from this great scientist in order to serve our country better when we grow up.