英语必修4人教版Unit 2Unit 2Working the land.docx

1、英语必修4人教版Unit 2Unit 2 Working the landUnit 2 Working the land一、语言要点I单元要点预览（旨在让同学整体了解本单元要点）词汇部分词语辨析1. expand / extend / spread / stretch 2. occupation / job / work / employment / career / profession词形变化1. hunger n.u 饥饿；欲望hungry adj. 饥饿的2. expand 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

2、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. 发现者重点单词 1. struggle vi.&n.斗争；拼搏；努力 2. equip vt.&vi. 配备；装备 3. regret (regretted) vt

3、. (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；议论重点词组1. thanks 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 fro

4、m/of 使免受(影响/伤害)；使不含(有害物) 重点句子1. In 1974, he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high output.2. This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields.重点语法V-ing 的基本用法（见语法部分）II 词语辨析 (旨在提供完形填空所需材料) 1. expand / extend

5、 / spread / stretch【解释】 expand指向四面八方的扩大扩张extend 强调向某一方向的延长spread 指消息，疾病，瘟疫等的传播、蔓延，也指把某物铺开，把胳膊张开stretch 指手掌，手臂，腰，腿，颈由曲变直，由短变长的伸展或伸出，多与out连用 【练习】用expand，extend，spread，stretch的适当形式填空。1). The man _ the information around. 2). The empire _ its country in the 16th century. 3). The road builders worked har

6、d to _ the high way.4). She _ out her hands to meet me.5). The project will _ the city s telephone network to cover 1000000 users.Keys: 1). spread 2). expanded 3). extend 4). stretch 5). expand2. occupation / job / work / employment / career / profession【解释】occupation指一个人经常担任的工作，不论是否领取工资。job非正式用语，指一

7、份固定的赚钱工作，不论是否需要技术和特殊训练。work多用来指工作本身，平常我们每做一件事无论大小，都可以称为work。employment 指受雇于他人，领取工资谋生计，并且比较固定的工作。career 指职业、事业；指某种经过特殊训练而又为之献身的终身事业，带有崇高色彩。profession 指那些必须受到特殊教育及训练才可胜任，带有专业性质的工作，多为创造性的脑力劳动。【练习】用occupation，job，work，employment，career，profession的适当形式填空。1). She has a good _ in the bank. 2). She is an ar

8、chitect by _. 3). She abandoned her stage _.4). Graduates are finding it more and more difficult to find _. 5). Please write down your name, _ and address here in the form.Keys: 1). job 2). profession/occupation 3). career 4). employment 5). occupationIII 词性变化 （旨在提供语法填空所需材料）1. hunger n.u 饥饿；欲望hungry

9、 adj. 饥饿的2. expand 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【练习】

10、用括号内所提供词的适当形式填空。1). In some poor African areas, many children died of _ (hungry) every year. 2). The basic needs of the world population should _ (satisfy) first. 3). The survey found that men got greater _ (satisfy) from caring for their families than they did from work. 4). The rapid _ (expand) of

11、 cities can cause social and economic problems. 5). We were told to keep all our sports _ (equip) in the lockers downstairs. 6). The people there enjoy complete _ (free) of speech. 7). The _ (discover) of electricity was Franklin.8). Like many _ (discover), atomic power can be used for good or evil.

12、 Keys: 1). hunger 2). be sarisfied 3). satisfaction 4). expansion 5). equipment 6). freedom 7). discoverer 8). discoveries IV 重点词汇 （旨在提供综合运用所需材料）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 is about their struggle for liberation. 这本书写的

13、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). The fox struggled _ (escape).4). He _ _ _

14、_ (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 for life. 有良好的教育能受用终生。重点用法equip sb./sth. wi

15、th 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.4). Our classroom _ _ _ (装备有) a computer an

16、d 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regret to say/tell/announce/inform 遗憾地说/告诉/宣布/

17、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: 1). leaving / having done 2). Much to my re

18、gret/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. 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

19、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 makes her the focus of attention. 她长得漂亮, 很惹

20、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). focussed on 3). doingment vi.&vt. 表达意见；作出评论 n

21、. 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) _ (make) on the recent developments? 2)

22、. 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 V 重点词组 （旨在提供综合运用所需材料）1. thanks to 幸亏；由于；因为 (有时作反语) 典例1). Thanks to your help,

23、 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 due to the fact that

24、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。_Keys: 1). Thanks to

25、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 pain by taking out his

26、 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 corruption.3). He w

27、as 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 country of 3). be rid

28、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 satisfacto