Unit 2Working the land Notice World Environment Day

Unit 2　Working the land

参考答案 Notice World Environment Day is approaching, so the Students' Union is going to organize an English Speaking Contest, theme of which is: “Protect our environment and save our energy” to increase our knowledge about the environment and improve our spoken English. The contest will be held in the Lecture Hall on the 5 th floor in the classroom building from 4： 00 p．m. to 5： 30 p．m. on June

参考答案 5 th. Those who want to take part in the contest are supposed to sign up at studentcenter@163. com before May 25 th. Lots of prizes will be delivered for the contest, including three first prizes, six second and twelve third ones. Dear fellow schoolmates, you are warmly welcome to be there and thanks for your participation. The Students' Union

探究句型 Although　he is one of China's most famous 1. ____ scientists, Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer, for he works the land to do his research. 　 2. In 1974, he became the first agricultural pioneer in to grow　 the world ________ (grow) rice that has a high output.

it　 3. This special strain of rice makes ____ possible to produce one third more of the crop in the same fields. leading 　 4. ____ Spending(spend) money on himself or ____ (lead) a comfortable life also means very little to him.

热点单词 1. struggle n. & vi. 斗争，拼搏；努力 We should struggle for our freedom. 我�必��自由而斗争。 struggle for �争取 ……而斗争 struggle with/against �反� ……而斗争 struggle through 熬�来 a life and death struggle 生死搏斗

struggle to one's feet �扎着站起来 struggle to do sth. ��地做某事

活学活用 用适当的介�填空 (1)那个国家的人�仍然在�和平�斗。 for　 People in that country are still struggling ____ peace. (2)事情很�急，但只要��一致我�会熬�去的。 The things are urgent, but we could struggle ____ ifthrough we united as one.

热点单词 2. hunger n. & v. ��；渴望 When she was young she experienced both hunger and cold. 她小�候�着�寒交迫的生活。 hungry adj. ��的 go hungry 挨� hunger for / after 渴望，渴求

have a hunger for 渴望，渴求 die of hunger 死于��

(3)他渴望知�。 He has __________ knowledge. a hunger for

热点单词 3. expand vt. �展， (使)增加 vi. �开，展开，增� We should constantly broaden our views and expand our knowledge. 我�要不断地开拓自己的眼界、增���。

活学活用 用所��的正确形式填空 (1)�些情况不利于公司的�一步�展。 The circumstances were not propitious for further expansion ____　(expand) of the company. (2)他正考��展他的生意。 expanding He is thinking of ____ (expand) his business.

热点单词 4. circulate v. 循�，流通；�播，使流� Information is circulated annually to all overseas students. 每年向所有海外学生��信息。

热点单词 5. equip vt. & vi. 配�，装� The laboratory is equipped with the most advanced volume control devices. ����室装�了最先�的音控�施。

活学活用 根据��意思，完成英文句子 (1)良好的教育能受用�生。 you for your whole life　 A good education should equip _________. (2)我�的教室装有一台��机和一台投影�。 is equipped with Our classroom __________ a TV set and a projector.

热点单词 6. confuse vt. 使迷惑，使�� These questions confuse even the experts. �些��甚至把�家也搞糊涂了 。

串联速记 confused adj. 感到困惑的，迷惑不解的 confusing adj. 令人困惑的，令人迷惑的 confusion n. 混乱，混淆 be confused in mind 心�意乱 be / become / get confused with 不知所措 fall into confusion 陷入混乱状�

活学活用 用confuse的正确形式填空 他��个令人困惑的��感到不解，�个��也困� 了其他人很�一段��。 confusing problem confused by the ____ He was really ____ confused other people for a long time. which also ____

热点单词 7. reduce vt. 减少，�减 vi. 减肥 Their chief aim is to reduce the amount of pollution in the area. 他�的主要目�是减少�区域的�染量。

串联速记 reduction n. �减，减少，降低 reduce by 减少了 reduce to 减少到 make a reduction 打折 at a reduction of 打了……的折

活学活用 (3)咱�把�一段减少到一半字数。 reduce the passage Let's __________ to half the number of words.

热点单词 8. comment v. ��，�表意� n. ��，意�，解� The expert made an impersonal comment on the incident. �家�那一事件作了客�的��。 comment on sth. � ……作出�� comment that＋clause �� …… make a comment on sth. �某物作出��

活学活用 根据��意思，完成英文句子 (1)��拒�����的�果。 comment on The representative refused to________ the election results. (2)你最好听听你的老�和同学的意�。 You'd better have ________ from your comments　 teachers and classmates.

热点短语 1. thanks to 幸亏，因� The new product quickly became popular thanks to a national advertising campaign. �种新�品靠着覆盖全国的广告迅速火了起来。

活学活用 (3)他因�粗心而失�。 due to He failed ______ his carelessness. (4)她因超速开�而被�款。 because of She was fined ________ overspeed.

热点短语 2. rid…of 使�脱，使解除 A series of new policies have been put forward to rid the region of poverty. �了使�个地区�脱�困而提出了一系列新的政策。

活学活用 (3)他�如何用�种方法�理�水？ get rid of　 How can they __________ waste water in this way? (4)他��抱，然后她从他�里�脱开向窗子�跑去。 broke away from They hugged then she _________ him and ran to the window.

热点短语 3. be satisfied with＝be content with � ……表示�足或� 意 The customers are very satisfied with this new product. 客���种新�品非常�意。

思维迁移 be satisfied to do sth. �意做某事 be content with… � ……�意或�足 be content to do sth. 愿意做某事

活学活用 (3)他安于�状。 is content to He ________ remain where he is now.

热点短语 4. focus on ＝centre upon / on ＝concentrate on ＝pay attention to 集中(注意力，精力等)于 Educating children should focus on guiding and enlightening. 教育孩子�以引�、�教�主。

难句分析 1. …he has_struggled for the past five decades. ……�去 50年来他一直在努力帮助他�。

难句分析 2. Dr Yuan Longping grows what_is_called super hybrid rice. 袁隆平博士种植的是被称� “超��交水稻 ”的稻种。

名师点拨 what is / was called或what people call/ called是��用 法，意� “所�的；人�常�的 ”，相当于so called。其中 引�� what在此句中相当于“the＋n. ＋that”�构。本句 可改� Dr Yuan Longping grows the rice that is called super hybrid rice. We should improve what is called the quality of living. 我���改�所�的生活品�。