高中英语Woorking the land（练学案） 新人教版必修4 8页

必修4 Unit 2　Working the land 课前10分钟 短文填空 New Zealand is only a young country and _____very far away from China.From the southern parts of China，it ______ more than 9,000‎ kilometres across Southeast Asia to ______ New Zealand. the fact that New Zealand is so far away，ties have existed ‎ the two nations from early on.The first wave of Chinese settlers ‎ ‎_______ around the middle of the nineteenth century.Most of them came from southern China.They came to try their ______ to find gold.Gold was discovered in New Zealand in the 1850s.This ‎ many pioneers who hoped to become rich through the gold business. ‎ lies ‎ takes ‎ reach ‎ between ‎ arrived ‎ luck ‎ attracted ‎ Despite ‎ 漫画欣赏 ‎ 画面描述 ‎ ‎ A boy is absorbed in fishing.Three other boys are leaving，emptyhanded，though there’re many fish in the water. ‎ 寓意理解 ‎ ‎ Success calls for patience.If we stick to what we are doing,‎ we’ll achieve our goal in time. ‎ 你能否对此加以扩展，写一篇120词左右的小短文？‎ Ⅰ.词义辨析 ‎ 1．New ________ show that the economy of our country is ‎ continuing to grow.‎ ‎ A．welfares B．Nationalities ‎ C．statistics D．schedules ‎2．The water froze inside the pipe，causing it to ________‎ ‎ and burst.‎ ‎ A．expand B．export C．reduce D．behave ‎3．Rumours began to ________ in the country that the chairman ‎ was going to retire.‎ ‎ A．comment B．deliver C．focus D．circulate ‎4．People are fighting a ________ worldwide against air pollution.‎ ‎ A．output B．battle C．summary D．curiosity C ‎ A ‎ D ‎ B ‎ 课 堂 双 基 回 归 ‎5．Progress so far has been very good.______，we are sure that ‎ the project will be completed on time.‎ ‎ A．However B．Otherwise C．Therefore D．Besides ‎6．You have got to fill in your name，age，address，and ____‎ ‎ in this application form.‎ ‎ A．nutrition B．occupation C．envelope D．atmosphere ‎7．If you don’t explain clearly，you’ll just _____ the reader.‎ ‎ A．confuse B．satisfy C．intend D．remind ‎8．The company has ______ its size from about 13,500 employees ‎ to 7,500.‎ ‎ A．expanded B．observed C．advertised D．reduced C ‎ B ‎ A ‎ D ‎ ‎9．Would you ______ through the report and check for spelling ‎ mistakes?‎ ‎ A．decorate B．Employ ‎ C．circulate D．skim ‎10．“Have you any _____ to make on the recent developments？”‎ ‎ the reporter asked the foreign minister.‎ ‎ A．comments B．Contents ‎ C．attitudes D．impressions D ‎ A ‎ Ⅱ.短语填空 ‎1．All the pressure ________ and he was off work for weeks ‎ with stress.‎ ‎2．There is no doubt that stress can ________ physical illness.‎ ‎3．Further measures will be taken to ____ our streets_____ ‎ ‎ crime.‎ ‎4．Many experts think that schools should not simply______‎ ‎ ____exam results.‎ ‎5．She usually ______ the table ________ dust by putting a ‎ cover over it.‎ built up ‎ lead to ‎ rid of focus on free from ‎ keeps ‎ ‎6．She ________ her father all through his long illness.‎ ‎7．Scientists are still ___________ a cure for this terrible ‎ disease.‎ ‎8．I ___________ fail than cheat in the examination.‎ ‎9．Nowadays increasing numbers of people _________ ‎ ‎ environmental issues.‎ ‎10．It was all a great success—________ a lot of hard work.‎ cared for ‎ searching for ‎ would rather ‎ care about ‎ thanks to Ⅲ.完成句子 ‎1．Indeed，he believes that a person with too much money has ‎ more ________________________________(麻烦事会更多而 ‎ 不是更少)．(rather)‎ ‎2．Using his hybrid rice farmers are producing harvests ______‎ ‎ ________________(是以前的两倍)．(twice)‎ ‎3．Organic farming methods have the same goal: to grow good ‎ food and ____________________________________________‎ ‎ (避免损害环境或者人们的健康)．(damage)‎ has more rather than fewer troubles ‎ as large as before ‎ twice avoid damaging the environment or people’s health ‎ Ⅳ.单项填空 ‎1．Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer，______ he ‎ works the land to do his research.‎ ‎ A．where B．when C．for D．before ‎2．Dr Yuan searched for ___ to increase rice harvests without ‎ expanding the area of fields.‎ ‎ A．a way B．an approach C．a means D．a manner ‎3．Dr Yuan awoke from his dream ___ the hope of producing ‎ a kind of rice that could feed more people.‎ ‎ A．about B．with C．on D．at C ‎ A ‎ B ‎ ‎4．Some organic farmers prefer planting grass between crops ‎ to prevent wind or water from ________ the soil.‎ ‎ A．getting away B．giving away ‎ C．sending away D．carrying away ‎5．When farmers use this kind of natural fertilizer they keep ‎ the air，soil，water and crops ________ from chemicals.‎ ‎ A．lack B．short C．loose D．free D ‎ D ‎ 核心词汇梳理 ‎1．rid vt. 免除；清除；使摆脱 ‎ 搭配 rid...of...使……摆脱掉或清除掉……‎ ‎ One day we will manage to rid the world of this terrible disease.‎ ‎ 总有一天我们有办法使这种可怕的疾病在世界上绝迹。‎ ‎ She is trying to rid herself of a dependence on drugs.‎ ‎ 她正在努力戒除毒瘾。‎ ‎ 识记 get/be rid of...摆脱；丢掉 ‎ It’s time we got rid of all these old toys.‎ ‎ 该是我们把这些旧玩具全部扔掉的时候了。‎ ‎ He’s gone，and I’m glad to be rid of him.‎ ‎ 他走了，我很高兴不再受他纠缠。‎ 知 识 要 点 整 合 ‎2．regret v. 为……感到遗憾；后悔 ‎ 句型 regret doing/having done...后悔做了某事 ‎ She deeply regretted losing her temper.‎ ‎ 她为自己发了脾气而深感后悔。‎ ‎ He soon began to regret having run away from home.‎ ‎ 他很快就开始后悔从家里出走。‎ ‎ 句型 regret to say/tell you/inform you that...‎ ‎ 很遗憾地说/告诉你/通知你……‎ ‎ We regret to inform you that the train will be late.‎ ‎ 我们遗憾地通知诸位火车将会晚点。‎ ‎ We regret to inform you that your application has not been ‎ successful.我们很遗憾地通知您，您的申请未通过。‎ n. 遗憾；悔恨；抱歉；歉意 识记 to one’s regret令某人感到可惜的是；令某人觉得遗憾的是 Much to our regret，we will be unable to attend your wedding.非常遗憾，我们不能参加你们的婚礼。‎ He gave up teaching in 1997，much to the regret of his students.‎ 他于1997年放弃了教学生涯，这使他的学生深感遗憾。 ‎ ‎3．equip vt. 配备；装备 ‎ 搭配 equip...with...给……配备……；给……装备……；‎ ‎ 使……具备……‎ ‎ He equipped himself with a street plan.‎ ‎ 他随身带着一张街道平面图。‎ ‎ The boys equipped themselves with torches and rope，and ‎ set off.男孩们带上火把和绳索出发了。‎ ‎ We want to equip our children with some special skills.‎ ‎ 我们想让孩子们具有某些特殊才能。‎ 拓展 equip...for...为……而装备……；为……而做准备 The course is designed to equip students for a career in nursing.此课程旨在使学生能够胜任护理工作。‎ We want our son to have an education that will equip him for later life.‎ 我们想让儿子接受能为其今后生活打下基础的教育。‎ 链接 be furnished with...装备有……‎ be decorated with...装饰着……‎ ‎4．reduce vt. 减少；缩减；简化 ‎ 搭配 reduce...by...减少了多少；降低了多少 ‎ The workforce has been reduced by half.‎ ‎ 劳动力已经减少了一半。‎ ‎ Costs have been reduced by 20% over the past year.‎ ‎ 过去一年，各项费用已经减少了20%。‎ ‎ vt. 使成为；使……变为 ‎ 句型 reduce sb.to (doing) sth.使某人沦为……，使不得不做……‎ ‎ be reduced to (doing) sth.被迫做某事 ‎ Eventually Charlotte was reduced to begging on the streets.‎ ‎ 最后夏洛特被迫沦落到沿街乞讨。‎ ‎ She was reduced to tears by their criticisms.‎ ‎ 他们的批评使她流下了眼泪。‎ 重点短语例释 ‎1．build up 逐渐增强；积聚；建立；开发 ‎ These exercises are good for building up leg strength.‎ ‎ 这些锻炼有助于增强你的腿部力量。‎ ‎ Greenhouse gases continue to build up in the atmosphere,‎ ‎ causing the global temperature to go up.‎ ‎ 温室气体继续在大气层中聚集，从而引起全球气温上升。‎ ‎ Stevens played a key role in building up the company.‎ ‎ 史蒂文斯在创建公司的过程中起了重要作用。‎ ‎2．lead to 导致；造成(后果)；通向 ‎ There is no doubt that stress can lead to physical illness.‎ ‎ 毫无疑问，心理压力会导致生理疾病。‎ ‎ The path leads directly to the house.‎ ‎ 那条路直接通向那座房子。‎ ‎ 提示 此短语中的to是介词，后面可接动名词。‎ ‎ Staying up too late led to his being late.‎ ‎ 熬夜太晚导致他来晚了。‎ ‎ 链接 bring about导致；引起 ‎ bring on导致 ‎ result in引起；导致 ‎3．focus on 集中于 ‎　 Modern medicine has tended to focus too much on developing ‎ highly complicated surgical techniques.‎ ‎ 现代医学常趋向于过分注意发展高度复杂的外科技术。‎ ‎ Let your eyes focus on objects that are further away from you.‎ ‎ 睁大眼睛看清楚离你较远的物体。‎ ‎ 拓展 be/stay/keep/remain focused on集中于……；集中到……‎ ‎ His eyes were focused on the girl.他的眼光集中到那女孩身上。‎ ‎ Most of the time they stay focused on the topic in spite of the ‎ joking around.‎ ‎ 虽然开玩笑，但大部分时间他们的精力都集中在这个话题上。‎ ‎4．thanks to 幸亏 ‎ Thanks to Germaine’s tireless efforts，the concert was a ‎ huge success.‎ ‎ 多亏杰曼不知疲倦的努力，音乐会获得了巨大成功。‎ ‎ Thanks to the warm Autumn，our fuel bills have been ‎ very low.‎ ‎ 由于今年秋天很暖和，我们的燃料费一直很低。‎ 疑难语句细解 ‎1．He would rather keep time for his hobbies.‎ ‎ 他宁愿把时间花在自己的业余爱好上。 ‎ ‎ 【要点指南】 would rather “宁愿，更愿意”，后接动词原 ‎ 形，否定式在would rather后加not/never。‎ ‎ “Shall we dine out？” “I’d rather stay at home.”‎ ‎ “我们要不要出去吃饭？”“我宁愿留在家里。”‎ ‎ I’d rather not tell anybody about it.我不愿把这事告诉任何人。 ‎ 句型 would rather do sth.than do sth./would do sth.rather than ‎ do sth.意为“宁愿做某事而不去做某事”。‎ I would rather listen to others than talk myself.‎ 我愿意听别人说，自己不愿意说。‎ He would rather die than give in.他宁死不屈。‎ 句型 would rather have done sth.意为“要是做过某事就好了；‎ ‎ 宁愿做过某事”，表示后悔或遗憾等语气。‎ I would rather have taken his advice yesterday.‎ 我昨日要是听了他的建议就好了。‎ My wife bought the blue carpet，but I would rather have bought the brown one. 我妻子买了蓝色的地毯，但我宁愿买的是棕色的。‎ 句型 would rather (that) sb.did...“宁愿某人做某事”，that从句中的谓语动词用过去时态表示虚拟语 I would rather (that) he didn’t come.我宁愿他不来。‎ I’d rather you told me the truth.我更愿意你给我讲实话。‎ 链接 would like to do sth.想做某事 ‎ would like to have done sth.‎ ‎ 希望做过某事，要是做过某事就好了 ‎ would prefer to do sth.rather than do sth.‎ ‎ 宁愿做某事而不去做某事 ‎2.Crops such as peas or soybeans put important minerals back into the soil，making it ready for crops such as wheat or corn that need rich and fertile soil.像豌豆或大豆这样的农作物将重要的矿物质带回土壤，从而使之适宜于种植要求土壤肥沃的农作物，比如小麦或玉米。‎ ‎【要点指南】 句中的making it ready for...是现在分词短语作结果状语。现在分词作结果状语时通常表示顺其自然的、必然的结果。‎ He got away from home，leaving his mother worried a lot.‎ 他离家出走，使他妈妈忧心忡忡。‎ The boy ran all the way to school，getting there quite out of breath. 那孩子一路跑向学校，结果到达时已气喘吁吁。‎ 拓展 不定式也可在句中作结果状语，但通常表示出人意料的、不幸的结果，而且常与only连用。‎ He got away from home，never to be heard again.‎ 他离家外出，结果再也无任何音信。‎ I rushed to the door，only to discover it was locked.‎ 我冲到门边，却发现门已锁死了。‎