Woorking the land（练学案） 新人教版必修4.doc

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。 8