Unit 2 Working the land(福建省漳州市芗城区)

Unit 2 Working the land
Designed by Guo Lei
Period 1 Vocabulary
一、重点词汇
1.斗争；拼搏；努力；___________ 2.使变大；伸展；_____________ 3.幸亏；由于；_____________ 4.摆脱；除去；______________ 5.对…感到满意；________________________________6.宁愿；宁可；________________ 7.因此；所以；因而；______________ 8.引起烦恼的；令人不安的；______________ 9.循环；流传；______________ 10.配备；装备；______11.工作；职业；占领；___________ 12.使迷惑；使为难； ____________13.遗憾；惋惜；_________ 14.逐渐增强；建立；开发；__________________ 15.导致；造成（后果）;_______________ 16.集中（注意力、精力）于；______________ 17.减少；减缩；_________ 18.使…免受（影响、伤害）；使…不含（有害物）；_______________________ 19.评论；议论；表达意见；_________________ 20.发现；发觉_____________________
二、完成句子。
1.他们很穷，必须为生活而努力。They were poor and had to _________ __________ a living .
2.我还没来得及跑过去，这个男孩就挣扎着站起来了。
The boy ________ _______ ________ ________ before I ran over .
3.你为什么不把你的故事扩展成小说呢？Why not _________ your story _________ a novel ?
4.他详细说明了自己的新理论。He ________ _________ his new theory .
5.请打开窗户让空气流通一下。Please open the window to allow the air _______ _________ .
6.幸亏有您的建议，很多麻烦都被省了。_______ ______your advice ,much trouble was saved .
7.这起事故是由粗心驾驶引起的。The accident was _______ ________ careless driving .
8.你必须摒弃这些过时的观念。You must _______ _______ ______ these old-fashioned ideas.
9.他花了很长时间才戒掉吸烟这个坏习惯。
It took him a long time ______ ______ ______ ________ the bad habit of smoking .
10.妈妈对孩子们的表现感到很满意。Mum ______ ______ _______ her children’s behaviour.
11.令我们满意的是，这家餐馆的食物很可口。
________ ________ ________, the food in the restaurant is quite tasty .
12.他宁愿去查字典也不愿向汤姆求救。
He _______ ________ _________ _______ the dictionary __________ ask Tom for help .
→He ________ ________ ________ the dictionary ________ ________ ask Tom for help .
13.我宁愿/希望你明天早上在机场见到他。
I_________ __________ that you ________ her at the airport tomorrow morning .
14.我们的实验室配有现代化的仪器。Our lab _______ ________ _______ modern intruments.
15.我们被大量的信息搞糊涂了。We ________ _________ _________ a lot of information .
16.我很遗憾的告诉你，你被开除了。I ________ _______ ________ that you are dismissed .
17.他后悔在玩电脑游戏方面花了这么多时间。
He __________ _________ _________ _________ _________ on computer games .
Period 2 Warming up and reading
单词拼写。
In some poor African areas , many children died of h___________.
The prisoner s__________ against the guard , but couldn’t escape .
You are easy to get s__________ when staying on the beach in such a hot day .
The country has gained large quantities lf profits by e____________.
Hawking is often invited around the world c_________ his theory of “Black Space”.
I’m quite __________ (满意) with your work,” said the boss with a smile.
We should fight for __________(自由).
Please give your name, address and ___________(职业).
The soldier were well e_____________ with weapons and ready to start .
The average ___________(产量) of the factory is 30 cars a day .
单项选择。
1.He gave me a _________ smile.
A. satisfied B. satisfying C. satisfies D. stisfaction
2.Nick is looking for another job because he feels that nothing he does _________ his boss .
A. serves B. satisfies C. promises D. supports
3.We students should __________ ourselves with knowledge for the compotition nowadays is very fierce . A. supply B. equip C. relate D. feed
4.If you want to improve yourself , you’ll first have to _________ yourself of those shortcomings that can become barriers to progress .
A. remove B. cut C. reduce D. rid
5.Life was difficult for her , but she ___________ to meke ends meet .
A. fought B. made C. struggled D. covered
6.Before liberation , people in China _________ a very hard _________ .
A.lead ; life B. led ; life C. earned ; life D. made ; life
7.All flights have been put off ___________ the fierce typhoon.
A. for the sake fo B. as a result C. thanks to D. because
8.The murderer was brought in , with his hands __________ behind his back .
A.being tied B. having tied C. to be tied D. tied
9.__________ chemistry , the girl would take up biology at university .
A. Other than learning B. Rather than learn C. Instead of learning D. Except learning
10.—I’m going out tonight .
—Well , I’d rather you ___________ .
A. aren’t B. don’t C. won’t D. didn’t
短文填空。
When he was young , Yuan Longping saw the great need for increasing the rice 1 , and then hunger was a _ 2 problem in China . He wanted to increase rice harvests without 3 __ the area of the fields . In 1974, a special strain of rice could produce one-third more of the 4__ in the same fields . __ 5__ his research , the UN has more tools to rid the world of __ 6 __ . He is now ____ 7 his knowledge in less developed countries and he wants to __ 8 __ his rice so that it can be grown around the globe. Though he has ___9 __ for the past five decades , Dr Yuan is quite ____10 ___ is life .
Period 3 Grammar
—You were brave enough to raise objections (反对)at the meeting .
—Well , now I regret __________ that .
A. to do B. to be doing C. to have done D. having done
2. When asked by the police , he said that he remembered ________ at the party , but not ______ .
A. to arrive ; leaving B. to arrive ; to leave
C. arriving ; leaving D. arriving ; to leave
3. I know he didn’t listen to me , but I went on __________ to get him ________ in the project .
A. to hope ; interesting B. to hope ; interested
C. hoping ; interested D. hoping ; interesting
4. Seeing the fuuny scene ,I can’t help __________ .
A.laugh B. to laugh C. laughing D. laughed
5. We look forward every spring to _________ the flower-lined garden .
A. walking in B. walk in C. visit D. paying a visit
6. The girl said that she had never dreamt of _________ a volunteer .
A. be B. to be C. being D. is
7. __________, I failed in the driving test .
A. To my joy B. To my sad C. To my happy D. To my regret
8. — I hear Johnson was badly injured in the earthquake .
—__________, let’s go and see him .
A.What’s more B. If so C. Where possible D. When necessary
9. I have to to to work on foot , for my bike needs __________ .
A.repair B to repair C. repairing D. being reparied
10.___________ with the pay, the young man decided to change his job .
A. Being not satisfied B. Not being satisfied
C. Not satisfying D. Not satisfied
翻译句子。
帮助需要帮助的人很好。(It is nice to do sth; in need of )
____________________________________________________________________________
对于有些非洲国家来说，摆脱饥饿非常重要。(get rid of …)
____________________________________________________________________________
我后悔上学的时候没有刻苦学习。(regret)
____________________________________________________________________________
整天玩电脑游戏是浪费时间。(It’s a waste of time doing sth.)
____________________________________________________________________________
再解释一遍这件事很重要，要不然，我们会使学生糊里糊涂的。(It’s important to do sth.; confuse)_____________________________________________________________________
Period 4 Using language
单词拼写。
This kind of water is rich in m_________ and it is good for health .
The girl dressed in strange clothes soon became the f_________ of attention when she entered the classroom .
We must make sure that our children will get enough n_________ from healthy food .
P____________ of computers has inreased double in the past few weeks .
Can you give the Chinese meaning of the ___________(在底画线的) part in the text ?
The ____________（发现）of new evidence led to the thief being caught .
Please write a ____________（摘要）for the passage and then hand it in .
The street was so crowded that he had to ___________（减）speed to forty kilometres an hour.
词组翻译。
1. 给。。。造成损害_____________________；2.将。。。洗掉；洗净_______________________； 3.过。。。的生活_________________； 4.减少到_________________；5.减少了_______________
6.此外______________； 7.带走；夺走____________； 8.对。。。作出评价___________________
单项选择。
1. It’s expensive . Can you reduce the price __________ a third ?
A. to B. by C. of D. at
2.—Don’t you believe me ?
—________, I’ll believe _________ you say .
A. No; whatever B. Yes ; however C.No; however D. Yes ; whatever
3.Most homeless people are __________ with tents ,food and drink .
A.supplied B. given C. offered D. burnt
4.Her poor English often ___________ misunderstanding when she first went to England many years ago .
A. arose from B. resulted from C.led to D. lay in
5.It’s quite strange that the man sleeps with his mouth ________ and his eyes _______.
A. closed ; open B. closed ; opened C.closing ;open D. closing ;opening
6. _________ the timely rain , our crops are saved .
A. Thanking to B. Thanks to C. Thanking for D. Thanks for
7. John is the tallest boy in the class , _________ according to himself .
A.five foot eight as tall as B. as tall as five foot eight
C.as five foot eight tall as D. as tall five foot eight as
8.Catching the first bus will mean __________ at five o’clock.
A.to get up B. get up C. getting up D. got up
9.Before going abroad , he devoted all the time he could _________ his spoken English .
A.to improve B. to improving C. improve D. improving
10. —You keep on coughing .What’s the matter ?
—Oh, I’ve got a cold .Nothing serious , __________ .
A. yet B indeed C. though D.anyway