Unit 2
Working the land
Part Ⅰ 重点词汇通关
1. struggle vi. & n. 斗争; 拼搏; 努力
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①(2017·全国卷Ⅲ) Surprisingly, we found that in
30mph zones older drivers struggled _______(keep)
at a constant speed.
to keep
②We should help those who are still struggling ___
freedom. for
【写作提升】语段填词
③Unluckily, the farmers have suffered a heavy
drought this year. They have to __________a living.
They _______________________the bad weather ___
a better harvest. Anyway, they must __________
_______their income.
struggle for
are struggling with/against for
struggle to
increase
不幸的是, 今年农民遭受了严重的干旱。他们必须为谋生而奋斗。他们正在和坏天气
作斗争以获得更好的收成。无论如何, 他们必须努力增加收入。
【考点必记】
struggle for 为争取……而斗争
struggle against 与……斗争; 为反对……而斗争
struggle with 与……斗争; 与……并肩作战
struggle to do sth. 努力做某事
struggle to one’s feet 挣扎着站起来
【思维拓展】“动词+to one’s feet”常见短语还有: jump to one’s feet跳起来
rise to one’s feet站起来
2. rid vt. 摆脱; 除去
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①(2017·北京高考) She started the Ladybug
Foundation, an organization aiming at getting rid
__ homelessness.
②Faced with so many people, I took a deep breath
to rid ______ (me) of fears.
of
myself
【写作提升】一句多译
我经历过大约4年沉溺于电脑游戏, 但幸运的是我成功
地戒除了。
③I went through about four years of being addicted to
video games but fortunately I managed to ________/
___________it.
get rid of
rid myself of
【考点必记】
(1)rid. . . of. . . 使……摆脱或除去……
rid oneself of 使某人自己摆脱……
(2)be rid of 摆脱; 除去 (状态)
get rid of 摆脱; 除去; 扔掉 (动作)
【思维拓展】
“动词+某人+of+某物”常见短语还有:
①rob sb. of sth. 抢劫某人某物
②remind sb. of sth. 提醒某人某事
③inform sb. of sth. 通知某人某事
④convince sb. of sth. 使某人信服某事
3. equip vt. & vi. 配备; 装备
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①A good sleeping bag is an essential part of every
camper’s __________(equip).
②We must equip young teachers ______(deal) with
difficult students.
equipment
to deal
【写作提升】升级句式
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③They are equipped with new scientific farming
methods, so they have been able to use less farmland
than in the past. (用分词短语作状语)
→________________________________________, they
have been able to use less farmland than in the past.
Equipped with new scientific farming methods
【考点必记】
(1)equip. . . with. . . 用……装备……
equip sb. /sth. for 为……而武装某人;
为……而装备某物
equip sb. /sth. to do sth. 使某人/物具备条件做某事
well/poorly equipped 设备精良的/差的
(2)equipment n. [U]设备
4. regret vt. 遗憾; 惋惜n. 遗憾; 懊悔
【语境检测】单句改错/单句语法填空
①(2015·全国卷Ⅰ) If we fail to do so, we’ll live to
regretting it. ( )
②Jerry did not regret _________________(give) the
comment but felt that he could have expressed it
differently. 世纪金榜导学号79060081
regretting改为regret
giving/having given
【写作提升】语段填词
③I regretted _________that he had been dismissed.
To my surprise, he said to me, “I ______________.
I only regret ________________________. ”
我遗憾地告诉他, 他被解雇了。使我惊奇的是, 他对
我说: “我没有什么遗憾。我唯一后悔的是选错了工
作。”
to tell him
have no regrets
having taken the wrong job
【考点必记】
(1)regret to do sth. 对要做的事感到遗憾(未做)
regret doing sth. 对做过的事遗憾、后悔 (已做过)
(2)have no regrets 没有遗憾
with great regret 非常遗憾
to one’s regret 令某人抱歉/遗憾的是
accept sb. ’s regrets接受某人的歉意
refuse with much regret 婉言谢绝
a matter of regret 一件憾事
5. focus vt. 集中; 聚焦 n. 焦点; 中心点
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①(2015·湖北高考)The book focuses ___ big questions:
What has science revealed about human nature?
②No matter what noise there might be, he manages
to focus his attention on _______ (read).
on
reading
【写作提升】完成句子
③With so many people ___________________him, he
felt very nervous. 有那么多人在盯着自己, 他感到很紧
张。
④Health and environmental problems have become
increasingly __________________.
健康和环境问题日益成为人们瞩目的焦点。
focusing their eyes on
the focus of attention
【考点必记】
(1)focus on 集中于……
focus one’s attention/eyes/energy on. . .
集中注意力/目光/精力于……
(2)the focus of. . . ……的焦点
【思维拓展】
表示“集中注意力/精力于……”的短语还有: put one’s heart into sth. ; fix one’s
attention on sth. ; concentrate one’s attention on sth. 等。
6. reduce vt. 减少; 减缩
【语境检测】单句改错/单句语法填空
①(2015·安徽高考) Repairing our possessions and
changing our spending habits may be the best way to
reduce to the amount of rubbish and take care of our
environment.
( )
去掉reduce后的to
②She takes exercise every day, and she has reduced
her weight ___ 10% __ 50 kilos.
③Believe it or not, the rich man should __________
(reduce) to begging for a living.
by to
be reduced
【考点必记】
(1)reduce. . . by. . . 把……减少了……
reduce. . . to. . . 把……减少到……
be reduced to 陷入某种境地
(2)increase v. 增加(反义词)
decrease v. 减少(同义词)
(3)reduction n. 减少; 削减; 降低
Part Ⅱ 重点短语句式通关
7. lead to导致; 造成(后果)
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①(2017·全国卷Ⅲ) Giving up driving is one of the key
reasons for a fall in health and well-being among older
people, leading to them _________(become) more
inactive.
becoming
②As the old saying goes, “All roads lead __
Rome. ” to
【写作提升】完成句子
③In class I will divide the students into small groups
and lead _____________________________in an
interesting way.
在课堂上我会把学生分成小组, 并用有趣的方法让
他们练习说英语。
them to practice speaking English
【考点必记】
lead sb. to do sth. 使某人做某事
lead a. . . life 过……的生活
lead sb. to/into. . . 带领某人去/进入……
lead the way 带路; 引路
【误区释疑】
(1)lead to中的to为介词, 后接名词、代词或v. -ing形式。
(2)表示导致的短语还有: result in, contribute to, bring about等。
8. If so, what did you do to grow them? 如果这样的话,
你做了些什么来种植它们(这些植物)?
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①(2017·全国卷Ⅲ) If the steps you take are working,
keep it up. If ___, take another look at other methods
you could try.
not
②Some of you may have finished Unit One. If __,
you can go on to Unit Two. so
【写作提升】句型转换
③If it is possible, you should try it once more.
→_________, you should try it once more.
④Wash it in water and pick out the small particles,
if there are any. 世纪金榜导学号79060082
→Wash it in water and pick out the small particles,
_____.
If possible
if any
【考点必记】
(1)if so是if引导的条件状语从句的省略形式, 表示肯定意义; 如果表示否定意义, 则用if
not。
(2)由if构成的此类省略形式还有:
if any 如果有的话
if ever 如果曾经发生过的话
if necessary 如果有必要的话
if possible 如果可能的话
9. He would much rather keep time for his hobbies.
他宁愿把时间花在自己的爱好上。
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①(2015·全国卷Ⅱ)We would rather _____(make)
delicious dumplings with our own hands than ____(buy)
some for them.
make
buy
②We would rather our daughter ______(stay) at home
with us, but it is her choice, and she is not a child any
longer.
③I stayed at home last night but I would rather _____
_____ (go) to the theatre with my brothers.
stayed
have
gone
【写作提升】句型转换
④Jane is a quiet girl, who prefers to stay in the library
rather than go to see a movie.
→ Jane is a quiet girl, who _____________________
_____________to see a movie.
→ Jane is a quiet girl, who ______________________
_____________to see a movie.
would rather stay in the
library than go
would stay in the library
rather than go
【考点必记】
(1)would rather do A than do B=would do A rather than do B 宁愿做A而不做B
(2)would rather+从句 愿意做……, 从句中要用虚拟语气: ①表示与现在或将来事实相
反, 从句用一般过去时; ②表示与过去事实相反, 从句用过去完成时。
(3)would rather have done. . . 宁可做了……(而未实现)
【备选要点】
1. comment n. 评论; 议论 vi. & vt. 表达意见; 作出评论
【语境检测】单句语法填空
①(2015·全国卷Ⅰ) My 10-year-old noticed him and
made a comment ___ how bad it must be to have to
stand outside in the cold wind.
②Many countries made _________ (comment) on the
failed satellite launch.
on
comments
【写作提升】一句多译
老师经常谈论那两个男孩子的不同之处。
③The teacher often _________________how different
the two boys are.
④The teacher often _______________________how
different the two boys are.
comments on/upon
makes comments on/about
【考点必记】
(1)comment on/upon sth. 对……发表评论
comment that . . . 评论……
(2)make comments on/about. . . 对……加以评论
no comment 无可奉告
2. build up逐渐增强; 增强……的体质; 建立; 创办;
开发; 聚集; 积累
【语境检测】写出黑体部分的含义
①He has built up a good business over the years from
a small beginning. ( )
②He has built up quite a fortune in that business.
( )
建立
积累
③We should take part in sports and outdoor activities,
which are really helpful to build up our body and
enrich our school life. ( )
逐渐增强
【考点必记】
pick up 捡起; (无意中)学会; 接收; 搭载
take up 拿起; 开始从事
make up 虚构; 组成
show up 出现; 露面
Ⅰ. 课文里的高考
根据课文内容, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括
号内单词的正确形式。
Yuan Longping, one of China’s most famous
scientists and the Father of Super Hybrid Rice, has
made great 1. ____________(achieve) in agriculture
achievements
both at home and abroad. In 1953 2. _____Yuan
Longping graduated from college, hunger was a
3. _________(disturb) problem in many parts of the
countryside. To solve the problem, Yuan Longping
4. _________(struggle) to find a new way to improve
harvests without 5. _________ (expand) the area of the
fields. Through many years of hard work, Yuan
when
disturbing
struggled
expanding
Longping developed what 6. _________(call) “super
hybrid rice”in 1973. He became the first agricultural
pioneer in the world 7. _______(grow) rice that has a
high output. He has also circulated his knowledge to
some other countries. Thanks to his research, the UN
has 8. _____ (many) tools in the battle to rid the world
was called
to grow
more
of hunger. Yuan Longping is satisfied with his life 9. ___
he would like to have more freedom to do his research.
Although he is famous, he wants to lead 10. __ simple
life and has a dream to export his rice so that it can be
grown around the world.
but
a
Ⅱ. 话题中的写作
请根据下面提示, 对非洲的大体情况作简单评论。
1. 现状: ①同干旱等自然灾害作斗争;
②缺少足够的设备;
③作物的产量减少。
2. 措施:
①集中精力学习发达国家的先进技术;
②逐步增强食物供给。
注意:
1. 词数: 80个左右;
2. 尽量使用本单元的知识点;
3. 可适当增加细节。
【参考范文】
I would like to make simple comments on the situation of Africa. As you know, most
of the people there struggle against natural disasters, like drought. What’s worse, to our
regret, they lack enough equipment; as a result, the crop output is greatly reduced.
Happily, they plan to focus on learning
advanced technology from developed countries, and build up the food supply. I believe all
these measures will lead to much progress in their life.