抓基础
必修四

Unit 2
Working the land
析考点
提能力
Ⅰ.高频单词必记
1． vi.&n.　　　　　　 斗争；拼搏；努力
2． vt.&vi. 使变大；伸展
3． vt.&vi. 循环；流传
4． n. 自由；自主
5． adv. 因此；所以；因而
struggle
expand
circulate
freedom
therefore
6． n. 工作；职业；占领
7． vt. 遗憾；惋惜
n. 遗憾；懊悔
8． n. 焦点；中心点
vt. 集中；聚焦
9． vt. 减少；减缩
occupation
regret
focus
reduce
10． n. 评论；议论
vi.&vt. 表达意见；作出评论
11． n．饥饿；欲望vt.&vi.(使)饥饿→ adj.饥
饿的；渴望得到的
12． vt.&vi.配备；装备→ n．设备(不可数)
13． vt.&vi.输出；出口→ (反义词)vt.&vi.输入；进口
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hunger
equip
equipment
hungry
export
import
14． vt.使迷惑；使为难→ adj.令人迷惑
的→ adj.感到迷惑的→ n．迷惑
15． n．发现；发觉→ vt.发现；发觉
16． n．总结；摘要；概要→ vt.总结
confuse
confusing
confused
confusion
discovery
discover
summary
summarize
Ⅱ.重点短语必背
1． 　　　　　　 幸亏；由于；因为
2． 摆脱；除去
3． 对……感到满意
4． 宁愿；宁可
5． 逐渐增强；建立；开发
6． 导致；造成(后果)
thanks to
rid...of
be satisfied with
would rather
build up
lead to
7． 集中(注意力、精力等)于
8． 盛产
9． 使……免受(影响；伤害等)；
使……不含(有害物)
10． 选择……而不选择……；
与……相比更喜欢……
focus on
be rich in
keep...free from/of
prefer ...to ...
Ⅲ.经典句型必会
1．Dr Yuan Longping grows what is called super
hybrid rice.
袁隆平博士种植的是被称为“超级杂交水稻”的稻种。
解读：what is called ...“所谓的……”， what引导宾语从句。
仿写：这朵花的颜色与它早晨时的不同。
The color of the flower is different from ____________ in the morning.
答案：what it was
2．Recently, however, scientists have been finding that
long­term use of these fertilizers can cause damage to the land and, even more dangerous, to people's health.
然而，最近科学家发现长期使用这些肥料会造成土地受损，甚至更危险的是，会对人们的健康造成危害。
解读：现在完成进行时。
仿写：——你们找到昨天在山中失踪的夫妇了吗？
——没有，但是自从那以后，我们一直在尽力和他们取得联系。
—Did you find the missing couple in the mountain yesterday?
—No, but we ____________ to get in touch with them ever since.
答案：have been trying
3．If so, what did you do to grow them?
如果是这样的话，你怎样来种植这些植物？
解读：if so意为“如果是这样的话”，是if引导的条件状语从句的省略形式。
仿写：这个周日你有空吗？如果有，我们去野营吧。
Will you be free this Sunday？____________， let's go camping.
答案：If so
1．struggle vt. & vi. & n.斗争；拼搏；努力；挣扎
[教材P10原句]　Indeed, his sunburnt face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers, for whom he has struggled for the past five decades.
的确，他那被太阳晒得黝黑的脸庞和手臂，以及他那瘦削而又结实的身体，就跟其他千百万的中国农民一样，过去50年来，他一直在努力帮助他们。
①He has been struggling to succeed in his business.
＝ He has been struggling for success in his business.
为使事业成功，他一直努力奋斗着。
②Those climbers the strong wind and finally reached the top of the mountain.
那些登山者在强风中艰难地行走，最终到达了山顶。
struggled against
③He fell over a rock, but he at once.
他从岩石上摔了下来，但他马上挣扎着站了起来。
④Despite his terrible injuries, he wouldn't give up the struggle for life.
他尽管身负重伤，但仍然不会放弃求生的努力。
struggled to his feet
2．equip vt.& vi.装备；配备
[教材P10原句]　He therefore gives millions of yuan to equip others for their research in agriculture.
因此，他资助几百万元供其他人进行农业研究。
①Equipped with new scientific farming methods, they have been able to use less farmland than in the past.
因为掌握了科学的农耕新方法，现在，他们可以使用更少的农田进行耕种。
②Your education will your future life.
你(所受)的教育将使你能适应今后的生活。
③We bought several new for the chemistry lab.
我们为化学实验室购置了几件新设备。
equip you for
pieces of equipment
3.regret v．可惜；后悔；遗憾；惋惜 n．遗憾；抱歉
①We've always deeply regretted selling the farm.
我们一直为卖掉这个农场而后悔不已。
②We that your application has not been successful.
我们很遗憾地通知您，您的申请未通过。
regret to inform you
③ that I accept your resignation.
接受你的辞呈，我感到很遗憾。
④Much to my regret, I am unable to accept your invitation.
非常遗憾，我不能接受你的邀请。
It is with great regret
4．focus vt.集中注意力；聚集n.焦点；关注点
[教材P14原句]　They focus on keeping their soil rich and free of disease.
他们关心的是保持土壤肥沃并免受病害。
①If you are going to follow someone, focus on their talent, not their bad character or unacceptable behaviors.(摘自2011天津高考·阅读理解D)
如果你想模仿某人，要看他们的才华，而不是他们不好的性格或无法接受的行为习惯。
②Please the following problem.
请把注意力集中在下面的问题上。
③She was the focus of everyone's attention.
她是大家注意的焦点。
focus your attention on
Ⅰ.完成句子
1．I ________________________ (后悔做了这件事), but I
had no choice.
答案：regret having done this
2．The explorers were told to ______________________
___________ (装备一切) they would need for their voyage.
答案：equip themselves with everything
3．We have to _____________ (与各种各样的困难作斗争)
from home and abroad.
答案：struggle against all kinds of difficulties
4．____________________________ (听到这些无礼的评
论) about the neighbors, I was very angry.
答案：Hearing these rude comments
5．There was ________________________ (困惑的表情)
on his face when he met with the difficult problem.
答案：a confused look/expression
Ⅱ.单项填空
1．Nowadays some parents regret not ________ more time
with their kids when they were young.
A．to spend　　　　　　　B．spending
C．spend D．being spent
解析：句意：现在一些家长后悔年轻时没有跟孩子们在一起多待一会儿。regret doing sth. “后悔做了某事”。
答案：B
2．Most of the teaching ________ presented by the Hope
Project, as well as the books, is made good use of in the village school.
A．accommodation B．occupation
C．equipment D．furniture
解析：考查名词词义。accommodation “住处”； occupation “占用；工作；职业”； furniture “家具”； equipment “设备；器材”。由题意可知C项正确。
答案：C
3．Public attention at the moment is focused ________ the
problem of environment balance.
A．into B．towards
C．about D．on
解析：句意：现在公众的注意力集中在生态平衡问题上。focus ...on为固定搭配，意为“把……集中于”。
答案：D
1．thanks to幸亏；由于；因为
[教材P10原句]　Thanks to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger.
多亏了他的研究，联合国在消除世界饥饿的战斗中又多了些方法。
①We are successful in trading this year, thanks mainly to the improvement in export sales.
主要由于出口销售情况改善，我们今年生意兴隆。
②It was that I succeeded.
多亏了他的忠告我才得以成功。
[关键一点]　表示“由于；因为”的短语还有：
due to; as a result of; because of; owing to
thanks to his advice
③Food prices have increased because of higher oil prices.(摘自2011全国卷Ⅰ·阅读理解D)
由于较高的油价，食物的价格上涨了。
④The accident was his careless driving.
事故是由于他的粗心驾驶造成的。
due to
2．be satisfied with对……表示满足或满意
[教材P10原句]　Dr Yuan is quite satisfied with his life.
袁博士很满意他的生活。
①I can guarantee that you will be satisfied with the result.
我保证你会对这个结果满意。
②From his satisfied look I know he .
从他满意的神情可以看出，他很满意在这里工作。
③ my boss agreed to my suggestion.
使我非常满意的是老板同意了我的建议。
is satisfied to work here
Much to my satisfaction
3．would rather宁愿；宁可
[教材P10原句]　He would much rather keep time for his hobbies.
他宁愿把时间花在自己的爱好上。
①I'd rather play football this afternoon, if you don't mind.
如果你不介意的话，我宁愿今天下午踢足球。
(1)would rather (not) do　　　　　　宁愿(不)做……
(4)would rather have done　　本来想……而未实现
②Well, it's something that you would rather not have anyone else know about.(摘自2011江西高考·阅读理解A)
嗯，那是你不愿让其他人知道的事情。
③He die give in to the enemy.
他宁死也不愿向敌人投降。
would rather
than
④I would rather that I were a student and started my studies all over again.
但愿我是一个学生，一切从头学起。
⑤I would rather I yesterday.
要是我昨天没见着他就好了。
hadn‘t met him
4．lead to导致；造成(后果)；通向……
[教材P14原句]　Many of these chemicals can lead to cancer or other illnesses.
这些化学物质有些会引起癌症或其他疾病。
①The discovery of new evidence led to the thief's being caught.
新证据的发现导致小偷被抓住。
②He decided after the unusual experience.
这次不平常的经历过后，他决定过一种新的生活。
③This has led scientists other solutions to the problem.
这就使得科学家不得不想其他解决问题的方法。
to lead/live a new life
to think out
Ⅰ.选词填空

1．To be mentally healthy, you need to ________________
good relationships with each other.
答案：build up
2．Susan went to the beach to relax and ________________
herself ________________ all her worries.
答案：rid; of
3．I don't really want a bigger house — I ____________
what I've got.
答案：am satisfied with
4．Jack was so tired that he wasn't able to _________
_______ his work yesterday.
答案：focus on
5．________________ a new technique, patients typically
recover from the operation in only a few days.
答案：Thanks to
6．There is no point arguing about what ____________
he accident. The point is what to do with the victims of it.
答案：led to
Ⅱ.单项填空
1．(2012·日照高三调研)It is reported that the drivers won't
go back to work until their demand for better pay ________ .
A．is to satisfy　　　　　　 B．is satisfied
C．will be satisfied D．has satisfied
解析：考查时态和语态。satisfy one's demand满足某人的要求，故从句的主语demand与谓语动词satisfy之间为被动关系，所以用被动语态；又因为until引导的是时间状语从句，所以用一般现在时代替一般将来时。
答案：B
2．(2010·江苏高考)George is going to talk about the
geography of his country, but I'd rather he ________ more on its culture.
A．focus B．focused
C．would focus D．had focused
解析：考查虚拟语气。would rather后的从句中谓语动词用过去式表示对现在或将来事实的虚拟。
答案：B
3．As we all know, it is human activity that ________ the \
global warming.
A．has resulted from B．have resulted from
C．has led to D．have led to
解析：句意：众所周知，是人类的活动“导致(lead to)”了全球变暖。主句是强调句型，是对主语human activity的强调，谓语动词用单数，故选C项。result from “由于”，不合句意。
答案：C
4．________ the teacher's help, he has made great
progress in English study.
A．Because B．Thanks to
C．Although D．Under
解析：句意：多亏了老师的帮助，他的英语学习取得了很大进步。thanks to为介词短语，意为“多亏了；由于；因为”。A、C均为连词，故不选。“在……的帮助下”，用介词with，不用under。
答案：B
Recently, however, scientists have_been_finding that long­term use of these fertilizers can cause damage to the land and, even more dangerous, to people's health.
然而，最