必修 4
Unit 2 Working the land
考点要求
Ⅰ.写出下列必考单词
1.统计数字，统计资料 n. _______________
2.晒黑的adj. _______________
3.产量，输出n. _______________
4.十年，十年期 n. _______________
5.特级的，超级的adj. _______________
6.矿物，矿石n. _______________
7.战役，战斗，斗争n. _______________
8.细菌n. _______________
9.因此，所以adv. _______________
10.谷物，粮食，颗粒n. _______________
11.根，根源n. _______________
12.土壤n. _______________
13.营养,滋养,食物n. _______________
statistics
sunburnt
output
decade
super
mineral
battle
bacteria
therefore
grain
root
soil
nutrition 
Ⅱ.写出下列单词的变化形式
1.使变大，伸展，阐述（vt.&vi.）_____________；扩大，扩展，膨胀（n.）_____________；有扩大或扩展性的（adj.）_____________ 
2.输出，出口（vt.&vi.）_____________；输出，出口（n.）_________________ ；出口商，出口国（n.）_________
3.使迷惑；使为难（vt.）_____________；迷惑,惶惑（n.）_____________
4.循环；流传（vt.&vi.） _____________；循环；流传，发行量（n.）_______________；循环的，环绕的（adj.）_____________
5.总结，摘要，概要（n.）_____________；总结,概括（v.）_____________
expand
expansion
expansive
export
exportation/export
exporter
confuse
confusion
circulate
circulation
circular
summary
summarize
6.配备，装备（vt.&vi.）_____________；配备，装备（n.）____________ ；配备好的，有装备的（adj.）_____________
7.化学的，关于化学的（adj.）_____________；化学（n.）______________；化学家（n.）_____________
8.生产，制造（n.）_____________；生产，制造（v.）_____________；生产商，制造者（n.）____________
9.发现（v.）_____________；发现（n.） _____________；发现者（n.）_____________
10.细菌(单数)（n.）_____________；细菌(复数) _____________
bacteria
equip
equipment
equipped
chemical
chemistry
chemist
production
produce
producer
discover
discovery
discoverer
bacterium
◆活学活用
用所给单词的适当形式完成句子。
1.Our school offers good _______and your training here will _________you for your future job. (equip)
2.People who ________ false news that this magazine has a small _______ are to blame. (circulate)
3.Many_____________are working in the factory to make ____________ fertilizers. (chemistry)
4.He was really _____________by the _____________ problem which also _____________ other people for a long time. (confuse)
5.Before writing a _____________of the passage, you have to read it and _____________its main idea. (summary)
6.In order to reduce _________ costs, the car ________ intended to _____________the car in large quantities. (produce)
答案：1.equipment;equip2.circulate;circulation
3.chemists;chemical4.confused;confusing;confused
5.summary;summarize6.production;producer;produce
Ⅲ.翻译下列必背短语
1.多亏,由于 ______________
2.逐渐增强，建立，开发 ______________
3.摆脱,除去 ______________
4.对……感到满意 ______________
5.集中（注意力，精力等） ______________
6.使……免受（影响，伤害等） ______________
7.对……作出评论 ______________
8.导致，造成（后果） _______________
thanks to
build up
rid...of
be satisfied with
focus on
keep...free from/of
make a comment on
lead to
◆活学活用
根据括号中的解释，从课文中找出恰当短语完成下列句子。
1.When asked about the date of the election, the Prime Minister _____________ that no decision had yet been made. (give an opinion, explain)
2. _________ (because of) his strong constitution, Jack was able to pull through his recent serious illness.
3.A young man attached himself to me at the party and I couldn，t get ________(make sb/sth free from) him.
4.I ________ (prefer to) remain poor than get money by dishonest means.
5.I am so tired that I can，t _____________ anything today. (pay full attention to)
6. Traffic is _____________on roads into the city. (become greater, more numerous or more intense)
7.The exposure of the diary _____________many officials， being caught.
答案：1.made a comment 2.Thanks to 3.rid of4.would rather 5.focus on 6.building up 7.led to
struggle expand rid equip export confuse regret focus reduce underline comment 
◆活学活用
用上述动词的适当形式填空。
1.The importance of protecting the forest _________ again and again, but people there are still cutting down trees.
2.________ with modern equipment, our school laboratory is a good place for us to research on science.
Ⅳ.单元重点动词
3.A lot of TV sets made in China _________ to Africa.
4.The expert suggested ____________ the local airport to meet the increasing need of transportation.
5.He refused ____________ on their decision although he didn，t think they did a wise thing.
6.For almost 5 decades, people in that country _______ against the invaders for independence.
答案：1.has been underlined2.Equipped3.are exported4.expanding5.to comment6.were struggling
Ⅴ.重点句型
1.What do you think would happen if tomorrow there were suddenly no rice to eat?(P9)
如果明天突然没有米饭吃会发生什么？
剖析：这个句子用了虚拟语气,表示可能性很小的对将来情况的一种假设。从句的动词用过去式(be用were)，主句的动词用should (would，could，might)+动词原形。
答案：（1）were； would be
（2）If he were strongly against your suggestion, what would you do?
◆活学活用
模仿造句。
(1)要是他明天来了，一切就好办了。
If he _________ here tomorrow, everything _______OK.
(2)如果他坚决反对这个建议,你怎么办呢?
_____________________________________________
2.Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before.(P10)
用他的杂交水稻种子，农民们种出的粮食比以前多了一倍。
剖析：形容词原级as...as的前面可以用倍数词(half, twice, three times等)，意思为“是……多少倍”。
◆活学活用
模仿造句。
(1)卧室是厨房的两倍大。
The bedroom is ____________ as ____________ as the kitchen.
(2)来的人数是我们预料的三倍。
_____________________________________________
答案:（1）twice; big
（2）We got three times as many people as we had expected.
Ⅵ.语篇领悟
根据课文Working the land完成下列短文
Dr Yuan Longping was a pioneer of agriculture in China. He 1 (graduate) from Southwest Agriculture in 1953. Since then he devoted his life 2 finding ways to grow more rice. The rice farmers are now producing harvest twice 3 large as before 4 using this kind of rice. 5 he was not satisfied with his work. Although now he leads a rich life, he 6 insists on his work to develop his rice. I think his work is really important to the world. Because of his hard work, the production of food 7 (improve). And the 
答案：1.graduated2.to3.as4.by5.But 6.still7.has been improved8.hunger9.Thanks10.from
problem of 8 (hungry) can be solved. 9  to Yuan Longping，s great work, millions of people can benefit 10 his extraordinary work.
Ⅶ.考点活用
用本单元所学词组、句型翻译下列短文
中国的农民曾经过着很艰苦的生活，并一直受着饥饿的困扰。几十年来，他们努力寻找能够提高粮食产量的方法，但收效甚微。现在，情况有了改变。多亏了袁博士的杂交水稻研究，农民们种出的粮食比以前多了一倍。这意味着世界22%的人口摆脱了饥饿。大多数农民都很满意现在的生活，宁愿呆在农村当农民。
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
答案：
Farmers in China used to live a hard life and was always disturbed by hunger. For decades, they struggled to search for ways to increase rice harvests, but without success. Now, things have changed. Thanks to Dr.Yuan，s research on the hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before, which means 22% of the world，s people have got rid of hunger. Most of the farmers say they are now quite satisfied with their life and would much rather be a farmer in the countryside.
自主学习
1.At that time, hunger was a disturbing problem in many parts of the countryside.(P10)
当时饥荒是许多农村地区面临的严重问题。
◆词语归纳
hunger n./v.饥饿；渴望；使……饥饿
hungry adj.饥饿的；渴望的
die of hunger 死于饥饿
hunger for/after sth.渴望
go hungry挨饿
◆即学即练
根据括号内的汉语提示完成句子。
（1）The little boy who ran away from home soon felt ____________ .（饥饿）
（2）It，s terrible to_________ news when the family，s letters don，t arrive.（渴望）
（3）Many people in Africa had to(挨饿) ________and some even _________(死于饥饿)because of the lack of grain.
答案：（1）hungry （2）hunger for
（3）go hungry (4)die of hunger
2.Dr.Yuan searched for a way to increase rice harvests without expanding the area of fields.(P10)
袁博士在不增加土地面积的基础上寻求达到增收的途径。
◆词语辨析
search for；in search of；look for
search for 搜寻（动词词组）
in search of 搜寻（介词词组）
search...for 搜查某地/某人寻找某物
The dogs were in the forest in search of/looking for/searching for clues of the criminals.
=The dogs searched the forest for clues of the criminals.
=The dogs were in the forest to look for clues of the criminals. 
◆即学即练
选用上述短语填空。
(1)The poor professor felt everywhere on the floor _____________ his glasses.
(2)The police ____________ the thief ____________ the lost wallet.
(3)What are you _____________？You，ve been on net for ages.
答案：(1)in search of/searching for/looking for
(2)searched...for (3)looking for/searching for
3.Thanks to his research, the UN is trying to rid the world of hunger.(P10)
由于他的研究，联合国正在使世界摆脱饥饿。
thanks to=because of由于；多亏 
◆即学即练
完成下列句子。
(1) ____________(多亏你的帮助),we were successful.
(2) ___________(幸亏他体质好),Jack was able to pull through his recent serious illness.
答案：(1)Thanks to your help
(2)Thanks to his strong constitution
4.You might guess that Dr Yuan, who is now rich and famous, is satisfied with his life.(P10)
你可能会以为袁博士现在富裕了，出了名，他对生活就
满足了。
◆词语拓展
satisfy one，s needs满足某人的需要
be satisfied with 对……满意
with satisfaction 满意地
to one，s satisfaction 使某人满意的是……
be far from satisfactory 远远不能让人满意
satisfy vt. 使满意,使确信,使消除疑虑
◆即学即练
A.将下列句子译成英语。
(1)考试结果让我们大家都满意。
________________________________________ 
(2)他圆满的解释消除了我的顾虑。
________________________________________ 
答案：(1)The result of the examination satisfied us all.
(2)His satisfactory explanation satisfied my doubts.
◆即学即练
B.选用上述单词或短语完成下列小片段。
In order to(1)________ the needs of my wife, I worked hard day and night. However, one day, the manager told me though many clients(2)________ my work, as a top salesman, it(3)_________.At that time I knew if I wanted(4) __________ my boss, I must work harder and harder. I did so. A few months later, I was asked