高中英语人教版必修四unit2-Reading

Unit2WorkingthelandReading高一人教新课标版必修四YuanLongping--FatherofHybridRice袁隆平,一个属于中国,也属于世界的名字,他发起的“第二次绿色革命”,给整个人类带来了福音。袁隆平是中国国家杂交水稻工程技术研究中心主任,被誉为“杂交水稻之父”。他的杂交水稻属于高秆类杂交水稻,其优点在于每亩产量高达800多公斤,远远高于传统水稻的产量。PoorriceSuperhybridrice这稻穗,够分量！我国杂交稻高产新组合创世界一流亩产达1195.2kgAPIONEERFORALLPEOPLEReadingScanning:Findoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.DrYuan’sappearanceandhisachievement.DrYuan’sbiographyDrYuan’spersonality.DrYuan’sdreams.Para1Para2Para3Para41.WhatdoseDr.Yuanlooklike?Why?2.Whatishisachievement?Para1Helookslikeafarmer(hissunburntfaceandarmsandhisslim,strongbody)becausehealwaysworksunderthesunforalongtime.Heproducessuperhybridrice.CarefulreadingHeismoreafarmerthanascientist.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionaboutDrYuan’spersonalityisnottrue?A.Heissatisfiedwithhislifebecauseheisnowrichandfamous.B.Hecareslittleaboutmoneyandfame.C.Hewouldratherworkthanleadacomfortablelife.D.Heenjoysasimplerlifethanmostrichandfamouspeople.Para.2&3DrYuan’spersonalityAAchievements:Hobbies:growricethathasahighoutputcirculatehisknowledgeabroadgivemoneytoequipothersfortheirresearchlisteningtoviolinmusicplayingmah-jongswimmingreadingPara4Whatdoes“Wishingforthings,however,costsnothing.”mean?Dreamsarefreeandeverybodycanhaveideasaboutwhattheywouldliketheirfuturetobe.DescribethericeinDr.YuanLongping’sfirstdreamAstallassorghumAsbigasanearofcornAshugeasapeanutToexporthisricesothatitcanbegrownallovertheworld.Paraphrasethesesentences.1.Asayoungman,hesawthegreatneedforincreasingthericeoutput.Evenwhenhewasayoungman,heknewhowimportantitwastoincreasetheoutputogrice..2.Atthattime,hungerwasadisturbingprobleminmanypartsofthecountryside.Duringhisearlyyears,muchofthecountrysidewastroubledbyhunger.3.Usinghishybridrice,farmersareproducingharveststwiceaslargeasbefore.Astheyusehishybridrice,farmersareproducingtwiceasmuchriceasbefore.4.Spendingmoneyonhimselforleadingacomfortablelifealsomeansverylittletohim.5.Justdreamingforthings,however,costsnothing.Itdoesnotcostanythingtodreamforsomething.Heisnotinterestedinbuyingthingsforhimselforinhavingacomfortablelife.Answerthesequestions.1.WhydidYuanLongpingwanttoincreasethericeoutputwhenhewasyoung?Becauseatthattime,hungerwasaseriousprobleminmanypartsofthecountryside.Hesawmanypeoplesufferfromhungerwhenhewasyoung.Ithinkheismoreofascientist,althoughheworksinthefieldslikeafarmer.Hismainpurposeisnottomakeaprofitforhimselfbuttostudyagricultureandusethatknowledgetoimprovefarmingforfarmerseverywhere.Idonotthinkheisabusinessman,becausehisgoalisnottomakemoney.2.IsDrYuanmoreofascientistormoreofafarmer?Doyouthinkheisabusinessman?Giveyourreasons.3.HowwouldyoudescribeDrYuan’spersonality?Usethreeorfouradjectives.DrYuanisasimple,academicmanwhoismoreinterestedinhelpingothersthanbeingfamous.4.DrYuanthinksthatapersonwithtoomuchmoneyhasmoreratherthanfewertroubles.Doyouagreeordisagree?Why?Imostlyagree.Ithinkbeingrichcancausealotofproblems,butitreallydependsonthelifeandattitudeofthepersonwhoisrich.Peoplewhoarerichcertainlyhavedifferentproblemsfrompeoplewhoarenot.Howtosolvehunger?makinggooduseofthewastelanddevelopingthetechnologyto…inventinganewkindoffood…improvingthequalityofthesoilpreventingthepestsfromeatingourcrops1.workvt.耕种(土地);使工作;开动;创造(奇迹);经营(工厂、农场等)vi.工作;(机器等)开动;(办法、计划等)行得通worktheland=growcropsonit耕耘土地Heworksabigfarm.他经营着一个大的农场。Theyareworkingthelandtogether.Idon’tthinkthatyoursuggestionwillwork.2.…whomhehasstruggledforthepast50decades.strugglev.“斗争;拼搏;努力”e.g.Hehasstruggledwithsicknessforafewmonths.数月来他一直在与疾病作斗争。Theywerepoorandhadtostruggleforaliving.他们很穷,必须为生活而努力。Hestruggledwiththethief.他同小偷进行了搏斗。Hestruggledtocontrolhistemper.他努力控制住自己的脾气。【拓展】1)struggle还可用作名词,表示“奋斗;努力”等。e.g.In1862theAmericanslaveswontheirstruggleforfreedom.1862年美国黑奴赢得了为自由而进行的斗争的胜利。2)常见搭配:strugglefor为……而斗争struggleagainst向……做斗争;同……搏斗struggleon拼命活下去;继续努力struggletoone’sfeet挣扎着站起来根据句意,用适当的介词或副词填空。(1)Theyhadtostruggle____theirlives_______weatherandwildanimalsinthatarea.(2)Inordertoprotecttheenvironment,weshouldstruggle_______allkindsofpollution.(3)Heagreedtostruggle____,thoughhewashopingtoretire.(4)Afterafewminutes,theyoungmanstruggled___hisfeet,glaringattheenemy.foragainstagainstontobattle,fight,war,struggle,campaign作名词时的用法区别▲battle战役(指大规模会战),战争。如：animportantbattleinthePacificcampaignTheydiedinbattle.▲fight意为“打架,战斗力”,企图通过打击或用武力伤害敌人或从敌人那里夺权。如：Thetwoboyshadafight.There’snofightleftinhim.▲war“战争,大战”,指在国家、民族或派别之间进行的公开的、使用武力的、常持续一段时间的冲突的状态;“斗争”,为与某些被认为是有害之物作战或使其结束而作的齐心协力的努力或斗争。如:thewaragainstacidrainThetwocountrieswereatwarfortwoyears.▲struggle意为“奋斗,挣扎”,尤指在困境中的抗争。如：Shespokeofherstruggleswithshyness.Policesaidtherewerenosignsofastruggle.▲campaign意为“战役”,在一场战争中,为达到一个宏大的目的而采取的一系列的军事举措;还可指“(政治或商业性)活动,竞选运动”。如：acampaigntostoppeoplesmokingThatpoliticianwonthepresidentialelectioncampaignandbecamethePresident.3.Thisspecialstrainofricemakesitpossibletoproduceone-thirdmoreofthecropinthesamefields.这种特殊的稻种使得同样的田地多收获三分之一的产量。it在句中作形式宾语,真正的宾语为toproduce…,结构为:动词(make,feel,think,regard…)+it+adj+todo.e.g.WethinkitimportanttolearnEnglishwell.4.Borninapoorfarmer’sfamilyin1931,Dr.YuangraduatefromSouthwestAgricultu