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Unit2WorkingthelandⅠ.常考单词必背1．strugglevt.&vi.斗争；拼搏；努力Theoldmanhasbeenstrugglingwith/againstillness.这位老人一直在与病魔作斗争。[快速闪记]strugglewithsb与某人搏斗；斗争struggleagainst为抵抗……而斗争(搏斗，抗争)strugglefor为……努力(斗争)struggletoone'sfeet挣扎(努力)站起来struggletodosth努力做某事2．disturbingadj.引起烦恼的；令人不安的Itisverydisturbingthatwehaven'tseenhimforalongtime.好长时间没见到他，这令我们深感不安。[快速闪记]disturbvt.打扰；弄乱；使不安disturbedadj.心神不宁的；担心的3.expandvt.&vi.使变大；伸展Theytriedtheirbesttoexpandthelittlefirmintoabigcompany；thatis，thelittlefirmexpandedintoabigcompany.他们尽力把这家小公司发展成了一家大公司；也就是说，这家小公司发展成了一家大公司。[快速闪记](1)expand...into...把……扩展/发展成……expandinto...发展成/扩大成……(2)expansionn.扩大，膨胀4．ridvt.摆脱；除去It'snoteasytoridoneselfofahabit.要改掉一个习惯是不容易的。[快速闪记]rid...of...摆脱；除去get/beridof摆脱；除去；处理掉5．equipvt.&vi.配备；装备Agoodeducationshouldequipyouforlife.良好的教育能使你受用终生。[快速闪记](1)equipsb/sthwith用……武装某人；用……装备某物equipsb/sthfor为……而武装某人；为……而装备某物beequippedwith配备有……(2)equipmentn.装备；设备6．confusevt.使迷惑；使为难Hewasreallyconfusedabouttheconfusingresultoftheelection.这个令人困惑的选举结果让他非常困惑。[快速闪记](1)confuseAwithB把A和B混淆beconfusedaboutsth对……感到困惑(2)confusedadj.糊涂的；困惑的；混乱的confusingadj.令人困惑的；难以理解的confusionn.混淆；困惑7.regretvt.遗憾；惋惜n.遗憾；懊悔Tomregrettedtellinghisparentsthething.汤姆后悔告诉了父母那件事。[快速闪记](1)regretdoing...＝regrethavingdone...后悔做了某事regrettosay/tell/inform...遗憾地说/告诉/通知……(2)toone'sregret令某人感到遗憾的是withregret遗憾地8.focusn.焦点；中心点vt.集中；聚集Shewasthefocusofeveryone'sattention.她是大家注意的焦点。Weneedtofocusuponthemainissues.我们需要把注意力集中在那些主要问题上。[快速闪记]focuson集中(注意力、精力等)于9.reducevt.减少；减缩Givingupsmokingcanreducetheriskofheartdisease.戒烟会减少患心脏病的风险。[快速闪记]reduceto...减少到……(increaseto...增加到……)reduceby...减少了……(increaseby...增加了……)bereducedto...沦落为……(to为介词)10．commentn.评论；议论vi.&vt.表达意见；作出评论Peoplewerecommentingonhergiftsandabilities.人们在评论她的天资和能力。[快速闪记]commenton＝makecommentson＝makeacommenton就……发表看法/评论Ⅱ.高频短语必会1．thanksto幸亏；由于；因为Thankstoyourtimelyhelp，Igotridofhimsmoothly.多亏你及时的帮助，我顺利地摆脱了他。[快速闪记]thanksto，becauseof，owingto和dueto都是短语介词，都有“由于，因为”的意思，后面都接名词词组构成介词短语。2．besatisfiedwith对……感到满意Iamquitesatisfiedwiththepresentsituation.我对现状很满意。[快速闪记]besatisfiedtodo...对做……感到满意satisfy/meetone'sdemand满足某人的要求3．wouldrather宁愿；宁可IwouldratherhavegonetoBrazil，butIwasbusythen.我本来可以去巴西，但是当时我忙着。Tomyanger，hewouldratherstayathomethangooutforawalk.让我感到生气的是，他宁愿待在家也不愿出去散步。[快速闪记]wouldratherdosth宁愿做……wouldrathernotdosth宁愿不做……wouldratherhavedonesth本来想做……wouldratherdosththandosth/woulddosthratherthandosth宁愿……也不……wouldrather＋从句(使用过去式或过去完成式)4．leadto导致；造成(后果)AllroadsleadtoRome.条条道路通罗马。[快速闪记]resultin导致；致使contributeto导致；促使5．keep...freefrom/of使……免受(影响；伤害等)；使……不含(有害物)Weshouldkeepourcityfreefrom/ofnoise.我们应该使我们的城市免受噪音的影响。[快速闪记](be)freefrom/of没有；不受……损害free...from把……从……释放出来；使摆脱Ⅲ.写作句式必学1．Haveyouevergrownanyplants？Ifso，whatdidyoudotogrowthem?Ifnot，whatkindofplantwouldyouliketotrygrowing?你种过植物吗？如果种过的话，你是怎样种植的？如果没有种过的话，你想要尝试种什么植物？2．Morethan800millionpeoplegotobedhungryeveryday.每天，有超过8亿人饿着肚子睡觉。3．YuanLongpinggrowswhatiscalledsuperhybridrice.袁隆平种植的是被称之为“超级杂交水稻”的稻种。4．Thisspecialstrainofricemakesitpossibletoproduce20%moreofthecropinthesamefields.这种特殊的稻种使得同样的田地多收获五分之一的粮食。5．Usinghishybridrice，farmersareproducingharveststwiceaslargeasbefore.用他的杂交水稻种子，农民们种出的粮食比以前多了一倍。Ⅳ.短文语法填空，然后背诵短文，熟记本单元的重点词汇。ANewFarmingWayTuanwasafarmerinVietnam.Fordecades，hehadbeenstrugglingtoridhisfamilyof__1__(hungry)．However，italwaysconfusedhimhowtoexpandtheoutputofhiscrops.This__2__(disturb)problemledtohisregrettingbeingafarmer.Hewouldrather__3__(choose)anotherjob.Oneday，whenskimmingthroughanewspaper，TuanreadacommentonYuanLongping.HeunderlinedYuan'snationalityandoccupation，andthen__4__(focus)onhisdiscoveryandthestatisticsofhisresearch.HefoundtheknowledgeYuancirculatedverypractical.Therefore，hemadeasummaryandbegantobuildup__5__newfarmingmethod.Heplantedsupergrainofrichnutritionandequipped__6__(he)tokeephiscrops'rootsfreefrombacteriaandpests.Healsoenriched__7__(mineral)inthesoilwhilereducingchemicalfertilizers.Thoughitcosthim__8__(much)timeandfreedom，hewasfullofhope.Thenextyear，Tuanwassunburntbutsatisfiedwithhisproductionverymuch.Thanks__9__YuanLongping，henotonlywonthebattleagainsthunger，__10__hecouldalsoexporthiscropsabroad.答案：1.hunger2.disturbing3.havechosen4.focused5.a6.himself7.minerals8.more9.to10.but