Learning about Language名师教学实录

Unit 2

Book 4

Working the Land 编号042 Word Formation & Phrases 一．词形变换

1. __________ v.打扰；使恼怒

__________ adj.引起烦恼的，令人不安的

2. __________ v. 使变大；伸展

__________ n.膨胀, 阐述

_____________adj. 扩充的；展开的; __________ adj. 可膨胀的，可扩张的

3. __________ v. 循环, 流传

__________ 流通，传播；循环；发行量

4. __________ v. 使满意

__________ n. 满意，知足

______________adj. 感到满意的

____________ adj. 令人满意的

__________ v.(反义)不满意

____________ n. 不满意

5. __________ v.使自由

____________ n.自由，自主

__________ adj.被释放的

6. __________ v. 配备，装备

__________ n. 设备，装备；器材

_______________adj. （~ with）装备着.....的；配有......的

7. __________ vt.& vi. 输出，出口

__________ n.输出，出口；出口商品

__________ vt., vi. & n (反义). __________ 进口；输入

8. __________ n.国家，民族，国民

__________ adj.国家的，民族的，国民的

__________ n.国籍

9. __________ n.工作，职业，占领

__________ v.占领，居住，使忙碌

__________ adj.已占用的，使用中的，无空闲的

10.__________ n. 人；身体；人称

__________ adj.个人的，身体的，亲自的，___________ adv. 亲自地；当面；个别地；就自己而言；n. __________ 性格，个性，人格

11. _________ vt. 使迷惑；混淆；__________ adj. 难以理解的，不清楚的（以物为主语）；___________ adj. 迷惑的，糊涂的（以人为主语）；__________n.不确定；困惑；混淆

二．语法填空：根据句子结构的语法性或用所给单词的首字母或中文意思，用适当形式填空。

1. He has__________(struggle) for Chinese farmers for the past five _________(decade). 2. You'd better run in to see and talk with him _________ (person). 3. At that time, hunger was a _________ (disturb) problem in many parts of the countryside. 4. Dr Yuan searched for a way to increase rice harvests without ______ (expand) the area of the fields. 5. Dr Yuan now is _________ (circulate) his knowledge in many parts of the world. 6. Dr Yuan is quite ________ (satisfy) with his life.

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7. This special strain of rice make it possible _________ (production) one third of the crop in the same fields. 8. Sorry, I’m fully _____________ (occupy) at this moment. I’ll print that for you later.

9. The government insists that it will put _________ (nation) pride before mere money. 10. My fellow citizens of the world, ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the __________ (free) of mankind.

三．短语翻译

1. search for ___________________

2. care about ____________________

3. keep ... free from/of ____________

4. 对.....感到满意

_______________

5.

与.....作斗争

________________

6. 幸亏

_______________________

对.....怀有希望________________

8. 使......摆脱或除去______________

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9. build up _______________________

10. focus on_______________________

11. equip ... with _________________

12. would rather __________________

13. struggle for __________________

14. 导致

_______________________

四、根据上述给出的词组的正确形式填空。

1._________ his research (多亏；由于), the UN has more tools in the battle

to ________ the world _____ hunger (使......摆脱或除去). 2. He doesn’t care about being famous. He ________ (宁愿) have more time for his research and hobbies. 3. These chemicals in the food supply ________ (积累) in people’s bodies over time which can ________ (导致) cancer or other diseases. 4. Organic farmers focus on __________ (keep) their soil rich and free of diseases. 5. Animal waste as fertilizer,can keep the air, soil, water, and free crops _______ Chemicals.

6. Yuan Longping doesn't __________ fame and money, and what he enjoys most is the sense of achievement he gets from his scientific studies. 7. His company is creating new applications ______________selling more products.

8. When shopping online, we usually ___________ reviews (评论) before purchasing?

编号043 Reading

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Background

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A famine

(饥荒) is a widespread scarcity（短缺) of food, caused by several factors (因素) including crop failure (农作物歉收), population imbalance (不平衡), or government policies. This phenomenon is usually accompanied（伴随）or followed by malnutrition (营养不良), starvation (饥饿), epidemics (传染病), and increased death rate.Yuan Longping’s super hybrid rice (超级杂交水稻) plays an important role in the battle to rid the world of hunger. Thus, he is also called the father of hybrid rice, and is awarded “the Nobel Prize of Asia ”.

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Pre-reading Q1: After reading the above background information, what do you think of Yuan Longping and his achievements? _____________________________________________________________________ Q2: What can we do to solve famine?

_____________________________________________________________________

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While-reading Task 1

Yuan Longping Name 1. _______________ Nationality 2._____________ Scientist/Farmer 3. _______ years old in 2011 Age Graduated from 4. ______________ Education Listening to 5. __________, playing mah-jong, swimming and Hobbies reading. Finding ways to increase 6.___________ Life goal without expanding the area of the fields.

He developed 7. __________which produces one-third more Achievements that normal rice. His rice has made 22% of the world’s people fed from just 8.________ of the farmland in China.

Task 2:

1. This article mainly tells us ____ . A. a real farmer who was named Yuan Longping B. an agricultural pioneer who produced super hybrid rice C. how Yuan Longping became rich and famous D. a new strain of rice which is called super hybrid rice

2. Arrange the following events in the order of time.

a. Yuan Longping was born. b. A series of natural disasters had plunged China into an unprecedented famine.

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c. Yuan made a breakthrough in the research of hybrid rice. d. Yuan graduated from Southwest Agriculture College. e. Yuan’s new technology was tested in many areas of South China.

f. Yuan Longping started the research of super hybrid rice. (

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3. What does the word “battle” refer to in the second paragraph?

A. The low rice output. B. Ridding the world of hunger. C. Fighting against farming. D. The freedom to do research.

4. It can be inferred from the text that ___. A. Yuan knew the importance of rice import B. Yuan is interested in playing the violin C. Yuan is proud of his achievements D. Yuan’s rice are grown in many countries

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Post-reading Retelling Dr Yuan and His Achievement Yuan Longping is one of China’s most famous ____________. Born in 1930, Dr Yuan ___________ from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. At that time, ________ was a disturbing problem in many parts of the countryside. Since then, finding ways to grow more rice has been his life ________. In 1974, he invented ________________ and became the first agricultural ___________ in the world. Thanks to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to _______ the world _______ hunger. Dr Yuan is now _____________ his knowledge in many ________developed countries.

编号044 Key Words and Expressions

1. struggle

vi. & n.

斗争；努力；拼搏

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We had a struggle to stop the criminal.(词性：______; 意义：_______________）

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He was struggling for (=to gain) a higher score. (struggle for：_____________) ③

We should struggle against/with corruption. (struggle against/with：__________) 【句子翻译】



他一生致力于为争取所有人的自由而奋斗。_____________________________________________________________________

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 The lion made a sudden roar and struggled to its feet. _____________________________________________________________________

2. expand

vt. 使变大；使膨胀

vi. 发展；张开

They hope to expand their company. (词性：________;意义：___________）

Heat expands most metals. (词性：________;意义：________）

I don't understand this question. Could you please expand on it, please? (expand on/upon意义:______________) 【句子翻译】

 The mind expands with experience.

_______________________________________ 

这家旅馆想通过折扣和装修来扩大生意。

_____________________________________________________________________

3. satisfy

vt. 使满意；使满足

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Dr. Yuan is quite satisfied with his life. (P10 L25) (词性

____；

意义

__________ ) ⑵

The child’s reading ability is satisfying for his age level. (词性

____；

意义

_____) ⑶

What you said is far from satisfactory. (词性

____；

意义

___________ ) ⑷

He promised to satisfy my needs.

(词性

____；

意义

___________ ) ⑸

To my satisfaction, he passed the exam. (词性

____；

意义

____________ ) 【灵活运用】用satisfy的正确形式填空。

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He came in running with a ________ smile on his face. ⑵

To my _________, he has done the job very well. ⑶

His answer was so _________that all the people present gave him a big hand.

4. rid …of /get rid of

摆脱；除去

(1) We have to get rid of these old newspapers. 我们必须______这些旧报纸。

(2) You must rid yourself of these old-fashioned ideas.你必须_______这些陈腐观念的束缚。

5. would rather 宁愿

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He would much rather keep time for his hobbies. (P10 L26)

(宁愿做……____________________)

⑵

I would rather watch TV at home than go to the cinema. (宁可……也不要……：_____________________________) ⑶

I’d rather you met her at the airport tomorrow morning.

(would rather+从句: 意义_____________ ,从句中谓语动词用______语气) 【灵活运用】根据汉语提示完成句子。

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She would rather ____________ (留在家里). ⑵

I would rather _____________ (死也不愿意去偷). ⑶

I would rather she ___ (set) out to do the work now.

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6. equip

v.

装备; 训练; 配备

⑴

He therefore gives millions of yuan to equip others for their research in agriculture. (P10 L30)

(equip … for …意思：__________________) ⑵

There is not enough money to equip the teachers with the latest computers. (equip …with …意思：______________ ) ⑶

Our school is well equipped. (be well equipped意义：_____________ ) 【灵活运用】根据汉语提示完成句子。

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He is taking care of _____________ (所有的设备) there. ⑵

It was a modern，bright，__________________ (设备精良的) hospital.

7. export v. & n. 输出;出口

（反义：______________）

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We export tea to many countries.

(词性

____；

意义

___________ ) ②

Car exports have risen steadily.

(词性

____；

意义

___________ )

8. confuse

vt. 使迷惑/困惑

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It is important to explain this again or we will confuse the students.(P13) (词性____；

意义____________ ) ⑵

The instructions were so confusing that I couldn’t understand them.

(词性____；

意义____________ ) ⑶

The little girl was very confused by all the noise and activity. (词性

____；

意义

____________ ) ⑷

There was some confusion as to whether we had won or lost. (词性

____；

意义

____________ ) 【灵活运用】用confuse的正确形式填空。

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He was depressed（沮丧的）

and in a ________ state of mind. ⑵

The instructions on the box are very ________. ⑶

There is some _________about what the correct procedure should be. ⑷

People often _______ me and my twin sister. 9. regret n.& vt. 遗憾；抱歉；懊悔

(1)

I regret that I cannot come.我来不了, 很抱歉。(词性

____；

意义

____________ ) (2)

It is a regret that you didn’t come the party yesterday. (词性

____；

意义

____________ ) 【改错】

I have always regretted not have studied harder at school. 【翻译】

(1) We regret to tell you that the operation is not that successful. _____________________________________________________________________ (2) Do as I tell you, or you’ll regret it later on. _____________________________________________________________________

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10. focus v.集中; 聚焦; 对准

n.焦点；中心点

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They focus on keeping their soil rich and free of disease. (P14) (词性____；

意义

_____________ ) ⑵

You can focus your telescope on that distant television tower. (词性

____；

意义

___________) ⑶

She always wants to be the focus of attention. (词性

____；

意义

___________) 【灵活运用】根据汉语提示完成句子。

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As a student, you should ________________________ (集中精力于)your study. ⑵

You should ignore what is happening outside and ___________________(集中精力答试卷). 【翻译】

（1）你应该把注意力集中在老师说的话上。____________________________________________________________________（2）He finds it hard to focus his thoughts on one thing for more than five minutes. _____________________________________________________________________

11. reduce vt. 减少；缩减

(make sth. less or smaller)

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A healthy soil reduces disease and helps crops grow strong and healthy. ( 词性_____；意思_______________ ) ⑵

The workforce will be reduced by around 30 percent.

(reduce …by … _____________)

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It has reduced its size from about 135,000 employees to 75, 000.

(reduce …to … ___________)

12. keep…free from/of 使……免受

(影响，伤害) 翻译：(1) I hope you will keep yourself free from tobacco and alcohol. _____________________________________________________________________ (2) Try to keep the wound free of ___________(infect). 尽量让伤口免受感染。

【用keep的相关短语填空】

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Visitors are warned to ________________ (远离；避免接触) wild animals in the zoo. ②

They read the newspaper abroad every day to ____________（跟上；与......齐步前进）what is happening at home. ③

The teacher _____________ asking the students questions until the bell rang. ④

She was unable to _______________ (抑制感情等的流露) heir tears.

13. search for 寻找（try to find）

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Dr. Yuan searched for a way to increase rice harvests without expanding the area of the fields.(P10 L16) (词性

____；

意义

____ ) ⑵They searched every room for the missing child.

(词性

___；

意义

__________________ ) ⑶

They have set off in search of the missing child.

(词性

___；

意义

________) 【灵活运用】用for, search或search for填空。

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The policeman

________the thief to see what he had in his pockets. ⑵

He ____________ work at various stores. ⑶

I searched _____ everywhere the book.

14. every few years每隔几年

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They often change the kind of crop in each field every few years .( __________ ) ⑵

He went home every other day. ( _________________ ) ⑶

There is a milestone every three kilometers. ( ___________ ) 【灵活运用】翻译短语或完成句子。

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每十年

_________________ ⑵

每隔五天_________________ ⑶

Buses come _________________(每10分钟). ⑷

The Olympic Games are held ____________ (每4年).

编号045 Sentence Analysis

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重点句型

1.

Indeed, his sunburnt face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers, for___________ 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躯，就跟其他千百万中国农民一样，过去50年来，他一直在努力帮助他们。(P10 L2) 2.

Dr Yuan Longping grows_____ is called super hybrid rice.袁博士种植的是被称为“超级杂交水稻”的稻种。(P10 L4) 3.

This special strain of rice makes_____ possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields. 这种特殊的稻种使得同样的田地多收获三分之一的产量。(P10 L6) 4.

Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests twice ___ large ___before.用他的杂交水稻种子，农民们种出的粮食比以前多了一倍。(P10 L23)

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5.

Indeed, he believes _____a person with too much money has more rather than fewer troubles. 事实上，他相信，一个人有太多的钱只会有更多的麻烦，而不是麻烦更少。(P10 L29)

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句子分析

1. This special strain of makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields. 这种特殊的稻种使得同样的田地多收获三分之一的产量。(P10 L6) [分析]本句中的make it possible to produce ... fields 属于“make+ it + adj.

+ to do”结构，其中it是形式宾语，代替后面的动词不定式短语to produce ... fields。常以it作形式宾语的动词有consider, think, make, find, believe, count, declare等。

【仿写】

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我不觉得理解慢速英语是困难的。

I don't feel _____ difficult to understand the Special English.

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我不相信不做一点记忆工作就能掌握一门外语。

I don't believe it possible __________ (master) a foreign language without much memory work. ③

我认为关于这件事情和她争吵没有用。

_____________________________ quarreling with her about it. ④

我们觉得作些改变很有必要。

_____________________ to make some changes. (We find it necessary) 2. Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before. 用他的杂交水稻种子，农民们种出的粮食比以前少了一倍。

【分析】句子中的twice as large as是英语中表达法的一种，其结构为“倍数+as+形容词/副词_____级（原级/比较级/最高级）+ as”。

【仿写】这个广场是那个广场的两倍大。

This square is ___________________ that one.

他现在挣的钱比他十年前挣的多五倍。

He earns five times ___________________ (much) money than he did ten years ago. 【梳理】倍数表达法

（1）倍数+ as + adj./adv.原级+as

Jack runs three times _______________Jim.

(Jack跑的速度是Jim的三倍。) （2）倍数+ adj./adv比较级+than

Jack runs

_______________ Jim. (Jack跑的速度比Jim快两倍。)

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（3）倍数+the+名词+of

Jack runs three times the ________of Jim.

(Jack跑的速度是Jim的三倍。) （4）倍数+what从句

He wants to offer you ten times __________________________ to you.

他想给你提供Tom给你提供你的十倍。

【单句语法填空】

(1) This substance reacts three times as ______ (fast) as that one. (2) This bridge is three times the ________ (long) of that one. 这座桥是那座桥的三倍长。

(3) There are twice _________ (many) workers in our company than in that company.

3. He would much rather keep time for his hobbies. 他宁愿把时间花在自己的业余爱好上。

【句型分析】短语would rather表示“___________ ”，后接动词原形，其否定式____________________ , 意为“宁愿不做......”。

【完成句子】与其和他们购物，我宁愿在家里读点书。

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I __________________________ at home than go shopping with them.

如果你不介意的话，我今晚宁愿不出去。

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I ____________________________________________ , if you don’t mind.

4. Crops such as peas or soybeans put important minerals back into the soil，making it ready for crops such as wheat or corn that need rich and fertile soil. 像豌豆或大豆这样的农作物将重要的矿物质带回土壤，从而使之适宜于种植要求土壤肥沃的农作物，比如玉米或小麦。(P14) ［分析］making …是现在分词短语作_______ ; that need rich and fertile soil是______从句修饰crops. 【仿写】他的父母在地震中丧生了，留下他成了孤儿。(分词作状语) _____________________________________________________________________

5.

Recently, however, scientists have been finding that long-term use of these fertilizers can cause damage to the land and, even more dangerous, to the 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。

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【分析】本句中的have been finding是现在完成现在时，表示该动作从过去某时开始，一直延续到现在，可能刚刚结束，也有可能继续进行下去。finding后跟了一个宾语从句。

【仿写】这是我从小以来就一直期待着的事情。

This is what I _____________________

(expect) since my childhood. 几十年来他一直投身于科学研究中。

He ____________________ (devote) himself to scientific studies for decades.

编号046 Reading 2

一、单词拼写

1. Yuan Longping is famous for __________ (supply) the farmers with super hybrid rice seeds. 2. Some organic farmers prefer _________ (plant) grass between crops to ________

(prevent) wind or water from carrying away the soil. 3. Mr Brook cares little about spending the money on himself or ________ (lead) a comfortable life. 4. Chemical fertilizers kill both _________ (help) and harmful bacteria and pests. 5. I am a bit_________ (confuse). Is that her husband or her son she is with? 6. The heat brings about a _________ (化学的) reaction, and oxygen is produced.

二、选词填空

damage ; cause ; stay ; affect; be full of ; wash off; as

well as ; lead to; build up; in addition

What are some of the problems 1______ by chemical fertilizers? First, they 2______ the land by killing the helpful bacteria and pests 3___________the harmful ones. Chemicals also 4_______in the ground and underground water for a long time. This 5_______crops and, therefore, animals and humans, since chemicals get inside the crops and cannot just be 6___________. These chemicals in the food supply 7_________in people’s bodies over time. Many of these chemicals can 8. _______cancer or other illnesses. 9 __________, fruit, vegetables and other food grown with chemical fertilizers usually grow too fast to 10 _________much nutrition. They may look beautiful, but inside there is usually more water than vitamins and minerals.

三、完成句子

1.石油的发现将会使这个国家富裕起来。

_______________________ will make the nation get rich.

2.我们的政策是集中精力把这些地区发展起来。

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Our policy is ______________________ developing these areas.

3.他的病是因缺乏营养造成的。

His illness resulted from _______________________.

4.条条大路通罗马。

________________________________.

5. 现在我们努力使河流不受工业废料的污染。

（keep ... free of）

Nowadays we try _________________________ industrial waste. 6. 几十年来我们一直在探索语言教学的新方法。

（现在完成进行时）

We _________________________ new methods of language teaching for decades.

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Grammar 一、动词填空

1.

While shopping, people sometimes can’t help _______________ (persuade) into buying something they don’t really need.

2.

—

How do you deal with the disagreement between the company and the customers?

— The key to________ (solve) the problem is to meet the demand_______ (make) by the customers. 3.

—

We don’t allow anyone__________ (smoke) here.

—

Well, I hate to say it again. We don’t allow __________(smoke) here.

4.

They thought there is no trouble_______ (tell) their favorite brand from other brands. 5.

Millions of pounds have been spent ___________(improve) the free state education system in Britain. 6.

A large glass of water before you eat may help to prevent you _______(get) too excited before delicious foods.

7.

He took great delight in_________ (help) others. 8.

He didn’t mind__________ (leave) at home. 9.

They couldn’t stand_____________ (treat) like that.

10.

The work needs__________ (plan) carefully. 11.

I remembered _______(lock) the door before I left the office, but forgot to turn off the lights.

12.

No matter how bright a talker you are, there are times when it’s better ___________(remain) silent. 13.

I regret __________________(waste) so much time playing computer games before.

二、完成句子。

1. 我看看你的报纸行吗？

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Do you mind _____________________________? 2. 感谢你告诉了我这一情况。

I appreciate __________________. 3. 我们终于克服了所有的困难。

We succeeded _______________________________. 4. 在这样的条件下工作是不容易的。

________________________is no easy job. 5. 玛丽没上过大学是她感到遗憾的事。

________________________is her regret.

三、单句改错

（一遍过P34）

1. My little son was not used to be away from home for so long.

_______________________________________________________________ 2. She had a hard time to make ends meet after her husband went missing. _______________________________________________________________ 3. He devoted

himself to look into the matter. _______________________________________________________________ 4. It is no use for you searching for him in this crowd; it is like looking for a needle in the sea. _______________________________________________________________ 5. We stress that we don’t permit to smoke in the lecture room. _______________________________________________________________ 6.

Just shortly after the earthquake they set up an operated table. _______________________________________________________________ 7.

I prefer walking along the country road to stay at home watching TV all the time. ___________________________________________________________________

四、句子翻译

1.

他的美国朋友Daisy提议和他到餐馆吃个饭。（suggest）

_____________________________________________________________________ 2.

他不辞而别不奇怪吗？

（without）

_____________________________________________________________________ 3.

在非洲工作或志愿服务是一次改变人生的经历。

（动名词作主语）

_____________________________________________________________________ 4.

这种曲子值得多听几遍。

（worth）

_____________________________________________________________________ 5.

烦扰他们的是食物不足。

（动名词的复合结构作表语）

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Cloze & Reading Comprehending

Ⅰ完形填空

There are times when people are so tired that they fall asleep almost anywhere. We can see there is a lot of sleeping on the bus or train on the

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home from work in the evenings. A man will be

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the newspaper, and seconds later it

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as if he is trying to

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it. Or he will fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger

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next to him.

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place where unplanned short sleep

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is in the lecture hall where a student will start snoring (打鼾) so

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that the professor has to ask another student to

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the sleeper awake. A more embarrassing (尴尬) situation occurs when a student starts falling into sleep and the

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of the head pushes the arm off the

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, and the movement carries the

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of the body along. The student wakes up on the floor with no

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of getting there. The worst time to fall asleep is when

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. Police reports are full of

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that occur when people fall into sleep and go

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the road. If the drivers are

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, they are not seriously hurt. One woman’s car,

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, went into the river. She woke up in four feet of

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and thought it was raining. When people are really

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, nothing will stop them from falling asleep — no matter where they are. 1. A. way 2. A. buying 3. A. acts 4. A. open 5. A. lying 6. A. Next 7. A. Goes on 8. A. bravely 9. A. leave 10. A. size 11. A. cushion 12. A. action 13. A. memory 14. A. thinking 15. A. changes 16. A. up 17. A. lucky 18. A. in time 19. A. dust 20. A. tired

Ⅱ阅读理解

The need to feed a growing population is putting much pressure on the world's supply of water. With 97% of the world's water too salty to be drunk or used in

14 B. track B. folding B. shows B. eat B. waiting B. Every B. ends up B. happily B. shake B. shape B. desk B. position B. reason B. working B. events B. off B. awake B. at first B. water B. drunk C. path C. delivering C. appears C. find C. talking C. Another C. lasts C. loudly C. keep C. weight C. shoulder C. rest C. question C. walking C. ideas C. along C. calm C. as usual C. grass C. lonely D. road D. reading D. sounds D. finish D. sitting D. One D. returns D. carelessly D. watch D. strength D. book D. side D. purpose D. driving D. accidents D. down D. strong D. for example D bush D. lazy

agriculture, the worldwide supply of water needs careful management, especially in agriculture. Although the idea of a water shortage(短缺)seems strange to someone fortunate enough to live in a high rainfall country, many of the world's agricultural industries experience constant water shortages. Although dams can be built to store water for agricultural use in dry areas and dry seasons, the costs of water redistribution (重新分配) are very high. Not only is there the cost of the engineering itself, but there is also an environmental cost to be considered. Where valleys (山谷) are flooded to create dams, houses are lost and wildlife homes destroyed. Besides, water may flow easily through pipes to fields, but it cannot be transported from one side of the world to the other. Each country must therefore rely on the management of its own water to supply its farming requirements. This is particularly troubling for countries with agricultural industries in areas dependent on irrigation (灌溉). In Texas, farmers' overuse of irrigation water has resulted in a 25% reduction of the water stores. In the Central Valley area of southwestern USA, a huge water engineering project provided water for farming in dry valleys, but much of the water use has been poorly managed. Saudi Arabia's attempts to grow wheat in desert areas have seen the pumping of huge quantities of irrigation water from underground reserves.? Because there is no rainfall in these areas, such reserves can only decrease, and it is believed that fifty years of pumping will see them run dry. 1. From the first two paragraphs we learn that________. A. much of the world's water is available for use B. people in high rainfall countries feel lucky C. water can be easily carried through pipes across the world D. the costs of water redistribution should be considered 2.Which of the following is TRUE? A. The water stores in Texas have been reduced by 75%. B. Most industries in the world suffer from water shortages. C. The underground water in Saudi Arabia might run out in 50 years. D. Good management of water use resulted from the project in the Central Valley. 3.What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows? A. Steps to improving water use management. B. Ways to reduce the costs of building dams. C. Measures to deal with worldwide water shortages. D. Approaches to handling the pressure on water supply. 4.The text is mainly about________. A. water supply and increasing population B. water use management and agriculture C. water redistribution and wildlife protection D. water shortages and environmental protection

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改错和作文

第一节

短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

Dear Alice, I have just got some good news to tell to you. I win a national prize for painting last week. My father was so pleasing that he suggested I went to England for a holiday. I’d like to staying there for half a month, visiting place of interest and practicing my English as well. We’ve been writing to each for nearly a year now. I have often dreamed of talk face to face with you.

I imagine you’ll be at vacation yourself by that time. Perhaps you could go out to do some sightseeing together.

Best,

Lily 第二节

基础写作

假如你住在一个涉外小区。社区委员会请你帮忙用英文写一封电子邮件，邀请居民参加“乡村耕作活动”，要点包括：

1.时间：本周六上午。

2.地点：距离小区5千米远的一家农场。

3.内容：种菜、养花、喂鱼等。

4.出行方式：集体骑自行车前往。

注意：1.词数100左右。

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3.结束语已为你写好。

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