1、SectionSection A AReadingReading andand ThinkingThinking 选选修一修一 Unit 5 Reading and Thinking 知识点讲练知识点讲练 重点词汇 1.hybrid n.2.shortage n.3.crisis n.4.yield n.vt.vi.5.conventional adj.6.pollinate vt.7.attain vt.8.assumption n.杂交植(动)物;合成物;混合动力车 不足;缺少;短缺危机;危急关头产量;产出出产(作物);产生(收益、效益等)屈服;让步 传统的;习惯的 授粉;传粉(通常经过努
2、力)获得;得到 假定;设定;(责任的)承担;(权利的)获得9.intense adj.10.celebrity n.11.envision vt.12.sorghum n.13.broom n.14.grain n.15.strain n.热切的;十分强烈的;激烈的名望;名誉;名人;名流展望;想象高粱;高粱米扫把;扫帚;金雀花谷物;谷粒;颗粒(动、植物的)系;品种;拉伤;压力16.vt.把献(给);把专用于;专心于 17.vt.使增长;使兴旺n.增长;提高;激励 18.vt.使相信;使确信;说服 19.n.特征;特点;品质adj.典型的;独特的 20.vt.克服;解决;战胜 21.vt.&vi
3、.扩大;增加vt.扩展;发展(业务)22.n.产量;输出;输出量vt.输出 23.vt.估计;估价;估算n.估计;估算 24.adj.本国的;国内的;家用的;家庭的 devoteboostconvincecharacteristicovercomeexpandoutputestimatedomestic25.vt.解决(难题);应付(局面);处理 26.n.消耗;消耗量;消费 27.vt.包括;包含;由组成 28.vt.产生;引起 29.n.闲暇;空闲;休闲 30.n.泥土;土壤;国土;领土 31.n.想象;视力;视野;影像 32.n.现实;实际情况;事实 33.adj.含盐的;咸的 tack
4、leconsumptioncomprisegenerateleisuresoilvisionrealitysalty重点短语1.care little for 2.at home and abroad 3.dream up 4.other than5.be used to6.把用于;献身;致力;专心 7.包括;包含;由组成(或构成)8.在内心深处;本质上;实际上9.作为而著名10.依靠几乎不关心 国内外梦想出;虚构出除了被用来做devote.to.be comprised ofdeep downbe known asdepend on1.Indeed,his slim but strong b
5、ody is just like that of millions of Chinese farmers,to whom he has devoted his life.确实,他瘦削但结实的身躯看起来和他为之奉献了一生的千千万万的中国农民一样。【词汇精讲】devote vt.把献(给);把专用于;专心于【词汇拓展】devote oneself to献身于;致力于;专心于devote.to.把用于;把献给devoted adj.忠实的;深爱的be devoted to深爱;致力于;专心于devotion n.关爱;献身;奉献;忠诚。单句语法填空(1)Once married,Jo devoted
6、 her whole life looking after her children and being a full-time homemaker.(2)How can you question my(devote)to you?句式升级(3)The young lady devotes herself to teaching the deaf children,so she has little time to care for her own daughter.the deaf children,the young lady has little time to care for her
7、 own daughter.(过去分词作状语)to devotionDevoted to teaching2.Yuan was convinced that the answer could be found in the creation of hybrid rice.袁隆平确信,在杂交水稻的研制中可以找到答案。【词汇精讲】convince vt.使相信;使确信;说服【词汇拓展】convince sb of sth使某人相信某事convince sb to do sth说服某人做某事convinced adj.确信的;深信的be convinced of/that.相信convincing
8、adj.令人信服的单句语法填空(1)His mother has been trying to convince him(see)a doctor.(2)This last argument is the most (convince)to me.(3)Im firmly(convince)of the importance of honesty.(4)We were able to convince the students the need for wider reading.to see convincingconvincedof3.One characteristic of hybri
9、ds is that they usually attain a higher yield than conventional crops.杂交水稻的一个特点是它们通常能获得比传统作物更高的产量。【词汇精讲】attain vt.(通常经过努力)获得;得到After his graduation he returned and attained the degree of civil engineering.毕业后,他回校攻读,获得了土木工程学学位。用attain的适当形式填空(1)The goal has now been finally through their dauntless and
10、 persistent efforts.(2)The important thing in life is to have a great aim,and the determination it.attained to attain4.Through intense effort,Yuan overcame enormous technical difficulties to develop the first hybrid rice that could be used for farming in 1974.历经千辛万苦,袁隆平攻克了艰巨的技术难题,在1974年开发出了可用于耕作的第一代
11、杂交水稻。【词汇精讲】overcome vt.克服解决;战胜Molly had fought and overcome her fear of flying.莫莉已经努力克服了对飞行的恐惧。用overcome的适当形式填空(1)He struggled his shyness.(2)The difficulty is temporary and once it,the project will go smoothly.to overcome is overcome5.This hybrid enabled farmers to expand their output greatly.这种杂交水
12、稻极大地提高了农民的产量。【词汇精讲】expand vt.&vi.扩大;增加vt.扩展;发展(业务)【词汇拓展】expand into拓展到;拓展成expansion n.扩张;扩展用expand的适当形式填空(1)His chest is like the of a sea.(2)The IOC is always looking for ways the global reach of the Winter Games.expansion to expand6.Today,it is estimated that about 60 percent of domestic rice cons
13、umption in China is comprised of crops generated from Yuans hybrid strains.据估算,现在中国国内消费的稻米有大约60%来自袁隆平的杂交水稻品种形成的作物【词汇精讲1】estimate vt.估计;估价;估算n.估计;估算【词汇拓展1】be estimated to be/have/cost估计是/有/花费It is estimated that.据估计用所给词的适当形式填空(1)The ancient tower is estimated(date)back to the Qing Dynasty.(2)It(estim
14、ate)that two million people around the world have tried bungee jumping.to date is estimated【词汇精讲2】comprise vt.包括;包含;由组成【词汇拓展 2】be comprised of包括;包含;由组成(或构成)The class is comprised mainly of Italian and French students.该班主要由意大利和法国学生组成。用comprise的适当形式填空(1)The course a class book,a practice book and an a
15、udio tape.(2)New Zealand is of two big islands and many smaller prises comprised1.Yuan Longping,known as the“father of hybrid rice”,is one of Chinas most famous scientists.被誉为“杂交水稻之父”的袁隆平是中国最著名的科学家之一。【句式剖析】known as意为“作为而著名”,是过去分词短语作定语,修饰主语Yuan Longping。过去分词(短语)作定语时和所修饰的词有逻辑上的动宾关系。【句式拓展】过去分词作定语时相当于定语
16、从句。The meeting held yesterday is of great importance.=The meeting that/which was held yesterday is of great importance.昨天举行的会议非常重要。用所给词的适当形式填空(1)The government is made up of men and women(elect)by the people of the country.(2)The student(dress)in white is my daughter.句式升级(3)While I was tidying up my
17、 room,I came across a number of outstanding photos which I took in Beijing.While I was tidying up my room,I came across a number of outstanding photos in Beijing.(过去分词作定语)elected dressedtaken2.Given that Yuans hybrids have made him quite wealthy,one might think he would retire to a life of leisure.考虑到杂交水稻使袁隆平变得相当富有,人们可能认为他会退休享受闲适的生活。【句式剖析】given可作介词,表示“只要是;考虑到;假定;已知”等。given that意思是“考虑到”,相当于considering。单句语法填空(1)(give)the present circumstances,youve done really well.(2)Given the students need more exercise,the head teacher has decided to add more PE classes.Given that
