1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 2 Working the land 听第 1 段材料，回答第 1 至 3 题。 1 What did the man try to do to the plant? A He tried to kill it. B He tried to water it. C He tried to save it. 答案： C 2 What should the man do according to the directions? A Mix one cap with 8 gallons of water. B Put the whole bottle on th
2、e plant. C Mix the whole bottle with 8 gallons of water. 答案： A 3 Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers? A Teacher and student. B Mother and son. C Doctor and patient. 答案： B 听第 2 段材料，回答第 4 至 6 题。 4 What did the speakers father do? A He was a manager. B He was a businessman. C He wa
3、s a farmer. 答案： B 5 Where was the speakers grandpas house? A In the middle of the field. B On the bank of a small river. C At the foot of a mountain. 答案： C 6 What was the speaker glad to do? A Do farming work. B Sell fruits in the street. C Raise chickens. 答案： B 【技巧点拨】 有时听力材料中会先提到答案，再呈现设题中的问题，如第 6 题
4、听力材料中先说 “We needed to sell the fruits outside in the street” ，再出现从句 “which we were happy to help” ，这恰是第 6 题提的问题。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 Text 1 W： Ben, did you kill the plant? M： Not exactly. Instead, I tried to save it. W： How exactly did you try to save it? M： I put these plant chemicals on it. W： Oh my god
5、. Did you put the whole bottle on my plant? M： Yes. I told you I tried to save it. I thought the more I put, the quicker it would be back to life! W： The directions say mix one cap with 8 gallons of water. M： Oops! If only I read the directions! Text 2 W： When I was a little child, my parents had ju
6、st started their business. Therefore, my parents sent me to my grandfathers house. My grandpa was a fruit farmer. He lived at the foot of a mountain. The air was fresh and the scenery was beautiful there. There was a big garden near his house. He planted vegetables and picked many kinds of fruit, su
7、ch as peaches, apples and pears. He also raised many chickens, ducks, dogs and cattle there. When the fruits were ripe, we could pick them any time we wanted to eat. We needed to sell the fruits outside in the street, which we were happy to help. The house had a backyard. We usually played with a ba
8、ll and ran around the yard. Besides that, there was a river near his house. The water came from the mountain and it was clean. I could see a lot of fish in the river. We often played and caught small fish in the river. I miss the time when I stayed in my grandpas house. I miss my grandfather and lov
9、e him forever. 1核心单词 (1)struggle(vi._ 使 ? 不含 (有害物 ) 【即景活用】 用所给短语的适当形式填空 rid . of, be satisfied with, focus on, keep . free of/from, lead to, build up 1 Nowadays everyone is responsible for _a harmonious society in China. 答案： building up 2 We have every reason to believe that progress in new technolo
10、gy will _a more wonderful life. 答案： lead to 3 Eating well and moderate exercise will _you _cold. 答案： keep; free of/from 4 _what makes you happy about your job, not miserable. 答案： Focus on 5 The teacher _what the students had done. 答案： was satisfied with 6 Shes trying to _herself _the dependence on d
11、rugs. 答案： rid; of 联想积累 1 “be adj. with” 高频短语集锦 be satisfied with 对 ? 感到满意 be familiar wit h 对 ? 熟悉 be popular with 受 ? 欢迎 be pleased with 对 ? 感到满意 be busy with 忙于 ? be strict with 对 ? 严格要求 be content with 对 ? 感到满意 be bored with 对 ? 感到厌烦 be patient with 对 ? 有耐心 2 “ 动词 to” 短语荟萃 lead to 导致；通向 attend to
12、 处理；专心于；照料 【 精品教育资源文库 】 add to 增添 agree to 同意 come to 苏醒；来到 refer t o 谈到；涉及；参阅 3表示 “ 集中注意力 ” 的短语 focus on be absorbed in pay attention to concentrate on 1 If so, what did you do to grow them? 如果是这样的话，你怎样来种植这些植物？ 2 This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce 20% more of the crop in the
13、same fields. 这种特殊的稻种使得同 样的田地多收获 20%的产量。 【句式仿写】 1 Will you be free this Sunday? _ , lets go camping. 这个周日你有空吗？如果有空的话，我们去野营吧。 答案： If so 2 Todays clever financial instruments _for firms to hedge against their risks. 现今各种巧妙的金融手段使得公司对冲风险成为可能。 答案： make it possible 联想积累 if 构成的省略形式 if so 如果是这样的话 if possible
14、 如果可能的话 if necessary 如果必要的话 if ever 如果有过的话 (曾经发生 ) if not 如果不是的话 单词点津 struggle vi. into focus reduce vt. 减少；减缩；降低；使 ? 陷入某种更坏的状态 (常用于被动语态 ) 教材原句 A healthy soil reduces disease and helps crops grow strong and healthy. 健康的土壤减少了病虫害并且有助于农作物的茁壮成长。 (1)reduce to . 降至 ? reduce by . 减少了 ? be reduced to . 沦落为
15、?(to 为介词 ) be reduced to despair 陷入绝望 reduce weight/speed 减肥 /减速 (2)reduced adj. 减少的；简化的 reduction n. 降低；减小 【即景活用】 (1)单句语法填空 The method of _(reduce) the teaching cost has been discussed at the meeting. He _(reduce) to despair when he heard the news. Dont expect us to make such a large _(reduce) 答案：
16、reducing was reduced reduction (2)单句改错 He weighed 75 kilos last month, and now his weight has been reduced to 10 kilos. _ During the famine, many people were reduced to eat grass and leaves. _ 答案： toby eateating 短语点拨 rid . of 使 ? 摆脱或除去 教材原句 Thanks to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle
17、 to rid the world of hunger. 由于他的研究，联合国在消除世界饥饿的战斗中有了更多的方法。 (1)rid sb./sth. of . 使某人 /某物摆脱 ? rid oneself of sth. (fears/debts) 摆脱 /克服某物 (恐惧 /债务 ) (2)get rid of 摆脱掉；除掉；处理掉 【即景活用】 【 精品教育资源文库 】 完成句子 Maybe we should _modern technology a nd return to simpler times. 也许我们应该摆脱现代技术，回归更为简单的时代。 There are some
18、habits that we can _very easily. 有一些习惯是很容易摆脱掉的。 答案： rid ourselves of get rid of be satisfied with 对 ? 感到满意 教材原句 Yuan Longping is quite satisfied with his life. 袁隆平对他的生活很满意。 satisfy ones needs/curiosity 满足某人的需要 /好奇心 to sb.s satisfaction 使某人满意的是 gain/get satisfaction from . 从 ? 中得到满足 express ones sati
19、sfaction with be satisfied with 对 ? 表示满足或满意 with satisfaction 满意地 【即景活用】 (1)单句语法填空 The policeman put down the phone, _(satisf y) with a smile on his face. We asked all our customers if they were satisfied _the service they had received. The manager says that the report you submitted to him is very _
20、(satisfy) 答案： satisfied with satisfactory/satisfying (2)完成句子 W hat he has done at the party is _ . 聚会上他的表现远不如人意。 It is those relationships that youll look back on _when you get old. 等你年老的时候，你可以满足地回顾这些人际关系。 答案： far from satisfactory with satisfaction lead to 导致；造成 教材原句 Many of these chemicals can lead to cancer or other illnesses. 很多化学成分能导致癌症或其他疾病。 lead sb. to do sth. 使 /促使某人做某事 lead a . life 过 ? 的生活 lead sb. to/into .带领某人去 /进入 ? lead the way 带路；引路
