高考英语 Unit 2 Working the land(词汇考查+词汇应用)(含解析)新人教版必修4

Unit2 Working the landWarming Up, Pre-reading, Reading重点词语及短语解析1．consider v.t.考虑，思考；顾及，体谅；认为，觉得；后接名词、代词、动名词、宾语从句；宾补是形容词、名词、不定式等。

We are considering going to Beijing.我们正考虑着去北京。

We must consider the feelings of others.我们必须顾及他人的感情。

Don’t consider yours elf clever.不要自以为聪明。

注意：（1）不用进行时；（2)宾补是名词时，名词前可加as或to be; 宾补是形容词时前可加to be。

词语拓展considerable adj. 值得考虑的，相当多（大）的；considerably adv.considerate adj. 为他人着想的，体谅的，体贴的；He is considerate to his students.他对学生体贴入微。

It was considerate of you not to play the piano while the baby was sleeping.婴儿睡觉时你不弹钢琴，真是想得周到。

2．research n. 研究do his research做研究工作；be engaged in research从事研究；busy with research work忙于研究工作；carry out a research (or researches) into the cause of cancer做癌症之起因的研究工作v.i. research into sth. 从事对某事的研究3．struggle v.i.抗争；奋斗；斗争；努力；挣扎Liz struggled fiercely with her attacker.莉兹同攻击她的人进行激烈的搏斗。

Unit 2 Working the land Unit2workingtheland一、语言要点I单元要点预览（旨在让同学整体了解本单元要点）词汇部分词语辨析.expand/extend/spread/stretch2.occupation/job/work/employment/career/profession词形变化.hungern.[u]饥饿；欲望hungryadj.饥饿的2.expandv.使变大；伸展expansionn.[u,c]扩大；扩展3.satisfyvt.使某人满意达到要求；满足需要satisfiedadj.对……表示满意satisfactory/sarisfyingadj.令人满意的satisfactionn.满意4.freeadj.&adv.自由的免费的vt.解放freedomn.自由5.equipvt.&vi.配备；装备equipmentn.[u]装备；设备6.discovervt.发现，找到discoveryn.被发现的事物，发现discoverern.发现者重点单词.strugglevi.&n.斗争；拼搏；努力2.equipvt.&vi.配备；装备3.regretvt.遗憾；惋惜n.[c,u]遗憾；惋惜4.reducevt.&vi.减少；减缩5.focusvt.&vi.集中；聚焦n.[c,u]焦点；中心点mentvi.&vt.表达意见；作出评论n.[c,u]评论；议论重点词组.thanksto幸亏；由于；因为2.ridsb./sth.of使某人某物摆脱3.besatisfiedwith对……表示满足或满意4.wouldrather宁愿……5.buildup逐渐建立；逐渐增强体质；积累；开发6.leadto导致；造成（后果）；通往7.keep...freefrom/of使……免受；使……不含重点句子.In1974,hebecamethefirstagriculturalpioneerinth eworldtogrowricethathasahighoutput.2.Thisspecialstrainofricemakesitpossibletoproduceon e-thirdmoreofthecropinthesamefields.重点语法V-ing的基本用法（见语法部分）II词语辨析.expand/extend/spread/stretch【解释】expand指向四面八方的扩大扩张extend强调向某一方向的延长spread指消息，疾病，瘟疫等的传播、蔓延，也指把某物铺开，把胳膊张开stretch指手掌，手臂，腰，腿，颈由曲变直，由短变长的伸展或伸出，多与out连用【练习】用expand，extend，spread，stretch的适当形式填空。

话题17 农业开展〔Unit 2 Working the land〕晨读背诵话题单词1. protection 【prəˈtekʃən】n. 保护；防卫2. technique 【tek ˈni:k】n. 技术；技巧3. irrigation 【ɪrɪˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n】n. 灌溉；冲洗4. import 【ɪm ˈpɔːt】n. & v. 进口；输入5. production 【prəˈdʌkʃən】n. 产品；总产量6. sow 【səʊ】v. 播种；散布7. insect 【ˈɪnsekt】n. 昆虫8. discovery 【dɪˈskʌvərɪ】n. 发现；被发现事物9. practical 【ˈpræktɪk(ə)l】adj. 实际；实用10. fortunately 【ˈfɔːtʃənətlɪ】adv. 幸运地11. typical 【ˈtɪpɪk(ə)l】adj. 典型12. actually 【ˈæktʃuəl ɪ】adv. 事实上13. operate 【ˈɒpəreɪt】v. 运转；操作14. silence 【ˈsaɪləns】n. 寂静；沉默15. confuse 【kənˈfjuːz】vt. 使迷惑；混淆16. applaud 【əˈpl ɔːd】v. & n. 拍手喝彩；赞同17. direction 【dɪˈrekʃ(ə)n】n. 方向；指示18. root 【ruːt】n. 根19. fertilizer 【ˈfɜːtɪlaɪzə(r)】n. 肥料20. poison 【ˈpɒɪwho came to interview the most famous scientist in Ch ina, who would rather be called “a farmer〞. Indeed, like many Chinese farmers, Yuan in his 70s and has devoted most of his life to growing rice in paddy fields, but unlike those farmers, he reaps the seed from experimental fields only for hybridizing rice.汉语大意：袁隆平，中国最著名“农民〞二十世纪六十年代，袁首次提出超级水稻想法。

Unit 2Working the landA Shepherd Saved Six Runners from Extreme Weather duringDeadly Ultra-marathon in China中国牧羊人从极端天气中救下六名超级马拉松选手A shepherd in northwest China has been credited with saving six trail runners from dangerously extreme weather, according to state media. Twenty-one other runners died during the 100-kilometer (62-mile) race on Saturday.According to China National Radio, Zhu Keming was grazing his sheep near the high-altitude Huanghe Shilin Mountain in Gansu Province when the weather turned sour. He sought refuge in a cave where he had stored some firewood and clothes near the running trail.“The weather that day was really uncommon. It was foggy and raining and windy and sometimes hailing(下冰雹). That kind of weather is really rar e, ” Zhu told China National Radio.As temperatures dropped, runners started reported suffering from hypothermia(体温过低), while others went missing. Marathon organizers called off the race and launched a search party of 1, 200 people to scour(搜查) the complicated terrain(地形), in an operation that continued after dark.主题语境人与社会课标话题对社会有突出贡献的人物思维品质通过了解文章的内容, 理解一位平凡的人做的不平凡的事情, 激发学生们养成热心助人的优良品格。

Unit 2 Working the land[单词拼写应用]核心单词1．decade n．十年；十年期2．occupation n．工作；职业；占领3．summary n．总结；摘要；概要4．regret vt.遗憾；惋惜n．遗憾；懊悔5．comment n．评论；议论vi.& vt.表达意见；作出评论6．focus n．焦点；中心点vt.集中；聚焦7．therefore adv.因此；所以；因而8．reduce vt.减少；减缩9．struggle vi.& n．斗争；拼搏；努力10．expand vt.& vi.使变大；伸展[语境运用] 用所给词的适当形式填空。

1．The number of people suffering from heart disease will be greatly reduced (reduce) if they are persuaded to eat more fruit and vegetables.2．In the last decade，the project has_expanded (expand) its welfare to support 12，000 poor students.3．The old man stood there with his eyes focused (focus) on the picture.4．The reporter commented (comment) that the film Lost and Love was very moving.5．Some farmers have to leave their hometown and go to work in cities，struggling (struggle) to increase their incomes.6．After he considered the problem more carefully，he regretted(regret) having made such a hasty decision.拓展单词1．hunger n．饥饿；欲望vt.& vi.(使)饥饿→hungry adj.饥饿的；渴望得到的2．export vt.& vi.输出；出口→import vt.& vi.(反义词) 输入；进口3．discover vt.发现；发觉→discovery n．发现；发觉→discoverer n．发现者4．equip vt.& vi.配备；装备→equipment n．设备(不可数)5．confuse vt.使迷惑；使为难→confusing adj.令人迷惑的→confused adj.感到迷惑的→confusion n．迷惑；困惑6．nation n．国家；民族→national adj.民族的→nationality n．国籍7．disturb v．打扰；妨碍；使不安→disturbing adj.引起烦恼的；令人不安的→disturbed adj.烦恼的；不安的8．free adj.自由的→freedom n．自由；自主[语境运用] 用所给词的适当形式填空。

人教版高中英语必修四Unit2 Working the land1 struggle [ˈstrʌgl]vi.搏斗；奋斗；努力；争取n.打斗；竞争；奋斗【例句】They had to struggle against/with all kinds of difficulties.他们必须和各种各样的困难作斗争。

After 5 years’ of struggle,people in Wenchuan are living a normal life now.经过五年的努力，现在汶川人民的生活步入了正轨。

【搭配】struggle against/with与……斗争struggle for 为争取……而斗争struggle to do 努力去做struggle to one’s feet 挣扎着站起来 a life-and-death struggle生死搏斗【辨析】battle, war, campaign, struggle, fight这些名词均有“战斗，战争”之意。

•battle：侧重指战争中的一次较全面、时间较长的战斗，也指陆军或海军在某一特定地区进行的战斗，或个人之间的争斗。

•war：是战争的总称，一般指包括多个战役的大规模战争。

•campaign：通常指在一场大的战争中在某一地区进行的一连串有既定目的的军事行动。

也可作引申用。

•struggle：指激烈或时间持续长的战斗或奋力斗争。

•fight：最普通用词，含义广，指战斗、斗争或打斗。

2 hunger [ˈhʌŋgə(r)] n.饿，饥饿；欲望vt.& vi.（使）饥饿【例句】His hunger for knowledge drove him to the library.他对知识的强烈愿望驱使他上图书馆。

These students hunger for new knowledge and ideas.这些学生渴望学到新知识，获得新思想。

必修4 Unit2 Working the land1 struggle [?str?gl] vi.搏斗；奋斗；努力；争取n.打斗；竞争；奋斗【例句】They had to struggle against/with all kinds of difficulties.他们必须和各种各样的困难作斗争。

people in Wenchuan are living a normal life now. 经过After 5 years’ of struggle,五年的努力，现在汶川人民的生活步入了正轨。

【搭配】struggle against/with与……斗争struggle for 为争取……而斗争struggle to do挣扎着站起来 a life-and-death struggle生死搏斗努力去做struggle to one’s feet【辨析】battle, war, campaign, struggle, fight这些名词均有“战斗，战争”之意。

battle：侧重指战争中的一次较全面、时间较长的战斗，也指陆军或海军在某一特定地区进行的战斗，或个人之间的争斗。

war：是战争的总称，一般指包括多个战役的大规模战争。

campaign：通常指在一场大的战争中在某一地区进行的一连串有既定目的的军事行动。

也可作引申用。

struggle：指激烈或时间持续长的战斗或奋力斗争。

fight：最普通用词，含义广，指战斗、斗争或打斗。

2 hunger [?h??g?(r)] n.饿，饥饿；欲望vt.& vi.（使）饥饿【例句】His hunger for knowledge drove him to the library.他对知识的强烈愿望驱使他上图书馆。

These students hunger for new knowledge and ideas.这些学生渴望学到新知识，获得新思想。

【搭配】have a hunger for 渴望hunger for 渴望得到【拓展延伸】“渴望得到某物/渴望做某事”的多种表达法归纳如下：hunger for sth. long for sth. hope for sth. wish for sth. be eager for sth. desire sth. hunger to do sth long to do sth hope to do sth wish to do sth be eager to do sth. desire to do sth.3 expand [?k?sp?nd] vt.使…变大；扩张；详述vi.扩展；发展；张开；展开【例句】In ten years the city’s population expanded by 12%.十年之中,该市人口增加了百分之十二。