Unit 2 Working the land
Ⅰ.语境填词
1．In the old days the working people used to suffer from cold and __________(饥饿)．They often went ________(hunger)．
2．The big company，which ________(生产，制造) thousands of tons of wine every year，________(输出)about 20,000 boxes of wine to the US last year.
3．People are ________(困惑的) about all the different labels on these bottles ________(discovery) underground.
4．Blood ________(循环) through the body ________(freedom)．
5．Having worked on the seaside and exposed to strong sunshine，the superstar’s skin was ________(晒黑)，which ________(disturbing)her very much these days.
Ⅱ.选词填空 be satisfied with,would rather,get rid of,keep…free of,be rich in,search out, be concerned with, buid up 1．You must ________________ your bad habit of carelessness，or you will fail in the exam. 2．It’s too far，so I ________________ go there by train than by bus.
3．You’ve done well at school.No wonder your parents ________________________ you. 4．I’m very glad to see that your vocabulary is gradually ________________. 5．The meeting ________________________ reforms and everyone present was interested in it.
6．In order to ________________ the truth，he spent about two years staying in the lonely village.
7．Our country ________________ natural resources.
8．Eating well and good exercise can __________ you ________________ cold. Ⅲ.完成句子
1．他总是第一个来且最后一个离开。
He is always the first ________________ and the last ________________. 2．他们的房子比你们的房子大两倍。
Their house is ________________________ yours. ＝Their house is ________________________ yours. ＝Their house is ________________________ yours. 3．我永远也忘不了毕业宴会上校长说的话。
I’ll never forget ________________________________ at the graduation party. 4．如果每天浇一次水，这花会长得很好。
________________________，the flower will grow very well. 5．我认为该受责备的是汤姆而不是你。
I think Tom，________________________，is to blame. Ⅳ.单项填空
1．People should open the window in the morning to make air________ in order to keep the indoor air fresh.
A．spread B．remove C．float D．circulate
2．I，along with my classmates，always ________ Lisa with her sister—they are so alike.(2011·黄冈中学模拟)
A．suffer B．combine C．connect D．confuse
3．At times the balance of nature is ________，resulting in a number of possibly unforeseen effects.
A．troubled B．confused C．disturbed D．puzzled
4．—I am wondering whether you can remember the name of the place. —I’m afraid that ________ me for the moment. A．reminds B．worries C．disturbs D．escapes
5．It was the young doctor that ________ her of the pain；she felt better after the operation. A．reminded B．robbed C．informed D．ridded 6．Having heard my answer，the master nodded ________ satisfaction，“I’m quite satisfied ________ you.”
A．with；with B．on；by C．in；to D．in；of 7．This plan will be kept ________.
A．carrying out B．from carrying out C．being carried out D．from being carried out
8．What a table！I’ve never seen such a thing before.It is ________ it is long. A．half not as wide as B．wide not as half as C．not half as wide as D．as wide as not half
9．He is the last person ______ to Mary’s birthday party. A．to invite B．to be invited C．invited D．being invited
10．______ his parents，he would work in a local factory. A．Rather than leave B．Rather than leaving C．Rather than to leave D．Instead of leaving
1．struggle n．斗争，拼搏；vi.奋斗；努力 【归纳拓展】
struggle against/with同??作斗争，与??抗争 struggle with...for...为争取??而与??作斗争 struggle to one’s feet挣扎着站起来
They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction.(2010·湖北，阅读理解A)
他们在无望的尝试中挣扎着逃走，但错过了出口，开始朝错的方向前进。 【活学活用】
(1)There were no ________________________ at the murder scene. 在凶杀现场没有搏斗的痕迹。
(2)She ________________________________ and continued walking. 她挣扎着站起来，继续走。
(3)As we know，________ is the bridge to success. A．struggle B．war C．conflict D．fight 2．expand v．(使)变大；伸展；(使)膨胀
________ n．扩大；扩张
________ adj.易扩张的 【归纳拓展】
expand on/upon sth.详细阐明；充分叙述 expand in...在??方面膨胀
expand into...扩展成为??，膨胀成?? 【活学活用】
(1)A child’s vocabulary ________________ reading. 一个孩子的词汇量通过阅读得到扩大。
(2)Why not try to ________________________ a novel？ 为什么不把你的故事扩展成小说呢？
(3)________ a series，the story will become more famous. A．Expanding in B．Expanded in
C．Expanded into D．Expanding into 3．regret vt.遗憾；惋惜；n.遗憾；懊悔 【归纳拓展】
regret doing sth.后悔做了某事
regret to do sth.(常和tell，say，inform等词连用)对将要做某事表示遗憾 to one’s regret让某人感到遗憾的是
He did not regret saying what he did but felt that he could have expressed it differently.(2009·江苏，28)
他并没有遗憾说了他所做的事情，但是他觉得他本来可以用别的方式表达。 【活学活用】
(1)I ________________ say I am unable to help you.很抱歉，我爱莫能助。 (2)I ________________ unable to come today. ＝I regret that I can’t come today. 今天我不能前来，很遗憾。
(3)We regret________ you that you are to be dismissed next week.(2011·昌都地区调研) A．telling B．to tell
C．to be told D．tell 4．comment n. & vi.评论；理解；意见 【归纳拓展】
have a/some/any comment(s) on/about sth.对??有评论、意见 ask for comment征求意见
make comments on sth.评论某事 no comment无可奉告
comment on评论，谈论；对??提意见 My other comment is that the text aged.(2010·湖北，阅读理解D) 我另一个评价是这篇文章过时了。 【活学活用】
(1)The teacher often ________________ how different the two boys are. 老师经常谈论这两个男孩有多么不同。
(2)Have you ________________________ the proposals? 你对这些建议有什么意见吗？
(3)He made several critical (批评性的)________ on his new book.(2011·滨州调研) A．punishments B．comments C．opinions D．ideas 5.equip vt.配备；装备 ________ n．装备；设备 【归纳拓展】
equip...with...用??装备??
be equipped with...装备有??
equip sb.for (doing) sth.使某人为(做)某事而准备 equip sb.to do sth.使某人能够做某事 a piece of equipment一件设备 【活学活用】
(1)Your education will ________________ your future life. 你所接受的教育将使你能适应今后的生活。
(2)The explorers were told to________ themselves with everything they would need for their voyage.
A．communicate B．feed
C．equip D．associate 6．thanks to幸亏；由于，因为
(1)thanks to是介词短语，只能作状语，多用于褒义。
(2)due to意为“因为，由于”，可以作表语或状语，不能位于句首。be due to do sth.意为“被安排去做某事”。
(3)owing to意为“由于”，多用作状语，作状语时常用逗号隔开。
(4)because of语气最强，多用于表示直接原因。一般放在主句之后，有时也可放在主句之前。
【活学活用】
(1)用thanks to，due to，owing to，because of填空 ①The accident was ________ careless driving.
②____________ his carelessness，Tom failed in the exam. ③____________ his tiredness，he does not want to go with us. ④Everyone knows about it now，____________ you! (2)________ his help，we solved the problem. A．For B．Because
C．Thanks to D．Due to 7．build up建立，确立；增进；扩大 【归纳拓展】
turn up找到；证明出；调大 set up建立
make up编造；化妆 bring up抚养；呕吐 take up占据；从事
He built up his fortune from scratch. 他白手起家积累起了财富。 【活学活用】
(1)They ________________________ a powerful army.他们已建立起一支强大的军队。 (2)You need rest to ________________________ after your illness. 生病后，你需要多休息来恢复体力。
(3)Taking exercise helps us________ our body and keep a clear mind.(2011·泰安月考) A．put up B．build up
C．set up D．make up 8．lead to导致，造成(后果)(cause，result in)；通向 【归纳拓展】
lead sb.to do sth.致使某人做某事 lead sb.to sth.使某人得出；引导某人 in the lead领先；处于首位 take the lead带头；领先
(1)We firmly believe that war never settles anything.It only leads to violence. 我们坚决认为战争不会解决任何事情，只会导致暴力。
(2)This street will lead you to the center of the city.这条大街可以使你到市中心。 【活学活用】
(1)What ________________ believe I was not good at maths? 是什么使你相信我数学不好的？
(2)It is said that a cigarette end ________________________________ the forest fire. 据说是一个烟头引起了这场森林大火。
(3)The discovery of new evidence led to________. A．the thief having caught B．catch the thief
C．the thief being caught D．the thief to be caught
9．free from不受??影响的；没有??的 【归纳拓展】 for free免费
be free of摆脱了??的 set free 释放；使获得自由
Aunty Misery was free from the trouble at last. (2008·陕西，完形填空) 米斯里阿姨最终摆脱了烦恼。 【活学活用】
(1)The Chinese Central Government ________ the farmers ______________ farming tax. 中国中央政府免除了农民的农业税。 (2)If I owned a restaurant，I could eat ____________________________________________. 如果我有餐馆，我就可以免费就餐了。
(3)Can’t we just live in today，________ the worries of tomorrow or the regrets of the rest？
(2011·银川统考)
A．free from B．aware of
C．sure of D．tired from
10．What do you think would happen if tomorrow there was suddenly no rice to eat? 译文 ___________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
句式提取：特殊疑问词＋do you think＋陈述句
能用于此结构的还有：do you believe/suppose/expect/suggest等。 What do you think he will do next? 你认为他下一步要做什么？ 【活学活用】
(1)________ do you think __________ hand in my homework? 你认为是谁帮我交了作业？
(2)What prize________ in the following competition? A．do you think you will get B．do you expect will you get C．do you think you have got D．do you expect have you got
[写作句型公式]
1．It is said/thought/hoped/believed...that... ＝Sb.is said/thought/hoped/believed to... It is said that he is studying abroad.