Unit2

WorkingtheLandWarmingUp&ReadingWhatdopeopledointheseplaces?Doyouknowthefarmingsteps?ploughing(犁田)

seeding(播種)fertilizing(施肥)irrigating(灌溉)transplanting(移植)harvesting(收獲)winnowing(揚谷)Todayourworldhousesmorethan6.5billionpeople.Worldwide,

morethan1billionpeoplecurrentlylivebelowtheinternationalpovertyline,earninglessthan$1perday.854millionpeopleacrosstheworldaresufferingfromhunger,upfrom852

millionayearago.Sixmillionchildrenundertheageof5dieeveryyearasaresultofhunger.Everyday,almost16,000childrendiefromhunger.Onechildeveryfiveseconds.

China’spopulationdecreasedabout47millionduring1959and1961.“Justatthattime,aChinesescientistdeclaredtotheworldthatChinacansolvetheproblembyhimselfandhelptosolvethesameproblemintheworld”.

原子彈讓中國人不再受恐嚇!袁隆平(FatherofHybridRice)使中國人不再挨餓!Yuanlongping

Heisfatherofhybridrice(雜交水稻），whowaslatelyawarded“theNobelPrizeofAsia”.Hereceivedthehonorforhisgreatcontributions(貢獻）tohybridriceresearchandtheworkhedidtoimprovericeproductionindevelopingcountries.NowheisheadoftheNationalHybridRiceResearchandDevelopmentCenterinHunanProvince,China(中國湖南省國家雜交水稻研究與發展中心).Heiscalledapioneerforallpeople.

APioneerforAllPeopleYuanLongpingPeopleallovertheworldScanning:Findoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.DrYuan’sappearanceandhisachievement.DrYuan’sbiographyDrYuan’spersonallife.DrYuan’sdreams.Para1Para2Para3Para41.WhatdoseDr.Yuanlooklike?Why?2.Whatishisachievement?Para1Helookslikeafarmer(hissunburntfaceandarmsandhisslim,strongbody)becausehealwaysworksunderthesunforalongtime.Heproducessuperhybridrice.Careful

reading

Heismoreafarmerthanascientist.Personal

informationName:Nationality:Born:Age:Occupation:Education:Dream:Yuan

LongpingChinese

in193086scientist/farmerSouthwestAgricultureCollege,in1953ToexporthishybridricesothatitcanbegrownaroundtheglobePara2a.Hewasbornin1930.b.HegraduatedfromSouthwestAgriculturecollege.c.In1950,Chinesefarmersproducedfiftymilliontonsofrice.d.200milliontonsofricewasproducedbygrowing

hishybridrice.e.Hesearchedawaytoincreasericeoutputs

withoutexpandingtheareaoffields.f.Hehelpsridtheworldofhungerbycirculating

hisknowledgeinlessdevelopedcountries.Puttheeventsinrightorder.

acbedfWhichofthefollowingdescriptionaboutDrYuan’spersonalityis

nottrue?A.He

issatisfiedwith

hislifebecauseheis

nowrichandfamous.B.Hecareslittleaboutmoneyandfame.C.He

wouldrather

workthan

leada

comfortable

life.D.Heenjoysasimplerlifethanmostrich

andfamouspeople.Para.3DrYuan’spersonallifeALanguagePoints1.workvt.耕種(土地);使工作;開動;創造(奇跡);

經營(工廠、農場等)vi.工作;(機器等)開動;(辦法、計劃等)行得通work

the

land=grow

crops

on

it

耕耘土地Heworks

abigfarm.他經營著一個大的農場。Idon’tthinkthatyoursuggestionwillwork.2.…whomhehasstruggledforthepast50decades.strugglev.“斗爭;拼搏;努力”e.g.Hehasstruggledwithsicknessforafewmonths.數月來他一直在與疾病作斗爭。Theywerepoorandhadtostruggleforaliving.他們很窮,必須為生活而努力。Hestruggledwiththethief.他同小偷進行了搏斗。Hestruggledtocontrolhistemper.

他努力控制住自己的脾氣。【拓展】1)struggle還可用作名詞,表示“奮斗;努力”等。e.g.In1862theAmericanslaveswontheirstruggleforfreedom.1862年美國黑奴贏得了為自由而進行的斗爭的勝利。2)常見搭配:struggle

for

為……而斗爭struggle

against

向……做斗爭;同……搏斗struggle

on

拼命活下去;繼續努力struggle

to

one’s

feet

掙扎著站起來根據句意,用適當的介詞或副詞填空。Theyhadtostruggle____theirlives_______weatherandwildanimalsinthatarea.(2)Inordertoprotecttheenvironment,weshouldstruggle_______allkindsofpollution.(3)Heagreedtostruggle____,thoughhewashopingtoretire.(4)Afterafewminutes,theyoungmanstruggled___hisfeet,glaringattheenemy.foragainstagainstontobattle,fight,war,struggle,campaign作名詞時的用法區別▲battle戰役(指大規模會戰),戰爭。如：animportantbattleinthePacificcampaignTheydiedinbattle.▲fight

意為“打架,戰斗力”,企圖通過打擊或用武力傷害敵人或從敵人那里奪權。如：Thetwoboyshadafight.There’snofightleftinhim.▲war

“戰爭,大戰”,指在國家、民族或派別之間進行的公開的、使用武力的、常持續一段時間的沖突的狀態;“斗爭”,為與某些被認為是有害之物作戰或使其結束而作的齊心協力的努力或斗爭。如:thewar

againstacidrainThetwocountrieswereatwarfortwoyears.▲struggle意為“奮斗,掙扎”,尤指在困境中的抗爭。如：Shespokeofherstruggleswithshyness.Pol