Unit 5Working The Land
Section ⅠReading and Thinking ................................................................................. - 1 - Section ⅡLearning About Language ......................................................................... - 10 - Section ⅢUsing Language ........................................................................................ - 13 - Section Ⅳ单元写作.................................................................................................. - 18 -
Section ⅠReading and Thinking
Ⅰ.重点单词
1．hybrid n．杂交植(动)物；合成物；混合动力车
2．devote vt.把……献(给)；把……专用于；专心于→devotion n．献身，奉献；忠诚；信仰，祈祷；热爱→devoted adj.献身的；忠诚的 3．shortage n．不足；缺少；短缺→short adj.不足的；缺少的；短缺的
4．tackle vt.解決(难题)；应付(局面)；处理
5．crisis n．危机；危急关头→crises(pl.)
6．boost vt.使增长；使兴旺n．增长；提高；激励
7．yield n．产量；产出vt.出产(作物)；产生(收益、效益等)vi.屈服；让步 8．convince vt.使相信；使确信；说服→convincing adj.令人相信的；有说服力的；令人心悦诚服的
9．characteristic n．特征；特点；品质adj.典型的；独特的→character vt.使具有特征n．性格；特点；字母；角
10．attain vt.(通常经过努力)获得；得到
11．conventional adj.传统的；习惯的
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12．pollinate vt.授粉；传粉→pollination n．授粉；传粉
13．assumption n．假定；设定；(责任的)承担；(权利的)获得→assume v．假定；设定14．intense adj.热切的；十分强烈的；激烈的
15．overcome vt.(overcame，overcome)克服；解决；战胜
16．expand vt.& vi.扩大；增加vt.扩展；发展(业务) →expansion n．扩展；发展；扩大17．output n ．产量；输出；输出量vt.(output，output)输出
18．estimate vt.估计；估价；估算n．估计；估算
19．domestic adj.本国的；国内的；家用的
20．consumption n．消耗；消耗量；消费→consume vt.消耗；消费→consumer n．消费者
21．comprise vt.包括；包含；由……组成
22．generate vt.产生；引起
23．strain n．(动、植物的)系；品种；拉伤；压力
24．leisure n．闲暇；休闲；空闲
25．soil n．泥土；土壤；国土；领土
26．celebrity n．名望；名誉；名人；名流
27．envision vt.展望；想象→vision n．想象；视力；视野；影像
28．grain n．谷物；谷粒；颗粒
29．reality n．现实；实际情况；事实→real adj.真的；真实的→really adv.真正地
30．salty adj.含盐的；咸的→salt n．盐
31．urban adj.城市的；都市的；城镇的
32．bomb n．vt.轰炸；对……投
33．tunnel n．地下通道；地道；隧道
34．extension n．扩建部分；扩大；电话分机→extend vt.延伸；扩大；推广vi.延伸；扩大；伸展
35．chemical adj.与化学有关的；化学的n．化学制品；化学品
36．wheat n．小麦；小麦籽
37．flavour n．味道；特点；特
Ⅱ.重点短语
1．fulfill/realize one's dreams实现某人的梦想
2．care for 照顾；关心；喜欢
3．be known as作为……而出名
4．把……用于；献身；致力；专心
5．be comprised of包括；包含；由……组成(或构成)
6．两者都
7．far from远非；绝不
8．deep down在内心深处；本质上；实际上
9．at heart内心里；本质上；十分关心(某人的利益或福祉)
10．at home and abroad国内外
11．open up将(瓶、盒等)开封；拆开(包裹、信封等)；开放(被封的道路、边界等)；(使)(地方、经济、兴趣领域等)开放；敞开心扉
12．take on承担，接受(尤指艰巨工作或重大责任)；呈现，显出(新面貌或新特点)
13．turn into变成
14．up to多达；胜任
15．make use of利用华南国防医学杂志
16．meet one's demands满足某人的需要
17．adapt to适应
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18．now that既然
19．make up one's mind下定决心
20．complain about抱怨
Ⅲ.重点句型
1．Yet, he considers_himself_a_farmer because he continually works the land in his research.
然而，他认为自己是个农民，因为他在不断地研究耕种土地。
2.Today, it_is_estimated_that about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China is
comprised of crops generated from Yuan's
据估算，现在中国国内消费的大米有大约百分之六十来自袁隆平的杂交水稻……
3．Yuan's innovation has helped feed not_just China, but many other countries that depend on rice as well.
袁隆平的创新不仅帮助了中国，也帮助了许多其他依赖大米的国家。
4．Given that Yuan's hybrids have made him quite wealthy, one might think he would retire to a life of leisure.
考虑到袁的杂交水稻让他变得相当富有，人们可能会认为他会退休享受悠闲的生活。
重点单词
1 devote v.献身；致力；专心
典型例句
He devoted himself to writing.
他专心写作。
He has devoted his whole life to benefiting mankind.
他把一生都致力于造福人类。
思维拓展
(1)devote time/ 为……付出时间/努力/金钱
devote 献身于……；专心致力于……
devoted adj. 忠实的；深爱的
devotion n．挚爱；关爱；关照；奉献
(2)表示“专心于，全神贯注于”的短语还有：be absorbed in, be lost in, be buried in, be occupied in, focus on, concentrate on, fix one's attention on
He is devoted to his career and his devotion to protecting environment has won our respect.
他对事业很忠诚并且他对保护环境的献身赢得了我们的尊敬。
2 shortage n.不足；缺少；短缺
典型例句
There is no shortage of (＝There are plenty of) things to do in the town.
城里不愁不到活儿干。
思维拓展
food/housing/water shortages 食物/ 住房/ 用水短缺
a shortage of funds 资金不足
short adj.不足的；缺少的；短缺的
fall short of sth.未达到；不符合
be short of缺乏，短缺
in short总之；简言之
3 yield
典型例句
(1)vt.出产(作物)；产生(收益、效益等)
The research has yielded useful information.
这项研究提供了有用的资料。
(2)vi.屈服；让步应收账款周转率
After a long siege, the town was forced to yield.
经过长时间的包围，这座孤城被迫投降。
(3)vi.放弃；缴出
He refused to yield up his gun.
他拒绝缴。老山击剑俱乐部
(4)n.[C，U] 产量；产出；利润
This will give a yield of 10% on your investment.
这会给你的投资带来10%的利润。
思维拓展
yield (to sth./sb.) 屈服；让步
yield sth./sb. (up) (to sb.) 放弃；缴出
yield to sth.被……替代；为……所取代
a high crop yield 作物丰收
a reduction in milk yield 牛奶产量的降低
4 convince vt. 使确信，使相信
典型例句
It took many hours to convince the court of his guilt.
花费了许多个小时法庭才相信他有罪。
We convinced Anny to go by train rather than by plane.
我们说服了安妮放弃乘飞机而坐火车走。
思维拓展
convince sb.of sth.使某人相信某事
do sth.说服某人做某事
be convinced of sth.相信某事
be convinced that相信某事
convincing adj.令人信服的
助记：con-(＝thoroughly，完全地)＋vinc(＝conquer，征服)＋e→完全征服对方→使信服
易混辨析
convince/persuade
他们说服我们去/不去参加那次聚会。
We couldn't convince him of his mistake.
我们无法使他明白他的错。
5 attain vt.(经过努力)获得；得到；达到(年龄、水平、状况等)
典型例句
He attained success through hard work.
他通过努力取得了成功。
The cheetah can attain speeds of up to 97 kph.
猎豹的奔跑速度可达97千米/时。
思维拓展
attainable adj.可获得的；可达到的
attainment n．达到；成就
6 conventional adj.常规的；传统的；保守的wiley期刊
典型例句
Internet connections through conventional phone lines are fairly slow.
通过传统的电话线连接的因特网速度有点儿慢。
7 assumption n.假定；设想；承担；担任
典型例句
His assumption proved to be correct.
他的假设被证明是对的。
思维拓展
make an assumption 假设；认为
on the 在假定……的情况下
assume vt.假定；设想；承担
假设……
assume office 就职
assume responsibility 承担责任
assume an air/装出……的样子/表情
假定……(作连词用，相当于if)
We are working on the assumption that the rate of inflation will not increase next year.
我们在假定明年通货膨胀率不增加的情况下工作。
Assuming that it rains, what should we do?
假定下雨了，我们该怎么办？
8 overcome vt.&vi.战胜；克服；控制感情
典型例句
He struggled to overcome his shyness.
他努力克服自己的羞怯。
思维拓展
be overcome with被(感情)所控制，受到情绪的极大影响
Bill was overcome with grief.
比尔悲痛欲绝。
易混辨析
overcome，beat，defeat，win
overcome 强调克服困难、障碍等。
beat 常指(在比赛或竞争中)赢(某人)。beat，defeat后均跟表示人的名词，如
比赛、战斗的对手；另外，二者常可互defeat 侧重指在战场上打败敌人。
他下棋赢了我。
He defeated the champion in three sets.
他三盘击败了冠军。
France won by six goals to two against Denmark.
法国队以六比二战胜丹麦队。
9 expand vt.&vi.使变大；伸展
典型例句
He is thinking of expanding his business.
他正考虑扩张他的生意。
Metals expand when they are heated.
金属受热会膨胀。
We have plans to expand the business into the USA market.
我们计划把业务扩展到美国市场。
思维拓展
expand (...) into(把……)扩展到
expand on/upon详述；充分叙述
10 comprise
典型例句
(1)vt.包括；包含；由……组成(不用于进行时)
The collection comprises 327 paintings.
这部画册收有327幅画。
The committee is comprised of representatives from both the public and private sectors.
委员会由政府和私人部门的双方代表组成。
(2)vt.是(某事物的)组成部分；组成；构成
Older people comprise a large proportion of those living in poverty.
在那些生活贫困的人中，老年人占有很大的比例。
思维拓展
be comprised of ＝consist of 由……组成
comprise＝make sth. up
11 generate vt.产生；引起
典型例句
We need someone to generate new ideas.
我们需要有人出新主意。
思维拓展
generate electricity/heat/power 发电/产生热/ 动力
generate income/profit 产生收益/ 利润
generation [U] (尤指电、热等的)产生[C＋sing./pl.v.] (统称)一代人，同代人，同辈人；代，一代，一辈
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