1、,Working the Land,Unit 5,Scientific progress depends on the labor and the value of their inventions of scientists.科学的进步，取决于科学家的劳动和他们的发明的价值。,单元主题语境,人与自我,Establishing a human colony on the Moon has been the stuff of dreams since the dawn of the space age.But how can humans survive for months or years
2、in the ultra-hostile(极端恶劣的)environment of space？What，for instance，will they eat?Agricultural researchers at a Dutch university say they are taking the first steps towards providing an answer.,话题导入,They are growing vegetables in soils similar to those found on the Moon1，looking for ways of helping sp
3、ace pioneers grow their own crops.“When people go to the Moon they also have to eat，and its easiest for them to grow their own food，”said Wieger Wamelink，surrounded by several dozen plants in a special greenhouse at Wageningen，an agricultural university in central Netherlands.“We wanted to use real
4、lunar soil to see if plants would actually grow in it，”Wamelink told reporters.,Of course，getting real lunar potting soil is an impossible task.But an Internet search revealed an unlikely supplier:NASA，which makes ground similar to that on the Moon from sand found in an Arizona desert.“To work in th
5、is soil was very special.Nobody，not even NASA，could tell us what would happen2，even just by simply adding water，”he said.The imitation ground at first was a little“reluctant”(勉强的)to absorb water，but soon turned out to be good potting soil.“The plants were growing very fast and very good.They even st
6、arted to flower，something that we never anticipated(预料，预见)，”Wamelink said.,1.The university is known for its language and culture courses intended for international students.(2018北京，书面表达)2.Firstly，this is precisely what the British visitors are expecting.(2019江苏，书面表达),靓句运用于写作,内容索引,Period OneReading
7、and ThinkingComprehending,语篇理解 精读精练 萃取文本精华,读前清障 识记单词 快速顺畅阅读,匹配左边的单词与右边的汉语意思第一组1.devoteA.使增长；使兴旺2.shortage B.把献(给)；专心于3.crisis C.使相信；使确信；说服4.boost D.危机；危急关头5.convince E.不足；缺少；短缺,读 前 清 障,识记单词 快速顺畅阅读,第二组6.attain A.传统的；习惯的7.conventional B.消费；消耗；消耗量8.assumption C.(通常经过努力)获得；得到9.expand D.假定；设定；(责任的)承担10.c
8、onsumption E.扩大；增加；发展,第三组11.generate A.展望；想象12.celebrity B.现实；事实；实际情况13.envision C.产生；引起14.reality D.扩大；扩建部分；电话分机15.extension E.名人；名流；名望；名誉,返 回,Step 1Fast-reading1.Whats the main idea of the passage?A.Ways to increase the rice output.B.Yuan Longpings dreams.C.Yuan Longpings super hybrid rice.D.Yuan
9、Longpingan agricultural pioneer.,语 篇 理 解,精读精练 萃取文本精华,2.Match each paragraph with its main idea.Para.1A.Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice.Para.2B.Yuan is old but still full of dreams that he is turning into reality.Para.3C.Yuan considers himself a farmer.Para.4D.Yuan decided to study
10、agriculture.Para.5E.Yuans innovation has helped to feed more people.Para.6F.Yuan cares little for celebrity or money.,Step 2Careful-readingChoose the best answer.1.From the first paragraph，we know that Yuan Longping.A.is a farmerB.looks like a farmerC.has a weak bodyD.is Chinas most famous scientist
11、,2.Why did Yuan Longping choose to study agriculture?A.Because his parents wanted him to do so.B.Because he wanted to win awards in this field.C.Because farmers sometimes suffered from serious shortage of food at that time.D.Because he wanted to make more money by selling seeds.,3.How long did it ta
12、ke Yuan Longping to develop his super hybrid rice?A.12 years.B.14 years.C.21 years.D.30 years.,4.Which of the following can we know from the passage?A.Yuan Longping is living a life of leisure.B.Most experts on agriculture agreed on the possibility of developing a kind of hybrid rice.C.“Seawater ric
13、e”is a kind of rice that has a low output.D.Yuan Longping is not interested in becoming famous or wealthy.,Step 3Post-readingAfter reading the passage，please fill in the following blanks.Yuan Longping，who 1.(know)as the“father of hybrid rice”，considers himself a farmer.When he was young,2.concerned
14、him most was farmers 3.(short)of food to eat，so he chose to study agriculture at college.After graduating in 1953，he worked as a researcher and devoted himself to 4.(create)a kind of hybrid rice，which could attain a 5.(high)yield.In 1974，he succeeded in making it 6.reality.Today,60%of domestic consu
15、mption in China is comprised of crops 7.(generate)from his hybrid strains，,is known,what,shortage,creating,higher,generated,a,for which he has received numerous awards both in China and abroad.But the humorous old“farmer”，caring little 8.celebrity or money，is still living a simple life.Despite his 9
16、.(advance)years，he is trying 10._ _(fulfill)his dreams of riding the world of hunger.,for,advanced,to,fulfill,Step 4Sentence-learning1.However，what concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat.句式分析本句中名词性从句分别作主语和表语。what concerned
17、 him most为句子的，表语从句为 引导的那一部分。to eat是动词不定式表目的。自主翻译_,主语,that,然而，他最担忧的是农民们的收成不好，有时甚至口粮严重短缺。,2.After graduating in 1953，he worked as a researcher.句式分析本句中After graduating in 1953可以改写为After he _ in 1953；从句的谓语动词graduate与主语之间为 关系。自主翻译_,graduated,1953年大学毕业以后，他成了一名科研人员。,主动,3.Today，it is estimated that about 60
18、 per cent of domestic rice consumption in China is comprised of crops generated from Yuans hybrid strains，and his strains have allowed Chinas farmers to produce around 200 million tons of rice per year.句式分析本句为it 作 的复合句。真正的主语是 引导的从句，而真正的主语太长，为了避免句子头重脚轻，所以用 it。自主翻译_,形式主语,that,形式主语,据估计，现在中国国内消费的大米有大约60
19、%来自袁隆平的杂交水稻，他的杂交水稻让中国农民每年能够生产大约两亿吨大米。,4.Given that Yuans hybrids have made him quite wealthy，one might think he would retire to a life of leisure.句式分析本句中Given that.为连词，相当于considering，意为“_”。自主翻译_,返 回,考虑,到；鉴于,考虑到杂交水稻让袁隆平变得相当富有，人们可能认为他会退休享受闲适的生活。,内容索引,Period TwoReading and Thinking&Learning About Langu
20、ageLanguage Points,互动探究 探究重点 互动撞击思维,基础自测 自主学习 落实基础知识,达标检测 当堂检测 基础达标演练,重点单词,1.n.(pl.crises)危机；危急关头2.vt.(通常经过努力)获得；得到3.n.特征；特点；品质 adj.典型的；独特的4.adj.传统的；习惯的5.vt.克服；解决；战胜6.vt.&vi.扩大；增加 vt.扩展；发展(业务),基 础 自 测,自主学习 落实基础知识,crisis,attain,characteristic,conventional,overcome,expand,7.vt.估计；估价；估算 n.估计；估算8.vt.包括；
21、包含；由组成9.n.名人；名流；名望；名誉10.vt.展望；想象11.n.不足；缺少；短缺 adj.短的12.vt.把献(给)；把专用于；专心于 adj.忠诚的；挚爱的；专心的 n.献身；奉献；忠诚,estimate,comprise,celebrity,envision,shortage,short,devote,devoted,devotion,13.n.假定；设定；(责任的)承担；(权利的)获得 v.假定；认为；承担14.n.消耗；消耗量；消费 v.消耗；消费15.n.现实；实际情况；事实 adj.真的；真实的；现实的16.vt.使相信；使确信；说服 adj.令人信服的,assumpti
22、on,assume,consumption,consume,reality,real,convince,convincing,17.vt.产生；引起 n.产生；一代人18.n.扩建部分；扩大；电话分机 v.延伸；扩大；推广,generate,generation,extension,extend,掌握规律巧记单词short adj.短的ageshortage n.短缺；缺少；不足例：shrinkage收缩；缩小wreckage残骸；毁灭bandage绷带assume v.假设；假定去掉eptionassumption n.假定；设定；(责任的)承担例：consumption消耗；消费；消耗量,
23、1.把用于；献身；致力；专心2.包括；包含；由组成(或构成)3.在内心深处；本质上；实际上4.被用于5.依靠6.因为；由于7.远非；绝不是8.在意；喜欢9.成功地做某事10.凭空想出(不同寻常的计划、主意),devote.to,be comprised of,deep down,be used for,depend on,because of,far from,care for,succeed in doing sth.,dream up,核心短语,1.名词性从句作主语和表语However，_ was _and sometimes even had a serious shortage of
24、food to eat.然而，他最担忧的是农民们的收成不好，有时甚至口粮严重短缺。2.现在分词作时间状语 in 1953，he worked as a researcher.1953年大学毕业以后，他成了一名科研人员。,经典句式,what concerned him most that farmers often had poor harvests,After graduating,3.it作形式主语Today,about 60 per cent of domestic rice consumption in China is comprised of crops generated from
25、 Yuans hybrid strains，and his strains have allowed Chinas farmers to produce around 200 million tons of rice per year.据估计，现在中国国内消费的大米有大约60%来自袁隆平的杂交水稻，他的杂交水稻让中国农民每年能够生产大约两亿吨大米。,返 回,it is estimated that,Indeed，his slim but strong body is just like those of millions of Chinese farmers to whom he has de
26、voted his life.事实上，他瘦削但结实的身躯看起来和他为之奉献了一生的千千万万的中国农民一样。,1,devote vt.把献(给)；把专用于；专心于(常与介词to连用),互 动 探 究,探究重点 互动撞击思维,重点词汇,devote.to把奉献给；把专注于devote oneself to致力于；献身于devoted adj.深爱的；忠诚的be devoted to专心于；致力于devotion n.关爱；奉献,(1)If you have a job，do devote yourself to it and finally you will succeed.如果你有份工作，务必投
27、身于它，最终你将会成功。(2)I dont think we should devote any more time to(persuade)such a stubborn man to change his mind.我认为我们不应该再花时间来说服这么顽固的一个人改变主意。(3)He is so to his English teaching that I admire him for his _(devote).他如此深爱他的英语教学，以至于我对他的奉献感到敬佩。,persuading,devoted,devotion,Yuan was convinced that the answer
28、could be found in the creation of hybrid rice.袁隆平相信答案可以在杂交水稻的培养中找到。,2,convince vt.使信服；使确信；说服convince sb.of sth.使某人确信/明白某事convince sb.that.使某人相信convince sb.to do sth.说服某人做某事convincing adj.令人信服的convinced adj.确信的；坚信的be convinced(that)/of.(某人)坚信,(1)What she said convinced me that I was mistaken.她说的话让我相信
29、我错了。(2)Weve been trying to convince him(give)up the plan.我们一直在试图说服他放弃那个计划。(3)His speech was so(convince)that everyone present believed what he said.他的演讲很令人信服，以至于在场的所有人都相信他所说的话。(4)Im not completely(convince)he knew the importance of practice.我不完全相信他知道实践的重要性。,to give,convincing,convinced,One character
30、istic of hybrids is that they usually attain a higher yield than conventional crops.杂交作物的特点之一就是比传统作物高产。,3,attain vt.(通常经过努力)获得；得到attain ones aim达到某人的目的attain the opposite shore到达对岸attainable adj.可到达的；可得到的,(1)I am determined to attain my purpose at any cost.我决心不惜任何代价达到目的。(2)These trains are capable o
31、f(attain)very high speeds.这些火车能达到非常高的速度。(3)If the solutions are so(attain)，why havent we reached them yet？如果这些解决办法都那么可行，为什么我们还是没能实现呢？,attaining,attainable,The common assumption then was that it could not be done.当时大家都认为这件事情不可能做到。,4,assumption n.假定，假设；(责任的)承担；(权利的)获得on the assumption that.假定make an a
32、ssumption作出臆断assume v.假定；设想；承担；假装assume sb./sth.(to be)adj./n.假定/认为某人/某事(为)It is assumed that.人们认为assuming(that).假设,(1)You must admit that your argument is based on a completely false assumption.你必须承认你的论点建立在一个完全错误的假设上。(2)People tend to based on your appearance.人们往往会对你以貌取人。(3)They assumed her(be)the
33、best singer of their time.他们认为她是他们那个时代最好的歌唱家。(4)that was a difficult problem impossible to overcome.人们当时认为那是一个无法克服的难题。,make assumptions about you,to be,It was assumed that,一句多译(5)据我所知，很多人认为他是正确的。As far as Im concerned，a great many people he was right.(assume)As far as Im concerned，a great many people he was right.(assumption),assumed that,made an assumption that,This hybrid enabled farmers to expa
