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高中英语复习课《耕作土地 Unit 2 Working the land》（必修4）
1.(1)单词再现
1.sunburn  v. 日晒，晒黑→ sunburnt  adj.晒黑的
2.struggle  v.&n. 拼搏；斗争；努力
3.decade   n.  十年；十年期
4.hunger   n.饥饿；欲望；v.（使）饥饿   hungry   adj.饥饿的；渴望的
5.circulate  v.循环；流传→ circulation   n.循环；流通
6.battle  n.战役；战斗；较量；斗争；v. 搏斗；奋斗
7.therefore   adv. 因此；所以；因而
8.equip   v.配备；装备→ equipment   n.设备
9.export  v.输出；出口；n.输出（品）→ import v.输入；进口；n.进出（品）
10.confuse   v. 使迷惑，使为难→ confused  adj.感到迷惑的→ confusing adj.令人迷惑的
11.regret  vt&n. 惋惜；遗憾→ regretful  adj.后悔的；遗憾的；惋惜的
12.reduce   vt.减少；缩减→ reduction  n.减少；缩减
13.comment  n.&v.评论；议论
（2）单词运用
1.New (statistics)show that the economy of our country is continuing to grow.
2.The water froze inside the pipe,causing it to (expand)and burst.
3.Rumours began to (circulate) in the country that the chairman was going to retire.
4.People are fighting a worldwide (battle)against air pollution.
5.Progress so far has been very good.(Therefore),we are sure that the project will be completed on time.
6.You have got to fill in your name,age,adress,and (occupation) in this application form.
7.If you don't explain clearly,you'll just (confuse) the reader.
8.The company has (reduced) its size from about 13,500 employees to 7,500.
9.Would you (skim) through the report and check for spelling mistakes?
10."Have you any (comments) to make on the recent development?" the reporter asked the foreign minister.
Ⅱ.（1）短语再现
1.thanks to  幸亏；由于；因为
2.rid...of    摆脱；除去
3.be satisfied  with    对...感到满意
4.would rather    宁愿；宁可
5.build up   逐渐增强；建立；开发
6.lead to   导致；造成（后果）
7.with the hope of  带着某种希望
8.focus on    集中（注意力、精力等）于...
9.keep...free   from/of   使...免受（影响；伤害等）；使...不含（有害物）
10.be rich in  盛产；富含
（2）短语运用
build up    lead to    rid of     focus on     keep free from      care for    care about      search for      would rather     thanks to
1.All the pressure (built up) and he was off work for weeks with stress.
2.There is no doubt that stress can (lead to)physical illness.
3.Further measures will be taken to (rid)our streets (of) crime.
4.Many experts think that schools should not simply (focus on)exam results.
5.She usually (keeps)the table (free from) dust by putting a cover over it.
6.She (cared for)her father all through his long illness.
7.Scientists are still (searching for)a cure for this terrible disease.
8.I (would rather)fail than cheat in the examination.
9.Nowadays increasing numbers of people (care about)environmental issues.
10.It was all a great success-(thanks to)a lot of hard work.
Ⅲ重点句型再现
1.Indeed,he believes that a person with too much money(has more rather than fower troubles)(麻烦事会更多而不是更少）.（rather)
2.Using his hybrid rice farmers are producing harvests (twice as much as before).(是以前的两倍）（twice)
3.Organic farming methods have the same goal:to grow good food and (avoid damaging the environment or people's health)(避免损害环境或者人们的健康）.（damage)
V-ing作主语
Playing with fire is dangerous.
表示一般或抽象的经常性的行为。
Be careful!To play with fire will be dangerous.
具体的或一次性的动作。
考点：常用it代-ing作形式主语的句型有：
It+be+a waste of time doing sth.
做...是浪费时间的
It is/was no good/use doing sth.
做...是没用处的
It is/was hardly/scarely worth doing
做...不值得
It is/was worth/worthwhile doing
做...是值得的
There is no doing
无法....；不允许....
V-ing 做宾语
1.We should often practise (speaking) English every day.
2.He devoted his life to (studying) automic theory.
3.He hopes(to find) a job soon.
4.Miss the bus means (waiting) for another two hours.
5.The bike needs repairing /to be repaired.
1.只接v-ing 作宾语的常见动词
avoild.miss,put off,advise,finish,practise,enjoy,imagine,can't help admit;deny;envy;escape;risk;excuse;stand;keep;mind
记忆诀窍
避免错过（少）延期；建议完成多练习；
喜欢想象禁不住；承认否认与嫉妒；
逃避冒险莫原谅；忍受保持（不）介意。
2.只接v-ing 作宾语的常见动词短语
insist on,object to,be good at,lead to,put off,give up.feel like,look forward to,devote to,be worth,get used to,pay attention to
3.既跟动名词又跟动词不定式作宾语的动词
（1）forget,go on,mean,regret,remember,stop,try,be used to,can;t help后跟动名词和跟不定式区别较大，须注意。
forget,regret,remember后跟动名词，动名词表示已经发生的动作，后跟不定式表示将要发生的动作。
try to do=do one's best to do  尽力做某事
try doing sth  试着做某事
go on doing  继续做原来做的事
go on to do  接着做另一件事
mean doing  意味着要做某事
mean to do  想要做某事
stop doing   停止做某事
stop to do    停下来去做（别的事）
（2）begin,start,continue,like ,love,hate,等后面接动名词不定式和动名词，意思没有多大变化
（3）need/want/require/deserve doing sth.=need/want/require/deserve to be done.
My hair needs to be cut.
My hair needs cutting.
Excersice
1.It took the workmen only two hours to finish (A)my car.
A repairing   B repair    C to repair    D repaired
2.Have you forgotten(A) $1000 from me last mounth?Will you please remember ( )it tomorrow?
A borrowing;to bring
B to borrow;bring
C borrowed;bringing
D borrowing;bringing
3.The classroom wants(D).
A clean    B cleaned   C to clean   D cleaning
4.Jack said that he wouldn't mind (C)for us.
A to wait   B wait   C waiting   D waited
5.Keep on(D) and you will succeed.
A a try   B try   C to trying   D trying
6.His parents insist on  (C) to college.
A he should go   B he go   C his going   D him to go
7.The story was no funny that we(C).
A couldn't help laugh
B can't but laugh
C couldn't help laughing
D couldn't help but to laugh
8.Though it sounds a bit too dear (昂贵),it is worth(B).
A being bought   B buying   C to buy   D buying it
9.He devoted his life to (C)the atomic theory.
A study   B be studied   C studying  D have studied
10.We are both looking forward to (A) next week.
A going on vocation (休假）
B go in vocation
C be going on vocation 
D have gone on vocation
Homework
go through unit 3 and get ready for reading.