【公开课】必修四Unit2 Reading

Unit2

WorkingtheLandWarmingUp&ReadingWhatdopeopledointheseplaces?Doyouknowthefarmingsteps?ploughing(犁田)

seeding(播种)fertilizing(施肥)irrigating(灌溉)transplanting(移植)harvesting(收获)winnowing(扬谷)Todayourworldhousesmorethan6.5billionpeople.Worldwide,

morethan1billionpeoplecurrentlylivebelowtheinternationalpovertyline,earninglessthan$1perday.854millionpeopleacrosstheworldaresufferingfromhunger,upfrom852

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

China’spopulationdecreasedabout47millionduring1959and1961.“Justatthattime,aChinesescientistdeclaredtotheworldthatChinacansolvetheproblembyhimselfandhelptosolvethesameproblemintheworld”.

原子弹让中国人不再受恐吓!袁隆平(FatherofHybridRice)使中国人不再挨饿!Yuanlongping

Heisfatherofhybridrice(杂交水稻），whowaslatelyawarded“theNobelPrizeofAsia”.Hereceivedthehonorforhisgreatcontributions(贡献）tohybridriceresearchandtheworkhedidtoimprovericeproductionindevelopingcountries.NowheisheadoftheNationalHybridRiceResearchandDevelopmentCenterinHunanProvince,China(中国湖南省国家杂交水稻研究与发展中心).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.耕种(土地);使工作;开动;创造(奇迹);

经营(工厂、农场等)vi.工作;(机器等)开动;(办法、计划等)行得通work

the

land=grow

crops

on

it

耕耘土地Heworks

abigfarm.他经营着一个大的农场。Idon’tthinkthatyoursuggestionwillwork.2.…whomhehasstruggledforthepast50decades.strugglev.“斗争;拼搏;努力”e.g.Hehasstruggledwithsicknessforafewmonths.数月来他一直在与疾病作斗争。Theywerepoorandhadtostruggleforaliving.他们很穷,必须为生活而努力。Hestruggledwiththethief.他同小偷进行了搏斗。Hestruggledtocontrolhistemper.

他努力控制住自己的脾气。【拓展】1)struggle还可用作名词,表示“奋斗;努力”等。e.g.In1862theAmericanslaveswontheirstruggleforfreedom.1862年美国黑奴赢得了为自由而进行的斗争的胜利。2)常见搭配:struggle

for

为……而斗争struggle

against

向……做斗争;同……搏斗struggle

on

拼命活下去;继续努力struggle

to

one’s

feet

挣扎着站起来根据句意,用适当的介词或副词填空。Theyhadtostruggle____theirlives_______weatherandwildanimalsinthatarea.(2)Inordertoprotecttheenvironment,weshouldstruggle_______allkindsofpollution.(3)Heagreedtostruggle____,thoughhewashopingtoretire.(4)Afterafewminutes,theyoungmanstruggled___hisfeet,glaringattheenemy.foragainstagainstontobattle,fight,war,struggle,campaign作名词时的用法区别▲battle战役(指大规模会战),战争。如：animportantbattleinthePacificcampaignTheydiedinbattle.▲fight

意为“打架,战斗力”,企图通过打击或用武力伤害敌人或从敌人那里夺权。如：Thetwoboyshadafight.There’snofightleftinhim.▲war

“战争,大战”,指在国家、民族或派别之间进行的公开的、使用武力的、常持续一段时间的冲突的状态;“斗争”,为与某些被认为是有害之物作战或使其结束而作的齐心协力的努力或斗争。如:thewar

againstacidrainThetwocountrieswereatwarfortwoyears.▲struggle意为“奋斗,挣扎”,尤指在困境中的抗争。如：Shespokeofherstruggleswithshyness.Pol