新人教版高中英语必修四Unit 2 Working the Land知识点复习及单元测试

Unit 2 Working the Land知识点复习及单元测试

Part One知识要点探究

一、语言要点

1. expand / extend / spread / stretch

【解释】expand指向四面八方的扩大扩张；extend 强调向某一方向的延长；spread 指消息，疾病，瘟疫等的传播、蔓延，也指把某物铺开，把胳膊张开；stretch 指手掌，手臂，腰，腿，颈由曲变直，由短变长的伸展或伸出，多与out连用

【练习】用expand，extend，spread，stretch的适当形式填空。

1). The man _______ the information around. 2). The empire _______ its country in the 16th century. 3). The road builders worked hard to _______ the high way. 4). She _______ out her hands to meet me. 5). The project will _______ the city‘ s telephone network to cover 1000000 users.

Keys: 1). spread 2). expanded 3). extend 4). stretch 5). expand

2. occupation / job / work / employment / career / profession

【解释】occupation指一个人经常担任的工作，不论是否领取工资；job非正式用语，指一份固定的赚钱工作，不论是否需要技术和特殊训练；work多用来指工作本身，平常我们每做一件事无论大小，都可以称为work；employment 指受雇于他人，领取工资谋生计，并且比较固定的工作；career 指职业、事业；指某种经过特殊训练而又为之献身的终身事业，带有崇高色彩；profession 指那些必须受到特殊教育及训练才可胜任，带有专业性质的工作，多为创造性的脑力劳动。

【练习】用occupation，job，work，employment，career，profession的适当形式填空。

1). She has a good ________ in the bank. 2). She is an architect by ________.

3). She abandoned her stage ________.

4). Graduates are finding it more and more difficult to find ________.

5). Please write down your name, ________ and address here in the form.

Keys: 1). job 2). profession/occupation 3). career 4). employment 5). occupation

1). In some poor African areas, many children died of ________ (hungry) every year.

2). The basic needs of the world population should ________ (satisfy) first.

3). The survey found that men got greater ________ (satisfy) from caring for their families than they did from work.

4). The rapid ________ (expand) of cities can cause social and economic problems.

5). We were told to keep all our sports ________ (equip) in the lockers downstairs.

6). The people there enjoy complete ________ (free) of speech.

7). The ________ (discover) of electricity was Franklin.

8). Like many ________ (discover), atomic power can be used for good or evil.

Keys: 1). hunger 2). be satisfied 3). satisfaction 4). expansion

5).equipment 6).freedom 7).discoverer 8). Discoveries

IV 重点词汇

1. struggle vi. & n.斗争；拼搏；努力

[典例] 1). They were struggling to get out the burning car. 他们挣扎着从烧着的车里往外爬。

2). The book is about their struggle for liberation. 这本书写的是他们为解放而作的斗争。

[重点用法] Østruggle for 为……而斗争Østruggle with / against与……作斗争

Østruggle to do sth.努力做某事Østraggle to one‘ s feet挣扎着站起来

Øa life-and-death struggle生死搏斗

[练习] 按要求填空或翻译。

1). They are ________ (为……而斗争) the position

2). They struggled all through the years ______ us _______ the Japanese.(介词)

3). The fox struggled ________ (escape).

4). He _______ _______ _______ _______ (挣扎着站起来) and dragged slowly ahead.

Keys: 1). struggling for 2). with; against 3). to escape 4). struggled to his feet

2. equip vt. & vi. 配备；装备equipment n.[u] 装备；设备

[典例] 1). They equipped themselves for the expedition. 他们为远征治装。

2). A good education should equip you for life. 有良好的教育能受用终生。

[重点用法] Øequip sb./sth. with 用……武装某人；用……装备某物

Øequip sb./sth. for 为……而武装某人；为……而装备某物

Øa piece of office equipment 一件办公设备

[练习]按要求填空或翻译。

1). The soldiers were well _______ _______ (装备好了) weapons.

2). We must equip young teachers _______ _______ _______ (对付) difficult children.

3). This library is equipped _______ (介词) atomic research.

4). Our classroom _______ _______ _______ (装备有) a computer and a tape recorder.