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1、Unit 2 Working the land词汇稳固IPractice for words in bold on Page 96.1. The old man has been s_ with illness. 这位老人一直在与病魔斗争。 2. She s_to keep back the tears. 她努力忍住泪水。3.He is thinking of his business. 他正考虑扩展他的生意。 4. I want to_ this city_corruption! 我要这座城市摆脱腐败现象! 5.It was _ _ your timely help that we acco

2、mplished the task on time. 幸亏你及时帮助,我们才按时完成了任务。 6. He was down with the flu, and _ couldnt come to the party. 他患了流行性感冒,因此未能前来参加宴会。 7. We _ rice but _ wheat. 我们出口稻米,但进口小麦。 8.I believe you will _ leaving Paris. 我相信你会为离开巴黎而懊悔的。9. I _ to say that I am unable to help you. 很抱歉,我爱莫能助。 10. Shelley had no reg

3、rets for his actions. 雪莱_。 He felt no shame and no regret. 他_。 11. He tried to _ _ his strength. 他试图增进体质。He has _ _ a good business over the years. 几年来他生意做得很兴旺。12. This road _ _ the hotel. 这条路通到旅馆。 Smoking can _ _ lung cancer. 抽烟可能导致肺癌。 13. She always wants to be the _of attention. 她老想成为人们注意的中心。 I c

4、ant _ my thoughts today. 今天我的思想集中不起来。 Each exercise f_ on a different grammar point.每个练习各有不同的语法重点。14. Costs have been r_ by 20% over the past year. Giving up smoking r_ the risk of heart disease.15. He made no _on our proposal. 他对我们的建议没有作评论。 His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of _. 他在社交聚

5、会上的表现引起许多闲话。 16. He did not comment _ what I said. 他对我的话未作评论。 He _ that her acting was superb. 他评论说,她的演技精湛。 II Practice for other important words on P96.1. I happen to have the latest population _ with me. 我手头正好有最新的人口统计资料。 2. The skiing instructor was a tall, _ man. 滑雪教练是一个高高个子晒得黑黑的男子。 3. The measur

6、es will enable us to double our _ of bicycles. 这些措施能使我们的自行车产量加倍。 4. The whole world hungers for/after peace. Translation:_5.Here is a _ (disturb)piece of news. I was _(disturb)and depressed by the news.6. Blood _ in the body. 血液在体内循环。 The heart circulates blood round the body. Translation:_The news

7、was circulated through the room. Translation:_In times of prosperity money circulates quickly. 在商业繁荣时期,钱_得快。 7. The sailors battled with the winds and waves. Translation:_ 8. Our laboratory is well _. 我们的实验室装备良好。 9. Your training will_ you _ your future job. 你的训练使得你能够胜任将来的工作。 His work experience _ h

8、im to deal with all kinds of people. 他的工作经验使他能与各种各样的人打交道。10. He is a bus driver by _. 他的职业是公车司机。 11. The Japanese occupation of Taiwan lasted fifty-one years. Translation:_ 12. You confused Australia with Austria. Translation:_13. Because of his poor _, he has grown weaker and weaker. 他因为营养不良,身体越来越虚

9、弱。14. Dr. Flemings _ of penicillin occurred in 1928. 弗莱明医生发现青霉素是在一九二八年。 New scientific _ are being made every day. 科学上,每天都有新的发现。15. Since he had no time to read the book in detail, he just _it. 由于他没有时间细读那本书,所以他只把它浏览了一遍。 He skimmed through the newspapers over breakfast. Translation:_。 16. The key wor

10、ds are _. 关键的字下面划了线。 17. He made a _ of the case. 他为这个案件做了一个摘要。 He gave a summary(adj) report of the days events. Translation:_。 III.Background knowledge Read and guess the meanings of the underlined words and phrasesYuan Longping - Father of Hybrid Rice I saw rice plants as tall as Chinese sorghum,

11、 said Yuan Longping of a dream he once had, “each ear of rice as big as a broom and each grain of rice as huge as a peanut. I could hide in the shadow of the rice crops with a friend. Yuan was just awarded 5-million-yuan State Supreme Science and Technology Prize for his high yield hybrid rice speci

12、es. This award is viewed as Chinese Nobel Prize. Road to Super Hybrid Rice Born into a poor farmers family in 1931 and a graduate from the Southwest Agriculture Institute in 1953, Yuan began his teaching career at an agriculture school in Anjiang, Hunan Province. He came up with an idea for hybridiz

13、ing rice in the 1960s, when a series of natural disasters and inappropriate policies had plunged China into an unprecedented famine that caused many deaths. Since then, he has devoted himself to the research and development of a better rice breed. In 1964, he happened to find a natural hybrid rice p

14、lant that had obvious advantages over others. Greatly encouraged, he began to study the elements of this particular type. In 1973, in cooperation with others, he was able to cultivate a type of hybrid rice species which had great advantages. It yielded 20 percent more per unit than that of common on

15、es. The next year their research made a breakthrough in seeding. They successfully developed a set of technologies for producing indica (long-grained non-glutinous) rice, putting China in the lead worldwide in rice production. For this achievement, he was dubbed the Father of Hybrid Rice. In 1979, t

16、heir technique for hybrid rice was introduced into the United States, the first case of intellectual property rights transfer in the history of new China. At present, as much as 50 percent of Chinas total rice fields grow Yuan Longpings hybrid rice species, yield 60 percent of the rice production in

17、 China. Due to Yuans hard work, Chinas total rice output rose from 5.69 billion tons in 1950 to 19.47 billion tons last year, about 300 billion kilograms more have been produced over the last twenty years. The annual yield is enough to feed 60 million people. The Super Rice Yuan is now working on yi

18、elds are 30 percent higher than those of common rice. A record yield of 17,055 kilograms per hectare was registered in Yongsheng County in Yunnan Province in 1999. Money and Fame Longping High-tech, a seed company using his name, started business in Shenzhen. In return, Yuan got 5 percent stake or 2

19、.5 million shares worth 2 million yuan. Yuans wealth is estimated more than 100 million yuan (US$12 million), making him one of the richest in China. But he cares for nothing more than his research. That figure means nothing, he says in a heavy local accent. Im satisfied with my life. Too much money

20、 means a burden. My mind is on my research only. But he admits that the listing may help Chinas hybrid rice in international market and may bring more funds for future projects. He has, with a donation of 2 million yuan, established Yuan Longping Foundation, which awards merited workers in agricultu

21、ral research. Four minor planets and a college in China were named after him, the first time a Chinese scientists name has become intellectual asset. I am afraid of fame, said Yuan, his face lean, wrinkled and sun-burnt, Too big a fame, too little freedom. Two Wishes In late 1960s, rice output was j

22、ust over 300 kilograms per mu (0.06 hectare), but Yuan had increased that to more than 500. But Yuan didnt slow down, working hard on another breed with bigger grains of rice, and a yield of over 800 kilograms per mu. This project, he said, was on two stages. The first was to achieve 700 kilograms p

23、er mu on large scale, which was realized in 1997. That year, Yuan saw the highest 870 kilograms of rice per mu in his experimental field in Hunan. The result was similar in an even larger experiment conducted in 1998. The second target is to reach an annual yield of over 800 kilograms per mu. He has

24、 set the year of as the deadline for this goal. However, Yuan is confident in hitting that target two years ahead. One reason is an output increase by 7 to 10 percent has been seen in experimental fields; the other being a new planting technique which should bring additional 10 percent increase. Bes

25、ides, Yuan has another dream - introduce this breed to and benefit every nation. The FAO (United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization) 1991 statistics show that 20 percent of the worlds rice output came from 10 percent of the worlds rice fields that grow hybrid rice. A famous economist 11.claim

26、ed the Yuans achievement as a victory over 12. the threat of famine and that Yuan was ushering us into a world with ample food. Now, over 20 countries have adopted the hybrid rice. The FAO has vowed to be actively involved in spreading the Yuans high-yield hybrid rice worldwide. If the new strain is

27、 sown in the rest of the rice fields, the present grain output worldwide can be doubled, a significant solution to the grain shortage, said Yuan. Yuan worked as the chief 13.consultant for the FAO in 1991, to share his knowledge with workers from other countries. He has gone abroad every year to pro

28、vide guidance. He also sent scientists to India, Viet Nam, Myanmar and Bangladesh to work as advisors. Between 1981 and 1998, the Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center under Yuan Longping held 38 training classes with over 100 participants from 15 countries. With the help of Chinese scientists, the acre

29、age of hybrid rice in Viet Nam and India increased to 200,000 hectares and 150,000 hectares respectively in 1999. After Work In spite of a busy schedule for academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, vice-chairman of the Provincial Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference, Yuan has mana

30、ged to keep some interests other than working. In his spare time, he loves reading books and listening to music. Half an hour of reading in bed before sleep is his habit. He is also a good swimmer. Other hobbies of his include daily motor-cycling and playing violin. Hes an occasional mahjong player

31、too. From sowing to harvesting, Yuan goes to fields twice daily, covering about 8 kilometers in total distance. Thus his motorbike has become Yuans 14. essential transportation. Riding a motorbike was one of my favorite sports in my youth, Yuan smiled. But now, its more for work than for fun. Yuan 1

32、5. picked up the hobby of playing violin from a music lover at college. During the cultural revolution, classical music was viewed decadent, so he stopped playing and sent his violin away. He now suffers from arthritis and can no longer play violin. However, he still adores violin music. “When I lose a game in mahjong, Yuan smiled, “ I never hesitate to pay the price- creep through under the table.