高考英语一轮复习(人教版必修4):Unit 2 Working the land
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Ⅰ.词汇短语过关
1.struggle vt. 搏斗;斗争;努力;挣扎 n.斗争;挣扎
struggle with/against 与……搏斗/斗争
struggle for sth./to do sth. 努力/争取……
struggle through 奋力通过
struggle to one‘s feet 挣扎着站起来
struggle on/along (虽艰难仍)继续做某事
with a struggle 费劲地
[即学即练1]
(1)They had to _________ ______ their lives ______ weather and wild animals.为了生存他们必须与天气和野兽抗争。
(2)They had to _________ ____________ all kinds of difficulties.他们得和各样的困难作斗争。
(3)She _________ ______ ______ ______ ______ her attacker.她挣扎着想摆脱那个袭击她的人。
答案:struggle for against;struggle with / against;struggled to get away from
(4)______ ______ ______ __________, the old woman gained control of her business.经过长期努力,这位老妇人在业务上已能应付自如。
答案:After a long struggle
2.expand vt.&vi. 使变大;伸展;阐述
expansion n. 扩张;膨胀;扩大;发展
expansive adj. 扩张性的;开展性的;广阔的
expand into/to 使扩大,变大
expand on/upon 阐述,详谈
[即学即练2]
(1)Metals ________ when they are heated.金属受热会膨胀。
(2)We've __________ ______ __________ by opening two more stores. 我们增开了两个商店以扩展业务。
(3)I repeated the question and waited for her to _________.我把问题重复了一遍,等着她进行充分阐述。
答案:expand;expanded the business;expand
3. therefore adv.(=as a result of that)因此;所以
[即学即练3]
He was very tired and __________ he fell sound asleep.
=He was very tired. __________ he fell sound asleep.
=He was very tired, ______ he fell sound asleep.他累得很,因此睡得很熟。
答案:therefore;Therefore;so;
提示:therefore 是副词,不能引导从句,两个句子之间要用连词或者分号;而 so是连词,可接从句。
4.equip vt.&vi. 配备;装备
equipment n. [U]装备;设备
equip sb./sth. with sth. 用某物装备某人/物
equip sb./sth. for (doing) sth. 为(做)某事而准备
sb. be equipped to do sth. 某人有准备做某事
equip sb. to do sth. 使某人能够做某事
be equipped with sth. 装备有某物
a piece of equipment 一件设备
[即学即练4]
(1)Our classroom ______ ________ ______ a TV set and a tape recorder.我们的教室里配有一台电视和一台录音机。
(2)A good education should ______ ______ ______ ______.良好的教育能使你受用终生。
(3)Our school has been given ______ ______ __________.我们学校有了一些赠送的新设备。
答案:is equipped with;equip you for life;some new equipment
5.regret v.&n. 遗憾;后悔;惋惜
refuse with much regret (many regrets) 婉言拒绝
to one's regret 令人遗憾的是
feel regretful for....对……感到后悔
express regret for/at/over sth... 对……表示遗憾
regret+n./pron./doing/having done 后悔做某事
regret+that-clause 后悔,遗憾……
regret to say/tell/inform... 很抱歉地说/告诉/通知……
It's much to be regretted that... 令人遗憾的是……
[即学即练5]
(1)He regretted _________ ______ careless.
=He regretted ______ ______ ______ ______ careless.他对于自己的粗心大意感到懊悔。
(2)I regret ______ ______ you that we are unable to offer you employment. 我遗憾地通知你,我们不能雇用你。
(3)______ ______ ______ ______, I must leave now.令我很遗憾的是,我现在必须离开了。
(4)We heard ______ ______ that you were not successful in your plan. 听到你的计划不能顺利进行,我们觉得很可惜。
答案:having been;that he had been;to inform;Much to my regret;with regret
6.focus n.(兴趣、活动等的)中心;焦点 v.(使)集中,聚集;(使)聚焦
be in focus 焦距对准;清晰
be out of focus 焦距没对准;模糊
bring sth. into focus 把某物集中在焦点上
focus sth. on (upon) sth.=fix...on...使……集中于……
be focused on/upon sth.=be fixed on 集中于……
[即学即练6]
(1)The ______ ______ my camera isn‘t working properly.我照相机上的调焦装置有毛病。
(2)Her beauty makes her ______ ______ ______ ________.她长得漂亮,很惹人注意。
(3)We should ______ ______ _________ ______ our study.我们应该把注意力放在学习上。
(4)She felt all the eyes ______ _________ ______ her.她觉得所有人都在注视着她。
答案:focus on;the focus of attention;focus our attention on;were focused on
7.reduce vt. 减少;缩减;简化
reduce one's expenditure 减少某人的开支
be reduced to despair 陷入绝望
reduce to... 降至……
reduce by... 减少了……