UNIT 5 Working the Land 三言 两语 1. We can find us in an exciting world every day, with the sun shining brightly, trees growing greenly and flowers coming out with all kinds of colours. 2. China has the largest irrigated area of the farmland in the world and grows more than a third of the crops of the world. 3. These different organic farming methods have the same goal: to grow good food and avoid damaging the environment or people's health. 1. 农业科学家们尝试寻求不扩大种植面积而增加小麦收成的途径。 Agricultural scientists try to search for a way to_increase_rich_harvests without expanding the area of fields. 2. 由于绿色长城,土地生产了更多的农作物。 Because_of_the_Great_Green_Wall,the land produces more crops. 核 心 单 词 [默写识记]根据汉语释义写出单词 1. attain vt. (通常经过努力)获得;得到 2. convince vt. 使相信;使确信;说服 3. assumption n. 假定;设定;(责任的)承担;(权利的)获得 4. overcome vt. 克服;解决;战胜 5. expand vt. & vi. 扩大;增加 vt. 扩展;发展(业务) 6. essential adj. 完全必要的;极其重要的 7. entirely adv. 全部地;完整地;完全地 8. digest vt. & vi. 消化 vt. 领会;领悟 n. 摘要;文摘 9. alternative n. 可供选择的事物 adj. 可供替代的;非传统的 10. instance n. 例子;实例;事例 11. aspect n. 方面;层面 12. crisis n. 危机;危急关头 13. boost vt. 使增长;使兴旺 n. 增长;提高;激励 14. comprise vt. 包括;包含;由……组成 15. generate vt. 产生;引起 [语境运用]用所给词的适当形式填空 1. The visit was aimed at expanding (expand) relations between the two countries. 2. It is for these reasons that I am firmly convinced (convince) that this rule will promote the learning atmosphere and our teamwork spirit. 3. She told me in detail how they overcame/had_overcome (overcome) all the difficulties. 4. (2020·江苏卷)We did not speak the local language, did not know the customs, and more often than not, did not entirely (entire) recognize the food. 5. What food you eat and how well it is digested (digest) will obviously affect your sleep too. 续表 拓 展 单 词 [词汇变形]根据汉语释义写出单词及其变化形式 1. shortage n. 不足;缺少;短缺→short adj. 短(期)的;短暂的→shorten v. (使)变短;(使)缩短 2. characteristic n. 特征;特点;品质 adj. 典型的;独特的→character n. 性格;特点;字母;角色 3. estimate vt.