高一英語第二十四單元The Secret of Farming

科目 英語
年級 高一
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標題 The Science of farming
章節 第二十四單元
關鍵詞 高一英語第二十四單元
內容
單詞和詞組
be busy with 忙著做…… knock out of……敲出來 point out……指出
turn over 翻轉 go against 違背 year after year 一年又
agree to do sth. 同意做…… advise sb. to do sth. advise that（疑問代詞）…advise + n. /doing……
日常交際用語
談論天氣：1.What’s the weather like ?
2.What’s the weather going to be like at the weekend ?
3.How’s the weather in your hometown ?
It’s fine / cloudy / rainy / windy .
語法：疑問句的間接引語表達方式。
一、直接引語是一般疑問句，變成間接引語時，要把一般疑問句變成由if或whether引導的賓語從句，語序為陳述句語序。
①He asked me : “Am I wrong ?”
He asked me if he was wrong .
②I asked her . “Are you in charge of the office?”
I asked her whether she was in charge of the office ?”
二、直接引語是特殊疑問句，變成間接引語時，要保留疑問代詞，并用陳述語序。
① “Where did you park the car ?” she asked her husband .
She asked her husband where he parked the car ?
②They asked me : “Why don’t you write to your aunt and uncle ?”
They asked me why I didn’t write to my aunt and uncle .

Unit 24 The Science of farming

教學重點/難點
1.(Lesson 93) He is always busy with his farm work . 他總是忙于他的農場工作。
be busy with……忙于。例如：
①He was busy day and night with conferences . 他整天忙著開會。
②He pretended to be busy with some work . 他假裝忙著什么事。
2.What’s the weather going to be like at the weekend ? ──周末天氣如何？
──It’s going to be wet and windy . ──潮濕，有風。
詢問天氣情況通常用 “What’s the weather like……?”回答用 “It is……”； “What’s the weather going to be like……?”答語為 “It’s going to be……”； “How is the weather in……?”
例如：
① “What’s the weather like today in New York ?” ──今天紐約的天氣怎么樣？
── “It’s fine .” ──晴。
②──What’s the weather going to be like tomorrow in Chicago ?
──明天芝加哥的天氣怎么樣？
②── “It’s going to be very cold . /rainy / snowy / cloudy .
──明天會很冷/有雨/下雪/多云。
3. be made of……由……制成，這種材料可以看得出來，例如：
①These forks are made of metal . 這些叉子是用金屬做成的。
②That dam is made of stone . 大壩是石頭的。
be made from……由……制成，這種原料在成品中看不出來。
③These wine is made from fruit . 這種酒是由水果制成的。
④These cakes are made from flour and eggs . 這些蛋糕是由面粉和雞蛋做成的。
4.(Lesson94) While people in other countries in the world were trying to catch wild animals and birds were still collecting seeds and nuts , farmers in China were developing the science of agriculture .
當世界上其它國家的人民還在捕獵飛禽走獸，采集種子和堅果的時候，中國的農民就已經從事農業科學研究了。
While作連詞，引導狀語從句，表示“當……的時候”。
①We must strike while the iron is hot . 趁熱打鐵。
②Never get on or off a bus while it is in motion . 不要在車沒停穩的時候上下車。
③He was driking orange juice while the rest of us drank whisky . 我們都在喝威士忌，他在喝桔汁。
④She listened closely while he read . 她湊得很近地聽他念。
5.Then he returned home and spent his time on research into agriculture . 后來他回鄉從事農業科學的研究。
research . n. 研究，探索 research into / in……對……進行研究
①This is an important problem which too few social scientists have researched into .
這是一個只有極少數社會學家從事研究的重要的問題。
6.He collected information , studied it , did experiments and learnt from the experiences of farmers .
他收集信息進行研究和實驗，并且從農民那學習經驗。
experience n. 經驗，體驗，閱歷，在表示“某方面的經驗”時，后接of或in，例如
①He is a man with an experience of forty years at sea .
他是一位有四十年航海經驗的人。
②We learnt all this by (though) experience .
我們是從經驗中學到這一切的。
③He told us about his experience in Egypt .
他給我們講了他在埃及的經歷。
④Have you much experience in / of learning foreign language ?
你在學習外語方面的經驗多嗎？
7. He advised farmers to choose the best seed-heads , the ones that had the best colour .
他勸告農民要挑選最好的谷穗，也就是那些顏色最好的谷穗。
advise v. 建議，給……出主意advise + n / sb. to do / that (where , how , whether……)……/ doing .
①We advised an early start . 我們建議早點動身。
②What do you advise me to do ? 你建議我做什么？
③Will you advise me which of them to buy ? 你能給我出出主意買什么嗎？
④I advise waiting till the proper time . 我建議等到適當的時候。
“the onces”是同位語，指代seed-heads . ones是可數名詞的復數形式，單數用one.例如：
①This pair of shoes doesn’t fit me . can you give me another one ?
這雙鞋我穿的不合適，能再拿一雙嗎？
②These books are too difficult for me ; I want some easier ones .
這些書對我來說太難了，我想要點容易的。
8. In the following spring , the seeds should be knocked out of the seed-heads and sown .
到第二年春天，把種子從谷穗里打出來，然后再播種。
knock…out of… 把…從…里面敲打出來。
The sudden blow knocked two teeth out of his mouth .
突如其來的一擊，把他的兩顆牙敲掉了。
9. He studied how to improve soil conditions .
他研究如何改善土壤狀況。
condition n. 狀況，條件，環境，其復數通常表示一般，籠統的情況，環境，前面用under or in。表示人或物處于某種“狀態”，一般用不可數名詞，但可加不定冠詞。例如：
①The doctor said that the patient was in good condition . 醫生說病人的狀況不錯。
②Economic conditions were very bad . 經濟情況很不好。
10. He pointed out that it was important to remove weeds before sowing seed in the soil .
他指出，播種前先要清除雜草，這點非常重要。
point out .指出
①The teacher pointed out that the first sentence of each paragraph was the topic sentence .
老師指出每段的第一句是主題句。
②Can you point out the church in this picture ?
你能從這張圖上指出教堂嗎？
11. The soil should also be turned over with a fork so that……
還應該用耙翻地，以除掉雜草。
turn over：翻轉，翻身
①Turn the egg over . Don’t make it burnt . 翻一下雞蛋，別讓它糊了。
②He turned over a page or two , but was not interested . 他翻了一兩頁，但是不感興趣。
③He turned over in bed . 他在床上輾轉反側。
turn over：仔細考慮
①He turned the new idea over in his mind . 他反復考慮這個新想法。
②He turned the question over in his mind . 他反復考慮這個問題。
12. He wrote a book called Qi Min Yao Shu during the years 533-544.
533-544年間，他寫了《齊民要術》。
《齊民要術》，賈思勰著，是我國完整保存至今最早的一部古農書，全書92篇，分為10類，共113字，分別論述各類農作物，蔬菜、瓜果、竹木的栽培，家畜、家禽的飼養，農產品加工和副業經營等。
13. Here are five pieces of advice collected from Jia Si Xis’s book Qi Min Yao Shu .
下面五條意見都是從賈思勰的《齊民要術》一書中收集到的。
Here is / are……是一個倒裝句型。
①Here are some examples .
②Now here the bus is coming . Here it is . 汽車開過來了它來了。
這句話也可以說：Here comes the bus .
③Here are some good phrases and sentences collected from the newspaper .
這兒是從報紙上搜集到的好的短語和句子。
!4. But if you go against nature and do things at the wrong time of year ,……
但是如果你不順科自然，不適時耕作……
go against .“違反”、“違背”
①The game is going against them . 比賽情況對他們不利。
②They are going against our wishes . 他們違背了我們的愿望。
③It goes against my principles . 這違反我的原則。
15. Do not plant , for example , rice year after year in the same field .
例如，在同一塊地里，不要年復一年地種稻谷。
year after year：年復一年地，一年一年地，常用來表示逐年重復。
①Year after year I have tad a letter from my teacher . 每年我都收到老師的來信。
②We have been to that place for a holiday year after year . 我們每年都在那度假。

The Great Wall of China winds across the country like a giant stone snake . It is 1,500 miles long . The wall crosses mountains and rivers . It reaches from the ocean on the east to the desert on the west .
The Chinese began their wall more than 2,000 years ago . They worked on it for hundreds of years . The Chinese wanted to keep out their enemies .
At the bottom , the wall is 25 feet wide . At the top it is about 15 feet wide . The sides of the wall are made of stone and brick , while the inside is filled with earth . Parts of the wall rise as high as three-story building . Every 100 yards along the Great Wall there was a watchtower where soldiers used to stand to watch for enemies approaching (到來). The road on top of the wall is wide enough for two wagons (馬車)to pass . If we were to build such a wall now , we would use modern machines . But the Chinese had to build the wall all by hand . If the Wall were in our country , it would reach from the state of New York to Nebraska . The Great Wall of China is the longest wall ever built .
1. The Great Wall of China is .
A. 15,000 inches long B. 10,500 yeards long
C. 150 feet long
2. The story does not say so , but it makes you think that the Great Wall .
A. has a gate every 100 yards B. is used as a road today
C. is still as useful today as it was
3. The inside of the Great Wall is filled with .
A. brick B. stone C. both A and B
4. What is meant by the sentence , “The Great Wall winds across the country like a giant stone snake ?”
A. It stops the wind from blowing B. It can move
C. It looks like a snake
5. Which of these sentences do you think is right ?
A. The Great Wall of China was built with modern machinary .
B. The Great Wall goes from New York to Nebraska .
C. There are many snakes inside the Great Wall .

答案： D A B C B