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EnjoyaEnjoyaPoemByLiShenFarmersweedingatnoon,Sweatdownthefieldsoon.Whoknowsfoodonatray,Duetotheirtoilingday.Ploughing(犁田)seedingfertilizing(施肥)irrigating灌溉transplanting插秧harvestingwinnowing(扬谷)riceWhatdoyouthinkwouldhappeniftomorrowtherewassuddenlynoricetoeat?•sufferfromstarvationandstarvetodeath•feelscared/bepanic(惊慌)•fightforfood,evenkilleachother•andthewholecountrywouldgetintotrouble.Ifyouhadthechancetodosomethingtohelpendhungerintheworld,whatwouldyoudo?Howtosolvehunger?makinggooduseofthewastelanddevelopingthetechnologyto…inventinganewkindoffood…improvingthequalityofthesoilpreventingthepestsfromeatingourcropsWhatdoyoupredictthispassageisgoingtotalkabout?FatherofHybridRiceHeisfatherofhybridrice(杂交水稻),whowaslatelyawarded“theNobelPrizeofAsia”.Hereceivedthehonorforhisgreatcontributions(贡献)tohybridriceresearchandworkhedidtoimprovericeproductionindevelopingcountries.NowheisheadoftheNationalHybridRiceResearchandDevelopmentCenterinHunanProvince,China(中国湖南省国家杂交水稻研究与发展中心).Heiscalledapioneerforallpeople.DrYuanLongping(袁隆平博士)SuperHybridRiceSuperHybridRicethericethathasahighoutput1.AlthoughheisoneofChina’smostfamousscientists,YuanLongpingconsidershimselfafarmer,forheworksthelandtodohisresearch.[分析]①这是一个含让步状语从句的主从复合句。其结构为:让步状语从句(AlthoughheisoneofChina’smostfamousscientists)+主句(YuanLongpingconsidershimselfafarmer)。②主句中包含“consider+宾语+n.”结构。③for引导的从句并不表示原因,而只是为主句中的推断提供理由,加以解释,此时for前要加逗号。e.g.Theshopwasquitenew,forithadopenedonlytheweekbefore.•workvi./vt.经营,管理worktheland=growcropsonit耕耘土地e.g.Heworksabigfarm.他经营着一个大的农场。2.…forwhomhehasstruggledforthepastfivedecades.strugglevi.搏斗,挣扎,努力,拼搏e.g.Theywerestrugglingtogetouttheburningcar.他们挣扎着从烧着的车里往外爬。Shestruggledupthestairswithherheavybags.她提着沉重的行李艰难地走上楼梯。strugglen.努力,拼搏e.g.Weshouldallbelieveinourselvesinthestruggleoflife.Mary’sstrugglewiththediseaselastedtenyears.[搭配]struggleagainst/with与……斗争strugglewith同......并肩作战struggleforsth.为争取……而奋斗/斗争struggletodosth.努力做某事ThechildrentalkedsoloudlyatthedinnertablethatIhadtostruggle_____.(浙江2007)A.tobeheardB.tohaveheardC.hearingD.beingheard【点拨】选A。I与hear之间构成逻辑上的被动关系，再根据struggletodo结构可知选A项。A用struggle及其短语的适当形式完成下列句子。1.Weshouldbebraveto_____________(同……做斗争)thedifficulty.2.The_______(斗争)forindependencewaslongandhard.3.Threebrothers____________(为争取……而斗争)thepossessionofajewelrybox.strugglewithstrugglestruggledfor3.In1973,hebecamethefirstagriculturalpioneerintheworldtogrowricethathasahighoutput.thefirst...todosth.意为“第一个做……”。本句中动词不定式(togrowrice)作定语,修饰thefirstagriculturalpioneer。thefirst,thelast,thesecond,theonly等短语后面多用动词不定式作后置定语。4.Thisspecialstrainofricemakesitpossibletoproduceone-thirdmoreofthecropinthesamefields.这种特殊的稻种使得同样的田地多收获20%的产量成为可能。make+it+adj.+todosth.makeit+宾语补足语+动词不定式,it做形式宾语,动词不定式是真正的宾语。it做形式宾语,通常和下列动词连用:consider,think,make,find,believe,feel,guess,imagine,judge,see,show,suppose,understand,take等。Weconsideritourdutytosupportgoodleaders.Thenewmethodmakesitpossibletocompletethetaskfaster.Tomfounditverye...