Unit4Agardenofpoems(2009·龙岩毕业班质检)Anewstudywarnsthataboutthirtypercentoftheworld’speoplemaynothaveenoughwaterbytheyear2025.Thedemandforwaterkeepsincreasing.Yettheamountofwateronearthstaysthesame.It’ssaidthatlackofwaterinthefuturemayresultinseveralproblems.Itmayincreasehealthproblems.Itmayalsoresultinmoreinternationalconflicts.Countriesmayhavetocompeteforwaterinthefuture.Somecountriesnowgetsixtypercentoftheirfreshwaterfromothercountries.要求：“以Itishightimewesavedwater”为题写一篇作文，内容应包括：1．水在生活中有何用处，请举一至两例加以说明；2．你对节约用水的态度以及怎样才能节约用水。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[参考答案]ItishightimewesavedwaterAsisknowntoall,wateristhesourceoflife.Menaswellasplantsandanimalsdependonwatertolive.Waterisusedforcooking,drinking,washing,swimming,farmingandsoon.However,itishightimewesavedwaternow.Withpopulationincreasingfast,morewaterisbeingneeded;withmorewaterbeingpolluted,lesswaterisavailable.Ifwedon’tsavewater,lackofwaterwouldcauseterribledisasterstohumans.Whatcanwedotosavewater?Herearesomemeasurestotake.Firstly,weshouldstrengthenthesenseofsavingwater.Secondly,weshouldtryourbesttoprotectwaterfrombeingpolluted.Thirdly,recyclingwaterisaneffectivewaytosavewater.Ⅰ.重点单词1．______(adv.)相隔；相距；除去；单独地2．______(adj.)特别的；不平等的；惊人的3．______(n.)序言；介绍；引进4．______(n.)气氛；情绪；大气；大气层5．______(n.)想象；幻想；幻想出来的东西6．______(n.)型；模式；方式7．______(vt.)背诵；朗诵[答案]1．apart2.extraordinary3.introduction4．atmosphere5.fantasy6.pattern7.reciteⅡ.词汇拓展1．recommend→______(n.)推荐，介绍(信)，劝告，建议2．translation→______(v.)→______(n.)翻译者3．introduction→______(v.)→______(n.)介绍人4．absence→______(adj.)缺席的5．sadness→______(adj.)→______(adv.)悲伤地6．glory→______(adj.)→光荣的______(adv.)壮观地，壮丽地7．intention→______(v.)计划，打算8．poem→______(n.)(总称)→诗歌______(n.)诗人[答案]1．recommendation2.translate;translator3．introduce;introducer4.absent5.sad;sadly6．glorious;gloriously7.intend8.poetry;poetⅢ.重点短语1．remindsb.______sth.使某人想起某事，提醒某人某事1．contribute______……为作出贡献(或捐款)；……有助于；向投稿2．fall______陷入，落入3．look______查找，寻访到，探访(某人)4．send______使某人来到；要求将某物取来或送到5．come______being出现；形成；产生6．______charge主管，负责7．______theabsenceof……在不在时8．light______照亮；使放光彩；点上(烟)等吸起来9．put...______……把结合成一整体；装配10．stand______突出；显眼；远远超过某人(物)11．call______召唤；使人想起；调动(力量、人员等)；提出(议案等)；(给……)打电话12．play______玩；玩耍；游戏13．get______通过，完成，度过，接通电话[答案]1．of2.to3.into4.for5.into6.in7.in8．up9.together10.out11.up12.with13．throughⅣ.重点句型1．Oncepublished,hisworkbecamefamousfortheabsenceofrhymeattheendofeachline.他的作品一出版就因为在每一行诗的结尾没有韵脚而闻名。2．GreatlylovedinChinaaretheEnglishRomanticpoets.英国浪漫主义诗人深受中国人的喜爱。3．...nomatterhowwellapoemistranslated,somethingofthespiritoftheoriginalworkislost.……无论一首诗翻译得多好，原作中的某些精神实质性的东西还是会失去。Ⅴ.重点语法ThePastParticipleUsedasAdverbial(过去分词作状语)Ⅰ.词汇聚焦1．recommendvt.推荐，介绍；劝告，建议[思维拓展]recommendsb......
