M5U2 必修五第二单元重点词汇精讲及练习.doc

Unit 2 The environment 1. survival (P. 21) n. 幸存，生还 the problem of survival 生存问题 the survival of the fittest 适者生存 a survival from ancient times古代遗物 【】ly five villagers ___________________________. 3) 很幸运，这个男孩得以从大火中逃生。 It was lucky that the boy ___________________. 4) 他比他妻子多活好几年。He _________________ for many years. 5) 健康的环境对于我们人类的生存是重要的。 A healthy environment _____________________. 2. nature n. 大自然；本性；性质 against nature 违反自然（规律） by nature 生就、生来 in nature 本质上 the law of nature 自然界的法则 human nature 人性 a man of gentle nature 性格温和的男人 natural adj. 大自然的；天生的；与自然有关的 natural resources 天然资源 natural food 天然食品 It is natural that… = It is natural for + n. + to do ……做……是理所当然的 naturally adv.自然地；天生地 练习： 1) 最近那类书普遍受欢迎。 Books _________________ are popular these days. 2) 猫生来就爱干净。 Cats are_____________ very clean. 3) 他的问题本质上属于个人问题。His problem was personal ____________. 4) 她有插花的天赋。 She has ______________ for arranging flowers. 5) 他反对那样的计划是理所当然的。 ______________ he should oppose the plan like that. =It is natural _____ ______ _____ _________ ______ the plan like that. 6) 这些花从前到处自然生长。 These flowers____________________ here and there. 3. debate (P. 22)v n. 辩论、争论、争辩 debate about / on sth. 争论某事 debate sth with sb. 与某人争论某事 (sth be) under debate 正在讨论中 辨析：debate与argue debate多指在公开、正式的场合进行辩论或严肃的争论，双方各自陈述理由，“交锋、往返”的意味较强。 argue不及物动词，指一方坚持自己的意见、立场和观点，提出争论企图说服对方。argue的名词为argument.　 练习： 到目前为止，对于这些问题几乎还没有进行过公众讨论。 As yet there has been little public _____________ these issues. 他们总是为钱而争吵。 They are always ___________________________________. 我们讨论了好几个小时才投票。 We ______________________________________ taking a vote. 整个赔偿问题还在讨论中。(debate n.) The whole question of compensation is ____________________. After a long _______, the bill was passed by the House of the Commons. A. argue B. debate C. discuss D. quarrel 4. voice v.表达，吐露 n. 呼声，意见，发言权 voice one’s opinion发表意见 练习： 这个城市的大批清洁工举行罢工，以表达他们对低工资的不满。 A crowd of dustmen in this city went on strike __________________about their low