选修8-Unit-1

选修8Unit1AlandofdiversityⅠ.单词盘点核心速记1.______(n.)手段；方法2._____(n.)(人口、贸易的)繁荣(vi.)处于经济迅速发展时期3._______(n.)海关；关税；进口税4._____(vi.)发生；出现5._______(vt.)指出；标示；表明；暗示meansboomcustomsoccurindicate6._______(n.)行李7.____(vi.)滑动；滑行；滑跤(n.)滑动；滑倒8.____(vt.&n.)租用；雇用9.________(adv.)无处；到处都无10._______(vt.&vi.)改革；革新(n.)改革；改造；改良11._____(vt.&n.)抓住；抓紧；掌握；领会luggagesliphirenowherereformgrasp联想串记12._______(adj.)清晰的；明显的；明确的→__________(n.)差别；区分；卓著13.________(n.)大多数；大半→________(n.)少数14.____(vt.)选择；决定做某事；选举某人→_______(n.)选举15._________(n.)申请人→_____(vi.)申请→__________(n.)申请书；申请16.________(adj.)显而易见的；显然的；表面上的→__________(adv.)显然地；显而易见地distinctdistinctionmajorityminorityelectelectionapplicantapplyapplicationapparentapparentlyⅡ.短语互译1.继续存在；继续生存______2.用……方法；借助……_____________3.习惯于新的生活方式、工作等__________4.坚持；维持；沿袭(风俗、传统等)_______5.背靠背___________liveonbymeansof...makealifekeepupbacktoback6.teamupwith_____________________7.markout___________________________8.takein___________9.agreat/goodmany___________10.applyfor_______________与……合作或一起工作用线画出范围；标出……界线包括；吸收许多；很多申请；请示得到Ⅲ.句型透视1.what引导的从句作介词宾语Exactlywhenthefirstpeoplearrivedin____________________________(我们现在称作加利福尼亚的地方),noonereallyknows.2.Itislikelythat...很可能……However,_____________(很可能)NativeAmericanswerelivinginCaliforniaatleastfifteenthousandyearsago.whatwenowknowasCaliforniaitislikelythat3.why引导的表语从句,表示“……的原因”___________(那就是为什么)todayover40%ofCaliforniansspeakSpanishasafirstorsecondlanguage.4.过去分词短语作非限制性定语Peoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworld,___________(被吸引)theclimateandthelifestyle,stillimmigratetoCalifornia.Thatiswhyattractedby5.Itis+过去分词+that..._______________(人们认为)beforelongthemixofnationalitieswillbesogreatthattherewillbenodistinctmajorracialorculturalgroups,butsimplyamixtureofmanyracesandcultures.ItisbelievedthatⅣ.语篇完形Californiaisthe1._____(three)largeststateintheUSAbuthasthelargestpopulation.ItisthemostmulticulturalstateintheUSA.Thisisnot2._________(surprise)whenyouknowthehistoryofCalifornia3.______hasattractedpeoplefromnearlyeverycountryintheworld.Noonereallyknowswhattimethefirst4._______(settle)arrivedin5._____wenowknowasCalifornia.ScientistsbelievethattheNativeAmericansreachedAmerica6.___meansofalandbridge.Inthe18thcentury,CaliforniawasruledbySpain.OfthefirstthirdsurprisingwhichsettlerswhatbySpanishtogotoCalifornia,the7.________werereligiousmen.In1848,goldwasdiscoveredinCaliforniaandthedreamofbecomingrichquicklyattractedpeoplefromallovertheworld.Infact,fewachievedtheirdream,butmostremainedinCaliforniato8._____alifeforthemselves.Inmorerecentdecades,CaliforniahasbecomehometopeoplefromAsia.9.__isbelievedthatbeforelongthemixofnationalitieswillbesogreatthattherewillbenodistinctmajor10._____(race)orculturalgroups.majoritymakeItracial1.选择适当的词汇填空(1)Her__________forajobinthecompanywasturneddown.(applicant/application)(2)Hisparentswereableto__________byfishingtwentyyearsago.(makealife/livealife)(3)__________,youhavealreadycomprehendedthetruthinthisbook.(apparent/apparently)applicationmakealifeApparently(4)TheUK_______England,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.(takesin/takeson)(5)Dining_______aredifferentfromcountrytocountry.(customs/habits)takesincustoms2.选用句型透视中的句式仿写句子(1)西班牙人在我们现在称作美国的海岸上定居下来。___________________________________________________________________(2)很可能今晚她给我打电话。____________________________________(3)这就是她最终改变想法的原因。____________________________________(4)人们认为地球正变得越来越暖和。_____________________________________________________TheSpanishsettledalongthecoastofwhatwenowcalltheUnitedStates.It’sverylikelythatshe’llringmetonight.Thisiswhyshechangedhermindatlast.ItisthoughtthattheEarthisbecomingwarmerandwarmer.核心考点means3年2考majority3年2考occur3年3考keepup3年3考1.meansn.手段；方法bymeansof...用……办法；借助……bythismeans用这种方法byallmeans务必,一定,当然可以byanymeans无论如何,以一切可能的手段bynomeans绝不,无论如何也不①(2010·江西高考)Thereisnothinglikeswimmingasameansofkeepingfit.作为保持健康的一种方法,没有一种运动能比得上游泳。②Youmustfinishthetaskontimebyanymeans.无论用什么手段你必须按时完成任务。③(2012·全国卷Ⅰ)Itis____________clearwhatthepresidentcandotoendthestrike.总统会采取什么措施来结束这次罢工还不完全清楚。bynomeans④Heenteredtheroom___________thetreenearthewindow.他通过窗户附近的树进入了房间。bymeansof【高考链接】(2011·浙江高考)—CanIcomeandhavealookatyournewhouse?—Yes,______!A.withpleasureB.IlikeitC.IquiteagreeD.byallmeans【解析】选D。考查交际用语。句意：——我可以来看看你的新房子吗？——好的,当然可以！A项意为非常乐意；B项意为我喜欢它；C项意为我非常同意；D项意为当然可以,没问题。2.majorityn.大多数；大半(1)a/themajorityof...大多数beina/themajority构成大多数/大部分(2)majoradj.主要的vi.专修；主攻majorin主修(3)minorityn.少数；少数派/人①Atthemeeting,youngpeoplewereina/themajority.在会上,年轻人占大多数。②______________peoplevotedforhimintheelection.大多数人在选举中投了他的票。③Whatsubjectdidyou________whenyouwereinuniversity?你在大学主修的科目是什么？Themajorityofmajorin【点津】(1)当a/themajorityof...作主语时,谓语动词的数与of后的名词保持一致。(2)当themajority单独作主语时,谓语动词用单复数都可以。【高考链接】(2011·湖南高考)One-thirdofthecountry______coveredwithtreesandthemajorityofthecitizens______blackpeople.A.is;areB.is;isC.are;areD.are;is【解析】选A。考查主谓一致。句意：这个国家有三分之一的面积被森林覆盖,并且大多数公民是黑人。“分数词+of+名(代)词”作主语,谓语动词的单复数取决于该名(代)词的单复数,所以第一个空用is；themajorityofthecitizens后的谓语动词用复数,所以第二个空用are。3.occurvi.发生；出现sth.occurstosb.某人突然想起某事Itoccurstosb.that-clause某人突然想起①(2012·广东高考)Apartfr