人教版（新课标）高中英语选修八Unit 1 a land of diversity 重点单词、短语和句型必背讲义学案（含答案）.doc

选修8 Unit 1讲义----重点单词、短语和句型必背 学好英语背单词很重要，但是若只会机械地背英语单词，而不会熟练地使用单词，则想学好英语是很难的。若想熟练地使用英语，则多背每一个单元的重点单词、短语和句型的例句，则是一个行之有效的方法。若能坚持每天多背诵单词、短语以及句型的例句，学以致用，日积月累，则会收到事半功倍的效果。为此，笔者特意整理了本人讲课的每个单元的重要单词、短语和句型的经典例句，希望对广大英语学习者有很大的启发与帮助。 重点单词 means n. 手段；方法 Scientists believe that these settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by means of a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times. 科学家们认为，这些迁居者通过一条史前时期曾经存在的大陆桥穿越北极地区的百令海峡到达美洲。 She could not speak, but made her wishes known by means of signs. 她不能讲话，但是通过打手势可以表达她的愿望。 majority n. 大多数；大半 Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men, whose ministry was to teach the Catholic religion to the natives. 在首批移居加州的西班牙人中，大部分是宗教人士，他们的职责是向原居住人民传授天主教。 I graduated from Beijing Normal University and majored in economy. 我毕业于北师大，主修经济学。 elect vt. 选择；决定做某事；选举某人 Purchasers can elect to pay in monthly installment. 购买者课选择逐月分期付款。 Donald Trump was elected president of the USA in 2016. 2016年唐纳德·特朗普当选美国总统。 occur vi. 发生；出现 It occurred to me that I had left my keys in the office. 我突然想到我把钥匙忘在办公室了。 I was going along the street looking for a place to park when the accident occurred. 我沿着街道行驶想找一个停车的地方，这时事故就发生了。 indicate vt. 指出；标示；表明；暗示 Try to use the expressions above to indicate that you are listening carefully to your partner. 试着用上面的表达表明你在认真听同伴的讲述。 Snow indicates the coming of winter. 下雪表明冬天到来了。 apparent adj. 显而易见的；显然的；表面的 Certain problems were apparent from the beginning. 某些问题从一开始就是显而易见的。 It was apparent from her face that she was unhappy. 很明显，她脸上的表情不开心。 slip vi. 滑动；滑行；滑跤 n. 滑到；小过失；滑动 Nobody noticed the thief slip into the house because the lights happened to go out at that time. 没有人注意到小偷溜进了这间房子，因为灯在那时正好灭了。 She slipped a note into my hand when the teacher wasn’t looking. 她趁老师没注意，把一张纸条塞进我的手里。 grasp vt & n. 抓住；掌握；（能力）范围；控制（力） In 1940 the civil authorities reformed the system so that many more Chinese people were able to grasp the opportunity to settle in the USA. 在1940年，民政部门改革了制度，使更多的中国人能够抓住去美国定居的机会。 We are hopeful that peace is now within our grasp. 我们满怀希望和平现在在我们的掌控之中。 重点短语 make a life 习惯于新的生活方式、工作等 Some died or returned home, but most remained in California to make a life for themselves despite great hardship. 有些人死了或回家了，但是大多数人留在加利福尼亚谋生，尽管困难重重。 They went to the West and decided to make a life there. 他们去了西部地区，决心去那里适应新的生活。 team up with 与……合作 Teamed up with a couple from my hotel and hired a car. 同我酒店里的一对夫妻作伴，一起租了一辆小汽车。 Students should develop their ability to team up with others. 学生应该培养与他人合作的能力。 take in 接受；理解；包括；欺骗；收进；吸收 It’s 79 km round-trip that takes in all the famous tourist spots. 这是一次往返79公里的旅行，它包括了所有著名的景点。 I found it easy to take in what the professor had said. 我发现教授讲的内容很容易理解。 a good/great many 许多；大量 A great many people think zoos should be closed, because it’s too cruel to animals.
很多人认为动物园应该关闭，因为他对于动物来说太残忍了。 A good many students in our school have taken an active part in the movement against pollution. 我们学校有很多学生积极参加反对污染的运动。 重点句型 However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago. 然而，很可能至少在15，000年以前美洲土著人就住在加利福尼亚了。 It is likely that it will rain tomorrow. 明天有可能会下雨。 They are likely to be fired by the company just because of their fault. 他们有可能因为他们自己的过错遭到公司的开除。 It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures. 人们认为，过不了多久，多种国籍的混合将会如此之大，以至于这里不再有明显的种族和文化群体，而是一个多种族、多文化的混合体。 It is widely believed that the earth runs around the sun. 人们普遍认为，地球绕着太阳转。 It is reported that a space station will be built on the moon in years to come. 据报道，未来几年，月球上将修建一座空间站。 【巩固练习】 单词拼写 I am not certain I have ________（领会）what you meant. He gave no ________（表明）that he was ready to compromise. ________（明显地）, the iPods, if used properly, are helpful to our study, especially to our English listening. The boy ________（溜）out of the room and headed for