高二英语选修8unit1alandofdiversityLanguagepoints

◆ 联想记忆： by no means 决不，一点也不
e.g. She is by no means poor; in fact, she is very rich.
3. Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men, …
3. The Taiwan _S__tr_a_i_t_ (海峡) separates Taiwan Island from the mainland.
4. I_m__m__ig_r_a_t_io_n_ (移民) in the 1980s was very high.
5. Radio and television are important me_a_n_s_ of communication.
majority n. 大多数 1) the majority of the people 大多数人 2) majority常与a /the 连用;
most后接名词或 of + n.
e.g. The majority of the people are against the idea of building a new factory here.
means n. 方式, 手段(单复数一样)。 e.g. Every possible means has been tried,
but none has worked. Some means are practical while others are not.
by means of 用……方式 by this means (in this way) 用这种方式 e.g. He succeeded by means of hard work.
(接人和国家名词) “与……战斗 〞
fight with sb. 也可表示与某人并肩作战
5. Some died or returned home, but most remained in California to make a life for themselves despite great hardship. 有的人死了，有的人回家了，但是大局 部人留在了加利福尼亚，尽管遇到了很 大的困难，也开场了新的生活。
[考点] exactly准确地，恰好，完全。可构成not exactly，表示“一点也不，不完全是〞。
2. In more recent decades, California has become home to more people from Asia, including Koreans, Cambodians, Vietnamese and Laotians. 最近几十年, 加利福尼亚成了更多亚洲 人的家, 其中包括韩国人、柬埔寨人、 越南人和老挝人。
to make orange paint. 2) It is better to mix work with pleasure.
◆ 联想记忆：
mixture n. 混合物 mixed adj. 混合的, 复杂的, 男女混合的
Hearing the news, I had __m__ix_e_d_ feelings. The city is a _m__ix_t_u_r_e_ of ancient and
nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups, … 人们认为很快民族就会大融合在一起， 从而没有了非常明显的主要种族或文化 群体之分。
mix vt. & vi. 混合、掺和 mix A with B 1) He mixed red paint with yellow paint
make a life 开场新的生活 e.g. They go to big cities to make a life.
关于 life的短语： earn / make a living 谋生 lead / live a ... life 过着......的生活
人们认为...... 6. It is believed that before long the mix of
3. You just have to keep on trying.
选用以上短语的适当形式填空。 1. In some parks, visitors are requested
to _k__ee_p__o_f_f __ the grass. 2. Let’s hope the sunny weather
高二英语选修 8unit1alandofdiver sityLanguagepoints
1. California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population. population
(1) 对人口提问用what, 不用 how many, how much。
3) 2) including是介词, 意为“包括 (于…… 之中)〞。
I. 根据以下各句句意及所给单词的首字母 或汉语提示, 写出各单词的正确形式。
1. — What n_a_ti_o_n_a_l_it_y_ are you? — I am Chinese.
2. Only a few of them thought highly of the plan. The m__a_j_o_r_it_y(大多数) were against it.
6. The unemployment _p_e_rc_e_n_t_a_g_e_ (百 分比) keeps rising.
7. Ra_c_i_a_l_ (种族的) conflicts still exist in many countries.
II. 用所给词组的适当形式填空。 make a life by means of declare war on fight against keep up
keep up with 跟上，不落在……后 面；了解；保持联系
keep off 挡住；〔使〕避开 keep on 继续〔干〕；坚持〔干〕
1. They could not keep up with us when we climbed the mountain. 爬山的时候，他们跟不上我们。
2. She held an old piece of cloth over them both to keep the rain off. 她把一块旧布料披在他们身上挡雨。
fight for, fight against & fight with fight Leabharlann Baiduor
为事业, 自由, 真理, 权利等而斗争(战斗)
e.g. They are fighting for freedom. 他们正为自由而战。
fight against (可用with) the enemy “为反对……而斗争〞；
2) The snowstorm kept up for five days. 保持，持续
3) I see you’re getting along well with your English studies. Splendid! You must keep up the good work.
坚持，维持
The majority _w_a_s__/ _w_e_r_e_ for the budget. The majority of students _a_r_e_ hardworking.
The majority of the damage _i_s_ easy to repair.
4. Spanish soldiers first arrived in South America in the early 16th century when they fought against the native people and took their land. 16世纪早期, 西班牙士兵到达南美洲, 这 时同土著人作斗争并占领这片土地。
=Most people/ Most of the people are against the idea of building a new factory here. 大多数人都反对在这儿建一个新工 厂的主意。
注意
the majority单独做主语时，假设强调 整体，谓语动词用单数，强调个体时， 谓语动词用复数。a / the majority of + n. 后可用不可数名词，也可用可数名 词复数，谓语动词由后面的名词决定。
80% of the population are farmers. 百分之80的人口是农民。
(3) 人口的增加或减少用grow (increase) 和fall (decrease); 人口的多少用large 和small。
2. 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 前时代曾经存在的一条大陆桥穿越北 极地区的白令海峡到达美洲。
e.g. What’s the population of the city? 这个城市有多少人口？
(2) population作主语时用单数，但前有 分数，小数，百分数时，谓语动词用 复数。
e.g. The population of China is larger than that of America. 中国人口比美国人口多。
modern buildings.
He is famous for _m_i_x_i_n_g__ Chinese traditional music _w_i_th__ western performance forms and instruments.
nationality 国籍, 民族 1) — What is your nationality?
— I’m Chinese. 2) to take American nationality
参加美国国籍
7. …, which today still keeps up their Danish culture. 阅读以下句子，观察keep up在句中的 意思。
1) Today the people in the village still keep up their original culture. 沿袭〔风俗、传统等〕
k_e_e_p_s__u_p_ for Saturday’s tennis match.
1. Exactly when the first people arrived in
what we now know as California, no one
really knows. [分析] a. 本句是一个主从复合句, 也是个倒装句。 b. 主句是 _n_o_o_n_e__r_e_a_ll_y_k_n_o_w__s_, 从句是 when引导的宾语从句。 c. 在宾语从句中, what引导的从句作介 词in的宾语。
1) 这是一个简单句。句中有in the past few years, in recent years等时间状语 时, 句子的谓语动词通常用现在完成时。
2) In the past ten years, great changes have taken place in my hometown.
settle in be forced into doing
1. He crossed the river _b_y_m__e_a_n_s_o_f_ a raft. 2. She hopes to _m__a_k_e_a__li_fe_ from writing