第一部分 选修八 Unit 1.doc

阅读词汇请匹配下列单词与其词义1．strait A．n.(政府的)部；(全体)牧师2．Arctic B．n.海峡3．ministry C．adj.北极的；北极区的4．Mourn D．n.权威；权力(pl.) 当局；官方5．authority E．v.哀悼；悼念；表示悲痛6．federal F．n.侄子；外甥7．aircraft G．n.面包房；面包厂8．nephew H．n.牛(总称)9．bakery I．adj.联邦制的；联邦政府的10．cattle J．n.飞行器；航空器；飞机答案 1.B 2.C 3.A 4.E 5.D 6.I7.J8.F9.G10.H高频词汇请根据汉语提示完成下列词块1．hire servants雇佣人2．occur quite naturally发生得很自然3．grasp a person’s meaning领会某人的意思4．despite his lack of experience尽管他经验不足5．insert a key in a lock把钥匙插入锁里6．the means for achieving happiness获得快乐的方法7．try to reform wrong－doers设法使做坏事的人改过自新8．a most fascinating book一本极其令人着迷的书9．a continued slip in house prices房价持续下跌10．at the Italian customs在意大利海关11．a sense of justice正义感10．team__up__with excellent workers和出色的工人一起工作必仿佳句1.[原句] However, it is likely thatNative Americans were living inCalifornia at least fifteen thousandyears ago.2．[原句] That is why today over40% of Californians speak Spanish asa first or second language.3．[原句] It is believed that beforelong the mix of nationalities will beso great that there will be no distinctmajor racial or cultural groups, butsimply a mixture of many races andcultures.1．[仿写] 对我们学生而言参观长城有可能是一次难忘的经历。

It__is__likely__that a visit to theGreat Wall for us students is anunforgettable experience.2．[仿写] 他迷恋电脑游戏，那就是他为什么不得不辍学的原因。

He is addicted to computer games,andthat’s__why__he__has__to__drop__out__of__school．3．[仿写] 人们认为不吃早饭的青少年不仅容易在课上睡觉而且也不能专心听课，这自然会导致他们在考试中的成绩不好。

It’s__believed__that__teenagers__without__having__breakfast__will__not__only__fall__asleep__easily__in__class,__but concentrate less on lessons,which of course, results in their badperformance in exam.1.means n．手段；方法by means of通过；用；借助于by any means 无论如何，以一切可能的手段by this means 这种方法by no means 决不；一点也不(放在句首时，句子用部分倒装语序)单句语法填空/句式升级①Only by this means is it possible to persuade him out of smoking.②I’ll forgive you this time, but you shall by no means make the mistake again.→I’ll forgive you this time, but by__no__means__shall__you__make__the__mistake__again．(倒装句)[佳句背诵] By any means, as students, we should master a foreign language by means of our diligence.What’s more, by no means should we waste our youth.无论如何，作为学生，我们应该借助我们的勤奋掌握一门外语。

并且，我们决不应该浪费我们的青春。

[名师指津] means用作“方式；方法”时单复数同形。

表示做某事的方法，means 后常接of doing sth，一般不接不定式。

2.occur vi.发生；出现(1)sth occurs to sb某人突然想起某事It occurs to/strikes/hits sb that... 某人突然想起……It occurs to sb to do sth 某人突然想起做某事(2)occurrence n. 发生，出现单句语法填空/句式升级①A good idea occurred to me when I woke up this morning.②It occurred to me to go to attend a meeting when I was about to go home.→It occurred to me that__I__should__go__to__attend__a__meeting when I was about to go home.[佳句背诵] It occurred to me that he might be interested in the problem we had discussed.我突然想起他也许对我们讨论过的那个问题感兴趣。

[名师指津] occur结构中主语不能是人，而是想到的事情或it。

3.majority n．大多数；大半(1)a/the majority of...大多数……(be) in the majority 占大部分/大多数(2)minority n. 少数(be) in the minority 占少数(3)major n．& v．主修；专业major in 主修……；以……为专业单句语法填空/完成句子①An agreement seems to be impossible because the majority of the committee members are (be) against it.②What subject did you major in when you were in university?③When it comes to education, the/a__majority__of__people__believe(大部分人认为) that education is a lifetime study.[佳句背诵] The white are in the majority in Australia while the native people (are) in the minority.在澳大利亚，白人占多数而土著人反而占少数。

[名师指津] the/a majority of＋名词，谓语动词的数与of后面的名词保持一致。

4.indicate vt.指出；标示；表明；暗示(1)indicate sth to sb向某人指出、暗示某物indicate (to sb) that... (向某人)示意；表明；暗示；说明(2)indication n. 指示，标志；暗示；迹象单句语法填空①She took out a map and indicated the quickest route to us.②He gave us no indication (indicate) as to what was the matter.[佳句背诵] These figures indicate to me that the company is in serious trouble.这些数字让我觉得公司处境很艰难。

5.apparent adj.显而易见的；显然的；表面上的(1)be apparent to sb对某人来说是显而易见的It’s apparent that... 很显然……(2)apparently adv. 显然地单句语法填空/句式升级①He was apparently(apparent) much surprised at the news.②That knowledge plays an important role in our life is apparent to us all.→ It__is__apparent__to__us__all__that knowledge plays an important role in ourlife.6.elect vt.选择；决定做某事；选举某人(1)elect sb(as/to be)＋职位＝sb be elected (as/to be)＋职位(职位前无冠词)(2)election n．选举单句语法填空/完成句子①If I am lucky enough to win the election (elect), the first thing I will do is to enrich our students’ after－class activities.②Besides, I have such a good command of English that I am__elected__as/to__be__assistant__to__my__English__teacher(被选为英语老师的助手)．7.make a life习惯于新的生活方式、工作等；谋生(1)make/earn a/one’s living谋生(2)live/lead a．..life 过着……生活come (back) to life 苏醒；变得活跃；恢复生气bring...back to life 使……苏醒过来；给……活力单句语法填空/完成句子①They settled down in Canada and made a life for themselves.②When Alice came__(back)______to__life(醒来), she did not know how long she had been lying there.8.take in包括；吸收；理解；欺骗；收留take back收回；取回take off 起飞；匆匆离去；脱下；大获成功take on 呈现；雇用take up 占去；占据；开始；从事[一词多义] 写出下列句子中take in的含义①The price takes in the cost of all the accommodation and food.包括②The old lady was homeless, so I took her in.留宿；收留③Lacking social experience, teenagers tend to be taken in by ill people.欺骗④I found it easy to take in what the teacher said in class.理解⑤It is said that black takes in more heat than white.吸收9.That__is__why today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language.那就是今天有超过40%的加利福尼亚人把西班牙语作为第一或第二语言的原因。