2015高考英语（人教版）一轮课件：选修8Unit1《Alandofdiversity》.pptVIP

注意：(1)means 作为一个单复数同形的名词，常与主谓一致结合起来进行考查。要注意，means 作主语时，前有every，each，one等修饰语时，谓语用单数；前有several，some，many，few，all等修饰语时，谓语用复数。 (2)way多与in连用，构成in...way method多与with连用，构成with...method means 多与by连用，构成by...means approach多与to连用，构成approach to... Today an airship is used as a means of advertising. 现在飞船被用来作为一种广告工具。 The burglars entered the house by means of a ladder. 窃贼用梯子爬进了这所房子。 By no means is this the first time you have been late. 这绝不是你第一次迟到。 单项填空 —Do you think we should put an ad in the paper for the lost child? —Yes，________. A．thats all right　　　　 B．by all means C．it just depends　 D．never mind [解析]考查交际用语。根据句中“yes”可推断后者同意前者观点，故B项by all means“完全可以”正确。 [答案]B 2．majority n．大多数；大半 the majority of 大多数……(接名词复数或不可数名词) by a majority of 以……的多数 be in the majority 占多数；过半数 get a majority 获得多数票 注意：the majority of 作主语时，谓语和其后的名词保持一致；most 表示“大多数”时，可以直接修饰名词(可数或不可数)；也可以使用“most of the ＋名词”这一结构，谓语和其后的名词一致。 The majority of lone parents are divorced or separated women. 单身父母中大多数是离婚或分居的妇女。 Young people were in the majority at the meeting. 这次会议中年轻人占了多数。 单项填空 —What is boys favourite sport? —________ of boys like playing football. A．None　 B．The most C．The majority　 D．Every [解析]the majority of“大多数……”后可接名词复数，故C项正确。 [答案]C 3．occur v．发生；发现 occur to...(主意、想法)浮现于脑中，被想起 It occurs to sb.to do sth.某人想到做某事 It occurs to sb.that...某人想到…… 注意：occur，happen，take place，break out表示“发生，爆发”时均不能用于被动语态或进行时态。 Police reports are full of accidents that occur when people fall into sleep and go off the road. 警局报告里满是人们驾驶时睡着而驶离路面发生的事故。 I suppose it never occurred to you to phone the police? 我想你根本没想给警方打电话吧？ 单项填空 It never ________ to me that a top student like her had failed in the exam. A．happened　 B．appeared C．sounded　 D．occured [解析]考查固定句型“It occurs to sb. that...”译为“某人想到……”。 [答案]D 二、短语精粹 1．make a life 习惯于新的生活方式、工作等 come to life 突然苏醒；突然开始工作；突然变得活跃 live/lead a．..life 过着……生活 come back to life 苏醒过来，恢复生气 bring...back to life 使……苏醒过来 full of life 充满生气 for