2013届高考英语一轮复习超级课件：Unit1 A land of diversity(新人教版选修8).pptVIP

②It occurred to me to visit my parents. 我突然想去探望父母。 ③It didnt occur to him that the Netherlands won the champion in the World Cup. 他没有想到荷兰队赢得世界杯的冠军。 1．Less than twenty percent of the employees in their company are women. That is to say，men are in the ________. A．majority　　　　 B．activity C．possibility D．minority 解析：in the majority“占大多数”；activity“活动”；possibility“可能性”；minority“少数”。 答案：A 2．(2012·大连质检)It suddenly ________ to me that this man might be a cheat. A．happened B．turned out C．occurred D．came about 解析：It occurs to sb.that“某人突然想到……”，符合句意。 答案：C 3．—Do you think their table tennis team will win the first place at the coming Asian Games? —________.Ours is much stronger than theirs. A．Of course B．It depends C．Dont mention it D．By no means 解析：by no means“绝不”；of course“一定，当然”；it depends“看情况而定”；dont mention it“别放在心上，不用客气”。根据题意可知选D。 答案：D That is why today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language. 这就是今天有超过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。 句中的why引导的为表语从句，注意以下句式区别： Thats why...那就是为什么……(why从句表示结果) Thats because...那是因为……(because从句表示原因) The reason why...is/was that...……的原因是……(表语从句常用that引导，而不用because) ①Thats why he is fond of swimming. 那就是他喜欢游泳的原因。 ②Mark came late for the meeting.That was because his mother was ill.迈克开会迟到了，那是因为他妈妈生病了。 ③The reason why the injection needs repeating every year is that the virus often changes. 每年需要重新注射的原因是这种病毒经常变化。 The reason ________ death was feared was ________ no man could experience it twice. A．why；that　　 B．why；because C．why；why D．because；that 解析：句意：人们之所以恐惧死亡，是因为无人能经历两次。The reason why...is/was that...……的原因是……。 答案：A 英语：高三一轮复习超级课件 Unit1《A land of diversity》（新人教版选修8） 佳作选登 [话题]　谈关于19岁女孩休学参加才艺选秀的争议。 [体裁]　议论文 Recently，there is widespread concern over the issue that a nineteen-year-old girl who quitted school asked her mother，who has been laid off，for 100,000 yuan in order to take part in talent shows. Some students think talent shows are of great fun and can provide a colorful platform to show their talents，a