高二英语（选修八）unit 1 Language points.pptVIP

Explanation 1. California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population. 加利福尼亚是美国第三大洲，但是人口最多。 注意 (1) 对人口提问用what, 不用how many, how much。 　　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。 The population of China is larger than that of America. 中国人口比美国人口多。 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。 There has been a rapid increase in population in the city in the last few years. 近几年该城市人口增