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重点词汇 majority n.大多数，大半the / a majority of +名词，谓语动词的数与of后面的名词相一致。 the majority 单独作主语时，谓语动词用单复数均可。 in the /a majority 占多数They had a large majority over the other party at the last election. 拓展: major adj. 主要的; 较大的 minor adj. 较小的 minority n. 少数 【活学巧用】 例题1. The majority of crimes that occurred in this area _____ because of taking drugs. A. are said to commit B. are said to have been committed C. is said to have committed D. is said to be committed 2. elect vt. 选择；决定做某事；选举某人 adj. 候任的 elect to do… 选择或决定做某事 elect sb. (to be/ as) 选举某人为 拓展: election n. 选举；选择 【活学巧用】 例题2. I’m afraid you have no _____ but to come along with us. A. possibility B. permission C. choice D. election occur vi. 发生；出现；存在(主意) 浮现于脑海中；被想到；被想起；（某人）想到…… It occurs to sb. that 【活学巧用】 例题3. Has it ever ____ you that this old book might be valuable? A. occurred B. occurred to C. struck to D. come to 4. indicate vt. 指出；标示；表明indicate sth (to sb) 指示；指出；标示 indicate that/wh- 表示……；示意……indication n. 指出；表明indicative adj.指示的；暗示的 Research indicates that men find it easier to give up smoking than women. 【活学巧用】 例题4. In the end, they found a great deal of evidence _____that the so-called gentleman was a thief. A. indicate B. to be indicating C. to indicate D. indicating 重点短语 live on 继续存在；继续生存；（人或动物）以……为食 live by doing sth 靠做某事物为生 live for sth 以某事物为生活目标 live up to sth 符合live with sth 接受或容忍某现象 live through 经历过；经历……之后还活着；度过 live a... life 过着……的生活……为食 2. by means of… 用……办法；借助…… by all means 当然 by no means 决不 by this means 用这种方法 注意：means为单复同形 【活学巧用】 例题5. —Do you think we should put an ad in the paper for the lost child? —Yes,_____. A. that’s all right B. by all means C. it just depends D. never mind 例题6. Every means _____ prevent the water from _____. A. are used to;polluting B. get used to; polluting C. is used to; polluted D. is used to; being polluted 3. make a life 习惯于新的生活方式、工作等；谋生 拓展： lose one’s life 失去