Unit1Book8-江西教师网.pptVIP

Unit 1 Book 8 A land of diversity revision 2012-1-5 I. Spell the following words: 1. n. 大多数 majority 2. vt./vi. 说明 阐明 illustrate n. 社会主义 socialism 4. vt./vi. 悼念 哀悼 mourn 5. n. 权威 权力 authority 6. vt. 指出 暗示 indicate 7. n. 正义 公平 justice 8. adj. 痛苦的 悲惨的 miserable 9. vt. 选举 选择 elect 10. adj. 种族的 racial 11. vt./vi. 改造 改革 reform 12. adj. 迷人的 吸引人的 fascinating 13. adj. 显而易见的 表面上的 apparent 14. adj. 联邦的 federal 15. n. 申请人 applicant 16. n. 冒险家 adventurer 17. n. 售票员 （乐队）指挥 conductor 18. vt. 插入 嵌入 insert 19. adj. 体贴的 深思的 thoughtful 20. n. 渡船 渡口 vt. 摆渡 ferry Key phrases: live on by means of make a life keep up back to back team up with mark out take in apply for a good/great many II. Put the following into Chinese: California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population. It also has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the USA. However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least 15,000 years ago. Scientists believe that these settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by means of a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times. People from different parts of the world, attracted by the climate and the lifestyle,… The fact that they arrived a long time before Europeans is what matters. When he reached the North Pole, he found nothing exciting except for a sign marking the spot, but he did meet some scientists there who were studying the melting of the ice and… Did so much exploring a Fisherman’s Wharf. Am exhausted and don’t feel like doing anything else. Early bed tonight! In 1940 the civil authorities reformed the system so that more Chinese people were able to grasp the opportunity of settling in the USA. III. Key words and phrases: occur vi. 发生 出现 被想到 被想起 Don’t let such a thing occur again. Mistakes are bound to occur. Poli