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英语选修8外研版Module 1导学案（基础知识详解） Module 1 Deep South基础知识详解 知识详解 ① adapt　v．　使适应；改编，改写 (回归课本P2)Yet Antarctica is full of wildlife，which has adapted to its extreme conditions. 但南极洲仍然栖息着很多野生生物，它们已经适应了那里极其恶劣的条件。 13 【归纳总结】 【例句探源】 ①Young kids often adapt themselves quickly to a new environment. 小孩子往往很快就能适应新环境。 ②Everyone needs to do something to adapt to the social and economical changes. 每个人都要采取措施来适应社会经济的变化。 ③Many of Dickens’ books have been adapted as films. 狄更斯的许多书都已改编成电影。 【即境活用】 1．When they moved to Canada，the children ________ the surroundings very well. A．adapted to　　　　　 B．adopt to C．used to D．attempted to 解析：选A。adapt to适应(新环境等)；adopt 采纳；used to过去常常……；attempt to试图，尝试。根据句意，选择A。 2．完成句子 How do these insects ______________________ ______________________________________? 这些昆虫怎样使自己适应新的环境？ 答案：adapt themselves to new environments ②balance v．(使)平衡；(使)平稳；权衡，比较 n．平衡，均衡；天平 (回归课本P3)But more than two thousand years ago Greek geographers believed that there was a large land mass in the south which balanced the land in the north. 但是2000多年以前，希腊的地理学家认为地球南边有一块陆地与北边的陆地保持平衡。 【归纳总结】 【例句探源】 ①The school aims to balance the amount of time spent on arts and science subjects. 这所学校在时间安排上力争做到文理并重。 ②He kept his balance with his arms on top of the wall. 他在墙头上用胳膊保持平衡。 ③If humans continue to destroy the forest，they will break the balance of nature. 如果人类继续破坏森林，他们将打破生态平衡。 ④Tourists often disturb the delicate balance of nature on the island. 观光客常常破坏岛上微妙的自然生态平衡。 ⑤(牛津P135)The programme presented a balanced view of the two sides of the conflict. 节目公平地反映了冲突双方的情况。 【即境活用】 3．The reason for his ________ was illness，but everyone knew he’d gone to a football match. A．absence　　　　　B．emergency C．balance D．isolation 解析：选A。句意：他称病缺席，但谁都知道他是去看足球比赛了。absence缺席；emergency紧急情况；balance平衡；isolation孤立。由题意可知，A项正确。 4．完成句子 The girl ________________ and fell off the balance beam. 小女孩失去了平衡，从平衡木上摔了下来。 答案：lost her balance ③absence　n．　缺乏；没有；缺席 (回归课本P11)Sunrise and sunset com