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UNIT1 A LAND OF DIVERSITY 1．live on 继续存在，继续生存 The customs and languages of the immigrants live on in their new home. (教材P1)这些移民的风俗习惯以及语言在他们的新家都得以延续。 She lived on for many years after her husband died. 丈夫死后她继续活了多年。 live on sth以某物为食；靠某种经济来源生活 live through经历过； 经历……而未死 live by doing 靠做某事物为生live a．.. life 过着……的生活 live up to遵从；履行；不辜负live with容忍；忍受 (2010·湖北高考)Had she ________ her promise, she would have made it to Yale University. A．looked up to　　　　　B．lived up toC．kept up with D．come up with 2．However，it_is_likely_that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago.(教材P2) 然而，很可能至少在15000年前美洲土著人就生活在加利福尼亚了。 本句中it为形式主语，真正的主语为that引导的主语从句。句中的likely为形容词，意为“可能的”，常用于It is likely that...“有可能……”或sb.be likely to do sth.“某人有可能做某事”句型中。 She is not likely to come next month.她下月很可能不来①likely常指从表面迹象来判断有可能，作“可能的”的意思解释时常用作表语形容词，主要句法结构有：sb./sth.＋be＋likely＋to do sth.；It is likely＋that-clause。 likely用作定语形容词时常意为“似乎合适的、有希望的”。 ②possible表示客观上的可能性，possible常构成的结构有：It is possible(for sb.)to do sth.；It is possible＋that-clause。possible作定语时，有时解释为“合适的”。 ③probable表示“可能发生或实现的”，比possible的可能性大。常构成的句型有：sth. is probable；It is probable＋that-clause。 (2010·陕西高考) Studies show that people are more ________ to suffer from back problems if they always sit before computer screens for long hours. A．likely　　B．possible　　C．probable　　D．sure 3．by means of 用……办法；借助 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. (教材P2) 科学家们认为这些迁居者通过一座史前时代曾经存在的大陆桥穿越北极地区的白令海峡到达美洲。 by this means用这种方法by all means 一定，务必 by no means一点也不，决不(用于句首句子需倒装) by any means 无论如何 　Try by all means to save the dying.一定要尽力抢救那个垂危的病人。 This is by no means the first time you have been late. 这绝不是你第一次迟到了。 【提示】　means作“方式，方法”时单复数同形。若是all means作主语，谓语动词用复数形式；若是every/a means作主语，谓语动词用单数形式。 【一言辨异】　All possible means have been tried，but not every means works.所有可能的方法都尝试过了，但并不是每一种方法都奏效。 (2011·浙江高考)—Can I come and have a look at your new hou