2018版高考英语（人教通用）大一轮复习满分必背：选修八　Unit 1　A land of diversity.doc

选修八　Unit 1　A land of diversity Ⅰ.常考单词必背 1．means n．(单复数同形)手段；方法；工具 All possible means have been tried. 一切办法都试过了。 [快速闪记] by this means用这种方法 by all means尽一切办法；务必；(表示答应)当然可以 by means of用；依靠 by no means决不；并没有(＝not by any means) 2．majority n．[U](比most正式；常与of连用)多数；大多数 The majority of doctors believe smoking is harmful to health.大多数医生认为吸烟有害健康。 The majority were/was against the plan. 多数人不赞成这个计划。 [快速闪记] (1)the/a majority of大多数 by/with a majority以多数；大半 be in the/a majority构成大部分/大多数 (2)minority少数 in the minority占少数 3．elect 选择；决定做某事；选举某人　election n．选举 The school board is made up of parents who have been elected to make decisions about school affairs.家长委员会是由那些被选出来做有关学校事务决定的家长组成。 4．boom n．[C]繁荣；隆隆声　vt. vi.(使)繁荣 Music born in Hong Kong is booming. 香港音乐正迅速发展起来。 5．occur (occurred，occurring) vi.发生；出现；被想到 Observe carefully if any change occurs when doing experiments in the lab. 在实验室里做实验时，一定要仔细观察有无变化发生。 Cultural differences occur wherever you go. 无论你去哪里，都存在文化差异。 [快速闪记] sth occurs to sb 某人突然想起某事；某人发生某事 It occurs to sb that.../to do...某人突然想起… 6．apparent adj.显而易见的；显然的；表面上的 Under his apparent calm lay real anxiety. 他表面镇静，内心焦虑。 同义词：apparent，obvious，evident，clear，plain，distinct 7．slip vi.滑动；滑行；滑跤　n．滑动；滑倒 Mind you dont slip.小心别滑倒了。 8．hire vt. n．租用；雇用 It became increasingly expensive to hire casual workers.雇用临时工越来越贵了。 9．nowhere adv.无处；到处都无 There was nowhere else for me to go.我无处可去。 10．grasp vt.抓住；握紧n．(常用单数)抓；紧握；控制；(对知识等的)掌握 Grasp all，lose all.贪多必失。 You should really grasp the spirit of the English language.你应该真正掌握英语语言的精神实质。 [快速闪记] have a thorough grasp of彻底了解 beyond/within a persons grasp为某人不能/能理解的 Ⅱ.高频短语必会 1．make a life习惯于新的生活方式、工作等；谋生 2．live on继续存在；继续生存 3．keep up坚持；维持；沿袭(风俗、传统等) 4．back to back背靠背 5．team up with与……合作或一起工作 6．mark out用线划出范围；标出……界线 7．take in包括；吸收 8．apply for申请；请示得到 Ⅲ.写作句式必学 1．California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population. 加利福尼亚是美国的第三大洲，但是人口最多的州。 2．However，it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thou