选修8Unit1Aand of diversity.docVIP

Unit 1 A land of diversityⅠ.重要单词聚焦1． n．差别；区分；卓著2． n. 手段；方法3． n. 大多数；大半4． n. 苦难；困苦5． vt. 选择；决定做某事；选举某人6． n. (人口、贸易的)繁荣　 vi. 处于经济迅速发展时期distinctionmeansmajorityhardshipelectboom7． n. 地极；电极；磁极8． n. 申请人9． n. 海关；关税；进口税10． vi. 发生；出现11． n. 牛(总称)12． vt. 指出；标示；表明；暗示13． n. 行李(〈美〉baggage)14． (shaved；shaved，shaven) vt. vi.刮；剃15． adj. 显而易见的；显然的；表面上的16． vi. 滑动；滑行；滑跤poleapplicantcustomsoccurcattleindicateluggageshaveapparentslipn. 滑动；滑倒17． vt. n. 租用；雇用18． adv. 无处；到处都无19． n. 处罚；惩罚20． n. 正义；公平21． vt. vi. 改革；革新　 　　　n. 改革；改造；改良22． vt. n. 抓住；抓紧；掌握；领会23． adj. 感激的；感谢的hirenowherepunishmentjusticereformgraspthankfulⅡ.重点短语扫描1．live 继续存在；继续生存2．by of... 用……办法；借助……3．make a 习惯于新的生活方式、工作等4．keep 坚持；维持；沿袭(风俗、传统等)5． up with 与……合作或一起工作6．mark 画线；标出……界线7．Take 包括；吸收8．a great/good 许多；很多onmeanslifeupteamoutin many9．apply 申请；请示得到10．in 另外11． one’s dream 实现梦想12． the view 欣赏风景foradditionachieveadmireⅢ.课文原句突破1．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.[信息提取]　by means of用某种办法，借助于某事物。[例句仿写]　思想可以借助于音乐来表达。Thoughts can also________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________.【答案】　be expressed by means of music2．By the time California elected to become the thirty-first federal state of the USA in 1850，it was already a multicultural society.[信息提取]　by the time连词，意为“到……时”。[例句仿写]　当他14岁的时候，他就已经自学了数学。________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________he had learnt maths by himself.【答案】　By the time he was fourteen years old3．However，it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago.[信息提取]　It is likely that...有可能……。[例句仿写]　他有可能不参加会议________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________the meeting.【答案】　It is likely that he will not attend4．It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major r