高二英语选修8-unit-1-a-land-of-diversityLanguage-points.pptVIP

* 1. California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population. population (1) 对人口提问用what, 不用 how many, how much。 e.g. What’s the population of the city? 这个城市有多少人口？ (2) population作主语时用单数，但前有 分数，小数，百分数时，谓语动词用 复数。 e.g. The population of China is larger than that of America. 中国人口比美国人口多。 80% of the population are farmers. 百分之80的人口是农民。 (3) 人口的增加或减少用grow (increase) 和fall (decrease); 人口的多少用large 和small。 2. Scientists believe that these settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by means of a land bridge which