高考英語 考點(diǎn)突破Unit1 考點(diǎn)突破課件 大綱人教版選修8

UNIT 1A LAND OF DIVERSITY 1majority n大多數(shù)；大半大多數(shù)；大半 The majority is (are) doing his (their) best. 大多數(shù)人都盡心盡力。 The majority of my friends have gone abroad. 我的大多數(shù)朋友都出國了。上一頁上一頁a majority of大多數(shù)的；大部分的in a/the majority 占大多數(shù)have a majority over sb. 獲得多于某人的；戰(zhàn)勝某人by/with a majority of 以大多數(shù)贏得 上一頁上一頁A majority of workers now work five days a week.現(xiàn)在多數(shù)工廠每周工作五天。 (1)majority為可數(shù)名詞，指可數(shù)的概念，不指量(amount)。the majority作主語時(shí)，如果泛指多數(shù)，謂語動(dòng)詞用單復(fù)數(shù)形式皆可。(2)the majority of名詞，表示“多數(shù)”，其后的謂語動(dòng)詞取決于of之后的名詞。(3)majority常由great修飾。(4)majority的反義詞是minority，意為“少數(shù)；少數(shù)人；少數(shù)票”，復(fù)數(shù)形式是minorities，意為“少數(shù)民族”。上一頁上一頁學(xué)以致用學(xué)以致用(單項(xiàng)填空)Of the first Spanish to go to California，the majority_religious men，_ministry was to teach the Catholic religion to the natives.Awas；of which the Bwere；of whomCwere；their Dwere；whose上一頁上一頁上一頁上一頁【解析解析】前面the majority指代的是大部分的人，所以用系動(dòng)詞的復(fù)數(shù)；第二個(gè)空是非限制性定語從句，用whose在從句中作定語。 【答案答案】D2. occur vi.發(fā)生；出現(xiàn)；存在發(fā)生；出現(xiàn)；存在At the beginning of June an event occurred.六月初發(fā)生了一件事。 That sound does not occur in my language.我的語言里似乎不存在那個(gè)音。上一頁上一頁occur to sb.發(fā)生在某人身上It occurs to sb. to do sth. 某人想起做某事 上一頁上一頁It occurred to me to visit my parents.我突然想去探望父母。某人突然想到的幾種表達(dá)方法：sth. strikes sb. sth. comes to sb.It occurs to sb. that. It strikes sb. that.It hits sb. that. 上一頁上一頁上一頁上一頁學(xué)以致用學(xué)以致用(單項(xiàng)填空)It suddenly _ to me that we could use the computer to do the job.Astruck Boccurred Chappened Dsaw【解析解析】句意：我突然想到我們可以用計(jì)算機(jī)來做這項(xiàng)工作。it occurred to sb. that.“某人突然想到”，為固定搭配，符合句意。 【答案答案】B上一頁上一頁3. indicate vt.指出；標(biāo)示；表明；暗示指出；標(biāo)示；表明；暗示Blue panels indicate that the motorway starts at the junction ahead.藍(lán)色標(biāo)牌指示高速路自前方路口處開始。The dark clouds indicate that it is going to rain soon.烏云密布說明不久就要下雨。Jack patted the sofa to indicate that she should join him.杰克拍拍沙發(fā)示意她坐下。 上一頁上一頁(1)作“指示；指出”講時(shí)，后面經(jīng)常接名詞。(2)作“表明；象征；暗示”講時(shí)，后面可以接名詞或賓語從句，即“indicaten./that.”。 The research results indicate that the new method may save test time.研究結(jié)果表明，新方法可節(jié)省試驗(yàn)時(shí)間。There is every indication of a change in the weather.各種跡象表明天氣很可能發(fā)生變化。 上一頁上一頁Research _ that men find it easier to give up smoking than women.Apoints Bsays Cindicates Dmeans學(xué)以致用學(xué)以致用(單項(xiàng)填空)上一頁上一頁【解析解析】句意：研究表明男性比女性更易戒煙。indicate“表明”，符合句意。point“指出”；say“說”；mean“意味著”。 【答案答案】C 上一頁上一頁4. by means of.用用辦法；借助辦法；借助Thoughts are expressed by means of words.思想是用(通過)言語表達(dá)的。They succeeded by means of hard work.他們依靠努力工作而獲得成功。 上一頁上一頁by all means盡一切辦法；務(wù)必；(表示答應(yīng))當(dāng)然可以by any means 無論如何by no means 決不；并沒有by this means 用這種方法 This plan must be put into practice by all means.這個(gè)計(jì)劃必須付諸實(shí)施。Can you solve the problem by this means?你能用這種方法解決這個(gè)問題嗎？ 上一頁上一頁上一頁上一頁學(xué)以致用學(xué)以致用(單項(xiàng)填空)May I have a word with you?_.Im not busy，anyway.ABy no means BBy all means CBy means of DBy any means 【解析解析】句意：可以和你說句話嗎？當(dāng)然可以。不管怎樣，我并不忙。由句意可知“我”同意和你說話，by all means“當(dāng)然可以”，符合句意。 【答案答案】B 上一頁上一頁5. make a life習(xí)慣于新的生活方式、工作等；謀生習(xí)慣于新的生活方式、工作等；謀生 The problem is how they make a life. 問題是他們?nèi)绾瘟?xí)慣于新的生活方式。 We make a living by what we get；we make a life by what we give. 我們通過得到些什么來謀生；通過給予某些東西來適應(yīng)生 活。 上一頁上一頁come to life突然蘇醒；突然變得活躍live/lead a.life 過著生活come back to life 蘇醒過來；恢復(fù)生氣full of life 充滿生氣make/earn a/ones living 謀生start/make a new life 開始新生活for life 終生；一生；終身to the life 栩栩如生 上一頁上一頁The game really came to life in the second half.下半場比賽變得很刺激。 上一頁上一頁學(xué)以致用學(xué)以致用(完成句子) They went to the West and decided to make a new life(適應(yīng)新生活)He earned his living /made living(謀生) by selling vegetables. 6keep up持續(xù)；維持；沿襲持續(xù)；維持；沿襲(風(fēng)俗、傳統(tǒng)等風(fēng)俗、傳統(tǒng)等) If you do not keep up with the payments you could lose your house. 如果你不繼續(xù)付款，你的住房就可能保不住了。如果你不繼續(xù)付款，你的住房就可能保不住了。 I hope the fine weather will keep up. 我希望好天氣能保持下去。我希望好天氣能保持下去。 Do you still keep up your Spanish? 你還堅(jiān)持說西班牙語嗎？你還堅(jiān)持說西班牙語嗎？ 上一頁上一頁keep (on) doing sth.繼續(xù)、重復(fù)做某事keep sth. up 使某物保持在高水平keep sb. from doing sth. 阻止某人做某事keep on 繼續(xù)keep out of. 不進(jìn)入(某處)；留在外邊keep to sth. 遵守(或信守、履行諾言)keep up with 跟上；(與)同步前進(jìn) 上一頁上一頁上一頁上一頁學(xué)以致用(單項(xiàng)填空)In the face of all these difficulties，were not discouraged and our spirits _ well.Akeep up Bgo up Chold up Dpick up 上一頁上一頁【解析】句意：面對這些問題，我們沒有灰心反而是情緒高漲。keep up“保持；維持”，符合句意。go up“增長；上升”； hold up“舉起；阻擋”；pick up“舉起”。 【答案】A 7take in包括；吸收；收留；欺騙包括；吸收；收留；欺騙The tour took in some famous old castles.這趟觀光旅行包括參觀一些著名的古堡。When humans or animals eat，they take in sugars.當(dāng)人或者動(dòng)物吃東西時(shí)會攝入糖分。The kind old lady offered to take in the poor homeless child.那位好心的老太太主動(dòng)收留了那個(gè)可憐的無家可歸的孩子。Dont let yourself be taken in by his tricks.不要被他的花招欺騙。 上一頁上一頁take away 拿走；使離開；消除(病痛等)take down 記下來；拆掉take for (錯(cuò))當(dāng)作；(誤)以為take off 起飛；匆匆離去；脫下take on 呈現(xiàn)；雇傭take over 接收；接管；取代take up 占去；占據(jù)；開始從事 上一頁上一頁學(xué)以致用(單項(xiàng)填空) Some students find it hard to _ the new teachers dialect. (2011徐州一中模擬)Atake in Btake upCtake over Dtake on 上一頁上一頁【解析】句意：很多學(xué)生發(fā)現(xiàn)很難聽懂這位新老師的方言。本句中take in為“理解；領(lǐng)會”的意思。take up“拿起；開始從事”；take over“接管”；take on“呈現(xiàn)”。【答案】A 上一頁上一頁8a great/good many許多；很多 Tom found that there were a great/good many people already there. 湯姆發(fā)現(xiàn)那兒已經(jīng)有很多人了。 It seems that a great/good many of them are out of work now. 似乎他們中的許多人現(xiàn)在失業(yè)了。 A great many of the flowers are white. 那些花多數(shù)是白色的。 上一頁上一頁(1)修飾可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)，作主語時(shí)謂語動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù)的詞有：many，a great/good many，a good/large number of，quite a few，a good few。(2)修飾不可數(shù)名詞的詞有：much，a good/great deal of，a large amount of。(3)既可以修飾可數(shù)名詞也可以修飾不可數(shù)名詞的詞有：a lot of，lots of，plenty of，a large quantity of，quantities of。 上一頁上一頁a great/good many后接可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)，但a great/good many后接of時(shí)，必須加限定詞，如：these/those/the/ones等，然后再加名詞復(fù)數(shù)。 上一頁上一頁學(xué)以致用(單項(xiàng)填空) _the houses were knocked down in the earthquake.AA great many BThe number of CA great many of DA great deal of 上一頁上一頁【解析】句意：很多的房屋在地震中被摧毀。a great many of the名詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式意為“很多的；大量的”，符合句意。a great deal of修飾不可數(shù)名詞。 【答案】C 上一頁上一頁9That is why today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language.這就是今天有超過40%的加利福尼亞人把西班牙語作為第一或第二語言的原因。 句中的why引導(dǎo)的為表語從句。why，when，where，how引導(dǎo)表語從句，賓語從句，可譯為“的原因；的時(shí)候；的地方；的方法”。Thats why.這就是為什么(why從句表示結(jié)果)Thats because.這是因?yàn)?because從句表示原因)The reason why.is/was that.的原因是(表語從句常用that引導(dǎo)，而不用because)Thats why I left so early.這就是我早早離開的原因。上一頁上一頁This is where I was born.這是我出生的地方。This is when he joined the army.這是他入伍的日子。This is how he solved the problem.這是他解決問題的方式。上一頁上一頁學(xué)以致用(單項(xiàng)填空) Is this the reason _ in the report for her success in the job?Ashe explained Bwhat she explained Chow she explained Dwhy she explained 上一頁上一頁【解析】句意：這就是她在報(bào)告中所說的在事業(yè)上成功的原因嗎？本句為reason作先行詞的定語從句，關(guān)系詞在從句中作賓語，故首先排除C、D兩項(xiàng)；what不能引導(dǎo)定語從句，亦排除；that引導(dǎo)定語從句在從句中作賓語時(shí)可以省略，故答案選A。 【答案】A 上一頁上一頁