選 修 八Unit 1 A land of diversity 1means n 手 段 ； 方 法by means of 用辦法；借助by no means 絕不；一點也不 運 用 完成句子(1)他絕對不窮；事實上，他很富有。He is _ poor; in fact, hes rich.(2)科學(xué)家們正在為發(fā)明一種能儲存這種能量的方法而工作。Scientists are working to devise a _ of storing thistype of power.(3)我們借助言語來表達(dá)思想。We express our thoughts _ words.by no means meansby means of 2majority n 大 多 數(shù) ； 大 半major adj.主要的be in the/a majority 構(gòu)成大部分/大多數(shù)a majority over sb.超過某人的票數(shù)運 用 完 成 句 子(1)大多數(shù)委員會成員贊同這個改變。Among the members of the committee those who favourthe proposed change are _.(2)在最后選舉中他們的票數(shù)大大超過其他黨派。They had _ the other parties atthe last election. in the majoritya large majority over 3occur vi.發(fā) 生 ； 出 現(xiàn)occur to.(主意等)浮現(xiàn)于腦海中；被想起It occurs to sb.that-clause 某人突然想起運 用 完 成 句 子(1)事故是什么時候發(fā)生的？When _ the accident _?(2)他突然想起來那天晚上他見過湯姆。_ he had seen Tom that night.did occurIt occurred to him that 4indicate vt.指 出 ； 標(biāo) 示 ； 表 明 ； 暗 示indicate sth.(to sb.) (向某人)指示/指出/暗示某物indicate that-clause 表示；示意運 用 完 成 句 子(1)標(biāo)志上的箭頭指示的是應(yīng)走的路。The arrow on the sign _ to go.(2)閃爍的紅燈表示這段路正在維修。A flashing red light _ that a stretch of road wasundergoing repairs. indicates the wayindicated 5insert vt.插 入 ； 嵌 入insert.into 把插入運 用 完 成 句 子我想在這篇文章里加入一些新詞匯。I wish to _ some new words _ this passage.insert into 用本單元所學(xué)單詞及用法完成下列句子1這場雪表明冬天來臨了。The snow _ the coming of winter.2移民到這個國家有嚴(yán)格的限制。There are strict controls on _ into this country.3多數(shù)人喜歡電視勝過廣播。The _ of people seem to prefer TV to radio.indicates immigrationmajority 4普通人家雇不起仆人。No ordinary families can afford to _ servants.5因為工資低，幾乎沒有人申請這份工作。As the wages were low, there were few _ for the job.6電子郵件不是一種安全的通訊方式。E-mail is not _ communication.7空難在起飛幾分鐘后就發(fā)生了。That plane crash _ only minutes after take-off.8她把書簽插入書中。She _ a book mark _ a book.hireapplicantsa secure means ofoccurredinserted into 1live on 繼 續(xù) 存 在 ； 繼 續(xù) 生 存live on sth.以某物為食；靠某種經(jīng)濟來源生活live through sth.經(jīng)歷某事而幸存live together在一起生活；同居live up to sth.依照某事物行事；符合某事物的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)live with sth.接受或容忍某事物live a.life 過著的生活 運 用 用 live 相關(guān)短語的適當(dāng)形式填空(1)The lonely old man _ charity.(2)Mozart is dead but his music _.(3)My grandfather _ both world wars.(4)We should work hard and try to _ ourparents expectations.(5)The brave girl is learning to _ her disabi-lity.lives on lives onlived through live up tolive with 2make a life 習(xí) 慣 新 的 生 活 方 式 、 工 作 等 ； 創(chuàng) 造 生 活make a bargain 達(dá)成協(xié)議；成交make a promise 做出承諾make a choice 做出選擇make a living 謀生make a profit 獲得收益make a decision 決定下來；作出決定；下決心make a deal with 與做生意；和妥協(xié) 運 用 完成句子(1)不管怎樣，在我作出決定前我會讓你知道的。Anyway, Ill let you know before I _.(2)獨立創(chuàng)造生活至關(guān)重要。It is very important to _ on your own.(3)不要輕易許諾。Dont _ easily. make a decisionmake a lifemake a promise 3team up with 與合 作 或 一 起 工 作team up 合作cooperate with 與合作運 用 完 成 句 子(1)這兩家公司一起合作研發(fā)這種微波爐。The two companies have _ to develop thiskind of microwave.(2)約翰情愿獨自經(jīng)商，不愿與人合伙。John preferred to go into business alone rather than_ anyone else.teamed upcooperate with/team up with 用本單元所學(xué)短語及用法完成下列句子1他很快適應(yīng)了這個陌生城市的生活。He _ soon in this strange city.2沒有人喜歡與懶惰的人合作。Nobody likes to _ lazy persons.3他用油漆標(biāo)記了籃球場。He _ the basketball court with paint.made a life team up withmarked out 4我上學(xué)時只能靠水和面包過活。I had to _ bread and water when I was a student.5他從那本文法書中引用了許多例子。He has extracted _ examples from thegrammar book.6聯(lián)合王國包括英格蘭、威爾士、蘇格蘭和北愛爾蘭。The United Kingdom _ England, Wales, Scotlandand Northern Ireland.live on a great/good manytakes in 原 句 1 Although Chinese immigrants began to arrivedu-ring the Gold Rush Period, it was the building of the railnetwork from the west to the east coast that brought evenlarger numbers to California in the 1860s.雖然中國移民在淘金熱時期就開始來到(美國)，但是更大批量的移民卻是在19 世紀(jì) 60 年代為了修建貫穿美國東西海岸的鐵路而來的。結(jié)構(gòu)：讓步狀語從句，強調(diào)句 精 練 根據(jù)中文提示，完成下列句子雖然他妹妹和他沒有血緣關(guān)系，但是洪戰(zhàn)輝他自己卻堅持背她上大學(xué)，這件事感動了整個中國。_ his young sister has no blood relationship withhim, _ Hong Zhanhui himself _ insists on carryingher on his back to college, which moves the whole China.Althoughit is that/who 原 句 2 It is believed that before long the mix ofnationalities will be so great that there will be no distinctmajor racial or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of manyraces and cultures.人們認(rèn)為，要不了多久，多民族的融合就會非常深入，以至于不可能存在一種主要的種族或文化群體，而只是多種族、多文化的混合體。結(jié)構(gòu)：It isv.-edthat-clauseso.that. 精 練 根據(jù)中文提示，完成下列句子據(jù)報道 2008 奧運福娃的英文名已經(jīng)由 Friendlies 改為fuwa，它易發(fā)音，易記憶，因而很受人們的歡迎。_ the English name of the five mascots ofthe 2008 Olympics has changed from “Friendlies” to “Fuwa” ，which is _ it is popularwith all the people.It is reported thatso easy to pronounce and remember that 運用所學(xué)語言基礎(chǔ)知識，補充完整下面短文，并背誦之Like a good many parents expecting their daughters orsons with (1)_(有前途的；有希望的) future,Liu Xuans parents sent her, still a high school student, tostudy in Britain.Liu Xuan, who well understood her parentsgood (2)_(目的；意圖), tried to (3)_(適應(yīng)新的生活) there in spite of disadvantages such as, beingpromisingintention make a life homesick, (4)_(語言障礙) and cultural shock.She was (5)_(接收；吸收)by a host family, whichmade her learn a lot about everyday life and improved greatlyher English as well.A semester later, not only had Liu Xuan(6)_(適應(yīng)；習(xí)慣)everything there but managedto (7)_( 申請) a scholarship to study in University ofEdinburgh.When asked the feelings about studying abroad, LiuXuan said proudly it was (8)_(堅持和毅力) that made her (9)_(度過；完成) that hard time.language obstaclestaken inbeen accustomed toapply for persistence and perseveranceget through 概 括 說 明 文 的 要 點【 概 括 方 法 】如果所給出的材料是一篇說明一種社會現(xiàn)象的文章，考生應(yīng)該先找出文章說明了一種什么現(xiàn)象，分析產(chǎn)生這種現(xiàn)象的原因，結(jié)果如何，或者針對這種現(xiàn)象提出解決措施或建議。即：現(xiàn)象原因結(jié)果(措施或建議)。 閱讀下面短文，然后分別以約 30 詞概括這兩篇說明文的主要內(nèi)容。(1)While income worry is a rather common problem of theaged, loneliness is another problem they may face.Of all thereasons that explain their loneliness, a large geographicaldistance between parents and their children is the majorone.This phenomenon is commonly known as “Empty NestSyndrome (綜合癥)” In order to seek better chances outside their countries,many young people have gone abroad, leaving their parentsbehind with no clear idea of when they will return home.Theirparents spend countless lonely days and nights, taking care ofthemselves, in the hope that some day their children will comeback to stay with them.The fact that most of these youngpeople have gone to Europeanized or Americanized societiesmakes it unlikely that they will hold as tightly to the value ofduty as they would have if they had not left theircountries.Whatever the case, it has been noted that the values they hold do not necessarily match what they actually do.Thisgeographical and cultural distance also prevents the grown-upchildren from providing response in time for their agedparents living by themselves.The situation in which grown-up children live far awayfrom their aged parents has been described as “distantpa-rent phenomenon”， which is common both in developedcountries and in developing countries.Our society has not yetbeen well prepared for “Empty Nest Syndrome” （現(xiàn)象）Nowadays many aged parents live alone inloneliness（原因）because young people leave home to seektheir future far away in a more developed place ，（結(jié) 果）which causing a new social problem around the world.(2)Years ago it was very difficult to travel from one place toanother.The journeys were often long, tiring and dangerous.Butnow people travel frequently and easily.Science has improvedtransportation and communication facilities a great deal.Travelinghas become safer, more enjoyable and above all, more economical. Travelingwhether within ones country or abroadbrings many invaluable benefits.People travel for pleasure,business or for education and knowledge.In the world ofyesterday most people were only able to read about strangeand fascinating places across the mountains and seas.Later,with the coming of the cinema and television, mans curiosityabout faraway places with strange sounding names wasfurther stirred up.Today mans curiosity can be satisfied inluxurious comfort.There are first-class ships and airplanes totake him where his dreams lie. We travel to increase our knowledge of the world inwhich we live.Knowledge obtained from books alone is notenough.New knowledge of different lands and people enrichesour mind and soul.Books generally do not give us a very truepicture of lands beyond our shores.Some of them are evenmisleading.(原因) With the development of science, (現(xiàn)象)transportation makes people travel a lot with comfort, (結(jié)果)which brings lots of benefits like satisfying mans curiosityand increasing mans knowledge of the world.