英语:Unit 1 A land of diversity 学案(新人教版选修8)

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选修 8 Unit 1 A land of diversity

核心单词

1. distinction

n. 差别;区分;卓著

常用结构:

make a distinction between 对……加以区分

win a distinction for 因……而获功勋

without distinction 无差别地;一视同仁地

联想拓展

distinct adj. 清晰的;明显的;明确的

be distinct in ...from ... 在某方面与……不同

(as)distinct from ... 与……不同(的)

He has a distinct gift for drawing.他有很明显的绘画天赋。

You should make your writing distinct.

你应该把字写清楚。

高手过招

翻译句子

①There is a distinct possibility that she’ll be your teacher next term.

②Those two ideas are quite distinct from each other.

答案: ①她下学期当你们老师的可能性非常大。

②那两种观点截然不同。

2. means

n. 手段;方法(单数和复数形式相同)

常用结构:

by means of 用……办法;借助……

by all means 一定,务必;好的,当然可以

by no means 决不,一点也不(位于句首时,句子用部分倒装)

by every means 用尽一切可能的办法

易混辨析

means/way/method

means指“方法、方式、工具”,着重于具体的手段(单复数形式相同)。

way指“一般的方法、方式或个人的特殊方法、方式”,与技巧或效果的好坏无关。

method指“有系统的、有效率的精心拟定的方法”,也可以指抽象概念“条理”。

a way to do sth./a way of doing sth./a method of doing sth. 做……的方法

in this way/with the method/by this means 用这种/些方法

by the way 顺便问一下

on one’ s way to ... 在去……的路上

in the way 挡住路

温馨提示

means作主语且有every, each等词修饰时,谓语动词用单数;有some, several, many,

few等词修饰时,谓语动词用复数。Radio and television are important means of

communication. 无线电和电视是重要的通信手段。

Please find an alternative means of transport.

请另外找一种运输方式。

Every means has been tried. 每种方法都试过了。

All means have been tried. 所有方法都试过了。

She could not speak, but made her wishes known by means of signs.她不会说话,但她用手势表达了她的愿望。

高手过招

(1)单项填空

—May I have a look at your book?

— .

A. By this means B. By all means

C. By this way D. By any means

(2)翻译句子

①这绝非解决问题的良计。

②他借助一根绳子慢慢地下来了。

解析: (1) 选B。by all means意为“一定;当然可以”,符合句意。

(2)①This is by no means a good way to solve the problem.

②He let himself down slowly by means of a rope.

3. majority

n. 大多数;大半

A/The majority of doctors agree that smoking is extremely harmful to health.

大多数医生认为吸烟对健康极为有害。

The majority was/were in favour of the proposal.

多数人赞成这个建议。

常用结构:

be in the/a majority 构成大部分/大多数

a majority over sb. 超过对方的票数

联想拓展

major adj.&n. 较大的;主要的;主修,专攻

minority adj.&n. 少数;少数民族;未成年

高手过招

(1)单项填空

Every means been tried and all well now.

A. have; go B. has; go

C. has; goes D. have; goes

(2)完成句子

English speakers form the (大多数) of the population.

(3)用适当的介词填空

①Among the members of the committee those who favour the changes are

the majority.

②They had a large majority the other party at the last election.

(4)用括号内所给词的适当形式填空 ①The majority of people

(prefer) peace to war.

②The majority of the damage

(be) easy to repair.

解析:(1) 选B。 考查means作主语时谓语动词的形式。means意为“方式,方法”,单复数形式相同,被every修饰时谓语动词用单数形式;被all修饰时谓语动词用复数形式。

(2)Majority (3) ①in ②over

(4) ①prefer/prefers ②is

4. occur

vi. 发生;存在;出现

常用结构:

occur to (主意或想法突然)浮现于脑中;被想起,被想到

it occurs to sb. to do sth. 使某人想到做某事

it occurs to sb. that ... 某人想到……

Just then an idea occurred to me. 就在那时我想起了一个主意。

It suddenly occurred to me that I had left my umbrella upstairs.我突然想到我把伞忘在楼上了。

易混辨析

happen/occur/take place

happen是一般用语,尤其指偶然发生,表示“碰巧、恰好”的意思。

occur 文言意味较浓,常指某特定事物的发生,也可以表示某种想法出现在人的头脑中。

take place 指事先计划或预料到的“发生”,此外还有“举行”的意思。

New things are happening all around us.

新事物在我们周围不断发生。

The explosion occurred at 5:30 a.m.

爆炸发生在早上5点30分。

When will the basketball game take place?

篮球赛何时举行?

高手过招

单项填空

It suddenly to the detective that the millionaire was probably murdered by

his own daughter.

Happened B. occurred C. thought D. took place

解析:选B。由空格后的to可知,选B。occur to 一个想法突然呈现……。

5. indicate

vt. 指出;标示;表明;暗示

I asked him where my sister was and he indicated the shop opposite.我问他我姐姐在哪,他指了指对面的商店。

Research indicates that men find it easier to give up smoking than women.研究显示男人比女人更容易戒烟。

常用结构:

indicate sth. (to sb.)

向(某人)表示某事;把……指给(某人)看

indicate that ...表示……;示意…… 联想拓展

indication n. 指出;表明

indicative adj.指示的;暗示的

高手过招

完成句子

①The government has

(表明) that it intends to cut taxes.

②A flashing red light (标示) that a stretch of road was undergoing

repairs.

③There is every (表明) of a change in the weather.

答案: ①indicated ② indicated ③indication

重点短语

6. live on

继续存在;继续生存

She lived on for many years after her husband died.

丈夫死后她继续活了许多年。

联想拓展

live on sth. 以某物为食;靠某种经济来源生活

live by doing sth. 靠做某事为生

live for sth. 以某事物为生活目标

live through sth. 经历某事物而幸存

live up to sth.

依照某事物行事;表现出符合某事物的标准

live with sth. 接受或容忍某现象