选修八unit1知识点说课讲解

选修八u n i t1知识点

选修八

Unit 1 A land of diversity 单元要点预览（旨在让同学整体了解本单元要点）

Ⅰ.词语辨析(旨在提供完形填空所需材料)

Ⅱ.词性变化（旨在提供语法填空所需材料）

Ⅲ.重点词汇（旨在提供词汇综合运用所需材料）

1.majority n.大多数；大半 major adj.&n.较大的，主要的；主修，专攻

(反义词minority少数；少数民族)

[典例]

1). 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。

2). The majority was/were in favour of the proposal. 多数人赞成这个建议。

[重点用法]

be in the/a majority 构成大部分/大多数 a majority over sb 超过对方的票数2. applicant n.申请人 application n.申请(书)；应用；用途 apply v. 申请；运用，适用

[典例]

1). We had 250 applicants for the job. 有250人申请这份工作。

2). As the wages were low, there were few applicants for the job. 因为工资低, 没有

什麽人申请这份工作。

[重点用法]

apply for... 申请…… apply to... 适用……

fill in the application form for sth. 填写……申请表

[练习] 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词或翻译。

1). Successful _________ (apply) will receive notification within the week.

2). This rule can’ t be applied ________ (介词) every case.

3). You should ________ ________(申请) the job immediately, in person or by letter.

4). The question in the second half of the form _________ ________ (适用) married men only.

Keys: 1). applicants 2). to 3). apply for 4). apply to

3. occur vi. 发生；出现；存在

[典例]

1). The tragedy occurred only minutes after take-off. 这一悲剧在起飞后几分钟内就发生了。

2). Didn’ t it occur to you that he mi ght be late? 你当时没有想到他可能会迟到吗? [重点用法]

occur to... (主意) 浮现于脑海中；被想到；被想起；（某人）想到……

4. indicate vt. 指出；标示；表明indication n. 指出；表明indicative adj.指示的；暗示的

[典例]

1). I asked him where my sister was and he indicated the shop opposite. 我问他握姐

姐在哪，他指指对面的商店。

2). Research indicates that men find it easier to give up smoking than women. 研究表

明男人感到比女人更容易戒烟。

[重点用法]

indicate sth (to sb) 指示；指出；标示indicate that/wh-表示……；示意……

[练习] 根据句子的意思，在括号里填入适当的词。

1). The government has ________ (表明) that it intends to cut taxes.

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

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

Keys: 1). indicated 2). indicated 3). indication

5. slip vi.滑动；滑行；滑跤n. 滑倒；小过失；失误 slippery adj.滑溜的

[典例]

1). My foot slipped and I nearly fell. 我的脚一滑，差点跌到。

2). She slipped into the room when no one was looking. 她趁无人注意的时候溜进了房间。

[重点用法]

let slip... 错过……；无意中说出 let sth. slip through your fingers错过(机会)，失去(机会)

a slip of the tongue 口误

[练习] 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词或翻译。

1). She ________ ________ (无意中说出) that she was intending to leave the company.

2). As the years _________ by, I thought more and more about him.

3). Drive very carefully; the roads are wet and ________ (slip).

Keys: 1). let slip 2). slipped 3). slippery

6. insert vt.插入，嵌入

[典例]

He inserted a key into a lock. 他把钥匙插进锁中。

[重点用法]

insert sth (in/into/between sth) 插入、放入、置入或嵌於某物或某两物间

Ⅳ.重点词组（旨在提供综合运用所需材料）

1. live on 继续生活或存在

[典例]

She lived on for many years after her husband died. 丈夫死後她继续活了多年。[短语归纳] live短语：

live on sth 以某物为食；靠某种经济来源生活live by doing sth 靠做某事物为生

live for sth 以某事物为生活目标live through sth 经历某事物而幸存

live together 在一起生活；同 live a... life 过着……的生活

live with sth 接受或容忍某现象

live to be... = live to the age of... 活到……岁

live up to sth 依照某事物行事；表现出符合某事物的标准

[练习] 根据句子的意思在括号里填入适当的live短语。

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 _______ _______ _______ our parents’ expectations.

5). The brave girl is learning to _______ _______ her disability.

Keys: 1). live on 2). lives on 3). lived through 4). live up to 5). live with

2. make a life 习惯于新的生活方式、工作等

[典例]

They settled down in Canada and made a life for themselves.

他们在加拿大定居下来，习惯新的生活方式。

[短语归纳] life短语：

bring sb/sth (back) to life 给某人/事物的活力；使复活

lay down one’ s life (for sb/sth) 为……献身；牺牲生命

lead a dog’ s life 过狗一般的生活（长期忧虑、痛苦或悲伤）

make one’ s way in life 在生活中有所成就

take one’ s (own) life: commit suicide 自杀

put an end to one’ s life: kill oneself 自杀

take sb’ s life: kill sb 取某人性命

a/sb’ s way of life（某人的或某些人的）生活方式

end one’ s days/life (in sth)（处於某状况下或在某处）度过余生

[练习] 根据句子的意思在括号里填入适当的介词或翻译。

1). He laid down his life _______ the cause of freedom.

2). They interview people from _______ _______ _______ _______ (各行各业的人).

3). She adapted easily to the French _______ _______ _______ (生活方式).

Keys: 1). for 2). all walks of life 3). way of life

3. keep up坚持；维持；沿袭古老的风俗、传统等；使某人不能去睡觉

[典例]

1). You’ re all doing a splendid job; keep up the good work! 你们干得都很出色, 要

坚持下去!

2). I do hope we’ re not keeping you up. 我希望我们没有耽误你睡觉。

[短语归纳] keep短语：

keep up with sb/sth. 跟上（某人/某事物）；、跟上（形势）

keep (on) doing sth. 继续做某事物；重复做某事物

keep away from（使某人/事物）不靠近某人/事物

keep sb back from sb/sth（使某人）与某人/事物保持距离

keep sth. back 阻止某事物

keep oneself/sb from sth/doing sth 使自己/某人不能做某事物

keep sth from sb 不将某事告诉某人

keep off (sb/sth) 不接近或不接触某人/事物

keep sb/sth out (of sth) 不让某人/物进入（某处）

keep in touch with保持与某人的联系

keep fit 保持健康

[练习] 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词。

1). The high cost of raw materials is keeping prices _______ (副词).

2). She likes to keep up _______ (介词) the latest fashions.

3). The house is becoming too expensive for them to ________ ________ (维修).

4). We should try to ________ ________(沿袭) our old customs.

5). Police warned bystanders to ________ ________(不靠近) the blazing building.

6). I think we ought to ________ ________ ________ ________ (不把实情告诉他) until he’ s better.

Keys: 1). up 2). with 3). keep up 4). keep up 5). keep away from 6). keep the truth from him

4.team up with（与某人）一起工作（尤指为一共同目标）；合作

[典例]

The two companies have teamed up to develop a new racing car. 那两个公司已合作研制新型赛车。

5. mark out 划线标出……界线

[典例]

Please mark out the s entences that you don’ t understand with a red pen. 请用红笔标出你不懂的句子。

[重点用法]

be marked with... 标记着……

[练习] 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词。

1). I’ ve lost a case _______ _______ (标记着) “IX” on its back.

2). She carefully _______ _______ (划线标出) the important phrases and sentence

patterns.

Keys: 1). marked with 2). marked out

6. take in 包括；吸收；接纳；欺骗

[典例]

1). The students find it easy to take in what you teach. 学生发现你的课很好懂。

2). He had nowhere to sleep so we offered to take him in. 他没地方可以睡，我们于

是就提出让他留宿。

[短语归纳] take 短语：

take apart拆开；剖析，抨击(论点等)

take down拿下，取下；拆卸；记下

take back取回，带回；收回说过的话；使…回忆起昔日

take care of 照料，保管

take up开始从事；占用(时间或空间)；着手处理

take medicine服药

take it easy别紧张，慢慢来

take over继承，接收，接管

take off脱下(衣服等)；起飞

take on承担，从事；呈现

take one’ s place入座；代替某人的位置

take one’ s time不急，慢慢干

7. a great/good many 相当多，很多

[典例]

It all happened a good many years ago. 这发生在很多年前。

[重点用法]

[练习] 根据句子的要求翻译。

1). I’ v e known her for _______ _______ _______ (很多) years.

2). I imagine if one day I had _______ _______ _______ _______ (很多) money, I

would go traveling round the world.

Keys: 1). a great/good many 2). a good/great deal of 或a large/great amount of Ⅴ.重点句子（旨在提供句子结构等所需材料）

1. California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population. 加利福尼亚是美国第三大洲，但有着最多的人口。

[解释] 形容词的最高级前面可以被序数词以及by far，much，almost，nearly，not quite等词修饰。

2. Exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California, no one really knows. 没有人知道确切在什么时候第一批移民者到达我们今天所称为加利福尼亚的地方。

[解释] what we now know as California是一个由what引导的名词性从句，做arrive in的宾语, what是复合关系代词，相当于the thing(s)that，因此，在名词性从句中可以用the thing(s)that取代的，应该用what。.

注意1：名词性从句中what与that的区别：that在名词性从句中不起句子成分的作用，what必须起句子成分的作用。

注意2：名词性从句中what与which的区别：指代前文已经提到过的对象或范围时，用which，否则用what。

What he said sounds reasonable. (what作said的宾语)

That our team has won the game has been proved. (That在主语从句中不起句子成分的作用)

There are many books available. I don’ t know which to read. (whic h指的是前文提到的books的其中一本)

What book do you want to buy ? (前文没有提及买什么书或哪一类书)

[练习] 根据句子的意思填词。

1). This is ________ he wanted.

2). This is the thing ________ he wanted.

3). She is no longer ________ she used to be.

4). She is no longer the person ________ she used to be.

Keys: 1). what 2). that 3). what 4). that