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1、Unit 1 A land of diversityUnit 1 A land of diversityKnowledge AimHave a good understanding of the text through the exercises. Ability AimsGrasp some reading skills. Emotional AimsEncourage the students to work hard at their lessons in order to devote themselves to the society .基础落实.高频单词思忆1.He has tw

2、enty head of (牛) on his farm.2.He has six pieces of (行李).3. (显然),she has lost interest in physics.4.She had the (不同) of being the first woman to swim the Channel.5.Please (投入) a coin in/into the slot.6.Wed better h a car for the weekend.7.Those a who want to get the job are required to present their

3、 resume this month.8.The health a are investigating the problem.9.Research i that eating habits are changing fast.10.They failed to g the importance of his words.重点短语再现1. 用方法；借助2. 坚持；维持；沿袭（风俗、传统等）3. 与某人合作或一起工作4. 包括；吸收5. 继续存在6. 习惯于新的生活方式、工作等7. 申请；请示得到8. 背靠背9. 划线；标出界线10. 许多.典型句式运用1.However,it is likel

4、y that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago.然而，土 著美国人很可能在一万五千年前就在加州生活 着。 (1) 是指从外表、迹像上进行 判断，有可能发生。possible指客观上有可 能，但往往含有希望很小的意味。 的 可能性比possible大，表示“很可能，十有八 九”。2)likely 作主语，常用句型是： 。(3)possible和probable都不能以人作主语，常用句型有：_ 或 ;probable只能用 句型。2.Two centuries later,t

5、he Spanish had settled in most parts of South America and along the northwest coast of what we now call the United States.两百年后，西班 牙人定居在南美洲大多数地区以及现在美国所 在的西北沿海。 （1）此句中的of后面所引导的是一 个_。在英语中介词一般是不能带宾语 从句的，但对于个别例外的词来讲，是可以自 带从句作宾语的。（2）what此时用作 ，可以用来引导 、 或 。注意what的用法：当主句和从句同时缺少主语、宾语或表语时才可以用what。what也可以相当于定语从

6、句的“ ”。3.It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups,but simply a mixture of many races and cultures.人们认为这种多国 籍的融合是如此巨大以致于不久就不会有主要 的种族或文化团体，而只是多元文化的融合。 (1)It is said/believed/thought/ supposed/guessed/feared/

7、reported/hoped/ expected/concluded/announced/arranged that后接 构成常用句型，此时，it是 。(2)“It is+过去分词+that-clause”句式可 以简化为：主语+be+过去分词+ ，且 的时态和语态与原that从句保持一致。4.People from different parts of the world,attracted by the climate and the lifestyle,still immigrate to California. 被这里气候和生活方式所吸引的来自世界各地 的人们也移民到了加利福尼亚。 句

8、中的 是过去分词短语作定语修饰 前面的名词 。句子的 是immigrate。导练互动重点单词1.means Scientists believe that these settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by means of a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times.(回归 课本P2) 观察思考 Every means has been tried. 每种方法都试过了。 All possible means have been tried. 所有可行的方

9、法都试过了。 This plan must be put into practice by all means. 这个计划必须付诸实施。 Can you solve the problem by this means? 你能用这种方法解决这个问题吗？ 归纳总结means表示“ ”，其单复数同形。当means作主语且有 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 。means一般用于以下搭配：by all means尽一切办法；一定；务必；（表示答应）当然可以by any means无论如何by means of用，依靠by no means决不；

10、并没有by this means用这种方法即学即用(1)Today an airship is used as (一种广告工具).(2)The burglars entered the house (用) a ladder.(3) (绝不) is this the first time you have been late.即学即用(1)Today an airship is used as (一种广告工具).(2)The burglars entered the house (用) a ladder.(3) (绝不) is this the first time you have been

11、late.归纳总结majority _。(1)majority为可数名词，指可数的概念，不指量（amount）。the majority作主语时，如果泛指多数，谓语动词用单复数形式皆可。(2)the majority of+名词，表示“多数”，其后的谓语动词取决于of之后的名词。(3)majority常由great修饰。(4)majority的反义词是minority，意为“少数，少数派，少数票，少数人”，复数形式是minorities，意为“少数民族”。(5)in the/a majority占大多数get a majority获得多数票have a majority over sb.获得多

12、于某人的票数，战胜某人a great majority大多数by/with a majority of以大多数赢得即学即用(1)他以71票的优势赢得了该席位。 He won the seat with .(2)她在董事会以110的多数票当选为公司董事长。 She was chosen as the president of the company 110 in the board.(3)多数人喜欢电脑胜过电视。 seem to prefer computer to TV.(4)多数人赞成这个建议。 The majority the proposal.3.occur Yes.It didnt o

13、ccur to me that.(回归课 本P5) 观察思考 At the beginning of June an event occurred. 六月初发生了一件事。 It occurred to me to visit my parents. 我突然想去探望父母。 That sound does not occur in my language. 我的语言里不存在那个音。归纳总结occur _。occur to sb.发生在某人身上It occurs to sb.to do sth.某人想起做某事sth.occurs to sb.sth.strikes sb.es to sb.It oc

14、curs to sb.that-clauseIt strikes sb.that-clause即学即用（1）事故发生在五点钟。 （2）她突然想到她可能会收养一个无家可归的孩 子。 （3）同一个主题在她的许多作品中都有。 4.percentage Today,Chinese-Americans live in all parts of California,although a large percentage have chosen to stay in the “China towns” of Los Angeles and San Francisco.(回归课本P2) 观察思考 A hig

15、h percentage of the college students have part time jobs at home and abroad. 不管是在国内还是在国外，大多数的大学生一 边学习一边打工。 What percentage of his income is paid in income tax? 他收入的百分之几拿去交个人所得税？ A good/great/large/heavy percentage of school books now have pictures. 现在大多数教科书有插图。归纳总结percentage _。(1)percentage前不用具体的数字修

16、饰，但可以被high,low等形容词修饰。(2)percent百分之，相当于“%”，其前面往往用具体数字修饰。(3)“a percentage of+n.”在句中作主语时，谓语动词的单复数根据名词的单复数形式而定。即学即用(1) (失业人口的 比例) keeps rising in the recent financial crisis.(2) (大部分) the hotels income _(be) from the visitors to the lake nearby.重点短语与句型5.make a life Some died or returned home,but most re

17、mained in California to make a life for themselves despite great hardship.(回归课 本P2) 观察思考 The problem is how they make a life. 问题是他们如何习惯于新的生活方式。 We make a living by what we get;we make a life by what we give. 我们通过得到些什么来谋生；通过给予某些东 西来适应生活。 归纳总结make a life意为： 。come to life突然苏醒；突然开始工作；突然变得活跃live/lead a.l

18、ife过着生活come back to life苏醒过来；恢复生气full of life充满生气make/earn a/ones living谋生start/make a new life开始新生活for life终生，一生，终身to the life栩栩如生，逼真即学即用(1)他们去了西部地区，决心去适应新生活。 They went to the West and decided .(2)他靠卖菜为生。 He selling vegetables.(3)救援队使婴儿苏醒过来了。 The rescue team .6.keep up In 1911 immigrants from Denma

19、rk established a town of their own,which today still keeps up their Danish culture.(回归课本P2) 观察思考 I hope the fine weather will keep up. 我希望好天气能保持下去。 If you do not keep up with the payments you could lose your house. 如果你不继续付款，你的住房就可能保不住了。 Do you still keep up your Spanish? 你还坚持说西班牙语吗？归纳总结keep up意为：_。k

20、eep的相关短语：keep (on) doing sth.继续、重复做某事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继续keep out of.不进入（某处），留在外边keep to sth.遵守，信守keep up with跟上，与同步前进即学即用用keep的相关短语填空(1)The rain all afternoon.(2) that dog my study!(3)She likes to the latest fashion.(4)The church bells me sleeping. 7.take in I

21、ts a 79 km round-trip that takes in all the famous tourist spots.(回归课本P8) 观察思考 The kind old lady offered to take in the poor homeless child. 那位好心的老太太主动收留了那可怜的无家可 归的孩子。 Dont let yourself be taken in by his tricks. 不要被他的花招欺骗。 Fish take in oxygen through their gills. 鱼用鳃吸取氧气。 The tour takes in six Euro

22、pean capitals. 这次旅游包括六个欧洲国家的首都。 It took me quite a long time to take in what you were saying. 要花很长时间我才能领会你说的话。归纳总结take in意为：_。take的相关短语：take away拿走；使离开；消除（病痛等）take down记下来；拆掉take for（错）当作；（误）以为take off起飞；匆匆离去；脱下take on呈现；雇佣take over接收；接管，取代take up占去，占据；开始从事即学即用(1)他一定是用他在墨西哥的经历来欺骗我们。 He certainly wit

23、h his stories about his experiences in Mexico.(2)这种布料吸水很好。 This kind of cloth easily.(3)学英语占去了我大量的时间。 Learning English a lot of my time.(4)这座城市呈现出节日的气氛。 The city a festive air.(5)汤姆在其父亲去世后接管了那个农场。 Tom when his father died.8.a great/good many Saw some interesting temples here,a number of markets and

24、a great many restaurants.(回归课本P8) 观察思考 Tom found that there were a great/good many people already there. 汤姆发现那儿已经有很多人了。 It seems that a great/good many of them are out of work now. 似乎他们中的许多人现在失业了。 A great many of the flowers are white. 那些花多数是白色的。 归纳总结a good/great many意为： ， ，后接 ，但a good/great many后接o

25、f时，必须加 ，如these/those/the/ones等，然后再加名词复数。manya great manya good manya good/large number ofmucha good/great deal ofa large amount ofa lot oflots ofplenty oflarge amounts of+不可数名词+复数谓语quantities of+不可数名词+复数谓语a quantity of+不可数名词+单数谓语a quantity of+可数名词的复数+复数谓语a mass of+可数名词的复数+复数谓语a mass of+不可数名词+单数谓语mas

26、ses of+可数名词的复数/不可数名词+复数谓语 即学即用(1)我们公司正在竭力寻找适合做这项工作的人。 Our company is to find the right person for the job.(2)你得大大加快工作进度。 Youll have to work .(3)许多人都参观过亚运村。 have visited the Asian Games Village.9.That is why today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language.这就是今天有超过40% 的加利福尼亚

27、人把西班牙语作为第一或第二 语言的原因。 典例体验 Thats why I left so early. 这就是我早早离开的原因。 This is where I was born.这是我出生的地方。 This is when he joined the army. 这是他入伍的日子。 This is how he solved the problem. 这是他解决问题的方式。 归纳总结句中的why引导的为 。 , , , 引导 ，宾语从句，可译为“的原因；的时候；的地方；的方法”。Thats why.这就是为什么（why从句表示结果）Thats because.这是因为（because从句表

28、示原因）The reason why.is/was that.的原因是（表语从句常用that引导，而不用because）。 即学即用（1）汤姆开会迟到了，那是因为他病了。 （2）汤姆病了，那就是他开会迟到的原因。 （3）汤姆开会迟到的原因是因为他病了。考题回扣【例1】If theres a lot of work ,Im happy to just keep on until it is finished. （上海高考） A.to do B.to be doing C.done D.doing 解析 由句式结构可知，空格处应作为定语修 饰work，且表示将来的时间，故须用动词不定 式。现在分词

29、强调动作正在进行，过去分词则 强调动作已经完成。【例2】 by the advances in technology, many farmers have set up wind farms on their land. （天津高考） A.Being encouraged B.Encouraging C.Encouraged D.Having encouraged 解析 encourage与主句主语many farmers之间 为逻辑上的动宾关系，因此应用被动形式，故 排除B、D两项；A项表示该动作正在进行； Encouraged by the advances in technology 为过去分词短语作原因状语。【例3】 In our class,when the bell rang and the teacher closed his book,it was a for e