选修UnitAlandofdiversity.docVIP

Unit 1 A land of diversity Ⅰ.重要单词聚焦 1． n．差别；区分；卓著 2． n. 手段；方法 3． n. 大多数；大半 4． n. 苦难；困苦 5． vt. 选择；决定做某事；选举某人 6． n. (人口、贸易的)繁荣 　 vi. 处于经济迅速发展时期 distinction means majority hardship elect boom 7． n. 地极；电极；磁极 8． n. 申请人 9． n. 海关；关税；进口税 10． vi. 发生；出现 11． n. 牛(总称) 12． vt. 指出；标示；表明；暗示 13． n. 行李(〈美〉baggage) 14． (shaved；shaved，shaven) vt. vi.刮；剃 15． adj. 显而易见的；显然的；表面上的 16． vi. 滑动；滑行；滑跤 pole applicant customs occur cattle indicate luggage shave apparent slip n. 滑动；滑倒 17． vt. n. 租用；雇用 18． adv. 无处；到处都无 19． n. 处罚；惩罚 20． n. 正义；公平 21． vt. vi. 改革；革新 　 　　　n. 改革；改造；改良 22． vt. n. 抓住；抓紧；掌握；领会 23． adj. 感激的；感谢的 hire nowhere punishment justice reform grasp thankful Ⅱ.重点短语扫描 1．live 继续存在；继续生存 2．by of... 用……办法；借助…… 3．make a 习惯于新的生活方式、工作等 4．keep 坚持；维持；沿袭(风俗、传统等) 5． up with 与……合作或一起工作 6．mark 画线；标出……界线 7．Take 包括；吸收 8．a great/good 许多；很多 on means life up team out in many 9．apply 申请；请示得到 10．in 另外 11． one’s dream 实现梦想 12． the view 欣赏风景 for addition achieve admire Ⅲ.课文原句突破 1．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. [信息提取]　by means of用某种办法，借助于某事物。 [例句仿写]　思想可以借助于音乐来表达。 Thoughts can also________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________. 【答案】　be expressed by means of music 2．By the time California elected to become the thirty-first federal state of the USA in 1850，it was already a multicultural society. [信息提取]　by the time连词，意为“到……时”。 [例句仿写]　当他14岁的时候，他就已经自学了数学。 ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________he had learnt maths by himself. 【答案】　By the time he was fourteen years old 3．However，it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago. [信息提取]　It is likely that...有可能……。 [例句仿写]　他有可能不参加会议 ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________the meeting. 【答案】　It is likely that he will not attend 4．It is believed that