高二英语选修8-unit-1-a-land-of-diversityLanguage-points.pptVIP

* 1. California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population. population (1) 对人口提问用what, 不用 how many, how much。 e.g. What’s the population of the city? 这个城市有多少人口？ (2) population作主语时用单数，但前有 分数，小数，百分数时，谓语动词用 复数。 e.g. The population of China is larger than that of America. 中国人口比美国人口多。 80% of the population are farmers. 百分之80的人口是农民。 (3) 人口的增加或减少用grow (increase) 和fall (decrease); 人口的多少用large 和small。 2. 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. 科学家们认为这些迁居者通过一条史 前时代曾经存在的一条大陆桥穿越北 极地区的白令海峡到达美洲。 means n. 方式, 手段(单复数相同)。 e.g. Every possible means has been tried, but none has worked. Some means are practical while others are not. by means of 用……方式 by this means (in this way) 用这种方式 e.g. He succeeded by means of hard work. ◆ 联想记忆： by no means 决不，一点也不 e.g. She is by no means poor; in fact, she is very rich. 3. Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men, … majority n. 大多数 1) the majority of the people 大多数人 2) majority常与a /the 连用; most后接名词或 of + n. e.g. The majority of the people are against the idea of building a new factory here. 大多数人都反对在这儿建一个新工 厂的主意。 =Most people/ Most of the people are against the idea of building a new factory here. the majority单独做主语时，若强调整体，谓语动词用单数，强调个体时，谓语动词用复数。a / the majority of + n. 后可用不可数名词，也可用可数名词复数，谓语动词由后面的名词决定。 注 意 The majority __________ for the budget. The majority of students ____ hard-working. The majority of the damage ___ easy to repair. was / were are is 4. Spanish soldiers first arrived in South America in the early 16th century when they fought against the native people and took their land. 16世纪早期, 西班牙士兵到达南美洲, 这时同土著人作斗争并占领这片土地。 fight for 为事业, 自由, 真理, 权利等而斗争(战斗) fight for, fight against fight wi