Unit 1 A Land of Diversity
Section I Words and Expressions
学习目标：理解核心动词和短语的含义，并通过合作、探究，使用词典等手段，归纳出主要用法，并能在合适语境下恰当使用它们。
学习重点：课标核心词汇：means, boom, aircraft, applicant, occur, indicate, slip, hire, nowhere, reform
学习难点：课标核心短语：live on, by means of, make a life, keep up, back to back, take in, team up with, mark out, a great/good many, on the other hand appeal to
学习过程
生命课堂—互动探究
重点单词
1. Means
【观察】
1) All possible means have been tried, but in vain.
= Every possible means has been tried, but in vain.
所有可能的方法都试过了，但都是徒劳的。
2)Taking a plane is the quickest means of getting there.
去那儿最快的方式是坐飞机。
3)Television is an effective means of communication.
电视是一种有效的通讯手段。
【总结】
____________________________________________________________________
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[拓展] 根据汉语提示，完成以下短语。
1) by means ______ 借助……手段；依靠……方法
2) by ______ means 当然可以；尽一切办法
3) by ______ means 决不；完全不是
4) by ______ means 无论如何；不惜任何代价
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5) by ______ means (or other) 用某种办法
2. Occur
【观察】
1) The disease occurs most frequently in rural areas.
这种病常见于农村地区。
A good idea occurred to him when he was asked to solve the problem.
当被叫到解决这个问题的时候，他突然想到一个好主意。
2) I suppose it never occurred to you to phone the police.
我想你压根儿就没想到给警察打电话吧。
3) It occurred to her that she should adopt the homeless child. 她突然想到她应该收养这个无家可归的孩子。
【总结】
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[小试] 用以上单词或短语的适当形式填空。
1) Coughing from smoking ______ mainly in old people.
2) It suddenly ______ to me that the rich man was probably murdered by his own daughter.
3.majority n. 大多数；大半
【观察】
1) Of the first Spanish to go to California，the majority were religious men，whose ministry was to teach the Catholic religion to the natives.
在首批移居加州的西班牙人中，大部分是宗教人士，他们的职责是向原居住人民传授天主教。
2) The majority of students find it quite hard to live on the amount of money they get.
大多数学生认为靠他们挣得钱生活很难。
3) In the nursing profession，women are in a /the majority.
女性在护理行业中占大多数。
4)The majority who attended the meeting yesterday are students.
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昨天参加会议的大多数是学生。
5)The majority of the damage is easy to repair.
这次的损失大部分容易补救。
6)The majority of people seem to prefer computer to TV.
多数人喜欢电脑胜过电视。
【提示】
1)单独用作主语，谓语动词用单数、复数均可。
The majority was/were in favour of banning smoking.
大多数人支持禁烟。
2)单独用作主语，如果后面的表语是复数，那么谓语动词也用复数。
[即境活用]
完成句子
1) Don’t worry about the present situation in the world；________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ (大多数人喜欢和平而不是战争)．
2)Among the members of the committee those who are in favour of the plan are ________ ________ ________(占大多数)．
Key:
[小试] 根据括号内的汉语提示完成下列句子。
1) In China, the car is getting to be ________________ (一种流行的交通工具).
2) The thief got into the house ________________ (用梯子).
3) What would be ________________ (我们取得胜利的方法)?
4) This means of solving the problem ________________ (是一种老办法).
4 .make a life 习惯于新的生活方式、工作等
【观察】
1)Some died or returned home，but most remained in California to make a life for themselves despite great hardship.
有些人死了或回家了，但是大多数人留在了加利福尼亚谋生，尽管困难重重。
2)Some people from the country find it hard to make a life in big cities.
一些来自农村的人发现很难习惯大城市的生活。
3)They moved out West to make a new life there.
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他们迁往西部去开始新生活。
4)The match finally came to life in the second half.
比赛在下半场终于精彩起来。
5)The old couple made a living by selling vegetables.
这对老夫妇靠卖菜维持生活。
【拓展】
come to life变得更有趣；变得活跃 live/lead a．..life过着……生活
come back to life苏醒过来，恢复生机 bring...back to life使……苏醒过来
make/start a new life开始新生活 make a living by 靠……谋生
[即境活用]
Soldiers who fought all the way to the faraway places couldn’t come back，and they had to ________ a life on the foreign lands.
5 .a great many
[观察]
1)I saw some interesting temples here，a number of markets and a great many restaurants.
参观了这儿一些有趣的寺庙，不少的集贸市场和许多餐馆。
2)I’ve known her for a great many years.
我认识她好多年了。
3)A great many of us don’t like speaking English in class.
我们当中许多人不喜欢在课堂上讲英语。
【总结】
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[小试]
________the houses were knocked down in the earthquake.
A．A great many B．The number of C．A great many of D．A great deal of
6 . indicate v. to show that sth. is true or exists表明；显示；
to be a sign of sth.象征；暗示
【观察】
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1) For nonfiction articles，indicate any special qualifications you have for writing about the subject，...(2011·北京，阅读B)
如果是非小说类文章，要说明你具备写这类文章的特殊的资格，……
2) He patted the sofa to indicate that she would join him.他拍拍沙发，示意让她坐过来。
3) A red sky at night indicates that the following day will be fine.
＝ A red sky at night indicated fine_weather_the_following_day.
夜空呈红色往往预兆第二天天气晴朗。
【总结】
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
名词形式___________
7. take in
【观察】
1) It’s a 79km roundtrip that takes in all the famous tourist spots.
这是一次往返79公里的旅行，它涵盖了所有著名的旅游景点。
2) (牛津P2059)He was homeless，so we took him in.
他无家可归，我们便收留了他。
3)Don’t be taken in by products promising to make you lose weight quickly.
不要被许诺能使你快速减肥的商品所欺骗。
4)This is the total cost of the holiday，taking everything in.
5)这是假期的全部费用，一切都包括在内。
6)The students find it easy to take in what you teach.
学生们觉得你教的课容易领会。
【总结】
take in 含义________________________________________________
[ 拓展]
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；大获成功
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take over掌管
take up 占据，从事，继续，拿起
[即境活用]
完成句子
1) I needed a minute to ________ ________(理解) what he had told me.
2) Sometimes I think he wants to ________ ________(掌管) the world.
8.apply for
【观察】
1) From 1882 to 1940 Angel Island was a famous immigration station where many Chinese people applied for right to live in USA.
从1882年到1940年，天使岛就成为著名的移民居住区，在那里，许多中国人申请在美国的居住权。
2) You can’t apply for the job until you have satisfied certain conditions.
在符合一定的条件之后你才能申请这份工作。
【总结】
apply for 含义_________
[ 拓展]
1) Some of the children seem unable to apply what they have learned to their daily life.
有些孩子似乎不会应用他们所学的知识。
2)I wish Sam would apply himself a little more to his schoolwork.
真希望萨姆能再专注于学业。
[即境活用]
Due to the fact that he failed to adapt himself to the present job，he________ ________ ________ ________ (申请另一个工作)．
n.申请，应用___________ n.申请人____________
9. boom
【观察】
It's a boom year this year.
Business is booming
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【总结】
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．They________(推选) Tom as their representative.
2．The ________(多数) of students are against the bicycle trip.
3．A strong man will bear________(困苦) without complaining.
4．We have only a small________(百分率) of foreign books.
5．You should by all________(方法) warn him before he leaves for Singapore.
6． He made a lot of money during the property________(繁荣)．
7．A new law has been brought in to discourage________(种族) prejudice.
8．The ________(部长) of Transport made a searching enquiry to discover the cause of the plane crash.
9．In the USA, foreign policy is decided by the________(联邦) government and its laws are made by Congress.
10．There is a________(明显) possibility that she'll be your teacher next term.
11．When this happens, he smiles and nods，________(表示) that everything is fine.
12．He pities Oliver, takes him home, and tries to__________(改造) him.
13．She is ready to________(抓住) any opportunity to expand the business.
14．He had his________(行李) stolen while he was sleeping in the bus.
15．He________(租用) a boat and rowed out to the island.
16．It was________(明显的) that he knew nothing about how to repair cars.
17．It suddenly________(出现) to me that Eric cheated me.
18．Be careful! Don't________(滑倒) on the wet floor.
19．He was lucky to escape________(惩罚)．
20．We reported the car accident to the local______________(主管部门)．
Ⅱ.用所给词的适当形式填空
1．Only about 20% of the people voted in the local government ________ (elect)．
2．This would lead to a clear ________ (distinct) between management and the workforce.
3．His job is to represent the views of the ________ (major)．
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4．The school has children from many different ________ (race) groups.
5．The ________ (immigrate) of the birds depends on the change of the climate.
6．America is a ________ (mix) of many races and cultures.
7．They have different ________ (religion) beliefs.
8．He had ________ (origin) intended to attend my wedding, but was held up in the snowstorm.
9．Her ________ (arrive) made me delighted.
10．He made a great ________ (achieve) in literature.
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M8U1 answer
Word
1. n. 方法；方式；手段；途径。其单复数同形，其后常接of (doing) sth.。
1) of 2) all 3) no 4) any 5) this 6) some
1) a popular means of transport 2) by means of a ladder
3) the means of our achieving victory 4) is an old one
2. occur vi. 发生；出现；存在
常见结构有：sth. occurs to sb. = sth. strikes sb. = sth. comes to sb. 某人想起某事
It occurs to sb. to do sth. 某人想起做某事
It occurs to sb. that-clause = It strikes sb. that-clause 某人想起某事
1) occurs 2) occurred
3. the majority of people prefer peace to war; 答案：in a/the majority
4. A
5. a good/great many很多，许多，后接复数名词，但a good/great many后接of 时，必须加限定词，如these/those/the/one’s等，然后再加名词复数。C
6. indicate sth. to sb.向某人指出某物；暗示某事 indicate that表明；暗示
Indication
7. 包括；吸收；理解；欺骗 take in， take over
8. 申请 ：applied for another one, application, applicant
9. boom 名词，动词，繁荣，兴旺
答案
1．elected 2.majority 3.hardship 4.percentage 5．means
6.boom 7.racial 8.Ministry 9.federal10．Distinct
12．indicating 12.reform 13.grasp 14.luggage/baggage15．hired
16.apparent 17.occurred 18.slip 19．punishment 20.authorities
答案
1．election 2.distinction 3.majority 4.racial
5．immigration 6.mixture 7.religious 8.originally
9．arrival 10.achievement
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