1、Book 8 Unit 1 A land of diversity【自学与测评】. 话题诵读。1. 课文佳句背诵与仿写。1）【原句】Exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California, no one really knows. 最早一批人具体什么时候来到我们现在了解的加利福尼亚地区的，谁也不清楚。模仿要点 句子结构：在when 从句中what 引导名词性从句，what既做in的宾语又做动词know的宾语，即做双重成分。【模仿】作为他最好的朋友，我可以精确的猜出他将做及所想的事情。_2）【原句】Altho
2、ugh Chinese immigrants began to arrive during the Gold Rush Period, it was the building of the rail network from the west to the east coast that brought even larger numbers to California in the 1860s.虽然中国移民在淘金热时期就开始来到美国，但是更大批量的中国移民却是在19世纪60年代为了修建贯穿美国东西海岸的铁路而来的。模仿要点 句子结构：it is/wasthat.强调句型结构。【模仿】重要的是
3、你的行动，而不是你的言辞。_3）【原句】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，要不了多久，多种国籍的混合将会非常的大，以至于不可能存在一种主要的种族或者文化的群体，而是多种族、多文化的混合体。模仿要点 句子结构：It is believed thatit
4、做形式主语；sothat引导结果状语从句【模仿】人们认为，他如此年轻，不可能算出如此复杂的题目。_2. 佳文诵读The state of California is a multicultural community because European, African and Asian peoples have been moving into the state for the last 200 years. It is this mix of peoples with their own customs, culture and food that have given Californ
5、ia its multicultural flavor. Problems that might arise in the USA include intercultural rivalry(竞争、对抗) or competition, discrimination（歧视） or misunderstanding. It is to the credit of Californians that such problems do not arise very often. 考纲词汇运用1. His hesitation i_ that he doubted about the plan.2.
6、The m_ of us voted for Mr. Red, who then became chairman of the committee.3. The economic b_ in recent years has created more job opportunities.4. We should draw a d_ between right and wrong.5. To make the crossing from Shandong to the Northeast, our ancestors suffered all kinds of h_.6. Nobody know
7、s who will be e_ as president or vice president of this country.7. It was _ from her face that she was really upset.(显而易见的)8. Dangerous driving after drinking should get severe p_.9. I am t_ to you for all this help.10. He g_ the rope and pulled himself up.III. 重点短语运用（用方框中的所给单词或词组适当形式填空）make a disti
8、nction live on make a life bear hardship by means of take inthe majority of keep up occur toapply for a great many1. The scientists name will _from generation to generation. 2. A strong man will _ without complaining.3. A good idea _ me all at once.4. He was asked _questions and answered them all.5.
9、 The price _ the cost of all the accommodation and food.6. I have _ a scholarship successfully.7. I hope the fine weather will_.8. We should _ between right and wrong.9. They moved to big cities and after a long time _ there.10. We expressed our thoughts _ words11.You will have a chance to win, for
10、_ people have not decided their target.【学习与探究】. 语言知识拓展运用（语言点讲解和高考链接 找最合适的方法）1. majority n. 作“大多数”解时，后面的谓语动词可以是单数也可以是复数。【例释】1) A/The majority of people seem to prefer TV to radio.大部分人似乎喜欢看电视而不喜欢听收音机。2) The majority was/were in favor of the proposal.多数人赞成这个提议。3) Among the member of the committee those
11、 who favor the proposed changes are in the majority.委员中赞成提出修改意见的占多数。【归纳】a/the majority of people作主语时，谓语动词用单数、复数都可以。a/the majority of + 名词作主语时，强调整体时，使用单数动词；若强调团体中的每一个分子，则动词用复数。be in the/a majority 构成大部分/占大多数【运用】1)The majority _ _(反对)the plan.2)Of the moviegoers, young people _ (占大多数) .2. percentage 【
12、例释】1) We have only a small percentage of foreign books.我们只有一少部分外文书。2) A high percentage of the female staff are part-time workers.大多数女职员都是兼职的。【归纳】percentage n._;percent n._【辨析】1）percent 表示“百分比，百分数，百分之”相当于%，前面往往有具体的数字。2) percentage 表示“百分数，百分率，百分比”其前没有具体的数字，只能用high, low等形容词修饰。提问一般用what。The percentage
13、of 的百分比，谓语动词用单数。【运用】用percent或percentage填空。1）The teacher was very disappointed with her students, for less than 50_ of the students passed the examination.2) What_ of students passed the Band-4 English Test in your College?3. elect vt. 选择；决定做某事；选举某人在“elect+ sb + 职务”的句式中，如总统，市长等独一无二的职位前不用任何冠词。name, ca
14、ll, choose等词也适用于这种情况。【例释】1) They elected a new president. 他们选举出一位新总统。2) We elected James chairman. 我们选出詹姆斯当主席。3) She elected to become a lawyer. 她决定当律师。4) The Americans chose Mr. Clinton as president/to be president. 美国人选举了克林顿先生当总统。【辨析】1) choose用法最广，表示“选择，挑选”，着重强调以主观的判断或意愿加以挑选，也有一旦选择了就不后悔的意思，是最普通的用语
15、。2) select着重强调以客观标准仔细地比较区别后加以挑选，含有“精选”的意味，是指从同类的许多东西中仔细辨别后选择，挑选最合适的，从而淘汰一部分。3) pick out意为“挑选出来”，常指费了心思或精力后才挑选出来的。4) elect着重遵照一定的规章或法则来“挑选”，尤其指投票或举手等表决方式选举。【运用】选词填空：choose, select, elect, pick out1) She had to _ between giving up her job or hiring a nanny.2) She was _ from thousands of applicants for
16、 the job. 3) Who will be _ as the next American President, Obama or McCain? 4) The pop star _ several of his best songs and gave the album to his fans.4. indicate v. 指示；引起注意；暗示作及物动词，意为“表明；象征；预示；标示”，其后可接名词作宾语，也可接that或者wh-从句作宾语。【例释】1) The small red spots indicate measles. 这些小红斑是麻疹的病症。2) The smoke from
17、 the chimney indicated (that) someone was in the house. 那烟筒冒烟，表示有人在屋子里。3) His gestures indicate what we should do. 他的手势告诉我们该怎么做。4) Research indicates that men find it easier to give up smoking than women. 研究表明男人比女人更容易戒烟。【运用】1) The bell _ (表明) the end of the period rang, interrupting our heated discu
18、ssion.2) A survey _ (显示) that 89 percent of people recycle paper.5. keep it up保持优异成绩；继续干下去keep up的意思是“继续；坚持；持续”；keep up the work表示“继续好好干”；keep up with意为“赶上”。【例释】1) I used to speak French, but I cant keep it up. 我以前会说法语，但现在已经荒废了。2) I dont think I can keep this up any longer. 我觉得我再也无法坚持下去了。3) Their sp
19、irit kept up well in spite of hardships. 虽然有困难，但他们并不气馁。4) I had to encourage him to keep up some golf and a regular exercise program in order to stay in shape. 我要鼓励他继续打高尔夫，保持经常锻炼，以便保持良好的身体状况。5) Keep up the good work! 继续好好干6) Its hard to keep up with the changes in computer technology. 要跟上电脑技术的变化是很困难
20、的。【归纳】keep back 保持距离；抑制；隐瞒；阻挡keep down 控制；遏制keep from 隐瞒；阻止keep in touch with 保持联系 keep in mind 记住keep off 避免；使不接近keep away 远离keep out 不进入；关在门外keep to 遵守；不偏离keep up with 跟上【运用】1) The surviving sailors managed to _(坚持)until the life boat came.2) The boss kept $30 _ from my salary.A. away B. out C. ba
21、ck D. off3) You should try to _ _ (遵守) a regular timetable of waking and sleeping.6.occur【例释】1) A good idea occurred to me all at once.2) It had never occurred to him that she might be against him.3) When did the accident occur?4) It didnt occur to her to ask for help. 她没有想到请别人帮忙。【归纳】occur vi._; _1)
22、 It occurs to sb. to do sth. 某人想到做某事2) It occurs to sb. that 某人突然想到3）sth. occurs to/strikes/hits/comes to sb. 某人突然想起4）sb. hits on/upon sth. 某人突然想起【运用】I didnt know what to do, but then an idea suddenly _me.A. occurred to B. struck to C. happened to D. flashed to . 话题分析与运用（本单元话题词汇总结与写作探究）1. 话题词汇赏析-城市发
23、展：有利条件：beautiful scenery, good weather, rapid development of economy 不利条件：pollution，heavy traffic个人看法：develop economy scientifically2. 话题运用假如你是李林，住在A城。你的美国朋友Peter来信谈到了他所居住的城市London,并且希望了解你家乡的情况。请你根据以下内容，用英语写一封电子邮件进行介绍。方面情况自然情况位于沂河岸边；风景优美；适合居住成绩经济发展迅速；城市变化大；新建了许多工厂，住宅存在问题水、空气污染加重；私家车增多，交通拥堵对于城市发展的看法学
24、生自拟（至少一条）要求：1. 词数120150.2. 可适当增加细节._【拓展与提高】I. 单项选择1._ fashion differs from country to country may reflect a cultural difference from one aspect.A. What B. That C. This D. Which2. George Washington was born in 1732 in a rich family in _ is now the state of Virginia.A. which B. where C. that D. what3
25、Ive already forgotten _ you put the dictionary.A. that it was where B. where it was that C. where was it that D. that was it that4. It is _that he has been addicted to the drugs and has difficulty quitting it.A. obviously B. apparently C. possibly D. likely 5._never occurred _ me for a moment you me
26、ant that.A. There; on B. It; on C. There; to D. It; to6. Why are they taking all the equipment away? _, they are packing up to leave.A. The job was done B. The job has been doneC. With the job done D. With the job doing7. The police looked into the case carefully and found the thief had entered the
27、house _ a ladder.A. by the means B. by all means C. by ways of D. by means of 8. Many students listened to the lecture, but I wondered how much they _. A. took out B. took up C. took off D. took in 9. Im told that you are going to Canada to have a three month further study. Dont let such a good chan
28、ce to improve your English _ through your fingers.A. ski B. spread C. slip D. skip10. The reason why I didnt go to France was _ a new job.A. because I got B. because of getting C. I got D. that I got11. As a matter of fact, _ tries again makes no difference. A. no matter which B. no matter who C. wh
29、oever D. whichever 12. What do you think of Harry, our new roommate? I am not sure, but he is always asking _ questions. A. a great many of B. a great many C. a great number D. a large amount of 13. _ what he has had already, the treasure is not really exciting. A. Compare with B. Comparing to C. Co
30、mpared with D. Compare to 14. Ill never trust such a man _ you described. A. that B. what C. whoever D. as15. By no means _ alone when you both go out.A. the little girl should leave B. the little girl should be leftC. should the little girl be left D. should the little girl leaveII. 完形填空After watch
31、ing Cheryl, my daughter-in-law, through the six long months her mother suffered towards 16 , I think the most painful moments can be in the waiting to say good-bye.Cheryl 17 the two-hour trip over and over to be with her mother. As her mothers pain intensified (加剧) and more medication was needed to
32、ease her into sedation (镇静状态),Cheryl sat for hours of silent vigil (守夜) by her mothers 18 .Each time she kissed her mother before leaving, her mother would tear up and say, “Im sorry you drove so 19 and sat for so long and I didnt even 20 to talk with you.”Cheryl would tell her not to 21 , it didnt
33、matter. Still her mother felt she had let her down and 22 at each good-bye 23 the day Cheryl found a way to give her mother 24 reassurance (放心) her mother had given to her so many times.“Mom, do you remember when I made the high school basketball team as a substitute (替补队员)?” Cheryls mother nodded.
34、“Youd drive so far and sit for so long and I 25 even left the bench to play. You waited for me after every 26 and each time I felt bad and apologized to you for wasting your 27 .”“Do you 28 what you would say to me?”“I would say I didnt come to see you 29 , I came to see you.”“Well, now I say the sa
35、me words to you. I didnt come to see you 30 , I came to see you.” Her mother understood and smiled as she floated back into 31 .Their afternoons together 32 quietly into days, weeks, and months. Their love 33 the spaces between their words. To the last day they ministered to (照料)each other in the 34
36、 , love given and received just by seeing each other. A love so strong that, even in this deepened silence that followed their 35 good-bye, Cheryl could still hear her mothers love.16. A. evening B. life C. illness D. death17. A. planned B. made C. imagined D. began18. A. house B. window C. bed D. r
37、oom 19. A. far B. dangerously C. fast D. darkly20. A. pretend B. want C. need D. wake up 21. A. worry B. talk C. come D. cry22. A. complained B. cried C. refused D. apologized23. A. until B. from C . since D. after24. A. enough B. more C. a differentD. the same25. A. usually B. always C. never D. often26. A. success B. game C. running D. failure27. A. money B. time C. energy D. hope
