1、选修八 Unit1 词汇1【学习目标】学习和掌握本单元重点词汇的用法。【学习重难点】重点词汇的用法。【学法指导】记住以下词汇，能理解它们在具体语境中的用法，独立完成语篇填空练习，小组讨论疑难。【学习过程】1. live on 继续存在，继续生存; 以某物为主要食物；靠某物过活1). Most of Asians live on rice. 2). After his retirement he lived on for another 25 years。 3). I dont know how they live on $8,000 a year! 4). _. 许多动物以草为食。2. by
2、means of : by using 依靠、凭借by this means 用这种方法 by no means 决不，一点也不1). The prisoner escaped by means of a secret tunnel.2). Thoughts can be expressed by means of music.3). _. 我们能够凭借努力工作而成功。4）We express our feelings by means of words.3. make a life 习惯于新的生活方式、工作等：谋生拓展：make/earn a/ones living谋生1). Nowaday
3、s, many young people from the country are going to town to make a life for themselves. 2). The problem is how they make a life. 3). Many farmers go to the big cities to make a life.4). _.在一个新的国家习惯新的生活方式不容易。4. elect (v) 选举某人；选择；决定做某事1). He was elected to Parliament(议员) in 2000.2). The committee elect
4、ed her as their representative(代表). 3). He was so helpful that we elected him as director.4). _. 我们选举为我们的班长。5. keep up 坚持；维持；沿袭（风俗，传统等）1）If we can keep up this speed, we should arrive there in about two days.2）Keep up your courage! 鼓起勇气，不要气馁！ 3). Cant you walk a bit slower? I cant keep up. 4). The h
5、ouse is becoming too expensive for them to keep up. 6. boom (v/n) (人口、贸易的)繁荣；处于经济迅速发展时期 1). The oil market is enjoying a boom. 石油市场欣欣向荣 2). Business is booming. 商业生在迅速发展 3). The 1980s were indeed boom years. 20世纪80年代是真正的繁荣时期。 4). 5.The industry enjoyed a boom. 工业获得了繁荣发展。7. occur (vi)( occurred; occu
6、rred) 发生，出现(happen, take place)；突然想起，想到（occur to）1). _. 这起事故什么时候发生的？2). It occurred to me to visit my parents.3). Didnt it occur to you to ask hem? 你没有想到问他吗？4). An idea occurred to me.5) It never occurred to him that she would fail.8. indicate (v)指出；指示；表明；暗示1). His language indicates a poor educatio
7、n. 他的言语反映出他没受过多少教育。2). Mr Rivers has indicated that he may resign.里弗斯先生暗示他可能会辞职。3). Dreams can help indicate your true feelings.梦可以反映你的真实感情。4). The temperature gauge indicated that it was boiling.温度计显示它在沸腾。9. back to back 背靠背1)._. Lucy和Lily背靠背坐着。 2). The two fighters stood back to back. 3). His stor
8、e is back to back with a hotel. 4). Our seats on the train were back to back. 5). The two children slept back to back.第一节：单词拼写 (共10小题，每小题1分，满分 10 分) 请根据首字母或汉语提示写出正确的单词，请将答案写在指定位置。56. On the one hand they say they wish to reduce the cost of living, and on the o they increase the duties on a number of
9、 articles.57. Take it e . Well take care of everything while you are away. 58. I was greatly d that our football team had lost the game.59. It is said that swimming is b in this lake. Wed better not swim here.60. As l as you keep away from them, they wont do you any harm.61. As a mother, she has giv
10、en him _ (无尽的) love all her life.62. Signals need to be _ (增强) every three or four kilometres.63. Many houses have been covered with lava or _ (焚烧) to the ground.64. Youre dressed in a _ (套装). Are you going to work? But its Saturday today.65. I know you didnt go to school today. You _ (实际上) stayed in an Internet bar the whole day.
