1、 Unit 1 A land of diversityReading()1.To master the words and phrases:compare,range,illustrate,distinction,majority,declare,elect,occur,indicate,slip,apply,grasp;live on,by means of,in addition,make a life,keep up,consist of，occur to,team up with,mark out,take in 2.To train students reading skill.3.
2、To let the students learn the huge diversity of races and cultures in America,especially in California.Group work:Look at the map of the USA work.with your group to write on the map the names as many of the following as you can.Compare your answer with other groups.SeattleSan FranciscoLos AngelesDen
3、verHoustonNew OrleansMiamiAtlantaNew YorkWashington,D.CRocky MountainsMexicoCanadaAtlantic OceanPacific Oceanthe MississippiSuperiorMichiganHuronErieOntarioOcean on the east coast:Ocean on the west coast:Country to the north of USA:Country to the south of USA:Mountain range in the west:Atlantic Ocea
4、nPacific OceanCanadaMexicoRocky MountainsGreat Lakes:Longest river in the USA:Some important cities:Superior,Michigan,Huron,Erie and OntarioMississippi RiverNew York,Washington D.C.,Los Angeles,San Francisco,Chicago,New Orleans.单词拼写1.He has twenty head of _(牛)on his farm.2.He has six pieces of _(行李)
5、.3._(显然地),she has lost interest in physics.4.She had the _(不同)of being the first woman to swim the Channel.5.Please _(投入)a coin in/into the slot.cattleluggageApparently distinctioninsert【Preview】6.Wed better h_ a car for the weekend.7.Those a _ who want to get the job are required to present their r
6、esume this month.8.The health a _ are investigating the problem.9.Research i _ that eating habits are changing fast.10.They failed to g _ the importance of his words.irepplicantsuthoritiesndicatesrasp1._用方法；借助2._坚持；维持；沿袭（风俗、传统等）3._与某人合作或一起工作4._包括；吸收5._继续存在.重点词组:将下列词组译成英语live ontake inteam up with sb
7、.by means of.keep up6._习惯于新的生活方式、工作等7._申请；请示得到8._背靠背9._用线画出范围；标出界线10._许多；很多make a lifeapply forback to backmark outa great/good many.重点单词pare(v.)1)A and B,|A with/to B 比较；对比It is interesting to compare their situation and/with ours.把他们的状况与我们的相比很有意思。2)with/to sb./sth.与类似(或相似)This school can compare w
8、ith the best one in the country.这所学校可与全国最好的学校媲美。【Language Points】【拓展】1)compare notes(with sb.)(与某人)交换看法(或意见等)He is now comparing notes with his coworkers about the job.他现在正在就工作问题与同事交换意见。3)A to B 表明A与B相似；将A比作BA teachers work is often compared to a candle.教师的工作常被比作蜡烛。2)beyond/without/past compare 无与伦比
9、；举世无双She is lovely beyond compare.她真是可爱得无与伦比。3)compared to/with 与相比(在句中作状语)Compared to/with our parents,we are indeed very fortunate.与我们的父母相比，我们确实很幸运。【即学即练】Michaels new house is like a huge palace，_with his old one.AcomparingBcomparesCto compare Dcompared【解析】选D。句意：与旧房子相比，迈克尔的新房子看起来就像是一座大宫殿。compared
10、to/with表示“与相比”，在句中作状语。2range(n.)1)C,(of sth.)一系列 a full range of activities 2)C,(变动或浮动的)范围，界线，区域within this price range3)C&U视觉(或听觉)范围 my range of vision.4)C&U 射程；射击距离 a range of five miles5)C 山脉 the great mountain range of the Alps【拓展】1)within/in range(of sth.)在可及的范围内，在视觉(或听觉)范围内He shouted angrily a
11、t anyone within range.他看见谁，就生气地对谁吼叫。2)out of range(of sth.)超出的范围；在视觉(或听觉)范围以外The cat stayed well out of range of the children.这只猫离孩子们远远的。【即学即练】This restaurant has become popular for its wide_of foods that suit all tastes and pockets.Adivision Barea Crange Dcircle【解析】选C。句意：这家餐厅变得很出名，因为它为各种收入的人群提供了各种口
12、味的各式各样的食物。a wide range of表示“各式各样的”。3.majority n.大多数;大半Of the first Spanish to go to California,the majority were religious men,.The majority is/are doing his/their best.大多数人都尽心尽力。The majority of my friends have gone abroad.我的大多数朋友都出国了。A majority of workers now work five days a week.现在多数工人每周工作五天。(1)m
13、ajority为可数名词，指可数的概念，不指量（amount）。the majority作主语时，如果泛指多数，谓语动词用单复数形式皆可。(2)the majority of+名词，表示“多数”，其后的谓语动词取决于of之后的名词。(3)majority常由great修饰。【拓展】(4)majority的反义词是minority，意为“少数，少数派，少数票，少数人”，复数形式是minorities，意为“少数民族”。(5)in the/a majority占大多数get a majority获得多数票have a majority over sb.获得多于某人的票数，战胜某人a great m
14、ajority大多数by/with a majority of以大多数赢得(1)他以71票的优势赢得了该席位。He won the seat with _.(2)似乎多数人喜欢电脑胜过电视。_ seem to prefer computer to TV.(3)多数人赞成这个建议。The majority _ the proposal.a majority of 71 votesThe majority of peoplewas/were in favour of【即学即练】.重点短语1.make a lifeThe problem is how they make a life.问题是他们如何
15、习惯于新的生活方式。We make a living by what we get;we make a life by what we give.我们通过得到些什么来谋生；通过给予某些东西来适应生活。【辨析】make a life：习惯于新的生活方式、工作等。come to life突然苏醒；突然开始工作；突然变得活跃live/lead a.life过着生活come back to life苏醒过来；恢复生气full of life充满生气make/earn a/ones living谋生start/make a new life开始新生活for life终生，一生，终身to the life
16、栩栩如生，逼真【即学即练】(1)他们去了西部地区，决心去适应那里的新生活。They went to the West and decided_.(2)他靠卖菜为生。He _ selling vegetables.(3)救援队使婴儿复活了。The rescue team_.to make a lifeearned/made a/his living bybrought the baby back to lifethere2.keep up持续,维持;沿袭（风俗、传统等）,which today still keeps up their Danish culture.I hope the fine
17、 weather will keep up.我希望好天气能保持下去。If you do not keep up with the payments you could lose your house.如果你不继续付款，你的住房就可能保不住了。Do you still keep up your Spanish?你还坚持说西班牙语吗？【辨析】keep的相关短语：keep(on)doing sth.继续、重复做某事keep sth.up使某物保持在高水平keep sb.from doing sth.阻止某人做某事keep on继续keep out of.不进入(某处)，留在外边keep to sth
18、.遵守，信守keep up with跟上，与同步前进【即学即练】用keep的相关短语填空(1)The rain _ all afternoon.(2)_that dog _ my study!(3)She likes to _ the latest fashion.(4)The church bells _me _sleeping.kept upKeepout ofkeep up withkeepfrom3.a great/good many许多,大量Saw some interesting temples here,a number of markets and a great many r
19、estaurants.Tom found that there were a great/good many people already there.汤姆发现那儿已经有很多人了。It seems that a great/good many of them are out of work now.似乎他们中的许多人现在失业了。A great many of the flowers are white.那些花多数是白色的。【辨析】a good/great many后接_。但a good/great many后接of时，必须加_these/those/the/ones等，然后再加名词复数。man
20、ya great manya good manya good/large number ofmucha good/great deal ofa large amount of复数名词限定词+可数名词的复数+复数谓语+不可数名词+单数谓语a lot oflots ofplenty oflarge amounts of+不可数名词+复数谓语quantities of+不可数名词+复数谓语a quantity of+不可数名词+单数谓语a quantity of+可数名词的复数+单数谓语（一般来说）a mass of+可数名词的复数+复数谓语a mass of+不可数名词+单数谓语masses of
21、+可数名词的复数/不可数名词+复数谓语+可数名词的复数+复数谓语+不可数名词+单数谓语【即学即练】(1)我们公司正在竭力寻找适合做这项工作的人。Our company is_ to find the right person for the job.(2)你得大大加快工作进度。Youll have to work _.(3)许多人都参观过亚运村。_ have visited the Asian Games Village.taking a great deal of troublea great deal fasterA good/great many people1.That is why
22、today over 40%of Californians.这就是如今有超过40%的加利福尼亚人句中的why引导的为_。_,_,_,_引导_，宾语从句，可译为“的原因；的时候；的地方；的方法”。.典型句式表语从句whywhen wherehow表语从句Thats why.这就是为什么（why从句表示结果）Thats because.这是因为（because从句表原因）The reason why.is/was that的原因是（表语从句常用that引导，而不用because）。【即学即练】_.这就是我早早离开的原因。_.这是我出生的地方。_.这是他入伍的日子。_.这是他解决问题的方式。That
23、s why I left so earlyThis is where I was bornThis is when he joined the armyThis is how he solved the problem2.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.相信过不
24、了多久，国籍相混的程度将变大，以至于不再有明显大的种族或文化团体，而仅仅是一个多种族和文化的混合体。句型：It is believed that.=People believe that据信，人们认为.【拓展】同类句型还有：It is thought that.人们认为It is said that.据说It is reported that.据报道It is hoped that.希望It is decided that.兹决定It is suggested that.有人建议【即学即练】人们相信健康重于财富。_.人们认为他是最好的演奏家。_.It is thought that he is
25、 the best playerIt is believed that health is above wealth 据报道，他是来自新西兰的一位学者。_.有人建议运动会推迟到下周。_.It is reported that he is a scholar from New ZealandIt is(或has been)suggested that the sports meeting will be put off until next week发挥想象，利用下面的关键词连词成文，以概述文章的大意：majority,keep up,hardship,live on,boom,racial,p
26、ercentage,elect,by means of,make a life,immigration1.You have done so many exercisesyou _ pass the exam.A.are likely to B.have toC.can D.are bound to【解 析】选D。句意：你做了那么多的习题一定 会 通 过 这 次 考 试 的。be bound to do sth.一定做某事，符合句意。2.When the head teacher announced his plan for a spring outing,the _ of the studen
27、ts in the class _ for it.A.majority;wereB.most;didC.most;wereD.majority;do【解析】选A。most的用法通常为“most of the+复数名词”或“most+复数名词”，故排除B、C两项；固定短语be for表示“支持，赞成”，故排除D项，所 以答案为A项。注意：the majority of后跟复数名词，谓语动词用复数；若the majority单独作主语，谓语动词用单复数皆可。3.I _ along the street looking for a place to park when the accident _.
28、A.went;was occurring B.went;occurred C.was going;occurred D.was going;had occurred【解析】选C。此题考查时态。句意：我正沿着街道找停车位，这时发生了交通事故。此处是when(这时，突然)句式之一：be doing sth.when.。4.The agreement indicates that the two companies will _ with each other again.A.team upB.turn up C.look upD.pick up【解析】选 A。考查动词短语辨析。A项表示“与合作”，
29、符合句意。B项表示“出现；到达”；C项表示“向上看；查寻”；D项表示“捡起；接收”，均不合题意。5.Dont be _ by products promising to make you lose weight quickly.A.taken off B.taken outC.taken away D.taken in【解析】选 D。此题考查动词短语辨析。take off脱下；飞机起飞；take out取出；take away带走；take in欺骗，愚弄某人；吸收；摄取（某物）。句意：不要被承诺能够使你迅速减肥的产品所欺骗。由语意可知答案为D项。6._ Chemistry is a bran
30、ch of Chemistry.A.ApplyingB.Apply C.AppliedD.Applicant【解析】选C。此题考查apply的用法。句意:应用化学是化学的一个分支。applied通常作定语，意为“应用的，实用的”。7.Every means _tried but without any result.A.have beenB.is to beC.are to be D.has been【解析】选D。此题考查时态和语态。句意：每种方法都试了，但是没有结果。means表示方法，前面由every修饰，谓语用单数；由句意可知要用现在完成时态，强调对现在造成的影响。8.I will ma
31、rk_everything you say.It is helpful to the English learners.A.upB.downC.outD.off【解析】选B。mark up提高；标记；mark down记下；mark out画出（界线、范围）；mark off划开；区分。由语意可知，B项符合题意。Homework1.Review all the new words and expressions.2.Finish the exercises on the exercise books.3.Prepare for the next class.All that you do,do with your might;things done by halves are never done right.做一切事都应尽力而为，半途而废永远不行。
