1、选修八 第一单元词汇1、学习本单元的重点词汇。2、掌握辨析词语的方法。3、综合运用所学词汇。学习本单元的重点词汇。在了解词义的基础上，结合例句，掌握时态和人称数的变化等词语运用的技巧，即学会灵活使用词语的适当形式。掌握辨析词语的方法，有助于写作能力的提高。1.majority n.大多数；大半major adj.较大的，主要的；v.主修，专攻(反义词minority少数；少数民族)例句1).A/The majority of doctors agree that smoking is extremely harmful to health.大多数医生认为吸烟对健康极为有害。2).The maj
2、ority was/were in favour of the proposal.多数人赞成这个建议。重点用法be in the/a majority 构成大部分/大多数a majority over sb 超过对方的票数1.majority n.大多数；大半major adj.较大的，主要的；v.主修，专攻练习 翻译或按要求填空。1).English speakers form the _(大多数)of the population.2).Among the members of the committee those who favour the proposed changes are
3、_(介词)the majority.3).They had a large majority _(介词)the other party at the last election.4).I _(主修)in music.majorityinovermajored2.applicant n.申请人application n.申请(书)；应用；用途apply v.申请；运用，适用例句1).We had 250 applicants for the job.有250人申请这份工作。2).As the wages were low,there were few applicants for the job
4、.因为工资低,没有什麽人申请这份工作。重点用法apply for.申请.apply to.适用.fill in the application form for sth.填写.申请表2.applicant n.申请人application n.申请(书)；应用；用途apply v.申请；运用，适用练习 翻译或按要求填空。1).Successful _(申请人)will receive notification within the month.2).This rule can t be applied _(介词)every case.3).You should _ _(申请)the job i
5、mmediately4).The questions in the form _ _(适用)married men only.applicants toapply forapply to3.occur vi.发生；出现；存在例句1).The tragedy occurred only minutes after take-off.这一悲剧在起飞后几分钟内就发生了。2).Didn t it occur to you that he might be late?你当时没有想到他可能会迟到吗?重点用法occur to.(主意)浮现于脑海中；被想到；被想起；（某人）想到.3.occur vi.发生；出
6、现；存在练习 根据句子的意思填空或翻译。1).The possibility that she is wrong never even _ _ her.2).A good idea _ _ him.3)._(他从没想到)he might be falling in love with her.occurred tooccurred to It had never occurred to him that 4.indicate vt.指出；标示；表明indication n.指出；表明indicative adj.指示的；暗示的例句1).I asked him where my sister w
7、as and he indicated the shop opposite.我问他我姐姐在哪，他指指对面的商店。2).Research indicates that men find it easier to give up smoking than women.研究表明男人感到比女人更容易戒烟。重点用法indicate sth(to sb)指示；指出；标示indicate that/wh-表示.；示意.4.indicate vt.指出；标示；表明indication n.指出；表明indicative adj.指示的；暗示的练习 根据句子的意思，在括号里填入适当的词。1).The gover
8、nment has _(表明)that it will cut taxes.2).A flashing red light _(标示)that a stretch of road was undergoing repairs.3).There is every _(indicate)of a change in the weather.indicatedindicatedindication5.slip vi.滑动；滑行；滑跤 n.滑倒；小过失；失误slippery adj.滑溜的例句1).My foot slipped and I nearly fell.我的脚一滑，差点跌到。2).She
9、slipped into the room when no one was looking.她趁无人注意的时候溜进了房间。重点用法let slip.错过.；无意中说出let sth.slip through your fingers错过(机会)，失去(机会)a slip of the tongue 口误5.slip vi.滑动；滑行；滑跤 n.滑倒；小过失；失误slippery adj.滑溜的练习 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词或翻译。1).She _ _(无意中说出)that she would leave the company.2).As the years _ by,I thoug
10、ht more and more about her.3).Drive carefully;the roads are wet and _(slip).let slipslipped slippery 6.insert vt.插入，嵌入例句He inserted a key into a lock.他把钥匙插进锁中。重点用法insert sth in/into sth 插入、放入、置入或嵌於某物insert sth between sth 插入、放入、置入或嵌於某两物间6.insert vt.插入，嵌入练习 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的介词或翻译。1).He inserted an add
11、itional paragraph _ an essay.2).Insert your hand _ the layers and press them apart.3).登一则招聘广告，也许有用。inbetweenInsert a want ad,and it may help.1.means/way/method【解释】means 方法、方式、工具，着重于具体的手段。（单复数相同）way 方法、方式，与技巧或效果的好坏无关。method 有系统的、有效率的精心拟定的方法，也可以指抽象概念条理。短语搭配：做.的方法：a way to do sth.a way of doing sth./a
12、method of doing sth.；用这种些方法：in this way/with the method/by this means；用.方法，借助.：by means of.一点也不，决不(用于句首句子需倒装)：by no means1.means/way/method【练习】用means，way，method填空。1).The cucumber can be cooked in different _.2).We express our thoughts by _ of words.3)._ _ _ shall I lend him money!4).Only in this _ c
13、an you find out the actual facts.5).The _ of teaching need to be improvedwaysmeansBy no meanswaymethods2.percent/percentage【解释】percent 表示百分之.，相当于，其前面往往是一个具体的数字。percentage 表示百分比；百分率，前面不能是具体数字，可以被high，low等修饰。2.percent/percentage【练习】用percent，percentage填空。1).I am a hundred _ in agreement with you.2).Thi
14、s company only supply 40 _ of what we need.3).The numbers are small,in _ terms,but significant.4).There used to be a high _ of babies that had a fever every year.percentpercentpercentagepercentage3.obvious/apparent/evident/clear【解释】obvious 显著的，不需费力就可觉察到的，一目了然的。apparent 很明显（而实际情况未必如此）。evident （考虑到各种事
15、实、条件后）而显得明显。clear 很显然（不存在使人迷惑或使问题复杂化的因素）。3.obvious/apparent/evident/clear【练习】用obvious，apparent，evident，clear填空。1).It was an _ mistake for her to have gone alone.2).The situation is _ to you.3).It was becoming increasingly _ that she disliked me.4).The applause made it _ that the movie was a hit.obvi
16、ousclearapparentevident【解释】hire 花钱使用某物;把某物使用权出租给别人，多指临时租用某物。如：hire a boat，a car，a camera，a bicycle，an evening dress，a hall for a meeting等，指人时，有雇用、受雇两种含义。employ聘请；忙于，从事，常用于be employed in sth./doing sth.短语中。employ 加后缀，构成新的名词：employee(雇工，雇员)，employer(户主，东家)，employment(就业，雇用)。rent “租借房屋、地产；花钱使用某物多指长时间的租
17、用。如：rent a house，a flat，a TV等。rent还可作名词，意为租金；租费。4.hire/employ/rent 4.hire/employ/rent【练习】用hire，employ，rent填空。1).Our house has been _ by a newly-married couple.2).They _ _ in writing when I came.3).They _ out boats by the hour.4).We _ a driver to take us on a tour of the city.rented were employedhire
18、hired重点词汇：1.majority n.大多数；大半 major adj.较大的，主要的；v.主修，专攻2.applicant n.申请人 application n.申请(书)；应用；用途 apply v.申请；运用，适用3.occur vi.发生；出现；存在4.indicate vt.指出；标示；表明indication n.指出；表明indicative adj.指示的；暗示的5.slip vi.滑动；滑行；滑跤 n.滑倒；小过失；失误 slippery adj.滑溜的6.insert vt.插入，嵌入词语辨析：1.means/way/method 2.percent/percentage3.obvious/apparent/evident/clear 4.hire/employ/rent