Unit1AlandofdiversityReading(Ⅱ)学习课件（人教选修8）

Unit1Alandofdiversity

Reading(Ⅱ)1.Tomasterthewordsandphrases:

compare,range,illustrate,distinction,majority,declare,elect,occur,indicate,slip,apply,grasp;liveon,bymeansof,inaddition,makealife,keepup,consistof，occurto,teamupwith,markout,takein…

2.Totrainstudents’readingskill.3.ToletthestudentslearnthehugediversityofracesandculturesinAmerica,especiallyinCalifornia.Groupwork:LookatthemapoftheUSAwork.withyourgrouptowriteonthemapthenamesasmanyofthefollowingasyoucan.Compareyouranswerwithothergroups.SeattleSanFranciscoLosAngelesDenverHoustonNewOrleansMiamiAtlantaNewYorkWashington,D.CRockyMountainsMexicoCanadaAtlanticOceanPacificOceantheMississippiSuperiorMichiganHuronErieOntarioOceanontheeastcoast:

Oceanonthewestcoast:

CountrytothenorthofUSA:CountrytothesouthofUSA:

Mountainrangeinthewest:

AtlanticOceanPacificOceanCanadaMexicoRockyMountainsGreatLakes:LongestriverintheUSA:Someimportantcities:Superior,Michigan,Huron,ErieandOntarioMississippiRiverNewYork,WashingtonD.C.,LosAngeles,SanFrancisco,Chicago,NewOrleansⅠ.单词拼写1.Hehastwentyheadof_______(牛)onhisfarm.2.Hehassixpiecesof________(行李).3.____________(显然地),shehaslostinterestinphysics.4.Shehadthe__________(不同)ofbeingthefirstwomantoswimtheChannel.5.Please________(投入)acoinin/intotheslot.cattleluggageApparentlydistinctioninsert【Preview】6.We’dbetterh_____acarfortheweekend.7.Thosea_________whowanttogetthejobarerequiredtopresenttheirresumethismonth.8.Thehealtha__________areinvestigatingtheproblem.9.Researchi_________thateatinghabitsarechangingfast.10.Theyfailedtog_______theimportanceofhiswords.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Ⅱ.重点词组:

将下列词组译成英语liveontakeinteamupwithsb.bymeansof...keepup6.___________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makealifeapplyforbacktobackmarkoutagreat/goodmanyⅠ.重点单词

1.compare(v.)

1)～AandB,|～Awith/toB比较；对比

Itisinterestingtocomparetheirsituationand/withours.把他们的状况与我们的相比很有意思。2)～with/tosb./sth.与……类似(或相似)Thisschoolcancomparewiththebestoneinthecountry.这所学校可与全国最好的学校媲美。【LanguagePoints】

【拓展】1)comparenotes(withsb.)(与某人)交换看法(或意见等)Heisnowcomparingnoteswithhisco­workersaboutthejob.他现在正在就工作问题与同事交换意见。3)～AtoB表明A与B相似；将A比作BAteacher'sworkisoftencomparedtoacandle.教师的工作常被比作蜡烛。2)beyond/without/pastcompare无与伦比；举世无双Sheislovelybeyondcompare.她真是可爱得无与伦比。3)comparedto/with与……相比(在句中作状语)Comparedto/withourparents,weareindeedveryfortunate.与我们的父母相比，我们确实很幸运。【即学即练】Michael'snewhouseislikeahugepalace，________withhisoldone.A．comparing

B．comparesC．tocompare D．compared【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。comparedto/with表示“与……相比”，在句中作状语。2．range(n.)1)[C],～(ofsth.)一系列afullrangeofactivities2)[C],(变动或浮动的)范围，界线，区域withinthispricerange3)[C&U]视觉(或听觉)范围myrangeofvision.4)[C&U]射程；射击距离arangeoffivemiles5)[C]山脉thegreatmountainrangeoftheAlps【拓展】1)within/inrange(ofsth.)在可及的范围内，在视觉(或听觉)范围内Heshoutedangrilyatanyonewithinrange.他看见谁，就生气地对谁吼叫。2)outofrange(ofsth.)超出……的范围；在视觉(或听觉)范围以外Thecatstayedwelloutofrangeofthechildren.这只猫离孩子们远远的。【即学即练】Thisrestauranthasbecomepopularforitswide________offoodsthatsuitalltastesandpockets.A．division B．area C．range D．circle【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味的各式各样的食物。awiderangeof表示“各式各样的”。3.majorityn.

大多数;大半OfthefirstSpanishtogotoCalifornia,themajoritywerereligiousmen,...Themajorityis/aredoinghis/theirbest.

大多数人都尽心尽力。Themajorityofmyfriendshavegoneabroad.我的大多数朋友都出国了。Amajorityofworkersnowworkfivedaysaweek.现在多数工人每周工作五天。(1)majority为可数名词，指可数的概念，不指量（amount）。themajority作主语时，如果泛指多数，谓语动词用单复数形式皆可。(2)themajorityof+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)inthe/amajority占大多数getamajority获得多数票haveamajorityoversb.获得多于某人的票数，战胜某人agreatmajority大多数by/withamajorityof以大多数……赢得……(1)他以71票的优势赢得了该席位。Hewontheseatwith__________________.(2)似乎多数人喜欢电脑胜过电视。____________________seemtoprefercomputertoTV.(3)多数人赞成这个建议。Themajority___________________theproposal.amajorityof71votesThemajorityofpeoplewas/wereinfavourof【即学即练】Ⅱ.重点短语1.makealifeTheproblemishowtheymakealife.问题是他们如何习惯于新的生活方式。Wemakealivingbywhatweget;wemakealifebywhatwegive.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】makealife：习惯于新的生活方式、工作等。cometolife突然苏醒；突然开始工作；突然变得活跃live/leada...life过着……生活comebacktolife苏醒过来；恢复生气fulloflife充满生气make/earna/one’sliving谋生start/makeanewlife开始新生活forlife终生，一生，终身tothelife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。TheywenttotheWestanddecided_____________________.(2)他靠卖菜为生。

He________________________sellingvegetables.(3)救援队使婴儿复活了。

Therescueteam_________________________.tomake

alifeearned/madea/hislivingbybroughtthebabybacktolifethere2.keepup持续,维持;沿袭（风俗、传统等）…,whichtodaystillkeepsuptheirDanishculture.Ihopethefineweatherwillkeepup.

我希望好天气能保持下去。Ifyoudonotkeepupwiththepaymentsyoucouldloseyourhouse.

如果你不继续付款，你的住房就可能保不住了。

DoyoustillkeepupyourSpanish?

你还坚持说西班牙语吗？【辨析】keep的相关短语：keep(on)doingsth.继续、重复做某事keepsth.up使某物保持在高水平keepsb.fromdoingsth.阻止某人做某事keepon继续keepoutof...不进入(某处)，留在外边keeptosth.遵守，信守keepupwith跟上……，与……同步前进【即学即练】用keep的相关短语填空(1)Therain________allafternoon.(2)________thatdog________mystudy!(3)Shelikesto____________thelatestfashion.(4)Thechurchbells_____me_____sleeping.keptupKeepoutofkeepupwithkeepfrom3.agreat/goodmany许多,大量Sawsomeinterestingtempleshere,anumberofmarketsandagreatmanyrestaurants.Tomfoundthattherewereagreat/goodmanypeoplealreadythere.汤姆发现那儿已经有很多人了。

Itseemsthatagreat/goodmanyofthemareoutofworknow.似乎他们中的许多人现在失业了。

Agreatmanyoftheflowersarewhite.那些花多数是白色的。【辨析】agood/greatmany后接_________。但agood/greatmany后接of时，必须加______these/those/the/one’s等，然后再加名词复数。manyagreatmanyagoodmanyagood/largenumberofmuchagood/greatdealofalargeamountof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alotoflotsofplentyoflargeamountsof+不可数名词+复数谓语quantitiesof+不可数名词+复数谓语aquantityof+不可数名词+单数谓语aquantityof+可数名词的复数+单数谓语（一般来说）amassof+可数名词的复数+复数谓语amassof+不可数名词+单数谓语massesof+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。Ourcompanyis_________________________tofindtherightpersonforthejob.(2)你得大大加快工作进度。

You’llhavetowork__________________.(3)许多人都参观过亚运村。_______________________havevisitedtheAsianGamesVillage.takingagreatdealoftroubleagreatdealfasterAgood/greatmanypeople1.Thatiswhytodayover40%ofCalifornians...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”。Ⅲ.典型句式表语从句whywhenwherehow表语从句That’swhy...这就是为什么……（why从句表示结果）That’sbecause...这是因为……（because从句表原因）Thereasonwhy...is/wasthat…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’swhyIleftsoearlyThisiswhereIwasbornThisiswhenhejoinedthearmyThisishowhesolvedtheproblem2.Itisbelievedthatbeforelongthemixofnationalitieswillbesogreatthattherewillbenodistinctmajorracialorculturalgroups，butsimplyamixtureofmanyracesandcultures.相信过不了多久，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：Itisbelievedthat...=Peoplebelievethat…据信，人们认为…….【拓展】同类句型还有：Itisthoughtthat...人们认为……Itissaidthat...据说……Itisreportedthat...据报道……Itishopedthat...希望……Itisdecidedthat...兹决定……Itissuggestedthat...有人建议……【即学即练】⑴人们相信健康重于财富。____________________________________.⑵人们认为他是最好的演奏家。____________________________________.ItisthoughtthatheisthebestplayerItisbelievedthathealthisabovewealth⑶据报道，他是来自新西兰的一位学者。______________________________________________.⑷有人建议运动会推迟到下周。____________________________________________________________________________________________.ItisreportedthatheisascholarfromNewZealandItis(或hasbeen)suggestedthatthesportsmeetingwillbeputoffuntilnextweek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,keepup,hardship,liveon,boom,racial,percentage,elect,bymeansof…,makealife,immigration1.Youhavedonesomanyexercises—you____

passtheexam.A.arelikelytoB.havetoC.can D.areboundto【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。beboundtodosth.一定做某事，符合句意。2.Whentheheadteacherannouncedhisplanforaspringouting,the_____ofthestudentsintheclass_____forit.A.majority;were B.most;didC.most;were D.majority;do【解析】选A。most的用法通常为“mostofthe+复数名词”或“most+复数名词”，故排除B、C两项；固定短语befor表示“支持，赞成”，故排除D项，所以答案为A项。注意：themajorityof后跟复数名词，谓语动词用复数；若themajority单独作主语，谓语动词用单复数皆可。3.I_____alongthestreetlookingforaplacetoparkwhentheaccident_____.A.went;wasoccurringB.went;occurredC.wasgoing;occurredD.wasgoing;hadoccurred【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：bedoingsth.when...。4.Theagreementindicatesthatthetwocompanieswill_____witheachotheragain.A.teamup B.turnupC.lookup D.pickup【解析】选A。考查动词短语辨析。A项表示“与……合作