人教版2017高考英语全套解析一轮复习课件：8-1 A land of diversity

　　【考点归纳】 本句中it 为形式主语，真正的主语为that 从句。 It is likely that...……是可能的，此句型可转化为：sb./sth.be likely to do sth. 某人/物可能做某事。

　　①She's very likely to ring me tonight. ＝It's very likely that she will ring me tonight. 她今晚很可能给我打电话。 ②It is likely that the weather will be fine. ＝The weather is likely to be fine. 天气可能会很晴朗。 【即境活用14】 It is very________that，in many schools，the students are going to spend less time in doing homework than they used to. A．possibly

　　B．probably C．lovely

　　D．likely [解析]It is likely that... 很可能……。 [答案]D 完形填空技巧 ——抓住“题眼”，借助语法 在一篇文章中，词与词、句与句、段与段之间都存在着一定的内在联系，表示这些内在逻辑关系的词语通常被称为“语篇标志”，暗示了作者的思路方向，例如，表示结构层次的firstly，secondly，finally，in the end等，表示转折关系的but，however，and yet，in spite of 等，表示递进关系的also，as well，besides，what is more，furthermore 等。 这些是完形填空的“题眼”，充分利用之，可以迅速理清文章的脉络，弄清上下文的关系，例如unhappy and disappointed (and 表示同义词复现)、small but neat(but 表示反义词出现)等。 另外，完形填空有时也有考查语法知识的题目。除了要考虑上下文的逻辑关系外，还要有针对性地将选项与相关的语法知识挂钩。 5．majority n. 大多数；大半 in a/the majority　占大多数 have a majority over sb.

　　超过对方 by/with a majority of

　　以大多数……；战胜某人 in the minority

　　占少数 ①A/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。 ②The majority was/were in favour of the proposal. 多数人赞成这个建议。 ③They had a large majority over the other party at the last election. 在上次选举中他们以悬殊的票数击败了对方。 ④Among the members of the committee those who favour the proposed changes are in the majority. 委员中赞成提出修改意见的占大多数。 【巧学助记】 【即境活用5】 (2010·山东省日照市模拟)________earlier online survey showed that________majority of Chinese believe Yuan Longping deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to fighting world hunger. A．The；the

　　B．The；a C．An；不填

　　D．An；the [解析]第一空表示“数量一”用an；第二空the majority of 大多数。 [答案]D 6．elect vt. 选择；决定做某事；选举某人 Increasing numbers of people elect to work from home nowadays. 现在越来越多的人选择在家工作。 Purchasers can elect to pay in monthly installment. 购买者可选择逐月分期付款。 be elected as...　被选举为…… be elected to do...

　　决定做…… 【即境活用6】 It is said that the chairman of the meeting was________by them. A．chosen

　　B．elected C．selected

　　D．picked [解析]elect 竞选，符合句意。select 挑选；choose 选择；pick 摘。 [答案]B 7．percentage n. 百分比；百分率 What percentage of the population is/are overweight? 身体超重的人占人口多大的百分比？ A high percentage of the female staff are part­time workers. 女职员中，兼职工作的人占很高的比例。 【易混辨析】 percentage，percent percentage 表示“百分比；百分率”，其前不能是一个具体的数字，只能被high，low 等形容词修饰。 percent 表示“百分之……”，相当于“%”，其前面往往是一个具体的数字。 【易错提示】 “a percentage of＋n.”在句中作主语时，谓语动词的单复数视of 后的名词的单复数形式而定。 【即境活用7】 A large ________of the hotel's income________from the visitors to the lake nearby. A．percentage；are

　　B．percentage；is C．percent；are

　　D．percent；is [解析]percentage 百分比；a percentage of＋n. 作主语；谓语动词的单复数视of后的名词的单复数而定。 [答案]B

　　1．make a life 习惯于新的生活方式、工作等 come to life 变得更有趣；变得活跃 live/lead a．..life 过着……生活 come back to life 苏醒过来，恢复生气 bring...back to life 使……苏醒过来 start a new life 开始新生活 ①They went to the West and decided to make a life there. 他们去了西部地区，决心去适应新生活。 ②To our surprise，he came to life soon. 令我们惊奇的是，他很快苏醒了。 ③The rescue team brought the baby back to life. 救援队使婴儿苏醒过来了。 ④The young couple are leading a happy life. 这对年轻夫妻过着幸福的生活。 【即境活用8】 In my opinion，it is not so helpful to give someone some bread as it is to teach him how to________. A．make sense

　　B．make progress C．make a life

　　D．make his way [解析]make a life 谋生。make sense有意义；make progress取得进步；make his way朝着……走。 [答案]C 2．keep up 坚持，维持，沿袭(风俗、传统等) 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)，留在外面 keep to sth. 遵守……，信守…… keep up with...跟上……，与……齐步前进

　　①I hope the fine weather will keep up. 我希望好天气能够持续下去。 ②We should keep up our good traditions. 我们应该沿袭我们的优良传统。 ③She kept on working although she was tired. 她虽疲劳但仍继续工作。 ④Things will only work out if we all keep to the plan. 只有大家执行计划，事情才能成功。 ⑤He couldn't keep up with the rest of his class. 他跟不上班里的其他同学。 ⑥Keep off the grass! 勿踏草坪！ 【即境活用9】 Would you slow down a bit，please? I can't________you. A．keep up with

　　B．put up with C．live up to

　　D．hold on to [解析]keep up with 跟上，符合句意。put up with忍受；live up to不辜负；hold on to 紧紧抓住。 [答案]A 3．take in 包括；吸收；理解；欺骗 take away 拿走；使离开；消除(病痛等) take off 起飞；匆匆离去；脱下；大获成功 take on 呈现；雇用 take over 接收，接管，取代 take up 占去，占据；开始；从事 ①Please take in the washing if it rains. 如果下雨，请把洗的衣服收进来。 ②The kind old lady offered to take in the poor homeless stranger. 这位好心的老太太主动收容了那位可怜的无家可归的陌生人。 ③The tour takes in some famous old castles. 这趟观光旅行包括参观一些著名的古堡。 ④It took me a long time to take in what you were saying. 理解你说的话花了我很长时间。 ⑤Learning English takes up a lot of my time. 学英语占去了我大量的时间。 ⑥Our school has taken on a new look. 我们的学校呈现出新面貌。 【即境活用10】 Don't be________by his beautiful words. A．taken off

　　B．taken out C．taken away

　　D．taken in [解析]take in 欺骗，符合句意。take off起飞；take out拿出；take away带走。 [答案]D 4．a great/good many 许多；很多 ①Tom found that there were a great/good many people already there. 汤姆发现那儿已经有很多人了。 ②It 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。 ③A great many of the flowers were white. 那些花多数是白色的。 ④A good many of those students like this song. 那些学生中有很多喜欢这首歌。 【易错提示】 a good/great many 后接复数名词，但a good/great many 后接of 时，必须加限定词，如these/those/the/one's等，然后再加名词复数。 【即境活用11】 ________the houses were knocked down in the earthquake. A．A great many

　　B．The number of C．A great many of

　　D．A great deal of [解析]a great many of 后跟限定词＋复数名词。 [答案]C 5．mark out 画线；标出……界线 You must mark out the destination you want to reach. 你必须标出你想到达的目的地。 mark sb. out for sth.选择某人接受某物 mark down

　　记下；减价；给低分 mark off

　　用界线隔开 mark up

　　涨价 【即境活用12】 Many streets in this city have been________for cultural protection. A．stretched out

　　B．marked out C．left out

　　D．stood out [解析]mark out 标出，符合句意。stretch out伸出；leave out漏掉；stand out突出。 [答案]B

　　1．That is why today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language. 这就是今天有超过40%的加利福尼亚人把西班牙语作为第一或第二语言的原因。 【考点归纳】 句中的why 引导的为表语从句，注意以下句式的区别： (1)That's why...那就是为什么……(why 从句表示结果) (2)That's because...那是因为……(because 从句表示原因) (3)The reason why...is/was that...……的原因是……(表语从句常用that 引导，而不用because) ①Tom came late for the meeting.That was because he was ill. 汤姆开会迟到了，那是因为他病了。 ②Tom was ill.That was why he came late for the meeting. 汤姆病了，那就是他开会迟到的原因。 ③The reason why Tom came late for the meeting was that he was ill. 汤姆开会迟到的原因是因为他病了。 【即境活用13】 The reason________death was feared was________no man could experience it twice. A．why；that

　　B．why；because C．why；why

　　D．because；that [解析]why 引出定语从句作状语；第二空that 引出表语从句。 [答案]A 2．However，it_is_likely_that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago. 然而，土著美国人有可能在一万五千年前就在加州生活着。

　　选修八　Unit 1　A land of diversity

　　1．However，it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago. 然而，土著美国人可能在至少一万五千年前就在加州生活着。

　　2．Although 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到来了，但是更大批量的移民却是在19世纪60年代为了修建贯穿美国东西海岸的铁路而来的。

　　[考题回放·2008全国卷Ⅰ] 假定你是李华，从小喜爱大熊猫(panda)，一直通过有关网站(website)关注三年前在美国圣迭哥动物园出生的大熊猫“苏琳”和她母亲“白云”。现在苏琳即将三岁。请根据以下要点给动物园工作人员写一封信：

　　1．自我介绍； 2．祝贺苏琳生日； 3．感谢工作人员； 4．索取苏琳三岁生日照。 注意：1.词数100左右； 2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3．开头语已为你写好。 Dear Sir/Madam， Greetings from China! ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours truly， Li Hua [优秀范文] Dear Sir/Madam， Greetings from China! I am a Chinese girl with the name Li Hua.I always like Pandas.So I often visit your website to know news about Sulin，which was born three years ago, and her mother Baiyun.I am glad to learn that Sulin's 3rd birthday is coming.I would like to say “Happy birthday” to her and thank you for taking good care of them. Moreover，I hope that you can do me a favor to take a photo of her on her 3rd birthday. Will you please help me with that? Looking forward to hearing from you. Yours truly， Li Hua

　　1．________n．差别；区分；卓著 2．________n．大多数；大半 3．________n．苦难；困苦 4．________vt.选择；决定做某事；选举某人 5．________n．(人口、贸易的)繁荣 6．________n．申请人 7．________n．海关；关税；进口税 8．________vi.发生；出现 9．________n．牛(总称) 10．________vt.指出；标示；表明；暗示 11．________n．行李 12．________vt. & vi.刮；剃 13．________adj.显而易见的；显然的；表面上的 14．________vi.滑动；滑行；滑跤　n．滑动；滑倒 15．________vt. & n．租用；雇用 16．________adv.无处；到处都无 17．________n．处罚；惩罚 18．________n．正义；公平 19．________vt. & vi.改革；改造；改良 20．________vt. & n．抓住；抓紧；掌握；领会 [答案]1.distinction　2.majority　3.hardship　4.elect 5．boom　6.applicant　7.customs　8.occur　9.cattle　10.indicate　11.luggage　12.shave　13.apparent　14.slip　15.hire 16．nowhere　17.punishment　18.justice　19.reform　20.grasp

　　1．live________　继续存在；继续生存 2．by________of...　用……办法；借助…… 3．make a________　习惯于新的生活方式、工作等 4．be________to sb.　对某人充满感激之情 5．________up with　与……合作或一起工作 6．mark________　划线；标出……界线 7．take________　包括；吸收 8．a great/good________　许多；很多 9．apply________　申请；请示得到 10．in________　另外 [答案]1.on　2.means　3.life　4.thankful　5.team　6.out　7.in　8.many　9.for　10.addition

　　1．means n. 手段；方法 means of transportation/transport 交通方式 by all means 不惜一切(＝in all ways) by this means 用这种方法(＝in this way) by no means 决不；一点也不(＝in no way) by means of 通过，借助于 ①This money wasn't earned by honest means. 这笔钱来路不正。 ②There is no means of finding out what happened. 无法搞清楚发生了什么事情。 ③All possible means have been tried. 一切办法都试过了。 ④Every possible means has been tried，but none worked. 每一个可能的方法都试过了，但没有一个管用的。

　　⑤Finish it by all means. 无论如何都要完成它。 ⑥—Can I borrow your car? —By all means. ——“我能借你的车吗？”——“当然可以。” ⑦I am by no means satisfied with my present income. 我对目前的收入一点也不满意。 【即境活用1】 If you think that treating a woman well means always________her permission for things，think again. A．gets

　　B．got C．to get

　　D．getting [解析]mean 意为“意味着”时，其后跟v.­ing 形式。 [答案]D 2．occur vi. 发生；出现 sth.occur发生 occur to sb.

　　使某人突然想起 it occurs to sb. to do sth.

　　某人突然想起要做某事 it occurs to sb. that...

　　某人突然想起 ①When did the accident occur? 事故是什么时候发生的？ ②Death occurred at about midnight，the doctor says. 医生说大约是在半夜死的。 ③An idea has occurred to me.我有主意了。

　　④It never occurred to her to ask anyone. 她从未想到问问他人。 ⑤It didn't occur to me that you would object to the decision. 我没有想到你会反对这个决定。 【即境活用2】 (2010·江苏常州模拟)Jack，did it ever________to you that you would be punished for cheating in exams? A．happen

　　B．reflect C．occur

　　D．strike [解析]occur to sb. 某人突然想起。 [答案]C 3．indicate vt. 标示，指示，指出；表明，示意；暗示……的可能性 indicate sth. (to sb.)　指明某物；表示某事 indicate that...

　　表示……；暗示…… give an indication of

　　表示；象征 The indication is that...

　　迹象表明…… There are various indications that...种种迹象表明…… ①The light above the elevator indicated that the elevator was then at the fifteenth floor. 电梯上方的灯指示那时电梯在十五楼。 ②His hesitation indicates unwillingness. 他的犹豫表明不愿意。 ③Don't forget to indicate before turning. 拐弯之前别忘记指示车行方向。

　　④This map gives no indication of the heights of the hills. 这张地图没有标出这些山的高度。 ⑤There are indications that the weather is changing. 有好些迹象显示天气要变了。 【即境活用3】 (2010·吉林长春质检)You see，the arrow on the wall________the way to the parking lot. A．announces

　　B．indicates C．declares

　　D．says [解析]indicate 指示，指出，标明。 [答案]B 4．react vi. 作出反应；回应 react to　对……作出反应 react on

　　对……有影响 react against

　　反对；反抗 react with

　　与……发生化学反应 reaction to

　　对……反应 ①People can react badly to certain food additives. 有的人对某些食物添加剂产生严重反应。 ②Iron reacts with water and air to produce rust. 铁与水和空气起化学反应而生锈。 ③How did they react to your suggestion? 他们对你的建议有什么反应？

　　④Children tend to react against their parents by going against their wishes. 孩子们通常以违背父母的意愿来反抗他们。 【即境活用4】 The government has________to the outbreak of violence by sending scores of soldiers to police the area. A．reacted

　　B．contributed C．adapted

　　D．turned [解析]react to 作出反应。 [答案]A