1、高一英语同步精品 选修 8Unit 1 A land of diversity项目 单词及其词性变化（语法填空必备）重点单词1means n. 手段；方法means (复数)2occur vi. 发生；出现occurred ; occurred 过去式；过去分词3reform vt. slipped 过去式；过去分词9hire vt.&n. 租用；雇用fire vt. 解雇10 majority n. 大多数；大半minority n. 少数11elect vt. 选择；决定做某事；选举election n. 选举12distinct adj. 清晰的；明显的；明确的distinction n
2、. 差别；区分；卓著13applicant n. 申请人apply vi. 申请application n. 申请书；申请14apparent adj. 显而易见的；显然的；表面上的apparently adv. 显然地；显而易见地15indicate vt. 指出；标示；表明；暗示indication n. 迹象indicator n. 指示器；指示信号16punish vt. 处罚，惩罚punishment n. 惩罚重点短语.短语检测 1live on 继续存在；继续生存2by means of. 用办法；借助3make a life 习惯于新的生活方式、工作等4keep up 坚持；维
3、持；沿袭(风俗、传统等)5back to back 背靠背6team up with 与合作或一起工作7mark out 用线画出范围；标出界线8take in 包括；吸收；欺骗；理解9a great/good many 许多；很多10apply for 申请；请示得到11leave out 漏掉，遗漏经典句型（背诵）1. It is likely that.很可能However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago.()然而，土著美国人
4、有可能在一万五千年前就在加州生活着。2 Why 引导的表语从句 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。3过去分词作原因状语People from different parts of the world, attracted by (被吸引) the climate and the lifestyle, still immigrate to California.()世界上不同地方的人们仍然移民到加利福尼亚，他们是被那里的气候和生活方式所吸引。4. It 作形式主语的主语从句 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.()人们相信，过不了多久国籍间相混的程度将如此大以致于这里不再有主要的种族或文化团体的区别，而仅仅是一个多种族和文化的混合体。
