【预讲练结】人教版选修八 Unit 1 A land of diversity 预习学点整合1. elect vt. 选举，推选;决定做某事，选择By the time California was elected to become the thirty-first federal state of the USA, in 1850，it was already a multicultural society. 到 1850 年加利福尼亚成为美国第 31 个州的时候，它已经是一个有着多种文化的社会了。(P2)1)The government is made up of men and women elected by the people of the country.______________________________________________________________2) 里根被选为美国第 32 任总统。Reagan __________________________________of the United States.3) 他们选举尼克松当总统。They elected Nixon __________________.4) 他决定当医生。He elected _______________________.5) He elected painting as a career when he was in his thirties._________________________________________6) Here came ___word that Obama was elected ___ president of the United States. A. a; the B./; the C. the; / D./; /2. indicate vt. 表明，说明; 指出，标示; 表示（说）Try to use the expressions above to indicate that you are listening carefully to your partner. 用以上的短语来表达你在认真听你的同伴讲话。(P7)1) The black clouds indicate that it will rain soon._______________________________________注意指示北方的箭头。Pay attention to the arrow _________________. 他们表示很累了。______________________________________4) There is a great deal of evidence ______ that music activities engage different parts of the brain.A. indicate B. indicating C. to indicate D. to be indicating 3. reform v. 改革，革新，改造，改过自新 n.改革，改造，改良In 1940 the civil authorities reformed the system so that many more Chinese people were able to grasp the opportunity of settling in the USA.1940 年，民政部门改革了制度，使得更多的中国人能够得到机会定居美国。 (P8)1) 改革卫生保健体制的计划失败不止一次了。Plans __________________ ha...
