Unit 1 A land of diversityⅠ.重要单词聚焦1. n.差别;区分;卓著2.n. 手段;方法3. n. 大多数;大半4.n. 苦难;困苦5. vt. 选择;决定做某事;选举某人6. n. (人口、贸易的)繁荣 vi. 处于经济迅速发展时期distinctionmeansmajorityhardshipelectboom7. n. 地极;电极;磁极8.n. 申请人9.n. 海关;关税;进口税10.vi. 发生;出现11. n. 牛(总称)12.vt. 指出;标示;表明;暗示13. n. 行李(〈美〉baggage)14. (shaved;shaved,shaven) vt.& vi.刮;剃15. adj. 显而易见的;显然的;表面上的16. vi. 滑动;滑行;滑跤poleapplicantcustomsoccurcattleindicateluggage用心 爱心 专心1shaveapparentslipn. 滑动;滑倒17. vt.& n. 租用;雇用18. adv. 无处;到处都无19. n. 处罚;惩罚20. n. 正义;公平21.vt.& vi. 改革;革新 n. 改革;改造;改良22.vt.& n. 抓住;抓紧;掌握;领会23.adj. 感激的;感谢的hirenowherepunishmentjusticereformgraspthankfulⅡ.重点短语扫描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.keep 坚持;维持;沿袭(风俗、传统等)5. up with 与……合作或一起工作6.mark 画线;标出……界线7.Take 包括;吸收8.a great/good 许多;很多onmeanslifeup用心 爱心 专心2teamoutin many9.apply 申请;请示得到10.in 另外11. one’s dream 实现梦想12. the view 欣赏风景foradditionachieveadmireⅢ.课文原句突破1.Scientists believe that these settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by means of a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times.[信息提取] by means of 用某种办法,借助于某事物。[例句仿写] 思想可以借助于音乐来表达。Thoughts can also________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________.【答案】 be expressed by means of music2.By the time California elected to become the thirtyfirst federal state of the USA in 1850,it was already a multicultural society.[信息提取] by the time 连词,意为“到……时”。[例句仿写] 当他 14 岁的时候,他就已经自学了数学。________ ________ ________ ________ ___...