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2012 届高考英语一轮单元总复习讲义精品荟萃外研版选修八 Module 1知识详解① adapt v． 使适应；改编，改写( 回 归 课 本 P2)Yet Antarctica is full of wildlife ， which has adapted to its extreme conditions.但南极洲仍然栖息着很多野生生物，它们已经适应了那里极其恶劣的条件。13【归纳总结】【例句探源】①Young kids often adapt themselves quickly to a new environment.小孩子往往很快就能适应新环境。②Everyone needs to do something to adapt to the social and economical changes.每个人都要采取措施来适应社会经济的变化。③Many of Dickens’ books have been adapted as films.狄更斯的许多书都已改编成电影。【即境活用】1．When they moved to Canada，the children ________ the surroundings very well.A．adapted to B．adopt toC．used to D．attempted to解析：选 A。adapt to 适应(新环境等)；adopt 采纳；used to 过去常常……；attempt to 试图，尝试。根据句意，选择 A。2．完成句子How do these insects ____________________________________________________________?这些昆虫怎样使自己适应新的环境？答案：adapt themselves to new environments②balance v．(使)平衡；(使)平稳；权衡，比较 n．平衡，均衡；天平(回归课本 P3)But more than two thousand years ago Greek geographers believed that there was a large land mass in the south which balanced the land in the north.但是 2000 多年以前，希腊的地理学家认为地球南边有一块陆地与北边的陆地保持平衡。【归纳总结】【例句探源】①The school aims to balance the amount of time spent on arts and science subjects.这所学校在时间安排上力争做到文理并重。②He kept his balance with his arms on top of the wall.他在墙头上用胳膊保持平衡。③If humans continue to destroy the forest，they will break the balance of nature.如果人类继续破坏森林，他们将打破生态平衡。④Tourists often disturb the delicate balance of nature on the island.观光客常常破坏岛上微妙的自然生态平衡。⑤(牛津 P135)The programme presented a balanced view of ...