2012版高考英语一轮复习 Unit1《A land of diversity》知识点学案 新人教版选修8

2012 版英语一轮知识点学案：Unit1《A land of diversity》（新人教版选修 8）Ⅰ.重要单词聚焦1．distinction n．差别；区分；卓著2．meansn. 手段；方法3．majority n. 大多数；大半4．hardshipn. 苦难；困苦5．elect vt. 选择；决定做某事；选举某人6．boom n. (人口、贸易的)繁荣 vi. 处于经济迅速发展时期7．pole n. 地极；电极；磁极8．applicantn. 申请人9．customsn. 海关；关税；进口税10．occurvi. 发生；出现11．cattle n. 牛(总称)12．indicatevt. 指出；标示；表明；暗示13．luggage n. 行李(〈美〉baggage)14．shave(shaved；shaved，shaven) vt.& vi.刮；剃15．apparent adj. 显而易见的；显然的；表面上的16．slip vi. 滑动；滑行；滑跤n. 滑动；滑倒17．hire vt.& n. 租用；雇用18．nowhere adv. 无处；到处都无19．punishment n. 处罚；惩罚20．justice n. 正义；公平21．reformvt.& vi. 改革；革新 n. 改革；改造；改良22．graspvt.& n. 抓住；抓紧；掌握；领会23．thankfuladj. 感激的；感谢的Ⅱ.重点短语扫描1．live on继续存在；继续生存2．by means of... 用……办法；借助……3．make a life习惯于新的生活方式、工作等4．keep up坚持；维持；沿袭(风俗、传统等)5．team up with 与……合作或一起工作16．mark out 画线；标出……界线7．Take in 包括；吸收8．a great/good many许多；很多9．apply for申请；请示得到10．in addition另外11 achieve one’s dream 实现梦想12．admire the view 欣赏风景Ⅲ.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。________ ________ _______...