2012 版英语一轮精品复习学案:Unit1 A land of diversity(新人教版选修 8)复习目标定位要点名师透析【重点单词】1 means n
手段;方法用心 爱心 专心1① Today an airship is used as a means of advertising
现在飞船被用来作为一种广告工具
② The burglars entered the house by means of a ladder
窃贼用梯子爬进了这所房子
③ By no means is this the first time you have been late
这绝不是你第一次迟到
majority n
大多数,大半the / a majority of +名词,谓语动词的数与 of 后面的名词相一致
the majority 单独作主语时,谓语动词用单复数均可
in the /a majority 占多数be in the/a majority 构成大部分/大多数 a majority over sb 超过对方的票数1)
A / The majority of doctors agree that smoking is extremely harmful to health
用心 爱心 专心2大多数医生认为吸烟对健康极为有害
The majority was/were in favour of the proposal
[来源:学#科#网]多数人赞成这个建议
【即境活用】1)
English speakers form the ________ (大多数) of the population
Among the members of the committee those who favour the proposed changes