Unit1课文重难点解析第1单元Alandofdiversity课文重难点解析1.CaliforniaisthethirdlargeststateintheUSAbuthasthelargestpopulation(over30millionpeople).【解析】population可与big或large搭配,表示人口多;与small搭配,表示人口少,但不能与many,alotof,few,little搭配。例如:Thecountryhelivesinhasalarge/smallpopulation.他居住的这个国家人口众多/稀少。【拓展】(1)要对人口提问时,用what或howlarge。例如:Whatisthepopulationofthevillage?这个村庄的人口是多少?(2)population可与a连用,构成“主语+hasapopulationof+数词”的句式,表示某地有多少人口。例如:Thetownwherehisfatheroncelivedhasapopulationofthirtythousandnow.他父亲曾经居住过的这座小城现在有3万人口。2.Inaddition,manydiedfromthediseases...【解析】(1)inaddition另外,此外;inadditionto除……之外。例如:Inadditiontogene,intelligencealsodependsonanadequatediet,agoodeducationandadecenthomeenvironment.除了遗传基因外,智力的高低还取决于良好的营养,良好的教育和良好的家庭环境。【拓展】①addto增加。②add...to...加,往……添加……。③addup合计,加起来。④addupto总共有,总计达。(2)diefrom主要指死于除年老、饥饿、寒冷外的其他外因。dieof一般多指死于疾病、年老、饥饿、寒冷等内因。dieof还表示死于某种情感因素,如悲哀、失望等,这时不用diefrom。在指死于某种疾病时diefrom与dieof可以互换。diefor通常指为某个目标、事业而死。3.Spanishsoldiersfirstarrivedin...whentheyfoughtagainst...【解析】fightagainst为反对……而斗争。例如:Theworkerswerefightingagainstthemanagerofthefactory.工人们在与工厂的经理做斗争。【辨析】fightagainst,fightfor,fightwith,fightabout(1)fightagainst接事物名词,意为“为反对……而斗争”。接人或国家名词,意思是“与……战斗”。(2)fightfor意为“为……而战;为争取……而战”。(3)fightwith意为“与……(并肩)战斗”或“与……战斗”(=fightagainst)(4)fightabout意为“为……而打架/争论”。4.OfthefirstSpanishtogotoCalifornia,themajoritywerereligiousmen...用心爱心专心【解析】majority意为“大多数;多半”。themajorityof...通常看成复数,其相应的动词要用复数形式。themajority单独使用作主语时,谓语动词用单数或复数皆可。例如:Themajorityofpeoplebelievesmokingisharmfultohealth.大多数人相信吸烟对身体有害。【拓展】minorityn.少数;少数民族;少数派。5.Manydiedorreturnedhome,butmostremainedinCaliforniatomakealifeforthemselvesinthenewtowns...【解析】makealife意思是“习惯于新的生活方式、工作等;谋生”,类似的用法还有:makea/one’sliving谋生。【联想】makeanattempt尝试;makeaneffort(todo)努力做;makeanoise弄出噪音;makeaface做鬼脸;makeamistake犯错误;makeapromise许诺;makeadecision做决定;makeasuggestion提建议;makeanagreement达成协议;makeacontract制定合同;makearecord记录。6.Itisbelievedthatbeforelongthemixofnationalitieswillbesogreatthattherewill...【解析】It在句子中作形式主语,形成“It(形式主语)+is+过去分词+that(真正主语从句)”句式,It’ssaid/reported/announced/believed...that...据说/据报道/据宣布/大家认为……。例如:It’ssaidthatTomgotfirstplace.据说汤姆得了第一名。第1单元课文要点牵手高考考点7....which,atvarioustimes,hasattractedpeoplefromnearlyeverycountryintheworld.【课文要点】attractvt.吸引,招引;其名词形式是:attraction意思是“吸引,吸引力,吸引人的东西”;短语attractone’sattention意思是“吸引某人的注意”。例如:Shewasattractedbythenoveladvertisement.她被这新颖的广告吸引住了。【考题再现】Thecompanyisstartinganewadvertisingcampaignto______newcustomerstoitsstores.(2005年上海)A.joinB.attractC.stickD.transfer【简析】本题考查动词的区别。join...