第一部分 基础模块夯实 Module 8 Unit 1 A land of diversity Section I. 课本扫描词汇部分词形变化1. elect vt. 选举，推选；选择 vi. 进行选举，作出选择→ election n. 选举，当选→ elective adj. 选修的；选举的 n.选修科目2. immigrate vi. 移入→ immigration n. 外来移民→ immigrant n. 移民，侨民3. race n. 种族；人种 v. 参赛 → racial adj. 人种的，种族的 → racism n. 种族歧视，种族偏见4. apparent adj. 显然的；表面上的 → apparently adv. 显然地5. punishment n. 罚，刑罚→ punish vt. 惩罚，处罚Section I. 课本扫描重点单词 1. majority n. 大多数；大半 2. applicant n. 申请人3.occur vi. 发生；出现4. indicate vt. 指出；标示；表明；暗示 5. slip vi. 滑动；滑行；滑跤 n. 滑倒；滑动6. insert vt. 插入；嵌入7. hire vt&n. 租用；雇用8. react vi. 作出反应；回应重点词组1. by means of 用……办法；借助……2. occur to… （某人）想到3. keep up 坚持；维持；沿袭（风俗﹑传统等）4. team up with 与……合作或一起工作5. mark out 划线；标出……界线6. take in 包括；吸收；接纳；欺骗7. a great/good many 相当多，很多8. live on 继续生活或存在9. make a life 习惯于新的生活方式、工作等10.apply for 申请；请示得到重点句子1. California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population.2. Exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California, no one really knows.重点语法名词性从句（见语法专题 P322 ）一、核心单词1.majority [mə'driti]ʒɔ n. 大多数；大半 major adj.&n. 较大的，主要的；主修，专攻 ( 反义词 minority 少数；少数民族 ) (1)A / The majority of doctors agree that smoking is extremely harmful to health. 大多数医生认为吸烟对健康极为有害。(2)The majority was/were in favour of the proposal. 多数人赞成这个建议。小练：用 majority 短语填空。(1)Among the members of the committee those who favour the proposed changes are _______ the majority. (2)They had a large majority _____...
