人教版英语选修8unit1学案

重点词汇

1.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 占大多数

e.g. They had a large majority over the other party at the last election.

拓展: major adj. 主要的; 较大的minor adj. 较小的

minority n. 少数

【活学巧用】

例题1. The majority of crimes that occurred in this area _____ because of taking drugs.

A. are said to commit

B. are said to have been committed

C. is said to have committed

D. is said to be committed

2. elect vt. 选择；决定做某事；选举某人adj. 候任的

elect to do…选择或决定做某事

elect sb. (to be/ as) 选举某人为

拓展: election n. 选举；选择

【活学巧用】

例题2. I’m afraid you have no _____ but to come along with us.

A. possibility

B. permission

C. choice

D. election

3.occur vi. 发生；出现；存在

类似happen, take place, come about

occur to sb (主意) 浮现于脑海中；被想到；被想起；（某人）想到……

sth. occurs to sb.

It occurs to sb. that

【活学巧用】

例题3. Has it ever ____ you that this old book might be valuable?

A. occurred

B. occurred to

C. struck to

D. come to

4. indicate vt. 指出；标示；表明；暗示

indicate sth (to sb) 指示；指出；标示

indicate that/wh- 表示……；示意……

拓展：indication n. 指出；表明indicative adj.指示的；暗示的

e.g. Research indicates that men find it easier to give up smoking than women.

【活学巧用】

例题4. In the end, they found a great deal of evidence _____that the so-called gentleman was a thief.

A. indicate

B. to be indicating

C. t o indicate

D. indicating

重点短语

1.live on继续存在；继续生存；（人或动物）以……为食

live by doing sth 靠做某事物为生

live for sth 以某事物为生活目标

live up to sth 符合；不辜负

live with sth 接受或容忍某现象

live through 经历过；经历……之后还活着；度过

live a... life 过着……的生活

feed on （动物）以……为食

2. by means of…用……办法；借助……

by all means 当然

by no means 决不

by this means 用这种方法注意：means为单复同形

【活学巧用】

例题5. —Do you think we should put an ad in the paper for the lost child?

—Yes,_____.

A. that’s all right

B. by all means

C. it just depends

D. never mind

例题6. Every means _____ prevent the water from _____.

A. are used to;polluting

B. get used to; polluting

C. is used to; polluted

D. is used to; being polluted

3. make a life 习惯于新的生活方式、工作等；谋生

拓展：lose one’s life 失去生命

come to life 苏醒过来

bring… back to life 给某人活力；使……恢复生机

4.team up with 与……合作或一起工作

keep up with 跟上，不落在后面

catch up with 赶上

put up with 忍受

end up with 以……告终

come up with 想出；提出

be fed up with 对……厌烦

5.mark out画线；标出……界线help out 帮助某人摆脱困境

test out 考验；试验pick out 挑出；拣出

figure out 计算出leave out 省去；遗漏；不考虑

cut out 切下；省略；停止break out （战争、灾难等）突然爆发

try out 测试；试验make out 理解；辨认出

let out 发出；放走；泄露find out 查明

set out 出发；开始着手于work out 计算出；解决；锻炼；成功

live out 活过，实践；实现turn out 结果是；证明是

run out 用完；用尽give out 分发；发出；用完；发布

sort out 整理；挑出carry out 执行

6.take in包括；吸收；欺骗；理解；改小

take apart 拆开take down 拿下，取下；拆卸；记下

take back 取回；收回说过的话take care of 照料，保管

take medicine 服药take over 继承，接收，接管

take it easy 别紧张，慢慢来take up 开始从事；占用(时间或空间) take on 承担；呈现；雇佣take off 脱下；起飞；迅速走红

take one’ s time不急，慢慢干take one’ s place入座；代替

例题7. Shanghai World Expo attracts _____ the visitors from all over the world.

A. a great many

B. a great deal of

C. a great many of

D. a large amount of

单元知识点练习

1.As senior students, it is important to _____ a good state of mind.

A. keep up

B. carry out

C. get in

D. take up

2. Travelling has really helped to broden our _____ , which makes us wiser.

A. differences

B. horizons

C. shortcomings

D. hardships

3. Independent innovations has brought us a _____ in profits, 40% higher than in the traditional

way.

A. boom

B. failure

C. decrease

D. suffering

4. Either you or he _____ to be invited to the party.

A. is likely

B. are likely

C. is possibly

D. are possible

5. Which director was he _____ when talking about the latest film?

A. looking up

B. giving out

C. applying for

D. referring to

6. It’s not _____ books you read but the way _____ you read them that decides how successfully

you gain knowledge.

A. the number of ; /

B. a number of ; in which

C. a good many ; which

D. quite a few ; in which

7. Some students find it hard to _____ the new teacher’s dialect.

A. take in

B. take up

C. take over

D. take on

8. A good idea _____ me, and I quickly picked up the phone to tell Jack about it.

A. struck

B. appeared

C. happened

D. occurred

9. A large _____ of the hotel’s income _____ from the visitors to the lake nearby.

A. percentage ; are

B. percentage; is

C. percent; are

D. percent; is

10. The position, however, _____ you are applying, is not quite a well-paid one.

A. that

B. which

C. for which

D. to which

11. He was _____ as a salesman in Samsung Company, but was soon _____ because of his frequent

absence.

A. employed; firing

B. hired; firing

C. hiring; being fired

D. employed; fired

12. An uncle of mine lived _____ cancer for over 20 years, and died _____ January at the age of 86.

A. for; from

B. with ; of

C. with; in

D. against; with

13. The suggestion they all objected to _____ to be effective finally.

A. proving

B. prove

C. had proved

D. proved

14. Winning a gold medal in the Asian Games is an unforgettable moment for her, _____ she will

never forget.

A. that

B. what

C. it

D. one

15. When I got there, I found the bookshop pulled down—the shop owner was nowhere_____.

A to be found B. to find C. finding D. found

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Commit

及物动词vt.

1.

犯(罪),做(错事等)

I committed an error in handling the business.

我在处理这一业务时犯了一个错误。

2.

使承担义务;使作出保证;使表态[(+to)]

He didn't commit himself to anything.

他没有作任何承诺。

3.

把...交托给;把...提交给;把...付诸[(+to)]

The child was committed to the nurse's care.

孩子被交给护士照顾。

4.

把...押交;把...判处[(+to)]

The judge committed him to ten years' imprisonment.

法官判处他十年徒刑。

5.

拨出,指定...用于[(+to)]

The company committed most of its profits to building new factories. 公司拨出大部分利润建造新工厂。

6.

使投入战斗,指派...作战