2019-2020年新人教版高中英语选修8Unit1ALandofDiversity知识点整理

1、2019-2020年新人教版高中英语选修8Unit1ALandofDiversity 知识点整理【重点词汇】1. distinction n .区别/差别 卓越/卓著make a distinction /no distinction between A and B 有区 别/没有区别 The new law makes no distinction between adults and childrenEmployers should hire men and women without distinction 无差别地/一视同仁地/一律地He passed the exam with di

2、stinction 优异地 /显著地 distinct . adj明 显的/清楚的/有区 别 的 be distinct from in =be different from in There was a distinct smell of gas That is a distinct advantage distinguish v. 区分 / 辨别 distinguish A from/and B distinguish right from wrongA distinguished adj 尊贵的 /卓越的 /杰生的be distinguishedfor/as: be famous for

3、/as2. live on继续活着/继续存在live on sth以某物一为生/靠某物生活e.g. Lu Xun is dead but his writing lives on.She lived on for many years after her husband died.Small birds live mainly on insects.You can ' t live on forty pounds a week【拓展】feed on以一为主食/靠吃一生活live with sb/sth接受或容忍某现象 /和生 The brave girl is learning to

4、live with her disabilitylive up to实践（原则，誓言等），不辜负（他人的愿望，达 到，符合live through经历而活过来3. means表示 方法，方式，手段”，具单复数同形，其谓语动词得到单复数往往根据修饰means 的形容词判断。means一般用于以下搭配：by all means尽一切办法；一定；务必；(表示答应)当然可以by any means 无论如何 by means of 用，依靠 bythis means用这种方法by no means=not a bit 决不 (放在句首时主句使用部分倒装)4. majority n 大多数，大半(1)

5、majority c the majority 作主语时，谓语动词用单复数皆可。e.g. The majority is/are doing his/their best. 大多数人都尽心尽力。(2) the majority of+ 名词， 表示 “多数 ”， 其后的谓语动词取决于 of 之后的名词。(3) 反义词是minority ： 少数， 少数派，少数人；minorities：少数民族(4) in the/a majority 占大多数get a majority 获得多数票a great majority 大多数have a majority over sb. 获得多于某人的票数，战

6、胜某人by/with a majority of 234 以大多数(赢得) major adj.主要的，重要的，较大的，较多的；主修的 ；n. 主修科目；主修学生; v. 主修( in) minor adj. 较小的；不重要的5. make a life 习惯新的生活方式、工作等 ( settle in at one snew job, school, or house)思维拓展: start/make a new life 开始新生活take one s ownlife =commit suicide 自杀bring sb / sth (back) to lifecome (back) to

7、 life苏醒；复活；变得活跃live/lead alife过着生活full of life 充满生气make/earn a/one ' s livng takesb' s life =kill sb取奥人性命for life 终生（的），一生（的）to the life 栩栩如生，逼真6. keep up vi /vt 保持（较高水平）/状态 维持/继续/持续; 沿用（袭 ）（风俗，传统）; 保养/维护keep up one s spirits/ courage keep up one research/the workThe rain kept up for four da

8、ys. keep up old customs/traditions/culturekeep up a car/ a housekeep it up 保持优秀成绩/继续干下keep up with sth跟上/不落后7. occur vi发生，由现 occur to sb.发生在莫人身 上某人想起做某事：It occurs to sb. to do sth. /It occurs to sb.that-clausesth. comes to sb. sth. strikes sb. / Itstrikes sb. that-clause8. indicate vt 暗示 , 表明;指出，标示H

9、is hesitation indicated unwillingness.The black clouds indicate that it will rain soon.The machine can indicate how the raw material is processed. indication Cn, Un, 迹象，表明，说明Are there anyindications of improvement? indicator 指示器，指示灯9. apparent （obvious） 显而易见的，显然的，表面上的It was apparent that he was not

10、satisfied with the result at all.His anxiety was apparent to the most casual eye.Mr. Smith was apparently unaware of the coming danger.He paused ,apparently lost in the thought9. team up with sb与,合作/协作team up to do 合作 /协作做It is a pleasure to team up with such an excellent worker.I teamed up with a c

11、ouple from my hotel and hired a car （ 结队而行 ）Let s team up to finish the tas！ k10. mark out:画线/标由界线；选定/选由 表明/表示 mark out sb for 看中，选定，使注定,Please mark out the sentence that you don ut nderstand with a red penHis qualities mark him out as a born teacher （表明）Who will be be marked out for the interesting

12、 training?11. take in: 收容某人，留某人住宿，接纳房客；理解，领悟；欺骗蒙骗；把某物拿进来；改小（衣服的）尺寸；吸入（气体）；12. apply for 申请apply for a post/ a visa/ aloan from the bankapply sth to 把 运用于 We can apply this method to that kind of problems,apply to 适用于The rules of safe drivingapplies to every one.apply oneself to 致力于Apply yourself to

13、the job inhand and you ll soon finish it.13. nowhere adv 无处/到处都无可作宾语: 没有什么地方He went nowhere last Sunday.Nowhere else in the world can you find a more beautiful place than it.The dictionary is nowhere to be found/be seen.Nowhere is the dictionary to be found/be seen.We could find nowhere to park the

14、car.Our budget is nowhere near enough. 远谈不上，离 差得 远14. reform Vt 改革，改造 reform society/ one ' s character/ the worldVi改过自新The boy promised to reform ifgiven another chance.N 改革 make several reforms in the education systemOur society needs tax reform.【其它短语/句型】1. survive these terrible times2. gainone'sindependence from3. declare war on4. become home to5. sit back to back with sb6. It is likely that 7. Exactly when the first people arrived in wh