1、高中英语教材内容全解选修8内容全解话题素材多元文化好词1.race n. 种族2.racism n. 种族歧视3.expand vi. 扩展4.immigrant n. 移民5.religion n. 宗教6.be divided into.被分成7.culture shock 文化冲击8.crowd into 涌入9.make a fortune 发财10.way of life 生活方式11.cultural symbols 文化标志12.settle down 定居13.cultural background 文化背景14.own a diverse culture 拥有多元文化15.b
2、e rich in natural resources 自然资源丰富佳句1.Race has_always_been_a_hot_button in this countrys history.种族一直是这个国家历史上争论不休的问题。2.Ive_been_longing_to go to America, mainly for two reasons. One is that I can experience American culture, which_is_believed to be the most diverse in the world. The other is that I
3、can broaden_my_horizons in this developed country.我一直盼望去美国，主要有两个原因。其一是我能够体验美国文化，它被认为是世界上最多样化的。其二是我能够在这个发达国家开拓视野。3.The history of the early immigrants makes_us_thankful_for our life today.早期移民者的历史使我们感恩今天的生活。精美语篇In 1848， gold was discovered in California. The dream of becoming rich attracted the Chine
4、se. However， few achieved their dream. The majority still chose to remain in California to make a life despite great hardship. Their cells were cold and damp， but they had nowhere to go. Their miserable life seemed to be punishment rather than justice. They wrote poems to mourn their former life in
5、China. In the meanwhile， they applied for right to live in the USA， but it was not until the civil authorities reformed the system that they were able to grasp the opportunity. The customs and languages live on in their new home.Today， a large percentage of ChineseAmericans live in the Chinatowns， s
6、till keeping up their Chinese culture. The history of the early immigrants makes us thankful for our life today. 高频单词1means (n.) 方法；手段meaning (n.) 意思mean (v.) 打算；意味meaningful (adj.) 有意义的2boom (n.) (人口、贸易的)繁荣 (vi.) 处于迅速发展时期3majority (n.) 大多数；大半major (adj.) 主要的 (v.) 主修minority (n.) (反义词) 少数；少数民族minor
7、(adj.) 较小的；次要的4distinct (adj.) 清晰的；明显的；明确的distinction (n.) 差别；区分；卓著5indicate (vt.) 指出；标示；表明；暗示indication (n.) 象征；标示；表明；暗示6racial (adj.) 人种的；种族的race (n.) 种族；比赛racism (n.) 种族主义；种族歧视7elect (vt.) 选择；决定做某事；选举某人election (n.) 选举8appear (v.) 看上去；出现apparent (adj.) 显而易见的；显然的；表面上的apparently (adv.) 显然地；显而易见地9ap
8、plicant (n.) 申请人apply (vi.) 申请application (n.) 申请书；申请10society (n.) 社会social (adj.) 社会的socialism (n.) 社会主义socialist (n.) 社会主义者11punish (vt.) 惩罚punishment (n.) 惩罚12occur (vi.) 发生；出现occurence (n.) 事件；发生的事occurred (过去式/过去分词)13luggage (n.) 行李(近义词)baggage (n.) 行李；超重行李14hire (vt.&n.)租用；雇用(反义词)fire (vt.) 解
9、雇15customs (n.) 海关；关税；进口税custom (n.) 风俗；习惯 customer (n.) 顾客；主顾16slip (vi.) 滑动；滑行；滑跤 (n.) 滑动；滑倒slipper (n.) 拖鞋slippery (adj.) 滑的 重点短语1by_means_of用方法；借助2keep_up 坚持；维持；沿袭(风俗、传统等)3team_up_with 与合作或一起工作4take_in 包括；吸收5live_on 继续存在6make_a_life 习惯于新的生活方式、工作等7apply_for 申请；请示得到8back_to_back 背靠背9mark_out 画线；标出
10、界线10a_great_many 许多 热点句型1it is likely that.“很可能”However, it_is_likely_that (很可能)Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago.(教材P2)2why引导的表语从句，表示“的原因”That_is_why(那就是为什么)today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language.(教材P2)3过去分词作原因状语People
11、 from different parts of the world, attracted_by (被吸引)the climate and the lifestyle, still immigrate to California. (教材P3)4名词性从句作介词的宾语Exactly when the first people arrived in what_we_now_know_as (我们现在称之为) California, no one really knows.(教材P2)5it作形式主语的主语从句It_is_believed_that (人们认为)before long the mi
12、x of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures. (教材P3) 巩固训练在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。1It also has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the USA, _ (attract) people from all over
13、 the world.答案：having attracted2The customs and languages of the immigrants live _ in their new home.答案：on3_ the 1920s the film industry was well established in Holleywood, California.答案：By4The dream of _ (become) rich quickly attracted people _ all over the world.答案：becoming; from5Scientists believe
14、 that these settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by means _ a land bridge.答案：of6In addition, many died from the diseases _ (bring) by the Europeans.答案：brought7In the 18th century California _ (rule) by Spain.答案：was ruled8In 1911 immigrants from Denmark established a town of th
15、eir own, which today still keTIF _ their Danish culture.答案：up9Its a 79 km roundtrip that takes _ all the famous tourist spots.答案：in10From 1882 to 1940 Angel Island was a famous immigration station _ many Chinese people applied for right to live in USA.答案：where1meansn手段；方法(单复数同形)Scientists believe th
16、at these settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by means of a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times.(P2)科学家们认为这些迁居者通过一条史前时期曾经存在的大陆桥穿越北极地区的白令海峡到达美洲。归纳拓展by this means 用这种方法by means of 用办法；借助by no meansin no wayin no caseon no accountat no time 决不；一点也不(放在句首时，句子用倒装语序)by all
17、 means (用于交际英语表示同意)当然可以；没问题a_means_of communication 一种通讯/交流工具名师点睛means用作“方式；方法”讲时单复数同形。若all/some/several/many means作主语，谓语动词用复数形式。若every/each/one/a means作主语，谓语动词用单数形式。语境助记In other words, English weatherspeak is a_means_of social bonding.换句话说，英国谈论天气是一种社交联系的方式。Every possible means has_been_tried,_but n
18、one has worked.All possible means have_been_tried,_but none has worked.各种可能的办法都尝试了，但没有一种奏效。Can I come and have a look at your new house？Yes, by_all_means!我可以来看看你的新房子吗？可以，没问题！Only by_this_means can you work out the problem.只有用这种方法你才能解出这道题。By_no_means is the problem as simple as we first thought.问题决不像
19、我们当初想象的那么单纯。易混辨析means表示“方法；手段；工具”，常与介词by搭配method指做某事的具体步骤或程序，也指系统的、抽象的原理，常与介词of搭配way是最通用的词，本意是“通路”，引申作“方式；方法”讲，含义很广。常与介词in搭配approach也有“方法；步骤；途径”的意思。它侧重指待人接物或思考问题的方式，常与介词to搭配语境助记I like her approach to the problem.我喜欢她解决这个问题的方法。We express ourselves by means of speech.我们通过语言来表达思想。Mr Su adopted a new me
20、thod of teaching.苏老师采用了一种新的教学方法。Animals communicate in various ways.动物用各种不同的方式交流。2majorityn大多数；大半Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men, whose ministry was to teach the Catholic religion to the natives. (P2)在首批移居加州的西班牙人中，大部分是宗教人士，他们的职责是向原居住居民传授天主教。归纳拓展(1)a/the majo
21、rity of.most of.大多数be_in_ a/the majority 构成大多数/大部分(2)major adj.主要的 vi.专修；主攻(3)major in 主修(4)minority n少数；少数派/人(5)the majority和the minority单独用作主语时，若强调整体，谓语动词用单数形式；若强调个体，谓语动词则用复数形式；但其后表语是复数时，谓语动词通常也要用复数。(6)“the/a majority of名词”用作主语，其谓语动词的数应与名词的数保持一致。语境助记2016天津高考The_majority_of them take an online lang
22、uage test before starting their programme.他们大多数人在开始上课前要进行网上语言测试。2016全国卷The_majority thought it was a trend.大多数人认为它是一种趋势。At the meeting, young people were in_the_majority.在会上，年轻人占大多数。What subject did you major_in when you were in university?你在大学主修什么科目？3occurvi.发生；出现It didnt occur to me that.(P5)我没有想到
23、归纳拓展语境助记2016江苏高考Years ago, a critical event occurred_in in my life that would change it forever.数年之前，发生了一件永远改变我生活的重要事件。The crash occurred only minutes after the plane took off.空难在飞机起飞几分钟后就发生了。It_occurred_to/struck/hit me to visit my parents.我突然想去探望父母。4indicatevt.指出；标示；表明；暗示Try to use the expressions
24、 above to indicate that you are listening carefully to your partner.(P7)试着用以上表达来表明你在认真倾听你的搭档的话。归纳拓展(1)indicate sth. to sb. 向某人指出某物indicate that. 示意；表明as.indicate 正如所示(2)indication n. 指示；象征；预示There is no indication that. 无迹象表明There are some indications that. 有迹象表明语境助记2016江苏高考Michael Tomasellos tests
25、on young children indicate_that they have the instinct to help others.迈克尔托马塞洛的关于小孩的实验表明他们具有帮助他人的本性。A red sky at night often indicates fine weather the next day.夜空呈红色往往预兆第二天天气晴朗。As_is_indicated_in_the_survey,_more and more people choose to travel abroad.调查显示，越来越多的人选择出国旅游。牛津词典They gave no_indication o
26、f how the work should be done.他们根本没说明这项工作该怎么做。There are clear indications that the economy is improving.有明显的迹象显示经济正在改善。过关演练单句语法填空在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。1Lets assume that historical buildings are both attractive and important to the _ (major) of people.答案：majority考查词性转换。句意：让我们假设历史建筑对大多数人而言既有吸引力
27、又重要。the majority of.“大多数”。2I have such a good command of English that I _ (elect) as assistant to my English teacher.答案：am elected考查被动语态。主语I与elect之间为被动关系，故应用被动语态。3She _ (slip) out of the house before the others were awake.答案：slipped考查动词时态。句意：她趁别人还没醒，溜出了房子。由空格后的提示词were可知，应用一般过去时。4People suffered many
28、 _ (hardship) during that long winter.答案：hardships考查名词复数。句意：在那个漫长的冬天，人们遭受了许多苦难。根据空格前的many可知，应填名词复数形式。5_ (apparent), she took no notice of the mistakes in the accident.答案：Apparently考查副词。apparently意为“明显地”。6Progress _ (indicate) a persons ability to change the way he is living at the moment.答案：indicate
29、s考查主谓一致。句意：进步表明了一个人改变当前生活方式的一种能力。主语Progress为不可数名词，故谓语用第三人称单数。indicate“指出；表明”。7Along with your wonderful innovation, you need to hand in a report, explaining how the idea occurs _ you and what materials you use.答案：to考查固定结构。sth. occurs to sb. “某人突然想起某事”。8It was once common to regard Britain as a socie
30、ty with class _ (distinct)答案：distinctions考查词性转换。class distinctions意为“阶级差别”。9_ (hire) a car you must produce a passport and a current driving license.答案：To hire考查不定式作状语。句意：若想租车，你需要出示护照及当前驾照。此处不定式作目的状语。10All the _ can _ in person or by letter and at the same time should hand in their _ before May 6th. (apply)答案：applicants; apply; application考查词性转换。句意：所有申请人都可以通过个人或书信进行申请，并且同时要在5月6日前递交申请书。applicant名词“申请人”；apply动词“申请”；application名词“申请(书)”。1make a life 习惯于新的生活方式、工作等
