基础知识默写(学生用书295～296页) 1.means n.手段；方法 mean v.意味着 adj.吝啬的 meaning n.意思；意义 2.majority n.大多数；大半 major v.主修 n.专业 adj.主要的 minority n.(反义词)少数；少数民族 3.elect vt.选择；决定做某事；选举某人 election n.选举；当选；选举权 4.percentage n.百分比；百分率 percent n.百分比，百分数 adj.百分之……的 5.racial adj.人种的；种族的 race n.种，种族；人种 vt.& vi.(和……)比赛，(使)参加比赛 6.crossing n.横渡；横越；十字路口；人行横道 7.applicant n.申请人 apply v.应用；申请；请求 application n.申请；应用 8.occur vi.发生；出现 occurrence n.出现；发生 9.indicate vt.指出；标示；表明；暗示 indication n.指示；标明 10.conductor n.(公车)售票员；列车员；(乐队)指挥 conduct vt.& vi.引导；带领；管理 11.hire vt.& n.租用；雇用 12.punishment n.处罚；惩罚 punish v.处罚；惩罚 13.civil adj.公民的；国内的；民间的 14.reform vt.& vi.改革；革新 n.改革；改造；改良 15.grasp vt.& n.抓住；抓紧；掌握；领会 16.distinct adj.清晰的；明显的；明确的 distinction n.差别；区分；卓著 17.boom n.(人口、贸易的)繁荣 vi.处于经济迅速发展时期 18.slip vi.滑动；滑行；滑跤 n.滑动；滑倒 19.luggage n.行李 20.hardship n.苦难；困苦 21.apparent adj.显而易见的；显然的；表面上的 22.nowhere adv.无处；到处都无 23.justice n.正义；公平 24.mourn vt.& vi.哀悼；悼念；表示悲痛 25.authority n.权威；权力；(pl.)当局；官方 26.insert v.插入；嵌入 27.live on继续存在；继续生存 28.by means of...用……办法；借助…… 29.make a life习惯于新的生活方式、工作等；谋生 30.keep up坚持；维持；沿袭(风俗、传统等) 31.back to back背靠背 32.team up with...与……合作或一起工作 33.mark out用线画出范围；标出……界线 34.take in包括；吸收；欺骗 35.a great/good many许多；很多 36.apply for申请；请示得到 37.California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population. 加利福尼亚是美国第三大州，但有最多的人口。 38.However，it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago. 然而，土著美国人很有可能在至少一万五千年前就在加利福尼亚生活了。 39.That is why today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language. 那就是今天有超过40%的加利福尼亚人把西班牙语作为第一或第二语言的原因。 40.By the time California elected to become the thirty-first federal state of the USA in 1850，it was already a multicultural society.当1850年加利福尼亚成为美国第31个州的时候，它已经是一个有着多种文化的社会了。 基础知识夯实 Ⅰ.语境填词 1.Despite all the hardships(困苦) and health problems，I love my job and I am thankful to people for the love and respect they have showered on me.(2018·河北衡水中学模拟) 2.It was becoming increasingly apparent(明显的) that he could no longer look after himself. 3.Helicopters are mainly used for military rather than civil(民间的) use. 4.More efforts，as reported，will be made in the years ahead to accelerate the supply-side structural reform(改革). 5.In the north of India，the population is booming(繁荣) due to high birth rates.(2017·江苏) 6.In other words，one culture may lean more toward justice(正义) and another culture mor ... ...
