高考英语一轮巩固~人教选修八 Unit 1+2核心考点解析+典例示范

Unit 1 A land of diversity核心考点解析+典例示范 hire n．& vt.租用；雇用 [教材原句]　 Teamed up with a couple from my hotel (Peter and Terri) and hired a car. 同酒店里的一对夫妻(彼得和泰莉)做伴，一起租了一辆小汽车。 [归纳拓展]　 (1)on hire　　 出租 for hire 可供出租 (2)hire sth. out (to sb.) 把……租出去(给某人) [典例示范]　 ①There are many bicycles on hire in this area. ②There are three small boats available for hire. ③David used to hire his car out sometimes when he didn't need it himself. elect vt.选择；决定做某事；选举某人 [教材原句]　 By the time California elected to become the thirty?first federal state of the USA in 1850, it was already a multicultural society. 到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。 [归纳拓展]　 (1)elect sb. (as/to be)＋职位 ＝sb. be elected (as/to be)＋职位(职位前无冠词) (2)election n．选举 [典例示范]　 ①Besides, I have such a good command of English that I am elected as assistant to my English teacher. ②If I am lucky enough to win the election, the first thing I will do is to enrich our students' after?class activities. majority n．大多数；大半 [教材原句]　 Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men, whose ministry was to teach the Catholic religion to the natives. 在首批移居加州的西班牙人中，大部分是宗教人士，他们的职责是向原住民传授天主教。 [归纳拓展]　 (1)a/the majority of ...　　　 大多数…… in the/a majority 占多数 (2)major n．& v. 主修；专业 major in 主修……；以……为专业 (3)minority n. 少数 in the/a minority 占少数 [典例示范]　 ①A majority of Africans are forced to work for the Europeans. ②The majority of the land has been destroyed so far. ③I hope to gain a bit more knowledge of gardening so that it can help me to major in the gardening after attending college. ④The white are in the majority in Australia while the native people in the minority. 在澳大利亚，白人占多数而土著人占少数。 [名师指津]　 the majority of后接复数名词作主语时，谓语动词用复数； 后接不可数名词作主语时，谓语动词用单数； 后接集合名词作主语时，若集合名词视为整体，则谓语动词用单数，若集合名词考虑个体，则谓语动词用复数。 make a life习惯于新的生活方式、工作等；谋生 [教材原句]　 Some died or returned home, but most remained in California to make a life for themselves despite great hardship. 有些人死了或回家了，但是大多数人留在加利福尼亚谋生，尽管困难重重。 [归纳拓展]　 (1)make/earn a/one's living 谋生 (2)live/lead a ...life 过着……生活 come (back) to life 苏醒；变得活跃；恢复生气 bring ...back to life 使……苏醒过来；给……活力 [典例示范]　 ①She had to look for part?time babysitting jobs these years to make (make) a living. ②Happy is the man who can make a living (＝make a life) by his hobby. ③When Alice came to life, she did not know how long she had been lying there. 当爱丽丝苏醒时，她不知道她已经在那儿躺了多久。 by means of通过；用……办法；借助…… [教材原句]　 Scientists believe that these settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by means of a ... ...