高中英语选修八unit词汇精讲课.pptxVIP

会计学;第1页/共28页;1. majority n. 大多数；大半 (1)a/the majority 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 major in 主修 (3)minority n. 少数；少数派/人;①The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio. 大多数接受采访的人都喜欢看电视而不喜欢听收音机。 ②My brother majored in two subjects in the university last year. 我哥哥去年在大学里主修两门课程。 ③Young people were __ ___ ________ at the meeting. 这次会议年轻人占了多数。;【考点提示】 (1)当a/the majority of. . . 作主语时，谓语动词的数与of后的名词保持一致。 (2)当the majority单独作主语时，谓语动词用单复数都可以。 ;2. occur vi. 发生；出现 sth. occurs to sb. 某人突然想起某事 It occurs to sb. that-clause 某人突然想起 ①The report finds the most rapid decline in child labor has occurred in Latin America. 这份报告发现童工人数下降最快的地方是拉丁美洲。;②Didn’t it occur to you that he was lying? 你当时没想到他在撒谎吗？ ③ __ ______ ________ __ ____ (他从未想到)that she would be so displeased. ;【真题链接】 It never occurred to me _____ you could succeed in persuading him to change his mind. A. which　　　B. what　　　C. that　　　D. if 【解析】选C。考查固定句型。It occurs/occurred to sb. that. . . 是固定句型，意思是：某人突然想起……，其中that引导主语从句，故选C。 【点津】 occur 常与介词to搭配，相当于动词happen，不能用于被动语态。;【考点连接】表示“某人突然想起”的表达方式还有哪些 ? 【拓展延伸】;3. by means of. . . 用……办法；借助…… I found my bike by means of a notice in the newspaper. 我借助于报纸上的一则通知找到了我的自行车。 【拓展】翻译以下短语 by this means ___________ by no means _______________ by all means _________________;【真题链接】 —Can I come and have a look at your new house? —Yes, _______! A. with pleasure B. I like it C. I quite agree D. by all means 【解析】选D。考查交际用语。句意：——我可以来看看你的新房子吗？——好的，当然可以。A项：非常乐意；B项：我喜欢它；C项：我非常同意；D项：当然可以，没??题。;4. keep up坚持；维持；沿袭(风俗、传统等) ①You are all doing a splendid job; keep up the good work! 你们干得很出色；继续好好干吧！ ②The high cost of raw materials is keeping prices up. 昂贵的原材料费用使价格居高不下。 ③We should not keep up old customs. 我们不该沿袭古老的风俗。;【拓展】翻译以下短语 keep up with ________________ keep to sth. ___________________________ keep off ____________________ keep out ______________________ keep on _____ keep back __________________;5. take