【考點歸納】 本句中it 為形式主語，真正的主語為that 從句。 It is likely that...……是可能的，此句型可轉化為：sb./sth.be likely to do sth. 某人/物可能做某事。

　　①She's very likely to ring me tonight. ＝It's very likely that she will ring me tonight. 她今晚很可能給我打電話。 ②It is likely that the weather will be fine. ＝The weather is likely to be fine. 天氣可能會很晴朗。 【即境活用14】 It is very________that，in many schools，the students are going to spend less time in doing homework than they used to. A．possibly

　　B．probably C．lovely

　　D．likely [解析]It is likely that... 很可能……。 [答案]D 完形填空技巧 ——抓住“題眼”，借助語法 在一篇文章中，詞與詞、句與句、段與段之間都存在著一定的內在聯系，表示這些內在邏輯關系的詞語通常被稱為“語篇標志”，暗示了作者的思路方向，例如，表示結構層次的firstly，secondly，finally，in the end等，表示轉折關系的but，however，and yet，in spite of 等，表示遞進關系的also，as well，besides，what is more，furthermore 等。 這些是完形填空的“題眼”，充分利用之，可以迅速理清文章的脈絡，弄清上下文的關系，例如unhappy and disappointed (and 表示同義詞復現)、small but neat(but 表示反義詞出現)等。 另外，完形填空有時也有考查語法知識的題目。除了要考慮上下文的邏輯關系外，還要有針對性地將選項與相關的語法知識掛鉤。 5．majority n. 大多數；大半 in a/the majority　占大多數 have a majority over sb.

　　超過對方 by/with a majority of

　　以大多數……；戰勝某人 in the minority

　　占少數 ①A/The majority of people seem to prefer TV to radio. 大部分人似乎喜歡看電視而不喜歡聽收音機。 ②The majority was/were in favour of the proposal. 多數人贊成這個建議。 ③They had a large majority over the other party at the last election. 在上次選舉中他們以懸殊的票數擊敗了對方。 ④Among the members of the committee those who favour the proposed changes are in the majority. 委員中贊成提出修改意見的占大多數。 【巧學助記】 【即境活用5】 (2010·山東省日照市模擬)________earlier online survey showed that________majority of Chinese believe Yuan Longping deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to fighting world hunger. A．The；the

　　B．The；a C．An；不填

　　D．An；the [解析]第一空表示“數量一”用an；第二空the majority of 大多數。 [答案]D 6．elect vt. 選擇；決定做某事；選舉某人 Increasing numbers of people elect to work from home nowadays. 現在越來越多的人選擇在家工作。 Purchasers can elect to pay in monthly installment. 購買者可選擇逐月分期付款。 be elected as...　被選舉為…… be elected to do...

　　決定做…… 【即境活用6】 It is said that the chairman of the meeting was________by them. A．chosen

　　B．elected C．selected

　　D．picked [解析]elect 競選，符合句意。select 挑選；choose 選擇；pick 摘。 [答案]B 7．percentage n. 百分比；百分率 What percentage of the population is/are overweight? 身體超重的人占人口多大的百分比？ A high percentage of the female staff are part-time workers. 女職員中，兼職工作的人占很高的比例。 【易混辨析】 percentage，percent percentage 表示“百分比；百分率”，其前不能是一個具體的數字，只能被high，low 等形容詞修飾。 percent 表示“百分之……”，相當于“%”，其前面往往是一個具體的數字。 【易錯提示】 “a percentage of＋n.”在句中作主語時，謂語動詞的單復數視of 后的名詞的單復數形式而定。 【即境活用7】 A large ________of the hotel's income________from the visitors to the lake nearby. A．percentage；are

　　B．percentage；is C．percent；are

　　D．percent；is [解析]percentage 百分比；a percentage of＋n. 作主語；謂語動詞的單復數視of后的名詞的單復數而定。 [答案]B

　　1．make a life 習慣于新的生活方式、工作等 come to life 變得更有趣；變得活躍 live/lead a．..life 過著……生活 come back to life 蘇醒過來，恢復生氣 bring...back to life 使……蘇醒過來 start a new life 開始新生活 ①They went to the West and decided to make a life there. 他們去了西部地區，決心去適應新生活。 ②To our surprise，he came to life soon. 令我們驚奇的是，他很快蘇醒了。 ③The rescue team brought the baby back to life. 救援隊使嬰兒蘇醒過來了。 ④The young couple are leading a happy life. 這對年輕夫妻過著幸福的生活。 【即境活用8】 In my opinion，it is not so helpful to give someone some bread as it is to teach him how to________. A．make sense

　　B．make progress C．make a life

　　D．make his way [解析]make a life 謀生。make sense有意義；make progress取得進步；make his way朝著……走。 [答案]C 2．keep up 堅持，維持，沿襲(風俗、傳統等) keep (on) doing sth. 繼續、重復做某事 keep sth. up 使某物保持在高水平 keep sb. from doing sth. 阻止某人做某事 keep on 繼續 keep out of... 不進入(某處)，留在外面 keep to sth. 遵守……，信守…… keep up with...跟上……，與……齊步前進

　　①I hope the fine weather will keep up. 我希望好天氣能夠持續下去。 ②We should keep up our good traditions. 我們應該沿襲我們的優良傳統。 ③She kept on working although she was tired. 她雖疲勞但仍繼續工作。 ④Things will only work out if we all keep to the plan. 只有大家執行計劃，事情才能成功。 ⑤He couldn't keep up with the rest of his class. 他跟不上班里的其他同學。 ⑥Keep off the grass! 勿踏草坪！ 【即境活用9】 Would you slow down a bit，please? I can't________you. A．keep up with

　　B．put up with C．live up to

　　D．hold on to [解析]keep up with 跟上，符合句意。put up with忍受；live up to不辜負；hold on to 緊緊抓住。 [答案]A 3．take in 包括；吸收；理解；欺騙 take away 拿走；使離開；消除(病痛等) take off 起飛；匆匆離去；脫下；大獲成功 take on 呈現；雇用 take over 接收，接管，取代 take up 占去，占據；開始；從事 ①Please take in the washing if it rains. 如果下雨，請把洗的衣服收進來。 ②The kind old lady offered to take in the poor homeless stranger. 這位好心的老太太主動收容了那位可憐的無家可歸的陌生人。 ③The tour takes in some famous old castles. 這趟觀光旅行包括參觀一些著名的古堡。 ④It took me a long time to take in what you were saying. 理解你說的話花了我很長時間。 ⑤Learning English takes up a lot of my time. 學英語占去了我大量的時間。 ⑥Our school has taken on a new look. 我們的學校呈現出新面貌。 【即境活用10】 Don't be________by his beautiful words. A．taken off

　　B．taken out C．taken away

　　D．taken in [解析]take in 欺騙，符合句意。take off起飛；take out拿出；take away帶走。 [答案]D 4．a great/good many 許多；很多 ①Tom found that there were a great/good many people already there. 湯姆發現那兒已經有很多人了。 ②It seems that a great/good many of them are out of work now. 似乎他們中的許多人現在失業了。 ③A great many of the flowers were white. 那些花多數是白色的。 ④A good many of those students like this song. 那些學生中有很多喜歡這首歌。 【易錯提示】 a good/great many 后接復數名詞，但a good/great many 后接of 時，必須加限定詞，如these/those/the/one's等，然后再加名詞復數。 【即境活用11】 ________the houses were knocked down in the earthquake. A．A great many

　　B．The number of C．A great many of

　　D．A great deal of [解析]a great many of 后跟限定詞＋復數名詞。 [答案]C 5．mark out 畫線；標出……界線 You must mark out the destination you want to reach. 你必須標出你想到達的目的地。 mark sb. out for sth.選擇某人接受某物 mark down

　　記下；減價；給低分 mark off

　　用界線隔開 mark up

　　漲價 【即境活用12】 Many streets in this city have been________for cultural protection. A．stretched out

　　B．marked out C．left out

　　D．stood out [解析]mark out 標出，符合句意。stretch out伸出；leave out漏掉；stand out突出。 [答案]B

　　1．That is why today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language. 這就是今天有超過40%的加利福尼亞人把西班牙語作為第一或第二語言的原因。 【考點歸納】 句中的why 引導的為表語從句，注意以下句式的區別： (1)That's why...那就是為什么……(why 從句表示結果) (2)That's because...那是因為……(because 從句表示原因) (3)The reason why...is/was that...……的原因是……(表語從句常用that 引導，而不用because) ①Tom came late for the meeting.That was because he was ill. 湯姆開會遲到了，那是因為他病了。 ②Tom was ill.That was why he came late for the meeting. 湯姆病了，那就是他開會遲到的原因。 ③The reason why Tom came late for the meeting was that he was ill. 湯姆開會遲到的原因是因為他病了。 【即境活用13】 The reason________death was feared was________no man could experience it twice. A．why；that

　　B．why；because C．why；why

　　D．because；that [解析]why 引出定語從句作狀語；第二空that 引出表語從句。 [答案]A 2．However，it_is_likely_that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago. 然而，土著美國人有可能在一萬五千年前就在加州生活著。

　　選修八　Unit 1　A land of diversity

　　1．However，it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago. 然而，土著美國人可能在至少一萬五千年前就在加州生活著。

　　2．Although Chinese immigrants began to arrive during the Gold Rush Period，it was the building of the rail network from the west to the east coast that brought even larger numbers to California in the 1860s. 雖然中國移民在淘金熱時期就開始到來了，但是更大批量的移民卻是在19世紀60年代為了修建貫穿美國東西海岸的鐵路而來的。

　　[考題回放·2008全國卷Ⅰ] 假定你是李華，從小喜愛大熊貓(panda)，一直通過有關網站(website)關注三年前在美國圣迭哥動物園出生的大熊貓“蘇琳”和她母親“白云”。現在蘇琳即將三歲。請根據以下要點給動物園工作人員寫一封信：

　　1．自我介紹； 2．祝賀蘇琳生日； 3．感謝工作人員； 4．索取蘇琳三歲生日照。 注意：1.詞數100左右； 2．可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫； 3．開頭語已為你寫好。 Dear Sir/Madam， Greetings from China! ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours truly， Li Hua [優秀范文] Dear Sir/Madam， Greetings from China! I am a Chinese girl with the name Li Hua.I always like Pandas.So I often visit your website to know news about Sulin，which was born three years ago, and her mother Baiyun.I am glad to learn that Sulin's 3rd birthday is coming.I would like to say “Happy birthday” to her and thank you for taking good care of them. Moreover，I hope that you can do me a favor to take a photo of her on her 3rd birthday. Will you please help me with that? Looking forward to hearing from you. Yours truly， Li Hua

　　1．________n．差別；區分；卓著 2．________n．大多數；大半 3．________n．苦難；困苦 4．________vt.選擇；決定做某事；選舉某人 5．________n．(人口、貿易的)繁榮 6．________n．申請人 7．________n．海關；關稅；進口稅 8．________vi.發生；出現 9．________n．牛(總稱) 10．________vt.指出；標示；表明；暗示 11．________n．行李 12．________vt. & vi.刮；剃 13．________adj.顯而易見的；顯然的；表面上的 14．________vi.滑動；滑行；滑跤　n．滑動；滑倒 15．________vt. & n．租用；雇用 16．________adv.無處；到處都無 17．________n．處罰；懲罰 18．________n．正義；公平 19．________vt. & vi.改革；改造；改良 20．________vt. & n．抓住；抓緊；掌握；領會 [答案]1.distinction　2.majority　3.hardship　4.elect 5．boom　6.applicant　7.customs　8.occur　9.cattle　10.indicate　11.luggage　12.shave　13.apparent　14.slip　15.hire 16．nowhere　17.punishment　18.justice　19.reform　20.grasp

　　1．live________　繼續存在；繼續生存 2．by________of...　用……辦法；借助…… 3．make a________　習慣于新的生活方式、工作等 4．be________to sb.　對某人充滿感激之情 5．________up with　與……合作或一起工作 6．mark________　劃線；標出……界線 7．take________　包括；吸收 8．a great/good________　許多；很多 9．apply________　申請；請示得到 10．in________　另外 [答案]1.on　2.means　3.life　4.thankful　5.team　6.out　7.in　8.many　9.for　10.addition

　　1．means n. 手段；方法 means of transportation/transport 交通方式 by all means 不惜一切(＝in all ways) by this means 用這種方法(＝in this way) by no means 決不；一點也不(＝in no way) by means of 通過，借助于 ①This money wasn't earned by honest means. 這筆錢來路不正。 ②There is no means of finding out what happened. 無法搞清楚發生了什么事情。 ③All possible means have been tried. 一切辦法都試過了。 ④Every possible means has been tried，but none worked. 每一個可能的方法都試過了，但沒有一個管用的。

　　⑤Finish it by all means. 無論如何都要完成它。 ⑥—Can I borrow your car? —By all means. ——“我能借你的車嗎？”——“當然可以。” ⑦I am by no means satisfied with my present income. 我對目前的收入一點也不滿意。 【即境活用1】 If you think that treating a woman well means always________her permission for things，think again. A．gets

　　B．got C．to get

　　D．getting [解析]mean 意為“意味著”時，其后跟v.-ing 形式。 [答案]D 2．occur vi. 發生；出現 sth.occur發生 occur to sb.

　　使某人突然想起 it occurs to sb. to do sth.

　　某人突然想起要做某事 it occurs to sb. that...

　　某人突然想起 ①When did the accident occur? 事故是什么時候發生的？ ②Death occurred at about midnight，the doctor says. 醫生說大約是在半夜死的。 ③An idea has occurred to me.我有主意了。

　　④It never occurred to her to ask anyone. 她從未想到問問他人。 ⑤It didn't occur to me that you would object to the decision. 我沒有想到你會反對這個決定。 【即境活用2】 (2010·江蘇常州模擬)Jack，did it ever________to you that you would be punished for cheating in exams? A．happen

　　B．reflect C．occur

　　D．strike [解析]occur to sb. 某人突然想起。 [答案]C 3．indicate vt. 標示，指示，指出；表明，示意；暗示……的可能性 indicate sth. (to sb.)　指明某物；表示某事 indicate that...

　　表示……；暗示…… give an indication of

　　表示；象征 The indication is that...

　　跡象表明…… There are various indications that...種種跡象表明…… ①The light above the elevator indicated that the elevator was then at the fifteenth floor. 電梯上方的燈指示那時電梯在十五樓。 ②His hesitation indicates unwillingness. 他的猶豫表明不愿意。 ③Don't forget to indicate before turning. 拐彎之前別忘記指示車行方向。

　　④This map gives no indication of the heights of the hills. 這張地圖沒有標出這些山的高度。 ⑤There are indications that the weather is changing. 有好些跡象顯示天氣要變了。 【即境活用3】 (2010·吉林長春質檢)You see，the arrow on the wall________the way to the parking lot. A．announces

　　B．indicates C．declares

　　D．says [解析]indicate 指示，指出，標明。 [答案]B 4．react vi. 作出反應；回應 react to　對……作出反應 react on

　　對……有影響 react against

　　反對；反抗 react with

　　與……發生化學反應 reaction to

　　對……反應 ①People can react badly to certain food additives. 有的人對某些食物添加劑產生嚴重反應。 ②Iron reacts with water and air to produce rust. 鐵與水和空氣起化學反應而生銹。 ③How did they react to your suggestion? 他們對你的建議有什么反應？

　　④Children tend to react against their parents by going against their wishes. 孩子們通常以違背父母的意愿來反抗他們。 【即境活用4】 The government has________to the outbreak of violence by sending scores of soldiers to police the area. A．reacted

　　B．contributed C．adapted

　　D．turned [解析]react to 作出反應。 [答案]A