2019屆高考英語Unit 1 A land of diversity精講精練復(fù)習(xí)
【答案】 by the time he was fourteen years old
3.however，it is likely that native americans were living in california at least fifteen thousand years ago.
[信息提取] it is likely that...有可能……。
[例句仿寫] 他有可能不參加會議
________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________the meeting.
【答案】 it is likely that he will not attend
4.it is believed that before long the mix 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.
[信息提取] it is believed that...人們相信……。
[例句仿寫] 人們相信辛勤工作就能成功。
________ ________ ________ ________hard work can lead to success.
【答案】 it is believed that
means n.手段；方法
as is known to us，telephone is a useful means of communication.眾所周知，電話是一種有用的通訊工具。
every possible means has been used to prevent the air pollution，but the sky is still not very clear.為防止空氣污染，每種可能的方法都已用過了，但天空仍然不清澈。
(1)by means of 借用，依靠
we express our feelings by means of words.
我們用語言來表達(dá)感情。
(2)by no means＝not at all一點(diǎn)……也不
by no means am i satisfied with my present job.
我對目前的工作一點(diǎn)也不滿意。
(3)by this means通過這種方式
you can do it by this means.你可以用這種辦法去做。
(4)by all means 可以，當(dāng)然行，務(wù)必
—may i use your bicycle?
我可以用你的自行車嗎？
—by all means！當(dāng)然可以！
1.in many places in china，______bicycle is still________popular means of transportation.
a.a；the b./；a
c.the；a d.the；the
【解析】 句意為：在中國的許多地方，自行車仍然是一種受歡迎的交通工具。“the＋單數(shù)名詞”指的是整個(gè)類別，這個(gè)類別是可以區(qū)別于另外一個(gè)類別的。而popular means of transportation應(yīng)該有很多種，自行車只是其中一種，故用不定冠詞a。
【答案】 c
majority n.大多數(shù)；大半
he won the seat with a majority of 71 votes.
他以71票的優(yōu)勢贏得了該席位。
a majority of people believe smoking is harmful to health.
大多數(shù)人相信吸煙有害健康。
(1)單獨(dú)用做主語，謂語動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)、復(fù)數(shù)均可。
the majority were/was against the plan.
大多數(shù)人反對這個(gè)計(jì)劃。
(2)單獨(dú)用做主語，如果后面的表語是復(fù)數(shù)，那么謂語動(dòng)詞也用復(fù)數(shù)。
the majority who attended the meeting yesterday are students.
昨天參加會議的大多數(shù)是學(xué)生。
the majority of the damage is easy to repair.
這次的損失大部分容易補(bǔ)救。
2.don’t worry about the present situation in the world；________of people prefer peace to war.
a.the most b.the great part
c.the majority d.the number