1、.重点词汇 1fortune n. 机会；运气fortunate adj. 幸运的；交好运的；吉利的( lucky)fortunately adv. 幸运地(luckily) make a/ones fortune 发财 try ones fortune 碰运气 be fortunate to do/in doing sth 做某事是幸运的 2admit vi. sought)寻找；寻求；争取；(向人)请求 seek (after/for) sth 追求/寻找某物 seek to do sth 试图做某事；设法做某事 seek sth (from sb) (向某人)寻求某物 seek out
2、搜寻出；挑选出；物色 5earn vt.& vi. 挣得；赚得；赢得；博得earnings n. 薪水；工资；收入 earn moneymake money 赚钱，挣钱 earn a reputation 赢得名声 earn respect 博得尊敬 earn ones/a livingmake ones/a living 谋生 6select vt. 选择；挑选；选拔selection n. 选择；挑选 select as 选择作为 select sb/sth for 为而挑选某人/某物 select from 从中选择 make a selection 挑选 7claim vt.& n.
3、夺取(生命)；宣称；断言 claim to do sth 声称做某事 claim that . 声称 claim oneself to be . 自称 claim sth against (根据)有权利要求得到某物 claim sth back 索回某物；要回某物 have a claim 提出要求/索赔 8bring about 导致；引起 bring up 养育；提出 bring sth back 使某物恢复；带回某物；使想起某事 bring down 让降下来；使垮台；击落 bring in 推行；赚得；吸引(顾客) 9escape vi.& vt. 逃走；逃脱；避开n. 逃跑；逃脱；解
4、脱 escape (doing) sth 逃避(做)某事 escape from 从中逃脱 escape ones attention/notice 逃过某人的注意 a narrow escape 九死一生 an escape of 的泄露 10 poisonous adj. 引起中毒的； 有毒的； 分泌毒素的poison n. 毒物； 毒药； 毒素 vt. 毒死；毒害 be poisonous to 对有害 poison sb/sth with 用毒死/毒害某人/某物 11collection n. 作品集；收集物；收藏品collect v. 收集；采集；收藏 a collection of
5、 一批 collect sth up 把某物收起搁置 12 percentage n. 百分率；百分比percent n. 百分比，百分率；百分数adj. 百分之的adv. 以百分之地 percentage of 百分率；百分比 high/low/large/small percentage 比例很高/低/大/小 in percentage terms 按百分比来看 there is no percentage in doing sth做某事没有好处 percentage point 百分点 13settle vt.& vi. 定居；结束(争论)；解决(纠纷)settlement n. 解决；
6、定居 点 settle down 定居下来，过安定的生活；安静下来 settle down to sth 开始认真对待某事；定下心来做某事 settle in/into 安顿下来；习惯于(新居)；适应(新工作) settle a problem/an argument/a dispute 解决问题/争论/纠纷 settle the differences 解决分歧 14construction n. 建筑；建造；建造物；(句子、短语等的)结构construct v. 建筑；修建；建造 under construction 在建设中 construction site 工地 construct
7、from/of/out of 用建造/构思 15suit vt. 适合；满足需要；相配；合身n. 西服；套装suitable adj. 适当的；相配的 suit sth to sth/sb 使某物适合某物/某人 be suited for/to 适合做 suit sb (well) (很)合某人的意；对某人来说(很)合适 be suitable for sb/sth 适合于某人/某物 be suitable to do sth 适合做某事 .教材原句 1It is likely that Native Americans moved to California at least fifteen
8、 thousand years ago.(教材 P27) 美国土著居民很可能至少在一万五千年前搬到了加利福尼亚。 2This district used to be a poor area of town, but is now a centre for art, music, and food. (教材 P28) 这个区过去是城里的一个贫困地区， 而现在是艺术、 音乐和美食的中心地带。 3 In the afternoon, I headed to a local museum that showed the historical changes in California.(教材 P28)
9、 下午，我前往当地的一家博物馆，那里展示了加利福尼亚的历史变迁。 4Wearing a dress might be better than wearing jeans and boots.(教材 P30) 穿裙子可能比穿牛仔裤和靴子好。 5 The climate is mild all year round, meaning it is always a good time to visit.(教 材 P32) 这里一年四季气候温和，这意味着任何时候都适宜来游览。 6The majority of residents in Chinatown are still ethnic Chines
10、e, many of whom do not speak English fluently.(教材 P32) 唐人街的大多数居民仍然是华人，他们中的许多人英语说得并不流利。 7Traditionally, visitors enter Chinatown through the legendary Dragon Gate, which was built using materials donated from China.(教材 P32) 传统上，游客通过具有传奇色彩的龙门进入唐人街，龙门是使用中国捐赠的 材料建造而成的。 8There is Chinese food to suit eve
11、ryones taste, with traditional dishes from all over China.(教材 P32) 这里有来自中国各地的传统菜肴，适合大众口味。 .单句语法填空 1There is a need for greater(diverse) and choice in education. 答案：diversity 2It never occursthem to question the doctors decisions. 答案：to 3He tried to seek(get) to know people from different backgrounds
12、. 答案：to get 4I was(fortune) in being elected captain of that team. 答案：fortunate 5Those who cannot earn a(live) have to rely on the whole societys help. 答案：living 6It is difficult to find a place(suit) for a picnic. 答案：suitable 7According to their survey, members of 21(minority) live in this area. 答案
13、：minorities 8There are plenty of materials, from which you can make your _ (select) 答案：selection 9Aparta few swimmers, the rest of us stretched out on the bank to sunbathe. 答案：from 10He told us the story of his escapethe enemy. 答案：from .开放型任务 本单元介绍了地区文化的多样性，你对此有什么认识？写一写你的家乡，介 绍你家乡的特色，包括地理位置、民俗、美食等各方面内容。
