1、Unit 1 A Land of Diversity1. Scientists believe that these first settlers crossed the Bering Strait from Asia to Alaska by means of a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times.means是单复数同形的名词，作主语时，谓语动词的单复数形式遵循意义一致原則。常见的这类名词还有 Chinese(中国人 )，sheep(绵羊 )， deer(鹿 )， works(工厂 )，crossroads(十字路口 )， seri
2、es(系列 )，by means of=by using 用 办法；借助by no means=not a bit; not in the least决不；并没有by this means 用这种方式by all means=anyway 无论如何；务必by all meansat all best尽一切办法Surely 务必Of course 当然可以2. In the 16th century, after the arrival of Europeans, the native people suffered greatly. Thousands were killed or force
3、d into slavery. slavery: n.受 奴役的状态；奴隶制He is a reformer who favors abolishing slavery.他是一位支持废除奴隶制度的改革者。 slave n. 奴隶；象奴隶般干的人 , 苦工slave trade in Africa 非洲奴隶贸易 3. Of the first Spanish to go to California，the majority were religious men who came to teach the Catholic religion to the natives. majoritythe
4、largest part of a group of people or things大多数 ;大半in the a majority占多数 ; 属多数majority adj多数 (人 )的 ; 大多数的 the majority ofminority n少数 ; 少数派e.g. Those who favor the proposal are _.赞成该提案者占多数 ._approved thepolicy.大多数的人赞同该提案 .in the majorityThe great majoritymajority， family， class， group，team, government
5、, public， enemy, army， audience， committee等集体名词作主语时，若将其视作一个整体则谓语动词用单数；若强调各个成员，則谓语动词用复数The majority_ for the budget.The majority of students _ hard-working. The majority of the damage _ easy to repair.was / wereareisthe majority of + n. 后可用不可数名词，也可用可数名词复数 , 谓语动词由后面的名词决定。 catholic adj.天主教的she was devo
6、utly Catholic.她是一个虔诚地天主教徒。 n.天主教徒Is he a Catholic or a Protestant? 他是天主教徒还是基督教徒？4. Many died or returned home, but most remained in California to make a life for themselves in the new towns or on farms. make a life 开始新生活，习惯于新的生活方式Many farmers go to the big cities to make a life.Its not easy to make a life in a new country.
