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1、Languagepoints1.population(1)对人口提问用what,不用howmany,howmuch。What’sthepopulationofthecity?这个城市有多少人口？(2)population作主语时用单数，但前有分数，小数，百分数时，谓语动词用复数。ThepopulationofChinaislargerthanthatofAmerica.中国人口比美国人口多。80%ofthepopulationarefarmers.百分之80的人口是农民。(3)人口的增加或减少用grow(increase)和fall(decre
2、ase);人口的多少用large和small。ThepopulationofChina___large.And70%ofthepopulationofChina_____peasants.isare2.However,itislikelythatNativeAmericanswerelivinginCaliforniaatleastfifteenthousandyearsago.[考点]此句中的it是形式主语,真正的主语是后面的that从句。另外,what,how,where,who等也常用作主语从句的引导词。[考例1]__isourbelie
3、fthatimprovementsinhealthcarewillleadtoastronger,moreprosperouseconomy.(浙江2006)A.AsB.ThatC.ThisD.It[点拨]It是形式主语，that引导的从句为主语从句，作真正的主语。[考例2]______hereferredtoinhisarticlewasunknowntothegeneralreader.(上海2007)A.ThatB.WhatC.WhetherD.Where[点拨]分析句子结构可知，谓语动词was前是主语从句，主语从句中的谓语动词refer
4、redto后缺宾语，故用what引导。3.meansn.方式,手段(单复数相同)。Thequickestmeansoftravelisbyplane.Everypossiblemeanshasbeentried,butnonehasworked.Arethereanypossiblemeansofgettingthere?Somemeansarepracticalwhileothersarenot.◆联想记忆：1)bynomeans决不，一点也不Sheisbynomeanspoor;infact,sheisveryrich.2)bythisme
5、ans(inthisway);用这方式bymeansof用……方式Hesucceededbymeansofhardwork.3)byallmeans当然可以,没问题----CanIseeit?----Byallmeans.4.majority大多数n.1)themajorityofthepeople:mostofthepeople大多数人2)majority常与a/the连用;most后接名词或of+n.Themajoritywere/wasfortheplan.Themajorityofthepeople/Mostpeople/Mostoft
6、hepeopleareagainsttheideaofbuildinganewfactoryhere.Themajority____________forthebudget.Themajorityofstudents_____hard-working.Themajorityofthedamage___easytorepair.单独做主语时,若强调整体,谓语动词用单数,强调个体时,谓语动词用复数。a/themajorityof+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。was/wereareis◆发散记忆：majorad
7、j.主要的,重要的amajorroadv.(+insth.)主修（科目）minorityn.少数人，少数eg.Onlyasmallminorityofstudentsareinterestedinpoliticsthesedays.--What’stheboy’sfavoritesport?--___ofboyslikeplayingfootball.A.NoneB.ThemostC.ThemajorityD.Every【解析】C考查majority的用法。问句问的是男孩们最喜欢的运动是什么，即：多数男孩喜欢的，所以选择：themajority
8、of+名词(……的大多数)。most当“大多数”讲时，其前通常无冠词,of后的名词一般有限定词。5.Inthe16thcentury,afterthe
