2012届高考英语一轮单元总复习讲义精品荟萃外研版选修八Module1知识详解①adaptv．使适应；改编，改写(回归课本P2)YetAntarcticaisfullofwildlife，whichhasadaptedtoitsextremeconditions.但南极洲仍然栖息着很多野生生物，它们已经适应了那里极其恶劣的条件。13【归纳总结】【例句探源】Youngkidsoftenadaptthemselvesquicklytoanewenvironment.①小孩子往往很快就能适应新环境。Everyoneneedstodosomethingtoadapttothesocialandeconomicalchanges.②每个人都要采取措施来适应社会经济的变化。ManyofDickens’bookshavebeenadaptedasfilms.③狄更斯的许多书都已改编成电影。【即境活用】1．WhentheymovedtoCanada，thechildren________thesurroundingsverywell.A．adaptedtoB．adopttoC．usedtoD．attemptedto解析：选A。adaptto适应(新环境等)；adopt采纳；usedto过去常常……；attemptto试图，尝试。根据句意，选择A。2．完成句子Howdotheseinsects____________________________________________________________?这些昆虫怎样使自己适应新的环境？答案：adaptthemselvestonewenvironmentsbalancev②．(使)平衡；(使)平稳；权衡，比较n．平衡，均衡；天平(回归课本P3)ButmorethantwothousandyearsagoGreekgeographersbelievedthattherewasalargelandmassinthesouthwhichbalancedthelandinthenorth.但是2000多年以前，希腊的地理学家认为地球南边有一块陆地与北边的陆地保持平衡。【归纳总结】【例句探源】Theschoolaimstobalancetheamountoftimespentonartsandsciencesubjects.①这所学校在时间安排上力争做到文理并重。Hekepthisbalancewithhisarmsontopofthewall.②他在墙头上用胳膊保持平衡。1Ifhumanscontinuetodestroytheforest③，theywillbreakthebalanceofnature.如果人类继续破坏森林，他们将打破生态平衡。Touristsoftendisturbthedelicatebalanceofnatureontheisland.④观光客常常破坏岛上微妙的自然生态平衡。(⑤牛津P135)Theprogrammepresentedabalancedviewofthetwosidesoftheconflict.节目公平地反映了冲突双方的情况。【即境活用】3．Thereasonforhis________wasillness，buteveryoneknewhe’dgonetoafootballmatch.A．absenceB．emergencyC．balanceD．isolation解析：选A。句意：他称病缺席，但谁都知道他是去看足球比赛了。absence缺席；emergency紧急情况；balance平衡；isolation孤立。由题意可知，A项正确。4．完成句子...
