高二英语选修8 unit 1 Reading 课件

Unit1AlandofdiversityReadingCALIFORNIA•WhatdoyouknowabouttheUSA?Let'shaveaquizaboutthegeneralknowledgeoftheUSAA.B.C.D.1.WhichflagisAmericanflag?A.B.C.D.2.WhichstandsfortheUSA?3.WhichcityisthecapitaloftheUSA?A.NewYork.B.WashingtonD.C.C.LosAngeles.D.California.4.HowmanystatesarethereintheUSA?A.47.B.48.C.49.D.50.5.____isthenicknameoftheUSA.A.UncleTomB.UncleJackC.UncleSamD.UncleJim6.WhichstateisthelargestoneintheUS?A.NewYork.B.Alaska.C.California.D.Florida.7._______hasthelargestpopulationintheUSA.A.CaliforniaB.AlaskaC.WashingtonD.Texas•8.ThemostimportantandlongestriverintheUnitedStatesofAmericais___.•A.theOhioRiver•B.theColoradoRiver•C.theMissouriRiver•D.theMississippiRiver9.WhoisthepresidentofAmericanow?A.B.C.D.GeorgeW.BushBillClintonBarackObamaWillardMittRomney10.WhichisNOTanAmericanbrand?A.B.C.D.GermanyFastreading1.What’sthetopicofthistext?A.thecultureofCaliforniaB.thehistoryofCaliforniaC.theclimateofCaliforniaD.thepopulationofCaliforniaRussiansLaterArrivalspeopleTheSpanishMostRecentArrivalsNativeAmericans2.Howmanykindsofpeoplearementionedinthistext?GoldMiners人教版英语·选修83.Scanthetextandthenchoosethebestansweraccordingtothetext.(1)NativeAmericans________.A．builtalandbridgeinordertogettoCaliforniaB．mayhavelivedinCaliforniaformorethan15,000yearsC．allbecameslavesofEuropeansD．onlyliveinCaliforniaB人教版英语·选修8(2)．WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthethingsthatthenativepeoplesufferedinthe16thcenturywhentheEuropeansarrived?()A.BeingkilledbyEuropeans.B.Beingforcedtobeslaves.C.BeinginfectedbydiseasesbroughtbyEuropeans.D.Theirlandbeingtaken.D人教版英语·选修8(3)．In1848，peoplewenttoCaliforniato_____.A．escapethewarbetweenAmericaandMexicoB．realisetheirdreamtoberichC．makealivingbythemselvesD．buildtownsoftheirownB人教版英语·选修8(4)．WhatdidChinesepeoplecometoCaliforniatodointhe1860s?A．Toexpandtheirculture.B．Tobuildrailways.C．Todobusiness.D．Tolookforcoal.()B人教版英语·选修8(5)．What’saboutthefutureofCalifornia?()A．MorepeoplewillbeattractedtoCaliforniafortheclimateandlifestyle.B．MoreandmorepeoplewillcometoCaliforniaonlyforgold.C．Themajorracialculturewillgoon.D．Itsclimateandlifestylewillchangealot.A人教版英语·选修81．Dividethepassageintothreepartsandthenmatchthemainideaofeachpart.Part1(Para.1)A.ThehistoryofsettlementinCalifornia.Part2(Para.2～9)B.ThefutureofCalifornia.Part3(Para.10)C.BriefintroductiontoCalifornia.人教版英语·选修82.Readthetextcarefullyandfillintheblanks.TimeImportantevent15,000yearsagoNativeAmericanswerelivingthere.Inthe18thcenturyItwas1.________bySpain.Intheearly1800sRussianhuntersbegan2.________there.The3.________ofgoldin1848Thedreamofbecoming4.________attractedpeoplefromallovertheworld.ruledsettlingdiscoveryrich人教版英语·选修8TimeImportanteventInthe1860sThebuildingoftherailnetwork5.________moreChinesetothere.Inmorerecent6.________Californiahasbecome7.________tomorepeoplefromAsia.Sinceitsbeginninginthe1970sThe8.__________industryhasattractedIndiansandPakistanistoCalifornia.Inthefuture9.________bytheclimateandthelifestyle，peoplestillimmigratetoCalifornia.Conclusion：Its10.__________liesinitshistorybroughtdecadeshomecomputerAttracteddiversity人教版英语·选修8ImagineyouareaCalifornianandintroduceCaliforniatothetouristsfromChina.RoleplayHomework1.Readthetextcarefullyseveraltimesandunderlinesomegoodexpressionsandsentences.2.Exx1,2P4(LearningaboutLanguage)Exx1,2,3P48