人教版英语选修八unit1Warming-Up

Unit1AlandofdiversityWarmingUpCanyouguessit?Itisaveryyoungcountryintheworld,whichhasonlyahistoryof200~300years.ThereisaStatueofLibertyintheeastcoast.Itisabout46metershigh.TheheadofficeoftheUNwassetupthere.TwoWorldWarsdidn’ttakeplacethere.Nowitisthestrongestcountryoftheworld.ALandofDiversityTheStarSpangledBanner美国国歌Oh,saycanyousee,bythedawn’searlylight,Whatsoproudlywehailedatthetwilight’slastgleaming?Whosebroadstripesandbrightstars,throughtheperilousfight,O’ertherampartswewatched,weresogallantlystreaming?Andtherockets’redglare,thebombsburstinginair,Gaveproofthroughthenightthatourflagwasstillthere.Osay,doesthatstar-spangledbanneryetwaveO'erthelandofthefreeandthehomeofthebrave?TheStatueofLiberty自由女神像,位于美国纽约市曼哈顿岛上，是法国政府作为庆祝美国独立100周年的礼物赠给美国。女神像由铁架和铜皮做成,高46米,连同底座总高约100米。一个多世纪以来,自由女神像已成为美法人民友谊的象征。WallStreetTheWhiteHouseHollywoodFilmCityUniversalStudiosTheCentralParkCapitolHill(国会山庄)ManhattanGoldenGateBridgeTheGrandCanyonTotalareaabout9.4millionsquarekilometers(thefourthlargest);hasalongcoastlineof22,680kilometerspopulationabout300millionLanguageEnglish&Spanish(someminoritygroups)ReligionChristianity(56%);Catholic(28%);Judaism(2%)Climatecontinentalclimate(mostpart)subtropicalclimate(thesouth)NicknameUncleSam&MeltingpotHowmuchdoyouknowabouttheUSA?1.WhichflagisAmericanflag?A.B.C.C2.WhichcityisthecapitaloftheUSA?A.NewYorkB.WashingtonD.CC.LosAngelesBA.B.C.D.3.WhichstandsfortheUSA?NationalEmblems(国徽)C4.HowmanystatesarethereintheUSA?A.B.C.D.47484950D5.WhoispresidentofAmericanow?A.B.C.D.BarackHusseinObamaGeorgeH.W.BushPutinBillClintonBA.B.C.D.6.Whichdoesn’tbelongtotheUSA?StatueofLibertyGoldenBridgeWhiteHouseEiffelTowerC7.WhicharenotAmericanbrands?ABCDGermanyBFGEFGGermanyFinland8.WhoareAmericans?ABCDEkeanuReevesStevenSpeilbergRonaldinhoBritainBrazilACE9.Thelargeststate---Texas11.The44thpresident---GeogeW.Bush10.Thefirstpresident---WashingtonGeorgeWashingtonwasthefirstPresident(andismarkedontheUSonedollarbill).BarackHusseinObamaisthe45thPresident.12.Whichcityisknownas“BigApple”?---NewYork13.WhenwastheConstitutionwritten?A.1789B.1777C.1786A1)Whenyoulookatthetitle,whatsoyouthinkof?2)WhyistheUSAcalledameltingpot?Alandofdifferences.CaliforniaisalandofgreatDifferences—differencesinclimate,inlandscapeandattitude.Answerthefollowingquestions:TherearemanyimmigrantstotheUSAandtherearemanyculturesandnationalities.Soitisaplaceinwhichpeople,ideas,etcofdifferentkindsgraduallygetmixedtogether.Itisaveryyoungcountryintheworld.Ithasonlyahistoryof200-300years.Mostpeopleinthecountryareimmigrates.(移民)TheheadofficeoftheUNwassetupthere.TwoWorldWarsdidn’ttakeplacethere.1WashingtonDC2NewYork3California4Mississippi5Florida2.MoststatenamescomefromSpanishorEnglish.1.NewYorkisthelargeststateintheUs.3.Atlantaisknownasthe“BigApple”.4.TheConstitutionwaswrittenin1779.FFFFNewYorkTexasNativeAmericanlanguageIn17895.Thereare52starsontheAmericanflag.6.GeorgeWashingtonwasthefirstAmericanPresident.7.ThefirstsettlersarrivedinNorthAmericaabout30,000yearsago.8.TheMississippiRiveristhelongestriverintheworld.FFTT50TheNileRiverLookatthemapoftheUSA.Workwithyourgrouptowriteonthemapthenamesofasmanyofthefollowingasyoucan.Compareyouranswerswithothergroups.SanFranciscoLosAngelesHoustonBostonNewYorkWashington,D.CMexicoChicagoCanadaAtlanticOceanPacificOceanSuperiorMichiganErieHuronOntarioOceanontheeastcoast_________________Oceanonthewestcost__________________CountrytothenorthofUSA__________________CountrytothesouthofUSA________________California__________________AtlanticOceanPacificOceanCanadaMexicoSouthwesternUSAGreatLakes:LongestriverintheUSA:Someimportantcities:Superior,Michigan,Huron,ErieandOntarioMississippiRiverNewYork,WashingtonDC,LosAngeles,SanFrancisco,Chicago,NewOrleansRockyMountainsMountainsrangeinthewestCalifornia(oneofthe50statesoftheUSA)1.illustratevt.解释、说明illustrationn.2.slaven.奴隶slaveryn.奴隶制度、奴隶身份3.Spainn.西班牙Spanishadj.西班牙(人)的，西班牙语的n.西班牙人，西班牙语4.majorityn.大多数、大半majoradj.minorityn.少数,少数派,少数民族5.immigrantn.(从外国移入的)移民immigrationn.移民immigratev.使移居入境/移来NewWords6.nationalityn.国籍nationaladj国家的,民族的nationn.国家,民族nativeadj.&n.当地人,本国人7.prehistoricadj.史前的____________n.8.reactvi.做出反应,回应__________n.反应,反作用9.mixn.混合;结合v.混合;拌和;结合mixturen.混合;混合状态;混合物mix…with／and…把……和……混合10.racialadj.人种的;种族的racen.种族racialistn.种族主义者prehistoryreaction11.percentage百分比,百分率(单词前面不用具体的数据)percent百分之……(单词前通常有具体的数据)e.g.alarge/highpercentage--What____________ofstudentsinyourschoolgotocollege?--97_________.12.applicantn.申请人applyvi.申请applyforsth.tosb.vt.运用beappliedtosthapplicationn.申请,申请表,应用,运用percentagepercent13.socialistn.社会主义者;社会党人adj.社会主义者的societyn.社会socialadj.社会的,爱交际的,社交的14.centraladj.中心的;中央的;主要的centren.中心;中央inthecenterof在中间,在中央15.occur-occurring-occurred-occurredvi.发生；出现；想起；想到；存在；被发现sthoccurtosb被想到;出现在大脑中Itoccurs/occurredtosbthat...某人想到……16.indicatev.指出、标示、表明、暗示indicationn.指出,指示,迹象,暗示17.apparentadj显而易见的/显然的/表面上的apparentlyadv显而易见地/表面上地appearv.18.slip-slipped-slipped滑行、滑动、滑19.bakeryn.面包房、面包厂bakern.面包师bakev.20.hirev./n.租用、雇佣firev解雇21.___________________n.行李一件行李22.__________n.丹麦_________adj.丹麦(人)的,丹麦语的n.丹麦人,丹麦