人教版高二英语选修八第一单元阅读课件

人教课标版高二选修8Unit1NorthAmericaSouthAmericaAfricaEuropeAsiaOceaniaAntarcticaPacificOceanPacificOceanAtlanticOceanIndianOceanArcticOceanNamethesevencontinentsandfouroceans.MississippiRiverSeattleSanFranciscoLosAngelesDenverHoustonNewOrieansMiamiAtlantaBostonNewYorkPhiladelphigWashington,D.CMexicoChieagoDetroitSt.LouisCanadaAtlanticOceanPacificOceanOceanontheeastcoast_________________Oceanonthewestcost__________________CountrytothenorthofUSA__________________CountrytothesouthofUSA________________Mountainsrangeinthewest______________________LongestriverintheUSA:____________________AtlanticOceanPacificOceanCanadaMexicoRockyMountainsMississippiRiverSuperiorMichiganErieHuronOntarioUnitedStatesofAmericaiscomposedofafederaldistrict-WashingtonDCand50states.AllthestatesexceptforHawaiiislandsaresituatedinmainlandAmerica.Ithasapopulationofabout2,900million.Itsareais9,370,000sqkm.TheclimateofUSAismainlytemperateinnaturebutinHawaiiandFlorida,itistropical.Star-SpangledBanner50stars——Eachstarrepresentsonestate13stripes——theoriginal13states.Blue—loyaltyandjusticeRed——courageWhite—freedomTheWhiteHouseTheexecutivemansionofthePresidentoftheUnitedStates.TheAmericanPresidentlivesandworksinthebuilding.TheStatueofLibertyThecrownedladyis46metershigh,withatorchinherrighthandholdingaloftandDeclarationofIndependenceinherleft.1.WhichflagisAmericanflag?A.B.C.2.WhichcityisthecapitaloftheUSA?A.NewYorkB.WashingtonD.CC.LosAngelesCompetitionaboutthegeneralknowledgeofUSA.3.WhoispresidentofAmerica?B.GordonBrownA.ObamaC.Putin4.Whichdoesn’tbelongtotheUSA?A.StatueofLibertyD.GoldenBridgeB.WhiteHouseC.BigBenPre-readingIthasanareaof411,ooosquarekilometers.AnditisoneoftheAmericanstatesofthelargestpopulation,withthemostdevelopedeconomy.Californiaisamazing.Thepleasantweather,longbeachandgracefulnaturallandscapemakethetourismprosperous.HoweachpictureisrelevanttothehistoryofCalifornia?NativeAmericanIndian—oneofthefirstpeopletoliveinCalifornia.Agoldminer—thediscoveryofgoldinCaliforniacreatedagoldrushwhichbroughtpeoplefromallovertheworldtoCalifornia.AbuildinginChinatown,SanFrancisco—ManyChinesehavesettledinCaliforniaandmanyofthemliveinChinatowninSanFrancisco.SomepicturesaboutthehistoryofCalifornia!NativeAmericansGoldRushPeriodTheGoldRush1.Californiaisthe____largeststateintheUSA.A.thirdB.secondC.fourthD.fifth2.California,astateinthewesternUSA,borders_____.A.thePacificOceanB.theIndianOceanC.theAtlanticOceanD.theArcticOceanGeneralknowledgequizaboutCalifornia3._____isCalifornia’slargestandthenation’ssecondlargestcity.A.SacramentoB.LosAngelesC.SanDiegoD.SanFrancisco4.California’sofficialnicknameisthe___A.SunflowerStateB.GoldenStateC.LandofOpportunityD.EvergreenState5.____hasthelargestpopulationintheUSA.A.CaliforniaB.AlaskaC.WashingtonD.Texas6.CaliforniaenteredtheUniononSeptember9,1850,asthe___state.A.thirtiethB.thirty-eighthC.thirty-secondD.thirty-firstNewwordsillustratevt.说明;阐明distinctionn.差别;区别；卓著majorityn.大多数;大半prehistoricadj.史前的electv.选择；决定做某事;选举某人percentagen.百分比;百分率boomn.(人口、贸易的)繁荣vi.处于经济迅速发展时期immigratevi.移入（外国定居）racialadj.人种的；种族的1.What’sthetopicofthistext?A.thecultureofCaliforniaB.thehistoryofCaliforniaC.theweatherofCaliforniaD.thehistoryofUSA2.WhichstateintheUSAhasthelargestPopulation?California(over30millionpeople)•Russians•LaterArrivals•TheSpanish•MostRecentArrivals•NativeAmericans3.Howmanykindsofpeoplearementionedinthistext?•GoldMiners1.WhowerethefirsttoarriveinCaliforniatorushforgold?SouthAmericansandpeoplefromtheUnitedStates.2.WhenandwhydidthelargenumberofChineseimmigratetoCalifornia?DuringtheGoldRushPeriod,manyChineseimmigratedtoCaliforniatoachievetheirdreamofbecomingrich.Inthe1860s,alargenumberofChinesewenttheretobuildtherailnetworkfromthewesttoeastcoast.3.WhatattractedpeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldtoimmigratetoCalifornia?IthinkthetemperateclimateattractedimmigrantstoCalifornia.Maybethemodernlifestylethereismoreattractivetopeoplefromotherpartsoftheworld.4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?(useonesentencetodescribeit).Californiaisastatemadeupofvariouspeoplefromalmostallpartsoftheworld.HistoricalperiodsHistoricaleventsAtleast______________agoIt’slikelythatNativeAmericanscrossedtheBeringStraitinthe_____toAmerica.15,000yearsArcticDetailedreadingI.Readthetextcarefullyandfillintheblanks.Intheearly16thcentury◆SpanishsoldiersfirstarrivedinSouthAmerica.◆MostofthefirstSpanishtogotoCaliforniawerereligiousmen,whoseministrywastoteachthe_______religiontothenatives.CatholicIntheearly_____◆Russianhunters,whohadoriginallygonetoAlaska,begansettlinginCalifornia.◆PeoplefromAfricalivedinCalifornia.In1821Californiabecamepartof_______.In____TheUSAdeclaredwaronMexico.1800sMexico1846In1848SouthAmericans,peoplefromtheUnitedStatesandadventurersfromEuropeandAsiacametoCaliforniasearchingfor____.In1850Californiabecamethe_________federalstateoftheUSA.Inthe1860sAlargernumberof_______cametoCaliforniatobuildthe___________fromthewesttotheeastcoast.goldthirty-firstChineserailnetworkInthe______________Italians,mainlyfishermenbutalsowinemakersarrivedinCalifornia.Inthefirstdecadesofthe20th