2019-2020学年高中英语 Unit 1 A land of diversity Section

Unit1Alandofdiversity单词注释难句剖析导读诱思美国被称为民族文化的“大熔炉”,那么来自世界各地的人在美国是如何生活的呢?AlookatthehistoryoftheUnitedStatesindicatesthatthiscountryhasoftenbeencalled“ameltingpot”,wherevariousimmigrantsandethnic1groupshavelearnedtoworktogethertobuildauniquenation.Eventhose“original”Americans,theIndians,probablywalkedalandbridgefromAsiatoNorthAmericasomethousandsofyearsago.So,whoaretherealAmericans?Theansweristhatanyandallofthemare!Andyou,whereveryoucomefrom,couldalsobecomeanAmerican.Thenyou’dbecomeanotheradditiontoAmerica’srich“nationofimmigrants”.单词注释难句剖析导读诱思TheUnitedStatesiscurrentlyshiftingfrombeinganationofimmigrantsofmainlyEuropeandescent2tooneofimmigrantsfromotherpartsoftheworld,suchasAfricaandLatinAmerica.Thenumberofrecentimmigrantshasskyrocketed.Theydesiretoescapeeconomichardshipandpoliticaloppression3intheirnativecountriesandtoseekabettereducationandamoreprosperouslifeinAmerica,“thelandofopportunity”.Althoughtherearefrequentconflicts4betweentheculturestheyhavebroughtwiththemfromthe“oldcountry”andthosefoundinAmerica,mostimmigrantslearntoadjusttoandlovetheiradopted5land.单词注释难句剖析导读诱思Americanshavealsolearnedmuchfromthecustomsandideasoftheimmigrantsandareofteninfluencedbytheminslightandinterestingways.Immigrantsbringtheirnativecultural,politicalandsocialpatternsandattitudes,variedacademic6andreligiousbackgrounds,aswellastheirethnicarts,sports,holidays,festivalsandfoods.TheyhavegreatlyenrichedAmericanlife.Forimmigrantsfromallpartsoftheworld,theUnitedStateshasbeena“meltingpot”inwhichtheforeignershavesometimesremainedculturallyandlinguistically(语言上地)whattheywereintheirnativelandsevenastheymovetowardsbecomingcitizensoftheUnitedStates.Themeltingpotdoesnotmeltawayallrecollectionsofanotherwayoflifeinanotherplace—norshouldit.Onthecontrary,immigrantsshouldmaintain7thelanguages,skills,religions,customsandartsoftheirown,evenwhiletheyareworkingtowardsenteringthemainstreamofAmericanculture.单词注释难句剖析导读诱思1.ethnicadj.种族的2.descentn.血统,家世3.oppressionn.压迫,压制4.conflictn.争论;冲突5.adoptedadj.所选择居住的;移居的6.academicadj.学术的;学院的7.maintainvt.维修,保养;保持单词注释难句剖析导读诱思Forimmigrantsfromallpartsoftheworld,theUnitedStateshasbeena“meltingpot”inwhichtheforeignershavesometimesremainedculturallyandlinguistically(语言上地)whattheywereintheirnativelandsevenastheymovetowardsbecomingcitizensoftheUnitedStates.译文对于来自世界各地的移民来说,美国已经成为一个“大熔炉”。在这里,外国人在文化和语言上有时保持他们原来的样子,甚至当他们正逐渐成为美国公民的时候。剖析这是一个复杂的复合句,其中inwhich引导定语从句,what引导名词性从句做表语,as引导时间状语从句。单词注释难句剖析导读诱思1.TheUnitedStateshasbeencalled“ameltingpot”,because.A.variousimmigrantsandethnicgroupshavelearnedtoworktogethertobuildauniquenationB.“original”Americans,theIndians,probablywalkedalandbridgefromAsiatoNorthAmericasomethousandsofyearsagoC.thenumberofrecentimmigrantshasskyrocketedD.Americanshavelearnedmuchfromthecustomsandideasoftheimmigrants2.WhyhavemoreimmigrantscometotheUSAinrecentyears?(within30words)ATheydesiretoescapeeconomichardshipandpoliticaloppressionintheirnativecountriesandtoseekabettereducationandamoreprosperouslifeinAmerica.SectionⅠ—WarmingUp,Pre-reading,Reading&Comprehending一二三四五六Pre-reading一、回答下列问题1.WhichflagistheAmericannationalflag?2.WhichcityisthecapitaloftheUSA?A.NewYork.B.WashingtonD.C.C.LosAngeles.D.Houston.AB一二三四五六二、将下列单词与相对应的释义搭配起来AB1.meansa.aquickincreaseintradeandeconomicactivity2.boomb.theamountexpressedasifitispartofatotalwhichis1003.electc.mostpeopleorthings4.percentaged.awayofdoingsth.5.aircrafte.tochoosefromsth.6.majorityf.aplaneoranyvehiclethatcanfly一二三四五六三、短语填空1.live继续存在;继续生存2.makelife习惯于新的生活方式、工作等3.meansof用……办法;借助……4.keep坚持;维持;沿袭(风俗、传统等)5.addition另外;此外6.declarewar对……宣战7.one’sdream实现梦想8.thetime到……为止9.such例如10.long不久onabyupinonachievebyasbefore一二三四五六While-reading四、阅读CALIFORNIA,完成下列表格TimeImportantevents15,000yearsagoNativeAmericanswerelivinginCalifornia.Inthe18thcenturyCaliforniawas1.bySpain.Intheearly1800sRussianhuntersbegan2.inCalifornia.The3.ofgoldin1848Thedreamofbecoming4.quicklyattractedpeoplefromallovertheworld.ruledsettlingdiscoveryrich一二三四五六TimeImportanteventsInthe1860sThebuildingoftherailnetwork5.evenlargernumberstoCalifornia.Inmorerecent6.Californiahasbecome7.tomorepeoplefromAsia.Sinceitsbeginninginthe1970sThe8.industryhasattractedIndiansandPakistanistoCalifornia.Inthefuture9.bytheclimateandthelifestyle,peoplestillimmigratetoCalifornia.Conclusion:Its10.ofcultureliesinitshistory.broughtdecadeshomecomputerAttracteddiversity一二三四五六五、阅读CALIFORNIA,回答下列问题1.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A.ThelifeofCalifornians.B.ThepopulationofCalifornia.C.ThelandofCalifornia.D.ThehistoryofCalifornia.2.HowdidthefirstsettlerscometoCalifornia?A.TheyflewtoCaliforniaoverthePacificOcean.B.TheysailedsouthwardsthroughtheIndianOcean.C.TheygottoAmericacrossingtheBeringStraitintheArcticbymeansofalandbridge.D.TheysailedtothewestintheSpanishships.DC一二三四五六3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.MostpeopledidnotbecomerichbutsettledinCalifornia.B.Mostpeoplediedinthegoldrush.C.ThefirsttoarriveinCaliforniaforgoldwereAsians.D.Allthepeoplebecamerichinthegoldrush.4.WheredoChinese-Americanslivetoday?A.TheyliveinallpartsofCalifornia.B.Theyonlyliveinthe“Ch