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

Period1WarmingUp&Reading(1)美国有个别称叫“大熔炉”，那么你知道美国为什么会有此别称吗？它代表着什么意思呢？TheUnitedStatesofAmerica—themeltingpotDidyoueverwonderwhytheUnitedStatesiscalledameltingpot?Doyouknowwhatitmeanstocallthiscountryameltingpot?ThisgreatlandhasbeenattractingpeoplefromallovertheworldsinceitsindependencefromBritishrulein1783attheendoftheRevolutionaryWar.Theycametothiscountryleavingbehindtheirhomelandinordertomakeabetterlifeforthemselves.Theconstitution(宪法)oftheUnitedStatesstartswiththewords“Wethepeople…”.Thisiswhatthecountryisallabout.“Wethepeople…”arefromAsia,Europe,SouthAmerica,fromeverycorneroftheworld.PeoplehavecomeandarestillcomingtothisgreatcountrytobecomeanAmerican.Thisprivilegeofbecomingacitizenshouldnotbetakenlightly.Becomingacitizengivesyoutherighttolife,liberty,andpursuit(追求)ofhappiness，thisbeingourDeclarationofIndependence.Theprideofbecomingalegalcitizenandenjoyingthefreedomsthatcomewithitisadreamforalltheimmigrantsthatcomehere.TheresultsofthemeltingpotareAmericancitizenswhobecomepartofthehistoryofthisnation，whobecomethedefendersoffreedomandwhobringtheirownindividualtalentsandculturetomeltintothisgreatsociety.WeareAsianAmericans，EuroAmericans,MidEasternAmericans，orAfroAmericans.WeareallAmericansunderthered，whiteandblueflag.Ⅰ.识图填空Arctic,racial,Strait,elected,Ministry,aircraft1．TheTaiwan________separatestheTaiwanIslandfromthemainland.2．Oneafternooninthe________，afatherpolarbearandhissonarewalkingaround.3．We________Johnaschairman，forhewasreliable.4．Infact，itisverysafetotravelby__________，andyetmanypeoplehavetheoppositethinking.5．Anewlawhasbeenbroughtintodiscourage________(种族)prejudice.6．The____________ofCommercehaspromisedtocombatrisingfoodprices.【答案】1．Strait2．Arctic3．elected4．aircraft5．racial6．MinistryⅡ.中英匹配1．majority____________2．Catholic____________3．federal_____________4．rail________________5．Denmark____________6．Pakistan____________A．n.巴基斯坦B．adj.联邦制的；联邦政府的C．n.大多数；大半D．adj.天主教的；n.天主教徒E．n.丹麦F．n.铁路；扶手；(护栏的)横条【答案】1．C2．D3．B4．F5．E6．AⅢ.构词助记1．distinct(adj.)＋ion→________n．差别；区分；卓著2．hard＋ship→________n．苦难；困苦3．percent＋age→____________n．百分比；百分率4．Italy(n.)＋ian→__________n．意大利人；意大利语adj.意大利人的；意大利语的5．immigrate＋ion→____________n．移民；移民入境6．Korea＋n→__________n．韩国/朝鲜人；朝鲜/韩语adj.韩国(人/语)的；朝鲜(人/语)的【答案】1．distinction2．hardship3．percentage4．Italian5．immigration6．KoreanⅣ.短语填空liveon,bymeansof,inaddition,makealife,keepup1．Thekidsusedtoliveinasmallvillage.Ittookthemalmostayearto________(习惯于新的生活方式)inalargecity.2．Jerrycouldnot________(坚持)anddroppedoutoftherace.3．________(除此之外),friendshipcanenrichourlifeandbroadenouroutlook.4．Hewilldie，buthisfamewill________(继续存在)afterhim.5．Shetriedtoexplain________(借助)signlanguage，butwestillcouldn'tunderstandwhatshemeant.【答案】1．makealife2．keepup3．Inaddition4．liveon5．bymeansofⅠ.通读课文，匹配各部分及其大意Part1A．BriefintroductiontoCaliforniaPart2B．ThefutureofCaliforniaPart3C．ThehistoryofsettlementinCalifornia【答案】1．A2．C3．BⅡ.精读课文，选择最佳选项()1.________isthethirdlargeststateintheUSAandhasthelargestpopulation.A．LosAngelesB．AlaskaC．SanFranciscoD．California()2.ThefirstsettlerscametoCaliforniaby________.A．sailingtothewestintheSpanishshipB．flyingtoCaliforniaoverthePacificOceanC．crossingtheBeringStraitintheArcticbymeansofalandbridgeD．sailingtothesouththroughtheIndianOcean()3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．MostpeopleinthegoldrushdidnotbecomerichbutsettledinCalifornia.B．Mostpeoplediedinthegoldrush.C．ThefirsttoarriveinCaliforniaforgoldwereAsians.D．Allthepeoplebecamerichinthegoldrush.()4.ChineseAmericanslive________.A．inallpartsofCaliforniaB．onlyinthe“Chinatowns”ofLosAngelesC．onlyinSanFranciscoD．inCaliforniaaswellasinLosAngeles()5.What'sthetopicofthispassageabout?A．ThecultureofCalifornia.B．ThehistoryofCalifornia.C．ThepopulationofCalifornia.D．TheimmigrantsofCalifornia.【答案】1～5DCAABⅢ.精读课文，完成下列表格FillintheblanksaboutCALIFORNIA．NativeAmericansThefirstsettlerscrossedtheBeringStraitfromAsiatoAmericabymeansofalandbridge.TheSpanish⊙ThemajorityofthefirstSpanishtogotoCaliforniawere1．_____.⊙TheMexicansgained2．________fromSpainandCaliforniabecamepartofMexico.⊙Losingthewarin1846，Mexicogave3．______totheUnitedStates.RussiansRussianhuntersbegansettinginCaliforniain4．__________.5．__________⊙GoldwasdiscoveredinCaliforniain1848．⊙Mostoftheadventurerswhodreamedof6．__________remainedinCaliforniatomakealifeforthemselves.7．__________Chineseimmigrants,Italians,immigrantsfromDenmark,Europeans,Japanesefarmers,andpeoplefromAfrica.MostRecentArrivalsCaliforniahasbecome8．__________tomorepeoplefromAsia,includingKoreans,Cambodians，Vietnamese，andLaotians.TheFutureTherewillbenomajorracialorcultural9．__________，butsimplyamixtureofmany10．__________.【答案】1．religiousmen2．theirindependence3．California4．theearly1800s5．GoldMiners6．becomingrich7．LaterArrivals8．home9．groups10．racesandculturesⅣ.难句分析1．ExactlywhenthefirstpeoplearrivedinwhatwenowknowasCalifornia,noonereallyknows.在这个复合句中，when在此意为“何时”，引导______从句，从句提前，表示强调；what引导______从句，在从句中作know的__________。这句话语序也换成：____________________________________2．ScientistsbelievethatthesesettlerscrossedtheBeringStraitintheArctictoAmericabymeansofalandbridgewhich