人教版英语选修八unit1Reading.ppt
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选修选修88Unit1AlandofdiversityReadingAlltheleavesarebrown.Andtheskyisgrey.Ivebeenforawalk.Onawintersday.Idbesafeandwarm.IfIwasinL.A.Californiadreaming!
Onsuchawintersday!
Stoppedintoachurch.Ipassedalongtheway.WellIgotdownonmyknees.AndIpretendtopray.Ipretendtopray.Youknowthepreacherlikesthecold.HeknowsImgonnastay.IfIdidnttellher.Icouldleavetoday.CaliforniadreamingCALIFORNIA(theGoldenState)LyingonthePacificOcean,CaliforniaisonthewestcoastoftheUnitedStates,whichisdiverseintopography(地形地形),climateandecologicalenvironment.Ithasanareaof411squarekilometers,Pre-readinganditisoneoftheUSstatesofthelargestpopulation,withthemostdevelopedeconomy.Meanwhile,itspleasantweather,longbeach,andgracefulnaturallandscapemakethetourismprosperous.CaliforniaMississippiPacificOceanAtlanticOceanCANADAMEXICOTheGoldRushPosterLosAngelesGraumansChineseTheatreHOLLYWOOD好莱坞星光大道好莱坞星光大道NativeCaliforniaIndiansCaliforniagoldminersaround1849ChinatownsinCaliforniaGeneralquizabouttheUSAandCalifornia.1.Themostimportantandlargestriverin2.theUnitedStatesofAmericais_?
A.theOhioRiverB.theColoradoRiverC.TheMissouriRiverD.theMississippiRiverD2.Californiaisthe_largeststateintheUSA.A.thirdB.secondC.fourthD.fifth3.California,astateinthewesternUSA,borders_.A.thePacificOceanB.theIndianOceanC.theAtlanticOceanD.theArcticOcean4._isCaliforniaslargestandthenationssecondlargestcity.A.SacramentoB.LosAngelesC.SanDiegoD.SanFranciscoAAB5.Californiasofficialnicknameisthe_?
A.SunflowerStateB.GoldenStateC.LandofopportunityD.EvergreenState6._hasthelargestpopulationintheUSA.A.CaliforniaB.AlaskaC.WashingtonD.Texas7.CaliforniaenteredtheUniononSeptember9,1850,asthe_state.A.thirtiethB.thirty-eighthC.thirty-secondD.thirty-firstBADCaliforniaListentothetapeandfindoutthemainidea.Thetextmainlyintroduces_ofCalifornia.Itdescribes_happenedinvarioustimes.Italsotellsus_,_and_differentpeoplefromallovertheworldhavingbeenimmigratingtoCalifornia.Itexplainstous_whyitwillbeasimplemulticulturalcommunityinthe21stcentury.theshorthistorythegreathistorywhenhowwhythereasonseventsThemainideaofeachpart:
Part1Part2Part3TheintroductionofCaliforniaThehistoryofsettlementofCaliforniaThefutureNativeAmericansTheSpanishRussiansGoldminersLaterarrivalsMostrecentarrivalsChoosethecorrectanswerafterreadingthetext.1.WhyistherestrongSpanishinfluenceinCalifornia?
_A.BecausethereweremanySpanishstayinginCalifornia.B.BecauseSpanishwasoneofthesettlerslivingthere.C.BecausethelocalpeoplelovedSpanishculture.D.BecauseCaliforniawasonceruledbySpan.D2.AfterthearrivaloftheEuropeansinthe16thcentury,_.A.Nativepeoplewerekilledorforcedintoslavery.B.ManynativepeoplediedfromdiseasesbroughtbyEuropeans.C.Noneofthenativepeoplecouldsurvivetheterribletimes.D.BothAandB.D3.Whichofthefollowingisfalseaccordingtothetext?
_A.DuringtheGoldRushPeriodmanypeoplewenttoCaliforniainthehopeofbecomingrich.B.Actuallyeveryfewgoldminersbecamerich.C.DuringtheGoldRushPeriodmanyChineseimmigrantsarrivedinCaliforniaonlytofindgold.D.CaliforniabecameastateoftheUStwoyearsafterthegoldwasdiscoveredthere.CB4.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_A.betweenthelate19thcenturyandtheearly20thcenturyItalianandDanishimmigrantscametoCaliforniatomakewine.B.bythe1920smanyJewishpeoplecametoCaliforniabecausetheywereattractedbythefilmindustry.C.MexicanpeoplecametoCaliforniatoworkintheshipandaircraftindustries.D.therewillbemoreracialorculturalgroupsinCaliforniabecausemoreandmorepeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldarestillcomingtosettlethere.Answerthefollowingquestions.1.WhatarethechangesofnativeAmericans2.lifeafterthearrivalofEuropeans?
2.WhydidMexicohavetogiveCaliforniatotheUnitedStates?
Thenativepeoplesufferedgreatlyandmanywerekilledorforcedintoslavery.Inaddition,manydiedfromthediseasesbroughtbyEuropeans.In1846,theUnitedStateddeclaredwaronMexico.Afteritlostthewar,MexicohadtogiveCaliforniatotheUnitedStated.3.WhowerethefirsttoarriveinCaliforniatorushforgold?
4.WhenandwhydidthelargenumberofChineseimmigratetoCalifornia?
SouthAmericansandpeoplefromtheUnitedStates.Duringthegoldrushperiod,manyChineseimmigratedtoCalifornia,andinthe1860s,alargenumberofChinesewenttheretobuildtherailwayfromthewesttoeastcoast.5.Between1942and1945,whydidsomanyAfricanpeoplegotoCalifornia?
Between1942and1945,evenmorepeoplecametoCaliforniatoworkintheshipandaircraftindustries.6.WhatattractedpeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldtoimmigratetoCalifornia?
Thetemperateclimate,themodernlifestyleanditsdiverseculturesattractedimmigratestoCalifornia.RussiansLaterArrivalspeopleTheSpanishMostRecentArrivalsNativeAmericans7.Howmanykindsofpeoplearementionedinthistext?
GoldMiners1.CaliforniaisthelargeststateintheUSA2.andhasthelargestpopulation.2.ThenativeAmericansaretreatedwellafterthearrivalofEuropeans.3.OfthefirstSpanishtogotoCalifornia,themajoritywerereligiousmen.FFTTrueorFalse4.Intheearly1800s,RussiansbegansettinginCalifornia.5.DuringGoldRushPeriod,manyachievedtheirdreamofbeingrich.6.Inthelate19thcentury,ChineseimmigrantsarrivedinCalifornia.7.Itisbelievedthatbeforelongthemixofnationalitieswillbesogreatthattherewillbenomajorracialorcul