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1、Unit 1A land of diversity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？The United States of Americathe melting potDid you ever wonder why the United States is called a melting pot? Do you know what it means to call this country a melting pot?This great land has been attracting people from all over the wor
2、ld since its independence from British rule in 1783 at the end of the Revolutionary War. They came to this country leaving behind their homeland in order to make a better life for themselves. The Constitution of the United States starts with the words “We the people.”. This is what the country is al
3、l about.“We the people”are from Asia, Europe, South America, from every corner of the world. People have come and are still coming to this great country to become an American. This privilege of becoming a citizen should not be taken lightly. Becoming a citizen gives you the right to life, liberty, a
4、nd pursuit of happiness，this being our Declaration of Independence. The pride of becoming a legal citizen and enjoying the freedoms that come with it is a dream for all the immigrants that come here.The results of the melting pot are American citizens who become part of the history of this nation，wh
5、o become the defenders of freedom and who bring their own individual talents and culture to melt into this great society. We are Asian Americans，Euro Americans, Mid Eastern Americans，or Afro Americans. We are all Americans under the red，white and blue flag.1constitution n宪法2liberty n. 自由3pursuit n.
6、追求4immigrant n. 移民1Why did people come to USA leaving behind their homeland?Because they wanted to make a better life for themselves.2Can all the American people from every corner of the world be under the red，white and blue flag?Yes，they can.Section Warming Up & ReadingPreparing根据提示写出下列单词1 adj.清晰的；
7、明显的；明确的2 n. 大多数；大半3 n. 苦难；困苦4 vt. 选择；决定做某事；选举某人5 n. 手段；方法6 n. 百分比；百分率7 n. (人口、贸易的)繁荣 vi. 处于经济迅速发展时期8 adj. 人种的；种族的9 vi. 移入(外国定居)【答案】1.distinct2.majority3.hardship5.means6.percentage7.boom看单词学构词：hardship由hard加后缀ship构成。ship为名词后缀，表示“职位、地位、资格、性质”等。如membership，friendship，scholarship等。根据提示补全下列短语1live 继续存在；
8、继续生存2by means . 用办法；借助3make a 习惯于新的生活方式、工作等4keep 坚持；维持；沿袭(风俗、传统等)5 addition 此外，除之外6be home 是的聚居地/所在地【答案】根据提示补全下列教材原句1Exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California，no one really knows.最早的人具体什么时间来到我们现在称作加利福尼亚这个地方的，没有人确切地知道。2That is why today over 40% of Californians speak Spa
9、nish as a first or second language.那就是今天为什么还有超过40%的加利福尼亚人仍然把西班牙语作为第一或第二语言的原因。3However，it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago.不过美洲土著人在加利福尼亚居住了至少一万五千年倒是很有可能的。4It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there
10、will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures. 人们认为，要不了多久，多种国籍的混合将会非常之大，以至于不可能存在一种明显主要的种族或文化群体，而只是多种族、多文化的混合体。阅读P2课文，选择最佳答案1Whats the topic of this text?AThe culture of California.BThe history of California.CThe weather of California.DThe histor
11、y of the USA.2Which of the following is NOT true about the Gold Rush?A. Only a few people became rich in the Gold Rush.BMany people died in the Gold Rush.CIt happened during the AmericanMexican war.DSouth Americans were among the first to arrive to look for gold.3How many kinds of people are mention
12、ed in this text?A4.B5.C6. D7.4Whats the main reason that Chinese immigrants came to California?AFor gold.BFor the building of the railway.CTo open restaurants.DTo live in the Chinatown.5It can be inferred that AEuropean and Jewish people came to make films in Hollywood, CaliforniaBpeople from Mexico
13、 came to work in the ship and aircraft industriesCIndians and Pakistanis are good at making computersDthere will be more racial or cultural groups because more people are arriving in California【答案】15BCCBD阅读P2课文，在空白处填入适当内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式California is the 1. (three) largest state in the USA but has
14、the largest population.It has 2. (attract) people from all over the world.No one really knows when the first people arrived in 3. we now know as California.Now there are more Native Americans 4. (live) in California than in any other state.California 5. (rule) by Spain and there is still 6. strong S
15、panish influence in the state.People began 7. (settle) in California when gold was discovered there.But people from Africa have been living there.8. is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major 9. (race) or cultural groups，but simply a 10. (mix) of many races and cultures.【答案】1.third2.attracted3.what4.living5was ruled6.a7.settling/to settle8.It9racial