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Unit1AlandofdiversityDoyouknowthefollowingscenicspots?GoldenGateBridgeTheStatueofLibertyTheWhiteHouseUniversalStudioHollywoodChinatownHowmuchdoyouknowaboutAmerica?1.WhichflagisAmericanflag?ABc2.HowmanystarsarethereinAmericanflag?A.13B.48C.50NationalFlagoftheUSAStar-SpangledBanner50stars——13stripes——Red----White---Blue--original13statesthecouragefreedomloyaltyandjusticeEachstarrepresentsonestate星条旗3.WhichcityisthecapitaloftheUSA?A.NewYorkB.Washington,D.C.C.LosAngeles4.WhichisthelargestcityintheUS?A.NewYorkB.WashingtonD.C.C.LosAngeles5.Whichcityisknownasthe“BigApple”?A.NewYorkB.ChicagoC.LosAngeles6.WhichstateisthelargestinsizeintheUSA?A.NewYorkB.TexasC.CaliforniaD.Florida7.WhichstatehasthelargestpopulationintheUSA？A.CaliforniaB.AlaskaC.WashingtonD.Texas8.ThemostimportantandlargestriverintheUSAis________.A.theMississippiRiverB.theOhioRiverC.theMissouriRiverD.theColoradoRiver9.WhatisthenationalflowerofAmerica?A.RoseB.Peony(牡丹)C.Cherryblossom10.WhichisnotAmericanbrand(商标)?ABCDGermanyA.B.C.D.11.Whichdoesn’tbelongtotheUSA?StatueofLibertyGoldenBridgeWhiteHouseEiffelTower12.Theofficialnicknameof_________is“GoldenState”A.HawaiiB.AlaskaC.FloridaD.CaliforniaHoustonMiamiMexicoCanadaAtlanticOceanPacificOcean______________isonthewestcoast.______________isontheeastcoast.___________istothenorthoftheUSA.___________istothesouthoftheUSA.Washington,D.CLosAngelesNewYorkSomeimportantcities:NewYorkSanFranciscoHoustonMiamiWashington,D.CLosAngelesSanFranciscoCaliforniaisonthewestcoast,bordersthePacificOcean.Thepleasantweather,longbeachandgracefulnaturallandscapeattractmanytouristsfromallovertheworld.Pre-reading——READING1.What’sthetopicofthistext?A.thecultureofCaliforniaB.thehistoryofCaliforniaC.theweatherofCaliforniaWhile-readingTask1FastreadingDividethepassageintothreepartsaccordingtothemainideaofeachpart.Part1()BriefintroductiontoCaliforniaPart2()ThehistoryaboutpeoplefromdifferentcountriesmovedtoCalifornia.Part3()ThefutureofCalifornia.Par.1Par.2-9par.10FastreadingRussiansLaterArrivalspeoplesTheSpanishMostRecentArrivalsNativeAmericans2.Howmanykindsofpeoples(民族)aretalkedinthistext?GoldMinersChoosethecorrectanswerafterreadingthetext.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.Actuallyfewgoldminersbecamerich.C.DuringtheGoldRushPeriodmanyChineseimmigrantsarrivedinCaliforniaonlytofindgold.D.CaliforniabecameastateoftheUStwoyearsafterthegoldwasdiscoveredthere.C1.CaliforniaisthelargeststateintheUSAandhasthelargestpopulation.2.ThenativeAmericansaretreatedwellafterthearrivalofEuropeans.3.OfthefirstSpanishtogotoCalifornia,themajoritywerereligiousmen.FFTTrueorFalse4.Intheearly1800s,RussiansbegansettinginCalifornia.5.DuringGoldRushPeriod,manyachievedtheirdreamofbeingrich.6.Inthelate19thcentury,ChineseimmigrantsarrivedinCalifornia.7.Itisbelievedthatbeforelongthemixofnationalitieswillbesogreatthattherewillbenomajorracialorculturegroups.TFFT15,000yearsagoFirstsettlerscrossedtheBeringStraitintheArctictoAmerica.ThesepeopleareknownasNativeAmericans.16thcenturyTask2ScanningBesideeachtimenotedownanimportanteventinCaliforniahistorySpanishsoldiersarrivedinSouthAmerica.1821Californiabecamethe31ststateoftheUS.184618501848CaliforniabecamepartofMexico.TheUnitedStatesdeclaredwaronMexico.GoldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia.SpanishRussiansAfricansChineseItaliansDanishJewishJapaneseVietnameseKoreansCambodiansPakistanisintheearly1800slate1840s,early1850sinthelate19thcenturyin1911fromaboutthe1970sinmorerecentdecadesatthebeginningofthe20thcenturybythe1920ssincethe1800sintheearly16thcenturyCaliforniaIntroduction：Californiaisthemost___________stateandthe____largeststatewiththe_______population.multiculturalthirdlargestCaliforniahasattractedpeoplefromnearlyeverycountryintheworldTheCharacteristicsofCaliforniaTask3DetailedReading•1.Time:______________•2.Howdidtheycome:_____________________•3.WhathappenedtothemafterthearrivaloftheEuropeans?werekilledbyEuropeanwereforcedintoslaverydiedfromthediseaseNativeAmericansNativeAmericans15,000yearsagobymeansofalandbridgeFillintheform(notedownanimportantevents)16thcentury18thcenturyin1821in1846SpainsoldiersArrivedCaliforniawasruledbySpainCaliforniabecamepartofMexicoMexicogaveCaliforniatotheUnitedStatestodayover40%ofCaliforniansspeakSpanishasafirstorsecondlanguageTheSpanishInfluence:2.DosomeTorFquestions:1.In1848,beforetheAmerican-Mexicanwar,goldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia.2.Alotofadventuresachievedtheirdreamofbecomingrich.3.Californiabecomethethirty-firststateoftheUnitedstatesofAmericanin1850.afterFewRussian&Gold-M