人教课标版高中英语选修8Unit-1reading

Unit1Alandofdiversity1.TogetagoodunderstandingoftheUnitedStates2.TolearnaboutthebasicinformationaboutCaliforniaDoyouknowthisperson?Whichcountry’spresidentishe?-newpresidentoftheUSA.I’mDonaldTrumpWhatdoyouknowaboutmycountry?Let'shaveaquiztoseehowmuchyou’veknownabouttheUSA.QuizaboutAmerica1.ThefullnameoftheUSAis___________________________.2.Americaismadeupof____states,witheachrepresentedbya______onthenationalflag.3.IsNewYorktheCapitalofAmerica?No,itisn’t.ItisWashington,D.C.4.WhichparkistheUnitedStates’firstandmostfamousnationalpark?theUnitedStatesofAmerica50starYellowstoneNationalPark(1872)5.WhichcityisHollywoodin?LosAngeles6.WhatarethetwomajorpartiesintheUnitedStates?DemocraticPartyandRepublicanParty7.__________________wasthefirstpresidentoftheUnitedStates.8.__________________madethefamousspeechIHaveaDream.GeorgeWashingtonMartinLutherKingLakeSuperiorLakeHuronLakeErieLakeOntarioLakeMichiganGreatLakesSeattleSanFranciscoLosAngelesDenverHoustonNewOrleansMiamiAtlantaBostonNewYorkPhiladelphiaWashington,D.CChicagoDetroitSt.LouisSomeimportantcitiesthelargestcitythecapitalRed—courageWhite—freedomBlue—loyaltyandjusticeNationalflag——theStarsandStripes50stars—eachrepresentingonestate13stripes—theoriginal13statesTouristattractionsWhiteHousetheofficialresidenceandofficeofthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesNiagaraFallsNiagaraFallsisoneofthemostspectacularnaturalwondersontheNorthAmericancontinent.NiagaraFallsisactuallythreedifferentfalls,theAmericanFalls,BridalVeilFallsandHorseshoeFalls.GoldenGateBridgeItisaninternationallyrecognizedsymbolofSanFranciscoandCalifornia.YellowstoneNationalParkItwastheworld’sfirstnationalpark,setasidein1872topreservethevastnumberofgeysers,hotsprings,andotherthermalareas,aswellastoprotecttheincrediblewildlifeandruggedbeautyofthearea.TheUSisadiversecountrywithamulticulturalsociety.Somepeopleevencallita“meltingpot”.Diversityoflanguage:English,Spanish,Chinese,German,etc.Diversityoflandscape:wideprairies,majesticmountains,warmbeaches,ordesertDiversityofclimate:Theaverageyearlyrainfall,daysofsunshine,andtemperaturealsovarywidely,dependingontheareaofthecountry.Diversityofpeople:Europeans,Asians,SouthAmericans,Africans...Youcanfeelthediversityineverystate,especiallyinCalifornia.Whatdoyouknowabout?1.Californiaisthe_________largeststateintheUSA.A.thirdB.secondC.fourthD.fifth2.California,astateinthewesternUSA,borders_________.A.thePacificOceanB.theIndianOceanC.theAtlanticOceanD.theArcticOcean3.________isCalifornia’slargestandthenation’ssecondlargestcity.A.SacramentoB.LosAngelesC.SanDiegoD.SanFrancisco4.California’sofficialnicknameisthe________.A.SunflowerStateB.GoldenStateC.LandofOpportunityD.EvergreenState5.CaliforniaenteredtheUniononSeptember9,1850,asthe_______state.A.thirtiethB.thirty-eighthC.thirty-secondD.thirty-firstCaliforniaislocatedonthewesterncoastoftheUSA.ItisthethirdlargeststateintheUnion.themostpopulouscityinCaliforniaandthecountry'ssecondlargestafterNewYorkCitythestatecapitalFamouscitiesinCalifornia:WhatisCaliforniafamousfor?HollywoodUniversalStudioHollywoodGoldenGateBridgeChinatownNowenjoysomepicturesaboutCalifornia.Homework1.LookupthenewwordsandexpressionsoftheReadinginthedictionary.2.PreviewtheReading:CALIFORNIA