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Unit1Alandofdiversity一个多元文化的国土HowmuchdoyouknowaboutAmerica?1.WhichflagisAmericanflag?A.B.C.2.WhichcityisthecapitaloftheUSA?A.NewYorkB.WashingtonD.CC.LosAngelesGeneralknowledgequizabouttheUSAA.B.C.D.3.WhichstandsfortheUSA?NationalEmblem（国徽）4.HowmanystatesarethereintheUSA?A.B.C.D.474849505.What’sthesizeoftheUSA?9,429,091sqkmA.C.D.6,429,091sqkm8,429,091sqkmB.7,429,091sqkm6.What’sthepopulationoftheUSA?A.193,027,571B.293,027,571C.393,027,571D.493,027,5717.ThemostimportantandlargestriverintheUnitedStatesofAmericais____?A.theOhioRiverB.theColoradoRiverC.TheMissouriRiverD.theMississippiRiver8.WhenisAmericanIndependenceDay?A.June4thB.July4thC.October1stD.August14th9.Whichcityisknownasthe“BigApple”?A.NewYorkB.ChicagoC.LosAngelesInwhichyeardiditgetitsindependence?10.WhoispresidentofAmericanow?A.B.C.D.ObamaGeorgeH.W.BushBillClintonGeorgeW.BushA.B.C.D.11.Whichbuildingdoesn’tbelongtotheUSA?StatueofLibertyGoldenBridgeWhiteHouseEiffelTower12.WhoareAmericans?ABCDEKeanuReevesDavidBeckhamStevenSpeilbergRonaldinhoBritainBrazil13.WhichareAmericanbrands?ABCDEFGGermanyGermanyFinlandOceanontheeastcoast_________________Oceanonthewestcost__________________CountrytothenorthofUSA__________________CountrytothesouthofUSA________________Mountainsrangeinthewest______________________AtlanticOceanPacificOceanCanadaMexicoRockyMountainsSeattleSanFranciscoLosAngelesDenverHoustonNewOrleansMiamiAtlantaBostonNewYorkPhiladelphiaWashington,D.CMexicoChicagoDetroitSt.LouisCanadaAtlanticOceanPacificOceanGreatLakes:LongestriverintheUSA:Someimportantcities:Superior,Michigan,Huron,ErieandOntarioMississippiRiverNewYork,WashingtonDC,LosAngeles,SanFrancisco,Chicago,NewOrleansSuperiorMichiganErieHuronOntariothecapitaloftheU.S.ATheWhiteHouseItis305feettall,givenbyFranceasagift.SymbolofAmericandemocracyTheStatueofLibertyItisthelargestseaportintheUSA.Itisknownasthe“BigApple”.WorldTradeCentreEmpireStatebuildingManhattanItiscalledtheSuperMarketofAmerica.Itisthemostimportantindustrialandcommercialcity.TheInternationalLaborDaycamefromtheworker’sstrikeinChicago.ItisalmosttheoldestcityintheUSA.Itisalsoacenterofcultureandeducation.Theworld-famousHollywoodVillageisherewhichdominatesthefilm-makingindustryofthenation.Theweatherisgood,neververycoldhereanditsbeautifulsuburbsofgreenhillsaremostsuitableforfilm-making.UniversalCityStudioisthelargeststudiointheworld.Disneylandisalsolocatedhere.•ManyChinesehavesettledinCaliforniaandmanyofthemlivethereLet’sappreciatesomebeautifulsceneryoftheU.S.AGrandCanyon(美国亚利桑那州北部科罗拉多河的)大峡谷TheMississippiRiveristhelargestriverinNorthAmerica.RisinginMinnesota,itflowssouth,acrossthecontinentalinteriorandfinallyintotheMexicoGulf.SunriseandseagullGoldenGateBridgeYellowStoneNationalParkSceneryinHawaii14.WhereisCalifornia?A.B.C.D.ArnoldSchwarzeneggerafamousactorthegovernorofCaliforniaSomepicturesaboutthehistoryofCalifornia!GoldenGateBridge旧金山金门大桥NativeCaliforniaIndiansGoldRushPeriodCaliforniagoldminersaround1849GiantSequoiainSequoiaNationalPark生长在与水松一样的亚热带森林中，树干直径巨大，与其他松柏目一样长有叶或叶针。叶子呈鳞状，很小，有粗钝的齿形，紧贴在茎上。成熟的高达60-100米，寿命也特别长，有不少已有2000-3000年的高龄，甚至有生长了5000年之久的古木。红杉树生长神速，成活率高，而且树皮厚，具有很强的避虫害和防火能力。所以它被公认为世界上最有价值的树种之一。加利福尼亚州有一片一望无际的大森林，从旧金山北部一直延伸到俄勒冈州，绵亘达640公里。这一片浩瀚的林海是由红杉树组成的，它名扬四海，号称“红杉帝国”。世界遗产委员会评价：位于美国加利福尼亚中心的以许多山谷、瀑布、内湖、冰山、冰碛闻名于世的约塞米蒂国家公园，给我们展示了世上罕见的由冰川作用而成的大量的花岗岩浮雕。在它海拔600-4000米中，还发现了许多世上稀有的植物和动物种类存活。约塞米蒂国家公园YosemiteNationalParkCaliforniaSeascapebeautifuloceanscenery唐人街(ChinatowninLA)环球影城好莱坞星光大道街景(Hollywood,LA)LosAngelesChinatownIt’shometoHollywoodVillage,UniversalCityStudioandDisneyland.UniversalStudioinHollywoodDisneyland入夜后的洛杉叽唐人街牌坊.ⅠFastreading1.What’sthetopicofthistext?A.thecultureofCaliforniaB.thehistoryofCaliforniaC.theweatherofCaliforniaD.thehistoryofUSA2.WhichstateintheUSAhasthelargestPopulation?California(over30millionpeople)RussiansLaterArrivalspeopleTheSpanishMostRecentArrivalsNativeAmericans3.Howmanykindsofpeoplearementionedinthistext?GoldMinersⅡSkimmingSkimthetextandmatcheachtimeandtheimportanteventinCalifornianhistory.A.TheUSAdeclaredwaronMexico.B.GoldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia.C.SpanishsoldiersarrivedinSouthAmerica.D.Californiabecamethe31ststateoftheUSA.E.CaliforniabecamepartofMexico.F.FirstsettlerscrossedtheBeringStraitintheArctictoAmerica.1.15000yearsago2.16thcentury3.18214.18465.18486.1850ⅢBesideeachculturalgroupwritetheperiodinwhichtheyfirstcametoCaliforniainlargenumbers.SpanishRussiansAfricansChineseHaliansDanishintheearly16thcenturyearly1800s1800slate1840s/early1850sinthelate19thcentury1911JewishJapaneseKoreansCambodiansVietnamesePakistanis1920sbeginningofthe20thcenturyfromaboutthe1970sfromaboutthe1970sinmorerecentdecadesfromaboutthe1970s1.CaliforniaisthethirdlargeststateinUSAbuthasthelargestpopulation.2.In1848,beforetheAmerican-Mexicanwar,goldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia.3.ThenativepeoplesufferedgreatlyafterthearrivalofEuropeansinthe16thcentury.FTTⅣ.TrueorFalse.4.Over40%ofCaliforniansspeakSpanishasafirstlanguage.5.Inthe1800s,RussianhuntersbegansettlinginCalifornia.TF6.Alotofpeoplerushingforgoldlosttheirlivesorwentbackhome,butmostofth