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Unit2PeopleonthemoveFloridaCultureFromthecityofTampa,Florida,youcangowestinanydirectionandrunintoover60differentbeaches.ForalookintothetraditionalFlorida,woods,wildlife,andlesspopulation,trytheHillsboroughRiverparksandrecreationareasallalongtheriver.Northofthelock,andsouthofit.LettuceLakeParkisonthenarrowsofthefreshwateroftheriver,northofthecityofTampa.Picnicareas,withplaygroundequipmentarenestledamongthetreesofthepark.Severalhikingtrailsgiveyouaoneononewiththefloraandwildlifenativetothearea.Climbthe3storeytowertothetreetoplevelforanoverviewoftherivertoseealligator,turtles,otters,birds,andfish.HistoryThefirstEuropeantocometoFloridawasJuanPoncedeLeon，whoisthoughttohavelandedsomeplacenearSaintAugustineintheearly16thcentury.TheSpanishexplorerclaimedtheterritoryforhisnativecountry,namingthelandafterPascuadeFlorida,theSpanishEasterCelebration.EarlycolonizationattemptsbyLeonfailedmainlybecauseofattacksbythearea'sindigenouspeopleanddiseases,bothofwhichkilledmanyofhismen.EventuallySpainwasabletocolonizeFlorida,aswellasmuchoftheSouthernpartoftheUnitedStates,territorytheyhelduntiltheBritishtookoverpartoftheareainthe1700's.Floridawasstilllargelypopulatedbyitsnativepeople,theSeminoles,wellintothe18thcentury.Astheareabecamemoreandmorepopularforwhitesettlerstomoveinto,PresidentAndrewJacksonbeganaprogramtohavetheSeminolesremoved，spendingmillionsofdollarsandcostingmanylives,bothwhiteandnative.In1845Floridabecamethe27thstateintheUS,withapopulationofabout90，000people.Todaythestateishometomillionsandhasadiverseeconomybasedontourism,agriculture,andtechnology.[诱思导读]1．WhereisLettuceLakePark?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2．WhendidFloridabecomethe27thstateintheUS?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________【答案】1.Itisonthenarrowsofthefreshwateroftheriver，northofthecityofTampa.2．In1845.SectionⅠWelcometotheunit&Reading—Preparing新生词汇初识Ⅰ.词义搭配1．retireA．asuddenincreaseintradeandeconomicactivity；aperiodofwealthandsuccess2．pensionB．toprovidefoodanddrinksforasocialevent3．slipC．abletochangetosuitnewconditionsorsituations4．caterD．moneypaidbygovernmentsorcompaniestooldpeoplewhodon'tworkanymore5．boomE．aspecialrightoradvantagethataparticularpersonorgroupofpeoplehas(have)6．flexibleF．tostopworking，especiallywhenyoureachtheagewhenyouareofficiallytoooldtowork7．swapG．toslideashortdistanceaccidentallysothatyoufallornearlyfall8．privilegeH．togivesth.tosb.andreceivesth.inexchange【答案】1.F2.D3.G4.B5.A6.C7.H8.EⅡ.短语填空beonthemove；turn...into；makesense；caterto；one's(own)fleshandblood；lookat；makeup；headfor；avarietyof；accordingto1．Sixdoctorsand10nurses__________themedicalteam.2．Nobodycan________hisnovel______atelevisionfilm.3．TheTVshowisto____________youngchildrenaudiences.4．Wedecidedto____________homeafterstayingintheearthquakeareaforafewdays.5．Hegaveme____________reasonsforhiscominglate.6．Wecanunderstandhismeaning________whathesaid.【答案】1.makeup2.turn；into3.caterto4．headfor5.avarietyof6.accordingtoⅢ.背诵下列教材中出现的句型，体会黑体部分的用法1．Thequestionis,though，whyaresomanypeopleretiringandspendingtheirpensionsinFlorida?但问题是，为什么这么多人退休后要去佛罗里达州，并且把他们的养老金花在哪里呢？2．Angela，21，adds，“I'dlovetostayinthecommunitywhereIgrewup,buttherearenogoodjobs...”21岁的安杰拉补充道：“我挺乐意住在我长大的社区里，但是那里没有好的工作……”3．Fordecades，Floridahasbeenattractingolderpeople.几十年来，佛罗里达州一直吸引着老年居民。教材语篇细研Ⅰ.从三个选项中选择最佳答案1．Whatisthetopicofthearticle?A．ThepopulationintheUSA.B．ThelifeofpeopleintheUSA.C．ThemovementofpeopleintheUSA.2．WhyareyoungpeopleintheUSAmovingtocities?A．Citiesaremoreexcitingandhavemorejobopportunities.B．Youngpeopledon'tlikethecountrylife.C．Therearenojobopportunitiesinthecountry.3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonformanypeoplespendingtheirlateryearsinFlorida?A．Theywantbetterhealthcare.B．Theylookforcommunitiesofolderpeople.C．Theycangetalotofmoneyfromthegovernment.4．Whattwogroupsarediscussedinthearticle?A．Peopleover60yearsoldandyoungadults.B．Childrenandtheirparents.C．Youngpeoplewhowantjobsandoldpeople.【答案】1.C2.A3.C4.AⅡ.完成下列表格PopulationmovementintheUSAfactsOlderAmericansare2.______．Peopleaged60andoverare3.______tostateslikeFlorida.Floridahasbeen4.______olderpeoplefordecades.Ithasmoreolderpeoplethananyotherstates.1.____inthesunreasonsThereis5.____________，communitiesofolderpeopleandthewarmerclimateinFlorida，whichattractstheolderpeopleinthecountry.1.____inthesunexamplesEdna，a78yearoldwomanlivesinFloridaforits6.____．Onemansays“Thecommunityhereunderstandstheneedofolderpeople.”Davidsays：Heandhiswifecangetgoodmedicalcareand7.____byfriendstheirage.factsRecently，moreyoungadultsaremovingtolargecities.8.______Somearelookingforagoodjobwhilesomeothers9.________excitingandfunthings.Brightlights，bigcitiesexamplesDaniel，27,saysthatcitiesaremoreexcitingandhavetheaters，museumsandbigsportingevents.Angela，21,addsshehastogo10.______thebigcompaniesare.【答案】1.Aging2.onthemove3.headingsouth4.attracting5.betterhealthcare6．warmerweat