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-1-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?-2-2．WhendidFloridabecomethe27thstateintheUS?【答案】1.Itisonthenarrowsofthefreshwateroftheriver，northofthecityofTampa.2．In1845.SectionⅠWelcometotheunit&Reading—PreparingⅠ.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．Sixdoctorsand10nursesthemedicalteam.2．Nobodycanhisnovelatelevisionfilm.3．TheTVshowistoyoungchildrenaudiences.4．Wedecidedtohomeafterstayingintheearthquakeareaforafew-3-days.5．Hegavemereasonsforhiscominglate.6．Wecanunderstandhismeaningwhathesaid.【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。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.A-4-Ⅱ.完成下列表格PopulationmovementintheUSA1.inthesunfactsOlderAmericansare2.．Peopleaged60andoverare3.tostateslikeFlorida.Floridahasbeen4.olderpeoplefordecades.Ithasmoreolderpeoplethananyotherstates.reasonsThereis5.，communitiesofolderpeopleandthewarmerclimateinFlorida，whichattractstheolderpeopleinthecountry.examplesEdna，a78yearoldwomanlivesinFloridaforits6.．Onemansays“Thecommunityhereunderstandstheneedofolderpeople.”Davidsays：Heandhiswifecangetgoodmedicalcareand7.byfriendstheirage.Brightlights，bigcitiesfactsRecently，moreyoungadultsaremovingtolargecities.8.Somearelookingforagoodjobwhilesomeothers9.excitingandfunthings.examplesDaniel，27,saysthatcitiesaremoreexcitingandhavetheaters，museumsandbigsportingevents.Angela，21,addsshehastogo10.thebigcompaniesare.【答案】1.Aging2.onthemove3.headingsouth4.attracting5.betterhealthcare6．warmerweather7.besurrounded8.reasons9．seek10.whereⅢ.完成下面课文缩写TherearetwomainpopulationtrendsintheUSA.Oneis1.olderAmericansareonthemove.People2.(age)60andoverareheadingsouthtostateslikeFloridathroughouttheMidwestandtheNortheast.Florida3.(attract)oldpeoplefordecades.Itishometo4.(large)populationofpeopleaged65andolder.Thereason5.somanyolderpeoplecometoFloridaisthattheywant6.(good)healthcare,lookforcommunitiesoftheoldpeopleandenjoythepleasantcli