湖北省宜昌市高中英语 Unit 1 A land of diversity Part II Reading学案（无答案）新人教版选修8.doc

unit1 a land of diversitypart ii reading一、学习目标 1. 通过讨论了解美国及california州概况；2. 通过阅读文章，进一步认识到加州是一个多民族、多文化的地方，并对加州的变化发展过程有更深的了解；3. 掌握文中重点词汇和重难点句。二、自主预习step 1: 1. name the seven continents and four oceans. 2. who can name some important cities of the usa?3. look at the map of the usa on page. work with your group to write on the map the names of as many of the following as you can. step 2: skimming read the text quickly and complete its main idea.the text is about the brief _ to california, which focuses on the settlement of the state.step 3: careful reading.i. read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.native americans they are said to have lived in california for over 1. _ years, who crossed the bering strait by means of a(n) 2. _. in the 16th century, many native people were killed or forced into 3. _ by the 4. _ and many died from the diseases brought by them.the spanish the spanish first arrived in south america in the early 5. _century. most of the first spanish to go to california were 6. _ men.russians in the early 19th century, russian 7. _ began settling in california. today there are about 25, 000 8. _ living in and around san francisco.gold miners in 1848, 9. _ was discovered in california, which attracted people from all over the world. the first to arrive were south americans and people from the us, followed by adventurers from 10. _ and asia.later arrivals chinese began to arrive during the 11. _period, and even more came in the 1860s. italians, mainly 12. _ but also wine makers, arrived in the late 19th century. in 1911 immigrants from 13. _ established a town of their own. in the 1920s the film industry boom attracted many europeans including many 14. _ people. japanese 15. _ began arriving in california in the early 20th century, and a lot more have settled there since the 1980s. africans have been living in california since the 16. _, and more arrived between 1942 and 1945 to work in the 17. _ and aircraft industries.ii. choose the best answerwhich of the following is not true about the gold rush?a. only a few people became rich in the gold rush.b. many people died in the gold rush.c. it happened during the american-mexican war. d. south americans were among the first to arrive to look for gold.三、基础知识i.重点词组和短语（仔细阅读课文，你会发现他们的哟！ ）1.第三大州 2.有不同之处 3.某物得以延续 4.可能 5.通过方式 6.在史前时期 7.被迫成为奴隶 8.此外 9.死于 10.任何其他州 11.由统治 12.同打仗 13.夺去他们的土地 14.从获得独立 15.向宣战 16.很强的西班牙文化影响 17.在某处定居 18.发财梦 19.来得最早的 20.谋生 21.尽管条件艰苦 22.建立自己的城镇 23.保留丹麦文化 24.在最近几十年里 25.成了亚洲人的家 26.迁入；移民到 27.人们认为 ii. 重点句子1.【教材原句】exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as california, no one really knows.【结构归纳】exactly精确地，恰好，完全。可构成not exactly，表示“一点也不，不完全是”。so you gave her your phone? _, she said shed return it to me when she could afford her own. （2011大纲全国卷）a. my pleasure b. not exactly c. no doubt d. all right此外，句中包含一个 引导的 。改从句做 的 语，意为 。what用作代词，在意义上译法灵活，它可以指“的东西；的人；的时间；的地点”等等；在句法中可以做主语、宾语、表语，相当于定语从句中的“先行词+关系代词”。【操练巩固】1. it matters not only , but also and . (think) 重要的不仅仅是你怎么想，而是别人认为你怎么想及你认为他们认为你怎么想。2. our parents have brought us up and . (make) 是父母把我们培养成现在的样子。3. a modern city has been set up in ten years ago. (be) 一座现代化城市已在十年前还是一片荒地的地方建起来了。4. after , the soldier came back to life. (be) 似乎过了很长时间之后，这名士兵才苏醒了过来。5. was that they have all suffered a lot. (strike) 给我很深刻印象的是他们都受过苦。6. _ he referred to in his article was unknown to the general reader. (上海2007) a. that b. whatc. whether d. where 2.【教材原句】however, it is likely that native americans were living in california at least fifteen thousand years ago.【结构归纳】句中包含一个结构 ,意为 。该句式中it为 ，真主语是 。此句型可转化为：sb be likely to do sth某人可能做某事。likely1. it is likely that+从句2. sb is likely to do sth但一般不用于it is likely for sb to do sthpossible1. it is possible (for sb) to do sth2. it is possible + that 从句但不用于sb be possible to do sthprobable常用于：it is probable + that 从句主语不能是sb注意:如果表示”很可能”,可以在likely前面加上most/ very/ more than【操练巩固】1. if you are reading this article, you spend a fair amount of time online.= if you are reading this article, you spend a fair amount of time online. 如果你正在阅读这篇文章，那么很可能你话费了很多时间在网上。2. do you think fall in love with someone who first enters your life as a friend? (possible) 你认为可能和最先是作为朋友认识的人相爱吗？3. people with low levels of academic achievement _ suffer with poor health. (likely) 那些在学术方面表现平平的人更容易出现健康问题。3.【教材原句】it is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures. 【结构归纳】mix vt. / vi. 混合、掺和 (combine so that they cant be separated) mix a with b oil doesnt mix with water. 油和水不相交融。该句中it是 ，that引导的 从句是 。it is believed that意思为 。sothat翻译为 ，that引导 。“it + be+过去分词+that从句”句式可改写为：“主语(sb./ sth)+ be +过去分词+不定式”或“people+动词+that”。例如：it be said that= sb./ sth. be said to= people say thatit is generally believed that it has both advantages and disadvantages.= it is generally believed to have both advantages and disadvantages.类似的结构，你还能想到哪些呢？ 【操练巩固】1. it is believed that . (adjust)= he .(adjust) 据说他已经适应了城市的生活。2. it . (exist) 人们认为其他星球上有生命的存在。3. moyan .(report) 据报道莫言获得了诺贝尔文学奖。4.【教材原句】that is why today over 40% of californians speak spanish as a first or a second language.【结构归纳】thats why 。在该句型中why引导一个 从句。表语从句也可由what, where, when等引导。it was raining hard then. that was why i was late.thats why he gave me such a poor grade in that class.tom came late for the meeting. that was because he was ill.the reason why the injection needs repeating is that the virus often changes.思考：thats why和thats because的区别是什么？ the reason why is/ was that 的原因是（表语从句常用that引导，而不用because）thats where 那就是的地方【操练巩固】1. he missed the train. that was . (depress)他错过了火车。那就是他抑郁的原因。2. the rea