河北省武邑中学高考英语一轮复习 Unit1 A land of diversity导学案 新人教版选修8.doc

河北省武邑中学2016届高考英语一轮复习 unit1 a land of diversity导学案 新人教版选修8native americansexactly when the first people arrived in 1._ we now know as california, no one really knows. however, it is likely that native americans were living in california at least fifteen thousand years ago. scientists believe that these settlers crossed the bering strait in the arctic to america by means of a land bridge 2._existed in prehistoric times. in the 16th century, after the 3._(arrive) of the europeans, the native people suffered greatly. thousands were killed or forced into slavery. in addition, many died from the diseases 4._(bring) by the europeans. however, some survived these terrible times, and today there are 5._ (many) native americans living in california than in any other state.the spanishin the 18th century california was ruled by spain. spanish soldiers first arrived in south america in the early 16th century, 6._ they fought against the native people and took their land. two centuries later, the spanish had settled in most parts of south america and along the northwest coast of 7._ we now call the united states. of the first spanish 8. _ (go) to california, the majority were religious men, whose ministry was to teach he catholic religion to the natives. in 1821, the people of mexico gained their independence from spain. california then became part of mexico. in 1846 the united states declared war on mexico, and after the war won by the usa, mexico had to give california to the usa. however, there is still a strong spanish influence in the state. that is why today over 40% of californians speak spanish 9._ a first or second language.russiansin the early 1800s, russian hunters who had originally gone to alaska, began settling in california. today there are about 25 000 russian-americans living in and around san francisco.gold minersin 1848, not long after the american-mexican war, gold was discovered in california. the dream of becoming rich quickly attracted people from all over the world. the nearest, and therefore the first to arrive, were south americans and people from the united states. then adventurers from european asia soon followed. in fact, few achieved their dream of becoming rich. some died or returned home, but most remained in california to make a life for themselves 10._(尽管) great hardship. they settled in the new towns or on farms. by the time california elected to become the thirty-first federal state of the usa in 1850, it was already a multicultural society.later arrivalsalthough chinese immigrants began to arrive during the gold rush period, it was the building of the rail network from the west to the east coast that brought even larger numbers to california in the 1860s. today, chinese-americans live in all parts of california, although a large percentage have chosen to stay in the “chinatowns” of los angeles and san francisco.other immigrants such as italians, mainly fishermen also wine makers, arrived in california in the late 19th century. in 1911 immigrants from denmark established a town of their own, which today still keeps up their danish culture. by the 1920s the film industry was well established in hollywood, california. the industry boom attracted europeans 11._ (include) many jewish people. today california has the second largest jewish population in the united states.japanese farmers began arriving in california at the beginning of the 20th century, and since the 1980s a lot more 12. _(settle) there. people from africa have been living in california since the 1800s, when they moved north from mexico. however, even more arrived between 1942 and 1945 to work in ship and aircraft industries.most recent arrivalsin more recent decades, california has become home to more people from asia, including koreans, cambodians, vietnamese and laotians. since its beginning in the 1970s, the computer industry has attracted indians and pakistanis to california.the futurepeople from different parts of the world, attracted by the climate and the lifestyle, still immigrate to california. it is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be 13._ great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures.重点单词：1. elect vt. n. election1) she elected to return to work after her baby was born. 2) they elected tom (as) their representative.to be elected to the house, a person must be twenty five years old and must have been a united states citizen for seven years. 【即学即练】the government is made up of men and women _ (elect) by the people of the country. 2. occur vi. pt. occurred pp. occurred occurrence n1) the accident occurred at five oclock. 2) occur to sb.a brilliant idea occurred to me / came to my mind/struck me.it didnt occur to me that his wife was having an affair.it occurred to me to visit my teacher. 3. indicate v. n. indication1)research indicates that eating habits are changing fast.a red sky at night often indicates fine weather the next day.2)the arrow on a sign indicates the way to go.4. slip v. pt: slipped pp:slipped adj. slippery she slipped over on the ice and broke her leg. the fish slipped out of my hand. the student slipped out of the classroom. the years slipped by.【拓展】i was supposed to go to the dentist today, but it completely slipped my mind.dont let the chance to work abroad slip through your fingers.重点短语：1. live on 1) mozart is dead but his music lives on.2) small birds live mainly on insects. he lives on a salary of $500 a month.【拓展】 live up to 达到，符合，不辜负（他人的期望） live with 和一起住；忍受 live through 经历.而幸存【即学即练】1）these traditions will _ for centuries.2）he _ both world wars.3) you might not like the situation, but youll have to learn to_ it.4) he failed to _ his parents expectations.2. by means of _ 【拓展】by all means=of course； by no means 决不;一点也不 【即学即练】1）by no means _(他们将屈服) to the terrible circumstances at that time although faced with great difficulty.2) the local army men helped the victims of the earthquake _ rebuilding their houses.3. keep up 坚持；维持；沿袭（风俗、传统等）i think you should keep up your courage/ your good work.they sang songs to keep their spirits up.重点句式：1. it also has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the usa, having attracted people from all over the world.(1) multicultural adj. multi- 多、多方面、多方向的multi-coloured 多色的 multi-racial 多种族的 multi-media 多媒体 multiparty多党制的(2) having done 作状语, 表示这个动作发生在主句动作之前 练一练：* the country has already sent up three unmanned spacecraft, the most recent _at the end of last march. a has been launched bhaving been launched cbeing launched dto be launched * _in the queue for half an hour, tom suddenly realized that he had left his wallet at home. a. to wait b. have waited c. having waited d. to have waited2. of the first spanish to go to california, the majority were religious men.majority n.大多数 minority n.少数 the majority of students _ hard-working. the majority of the damage _ easy to repair. the majority of + n. 后可用_，也可用_, 谓语动词由_决定。单独做主语时，若强调整体，谓语动