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学年高中英语选修8检测Unit1Alandofdiversity
Unit1 Alandofdiversity
【导语】 说起美国加州,人们不禁想起原始红杉国家森林(WildSequoiaNationalForest)和美丽的纳帕谷酒乡(NapaValleyWineCountry)。
California'sWildSequoiaNationalForest
IfyouarelookingforanexcitingtriptoAmericabutdon'twanttospendalotofmoney,visitingCalifornia'sRedwoodforestmaybethethingtodo.TheSequoiatrees,astheyareformallycalled,reachanaverageheightof280feet/85metrestallandupto30feet/9metresacross.Thesemassivetreesarelargeenoughtocarveatunnelthroughthemanddriveyourcarthrough!
TheBeautifulNapaValleyWineCountry
MaybevisitingthewinecountryofNapaValleyismorealongyourtastes.TheNapaValleyis,byfar,themostpopularwineproducingareaintheUnitedStateswithmanylocallyownedwinerieshavingwoninternationalcompetitions.
WhereveryouendupinCalifornia,youwillfindbreathtakingbeautybecauseCaliforniaisoneofthemostbeautifulstatesinthisbeautifulcountry.
【词海拾贝】
1.formallyadv.正式地,形式上地
2.massiveadj.巨大的;大而重的
3.tunneln.隧道;地道
4.wineryn.酿酒厂
5.breathtakingadj.惊人的
【问题思考】
1.IfyouarelookingforanexcitingtriptoAmericawithlittlemoney,whichplacecanyougo?
_______________________________________________________
答案:
California'sRedwoodforest.
2.ThemostpopularwineproducingareaintheUnitedStatesis__________________.
答案:
NapaValley
Ⅰ.为单词选择正确的释义
1.Arctic A.插入;嵌入
2.ministryB.权威;权力
3.federalC.申请人
4.aircraftD.移民;移民入境
5.immigrationE.售票员;列车员;指挥
6.nephewF.联邦制的;同盟的
7.applicantG.关切的;体贴的;深思的
8.conductorH.处罚;惩罚
9.punishmentI.侄子;外甥
10.authorityJ.飞行器;航空器;飞机
11.thoughtfulK.北极的;北极区的
12.insertL.(政府的)部;神职;牧师的职位
答案:
1-K 2-L 3-F 4-J 5-D 6-I 7-C
8-E 9-H 10-B 11-G 12-A
Ⅱ.根据所给汉语提示写出单词
1.____________n.海峡
2.____________n.方法;手段
3.____________n.横渡;横越;十字路口;人行横道
4.____________n.&adj.代理;副职
5.____________n.海关;关税;进口税
6.____________vi.发生;出现
7.____________vt.&vi.刮;剃
8.____________n.闸;刹车;制动器
9.____________n.角;角度
10.____________n.正义;公平
11.____________adj.公民的;国内的;民间的
答案:
1.strait 2.means 3.crossing 4.vice 5.customs
6.occur 7.shave 8.brake 9.angle 10.justice 11.civil
Ⅲ.根据英语释义写出单词
1.________:
clearlydifferentorofadifferentkind
2.________:
thelargestpartofagroupofpeopleorthings
3.________:
asituationthatisdifficultandunpleasant
becauseyoudonothaveenoughmoney,food,clothes,etc.
4.________:
tochoosesomebodytodoaparticularjobbyvotingforthem
5.________:
thenumber,amount,rateofsomething,expressed
asifitispartofatotalwhichis100
6.________:
happeningorexistingbetweenpeopleofdifferent
races
7.________:
asuddenincreaseintradeandeconomicactivity;
aperiodofwealthandsuccess
8.________:
suggestthepossibilityofsth
9.________:
clearlyseen;obvious
10.________:
allowusingsthbygivingsomemoney
11.________:
seize(sb/sth)withhandorunderstand
(sth)fully
12.________:
grateful
13.________:
beindeepsorrow
14.________:
makesthbetterbychanging
15:
________:
notanywhere
答案:
1.distinct 2.majority 3.hardship 4.elect
5.percentage 6.racial 7.boom 8.indicate
9.apparent 10.hire 11.grasp 12.thankful
13.mourn 14.reform 15.nowhere
Ⅳ.选用正确短语的适当形式完成句子
itislikelythat;inadditionto;itisbelievedthat;alargepercentage;bythetime;bymeansof;liveon;makealife;keepup;themajorityof
1.Thegovernmenthastakenmeasurestomakethiscustom________.
答案:
liveon
2.It'snoteasyto________inanewcity.
答案:
makealife
3.Willthefineweather________?
答案:
keepup
4.________peoplepreferpeacetowar.
答案:
Themajorityof
5.Themansucceeded________workingtwiceashardasothers.
答案:
bymeansof
6.I'llhavefinishedmyhomework________youcome.
答案:
bythetime
7.______________ofschoolbooksnowhavepictures.
答案:
Alargepercentage
8.______________analbum,Igavehimapenandapencil.
答案:
Inadditionto
9.____________________atleastascoreofbuildingsweredamagedordestroyed.
答案:
Itwasbelievedthat
10.Ithink________________hewillarrivetomorrow.
答案:
itislikelythat
课文表层理解
Ⅰ.判断正(T)误(F)
1.CaliforniaisthelargeststateintheUSAandhasthelargestpopulation.(F)
2.ThenativeAmericansaretreatedwellafterthearrivalofEuropeans.(F)
3.OfthefirstSpanishtogotoCalifornia,themajoritywerereligiousmen.(T)
4.Intheearly1800s,RussiansbegansettlinginCalifornia.(T)
5.Inthelate19thcentury,ChineseimmigrantsarrivedinCalifornia.(F)
Ⅱ.读课文回答问题
1.WhatarethechangesofnativeAmericans'lifeafterthearrivalofEuropeans?
_______________________________________________________
答案:
Thenativepeoplesufferedgreatlyandmanywerekilledorforcedintoslavery.Inaddition,manydiedfromthediseasesbroughtbyEuropeans.
2.WhydidMexicohavetogiveCaliforniatotheUnitedStates?
_______________________________________________________
答案:
In1846,theUnitedStatesdeclaredwaronMexico.Afteritlostthewar,MexicohadtogiveCaliforniatotheUnitedStates.
3.WhowerethefirsttoarriveinCaliforniatorushforgold?
_______________________________________________________
答案:
SouthAmericansandpeoplefromtheUnitedStates.
4.Between1942and1945,whydidsomanyAfricanpeoplegotoCalifornia?
_______________________________________________________
答案:
Between1942and1945,evenmorepeoplecametoCaliforniatoworkintheshipandaircraftindustries.
5.WhatattractedpeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldtoimmigratetoCalifornia?
_______________________________________________________
答案:
Thetemperateclimate,themodernlifestyleanditsdiverseculturesattractedimmigratestoCalifornia.
Ⅲ.读课文完成表格
答案:
1.diversity 2.third 3.population 4.multicultural 5.ruled 6.settling 7.gold 8.parts 9.Asia 10.Attracted
课文深层理解
Ⅰ.主旨匹配
Part1(Para1) A.ThehistoryaboutpeoplefromdifferentcountriesmovedtoCalifornia.
Part2(Paras2—9)B.ThefutureofCalifornia.
Part3(Para10)C.AbriefintroductiontoCalifornia.
答案:
Part1—C Part2—A Part3—B
Ⅱ.单项选择
1.________isthethirdlargeststateintheUSAandhasthelargestpopulation.
A.LosAngeles B.Alaska
C.SanFranciscoD.California
答案:
D
2.ThefirstsettlerscametoCaliforniaby________.
A.sailingtothewestintheSpanishship
B.flyingoverthePacificOcean
C.crossingtheBeringStraitintheArcticbymeansofalandbridge
D.sailingtothesouththroughtheIndianOcean
答案:
C
3.IndiansandPakistanisareattractedtoCaliforniamostlyby________.
A.thewell-developedfishingindustry
B.thepromisingcomputerindustry
C.therichnaturalresources
D.thefamousfilmindustry
答案:
B
4.WhichistherightorderoftheimmigrantsreachingCaliforniabetweenthe18thandthe20thcentury?
a.theSpanish b.theDanish c.theItalian d.theRussian e.theChinese
A.a-d-e-c-bB.e-d-b-c-a
C.a-b-c-d-eD.d-e-a-c-b
答案:
A
5.What'sthetopicofthispassageabout?
A.ThecultureofCalifornia.
B.ThehistoryofCalifornia.
C.ThepopulationofCalifornia.
D.ThehistoryoftheUSA.
答案:
B
Ⅲ.感悟下列句子所用句型并尝试译成汉语
1.However,it_is_likely_thatNativeAmericanswerelivinginCaliforniaatleastfifteenthousandyearsago.
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答案:
然而,美洲土著人可能至少在15000年以前就生活在加利福尼亚州了。
2.ItalsohasthedistinctionofbeingthemostmulticulturalstateintheUSA,having_attractedpeoplefromallovertheworld.
_______________________________________________________
答案:
加州与众不同之处在于它也是美国最具有多元文化的一个州,它吸引了来自世界各地的人们。
3.Exactlywhenthefirstpeoplearrivedinwhat_wenowknowasCalifornia,noonereallyknows.
_______________________________________________________
答案:
最早的一批人是在什么时候来到我们现在所知道的加利福尼亚州地区的,谁也说不清楚。
4.That_is_whytodayover40%ofCaliforniansspeakSpanishasafirstorsecondlanguage.
_______________________________________________________
答案:
这就是今天有超过40%的加利福尼亚人把西班牙语作为第一或第二语言的原因。
5.It_is_believed_thatbeforelongthemixofnationalitieswillbesogreatthattherewillbenodistinctmajorracialorculturalgroups,butsimplyamixtureofmanyracesandcultures.
_______________________________________________________
答案:
人们认为,要不了多久,多种国籍的混合将会非常之大,以至不可能存在一种主要的种族或文化群体,而是多种族、多文化的混合体。
如何写描述地点的说明文
1.描写某地的景色或景观时,一般要遵循的原则是:
从总体到局部,从外到内。
2.这类文章一般包括三段:
开头是总体介绍,引出主题;中间是正文,具体介绍此地的特色,如著名的建筑、风景名胜等;第三部分是结尾。
3.描写某地的短文属于说明文体,要弄清时间的立足点是“过去”“现在”,还是“将来”。
4.表达方式要有所变化,景物描写用词容易重复、单调,因此写作时应选用不同的句式和表达方式来描述事物,使表达方式多样化。
【典型句式】
1.位置(location):
(1)liesin/to/on...
(2)Therestands...
(3)islocated/situatedin...
(4)stretchesalong...
2.面积(area):
(1)coversanareaof...
(2)takesup...
(3)hasanareaof...
(4)withanareaof...
(5)thesizeofourcityis...
3.周边环境(surroundings):
(1)faces...
(2)surroundedby...
(3)therestands...
4.交通(transportation):
(1)Itisveryconvenientfor...
(2)Thebest/nearestwayto...is...
(3)Ittakes...totakeataxifrom...to...
(4)Itisonlyafewbusstopsfrom...
5.人口(population):
(1)hasapopulationof...
(2)withapopulationof...
(3)Thepopulationof...is...
(4)Fortypercentofthepopulationare...
6.历史(history):
(1)hasahistoryof...
(2)withahistoryof...
(3)haswitnessedtoomuch...inhistory
7.名胜(placesofinterest):
(1)isrichin...
(2)isknownas...
(3)isfamousfor...
(4)ishometo...
(5)attracts...
(6)...isafeastforthemindaswellastheeyes
8.特色(somethingspecial):
(1)Theplaceisfamousfor...
(2)Thespecialcharacteroftheplaceis...
(3)Somethingspecialoftheplaceis...
根据下面的信息写一篇短文介绍西山镇。
西山镇依山傍水。
过去,这里的人们生活极其贫困。
新中国成立后人们的生活在各方面都发生了很大的变化。
人口
约10万人
面积
约126平方千米
地理概况
坐落在粤北一山脚下,面临一条大河,新建有许多工厂、商店、医院、学校
教育状况
新中国成立前只有一所学校且只有富家子弟可以上学,现在有10所学校,每个孩子都可以上学
生活状况
人们工作之余,可以逛商店、看电影、跳舞、参加体育活动等
注意:
1.短文标题自拟。
2.100词左右。
【写作要点】
1.体裁:
说明文。
2.话题:
介绍西山镇。
3.时态:
一般现在时。
4.人称:
第三人称。
【范文点评】
范文
点评
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