Book 8 Unit 1 reading

1、Book 8 Unit 1 A Land of DiversityReading READING Alltheleavesarebrown.Andtheskyisgrey.Ivebeenforawalk.Onawintersday.Idbesafeandwarm.IfIwasinL.A.Californiadreaming!Onsuchawintersday!Stoppedintoachurch.Ipassedalongtheway.WellIgotdownonmyknees.AndIpretendtopray.Ipretendtopray.Youknowthepreacherlikesthe

2、cold.HeknowsImgonnastay.IfIdidnttellher.Icouldleavetoday.California dreaming CALIFORNIA (the Golden State) LyingonthePacificOcean,CaliforniaisonthewestcoastoftheUnitedStates,whichisdiverseintopography(地形地形),climateandecologicalenvironment.Ithasanareaof411squarekilometers,Pre-readinganditisoneoftheUS

3、statesofthelargestpopulation,withthemostdevelopedeconomy.Meanwhile,itspleasantweather,longbeach,andgracefulnaturallandscapemakethetourismprosperous.Fast readingFast reading Whats the topic of this text?Whats the topic of this text? A. the culture of California A. the culture of California B. the his

4、tory of California B. the history of California C. the climate of California C. the climate of California D. the population of California D. the population of CaliforniaDivide the passage into parts and try to get the main idea of each part.Part1 ( ) Brief introduction to California.Part2 ( ) When a

5、nd why people from different countries moved to California. Part3 ( ) The future of California. para1para2-para9 para10threeRussiansLaterArrivals peopleTheSpanishMostRecentArrivalsNativeAmericansHowmanykindsofpeoplearementionedinthistext?GoldMinersRussiansLaterArrivals peopleTheSpanishMostRecentArri

6、valsNativeAmericansGoldMinersScanningFinddetailedinformationaboutthesesettlers.Skimming CALIFORNIAStagePeopleTimeEventNativeAmericansNativeAmericansNatives15,00016thcenturyArrivedfirstSufferedbyEuropeansStagePeopleTimeEventSpanish Spanishearly16thcentury18thcentury18211846Declaredwar&GivenbackTo

7、oknativeslandRuledbySpainBecamepartofMexicoStagePeopleTimeEventRussiansGoldminersRussiansSouthAmericansAmericans,Europeans,Asians1800s18481850Discovered&RushforgoldSettledinBecameastateStagePeopleTimeEventLaterarrivalsAfricans1800sMovedfromMexicoChinese1860sBuilttherailwayJapaneseBeginningofthe2

8、0thcenturyFarmedDanish1911EstablishedatownStagePeopleTimeEventLaterarrivalsJewishBy1920sDevelopedindustryItaliansLate1900sFishedandmadewineAfricans19421945Workedinship&aircraftindustriesStagePeopleTimeEventRecentArrivalsIndians,PakistanisKoreans,CambodiansVietnamese,Laotians1970sRecentdecadesWor

9、kedinComputerindustryImmigratedStagePeopleTimeEventFutureDifferentpartsFuture ImmigratedNative Americans 1.Time: 2.Wheredidtheycomefrom: 3.Whathappenedinthesixteenthcentury?werekilledbyEuropeanswereforcedintoslaverydiedfromthediseasessurvivedtheterribletimesNativeAmericans15000yearsagofromAsiantoAla

10、skabycrossingtheBeringStraitTheSpanishFillintheform:notedownanimportantevents16thcentury18thcenturyin1821in1846Spain soldiers arrived and took their landCalifornia was ruled by SpainCalifornia became part of MexicoMexico gave California to the United States Todayover40%ofCaliforniansspeakSpanishasaf

11、irstorsecondlanguageInfluence:Russians & Gold MinersRussians & Gold Miners1.In the early 1800s, Russian hunters began 1.In the early 1800s, Russian hunters began settling insettling in California. California.2.In 1848, before the American-Mexican war, 2.In 1848, before the American-Mexican w

12、ar, gold was discovered in California.gold was discovered in California. 3.A lot of 3.A lot of adventurersadventurers achieved their dream achieved their dream of becoming rich. of becoming rich. 4.California become the thirty-first state of 4.California become the thirty-first state of the United s

13、tates of America in 1850.the United states of America in 1850. afterafter FewStagePeopleTimeEventLater AfricansMoved from MexicoChineseBuild the railwayJapaneseFarmDenmarkEstablished a townJewishfilm industryItaliansFished and made wineAfricans1942-1945Worked in ship& aircraft industries1860s180

14、0sLate1900sBythe1920sEarly1900s1911StagePeopleTimeEventRecent arrivalsIndians,PakistanisWorked in Computer industryCambodiansKoreansVietnameseLaotiansImmigratedFutureDifferent partsFutureImmigrateRecentdecades1970s15,000 years ago 16thcentury:1821184618481850First settlers crossed the Bering Strait

15、from First settlers crossed the Bering Strait from Asia. These people are now known as Native Asia. These people are now known as Native Americans.Americans.Spanish soldiers arrived in South AmericaSpanish soldiers arrived in South AmericaBecame part of MexicoBecame part of MexicoThe US The US war w

16、ar MexicoMexicoGold was discovered in CaliforniaGold was discovered in CaliforniaCalifornia became the 31st state of the US.California became the 31st state of the US.Look at the pictures below. Each illustrates something about California. AnativeCalifornianIndianwasstandingbesideacamp.Itseemedthath

17、eorshefeltveryhappy.Maybeheorshehadagoodharvest. Native California IndiansHewasagoldminer.Hewaspanninggold.Helookednotonlythinandweak,butalsothirstyandtired.Itwasdifficultforthemtoachievethedreamsofbecomingrich.California gold miners around 1849A building in ChinatownManyChinesehavesettledinCaliforn

18、iaandmanyofthemliveinChinatowninSanFrancisco.By1990,thenationsbeingimmigratedfromdifferentpartsoftheworldhadmadeCaliforniaintothemostraciallyandethnicallydiversestateinthecountry.Chinatowns in CaliforniaOtherreferencepicturesaboutgoldrushinCalifornia.ItshowsusaCatholicreligiousmanwhocametoCalifornia

19、toteachthenatives.Intheearly16thcentury,Spanishfoughtagainstthenavepeople,tooktheirlandandsettledinCalifornia. CaliforniaisthelargeststateintheUSA andhasthelargestpopulation.2.ThenativeAmericansaretreatedwellafterthearrivalofEuropeans.3.OfthefirstSpanishtogotoCalifornia,themajoritywerereligiousmen.F

20、FTTrue or False4.Intheearly1800s,RussiansbegansettinginCalifornia.5.DuringGoldRushPeriod,manyachievedtheirdreamofbeingrich.6.Inthelate19thcentury,ChineseimmigrantsarrivedinCalifornia.7.Itisbelievedthatbeforelongthemixofnationalitieswillbesogreatthattherewillbenomajorracialorculturegroups. TFFTChoose

21、 the correct answer after reading the text.1.WhyistherestrongSpanishinfluenceinCalifornia?_A.BecausethereweremanySpanishstayinginCalifornia.B.BecauseSpanishwasoneofthesettlerslivingthere.C.BecausethelocalpeoplelovedSpanishculture.D.BecauseCaliforniawasonceruledbySpan.D2.AfterthearrivaloftheEuropeans

22、inthe16thcentury,_.A.Nativepeoplewerekilledorforcedintoslavery.B.ManynativepeoplediedfromdiseasesbroughtbyEuropeans.C.Noneofthenativepeoplecouldsurvivetheterribletimes.D.BothAandB.D3.Whichofthefollowingisfalseaccordingtothetext?_A.DuringtheGoldRushPeriodmanypeoplewenttoCaliforniainthehopeofbecomingr

23、ich.B.Actuallyeveryfewgoldminersbecamerich.C.DuringtheGoldRushPeriodmanyChineseimmigrantsarrivedinCaliforniaonlytofindgold.D.CaliforniabecameastateoftheUStwoyearsafterthegoldwasdiscoveredthere.CB4.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_A.betweenthelate19thcenturyandtheearly20thcenturyItalianandDanishimmigrant

24、scametoCaliforniatomakewine.B.bythe1920smanyJewishpeoplecametoCaliforniabecausetheywereattractedbythefilmindustry.C.MexicanpeoplecametoCaliforniatoworkintheshipandaircraftindustries.D.therewillbemoreracialorculturalgroupsinCaliforniabecausemoreandmorepeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldarestillcomingt

25、osettlethere.2).WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheGoldRush?A.OnlyafewpeoplebecamerichintheGoldRush.B.ManypeoplediedintheGoldRush.C.IthappenedduringtheAmerican-Mexicowar.D.ThefirsttoarriveforgoldwereSouthAmericans.C3).WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothe7thparagraph?A.Filmindustryattractedman

26、yforeignpeopletoCalifornia.B.ThetownestablishedbytheJapanesewaslocatedinHollywood.C.MostAfricansworkedintheshipandaircraftindustries.D.JewishpeopletakeupalargepercentageinCalifornia.B4).WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?ThetextmainlytalksaboutthehistoryofCalifornia.B.Over40%ofCaliforniansspeakSpanishasaf

27、irstorsecondlanguagetoday.C.ItwassohardtomakealifeinCaliforniathatmostdidntsurviveduringtheGoldRushPeriod.D.TodayalargepercentageofChinese-Americansliveinthe“Chinatowns”ofLosAngelesandSanFranciscoinCalifornia.C5).DuringwhichperiodwasCaliforniapartofMexico?A.18461848.B.18211848.C.18211846.D.18481850.

28、CAnswer the following questions. WhatarethechangesofnativeAmericans lifeafterthearrivalofEuropeans?2.WhydidMexicohavetogiveCaliforniatotheUnitedStates?Thenativepeoplesufferedgreatlyandmanywerekilledorforcedintoslavery.Inaddition,manydiedfromthediseasesbroughtbyEuropeans.In1846,theUnitedStateddeclare

29、dwaronMexico.Afteritlostthewar,MexicohadtogiveCaliforniatotheUnitedStated.3.WhowerethefirsttoarriveinCaliforniatorushforgold?4.WhenandwhydidthelargenumberofChineseimmigratetoCalifornia?SouthAmericansandpeoplefromtheUnitedStates.Duringthegoldrushperiod,manyChineseimmigratedtoCalifornia,andinthe1860s,

30、alargenumberofChinesewenttheretobuildtherailwayfromthewesttoeastcoast.5.Between1942and1945,whydidsomanyAfricanpeoplegotoCalifornia?Between1942and1945,evenmorepeoplecametoCaliforniatoworkintheshipandaircraftindustries.6. WhatattractedpeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldtoimmigratetoCalifornia?Thetemperateclimate,themodernlifestyleanditsdiverseculturesattractedimmigratestoCalifornia.15,000yearsagoFirstsettlerscrossedtheBeringStraitintheArctictoAmerica.ThesepeopleareknownasNativeAmericans. SpanishsoldiersarrivedinSouthAme