(新)湖北省宜昌市高中英语Unit1AlandofdiversityPartIIReading学案无答案新人教版选修8

Unit1 A Land of diversity
Part 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.
II. Choose the best answer
Which 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 she’d 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. What
C. 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
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 … s o that they can’t be separated)
mix A with B Oil doesn’t 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。

so…that…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 that…
It 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】that’s 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.
That’s 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：That’s why…和That’s 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）
That’s 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 reason . (cheat)
他被老师惩罚了的原因是因为他在考试中作弊。

3. The traditional view is ______ we sleep because our brain is “programmed” to make us do so.
A. when
B. why
C. whether
D. that
5. 【教材原句】Although 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.
【结构归纳】此句为 , 从句为although 引导的 , 主句为 it was ... that强调句, 用来强调。

强调句基本结构为: 。

此结构强调的成分仅限于主语, 宾语和状语。

【操练巩固】
1. It was last night _____ I see the comet.
A. the time
B. when
C. that
D. which
2. It is ten years ______ Miss Green returned to Canada.
A. that
B. when
C. since
D. as。