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高二英语人教版新课标选修第8册Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors全单元单词课件完整版28张PPT

She was able to identify her attacker. 她认出了袭击她的人。
identification n.鉴定,辨认,确定身份,证明 identification card身份证. identifiable adj.可辨认的 identifier n.鉴定人,检验人 identical adj.相同的 be identical to /with……与……一模一样的
32.delete vt.删除 Your name has been deleted from the list. 你的名字已
从名单上删掉。
deletion n.删除 He made several deletions to the manuscript. 他在原
稿上删去了好几处。
33. album n.相册,集邮册,唱片
acute appendicitis 急性阑尾炎 Dogs have an acute sense of smell. 狗的嗅觉灵敏。 Her judgement is acute. 她的判断敏锐。 acutely adv.剧烈地,尖锐地 cute adj. 可爱的；漂亮的；聪明的，伶俐的
10.assume vt.假定,设想,承担
a photo album 相册 the band‘s latest album 这个乐队的最新专辑 debut album 首张专辑；处女专辑 stamp album n. 集邮册
34. scratch n.（刮，抓，划的）痕迹，搔，挠
vt.搔,抓,擦伤,刮坏 Try not to scratch. 尽量别挠。 John yawned and scratched his chin. 约翰打个哈欠，挠挠下巴。 start from scratch 从头开始；白手起家；从起跑线开始

新课标人教版选修八Book8 Unit5 using language

A: I really appreciate your help. I ut you. 我真的很感激有你的帮助。没有你我永远也不会成功。 B: Don’t mention it. It’s my pleasure. 不必客气。这是我的荣幸。
3 她猛得坐下，结果却被她那大笑大叫的妹妹搂抱起来。
Abruptly she sat down, only to be scooped up by her laughing, shouting sister.
only to 引导的非谓语动词短语作状语，表示意料之外的结果。 4.快到达目的地的时候，一阵香气扑鼻，她停下来，不往前走了。
If only 引导虚拟语气的句子，意思是：要是…就好了
练习
1.The little baby arrested the little girl’s attention.
AAD
Don’t mention it. 不必客气。【疯狂短评】当中国人对你致以谢意的时候，我们都知道该说声“不用谢”；但当外国人对你说“Thank you”时，你就不能以“no thank you”来回应了，而应该说“Don’t mention it”或“You’re welcome”、“ Sure”、“My pleasure”、“Forget it”，这些都是口语要素的精髓。 “appreciate”是“感谢；感激”的意思，它用来表示比较正式的感谢。
TaskⅠ单词速记 1 担心 be worried about 2鼓掌欢迎 applaud 3 加速促进 accelerate 4 逮捕拘留；吸引 arrest 5 减轻，解除 relief 6 野兽 wild beasts 7 到达目的地 reach the destination 8 眩晕的，昏乱的 dizzy TaskⅡ短语互译 9 if only 要是…就好了 11 with relief 放松 12 受够了，厌烦 be fed up with 13 追溯到 date back to 14 切碎 cut up 15 为将来打算 look ahead 16 be scooped up 被抱起，铲起来 17 come up 出现 18 拉拉情绪高起来了。

外研选修8 M5 课文英汉对译校对版

READING AND VOCABULARY（1）Space：the final FrontierPart 11Ever since Neil Armstrong first set foot on the Moon back on 21st July, 1969, people have become accustomed to the idea of space travel. 2Millions of people watched that first moon landing on television , their hearts in their mouths, aware of how difficult and dangerous an adventure it was, and what risks had to be taken. With Armstrong's now famous words : " That's one small step for man , one giant leap for mankind" , a dream was achieved. All three astronauts made it safely back to Earth, using a spaceship computer that was much less powerful than the ones used by the average school students today.There were several more journeys into space over the next few years but the single spaceships were very expensive as they could not take off more than once. People were no longer so enthusiastic about a space travel programme that was costing the United States $10 million a day. That was until the arrival of the space shuttle -a spacecraft that could be used for several journeys. The first shuttle flight into space was the Columbia-launched from the Kennedy Space Centre on 12th April,1981. 3The aim of this flight was to test the new shuttle system,to go safely up into orbit and to return to the Earth for a safe landing. It was a success and a little more than a decade after Apollo’s historic voyage, the Colu mbia made a safe, controlled, aeroplane-style landing in California. This was the start of a new age of space travel.By the time the Challenger took off in 1986, the world seemed to have lost its fear and wonder at the amazing achievement of people going up into space. But this was going to be a special flight and so millions of people tuned in to witness the take-off on TV. An ordinary teacher, Christa McAuliffe, 37 , who was married with two children, was to be the first civilian in space. She was going to give two fifteen-minute lessons from space. The first was to show the controls of the spacecraft and explain how gravity worked. The second was to describe the aims of the Challenger space programme. Christa hoped to communicate a sense of excitement and create new interest in the space programme.Sadly, she never came back to her classroom again, as the shuttle exploded just over a minute after taking off in Florida and all seven astronauts were killed.The world was in shock-maybe they assumed this space flight would be no more dangerous thangetting on an aeroplane. But how wrong they were-in one moment excitement and success tumed into fear and disaster. It was the worst space accident ever. As one Russian said at the time , "When something like this happens we are neither Russians nor Americans. We are just human beings who have the same feelings.Part 2I can remember that day so clearly, watching the take-off on TV at school. There was an ordinary teacher on the Challenger, and we were all very excited. 5We didn't have much patience waiting for the launch. We had seen the smiling faces of the astronauts waving to the world as they stepped into the shuttle. Then, little more than a minute after take-off, we saw a strange red and orange light in the sky, followed by a cloud of white smoke. The Challenger had exploded in midair and we all started screaming.It happened so quickly and everyone was in a state of shock. Like every schoolboy I had thought that going into space as an astronaut must be the best job in the world. When I heard,a few weeks later,that the bodies of the astronauts and even the teacher's lesson plans had been found at the bottom of the ocean,I was not so sure it was worth it at all. 6In spite of all our advanced technology, the world is still only at the very beginning of its voyage into space.太空——最后的（未开发）领域第一部分自从尼尔•阿姆斯特朗在1969年7月21日首次踏上月球以来，人们对太空旅行这一概念已经非常熟悉。

新人教版高中英语选修八U5课文重点句汇集

新人教版高中英语选修八U5课文重点句汇集1．You must be aware that it's here that we found evidence of some of the earliest people who lived in this part of the world. 想必你们知道, 正是在这儿我们找到了居住在世界这个部分最早人类的证据。

2．We have found human and animal bones in those caves higher up the hill as well as tools and other objects. 我们在山的比较高的洞穴里发现了动物和人类的骨头以及工具和其他物品。

3．It seems that they used the sharpened stone tools to cut up animals and remove their skin. 看样子他们用磨尖的石器来切割野兽并剥皮。

(B8 P38)4．So we think it is reasonable to assume they lived in these caves, regardless of the cold. 因此, 我们有理由认为他们不顾严寒, 就住在这些洞穴里。

(B8 P38)5．A group of students (S) from England has come to the Zhoukoudian caves for a visit. An archaeologist (A) is showing them round.一群英国学生(学)来到周口店洞穴参观,有一位考古学家(考)正领着他们参观。

6．Try a tentative guess about what Peking Man might have done and used thousands of years ago.暂且猜猜几千年前“北京人”可能做的事情和用的东西。

选修8英语u5课文翻译

选修8英语u5课文翻译选修8英语u5课文翻译英语翻译也是英语的必考题型之一，掌握相关的技巧很重要，下面是小编整理的选修8英语u5课文翻译，希望对你有帮助。

Unit1 加利福尼亚加利福尼亚是美国的第三大州，而且是人口最多的州。

加州与众不同之处在于它也是美国最具多元文化的一个州，它吸引了来自世界各地的人们。

这些移民的风俗习惯以及语言在他们的新家都得以延续。

当你了解了加利福尼亚的历史后，你就不会对此感到惊讶了。

美洲土著人最早的一批人具体是在什么时候来到我们现在所知道的加利福尼亚地区的，谁也说不清楚。

然而，很可能至少在15 ,000年以前美洲土著人就住在加利福尼亚了。

科学家们认为，这些迁居者通过一条史前时代曾经存在的大陆桥穿越北极地区的白令海峡到达美洲。

欧洲人在16世纪来到这儿后，土著人遭受了极大的苦难，成千上万的人被杀害或被迫成为奴隶。

此外，欧洲人带来了疾病，使许多人染病而死，不过，还是有一些人在经历了这些恐怖时期后活下来了。

今天住在加利福尼亚的美洲土著人比任何其他州的都要多。

西班牙人在18世纪的时候，加利福尼亚是由西班牙统治的西班牙士兵最早是在1 6世纪初期来到南美洲的，他们同土著人打仗，并夺去了他们的土地3两个世纪以后，西班牙人在南美洲的大部分地区定居下来，而且还在我们现在称之为美国的西北沿海地区住下来c在首批移居加州的西班牙人中，大部分是宗教人士，他们的职责是向原住民传授天主教。

1821年，墨西哥人从西班牙获得了独立-加利福尼亚于是成了墨西哥的一部分。

1846年美国向墨西哥宣战，美国赢得战争胜利后，墨西哥被迫把加利福尼亚割让给美国。

但是，这个州至今仍然保留着很强的西班牙的影响。

这就是为什么今天还有40%的加利福尼亚人仍然把西班牙语作为第一或第二语言的缘故。

俄罗斯人19世纪初期，一批最初到阿拉斯加的俄罗斯猎人开始在加利福尼亚定居下来。

今天，住在圣弗朗西斯科（旧金山）及其周边地区的美籍俄罗斯人约有25,000人。

高中英语人教版新课标选修第8册第5单元meeting your ancestors第1篇课文逐段分析共17张ppt

• 五、 “may+have+done”表示对发生过的事情的推测，意思是“可能已经”或 “也许已经”，用于肯定句中。
• —What has happened to George?—I don‘t know. He may have got lost.—乔治发生了什么事？——我不知道，他可能迷路了。
• There is nowhere to find them. Where can they have gone? 到处找不到他们，他们可能到什么地方去呢？
• 四、 “could+have+done”是虚拟语气，表示对过去事情的假设，意思是本来能够做某事而没有做。
• He could have passed the exam, but he was too careless. 本来他能够通过考试，但是他太粗心。
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4.have been doing 是现在完成进行时，
• 表示动作从过去开始持续到现在，并且很可能持续下去 • 其结构为have/has been doing • It has been raining for 3 days. • 过去完成进行时表示动作从过去某一时刻开始，一直持续
• 六、 2020/5/21 “might+have+done”表示对过去事情的推测，might与may意思相同，但 7
• 七、 “would+have+done”虚拟语气，表示对过去事情的假设，意思是“本来会做”。
• 1. I would have told you all about the boy‘s story, but you didn’t ask me. 我本来会告诉你这个小男孩的故事，但是你没有问我。

高中英语选修八课文及翻译

选修8 Unit 1 A land of diversity-ReadingCALIFORNIACalifornia is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population. It also has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the USA, having attracted people from all over the world. The customs and languages of the immigrants live on in their new home. This diversity of culture is not surprising when you know the history of California.Unit1 加利福尼亚加利福尼亚是美国的第三大州，而且是人口最多的州。

加州与众不同之处在于它也是美国最具多元文化的一个州，它吸引了来自世界各地的人们。

这些移民的风俗习惯以及语言在他们的新家都得以延续。

当你了解了加利福尼亚的历史后，你就不会对此感到惊讶了。

NATIVE AMERCANSExactly when the first people arrived in what 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 which existed in prehistoric times. In the 16th century, after the arrival of the Europeans, the native people suffered greatly. Thousands were killed or forced into slavery.In addition, many died from the diseases brought by the Europeans. However, some survived these terrible times, and today there are moreNative Americans living in California than in any other state.美洲土着人最早的一批人具体是在什么时候来到我们现在所知道的加利福尼亚地区的，谁也说不清楚。

高中英语人教版选修8翻译课文翻译

英语选修8 翻译Unit1 一个多元文化的国家加利福尼亚是美国的第三大州，而且是人口最多的州。

加州与众不同之处在于它也是美国最具多元文化的一个州，它吸引了来自世界各地的人们。

这些移民的风俗习惯以及语言在他们的新家都得以延续。

当你了解了加利福尼亚的历史后，你就不会对此感到惊讶了。

美洲土著人最早的一批人具体是在什么时候来到我们现在所知道的加利福尼亚地区的，谁也说不清楚。

然而，很可能至少在15 ,000年以前美洲土著人就住在加利福尼亚了。

科学家们认为，这些迁居者通过一条史前时代曾经存在的大陆桥穿越北极地区的白令海峡到达美洲。

欧洲人在16世纪来到这儿后，土著人遭受了极大的苦难，成千上万的人被杀害或被迫成为奴隶。

此外，欧洲人带来了疾病，使许多人染病而死，不过，还是有一些人在经历了这些恐怖时期后活下来了。

今天住在加利福尼亚的美洲土著人比任何其他州的都要多。

西班牙人在18世纪的时候，加利福尼亚是由西班牙统治的西班牙士兵最早是在1 6世纪初期来到南美洲的，他们同土著人打仗，并夺去了他们的土地。

两个世纪以后，西班牙人在南美洲的大部分地区定居下来，而且还在我们现在称之为美国的西北沿海地区住下来。

在首批移居加州的西班牙人中，大部分是宗教人士，他们的职责是向原住民传授天主教。

1821年，墨西哥人从西班牙获得了独立-加利福尼亚于是成了墨西哥的一部分。

1846年美国向墨西哥宣战，美国赢得战争胜利后，墨西哥被迫把加利福尼亚割让给美国。

但是，这个州至今仍然保留着很强的西班牙的影响。

这就是为什么今天还有40%的加利福尼亚人仍然把西班牙语作为第一或第二语言的缘故。

俄罗斯人19世纪初期，一批最初到阿拉斯加的俄罗斯猎人开始在加利福尼亚定居下来。

今天，住在圣弗朗西斯科（旧金山）及其周边地区的美籍俄罗斯人约有25,000人。

淘金矿工1848年，在美国同墨西哥开战之后不久，在加利福尼亚发现了金矿。

发财梦很快就吸引了世界各地的人。

距离最近因而来得最早的是南美洲人和美国人。

高中英语选修八课文及翻译

高中英语选修八课文及翻译(总38页)--本页仅作为文档封面，使用时请直接删除即可----内页可以根据需求调整合适字体及大小--选修8 Unit 1 A land of diversity-ReadingCALIFORNIA California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population. It also has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the USA, having attracted people from all over the world. The customs and languages of the immigrants live on in their new home. This diversity of culture is not surprising when you know the history of California.Unit1 加利福尼亚加利福尼亚是美国的第三大州，而且是人口最多的州。

加州与众不同之处在于它也是美国最具多元文化的一个州，它吸引了来自世界各地的人们。

这些移民的风俗习惯以及语言在他们的新家都得以延续。

当你了解了加利福尼亚的历史后，你就不会对此感到惊讶了。

NATIVE AMERCANSExactly when the first people arrived in what 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 which existed in prehistoric times. In the 16th century, after the arrival of the Europeans, the native people suffered greatly. Thousands were killed or forced into slavery.In addition, many died from the diseases brought by the Europeans. However, some survived these terrible times, and today there are more Native Americans living in California than in any other state.美洲土著人最早的一批人具体是在什么时候来到我们现在所知道的加利福尼亚地区的，谁也说不清楚。

高中英语选修8Unit5知识点

高中英语选修8Unit5知识点英语选修课程开发是我国新一轮英语基础教育课程改革的一个重点。

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高中英语选修8Unit5知识点：重点单词1.alternative n. 可能的选择 adj.供选择的;其他的2.starvation n.挨饿;饿死→starve vi.挨饿;饿死3.accuracy n.精确;准确→accurate adj.准确的;精确的4.interrupt vt. & vi.打断……讲话;打岔;暂时中断或中止5.assume vt.假定;设想6.sharpen vi. & vt.(使)锋利;尖锐;清晰→sharpener n.磨具;削具7.messy adj.凌乱的;脏的→mess n.凌乱，脏8.botany n.植物学→botanical adj.植物学的，与植物学有关的9.analysis n.分析→analyses pl.→analyse vt.分析→analy st n.分析者，化验员→analytic(al)adj.分析的，解析的10.category n.种类;类别;范畴11.significance n.意义;意思;重要性，重要意义12.delete vt.删;删除13.somehow adv.以……方式;不知怎么地14.academy n.学院;学会;学术团体;院校15.applaud vi. & vt.鼓掌欢迎;赞赏→applause n.鼓掌16.accelerate vi. & vt.加速;促进17.arrest vt.逮捕;吸引 n.逮捕;拘留18.dizzy adj.晕眩的;昏乱的;使人发晕或困惑的高中英语选修8Unit5知识点：重点短语1.regardless of 不管;不顾2.at most 至多;最多3.cut up 切碎4.fed up with 受够了;饱受;厌烦5.look ahead 向前看;为将来打算6.date back 追溯到……7.arrest sb. for... 因……而逮捕某人8.with relief 欣慰地9.be proud of... 以……为骄傲10.turn to sb. for help 向某人求助高中英语选修8Unit5知识点：重点句型1.If only it could be just like last year! 要是能跟去年那样有多好呀!2.It is agreat pleasure to meet you students from England...见到你们这些来自英国的学生非常高兴……3.It must have been very uncomfortable.那肯定会非常不舒服。

人教版高中英语选修八+Unit5+Meeting+your+ancestors知识点讲解课件

2. 表示从过去某时开始，一直延续到说话时刻，可能刚刚结束的动作。例如： She has been sweeping the street all day. She is too tired. 她一整天都在扫大街。她太累了。 We have been waiting for you for two hours. We don't want to wait any longer. 我们已经等你两个小时了。不想再等了。
3. interrupt
vt.
1) 打断，中断，阻碍 e.g. 战争打断了两国间的贸易。 ①The war ~ed the trade between the 2 countries. ②Sorry to interrupt you, but I have something to say. 打断某人的话 ~ sb. /sth. with sth. (2) interrupt sb. 打扰某人
9. Somehow 以…方式；不知怎么地；莫名其妙地
Somehow he was afraid of her.
anyhow 无论如何，不管怎样
It may snow, but anyhow I will go to town.
10. arrest:
逮捕，吸引
The criminal was arrested yesterday.
7 sharpen vt. 使锋利,尖锐;使强烈
The knife needs sharpening. The tone of his letters has sharpened recently. sharp adj.锋利的,尖锐的; 急转的,陡峭; 突然的,急剧 a sharp turn 急转弯 a sharp increase 急剧增加

人教版高中英语选修8 课文及翻译

人教课标版高中英语选修8 课文及翻译选修8 Unit 1 A land of diversity-ReadingCALIFORNIACalifornia is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population. It also has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the USA, having attracted people from all over the world. The customs and languages of the immigrants live on in their new home. This diversity of culture is not surprising when you know the history of California.NATIVE AMERCANSExactly when the first people arrived in what 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 which existed in prehistoric times. In the 16th century, after the arrival of the Europeans, the native people suffered greatly. Thousands were killed or forced into slavery. In addition, many died from the diseases brought by the Europeans. However, some survived these terrible times, and today there are more 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, when 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 what we now call the United States. Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men, whose ministry was to teach the 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 UnitedStates 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 as 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 Europe and 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 despite great hardship. They settled in the new towns or on farms. By the time California elected to become thethirty-first federal state of the USA in 1850, it was already a multicultural society.LATER A RRIVALSAlthough 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 but also wine makers, arrived in California in the late 19th century. In 1911 immigrants from Denmark established atown 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 including 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 have settled 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 the 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 so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures.GEORGE’S DIARY 12TH—14TH JUNEMonday 12th, JuneArrived early this morning by bus. Went straight to hotel to drop my luggage, shower and shave. Then went exploring. First thing was a ride on a cable car. From top of the hill got a spectacular view of San Francisco Bay and the city. Built in 1873, the cable car system was invented by Andrew Hallidie, who wanted to find a better form of transport than horse-drawn trams. Apparently he'd been shocked when he saw a terrible accident in which a tram's brakes failed, the conductor could not control the situation andthe tram slipped down the hill dragging the horses with it. Had a late lunch at Fisherman's What. This is the district where Italian fishermen first came to San Francisco in the late 19th century and began the fishing industry. Now it's a tourist area with lots of shops, sea food restaurants and bakeries. It's also the place to catch the ferry to Angel Island and other places in the Bay.Did so much exploring at Fisherman's What. Am exhausted and don't feel like doing anything else. Early bed tonight!Tuesday 13th, JuneTeamed up with a couple from my hotel (Peter and Terri and hired a car. Spent all day driving around the city. There's a fascinating drive marked out for tourists. It has blue and white signs with seagulls on them to show the way to go. It's a 79km round-trip that takes in all the famous tourist spots. Stopped many times to admire the view of the city from different angles and take photographs. Now have a really good idea of what thecity's like.In evening, went to Chinatown with Peter and Terri. Chinese immigrants settled in this area in the 1850s. The fronts of the buildings are decorated to look like old buildings in southern China. Saw some interesting temples here, a number of markets and a great many restaurants. Also art galleries and a museum containing documents, photographs and all sorts of objects about the history of Chinese immigration, but it is closed in the evening. Will go back during the day. Had a delicious meal and then walked down the hill to our hotel.Wednesday 14th, JuneIn morning, took ferry to Angel Island from the port in San Francisco Bay. On the way had a good view of the Golden Gate Bridge. From 1882 to 1940 Angel Island was a famous immigration station where many Chinese people applied for right to live in USA.The cells in the station were very small, cold and damp; some did not even have light but the immigrants had nowhere else to go. Their miserable stay seemed to be punishment rather than justice and freedom to them. They wrote poems on the walls about their loneliness and mourned their former life in China. In 1940 the civil authorities reformed the system so that many more Chinese people were able to grasp the opportunity of settling in the USA. Made me very thoughtful and thankful for my life today.选修8 Unit 2 Cloning-ReadingCLONING: WHERE IS IT LEADING US?Cloning has always been with us and is here to stay. It is a way of making an exact copy of another animal or plant. It happens in plants when gardeners take cuttings from growing plants to make new ones. It also happens in animals when twins identical in sex and appearance are produced from the same original egg. The fact is that these are both examples of natural clones.Cloning has two major uses. Firstly, gardeners use it all the time to produce commercial quantities of plants. Secondly, it is valuable for research on new plant species and for medical research on animals. Cloning plants is straightforward while cloning animals is very complicated. It is a difficult task to undertake. Many attempts to clone mammals failed. But at last the determination and patience of the scientists paid off in 1996 with a breakthrough - the cloning of Dolly the sheep.The procedure works like this:On the one hand, the whole scientific world followed the progress of the first successful clone, Dolly the sheep. The fact that she seemed to develop normally was very encouraging. Then came the disturbing news that Dolly had become seriously ill. Cloning scientists were cast down to find that Dolly's illnesses were more appropriate to a much older animal. Altogether Dolly lived six and a half years, half the length of the life of theoriginal sheep. Sadly the same arbitrary fate affected other species, such as cloned mice. The questions that concerned all scientists were: "Would this be a major difficulty for all cloned animals? Would it happen forever? Could it be solved if corrections were made in their research procedure?"On the other hand, Dolly's appearance raised a storm of objections and had a great impact on the media and public imagination. It became controversial. It suddenly opened everybody's eyes to the possibility of using cloning to cure serious illnesses and even to produce human beings.Although at present human egg cells and embryos needed for cloning research are difficult to obtain, newspapers wrote of evil leaders hoping to clone themselves to attain their ambitions. Religious leaders also raised moral questions. Governments became nervous and more conservative. Some began to reform their legal systems and forbade research into human cloning, but other countries like China and the UK, continued to accumulate evidence of the abundant medical aid that cloning could provide. However, scientists still wonder whether cloning will help or harm us and where it is leading us.克隆一直在我们左右并且已经被大多数人接受。

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（完整版）⼈教版⾼中英语选修8课⽂及翻译⼈教版⾼中英语选修8 课⽂及翻译选修8 Unit 1 A land of diversity-ReadingCALIFORNIACalifornia is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population. It also has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the USA, having attracted people from all over the world. The customs and languages of the immigrants live on in their new home. This diversity of culture is not surprising when you know the history of California.NATIVE AMERCANSExactly when the first people arrived in what 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 which existed in prehistoric times. In the 16th century, after the arrival of the Europeans, the native people suffered greatly. Thousands were killed or forced into slavery. In addition, many died from the diseases brought by the Europeans. However, some survived these terrible times, and today there are more 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, when 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 what we now call the United States. Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men, whose ministry was to teach the 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 as 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 Europe and 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 despite great hardship. They settled in the new towns or on farms. By the time California elected to become thethirty-first federal state of the USA in 1850, it was already a multicultural society.LATER A RRIVALSAlthough 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 but 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 including 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 have settled 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 the ship and aircraft industries. MOST RECENT ARRIVALS In 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 so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures.GEORGE’S DIARY 12TH—14TH JUNEMonday 12th, JuneArrived early this morning by bus. Went straight to hotel to drop my luggage, shower and shave. Then went exploring. First thing was a ride on a cable car. From top of the hill got a spectacular view of San Francisco Bay and the city. Built in 1873, the cable car system was invented by Andrew Hallidie, who wanted to find a better form of transport than horse-drawn trams. Apparently he'd been shocked when he saw a terrible accident in which a tram's brakes failed, the conductor could not control the situation and the tram slipped down the hill dragging the horses with it. Had a late lunch at Fisherman's What. This is the district where Italian fishermen first came to San Francisco in the late 19th century and began the fishing industry. Now it's a tourist area with lots of shops, sea food restaurants and bakeries. It's also the place to catch the ferry to Angel Island and other places in the Bay.Did so much exploring at Fisherman's What. Am exhausted and don't feel like doing anything else. Early bed tonight! Tuesday 13th, JuneTeamed up with a couple from my hotel (Peter and Terri) and hired a car. Spent all day driving around the city. There's a fascinating drive marked out for tourists. It has blue and white signs with seagulls on them to show the way to go. It's a 79km round-trip that takes in all the famous tourist spots. Stopped many times to admire the view of the city from different angles and take photographs. Now have a really good idea of what the city's like.In evening, went to Chinatown with Peter and Terri. Chinese immigrants settled in this area in the 1850s. The fronts of the buildings are decorated to look like old buildings in southern China. Saw some interesting temples here, a number of markets and a great many restaurants. Also art galleries and a museum containing documents, photographs and all sorts of objects about the history of Chinese immigration, but it is closed in the evening. Will go back during the day. Had a delicious meal and then walked down the hill to our hotel.Wednesday 14th, JuneIn morning, took ferry to Angel Island from the port in San Francisco Bay. On the way had a good view of the Golden Gate Bridge. From 1882 to 1940 Angel Island was a famous immigration station where many Chinese people applied for right to live in USA. The cells in the station were very small, cold and damp; some did not even have light but the immigrants had nowhere else to go. Their miserable stay seemed to be punishment rather than justice and freedom to them. They wrote poems on the walls about their loneliness and mourned their former life in China. In 1940 the civil authorities reformed the system so that many more Chinese people were able to grasp the opportunity of settling in the USA. Made me very thoughtful and thankful for my life today.选修8 Unit 2 Cloning-ReadingCLONING: WHERE IS IT LEADING US?Cloning has always been with us and is here to stay. It is a way of making an exact copy of another animal or plant. It happens in plants when gardeners take cuttings from growing plants to make new ones. It also happens in animals when twins identical in sex and appearance are produced from the same original egg. The fact is that these are both examples of natural clones.Cloning has two major uses. Firstly, gardeners use it all the time to produce commercial quantities of plants. Secondly, it is valuable for research on new plant species and for medical research on animals. Cloning plants is straightforward while cloning animals is very complicated. It is a difficult task to undertake. Many attempts to clone mammals failed. But at last the determination and patience of the scientists paid off in 1996 with a breakthrough - the cloning of Dolly the sheep.The procedure works like this:On the one hand, the whole scientific world followed the progress of the first successful clone, Dolly the sheep. The fact that she seemed to develop normally was very encouraging. Then came the disturbing news that Dolly had become seriously ill. Cloning scientists were cast down to find that Dolly's illnesses were more appropriate to a much older animal. Altogether Dolly lived six and a half years, half the length of the life of the original sheep. Sadly the same arbitrary fate affected other species, such as cloned mice. The questions that concerned all scientists were: "Would this be a major difficulty for all cloned animals? Would it happen forever? Could it be solved if corrections were made in their research procedure?"On the other hand, Dolly's appearance raised a storm of objections and had a great impact on the media and publicimagination. It became controversial. It suddenly opened everybody's eyes to the possibility of using cloning to cure serious illnesses and even to produce human beings.Although at present human egg cells and embryos needed for cloning research are difficult to obtain, newspapers wrote of evil leaders hoping to clone themselves to attain their ambitions. Religious leaders also raised moral questions. Governments became nervous and more conservative. Some began to reform their legal systems and forbade research into human cloning, but other countries like China and the UK, continued to accumulate evidence of the abundant medical aid that cloning could provide. However, scientists still wonder whether cloning will help or harm us and where it is leading us.克隆⼀直在我们左右并且已经被⼤多数⼈接受。

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1.选修八Unit1 CALIFORNIA加利福尼亚California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population. 加州是美国第三大洲, 而且是人口最多的州。

It also has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the USA, having attracted people from all over the world. 加州与众不同之处在于它也是美国最具多元文化的一个州。

它吸引了来自世界各地的人们。

The customs and languages of the immigrants live on in their new home. 这些移民的风俗习惯以及语言在他们的新家都得以延续。

This diversity of culture is not surprising when you know the history of California.当你了解了加利福尼亚的历史，你就不会对其文化的多样性感到惊奇了。

NA TIVE AMERCANS美洲土著人Exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California, no one really knows. 最早一批人具体是什么时候来到我们现在了解的加利福尼亚地区的, 谁也说不清楚。

However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago. 然而，可能至少在一15,000年以前美洲土著人就住在加利福尼亚了。

Scientists believe that these settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by means of a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times. 科学家们认为这些迁居者通过一条史前时期曾经存在的大陆桥穿越北极地区的白令海峡到达美洲。

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Unit 5Meeting your ancestorsⅠ.单词语境记忆1．the alternative of riding or walking在骑车和步行中选择一种2．his acute analysis of the situation 他对形势敏锐的分析3．in the botanical garden 在植物园里4．five categories of books 五种类别的图书5．arrest my attention 吸引了我的眼球6．check his pulse检查他的脉搏7．feel dizzy and short of breath 感动头晕气短8．the safety of radioactive material 放射性物质的安全9．a project of great significance十分重要的项目10．ample rainfall in that area 那个地区的丰沛降水Ⅱ.词性转换与派生记忆1．scratch n．(刮、抓、划的)痕迹；搔；挠→v t.搔；抓；擦伤；刮坏2．pulse n．脉搏；节拍→v i.强烈而有规律地跳动；搏动3．worship n．崇拜；敬神→v t.& v i.崇拜；敬奉4．identify v t.确认；识别；鉴别→identification n．辨认；鉴定→identity n．身份；一致；同一性5．starvation n．挨饿；饿死→starve v．(使)挨饿；饿死6．accuracy n．精确；准确→accurate adj.准确的；精确的→accurately ad v.准确地；精确地7．interrupt v t.& v i.打断……讲话；打岔；暂时中断或中止→interruption n．打断；打岔；中止8．assume v t.假定；设想→assuming conj.假设→assumption n．设想；假定；担任9．sharpen v．(使)锋利；尖锐；清晰；削尖→sharp adj.锋利的→sharpener n．磨具；削具；铅笔刀10．messy adj.凌乱的；脏的→mess n．凌乱；脏11．ripen v．使……成熟；成熟→ripe adj.成熟的12．systematic adj.有系统的；有计划的；有条理的→system n．系统；制度13．academy n．学院；学会；学术团体；院校→academic adj.学术的；理论的14．receptionist n．接待员；招待员→receive v．接收→reception n．接待；接收15．division n．划分；分割；分配；分界线→divide v．分开；分割；划分16．applaud v i.& v t.鼓掌欢迎；赞赏→applause n．鼓掌17．accelerate v．加速；促进→acceleration n．加速度18．skilful adj.有技巧的；熟练的→skilled adj.熟练的；有技能的→skill n．技能；技巧Ⅲ.单词趣味串记1．His acute observation made his research work accurate.他的敏锐的洞察力使他的研究工作十分准确。

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