Unit1-Reading名師課前預習單

1/1Unit1Reading名師課前預習單Book8Unit1：Alandofdiversity課前預習題單【教材版本與冊數(shù)】人教版高中英語選修八【單元名稱】Unit1Alandofdiversity【課時】Section1（第1課時）【課型】Reading（閱讀課）【預習任務描述】1.上網(wǎng)查閱有關美國加利福尼亞州的簡介，了解加州不同時期的移民情況和美國多民族、多文化的特點，熟悉美國地圖和重要地標；2.通過快速瀏覽文章標題和小標題，預測閱讀文本的內(nèi)容及文本結構；3.聯(lián)系上下文及查閱詞典，了解生難詞的意思。【預習題】Warming-up:SurfontheInternetandfindoutthefactsaboutCaliforniaandtheUSA.GeneralKnowledgeQuizabouttheUSAChoosethebestanswer.1.HowmanystatesarethereintheUSA?A.49B.50C.51D.482.ThemostimportantandlargestriverintheUnitedStatesofAmericais_________.A.theOhioRiverB.theColoradoRiverC.theMissouriRiverD.theMississippiRiver3.Californiaisthe_______largeststateintheUSA.A.thirdB.secondC.fourthD.fifth4.California’sofficialnicknameisthe____________.A.SunflowerStateB.GoldenStateC.LandofOpportunityD.EvergreenState5.______________hasthelargestpopulationintheUSA.A.CaliforniaB.AlaskaC.WashingtonD.TexasPre-reading:Scanthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestions.AnoverviewguidetoCalifornia\o"California"California–\o"ListofU.S.statesbypopulation"mostpopulousandthe\o"ListofU.S.statesandterritoriesbyarea"thirdmostextensiveofthe\o"U.S.state"50statesofthe\o"UnitedStates"UnitedStatesofAmerica.Californiaishometo\o"GreaterLosAngelesArea"LosAngeles,\o"SanFranciscoBayArea"SanFrancisco,\o"SanDiegoCounty,California"SanDiego,and\o"Sacramento,California"Sacramento,respectivelythe2nd,6th,17th,and23rd\o"TableofUnitedStatesprimarycensusstatisticalareas"mostpopulousmetropolitanareasoftheUnitedStates.Californiabordersthe\o"PacificOcean"NorthPacificOceanand\o"BajaCalifornia"BajaCaliforniainthe\o"SouthwesternUnitedStates"SouthwesternUnitedStates.Californiaincludesboth\o"MountWhitney"MountWhitney,thehighest(4,421m)\o"MountainpeaksoftheUnitedStates"mountainpeakinthe\o"ContiguousUnitedStates"contiguousUnitedStates,and\o"DeathValley"DeathValley,thelowest(?86m)andhottest(56.7°C)placein\o"NorthAmerica"NorthAmerica.Californiajoinedthe\o"UnitedStates"Unionasthe31ststateonSeptember9,1850.Questions:1.California,astateinthewesternUSA,borders_____________and\o"BajaCalifornia"BajaCaliforniainthe\o"SouthwesternUnitedStates"SouthwesternUnitedStates.2.Californiaishometo______________、______________、SanDiegoandSacramento.3.Californiajoinedthe\o"UnitedStates"Unionasthe_________stateonSeptember9,1850.Reading:Gap-fillingCaliforniaisthe_____1_____(three)largeststateintheUSAbuthasthelargestpopulation.Ithas_____2______(attraction)peoplefromallovertheworld.Noonereallyknowswhenthefirstpeoplearrivedin______3____wenowknowasCalifornia.NowtherearemoreNativeAmericans_____4_______inCaliforniathaninanyotherstate.California_____5________(統(tǒng)治)bySpainandthereisstillastrongSpanish______6_____(影響)inthestate.Peoplebegan_____7______(settle)inCaliforniawhengold_____8_______(發(fā)現(xiàn))there.ButpeoplefromAfricahavebeenlivingthere.Itisbelievedthatbeforelongthemixof_____9______(國籍)willbesogreatthattherewillbenomajorracialofculturalgroups,butsimplya____10______(mix)ofmanyculture

參考答案Warming-up:1-5:BDABAPre-reading1.the\o"PacificOcean"NorthPacificOcean2.\o"GreaterLosAngelesArea"LosAngeles,\o"SanFranciscoBayArea"