高二英语精品课件：Unit1-2（新人教版选修8）.pptVIP

Ⅰ.词汇： 根据提示写出相应单词。 1．________(n.) 百分比，百分率 2．________(adj.) 清晰的；明显的；明确的→________(n.) 差别；区别；卓著 3．________(n.)大多数；大半→________(反义词)少数 4．________(n.)意大利→________(n. adj.)意大利人(的)；意大利语(的) 5．________(n.) 飞行器；航空器；飞机→________(复数形式) 6．________(adj.)人种的；种族的→________(n.)人种；种族 7．________(vt.)选择；选举某人→________(n.) 答案：1.percentage　2.distinct; distinction　3.majority; minority　4.Italy; Italian　5.aircraft; aircraft　6.racial; race 7．elect; election Ⅱ.短语 1．live________ 继续存在；继续生存 2．by means________ 用……办法；借助…… 3．declare war________... 向……宣战 4．make a________ 习惯于新的生活方式、工作等 5．________the late 19th century 在十九世纪晚期 6．keep________ 坚持；维持；沿袭(风俗、传统等) 答案：1.on　2.of　3.on　4.life　5.in　6.up Ⅲ.课文概述 根据课文内容进行填空，每空限填一词。 California, the third largest state in the USA, has the__1__of being multicultural. The Native Americans are believed to have crossed the Bering__2__to America by__3__of a land bridge. In the 18th century, the Spanish began to settle in California. Then from the year 1848, some gold miners came to this place to__4__a life, despite great__5__. By the year 1850 when California was__6__as the thirty-first__7__state of the USA, it was multicultural. Today, Chinese-Americans are living in all parts of California, although a large__8__of them have chosen the“Chinatowns”. Other immigrants such as__9__， mainly fishermen as well as wine makers, arrived in California in the late 19th century. Most recently, more people from Asia have settled here. And in future, there will be no distinct major__10__or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures. 1．________2.________3.________4.________ 5．________6.________7.________8.________ 9．________10.________ 答案：1.distinction　2.Strait　3.means　4.make　5.hardship　6.elected　7.federal　8.percentage　9.Italians 10．racial 1．illustrate (v.) 1)～sth(with sth)加插图于；给(书等)作图表 This English textbook is well illustrated. 这本英语教科书有精美的插图。 2)(用示例、图画等)说明、解释 He illustrated his point by relating his own experiences. 他用自己的经历说明了他的观点。 【知识运用】 (1)(2004上海-50)The teacher