湖北省宜昌市葛洲坝中学高中英语选修八：u1PartIIReading学案Word版缺答案.docVIP

Part II Reading 一、 [学习目标 ] 通过讨论了解美国及 California 州概况； 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； 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. Who can name some important cities of the USA? 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. I. Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks. Native Americans The Spanish Russians Gold miners  They are said to have lived in California for over 1. ______ years, who crossed the Bering Strait by means of a(n) 2. ___________. In the 16th century, many native people were killed or forced into 3. _______ by the 4. __________ and many died from the diseases brought by them. The Spanish first arrived in South America in the early 5. _____century. Most of the first Spanish to go to California were 6. _______ men. In the early 19th century, Russian 7. _______ began settling in California. Today there are about 25, 000 8. _________________ living in and around San Francisco. In 1848, 9. _____ was discovered in California, which attracted people from all over the world. The first to arrive were South Americans and people from the US, followed by adventurers from 10. ________ and Asia. Chinese began to arrive during the 11. ______Period, and even more came in the 1860s. Italians, mainly 12. _____ but also wine makers, arrived in the late 19th century. In 1911 immigrants from 13. _______ established a town of their own. In the 1920s the film industry boom attracted many Europeans Later arrivals including many 14. ________ people. Japanese 15. ________ began arriving in California in the early 20th century, and a lot more have settled there since the 1980s. Africans have been living in California since the 16. _____, and mo