人教版 必修第三册Unit3 Diverse Cultures Reading and Thinking 课件.pptx

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听力1.career2.aboardingschool3.dull4.expressbus5.oughtto6.infectionA7.wellness8.admittedly9.houseB10.getboredofC11.pause12.insincere13.inaccurate14.absent-minded15.crimesuspect16.thoughtful17.circumstance

报纸1.stand-up2.set3.colorless4.blue5.plain6.longfor7.catchsb’seye8.infectious9.uninspiring10.lookatthingsinadifferentlight11.asymbolof13.totally14.cultureshock15.viewer

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TodaywasmyfirstdaybackinSanFranciscoaftercampingintheRedwoodForestandvisitingthewinecountryofNapaValley.Ihavetoadmitthatitdefinitelyfeelsgoodtobebackinthecityagain.Andwhatacity—acitythatwasabletorebuilditselfaftertheearthquakethatoccurredin1906.Therearesomanybeautifuloldbuildings—manysittingontopofbighills,offeringgreatviewsofthecity,theocean,andtheGoldenGateBridge.

Myhotelisneardowntown,intheMissionDistrict,oneoftheoldestpartsofthecity.ManyofthepeoplelivingherearefromMexicoorCentralAmerica.Thisdistrictusedtobeapoorareaoftown,butisnowacentreforart,music,andfood.Infact,anartmovementcalledtheMissionSchoolstartedhere.Itsinfluencedbygraffitiartandcomicart.Iwalkedaroundlookingatthestreetartforafewhours.Itwasquitemodernandlively.Afterwards,IatesomedeliciousMexican-Chinesenoodlesfromafoodtruck.Arealmixofcultureshere!

Intheafternoon,IheadedtoalocalmuseumthatshowedthehistoricalchangesinCalifornia.IlearntthatAmericagotCaliforniafromMexicoin1848.Inthesameyear,goldwasdiscoverednearSanFrancisco,whichstartedagoldrush.Over300,000peoplecamefromallovertheworldtoseektheirfortune,andSanFranciscoquicklybecameabigcity.ManyChinesearrivedduringthisperiod.Toearnaliving,someopenedupshopsandrestaurantsinChinatown.Manyothersfoundjobsonfarms,joinedthegoldrush,orwenttobuildtherailwaythatjoinedCaliforniatot