课程内容
高中英语《一个多元化的国土 Unit 1　A land of diversity（Part 2）》（选修8）
Review:
用已给出的单词的首字母和汉语填写下列单词：
1.The Taiwan (Strait)separates Taiwan Island from the mainland.
2.Only a few of them thought highly of the plan.The (majority)were against it.
3.Now in China,an increasing (percentage)of the population have their own cars.
4.There were 1200 (applicants)for the job.
5.My father (hired) three men to help him with the harvest last summer.
6.He has twenty (cattle)(牛）on his farm.
7.He has six pieces of (luggage)(行李）.
8.(Apparently)(显然）,he has lost interest in physics.
9.Now and then some (seagulls)(海鸥）came into sight.
10.The government announced addition rules on (immigration)（移民）.
Comprehending
Read California carefully and answer the following questions.
1.Who were the first to arrive in California to rush for gold?
South Americans and people from the United States.
2.When and why did the large number of Chinese immigrate to California?
During the Gold Rush Period,many Chinese immigrated to California to uchieve their dream of becoming rich.In the 1860s,a large number of Chinese went there to build the railway from the west to the east coast.
3.What attracted people from different parts of the world to immigrate to California?
The climate and lifestyle attracted immigrants to California from different parts of the world.
4.What is the main idea of the passage?(use one sentence to describe it).
California is a state made up pf various people from almost all parts of the world./It tells us the history of California.
True or fasle
1.California is the third largest state in USA but has the largest population.(T)
2.It's known that when exactly the first people arrived in what we now know as California.(F)
3.The native people suffered greatly after the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century.(T)
4.Over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first language. (F)
5.In the 1800s,Russian hunters,began settling in Califonia. (T)
6.A lot of people rushing for gold lost their lives or went back home,but most of them lived in California to make a living for themselves in the new towns or on farms.(T)
7.California with the period of gold rush,less Chinese immigrated to California during the period of building the railway from the west to the east coast.(F)
8.By the 1920s,the film industry was well established inCalifornia.(T)
9.It is the agriculture since its beginning in 1970s that has attracted Indians and Pakistanis to California.(F)
10.With more immigrants coming to California now and then.It is believed that before long there will be a even greater mix of nationalities in this state.(T)
Language points
1.indicate vt.指出；标出；表面；明示
Please indicate where the pain is.请指出痛的地方。
His hesitation indicates his unwillingness.
他的犹豫表明不愿意。
indication  n.迹象
indicative   adj.表明的，象征
2.make a life  习惯于新的生活方式、工作等
make a living   谋生
After they settled there,they began to make a life.
在那里安家后，他们开始了新的生活。
He made a living by selling newspapers.
他靠卖报纸谋生。
3.live on  继续存在；以...为主食，靠...生活
Let him live on.让他生活下去。
I live on my salary. 我靠我的薪水生活。
The Chinese live on rice.中国人以米为主食。
4.keep up 坚持；维持；沿袭（风俗、传统等）
I can't keep up with all the changes.
我并非所有的变化都能跟的上。
(1)keep (away from)  躲开；避开；远离
(2)keep (back)  保留；阻止；留下
(3)keep (on doing sth) 继续/反复做某事
(4)keep (in touch with) 与...保持联系
(5)keep (off)  勿踏；勿踩；远离
(6)keep (one's word/promise)  守信
(7)keep (out)  使...不进去/入内；留在外面
(8)keep (up with) 赶上；跟上
5.take in
①把..拿进来或带进来 ②收容；留宿 ③理解；了解  ④包含；包括  ⑤欺骗；蒙骗
观察下列句子，说出take in 的意义
(1)Please (take) the washing (in),if it rains.（把..拿进来）
(2)Japan refused to (take in) the refugees.（接纳，收留）
(3)Give me time to (take in)the whole situation.（理解，了解）
(4)The tour (takes in)some famous old castles.（包括）
(5)He's a clever talker and good at (talking)people (in).（欺骗）
和take搭配的固定词组：
take away  拿走；使离开；消除（病痛等）
take down   记下来；拆掉
take for  (错）当做；（误）以为
take off  起飞，匆匆离去；脱下
take on   呈现；雇佣
take over   接受；接管，取代
take to  喜欢；养成...的习惯
take up   占去，占据；开始；从事
6.in addition (to) 除了...之外，加之
In addition to the names on the list,there are six other applicants.
除了名单上的人之外，还有六个申请人。
in addition to 和besides,apart from,as well as 意思相同。但apart from既表示except,或except for的意义，也表示in addition to的用法
用in addition to 等相关短语填空
(1)It was getting dark:in addition (besides),it began to rain.
(2)In addition to (Besides,Apart from)the damage of the war,we were badly injured.
(3)She is an expert at physics as well as mathmatics.
7.a good/great many  许多，很多
(1)a good/great many +n.(pl.)=many+n.=a great number of+n.(pl.)
(2)a great many of them (us)(代词）
the (his,those)+n.(pl.)
(3)many a+单数可数名词+单数谓语动词
more than one+ 单数可数名词+单数谓语动词
翻译下列句子：
(1)Tom found that there were (a good/great many)people already there.
汤姆发现那儿已经有很多人了。
(2)It seems that (a good/great many of)them are out of work now.
似乎他们中的许多人现在失业了。
many 
more than one+可数单数
many a/an +可数单数
a good/great many+复
a good/large number of+复
“许多，大量”，修饰可数名词

much
a good/great deal of
a large amount of
amounts of
修饰不可数名词

a lot of
lots of
a quantity of
quantities of
plenty of
a supply of
supplies of
修饰可数与不可数名词

8.reform  vt.&vi  改革；革新   n.改革；改造；悔改
reform oneself 改过自新，自我改造
指出下列各个词组的汉语意思
(1)land reform   土地改革
(2)educational reforms  教育改革
(3)opening and reform  改革开放
用reform 将下列句子翻译成英语
(4)解放后，我们国家进行了土地改革。
After liberation,land reform was made in China.
(5)我们应该怎样对现在的医疗制度进行改革？
How should we reform the present medical system?
难句 解析
1.No one is known to have escaped.
据说没有人逃脱得了。
句型  is/are known to have done sth.
或have/has been known to do sth.
“据人们所知做过某事；据说做过某事”。
(1）据说没人能独自乘独木舟横渡大洋。
No one is known to have sailed across the ocean by canoe on their onwn.
(2)据人们所知这位科学家研究这一问题已达十年之久。
This scientist is known to have been working on this problem for about ten years.
(3)据说她有时也喝点酒。
She has been known to take a small drink on occasion.
2.However,it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago.(PP.2-7)然而，可能至少在15,000年以前美洲土著人就住在加利福尼亚了。
It is likely/unlikely that...   很/很不可能...
likely 钱可用very,more than 来加强语气
(1)巴西很有可能赢得世界杯。
It is more than likely that Brazil will win the World Cup.
(2)她病得很厉害，看来不大可能康复了。
She is so ill that it seems unlikely that she will pull through.
3.By the time California elected to become the thirty-first federal state of the USA in 1850,it was already a multicultural society.(PP.2-37)
到1850年加利福尼亚成为美国第31个州的时候，它已经是一个有着多种文化的社会了。
by the time...   到...时候为止/之前，主句用完成时
(1)我们到达时，会议已结束了。
By the time we arrived,the meeting had been over.
(2)在他到达之前，我们将会把工作全部完成。
By the time he arrives,we will have finished the work.
Homework
1.Read the passage after class and go through difficult language points.
2.Prepare for Grammar;the noun clauses.