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1、Unit 1 A land of diversity Warming Up Reading Language Points .单句语法填空 1By no means will I give up though I am faced with so much trouble.2Of course, most immigrants did not get rich overnight, but the majority of them were (be) eventually able to improve their living conditions.3Seeing many sufferin
2、gs from all kinds of diseases, he elected to_become (become) a doctor.4It is a shame to make a life by depending on others.5To keep up good relationships with your teachers and classmates, you should learn to be on good terms with them.6The government has taken measures to make this custom live on.7
3、We should think of what use can be made of such material.8He is always the first to_come (come) and the last to_leave (leave)9It is_reported (report) that more than 50% students are shortsighted.10It is quite likely that there are some planets like the Earth, on which there might also be life.完成句子1I
4、 think Im_likely (我可能) to get the job, but if Bob applies for it too, I will be hopeless.(likely)2It is honorable to_make_a_life (谋生) with your hands.(life)3A panda lives_on_bamboo_leaves (以竹叶为食)(live)4A_majority_of_the_toys (这些玩具中的大多数) are yellow.(majority)5We use a_percentage_of_our_income (我们一部分收
5、入) as an investment.(percentage)6They succeeded by_means_of_perseverance (靠毅力)(means)7He led a peace movement in_the_late_1930s (在20世纪30年代晚期)(late)8They kept_up_the_struggle (继续斗争) till they succeeded.(keep).阅读理解AThere are different cultural traditions in the 38th District of California communities:
6、 Cambodian, Hmong, IndoAmerican, Chamorro, and AfricanAmerican.Individual events focus on each culture.Cambodian people first came to the 38th District when they escaped from being killed by the Khmer Rouge during the 1970s.Cambodian traditions are kept alive in the celebration of the Cambodian New
7、Year in April, which features (以为特色) native food, religious events, and traditional Cambodian dances, with their costumes and beautiful movements.The Hmong people, who came to the 38th District because of the war in Vietnam, celebrate their New Year in December.Wearing colorful costumes, singing nat
8、ive songs and playing native instruments, the Hmong celebrate New Year by performing ceremonies to honor the dead and the spirits of nature.The tradition of the IndoAmericans in the District is kept through their social, professional and political clubs, and by wearing their traditional dress and pe
9、rforming folk dances from India.The Chamorro people, first from the Mariana Islands and Guam in the Pacific, hold an annual cultural fair in Long Beach; central to the Chamorran tradition is respect for elders, religious beliefs, storytelling, dancing, canoemaking, and the production of tools.Markin
10、g the end of slavery, Juneteenth was first celebrated on June 19 in Galveston, Texas, in 1865.Today AfricanAmericans in Long Beach celebrate the holiday with choir performances, African dances and displays of African art products.Individual events also help to combine many races and nationalities in
11、 the 38th District.Kidsday recognizes the outstanding achievements of 100 to 200 Downey youth in academic, athletic and communitybased activities.Other 38th District events include the annual Downey Youth Fishing Day and the Anaheim International Festival street fair.The Long Beach Municipal Band is
12、 also important to the 38th District and so is Long Beachs sister city of Sochi, Russia.语篇解读：本文主要介绍了美国加利福尼亚州第38区丰富多彩的多民族文化。1What do we know about Cambodian people in the 38th District?AThey first came there in the 1870s.BThey went there to escape being killed.CTheir New Year is celebrated in January
13、.DTheir life has been improved by the Khmer Rouge.解析：选B细节理解题。根据文章第二段的前两句可知，首批柬埔寨人是在上世纪70年代迁入第38区的，他们是为了避免被Khmer Rouge (红色高棉组织)杀害，其新年是在四月庆祝。2Who moved to the 38th District because of a war?AThe Hmong people.BThe IndoAmericans.CThe AfricanAmericans.DThe Chamorro people.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第二段的“The Hmong peop
14、le, who came to the 38th District because of the war in Vietnam”可知A项正确。3According to the text, all the following events help to unite different races EXCEPT _.Athe Long Beach Municipal BandBthe annual cultural fair in Long BeachCthe annual Downey Youth Fishing DayDthe Anaheim International Festival
15、street fair解析：选B细节理解题。文章最后一段中所提到的各个文化活动(A、C、D项)都有利于各种族及各民族的大团结，B项为查莫罗文化的一部分。4Which of the following is the best title for the text?ATradition VS ReformBCultural shock and national harmonyCAmericas different cultural traditionsDDifferent cultural events in the 38th District解析：选D标题归纳题。本文主要介绍了美国加利福尼亚州第
16、38区丰富多彩的多民族文化，详细介绍了五种不同的传统文化，故D项最适合作本文标题。BNative American life is different today than it was centuries ago, but there is still a great degree of pride and independence in Native American life. Pride in ones tribe, care of the land and respect for nature characterized native American life, and many Native Americans sh
