高中英语Unit 1 A land of diversity（课件试题）（打包12套）新人教版选修8

课件52张PPT。Unit 1 A land of diversityUnit 1 California California, a state in the western United States, borders the Pacific Ocean. The third largest state in the Union, California covers an area of great physical diversity in which uplands dominate the landscape. The mountains, hills, ridges, and peaks of California border the coastline, rise to nearly 4,600 meters in the towering Sierra Nevada, encircle the great fertile basin of the Central Valley, and separate the desert into innumerable basins. However, despite the physical dominance and economic value of the uplands, California's urban areas and economic production are concentrated in the valleys and lowlands, such as in the huge metropolitan region centered on Los Angeles, the state's largest and the nation's second largest city. Manufacturing, agriculture, and related activities are the principal sources of income. They are based in large part on the state's wealth of natural resources, its productive farmlands, its large and highly skilled labor force, and its ability to market its output both at home and abroad. The name California was first used to designate the region by the Spanish expedition led by Juan, as it sailed northward along the coast from Mexico in 1542. The name itself was probably derived from a popular Spanish novel published in 1510 in which a fictional island paradise named California was described. The state's official nickname is the Golden State, referring to the gold rush, which played a central role in California's entry into the Union on September 9,1850, as the 31st state. The nickname also suggests the state's golden fields and sunshine.Section Ⅰ　Warming Up and Reading 栏目导航Ⅰ.Read the text and match the main idea with each paragraph. Part Ⅰ（Para.1）：A.The future of California. Part Ⅱ（Para.2~8）：B.Brief introduction to California. Part Ⅲ（Para.9）：C.The history about people from differentcountries moved to California. 答案：Part Ⅰ：B Part Ⅱ：C Part Ⅲ：A Ⅱ.Scan the text and choose the best answer according to the text. 1.Which of the following doesn't belong to the characteristics of California? A.It has the largest population of America. B.It's the most multicultural state. C.It has the best climate and lifestyle. D.It's the third largest state in the USA. 答案：C 2.From the third paragraph, we can learn that . A.the majority of Native Americans were religious B.California got rid of the Spanish government in 1846 C.the Spanish spent over 200 years taking control of the US D.nearly half of Californians speak Spanish as a first language 答案：B 3.What's mainly discussed in Paragraph 6~7? A.The different immigrants and their life in California. B.The reason why immigrants came to California. C.The nationalities of immigrants and the time of their arrival. D.What the immigrants did to American's society. 答案：C 4. _____has attracted people from India and Pakistan to California. A.Drugs B.Gold C.Medicine D.Computer industry 答案：D 5.Which of th ... ...