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1、Unit1AlandofdiversityTheUnitedStatesofAmerica(USA)Ifwewanttolearnsomethingaboutacountry,astate,wewouldliketoknowitssize,population,location,language,history,capital,climate,agricultureandindustry,educationStar-SpangledBannerStar-SpangledBanner(星条旗)TheAmericaflagisknownas“thestarsan

2、dstrips”.50stars——Eachstarrepresentsonestate13stripes——theoriginal13states.Red——courageWhite——freedomBlue——loyaltyandjusticeJune14——FlagDay.NationalFlagSanFranciscoLosAngelesHoustonBostonNewYorkWashington,D.CRockyMountainsMexicoChicagoCanadaAtlanticOceanPacificOceantheMississippiSu

3、periorMichiganErieHuronOntarioTheStatueofLibertyTheWhiteHouseIthasanareaof411.ooosquarekilometers.AnditisoneoftheAmericanstatesofthelargestpopulation,withthemostdevelopedeconomy.1.Californiaisthe________largeststateintheUSA.A.thirdB.SecondC.fourthD.fifth2.California,astateinthewest

4、ernUSA,borders________.A.thePacificOceanB.theIndianOceanC.theAtlanticOceanD.theArcticOcean3._____isCalifornia’slargestandthenation’ssecondlargestcity.A.SacramentoB.LosAngelesC.SanDiegoD.SanFranciscoAABGeneralknowledgequizaboutCalifornia6.California’sofficialnicknameisthe_______?A.

5、SunflowerStateB.GoldenStateC.LandofopportunityD.EvergreenState7.___hasthelargestpopulationintheUSA.A.CaliforniaB.AlaskaC.WashingtonD.Texas8.CaliforniaenteredtheUniononSeptember9,1850,asthe______state.A.thirtiethB.thirty-eighthC.thirty-secondD.thirty-firstBADHoweachpictureisre

6、levanttothehistoryofCalifornia?NativeAmericanIndian—oneofthefirstpeopletoliveinCalifornia.Pre-readingAgoldminer—thediscoveryofgoldinCaliforniacreatedagoldrushwhichbroughtpeoplefromallovertheworldtoCalifornia.AbuildinginChinatown,SanFrancisco—ManyChinesehavesettledinCaliforniaandman

7、yofthemliveinChinatowninSanFrancisco.Task1FastreadingTrueorFalsequestions1.CaliforniaisthelargeststateintheUSAandhasthelargestpopulation.2.ThenativeAmericansaretreatedwellafterthearrivalofEuropeans.3.OfthefirstSpanishtogotoCalifornia,themajoritywerereligiousmen.4.Intheearly1800s,Ru

8、ssiansbegansettinginCalifo