一二三四五六一、回答下列问题1.WhichflagistheAmericannationalflag?答案:A一二三四五六2.WhichcityisthecapitaloftheUSA?A.NewYork.B.WashingtonD.C.C.LosAngeles.D.Houston.答案:B一二三四五六二、将下列单词与相对应的释义搭配起来AB1.meansa.aquickincreaseintradeandeconomicactivity2.boomb.theamountexpressedasifitispartofatotalwhichis1003.electc.mostpeopleorthings4.percentage d.awayofdoingsth.5.aircrafte.tochoosefromsth.6.majorityf.aplaneoranyvehiclethatcanfly答案:1.d2.a3.e4.b5.f6.c一二三四五六三、短语填空1.live继续存在;继续生存2.makelife习惯于新的生活方式、工作等3.meansof用办法;借助4.keep坚持;维持;沿袭(风俗、传统等)5.addition另外;此外6.declarewar对宣战7.onesdream实现梦想8.thetime到为止9.such例如10.long不久onabyupinonachievebyasbefore一二三四五六四、阅读CALIFORNIA,完成下列表格 ruledsettlingdiscoveryrichbrought一二三四五六decadeshomecomputerAttracteddiversity一二三四五六五、阅读CALIFORNIA,回答下列问题1.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A.ThelifeofCalifornians.B.ThepopulationofCalifornia.C.ThelandofCalifornia.D.ThehistoryofCalifornia.答案:D一二三四五六2.HowdidthefirstsettlerscometoCalifornia?A.TheyflewtoCaliforniaoverthePacificOcean.B.TheysailedsouthwardsthroughtheIndianOcean.C.TheygottoAmericacrossingtheBeringStraitintheArcticbymeansofalandbridge.D.TheysailedtothewestintheSpanishships.3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.MostpeopledidnotbecomerichbutsettledinCalifornia.B.Mostpeoplediedinthegoldrush.C.ThefirsttoarriveinCaliforniaforgoldwereAsians.D.Allthepeoplebecamerichinthegoldrush.答案:C答案:A一二三四五六4.WheredoChinese-Americanslivetoday?A.TheyliveinallpartsofCalifornia.B.Theyonlyliveinthe“Chinatowns”ofLosAngeles.C.TheyonlyliveinSanFrancisco.D.TheyliveinCaliforniaaswellasinLosAngelesandSanFrancisco.答案:A一二三四五六5.WhataboutthefutureofCalifornia?A.Theracialculturewillgoon.B.Itsclimateandlifestylewillchangealot.C.MorepeoplewillcometoCaliforniaonlyforgold.D.MoretravellerswillbeattractedtoCaliforniafortheclimateandthelifestyle.答案:D一二三四五六六、根据课文内容填空CaliforniahasthedistinctionofbeingthemostmulticulturalstateintheUSA,which1.(attract)peoplefromallovertheworld.Amongthefirstsettlers,NativeAmericansarebelievedtohavecrossedtheBeringStraittoAmerica2.meansofalandbridgewhich3.(exist)inprehistorictimes.Todayover40%ofCaliforniansspeakSpanishasafirst4.secondlanguagebecauseCaliforniawasruledbySpaininthe18thcentury.OfthefirstSpanishtogotoCalifornia,the5.(major)werereligiousmen.hasattractedbyexistedormajority一二三四五六MostofthepeopleattractedfromallovertheworldtoCaliforniaremainedtomake6.lifeforthemselvesafterthe1848GoldRush,7.(make)itamulticulturalsocietyin1850.ChineseimmigrantsbegantoarriveduringtheGoldRushPeriodand8.(increase)whentherailnetworkfromthewesttotheeastcoast9.(build).Infact,beforelongCaliforniawillbecomea10.(mix)ofmanyracesandcultures.amakingincreasedwasbeingbuiltmixture123456789101.The customs and languages of the immigrants live on in their new home.这些移民的风俗习惯以及语言在他们的新家都得以延续。考点liveon继续存在;继续生存TheseChinesetraditionswillliveoneveninthe“Chinatowns”ofCalifornia.即使在加利福尼亚的唐人街,这些中国传统也将继续存在下去。Thoughtheboylosthisparentsinthetsunami,thepeoplearoundhimmanagedtohelphimliveon.虽然这个男孩在海啸中失去了父母,他周围的人还是帮助他继续生存下去。123456789101)阅读下列句子,体会liveon的意义。MostAsiansliveonrice.大多数亚洲人以米饭为主食。意义:以为食Thatoldwomanlivesontheearningsofherdaughter.那位老太太靠她女儿的收入生活。意义:靠为生2)阅读下列句子,体会live的相关的短语及意义。Theylivefornothingbutpleasure.他们只是为了享乐而活着。短语:livefor意义:为活着12345678910Thestudentstrytoliveuptothehighstandardoftheschool.学生们力求达到学校的高标准。短语:liveupto意义:达到Whetheryoulikeitornot,youwillhavetolivewiththematter.不管喜欢与否,你都得忍受这件事情。短语:livewith意义:忍受;容忍12345678910活学活用语法填空1)Inmoderntimes,peoplehavetolearntoliveallkindsofpressurealthoughtheyareleadingacomfortablelife.2)Theseanimalswithlongneckslivetheleavesofthetrees.选词填空3)Standupand.Youaresuretosucceedinthefuture.(livein;liveon)4)Idontenjoythepain,butIcanit.(livewith;liveout)5)Wewillwhatourparentsexpectofus.(liveupto;livein)withonliveonlivewithliveupto123456789102.However,it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago.然而,很可能至少在15,000年以前美洲土著人就住在加利福尼亚了。剖析it为形式主语,that引导主语从句做真正的主语。考点likelyadj.很可能的;预料的【高考典句】Hiseffortsmostlikelysavedthewomanslife.他的努力很可能挽救了这位女士的性命。【高考典句】Newstudentsarenowawarethattheyarelikelytoleaveuniversityupto15,000indebt.新生现在意识到他们可能离校的时候负债达到15,000英镑。12345678910辨析likely/possible/probableWearelikelytowinthegame.我们很可能会赢得比赛。Itislikelythatwellwinthegame.我们很可能赢得比赛。Itispossibleforhimtocome.他可能会来。Itispossiblethathewillcome.他可能会来。Itisprobablethathewillcome.他很可能会来。12345678910归纳:Sb.belikelytodo.某人很可能做Itislikelythat.可能Itispossibleforsb.todo.某人可能做Itispossiblethat.可能Itisprobablethat.很可能12345678910同义句转换3)Theyarelikelytoimprovethesituation.答案:Itislikelythattheycanimprovethesituation.活学活用单句改错1)Itisprobableforhimtotellustherightway.2)Wearepossibletomeethimthere.答案:probablepossible答案:possiblelikely123456789103.Scientists believe that these settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by means of a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times.科学家们认为这些迁居者通过一条史前时代曾经存在的大陆桥穿越北极地区的白令海峡到达美洲。剖析:whichexistedinprehistorictimes是定语从句,修饰alandbridge。HeisstudyinginBeijingUniversitywhichiswellknownintheworld.他在世界闻名的北京大学学习。考点meansn.手段;方法。单数和复数的形式相同。12345678910【高考典句】Thecowwastheironlymeansofsupport,infact.事实上,这只奶牛是他们唯一的生计来源。Thereis/arenomeansoffindingoutwhathappened.没办法查明发生了什么事。归纳:means做主语时,谓语动词要与means所代表的单复数保持一致。123456789101)means,way和method为同义词,都有“方式,方法”之意,注意与其搭配的介词的不同。bythismeans=inthisway=withthismethod2)bymeansof.用办法;借助Thelocalarmyhelpedthevictimsoftheearthquakebymeansofrebuildingtheirhouses.当地的军队用重建房屋的办法帮助震区灾民。Hecrossedtheriverbymeansofaraft.他借助筏子渡河。123456789103)byallmeans可以,当然;没问题CanIuseyourpen?我可以用一下你的钢笔吗?Byallmeans.当然。4)bynomeans绝不Bynomeanswillhesucceed.他绝不会成功。12345678910活学活用完成句子1)Shirley,canIhavealookatyourphotos?(当然可以).Hereyouare.2)(绝不)shouldyoulendhimanymoney.3)Hewonthefirstinthegame(用方式)hisclevernessandhardwork.ByallmeansBynomeansbymeansof123456789104.Of the first Spanish to go to California,the majority were religious men,whose ministry was to teach the Catholic religion to the natives.在首批移居加州的西班牙人中,大部分是宗教人士,他们的职责是向原住民传授天主教。剖析:不定式togotoCalifornia做定语,修饰thefirstSpanish。whose引导定语从句,修饰men。12345678910考点majorityn.大多数;大半Thecompanyholdsamajorityofthestock.该公司拥有半数以上的资本。Doyouthinkhewillwinbyamajorityinthecomingelection?你认为他会在即将到来的选举中以多数票获胜吗?归纳:amajorityof的意义是“大多数”;byamajority的意义是“以多数票”。123456789101)themajorityof.做主语时,谓语动词通常用复数形式;作为整体时,谓语动词也可以用单数形式。Themajorityofpeoplewereinfavouroftheproposal.多数人赞成这个建议。Themajorityofthedamageisdifficulttorepair.大部分损失难以修补。2)beinthemajority占大多数Thosewhoareinfavouroftheproposalareinthemajority.支持该项提议的人占大多数。3)反义词:minority少数12345678910活学活用语法填空1)Theschoolshop,customersaremainlystudents,isclosedfortheholidays.2)Themajorityofteens(be)fondofpopularmusic.完成句子3)Inthenursingprofession,womenare(占大多数).4)Hewasmadeleaderoftheteam(以多数票)185.whoseareinthemajoritybyamajorityof123456789105.Some died or returned home,but most remained in California to make a life for themselves despite great hardship.一些人死了或回家了,但是不论多么艰苦,多数人还是留在了加利福尼亚谋生。考点一makealife习惯于新的生活方式、工作等Theymadealifeaftertheyarrivedthere.到达那儿之后,他们开始了新的生活。Theoldworkeroutofworkmakesalifebycollectingwinebottles.这位失业的老工人依靠收酒瓶子为生。123456789101)同义短语:makealiving,earnaliving2)life常用短语归纳:bring.tolife使苏醒;使复苏cometolife苏醒过来;恢复生气Thedoctortriedhisbesttobringthepatienttolife.医生努力使病人苏醒过来。Whenhecametolife,hefoundhimselfinhospital.当他苏醒过来的时候,他发现自己在医院里。12345678910考点二despiteprep.尽管;不管Despitethebadweather,weenjoyedourholiday.尽管天气不好,我们的假期仍过得很愉快。同义短语:inspiteof,regardlessof12345678910活学活用完成句子1)Youareoldenoughto(自己谋生).2)(尽管)hisfailure,hecouldntstandothersfeelingsorryforhim.3)Theyoungmanmanagedto(习惯自己生活)afterhiswifesdeath.make/earnyourownlivingDespitemakealifebyhimself123456789106.By the time California elected to become the thirty-first federal state of the USA in 1850,it was already a multicultural society.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。剖析:bythetime到时候为止,引导的状语从句常用一般时态,主句多用完成时态。Bythetimeshegotindoors,thephonehadstoppedringing.到她进来时,电话已不响了。12345678910考点electvt.选择;决定做某事;选举某人Mysisterelectedanartcoursebecauseshewasinterestedinart.因为我姐姐对艺术感兴趣,所以她选择了一门艺术课。Sheelectedtoreturntoworkafterherbabywasborn.她决定孩子出生后再去工作。DoyouknowwhowillbeelectedpresidentoftheUSA?你知道谁将被选举为美国的总统吗?1)在“elect+sb.+职务”结构中,如主席、总统、市长等独一无二的职位前不用任何冠词。Theyelectedhimchairmanoftheorganization.他们选他为该组织的主席。2)派生词:electionn.选举;推举12345678910活学活用语法填空1)Theyelectedhimcaptainoftheteamforsecondtime.2)Sheelected(remain)athome.选词填空3)Bythetimeshegetshome,herauntforLondontoattendameeting.(willhaveleft;left)4)totheHouse,apersonmustbetwenty-fiveyearsoldandmusthavebeenacitizenoftheUnitedStatesforsevenyears.(Tobeelected;Elected)/atoremainwillhaveleftTobeelected123456789107.Although Chinese immigrants began to arrive during the Gold Rush Period,it was the building of the rail network from the west to the east coast that brought even larger numbers to California in the 1860s.虽然中国移民在淘金热时期就开始到来了,但是更大批量的移民却是在19世纪60年代为了修建贯穿美国东西海岸的铁路而来的。剖析:itwasthebuildingoftherailnetwork.thatbroughteven.是一个强调句结构。“Itis/was+被强调部分+that/who+其他成分”构成强调句型。强调句的一般疑问句形式是把is/was提前,特殊疑问句形式是在一般疑问句前加疑问词。ItisLiNawhohasmademoreandmorepeopleinterestedintennis.是李娜使得越来越多的人对网球感兴趣。WhatwasitthatmadeJacksopleased?是什么使得杰克如此高兴?12345678910活学活用语法填空1)Itisnothowmuchwedobuthowmuchloveweputintowedobenefitsourworkmost.2)Itsnotwhatwedoonceinawhileshapesourlives,butwhatwedoconsistently.3)ItisIwho(be)yourfriend.4)It(be)myparentsthat(be)mysupporters.5)ItwasnotuntilIcamehereIrealizedthisplacewasfamousfornotonlyitsbeautybutalsoitsweather.whatthatthatamisarethat12345678910答案:ItwasnotuntilyoutoldmeyesterdaythatIrealizedallmymistakes.句型转换(6)NancysawyoursisterinTokyolastweek.(对地点状语进行强调)(7)Ididntrealizeallmymistakesuntilyoutoldmeyesterday.(对not.until结构进行强调)答案:ItwasinTokyothatNancysawyoursisterlastweek.123456789108.Today,Chinese-Americans live in all parts of California,although a large percentage have chosen to stay in the “Chinatowns” of Los Angeles and San Francisco.今天,加利福尼亚州各地都有美籍华人居住,尽管有很大比例的华人还是选择住在洛杉矶和圣弗朗西斯科(旧金山)的“中国城”里。剖析:althoughalargepercentagehavechosentostayinthe“Chinatowns”.是让步状语从句。Althougheachofusknowstheimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment,wesometimesdosomethingharmfultoit.尽管我们每一个人都知道保护环境的重要性,但是我们有时还是做对环境有害的事情。12345678910考点percentagen.百分比;百分率apercentageof后接名词时,其后面谓语动词的单复数要与所接名词相符合。【高考典句】Whatpercentageofstudentjobseekershavefoundajobbynow?到现在为止有百分之几的学生求职者已经找到一份工作?【高考典句】Graphscanbeaveryusefultoolforconveyinginformation,especiallynumbers,percentages,andotherdata.图表可以成为一种非常有用的工具,用于传达信息,尤其是数字、百分比还有其他数据。123456789101)thepercentageof.的百分比,做主语时,谓语动词用单数形式。Thepercentageofthestudentswhoareadmittedtouniversitiesishigh.被大学录取的学生的百分比很高。2)辨析percent/percentagepercent表示“百分之”,相当于“%”,其前多是一个具体数字;而percentage表示“百分比,百分率”,不用数字修饰,只可加high,large,low或small等词。Seventypercentofthesurfaceoftheearthiscoveredbywater.地球表面的70%被水覆盖。Ahighpercentageofthefemalestaffarepart-timeworkers.女职员中,兼职工作的人占很高的比例。12345678910活学活用语法填空1)regularexerciseisveryimportant,itsneveragoodideatoexercisetooclosetobedtime.2)Whatpercentageofthewater(be)usedheresofar?3)Thirtypercentofskilledworkers(be)womenworkers.Although/Thoughhasbeenare123456789109.In 1911 immigrants from Denmark established a town of their own,which today still keeps up their Danish culture.1911年,丹麦移民建立了他们自己的城镇,至今仍然保留着丹麦文化。考点keepup坚持;维持;沿袭(风俗、传统等)Theclimberskeptupinthehopeofreachingthetopofthemountainwiththelasteffort.登山队员们坚持前进,希望最后一鼓作气到达山顶。Itsofgreatimportancetokeepupthegoodreputationofthefirm.维持公司的好名誉是很重要的。ThoughtheyliveintheUnitedStates,theykeepuptheChinesecustoms.虽然他们住在美国,但他们仍沿袭着中国的风俗。12345678910阅读下列句子,体会keepupwith的意义。Ihadtoruntokeepupwithhim.为了跟上他,我不得不跑。意义:跟上;赶上Doyoufindithardtokeepupwithmedicaldevelopment?你觉得了解医学的发展难吗?意义:熟悉,了解(消息、形势等)DoyoustillkeepupwithJack?你仍与杰克有联系吗?意义:保持联系12345678910活学活用完成句子1)Nowadayssomeoldtraditionsandcustomsinremoteareasdeserve(被沿袭).Otherwisetheyaretodieoutinthenearfuture.2)Hesuccessfully(赶上)hisclassmates.3)Thesurvivingsailorsmanagedto(坚持)untilthelifeboatcame.tobekeptupkeptupwithkeepup1234567891010.It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups,but simply a mixture of many races and cultures.人们认为,要不了多久,多种国籍的混合将会非常之大,以至于不可能存在几种主要的种族或文化群体,而只是多种族、多文化的混合体。剖析:这是一个主从复合句。It做形式主语,真正的主语是that引导的主语从句。本结构为:Itis/was+p.p.+that.常用于此结构的动词有say,report,think,hope,suggest,believe,know,announce等。Itwasreportedthatseveralpeoplehadbeenkilled.据报道,已有数人被杀。12345678910Itwasannouncedthatnewspeedrestrictionswouldbeintroduced.据宣布,将有新的限速规定出台。此句型可改为sb./sth.besaid/reported/thought/.+不定式的各种结构。Itisbelievedthatworkinghardcanleadtosuccess.=Workinghardisbelievedtoleadtosuccess.人们相信,努力工作就能成功。Itissaidthathehaspassedthedrivingtest.=Heissaidtohavepassedthedrivingtest.据说他已经通过了驾驶考试。12345678910活学活用语法填空1)Itisoften(say)thathumanbeingsarenaturallyequippedtospeak.2)AIDSissaid(be)thebiggesthealthchallengetobothmenandwomeninthatareaoverthepastfewyears.完成句子3)据说油价不久会上涨。thatthepriceofoilwillgoupsoon.4)人们相信这项发明将造福于世界。thattheinventionwillbenefittheworld.saidtohavebeenItissaidItisbelieved