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1、Unit1AlandofdiversityTheUnitedStatesofAmerica(USA)Ifwewanttolearnsomethingaboutacountry,astate,wewouldliketoknowitssize,population,location,language,history,capital,climate,agricultureandindustry,educationStar-SpangledBannerStar-SpangledBanner(星条旗)TheAmericaflagisknown
2、as“thestarsandstrips”.50stars——Eachstarrepresentsonestate13stripes——theoriginal13states.Red——courageWhite——freedomBlue——loyaltyandjusticeJune14——FlagDay.NationalFlagSanFranciscoLosAngelesHoustonBostonNewYorkWashington,D.CRockyMountainsMexicoChicagoCanadaAtlanticOceanPa
3、cificOceantheMississippiSuperiorMichiganErieHuronOntarioTheStatueofLibertyTheWhiteHouseIthasanareaof411.ooosquarekilometers.AnditisoneoftheAmericanstatesofthelargestpopulation,withthemostdevelopedeconomy.1.Californiaisthe________largeststateintheUSA.A.thirdB.SecondC.fo
4、urthD.fifth2.California,astateinthewesternUSA,borders________.A.thePacificOceanB.theIndianOceanC.theAtlanticOceanD.theArcticOcean3._____isCalifornia’slargestandthenation’ssecondlargestcity.A.SacramentoB.LosAngelesC.SanDiegoD.SanFranciscoAABGeneralknowledgequizaboutCali
5、fornia6.California’sofficialnicknameisthe_______? A.SunflowerStateB.GoldenState C.LandofopportunityD.EvergreenState7.___hasthelargestpopulationintheUSA. A.CaliforniaB.Alaska C.WashingtonD.Texas8.CaliforniaenteredtheUnionon September9,1850,asthe______state. A.thirtiethB
6、.thirty-eighth C.thirty-secondD.thirty-firstBADHoweachpictureisrelevanttothehistoryofCalifornia?NativeAmericanIndian—oneofthefirstpeopletoliveinCalifornia.Pre-readingAgoldminer—thediscoveryofgoldinCaliforniacreatedagoldrushwhichbroughtpeoplefromallovertheworldtoCalifor
7、nia.AbuildinginChinatown,SanFrancisco—ManyChinesehavesettledinCaliforniaandmanyofthemliveinChinatowninSanFrancisco.Task1FastreadingTrueorFalsequestions1.CaliforniaisthelargeststateintheUSAandhasthelargestpopulation.2.ThenativeAmericansaretreatedwellafterthearrivalofEur
8、opeans.3.OfthefirstSpanishtogotoCalifornia,themajoritywerereligiousmen.4.Intheearly1800s,RussiansbegansettinginCalifo
