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1、Unit1Alandofdiversity-ReadingCALIFORNIACaliforniaisthethirdlargeststateintheUSAbuthasthelargestpopulation.Italsohasthe_____________(distinct)ofbeingthemostmulticulturalstateintheUSA,___________________(attract)peoplefromallovertheworld.Thecustomsandlanguagesoftheimmigrantsl
2、iveonintheirnewhome.This_____________(diverse)ofcultureisnotsurprising___________youknowthehistoryofCalifornia.NATIVEAMERCANSExactlywhenthefirstpeoplearrivedin_________wenowknowasCalifornia,noonereallyknows.However,itislikelythatNativeAmericanswerelivinginCaliforniaatleastf
3、ifteenthousandyearsago.Scientistsbelievethatthesesettlers__________(cross)theBeringStraitintheArctictoAmerica________meansofalandbridgewhichexistedinprehistorictimes.Inthe16thcentury,afterthe____________(arrive)oftheEuropeans,thenativepeoplesufferedgreatly.Thousands________
4、_____(kill)orforcedintoslavery.Inaddition,manydiedfromthediseases_____________(bring)bytheEuropeans.However,somesurvivedtheseterribletimes,andtodaytherearemoreNativeAmericanslivinginCaliforniathaninany_________state.THESPANISHInthe18thcenturyCalifornia_____________(rule)byS
5、pain.SpanishsoldiersfirstarrivedinSouthAmericaintheearly16thcentury,whentheyfought_________thenativepeopleandtooktheirland.Twocenturieslater,theSpanish_____________(settle)inmostpartsofSouthAmericaandalongthenorthwestcoastof_________wenowcalltheUnitedStates.OfthefirstSpanis
6、htogotoCalifornia,the___________(major)werereligiousmen,__________ministrywastoteachtheCatholicreligiontothenatives.In1821,thepeopleofMexicogainedtheir_______________(depend)fromSpain.CaliforniathenbecamepartofMexico.In1846theUnitedStatesdeclaredwar_______Mexico,andafterthe
7、war________(win)bytheUSA,MexicohadtogiveCaliforniatotheUSA.However,thereisstillastrongSpanishinfluenceinthestate.Thatis_______todayover40ofCaliforniansspeakSpanish________afirstorsecondlanguage.RUSSIANSIntheearly1800s,Russianhunters,whohad________________(origin)gonetoAlask
8、a,begansettlinginCalifornia.Todaythereareabout25,000Russian-Americans___________(l
