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1、Unit1Alandofdiversity-ReadingCALIFORNIACaliforniaisthethirdlargeststateintheUSAbuthasthelargestpopulation.Italsohasthe_____________(distinct)ofbeingthemostmulticulturalstateintheUSA,___________________(attract)peoplefromallovertheworld.Thecustomsandlanguagesoftheimmigrantsliveo
2、nintheirnewhome.This_____________(diverse)ofcultureisnotsurprising___________youknowthehistoryofCalifornia.NATIVEAMERCANSExactlywhenthefirstpeoplearrivedin_________wenowknowasCalifornia,noonereallyknows.However,itislikelythatNativeAmericanswerelivinginCaliforniaatleastfifteenth
3、ousandyearsago.Scientistsbelievethatthesesettlers__________(cross)theBeringStraitintheArctictoAmerica________meansofalandbridgewhichexistedinprehistorictimes.Inthe16thcentury,afterthe____________(arrive)oftheEuropeans,thenativepeoplesufferedgreatly.Thousands_____________(kill)o
4、rforcedintoslavery.Inaddition,manydiedfromthediseases_____________(bring)bytheEuropeans.However,somesurvivedtheseterribletimes,andtodaytherearemoreNativeAmericanslivinginCaliforniathaninany_________state.THESPANISHInthe18thcenturyCalifornia_____________(rule)bySpain.Spanishsold
5、iersfirstarrivedinSouthAmericaintheearly16thcentury,whentheyfought_________thenativepeopleandtooktheirland.Twocenturieslater,theSpanish_____________(settle)inmostpartsofSouthAmericaandalongthenorthwestcoastof_________wenowcalltheUnitedStates.OfthefirstSpanishtogotoCalifornia,th
6、e___________(major)werereligiousmen,__________ministrywastoteachtheCatholicreligiontothenatives.In1821,thepeopleofMexicogainedtheir_______________(depend)fromSpain.CaliforniathenbecamepartofMexico.In1846theUnitedStatesdeclaredwar_______Mexico,andafterthewar________(win)bytheUSA
7、,MexicohadtogiveCaliforniatotheUSA.However,thereisstillastrongSpanishinfluenceinthestate.Thatis_______todayover40ofCaliforniansspeakSpanish________afirstorsecondlanguage.RUSSIANSIntheearly1800s,Russianhunters,whohad________________(origin)gonetoAlaska,begansettlinginCalifornia.
8、Todaythereareabout25,000Russian-Americans___________(l
