2018-2019学年新课堂英语选修八人教版名师优质讲义：Unit1Word版含答案.docx

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1、⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯名校名推荐⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯TheUnitedStatesofAmerica—themeltingpotDidyoueverwonderwhytheUnitedStatesiscalledameltingpot？Doyouknowwhatitmeanstocallthiscountryameltingpot?ThisgreatlandhasbeenattractingpeoplefromallovertheworldsinceitsindependencefromBritishru

2、lein1783attheendoftheRevolutionaryWar.Theycametothiscountryleavingbehindtheirhomelandinordertomakeabetterlifeforthemselves.TheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesstartswiththewords“Wethepeople...This”iswhatthecountryisallabout.“Wethepeople”arefromAsia，Europe，SouthAmerica，fromeveryco

3、rneroftheworld.PeoplehavecomeandarestillcomingtothisgreatcountrytobecomeanAmerican.Thisprivilegeofbecomingacitizenshouldnotbetakenlightly.Becomingacitizengivesyoutherighttolife，liberty，andpursuitofhappiness，thisbeingourDeclarationofIndependence.Theprideofbecomingalegalcitizen

4、andenjoyingthefreedomsthatcomewithitisadreamforalltheimmigrantsthatcomehere.TheresultsofthemeltingpotareAmericancitizenswhobecomepartofthehistoryofthisnation,whobecomethedefendersoffreedomandwhobringtheirownindividualtalentsandculturetomeltintothisgreatsociety.WeareAsianAmeri

5、cans，EuroAmericans,MidEasternAmericans,orAfricanAmericans.WeareallAmericansunderthered,whiteandblueflag.Thisisourcountryandweareherebecauseofwhatitstandsfor—life，libertyandthepursuitofhappinessandthesaying“Allmenarecreatedequal．”Notes1．independencen．独立，自主2．constitutionn．宪法3．p

6、rivilegen．特权；优待，权益4．pursuitn．追求1⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯名校名推荐⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯5．individualadj.个人的n.个人2