高二英语人教版选修8学案新知预习Unit1Alandofdiversity

Unit 1　A land of diversity 新知预习 Ⅰ.词汇点兵 　　预习本单元词汇，完成下列测评项目。 1．The Taiwan S　　　 seperates Taiwan Island from the mainland. 2．Only a few of them thought highly of the plan.　The　m　　　 were against it. 3．Now in China,　an increasing p　　　 of the population have their own cars. 4．—What’s your n　　　? —I’m British. 5．My father h　　　 three men to help him with the harvest last summer. 6．He has twenty heads of ___________(牛) on his farm. 7．He has six pieces of ___________ (行李). 8．___________ (显然),he has lost interest in physics. 9．Now and then some___________ (海鸥) came into sight. 10．The government announced additional rules on___________ (移民). 答案:1.Strait　2.majority　3.percentage　4.nationality5.hired　6.cattle　7.luggage　8.Apparently　9.seagulls　10.immagration Ⅱ.词组活用 by means of　occur to　team up with　take in　a great many 1. ___________ of the students in our school are from Japan. 2. The two companies ___________ each other to develop a new racing car. 3. Much electricity is produced ___________ water. 4. Fish ___________ oxygen through their gills(鳃). 5. Did it ever ___________ you to study abroad? 答案:1.A great many　2.teamed up with　3.by means of　4.take in　5.occur to Ⅲ.语篇领悟 阅读课文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。 Text A 主旨大意 1. The main idea of the text is ___________. A. the population of California is bigger than any other city of the US B. California is the most attracting state of the US C. California is a state made up of various people from almost all parts of the world D. people living in California have different nationalities 答案:C 2. Native Americans___________. A. built a land bridge in order to get to California B. may have lived in California for more than 15 000 years C. all became slaves of Europeans D. only live in California 答案:B  3. Many Californians speak Spanish because___________. A. the state was once ruled by Spain B. these people come from Spain C. they think the Spanish language is beautiful D. religious men taught them the Spanish language 答案:A 4. The following statements are true except that___________. A. in 1948 many people rushed to California in the hope of becoming rich B. most of the Chinese went there to find gold C. only a small number of gold miners became rich D. California became a state of the US two years after gold was found there 答案:B 推理判断 5. It can be inferred that___________. A. European and Jewish people came to see films in Hollywood, California B. people from Mexico came to work in the ship and aircraft industries C. Indians and Pakistanics are good at making computers D. there will be more big racial cultural groups because more people are arriving in California 答案:C Text B 主旨大意 6．The main purpose of George’s arrival is to ___________. A.　write a report on the touring spots B.　go on holiday there C.　take photos of different spots D.　take care of Peter and Terri 答案:B 细枝末节 7．On Tuesday Goerge did all the following things except___________. A.　touring around the city in a car B.　taking photographs at the touring spots C.　visiting art gallaries and the museum in Chinatown D.　enjoying a good meal in Chinatown 答案:C 8．Andrew Hallidie invented the cable car system in order to___________. A.　make money B.　attract more tourists C.　offer a safer way of transport D.　save the horses that slipped down the hill 答案:C 9．The prison on the island was famous because___________. A.　it was surrounded by swift and freezing cold water B.　it was used to keep all the most dangerous prisoners C.　many people escaped from it D.　the conditions there were terrible 答案:B 推理判断 10．Goerge joined a couple and hired a car with them possibly because___________. A.　the couple were familiar with the place B.　they were friends and came together C.　he didn’t know how to drive a car D.　they wanted to save money and keep company with one another 答案:D