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Unit 1 A land of diversity

Section Ⅰ— Warming Up,Pre-reading,

Reading & Comprehending

一、用句中黑体单词的适当形式填空

women are distinct from men in physiology,employers should hire men and women

without .

答案:distinction

we major in accounting(会计学),a of us are not interested in it.

答案:majority

human races are born should be no discrimination.

答案:racial

eighty percent of this area is covered by forests,and a large are under

protection.

答案:percentage

testing results meant that all were in vain.

答案:means

was team leader in the election held last Monday.

答案:elected

二、完成句子

1.A panda (以竹叶为食).(live)

答案:lives on bamboo leaves

2. (大多数的玩具)are

yellow.(majority)

答案:A majority of the toys

use (我们的一部分收入)as an investment.(percentage)

答案:a percentage of our income

succeeded (靠毅力).(means)

答案:by means of perseverance

led a peace movement (在20世纪30年代晚期).(late)

答案:in the late 1930’s

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(继续斗争)till they

succeeded.(keep)

答案:kept up the struggle

Kong (被称为)the Pearl of the Orient and Shopping

Heaven.(know)

答案:is known as

三、单句改错

earns a living by mean of doing several kinds of work.

答案:mean→means

the flood,no houses in these villages still lived.

答案:lived后加on

old man keeps off the old habit of going fishing in the river near his house.

答案:off→up

a life by cleaning the streets not only brings in income but also makes her healthier.

答案:Made→Making

the time of next year,we will finished all the English textbooks.

答案:finished 前加have

★四、阅读理解

A

The first big wave of Chinese immigration to America came when gold was discovered in California

in Chinese called the new land “Mountain of Gold”.Those who did not become miners found

work in railroad construction,farming and light industries,doing low-paid the 1880s,American

industrialization brought changing economic realities,resulting in an explosion of resentment(仇恨) toward

the Chinese were accused of taking jobs away from the white government issued

Exclusion Acts(《排外法案》) to stop the immigration of Chinese laborers into the United

workers fled from the concentrated Chinese communities in the West and then went to the Mid-west and

the in California,they formed small pockets of Chinese culture that were known as “Chinatowns”.

New York’s Chinatown was created by men such as the Chinese ogists call them

“sojourners”—foreigners in the United States,keeping to their cultural traditions,living in the larger society

in which they sojourners came to America for the promise of supporting their families in

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China,where they expected to return one who did stay lived separately from the they

remained in Chinatown,an enclosed community holding on to traditions among the tides of change.

does the underlined word “issued” mean?

t out to

a life

答案:A

解析:词义理解题。从的宾语Exclusion Acts(《排外法案》)和 不定式“to stop the

immigration of Chinese laborers into the United States”看出此处表示出台一项法案。bring out“使显示,出版,生产”。

the Exclusion Acts,most of the Chinese in the United States lived .

the West

the East

the Mid-west

the Mid-east

答案:A

解析:推理判断题。由第一段中的“Many workers fled from the concentrated Chinese communities in the

West and then went to the Mid-west and the East.”推出在法案公布之前,他们大多数住在西部。

the first paragraph,we can see that Chinese immigrants .

hed Exclusion Acts,too

against the white men

working on their own field

small areas of Chinese culture

答案:D

解析:细节理解题。由第一段最后一句“As in California,they formed small pockets of Chinese culture

that were known as ‘Chinatowns’.”看出他们在加州建立了自己的文化区域。

ing to the passage,Chinese immigrants .

their hopes of returning to their country

to find a place in the larger society

on with their own traditions in spite of social changes

free to take whatever jobs they like

答案:C

解析:细节理解题。由第二段第二句中的“...foreigners in the United States,keeping to their cultural

traditions,living in the larger society in which they existed.”看出他们继续保持自己的传统。

is the main idea of this passage?

owns experienced great changes after gold was discovered in 1848.

ion Acts brought great sufferings to the Chinese laborers.

e laborers were cruelly exploited by the white people.

e immigration to America resulted in the forming of Chinatowns.

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with

答案:D

解析:主旨大意题。从第一段的最后一句和第二段看出本文是在讨论唐人街的形成。

B

The United States of America is the most culturally diverse country in the world in terms of

culture,religion,ethnicity and sexual a combination of various races and cultures,America is

home to culture here is so unique that citizens can be just as proud of their original cultural heritage

as they are to be Americans.

What is now the USA was initially inhabited by native people until the land was settled by various

European groups and African the 20th century,the country has become a heaven for people

from all over the globe.

The arrival of immigrants has shifted populations from rural areas into cities because immigrants tend

to settle in urban present,81 percent of the inhabitants in the USA live in cities.

Cultural and ethnic diversity adds a unique flavor to cities that is expressed through distinct

neighborhoods,restaurants,places of worship,museums,nightlife and multicultural learning environments.

Unique musical forms,such as jazz,rock and roll,Chicano music,and the blues,grow in the USA by

mixing a variety of culturally distinct musical traditions to create a new form.

At the executive(行政的)level,the country is headed by a mixed-race president;two posts on the

Supreme Court are held by members of the country’s two largest is also diversity in

state and local governments.

Without its rich mixture of races and cultures,America would not be the nation that it is

d upon the basis of equality and freedom,America acts as a stage where different cultures not

only co-exist peacefully,but develop well.

’s the best title for this passage?

effects of culture and diversity on America

influence of globalization on America

political development of America

bright future of America

答案:A

解析:主旨大意题。通读全文,主要介绍了多元化在各个方面对美国的影响。

ing to the passage,America is a country .

welcomes people from all over the world

citizens take more pride in their original culture

is mostly settled by Europeans and Africans

81% of the population are immigrants

答案:A

解析:细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Since the 20th century,the country has become a heaven for people

from all over the globe.”可知应选A项。

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did most people live before many immigrants came to America?

the urban areas.

the rural areas.

the southern part of America.

the northern part of America.

答案:B

解析:细节理解题。根据第三段中的“The arrival of immigrants has shifted populations from rural areas

into cities because immigrants tend to settle in urban areas.”可知,大量移民涌入美国之前,当地人大多居住在乡下。

can learn from the sixth paragraph that .

ity has existed in America in almost every aspect

posts in American state governments are help by mixed-race people

ty and freedom make America a fair country

ity has greatly affected the American political field

答案:D

解析:推理判断题。根据第六段内容可知,多元化对美国的政治领域有很大影响。

would most probably read this passage in a book about .

e

e

答案:C

解析:推理判断题。文章主要介绍了多元化对美国的影响,故最有可能在有关文化的书籍中读到此文章。

★五、七选五阅读理解

People have been making and flying kites for about 2,000 years. 1 Some historians believe that

the ancient Chinese may have started kite flying 2,000 years is still a popular hobby in China,Japan

and Korea,and in other countries of the Far East where beautifully decorated kites appear in different

China there is even a special Kites Day on which children and adults fly Japan families

fly fish kites on Children’s Day,May 5.

Kites are made into many different sizes,colors and shapes. 2 It flies because air flows over and

under the kite’s pressure under the wings helps the kite lift into the air.

3 Early scientists sent kites up into the air to measure temperatures at different

1752,Benjamin Franklin used a kite to prove that lightning is a form of attached a metal key

to the string of a lightning hit the kite,electricity passed down the string and Franklin got an

electric is a very dangerous experiment that you shouldn’t copy.

Kites were also used to develop Wright brothers experimented with kites before they

flew the first airplane. 4 In World War Ⅰ the Germans developed a large kite that could transport

people to a were also used to carry radio signals over long distances.

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5 Kite festivals are organized in many cities in all parts of the world.

most people fly kites as a hobby.

are usually made of paper or cloth.

have also been used in experiments.

one knows for sure who invented the kite.

flat kite is the oldest and simplest type of kite.

name came from a graceful bird called kite.

the past,kites were used in taking pictures in wars.

答案:1~5 DECGA

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