高二英语（选修八）unit 1 warming up and Reading

1、If you want to learn something about a country, a state, etc, what do you want to know ?We would like to know its size, population, location, language, history, capital, climate, agriculture and industry, education and medical care, etc.General knowledge quiz about the USA1. How many states are ther

2、e in the USA ? A. 49 B. 50 C. 51 D. 482. The most important and largest river in the United States of America is_ ? A. the Ohio River B. the Colorado River C. The Missouri River D. the Mississippi RiverBD3. California is the _ largest state in the USA. A. third B. Second C. fourth D. fifth4. Califor

3、nia, a state in the western USA, borders _.A. the Pacific Ocean B. the Indian OceanC. the Atlantic Ocean D. the Arctic Ocean5. _ is Californias largest and the nations second largest city.A. Sacramento B. Los Angeles C. San Diego D. San FranciscoAAB6. Californias official nickname is the _ ? A. Sunf

4、lower State B. Golden State C. Land of opportunity D. Evergreen State7. _has the largest population in the USA. A. California B. Alaska C. Washington D. Texas8. California entered the Union on September 9, 1850, as the _state. A. thirtieth B. thirty-eighth C. thirty-second D. thirty-first BADDo the

5、following exercises with the help of the map of Warming Up Ocean on the east coast: Atlantic OceanOcean on the west coast:Country to the north of USA:Country to the south of USA:Mountain range in the west:Great Lakes:Longest river in the USA:Some important cities:Ocean on the west coast: Pacific Oce

6、anCountry to the north of USA: CanadaCountry to the south of USA: MexicoMountain range in the west: Rocky MountainsGreat Lakes: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and OntarioLongest river in the USA: Mississippi RiverSome important cities: New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, N

7、ew OrleansWork with a partner and know more about 5 pictures on page 1-3 through the text and say something about the pictures.Discuss how each picture is relevant to the history of California.Pictures on page1: A native American Indian- one of the first people to live in California.A gold miner-the

8、 discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California.A building in Chinatown, San Francisco-many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.Picture on page 2:A Spanish monk-The first people to sett

9、le in California after the American Indians were Spanish monks from South and Central America who went to teach the Christian religion to Native Americans.Picture on page 3: African American- originally brought to America as slaves, their descendents now live in California as American citizens. Read

10、 it again and finish part 2 & 3 of comprehending.First settlers crossed the Bering Strait from Asia. These people are now known as Native AmericansSpanish soldiers arrived in South AmericanCalifornia became part of MexicoThe US declared war on MexicoGold was discovered in California.California became the 31st state of the USPart 2Part 3:Russians _ Jewish _ Danish _ Chinese _ Japanese _ Pakistanis _Africans _ Cambodians _ Italians _ Koreans _early 1800s1920s1911late1840s /early1800searly 1900sfrom about the 1970s1800sfrom about the 1970slate 18