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1、選修八Unit1CALIFORNIA加利福尼亞Californiaisthethird1._(large)stateintheUSAbuthasthelargestpopulation.ItalsohasthedistinctionofbeingthemostmulticulturalstateintheUSA,2._(attract)peoplefromallovertheworld.Thecustomsandlanguagesoftheimmigrantsliveonintheirnewhome.Thisdiversityofcultureisnotsurprisingwhenyoukno
2、wthehistoryofCalifornia.Exactlywhenthefirstpeoplearrivedin3._wenowknowasCalifornia,noonereallyknows.However,itislikelythatNativeAmericanswerelivinginCaliforniaatleastfifteenthousandyearsago.ScientistsbelievethatthesesettlerscrossedtheBeringStraitintheArctictoAmericabymeansofalandbridge4._existedinpr
3、ehistorictimes.Inthe16thcentury,afterthearrivaloftheEuropeans,thenativepeoplesufferedgreatly.Thousandswerekilledorforcedintoslavery.Inaddition,manydiedfromthediseases5._(bring)bytheEuropeans.6._,somesurvivedtheseterribletimes,andtodaytherearemoreNativeAmericanslivinginCaliforniathaninanyotherstate.T
4、HESPANISH西班牙人Inthe18thcenturyCaliforniawasruledbySpain.SpanishsoldiersfirstarrivedinSouthAmericaintheearly16thcentury,whentheyfought7._thenativepeopleandtooktheirland.Twocenturieslater,theSpanishhadsettledinmostpartsofSouthAmericaandalongthenorthwestcoastof8._wenowcalltheUnitedStates.OfthefirstSpani
5、sh9._(go)toCalifornia,themajoritywerereligiousmen,whoseministrywastoteachtheCatholicreligiontothenatives.In1821,thepeopleofMexicogainedtheirindependencefromSpain.CaliforniathenbecamepartofMexico.In1846theUnitedStatesdeclaredwaronMexico,andafterthewarwonbytheUSA,MexicohadtogiveCaliforniatotheUSA.Howe
6、ver,thereisstillastrongSpanishinfluenceinthestate.Thatis_10_todayover40ofCaliforniansspeakSpanishasafirstorsecondlanguage.RUSSIANS俄羅斯人Intheearly1800s,Russianhunters,11._hadoriginallygonetoAlaska,begansettlinginCalifornia.Todaythereareabout25,000Russian-AmericanslivinginandaroundSanFrancisco.GOLDMINE
7、RS金礦工In1848,notlongaftertheAmerican-Mexicanwar,goldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia.Thedreamofbecomingrichquickly12._(attract)peoplefromallovertheworld.Thenearest,andthereforethefirsttoarrive,wereSouthAmericansandpeoplefromtheUnitedStates.Then13._(adventure)fromEuropeandAsiasoonfollowed.Infact,fewachievedt
8、heirdreamofbecomingrich.Somediedorreturnedhome,butmostremainedinCaliforniatomakealifeforthemselvesdespitegreathardship.Theysettledinthenewtownsoronfarms.BythetimeCaliforniaelectedtobecomethethirty-firstfederalstateoftheUSAin1850,itwasalreadyamulticulturalsociety.THEFUTURE未來(lái)展望Peoplefromdifferentparts
9、oftheworld,14._(attract)bytheclimateandthelifestyle,stillimmigratetoCalifornia.Itisbelievedthatbeforelongthemixofnationalitieswillbesogreat15._therewillbenodistinctmajorracialorculturalgroups,butsimplyamixtureofmanyracesandcultures.1.largest2.havingattracted3.what4.which5.brought6.However7.against8.
10、what9.togo10.why11.who12.attracted13.adventurers14.attracted15.that選修八Unit1GEORGESDIARY喬治的日記12TH14THJUNEMonday12th,June6月12日,星期一Arrivedearlythismorningbybus.Wentstraighttohoteltodropmyluggage,showerandshave.Thenwent_(explore).Firstthingwasarideonacablecar.FromtopofthehillgotaspectacularviewofSanFran
11、ciscoBayandthecity.Builtin1873,thecablecarsystem2._(invent)byAndrewHallidie,whowantedtofindabetterformoftransportthanhorse-drawntrams.3._(apparent)hedbeenshockedwhenhesawaterribleaccidentinwhichatramsbrakesfailed,theconductorcouldnotcontrolthesituationandthetramslippeddownthehilldraggingthehorseswit
12、hit.HadalatelunchatFishermansWharf.Thisisthedistrict4._ItalianfishermenfirstcametoSanFranciscointhelate19thcenturyandbeganthefishingindustry.Nowitsatouristarea5._lotsofshops,seafoodrestaurantsandbakeries.ItsalsotheplacetocatchtheferrytoAngelIslandandotherplacesintheBay.DidsomuchexploringatFishermans
13、Wharf.Amexhaustedanddontfeellike6._(de)anythingelse.Earlybedtonight!Tuesday13th,June6月13日星期二Teamedupwithacouplefrommyhotel(PeterandTerri)andhiredacar.Spentallday7._(drive)aroundthecityTheresa8._(fascinate)drivemarkedoutfortourists.Ithasblueandwhitesignswithseagullsonthemtoshowthewaytogo.。Itsa79kmrou
14、nd-tripthattakesinallthefamoustouristspots.（Stoppedmanytimes9._admire）theviewofthecityfromdifferentanglesandtakephotographs.Nowhaveareallygoodideaofwhatthecityslike.Inevening,wenttoChinatownwithPeterandTerri.Chineseimmigrantssettledinthisareainthe1850s.Thefrontsofthebuildings10._(decorate)tolooklikeoldbuildingsinsouthernChina.Sawsomeinterestingtempleshere,anumberofmarketsandagreatmanyrestaurants.1.exploring2.wasinvented3.Apparently4.where5.with6.doing7.driving8.fascinating9.toadmire10.aredecorated
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