人教新课标高中英语选修8第一单元U1M8 A Land of Diversity早读材料和检测含答案.doc

1、Unit 1 (Module8) A Land of Diversity Class_ Name_ No._. Words 1. distinct adj.清晰的；明显的2. distinction n. 差别；区分3. means n.手段；方法4. majority n. 大多数；大半5. ministry n.(政府的)部；(全体)牧师6. hardship n.苦难；困苦7. federal adj.联邦制的；联邦政府的8. elect v.选择；选举某人9. rail n.铁路；扶手10. percentage n.百分比；百分率11. boom n.繁荣v.处于经济迅速发展时期12

2、. occur v.发生；出现13. indicate v.指出；表示；标明14. slip v. 滑动；滑行 n.滑动；滑倒15. hire v.&n. 租用；雇佣16. nowhere adv. 无处；到处都无17. reform v. 改革；革新 n. 改革；改造18. Italian n.意大利人 adj.意大利人的19. Korean n.韩国人 adj.韩国人的20. Pakistani adj.&n.巴基斯坦人（的）21. immigration n.移民；移居入境22. racial adj.人种的；种族的23. vice n.&adj. 代理；副职24. applicant

3、n.申请人25. customs n. 海关；关税26. socialist n.&adj.社会主义者(的)27. shave v. 刮；踢28. apparently adv.显然的；显而易见的29. brake n.&v. 刹车30. conductor n.售票员；列车员31. ferry n.渡船；渡口 v.摆渡；渡运32. fascinating adj.迷人的；吸引人的33. thoughtful adj.体贴的；深思的34. thankful adj.感激的；感谢的35. angle n.角；角度36. punishment n.处罚；惩罚37. justice n.正义；公平3

4、8. civil adj.公民的；国内的39. mourn v.哀悼；悼念40. authority n. 权威；权力41. grasp v.&n.抓住；抓紧；掌握42. insert v. 插入；嵌入. Phrases1. live on 继续生活2. by means of 用.办法；借助3. make a life 习惯于新的生活方式4. keep up 坚持；维持5. back to back背靠背6. team up with与.合作7. mark out 用线画出范围8. take in 接纳; 收留9. a great/ good many 很多；许多10. apply for

5、申请；请示得到11. gain independence 获得独立12. achieve ones dream 实现某人的梦想13. Gold Rush Period 淘金时代14. the second largest 第二大15. hold a telephone conversation 打电话聊天 16. computer industry 计算机行业17. in more recent decades 在最近的几十年18. in addition/besides 另外；除此之外19. die from 死于(某种原因，不包括疾病)20. take their land 侵占他们的土地

6、21. declare war on/ against对.宣战III. Sentences1. 虽然雷锋去世了，但他的精神永存。Though Lei Feng died, his spirit would live on. (live on)2. 人们可以通过因特网彼此交流。People can communicate with each other by means of the Internet.(by means of)3. 与这样优秀的员工合作真是件快乐的事。Its a pleasure to team up with such an excellent worker.(team up

7、 with)4. 有一百个座位在一个特殊的专为残疾人标出了界限的区域。One hundred seats are in the special area marked out for the disabled.(mark out)5. 李华什么时候申请了去美国的护照？When has Li Hua applied for a passport to the USA? (apply for)6. 为了谋求新的生活，他们是怎样移民去澳大利亚的？How did they immigrate to Australia to make a new life? (make a life)7. 这个老人所坚

8、持的是每天早起的习惯。What the old man keeps up is the habit of getting up early.(keep up,主语从句)8.政府宣布他们将改革教育制度以迎合新的形势。(reform,宾语从句)The government declared that they would reformed the education system to meet with the new situation.9 .凡需要帮助的人，她都会给予热情的支持。（whoever）Shewill givewhoeverneedshelpawarmsupport.10. 小孩要

9、什么就给什么，这是不对的。It is not right to give a child whatever he wants.Passage.California, the third largest state in the USA, has diverse cultures because of various settlers. No one knows exactly when the first people arrived in California. Scientists think that about fifteen thousand years ago they cross

10、ed the Bering Strait in the Arctic by means of a land bridge. After the arrival of the Europeans, the native people suffered a lot. Then the Spanish came and had a strong influence on the state. This is why today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language. Later, more and m

11、ore people from different parts of the world move to California, making it a state of cultural diversity. And it is believed that before long there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures. 语篇背诵史密斯夫妇搬到一个小镇上继续生活，很快他们就习惯了新生活。据说，有家工厂招聘新员工，史密斯先

12、生就想抓住这个可能对改善他们家的生活状况有帮助的机会。因此，史密斯先生去该工厂申请一个职位。然而，这家工厂没有接纳他，因为他不能准确地使用语言表达他的思想。最后，他只好与邻居合作开了一家小店。The Smiths moved to a small town to live on and they soon learned to make a new life. Its said that a local factory needed new emplyees and Mr Smith wanted to grasp the chance which was likely to help imp

13、rove the living condition of his family. Therefore, Mr Smith went to the factory to apply for a position. However, the factory didnt take him in because he coundnt express himself by means of words. As a result, he had to team up with his neighbor to open a store.Unit 1 A land of diversity （Module 8

14、）Consolidation班级_ 姓名_ 学号 _ 分数_. 单词拼写(20分)1. _（很明显）, he doesnt know much about this accident.2. Its not an easy job to find the _ (区别) between the two kinds of fish.3. Because of his honesty and hard work, he was _ ( 选举) as our monitor.4. We _ (抓住) every opportunity to challenge and improve ourselves

15、.5. The problem is that the _ (大多数)of students are not hard-working enough.6. Research _ (表明)that eating habits are related to health.7. It _ (想起) to me that Joe was afraid of being alone.8. Our ancestors suffered all kinds of _ (苦难).9. There is no doubt that there are so many _ (申请人，应聘者) for the we

16、ll-paid job.10. Every possible _(方法) has been adopted to prevent this area from being polluted. 选词填空(30分)A 英汉词组互译 (10分) 1. keep up _2. apply for _3. take in _4 . a good many _5. live on _6. 与.合作_7.用线画出范围_8. 背靠背_9. 习惯于新的生活方式_10. 用.办法；借助_B 用以上短语的正确形式完成句子（20分）1. They _ the tennis court with white paint

17、.2. Its a 79 km round-trip that_ all the famous places of interest.3. _ people havent arrived because of the snowstorm.4. He has _ a passport before he went to the UK.5. Stand_ and lets see whos taller.6. The customs and languages of immigrants_ in their new home.7. You can improve your study _ hard

18、 work.8. Today, immigrants from China still _ their Chinese culture.9. People who witnessed the case _ the police to find the robber.10. Many young people go to big cities to _. 根据括号内的提示将下列句子翻译成英语。 （20分）1.与这样优秀的员工合作真是件快乐的事。（team up with）2.有一百个座位在一个特殊的专为残疾人标出了界限的区域。(mark out)3.为了谋求新的生活，他们是怎样移民去澳大利亚的？

19、(make a life)4.这个老人所坚持的是每天早起的习惯。.(keep up,主语从句)5.政府宣布他们将改革教育制度以迎合新的形势。 (reform,宾语从句).语法填空（10分）California, the third 1._ state in the USA, has diverse cultures because of various settlers. No one knows exactly 2_ the first people arrived in California. Scientists think 3._ about fifteen thousand year

20、s ago they crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic 4_ means of a land bridge. After the arrival of the 5._(Europe), the native people suffered a lot. Then the Spanish came and had a strong influence on the state. This is 6._ today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language.

21、 Later, more and more people from different parts of the world move to California, 7_(make) it a state of cultural diversity. And it is 8_(believe) that before long there 9._ （be） no distinct major racial or cultural groups, but simply a 10._(mix)of many races and cultures. 语篇背诵史密斯夫妇搬到一个小镇上继续生活，很快他们

22、就习惯了新生活。据说，有家工厂招聘新员工，史密斯先生就想抓住这个可能对改善他们家的生活状况有帮助的机会。因此，史密斯先生去该工厂申请一个职位。然而，这家工厂没有接纳他，因为他不能准确地使用语言表达他的思想。最后，他只好与邻居合作开了一家小店。_Keys: . 单词拼写 (20分)1. Apparently 2. distinction 3. elected 4. grasped 5. majority 6. indicates 7. occurred 8. hardship 9. applicants 10. means. 选词填空(30分)A 英汉词组互译 (10分) 1. keep up

23、坚持；维持2. apply for 申请;请示得到3. take in 接纳4 . a good many 许多；很多5. live on 继续生活6. 与.合作 team up with7.用线画出范围 make out8. 背靠背back to back9. 习惯于新的生活方式make a life10. 用.办法；借助by means ofB 用以上短语的正确形式完成句子（20分）1. marked out 2. takes in 3. A good many 4. applied for 5. back to back6. live on 7. by means of 8. keep

24、up 9. teamed up with 10. make a life. 根据括号内的提示将下列句子翻译成英语。 （20分）1.Its a pleasure to team up with such an excellent worker.(team up with)2.One hundred seats are in the special area marked out for the disabled.(mark out)3How did they immigrate to Australia to make a new life? (make a life)4.What the old man keeps up is the habit of getting up early.(keep up,主语从句)5.The government declared that they would reformed the education system to meet with the new situation.语法填空（10分）1.largest 2.when 3. that 4.by 5. Europeans 6.why 7. making 8.believed 9. will be 10 mixture