Unit 3 DIVERSE CULTURES
1．A little help is worth a deal of pity. 一点帮助胜于一车同情。
2．Joys shared with others are more enjoyed. 与众同乐， 其乐更乐。
3．Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚， 人以群分。
4．United we stand, divided we fall. 团结则存， 分裂则亡。
5．The greatest power is the collaboration. 最伟大的力量，就是同心合力。
6．People can cross the mountain by boat. 众人扶船能过山。
Friendship Is Like The Breeze
Friendship is like the breeze， You can't hold it， Smell it， Taste it，
Or know when it's coming， But you can always feel it， And you'll always know it's there， It may come and then go，
But you can know it'll always be back.
When most people think of California，they think of the beach and swimming or catching waves in the Pacific Ocean，but there is so much more to this western state than that.
Depending on where you go in California, you will experience different weather conditions, different cultures, different dialects and different foods.Northern
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California tends to be cooler and wetter as you get closer to Washington where as southern California is much hotter as you head towards Mexico.
California is like a big melting pot of cultures from the Latino community, to Native American Tribes to the other hundreds of nationalities that call California home. Depending on where you are travelling in California, you might feel as though you were in a different country all together. With all these different cultures and lifestyles living together, you have the opportunity to experience cuisine and customs from around.
From changes in climate to terrain (地形) to culture and customs, California is a melting pot that attracts hundreds of thousands visitors each year.Shopping, nature, nightlife and spa treatments are just a few of the activities that you can enjoy when you visit California.
[探索发现]
1．Find out the main idea of the passage. A brief introduction to California.
2．If one wants to experience hotter weather in California he had better travel to southern California．
3．By saying “but there is so much more to this western state than that” in Paragraph 1，the author wants to introduce more things about California．
Section Ⅰ Listening and Speaking &Reading and Thinking——Comprehending
Ⅰ.匹配词义
a．给下列单词选择正确的汉语意思 ( )1.diverse ( )2.fortune ( )3.cheese ( )4.spicy ( )5.downtown ( )6.mission ( )7.district ( )8.graffiti ( )9.afterwards
A．adj.(有关)历史的 B．adj.不同的；多种多样的 C．n.机会；运气 D．n.干酪；奶酪
E．adj.加有香料的；辛辣的 F．adv.在市中心；往市中心 G．n.地区；区域
H．n.[pl.]涂鸦；胡写乱画 I．adv.以后；后来
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( )10.historical
[答案] 1－5 BCDEF 6－10 JGHIA b．给下列短语选择正确的汉语意思 ( )11.apart from ( )12.series of
( )13.seek one's fortune ( )14.head to ( )15.earn a living ( )16.fortune cookie [答案] 11－16 FECBDA Ⅱ.默写单词 1．admit vi.& vt.
J．n.传教(区)；重要任务；使命
A．幸运曲奇
B．(朝……)前进；(向……)去 C．寻找成功致富之路；闯世界 D．谋生
E．一系列或一连串(事件) F．除了……外(还)；此外
承认
准许进入(或加入) 发生；出现
寻找；寻求；争取；(向人)请求 挣得；赚得；赢得；博得 (外来)移民；外侨 选择；挑选；选拔 简图；图解；图表；示意图 夺取(生命)；宣称；断言 少数民族；少数派；少数人 逃走；逃脱；避开 逃跑；逃脱；解脱
vt.
2．occur vi. 3．seek vt.&vi. 4．earn vt.&vi. 5．immigrant n. 6．select vt. 7．diagram n. 8．claim vt.&n. 9．minority n. 10．escape vi.&vt.
n.
Ⅰ.语境填空
admit；occur；afterwards；seek；select；diagram；claim；journal；minority；escape 1．Only these athletes who have reached the agreed standard for their events can be admitted as competitors.
2．It occurred to me that I had forgotten our appointment.
3．Many people went to San Francisco to seek their fortune when gold was discovered in California.
4．Luckily，he was able to escape from the burning building.
5．Six theatre companies have been selected to take part in this year's festival. 6．Let's go to the theatre first and have a meal afterwards．
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7．All the results you wanted were shown in the diagram． 8．It was claimed that some doctors were working 80 hours a week. 9．He kept a journal of his travel across Asia.
10．Only a small minority of the students take part in the competition in our school.
Ⅱ.语法填空之派生词
1．The diversity(diverse) of culture is not surprising when you know the history of California.
2．These two brothers decided to go to big cities to try their fortune(fortunate)． 3．He said that it definitely(definite) felt good to be invited to attend the important party.
4．All the visitors kept silent when they paid a visit to the historical(history) scene.
5．Some of these immigrants(immigrate) were injured when they were sent to the England last month.
6．He was selected(select) as the representative of our club. 7．Men are in the minority(minor) in this profession.
8．He brought a scientific journal(journalist) to read when waiting for the train. 9．We have to admit(admit) that now people's attitude to foreigners has changed a lot.
10．He likes to eat the spicy(spice) chicken wings in the restaurant.
1．There are so many beautiful old buildings—many sitting on top of big hills，... 有太多漂亮的老建筑物——好多都坐落在群山之上，…… 2．A real mix of cultures here! 这真是一场真正的文化大融合！
3．In the afternoon，I headed to a local museum that showed the historical changes in California.
下午，我去了展示加里福尼亚历史变化的一家当地的博物馆。
4．In the same year，gold was discovered near San Francisco，which started a gold rush.
同年，在旧金山附近发现了金矿，于是开始了一场淘金热。
词语积累
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①admit vi.&vt.承认 vt.准许进入(或加入) ②definitely adv.肯定；确实 ③occur vi.发生；出现
④downtown adv.在市中心；往市中心 ⑤mission n．传教(区)；重要任务；使命 ⑥district n．地区；区域
⑦graffiti n．[pl.]涂鸦；胡写乱画 ⑧comic n．连环画杂志；漫画杂志；喜剧演员
adj.滑稽的；使人发笑的
⑨afterwards adv.以后；后来 ⑩head to(朝……)前进；(向……)去 ?historical adj.(有关)历史的
?seek vt.&vi.寻找；寻求；争取；(向人)请求 ?seek one's fortune寻找成功致富之路；闯世界 ?earn vt.&vi.挣得；赚得；赢得；博得 ?earn a living谋生
?immigrant n．(外来)移民；外侨 ?select vt.选择；挑选；选拔 ?china n．瓷；瓷器 ?jazz n．爵士乐
?bar n．酒吧；小吃店；小馆子
[1]after camping...是after＋分词作状语，相当于状语从句after I camped.... [2]that从句作admit的宾语 [3]what a city是感叹句的省略 [4]many sitting...是独立主格结构 [5]offering...是现在分词短语作状语 [6]living是现在分词短语作定语 [7]but连接两个并列句表示转折
[8]looking at是现在分词短语作伴随状语 [9]that引导定语从句修饰museum [10]which started...是非限制性定语从句 [11]when引导时间状语从句，意为“当……时候” [12]What great food！是感叹句，省略了it was
[13]Can't wait！是I can't wait to go to a jazz bar的省略，意为我太想去一个爵
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(新课标)2019_2020学年新教材高中英语Unit3DIVERSECULTURESSectionⅠListeningandSpeaking
