Unit 1 A land of diversity

1 课文与语法填空

阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

California is the third 1 (large) state and the most multicultural state in the US. This is not 2 (surprise) when you know the history of California 3 has attracted people from nearly every country in the world. No one really 4 (know) when the first settlers arrived in 5 we now know as California. Scientists believe that Native Americans reached California 6 means of a land bridge. In the 18th century, California was ruled by Spain. Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men. In 1848, gold 7 (discover) in California and the dream of becoming rich quickly attracted people from all over the world. In fact, few achieved their dream of becoming rich, but most 8 (remain) in California to make a life for themselves. In more recent decades, California 9 (become) home to more people from Asia. 10 is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

2 课文与短文改错

根据课文内容,对下面材料进行修改。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

George arrived early in the morning by the bus. He went straight to the hotel, dropped his luggages, and then he went exploring. The first thing was a ride on cable car. From the top of the hill he got a spectacular view of San Francisco Bay and the city. Building in 1873, the cable car system invented by Andrew Hallidie. He wanted to find a good form of transport than horse-drawn trams. Apparent, he was shocked while he saw a terrible accident in which a tram slipped down the hill dragging the horses with it. With so many exploring, he was exhausting and had a rest.

3 话题知识与写作

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Ⅰ.根据提示翻译下列句子。

1.众所周知,自从1978年改革以来,中国经历了移民大潮。 (immigration)

2.据报道,成千上万的农民从农村涌向城市。 (It is reported that...)

3.尽管辛苦,他们中的多数人都能适应城市生活。(make a life)

4.有些农民甚至申请了城市居民权,享受和当地人一样的权利。(apply for)

5.他们通过努力工作为城市的繁荣做出了贡献。(by means of;boom)

6.那就是我们应该感谢他们并尊敬他们的原因。(That’s why...)

Ⅱ.将以上句子连成一篇语言流畅、用词准确、逻辑严密的短文。

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答案精解精析

1.课文与语法填空

1.largest 2.surprising 3.which/that 4.knows

5.what 6.by 7.was discovered 8.remained 9.has become 10.It 2.课文与短文改错

George arrived early in the morning by ①the bus. He went straight to the hotel, dropped

his ②, and then he went exploring. The first thing was a ride on ③ cable car.

From the top of the hill he got a spectacular view of San Francisco Bay and the city. ④

in 1873, the cable car system ⑤ invented by Andrew Hallidie. He wanted to find a

⑥form of transport than horse-drawn trams. ⑦, he was shocked ⑧

he saw a terrible accident in which a tram slipped down the hill dragging the horses with it.

With so ⑨ exploring, he was ⑩ and had a rest.

①此处考查固定搭配by bus。

②luggage是不可数名词,没有复数形式。

③cable car在此处表示泛指,故前面应用不定冠词a。

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④build与句子主语the cable car system构成被动关系,故使用过去分词作状语。 ⑤此处考查被动语态,句子主语为the cable car system,故在invented前加was。 ⑥根据下文的than可知此处应使用形容词的比较级。

⑦副词放于句首可修饰整个句子,故将Apparent改为Apparently。 ⑧while不与非延续性动词连用,故将其改为when。 ⑨此处修饰exploring,需用much。

⑩表示“筋疲力尽的”需用形容词exhausted。 3.话题知识与写作

Ⅰ.1.As we all know, China has experienced immigration movements since the reform in 1978. 2.It is reported that thousands of farmers from the countryside crowded into the cities. 3.The majority of them can make a life in the cities despite the great hardship.

4.Some farmers have even applied for the right to live in the city and enjoy the same rights as the local people.

5.They have made contributions to the boom of the cities by means of working hard. 6.That’s why we should thank and respect them. Ⅱ.[参考范文]

As we all know, China has experienced immigration movements since the reform in 1978. It is reported that thousands of farmers from the countryside crowded into the cities, the majority of whom can make a life in the cities despite the great hardship. Some have even applied for the right to live in the city and enjoy the same rights as the local people. In addition, they have made contributions to the boom of the cities by means of working hard. That’s why we should thank and respect them.

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