street fair.The Long Beach Municipal Band is also important to the 38th District and so is Long Beach’s sister city of Sochi, Russia.
语篇解读：本文主要介绍了美国加利福尼亚州第38区丰富多彩的多民族文化。 1．What do we know about Cambodian people in the 38th District? A．They first came there in the 1870s. B．They went there to escape being killed. C．Their New Year is celebrated in January.
D．Their life has been improved by the Khmer Rouge.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据文章第二段的前两句可知，首批柬埔寨人是在上世纪70年代迁入第38区的，他们是为了避免被Khmer Rouge (红色高棉组织)杀害，其新年是在四月庆祝。
2．Who moved to the 38th District because of a war? A．The Hmong people. B．The Indo-Americans. C．The African-Americans. D．The Chamorro people.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第二段的“The Hmong people, who came to the 38th District because of the war in Vietnam”可知A项正确。
3．According to the text, all the following events help to unite different races EXCEPT ________.
A．the Long Beach Municipal Band
B．the annual cultural fair in Long Beach C．the annual Downey Youth Fishing Day
D．the Anaheim International Festival street fair
解析：选B 细节理解题。文章最后一段中所提到的各个文化活动(A、C、D项)都有利于各种族及各民族的大团结，B项为查莫罗文化的一部分。
4．Which of the following is the best title for the text? A．Tradition VS Reform
B．Cultural shock and national harmony C．America’s different cultural traditions D．Different cultural events in the 38th District
解析：选D 标题归纳题。本文主要介绍了美国加利福尼亚州第38区丰富多彩的多民族文化，详细介绍了五种不同的传统文化，故D项最适合作本文标题。
B
Native American life is different today than it was centuries ago, but there is still a great degree of pride and independence in Native American life. Pride in one’s tribe, care of the land and respect for nature characterized native
American life, and many Native Americans share these principles today. Although the history of American Indians on the continent has in later years included many sad events, Native American pride still remains and Native American life is ideally filled with pride for one’s roots and love of nature.
Many Native Americans today live on reservations, but in generations past, they spanned (横跨) the continent and their lifestyles and traditions varied from tribe to tribe as they do today. Some Native Americans survived by hunting and gathering and lived in tents, while others lived in complex longhouses and had a very organized and complex political system. Before white settlers came to the continent, Native American life was free of European influences, and Native Americans lived simply off the land. They were not yet familiar with the serious diseases that would later take many lives, as Europeans brought smallpox against which Native American populations lacked resistance.
Although there was often cooperation between tribes regarding farming and trade, other tribes were continuously at war with each other, such as the Algonquin and the Iroquois. However, the Iroquois would often incorporate (合并) conquered tribes into their sophisticated political system and thus enlarge their nation. Many of these tribes and rivalries were exploited when white settlers landed on the continent, and some tribes were pitted (使争斗) against others to serve the colonists’ designs.
Native American life also included a unique view of spirituality and health. The American Indians knew what we are discovering today — the mind and the spirit play a critical role in physical illness and healing (康复). Native American life was also characterized by love of nature, and today’s concern about conservation and environmentalism is inspired by views which were and still are the marks of Native American life.
语篇解读：本文介绍了美国土著印第安人生活方式的变迁，以及他们对健康和自然的理念。
5．What are Native Americans proud of? A．The land. B．Nature.
C．Their own roots. D．Their independence.
解析：选C 细节理解题。由第一段的“...Native American life is ideally filled with pride for one’s roots and love of nature”可知，美国印第安人对自己的部落、自己的根充满了自豪感。
6．What can we infer from the third paragraph? A．Native Americans didn’t trust Europeans. B．Europeans helped Native Americans much. C．Native Americans and Europeans lived in peace.
D．Native Americans were taken advantage of by Europeans.
解析：选D 推理判断题。分析文章第三段最后一句可知，欧洲人利用印第安人之间的矛盾来实现自己殖民的目的。
7．Which was probably a sad event in the history of American Indians? A．Many of them died from smallpox.
B．They survived by hunting and gathering and lived in tents. C．Conquered tribes were incorporated into their political system. D．Some of them had a very organized and complex political system. 解析：选A 细节理解题。从文章第二段最后一句可知，印第安人对天花没有抵抗力，因此死了很多人。这是令人痛心的历史。
8．What does the last paragraph mainly tell us? A．The influence of Native American life. B．Characteristics of Native American life. C．Native Americans’ awareness of environment. D．Native Americans’ view of spirituality and health.
解析：选D 主旨大意题。文章最后一段的第一句就是该段的主题句。该段主要介绍印第安人独特的对于健康和精神的理解。
Ⅳ.语法填空
Today, after finishing dinner in town, my husband and I were driving back home.As we pulled over, we saw a couple __1__ (paint) their furniture.
I went inside our home, __2__ (change), and then went back out again to ask our neighbors if they needed any help.While leaving my home, I was plagued (困
扰) by thoughts of __3__ (embarrass), denial, or __4__ (receive) but looked down on skeptically.However, I gathered the courage to go down and ask __5__ anyway!
Initially, the woman __6__ (deny)．Then, the man said, “Sure，” and he handed me a spray paint bottle.We got into some good conversations __7__ painting with great effort.When we finished, I briefly chatted with them before leaving.
In the end, not only did I enjoy helping them, but also learned about my neighbors.__8__ the way home, I must admit I couldn’t help but wonder __9__ they might be thinking about me.It is tough to do a good deed for others and not expect that they will be thinking good about you.
Today’s experience taught me some __10__ (value) lessons in my life! Hopefully, these lessons will help me continue my acts of kindness in future.
答案：1.painting 2.changed 3.embarrassment 4.being received 5.them 6.denied 7.when/while 8.On 9.what 10.valuable
Section_ⅢLearning_about_Language_&_Using_Language
Fill in the blanks according to the text. GEORGE’S DIARY 12TH_14TH JUNE Date Transportation Experience ?Visited ?1.Bus ?Cable car 2.San_Francisco_Bay and ?4.Exhausted Feeling 12th, June the city on the cable car. ?Had lunch at 3.Fisherman’s_Wharf. ?Had 5.79km_round-trip a(n) that 13th, June ?Car takes in all the famous tourist spots. ?Went to 6.Chinatown,_and ?Wanting to visit again saw temples, markets, art galleries and a(n) 7.museum about the history of Chinese immigration. ?Went to 9.Angel_Island,_a famous immigration station 14th, June ?8.Ferry from 1882 to 1940. ?Watched the Golden Gate Bridge on the way.
(一)根据所给词性和汉语意思写出单词，并适当拓展
1．indicate vt.指出；指示；指明；表明；暗示→indication n．指示；标示 2．luggage n．行李→baggage (同义词<美>)n.行李 3．apply v．申请；使用→applicant n．申请人
4．justice n．正义；公平→just adj.正义的；公正的；合理的
5．hire vi.& n．租用；雇用→hirer n．租借者；雇主→employ (同义词)v.雇用；使用
6．fascinating adj.迷人的；吸引人的→fascinate v．使着迷；使感兴趣→fascination
?10.Thoughtful and thankful n．魅力；入迷；着迷
7．reform n．&v. 改革；改造；改良→reformer n．改进者；改革者→reformation n．改进；改良
8．insert vt.插入；嵌入→insertion n．插入；插入物 (二)根据语境写出所给单词的正确形式
9．Such a thing hardly occurs,_that is to say, it is not a common occurrence.(occur)
10．He was punished for speeding and he said the punishment gave him a good lesson.(punishment)
11．It was apparent to all that he was guilty and apparently he would take on all the responsibility.(apparent)
12．The conductor will conduct the orchestra. (conduct)
1．occur
【人教版】2017-2018学年高中英语(选修8)教师用书(含答案)
