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Unit1
课内练习答案（P3 Comprehending 1）
1. First settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America. These people are now known as Native Americans. 2. Spanish soldiers arrived in South America. 3. California became part of Mexico. 4. The US declared war on Mexico. 5. Gold was discovered in California.
6. California became the 31st state of the US. P3Ex.2 第一行：
in the early 16th century early 1800s 1800s 第二行：
late 1840s / early 1850s in the late 19th century 1911 第三行： 1920s
beginning of the 20th century from about the 1970s 第四行：
from about the 1970s in more recent decades from about the 1970s
P4Ex.1（learning about language）
Adjective major Italian hard Korean racial Pakistani distinct Danish
Noun majority Italy hardship Korea race Pakistan distinction Denmark P4Ex.2
1federal 2Catholic 3majority 4Ministry 5boom 6Italy 7distinction 8hardships 9Korea 10elected P4Ex.3
Arctic, Strait, crossing, by means of, rail, making a life, aircraft P5 Ex.3；P6Ex.2 P5 Ex.3
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1---6 2---4 3---5 4---3 5----7 6---2 7---8 8---1 P6Ex.2
1. He started in northern California, and he has been travelling south. 2. The facts that not everybody is rich, not everybody lives on the coast, and the desert in California is not like the rest of the climate of California, surprised him.
3. He had watched too many American movies.
4. Many people from different countries moved to California. They
brought their own customs, culture and food. They kept them up and so produced the large variety of food, music, customs, art and cultural activities. P6Ex.3
southeastern California American movies beach / coast cotton, vegetables, nuts southeast desert races festival, music P7Ex.1
1Wednesday (Angel Island) 2Monday (Fisherman’s Wharf) 3Tuesday (Chinatown)4 Tuesday(blue and white road sighs) 5Wednesday ( Golden Gate Bridge) 6 Monday (cable car) P9Ex.2
1 He invented the cable car system because the horse-drawn trams used before were unsafe.
2 He ate at Fisherman’s Wharf.
3 It was convenient for him to tour around the city. It was cheaper to hire a car with other people because they could share the coast. Also he probably enjoyed being in the company of other tourists.
4 Eat in Chinese restaurants, go to markets, visit temples and museums. 5 It was famous as a place for immigrants to be checked before they could enter California.
Workbook练习题答案（P46Ex.1）
1Traveller’s Tales 2Tom Price 3Mandy Long 4New Orleans P46Ex.3
1F2T3T4F5T6T7F8T9T
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P47Ex.4 1. (略)
2. hot and humid
3. 1812 Louisiana became a state of the USA. 1857 The first Mardi Gras celebration was held. 4. C P48Ex.1
a great many, applying for, nephew, ferry, Immigration, Apparently, bakeries, occur, thankful, fascinating P48Ex.2
1take in 2reform 3had marked out 4team up with 5back to back 6applicants, 7customs
P48Ex.3
1. When he arrived at the hotel, the first thing he wanted to do was to leave his luggage / baggage, have a shower and shave, and then walk around. 2. My grandpa was a socialist who believed in socialism all his life. 3. Many illegal immigrants felt that their stay in America was like a
punishment because only a few of them got justice and were allowed to live there.
4. The civil authorities tried to reduce the noise made by seagulls but failed. 5. Many English farmers mourned their cattle which had to be killed because of “mad cow disease”.
6. My house is nowhere near the center of the city, but it has no air
pollution or traffic jams. / Although my house is nowhere near the center of the city, it has no air pollution or traffic jams. P49Ex.1
1how (OC) 2What (SC) 3whether (OC) 4what / which (OC) 5what (SC) 6That (SC) 7Why (SC) 8why (OC) 9When (SC) 10 as if (PC) 11 where (/ why (PC) 12How (SC) 13 why (PC) 14 that (PC) 15 whether (OC) P49Ex.2
1. it is used as the subject, object, predicative or appositive in a sentence 2. it is used as an attribute modifying a noun, a pronoun or a sentence P50Ex.3 1. sad
2. the coffin was taken to the graveyard to be buried. 3. serious
4. after the body has been buried and the people are leaving the graveyard
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5. begins singing and dancing
6. celebrate the life of the person who has just died P52Ex.2
P52Ex.3
Achievements:
Learned to play drums and trumpet at age 12; Got a job in best band in town at age 16; Started making records at age 23;
Became a huge star and remained popular for almost 50 years; Acted in over 50 movies;
Became a goodwill ambassador for the USA; Took part in the civil rights movement. Good qualities：
Even though he was poor, he never turned to crime to make a living; He was a great musician; He loved entertaining people;
He could communicate with people from all sorts of backgrounds; He cared about civil rights issues;
He lived a simple life despite his rights and fame; He continued to work all his life.
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