高中英语人教版高三下讲解01

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[00:00.00]和谐英语学习网 Unit 13  The USA
[00:-1.00]Population;history;government;sports;weather;radio and TV;
[00:-2.00]transport;food;parks;buiolking;hotels?
[00:-3.00]Population;history;goyernment;sports;transport;parks;huildings.
[00:-4.00]1.Why do you think early settlers chose New York as a place for a new city?
[00:-5.00]Islands provide safety from attack and shelter for ships from storms.
[00:-6.00]2.What are Native Americans angry about?
[00:-7.00]They feel that they were"robbed"in on unfair business deal.
[00:-8.00]3.Why is New York suitablc for building skyscrapers?
[00:-9.00]Manhattan Island is made of solid rock,
[00:10.00]which provides firm foundations for tall buildings.
[00:11.00]4.Why do you think it is necessary to build skyscrapers?
[00:12.00]Because land is scarce and very expensive.
[00:13.00]5.Why do you think Ellis Island was turned into a museum?
[00:14.00]A.The building were not needed for new arrivals.
[00:15.00]B.There is a lot of history connected with people settling in the USA.
[00:16.00]C.Officials stopped working at Ellis Island.
[00:17.00]A,B and C are all good answers.
[00:18.00]6.Why do you think Ellis Island was named the"Island of Tears"?
[00:19.00]C.Some people cried when they were refused entry into the USA.
[00:20.00]7.What do you think is mrant by"fierce competition"?
[00:21.00]C.You have to do better than other people to make money.
[00:22.00]1.New York
[00:23.00]2.In 1626 the island of Manhattan was bought from local Indiams.
[00:24.00]Native Americans,for a handful of goods worth about S24.
[00:25.00]a handful of...
[00:26.00]* She put a handful of sweets on the desk and asked me to eat.
[00:27.00]* Only a handful of people attended the dance.
[00:28.00]* He bought a coat worth over 1000 yuan.
[00:29.00]* New York is a city worth a visit/visiting.
[00:30.00]* The book is worth reading.
[00:31.00]3.After the War of Independence cnded,
[00:32.00]New York became the capital of the USA
[00:33.00]for a short thime(1789-90)before Washington,D.C.
[00:34.00]4.By 1820 the population of New York had grown to about 125000,
[00:35.00]making it the largest city in the USA.
[00:36.00]* By 5 pm.yesterday they had already done half of the work.
[00:37.00]* She had finished her composition by the time I came home.
[00:38.00]* By next Sunday we'll have made a plan for performance.
[00:39.00]* The hurricane brought down a great number of houses,
[00:40.00]making thousands of people homeless.
[00:41.00]* Her husband died in the war.making her a widow with four children.
[00:42.00]5.In 1858 an area of poor housing,
[00:43.00]factories and farm buildings was torn down and Central Park was ereated,
[00:44.00]reaching from 59th Street to 110th Street and across three avenues.
[00:45.00]* The city will tear down these buildings to make room for the new highway.
[00:46.00]* Behind our school is a vegetable garden,reaching for many kilometres.
[00:47.00]6.In 1892 the age of mass arrivals began,
[00:48.00]during which 15 million new people pass through Ellis Island into the USA
[00:49.00]over a period of 62 years.
[00:50.00]pass through
[00:51.00]* We're just passing through on our way to New York.
[00:52.00]* They had to pass through the forest to get to the river.
[00:53.00]7.People who wanted to enter the USA had to go through a number of mental
[00:54.00]and physical tests and about 2 million people were turned away.
[00:55.00]* His grandpa went through many dangers during the war.
[00:56.00]* She has gone through a lot since her husband was killed.
[00:57.00]* Please go through these papers carefully.
[00:58.00]* Mother went through the drawer looking for the sweater.
[00:59.00]* Because the hall was full,many people were turned away.
[-1:00.00]* Crow ds of people were turned away for lack of room.
[-1:-1.00]8.A 55-storey building went up in 1931 the Empire State Building was completed,
[-1:-2.00]then the tallest building in the world.
[-1:-3.00]He bought the car in 1980,then a modern type in China.
[-1:-4.00]1.In what ways did the settlers treat the Native Americans unfairly?