1、1 2 Where do you think this picture was taken? What can you see in the photo? How would you describe it? 3 4 The value of culture is its effect on character. Its use is for life.Its aim is not beauty but goodness.文化的价值在于它 对人类品性的影响。文化的作用在于裨益人生，它的 目标不是美，而是善。 5 Knowledge about diverse cultures opens up
2、 peoples mind and enables them to perceive things from different angles. 对于不同文化的了解，使人们的胸襟更加开阔，并从 不同的角度去理解事物。 6 Skimming for main ideas Find out the main idea of the passage. _ A brief introduction to California. 7 1.If one wants to experience hotter weather in California he had better travel to _ so
3、uthern California 2By 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 8 Which place in San Francisco would you like to visit? List your reasons. The local museum. Because many Chinese people did tough wo
4、rk in California at that time, they can teach us to value the current happy life in our own motherland; meanwhile, the museum also shows that the local people dont forget the contributions made by immigrants. 9 3. Before I came back in San Francisco, I visited_. Napa Valley 4. When did the earthquak
5、e happen in the city of San Francisco? . In 1906. 5. Why did Chinese immigrants go to San Francisco? . To earn money. 6. Where did the writer go for dinner? A Cantonese restaurant. 10 根据课文完成短文 Today, I arrived back in San Francisco, and it feels good (1) _(be) back in the city again. The city succee
6、ded in (2)_ (rebuild) itself after the earthquake that (3)_ (occur) in 1906, and I stayed in the Mission District, enjoying some delicious noodles mixed with cultures. to be rebuilding occurred 11 In the afternoon, I headed to a local museum (4)_ showed the historical changes in California. During t
7、he gold rush, many Chinese arrived, and some opened up shops and restaurants in Chinatown to earn a (5)_ (live). Many others worked on (6)_ (farm), joined the gold rush, or went to build the railway that connected California to the east. The museum showed us (7)_ America was built by immigrants from
8、 (8)_ (difference) countries and cultures. that living farms how different 12 In the evening, I went to Chinatown, and ate in a Cantonese restaurant that served food on (9)_ (beauty) china plates. Tomorrow evening, Im going to (10)_ jazz bar in the Richmond District. beautiful a 13 1. A grand evenin
9、g gala marking the 70th founding anniversary of the Peoples Republic of China started at Tiananmen Square in (市区）_Beijing Tuesday. downtown 14 2. Even Japan has not _（摆脱） entirely the growing trend toward overweight children and childhood obesity. escaped 15 3. Talent dividends _ _by improved educat
10、ion levels, which have replaced demographic dividends as the engine boosting economic growth, are beginning to emerge as a solid base for economic development. 教育水平提升带来的人才红利已经取代人口红利成为拉动经济增 长的引擎, 并逐渐成为推动经济发展的重要基础。 brought about 16 4. Another highly anticipated film, The Captain, _(赚钱）194 million yuan to occupy second place on the box office charts. earned 17 5.From the beginning, Buffett made his _(财运；财）from investing. 6.Im _(一定）going to get in touch with these people. fortune definitely 18
