【课堂新坐标】（教师用书）2013-2014 学年高中英语 Unit 1 A land of diversity 教案 新人教版选修 8【美文阅读】 纵观美国历史，就可见这个国家经常被称为“熔炉”。在此，各地移民和各种族团体学会了共同建设一个独特的民族。甚至那些“本土的”美国人——印第安人，也可能是几千年以前，从亚洲走过大陆桥来到北美洲的。A look at the history of the United States indicates that this country has often been called “a melting pot”，where various immigrants and ethnic(种族的) groups have learned to work together to build a unique nation.Even those “original” Americans，the Indians，probably walked a land bridge from Asia to North America some thousands of years ago.So，who are the real Americans？The answer is that any and all of them are ！ And you ， no matter where you come from，could also become an American should you want to.Then you would become another addition to America's wonderfully rich “nation of immigrants”．The United States is currently shifting from being a nation of immigrants of mainly European descent to oneof immigrants from other parts of the world，such as Asia and Latin America.The number of recent immigrants has skyrocketed.They desire to escape economic hardship and political oppression in their native countries as well as the desire to seek a better education and a more prosperous(繁荣的) life in America，“the land of opportunity”．Although there are frequent conflicts between the cultures they have brought with them from the “old country” and those found in America，most immigrants learn to adjust to and love their adopted land.【诱思导学】 1．What do people often call the United States?______________________________________________【答案】 “A melting pot”2．Why do people immigrate to the United States?______________________________...
