学英语报社http://www.e-l-e.net.cn金色教案全新课标理念，优质课程资源ReadingPopulationmobilityintheUSAStep1:Lead-inLet’senjoyasectionoffilm.Canyousaysomethingaboutthefilm?Yes,theshortfilmisaboutaverycommonphenomenoninUSA.Nowadays,moreandmorepeoplemovefromplacetoplaceinUSA,andtheywillneverliveinthesameplaceforalongtime.Theychangetheirjobsandlivingplacefrequently.Inthisarticle,youwillreadamagazinearticleaboutwhyandwherepeoplemoveintheUSA.Afterreadingthearticle,youareexpectedtogainsomeinformationaboutwhattwodifferentagegroupsareonthemoveandwhytheyaremoving.1.Manypeoplearenowusingmobilephones.Doyouknowwhattheword“mobile”mean?2.Whatdoyouthinkamobilelibraryandamobilemedicalteamare?3.Whatkindofpeoplearemobilepeople?Sampledanswers:1.Itmeans“notfixed”or“canbemoved”2.Amobilelibraryisalibrarythatisonabusandcantraveltodifferentplaces;Amobilemedicalteamisagroupofdoctorsandnurseswhogofromplacetoplacetotreatsickpeople.3.Mobilepeoplearethosewholeavetheirhomeandmovetoelsewhere.ResourcesAmericancitiesaresimilartoothercitiesaroundtheworld．Ineverycountry,citiesreflectthevaluesoftheculture.Citiescontaintheverybestsideofasociety：opportunitiesforeducation,employmentandsoon.Theyalsocontaintheveryworstpartsofasociety：violentcrime,racialdiscriminationandpoverty.Americancitiesarechanging,justasAmericansociety.AfterWorldWarⅡ,thepopulationofmostlargeAmericancitiesdecreased;however,thepopulationinmanySunBoltcitiesincreased.LosAngelesandHoustonarecitieswherepopulationincreased.ThispopulationmovingtoandfromthecityreflectsthechangingvaluesofAmericansociety.Duringthistime,inthelate1940sandearly1950s,citypeoplebecamewealthier.Theyhadmorechildren.Theyneededmorespace.Theymovedouttheirflatsinthecitytobuytheirownhouses.Theyboughthousesinthesuburbs,areasnearacitywherepeoplelive.Theseareareaswithoutmanyofficesorfactories.Duringthe1950stheAmerican“dream”wastohaveahouseontheoutskirts.Nowthingsarechanging.Thechildrenofthepeoplewholeftthecitiesinthe1950sarenowadults.They,unliketheirparents,wanttoliveinthecities.SomecontinuetomovetocitiesintheSunBelt.CitiesareexpandingandthepopulationisincreasinginsuchstatesasTexas,FloridaandCalifornia．OthersaremovingtomoreestablishedcitiesoftheNortheastandMidwest,suchasBoston,BaltimoreandChicago.Manyyoungprofessionals,doctorsandlawyersaremovingbackintothecity.Theypreferthecitytothesuburbsbecausetheirjobsarethere;theyareafraidofthefuelshortageortheyjustenjoytheexcitementandopportunitieswhichthecityoffers.Anewclassismovingintothe优课轩资源网http://www.enteach.net未经授权本站资源禁止用于任何商业目的第1页共5页学英语报社http://www.e-l-e.net.cn金色教案全新课标理念，优质课程资源cities--awealthier,moremobileclass.Step2:FastreadingforgeneralideasGothroughthepassageasquicklyaspossibleandtrytofindanswerstothethreequestionsinpartAonPage18.Justfocusonandidentifytheinformationneededtoanswerthesequestions.AnswersA1ThemovementofpeopleintheUSA.2.Americanliving3.Peopleover60yearsandyoungadults.Step3:Detailedreadingforimportantinformation1.Let’sreadthepassageasecondtimeandcompletePartsC1andC2onpage20AnswersC11.FromtheMidwestandtheNortheast.2.Florida.3.Itishometothelargestpopulationofpeopleaged65andolder.Thisgroupaccountsfornearly18percentofthestate’spopulation.4.Ambulanceresponsetimehasbeendecreasedandmanyhouseshavebathroomsdesignedforelderlyhomeownerswiththingslikewalk-inbathtubsthatr...
