高中英语学习材料（灿若寒星*制作整理）unit1AlandofdiversityⅠ.阅读理解AAmericancultureisuniquebecauseitisformedanddevelopedundercertainconditions.Themajorfactorscontributingtothemakingofthisflewnationandtheformingofanewculturearethehardenvironment,ethnicdiversity(多民族)andpluralreligion,whichisquitedifferentfromothernationsintheworld.Whatismore,theseelementsarestillinfluencingtheAmericanculture.TheearlyimmigrantswhowereEnglishPuritanssettleddowninnortheastpartofAmerica.From1607to1892,frontierswerepushedfurtherwest.Thefrontiersmenlookedforalandofrichresourcesandalandofpromise,opportunityandfreedom.Actuallytheylookedforabetterlife.Soindividualism(个人主义),self-reliance,andequalityofopportunityhaveperhapsbeenthevaluesmostcloselyassociatedwiththefrontierheritage(遗产)ofAmerica.Inhistory,peoplefromdifferentcountriesintheworldrushedtoAmericathreetimes.TheybroughttheirownculturetoAmericaandlateron,differentculturesweremixedtogether.ThustheuniqueAmericancultureisformed,acommonculturallifewithcommonlysharedvalues.ThefundamentalAmericanbeliefinindividualfreedomandthefightofindividualstopracticetheirownreligionisatthecenterofreligiousexperienceintheUnitedStates.Thegreatdiversityofethnicbackgroundshasproducedreligiouspluralism;almostallofthereligionsoftheworldarenowpracticedintheUnitedStates.Nowadays,wecanseethecontinualinfluenceofthethreeelementsinthecurrentAmericansociety.Americanfamilyistypicallyparentsandtheirunmarriedchildren.Middle-agedandelderlypeoplegenerallydonotlivewiththeirmarriedchildren.ThepeopleinAmericahaveaverystrongdesiretostartanewlifeinanewplace.Quiteanumberofpeoplechangeresidenceseveryyear.TheaverageAmericanmovesfourteentimesinhislifetime.语篇解读：这是一篇议论兼说明的文章，向我们说明了美国历史上独特文化形成的原因。1．Wecanlearnfromthisarticlethat________.A．thefrontiersmenleftimportantsocietyvaluesforAmericancultureB．theearlyimmigrantsbroughtabouttheuniqueAmericancultureC．peopleintheworldoncerushedtoAmericabecauseofitsuniquecultureD．theAmericanfamilymembersdon’tgetalongwellwitheachother解析：选A细节理解题。由第二段的叙述尤其是最后一句可知，美国的早期移民为美国文化留下了包括“individualism(个人主义),self-reliance,andequalityofopportunity”在内的社会价值观(societyvalues)。故选A。2．What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsAmericanculture?A．Heiscriticalofit.B．Headmiresitverymuch.C．Hejuststatesthefacts.D．Helooksdownuponit.解析：选C作者态度题。纵观全文可以看出，作者只是客观地叙述了美国独特的文化形成的原因、背景，以及当今影响美国文化的三大因素等，并没有对此作出评论，故选C。3．Thelastparagraphisabout________.A．thefamilystructureinAmericansocietyB．theinfluenceofthethreeelementsinthecurrentAmericansocietyC．thenewlifestyleofAmericanfamilyD．thereasonwhyAmericanpeopleliketochangeresidences解析：选B段落大意题。在该段中，第一句是该段的中心句，全段围绕该句向我们介绍了影响当今美国社会的三大因素。故选B。4．Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleofthisarticle?A．TheImmigrantsinAmericaB．WhyAmericanCultureisUniqueC．TheInfluenceofAmericanCultureD．PluralReligionandAmericanCulture解析：选B主旨大意题。纵观全文可以看出，文章开篇点题，第一句告诉了文章的主题：Americancultureisuniquebecauseitisformedanddevelopedundercertainconditions.然后全文围绕这一主题展开论述，向我们讲述美国独特文化形成的原因。故选B。BTheUSAjustendureditshottestsummerin75yearsandthesecond-hottestsummeronrecord,accordi...
