高中英语人教Unit 2 Iconic Attractions 作业.doc

UNIT 2　Iconic Attractions
A组·基础巩固
Ⅰ. 语法填空
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California is the third 1. ________ (large) state in the USA but has the largest population. It is the most multicultural state in the USA.This is not 2. ________ (surprise) when you know the history of California 3. ________ has attracted people from 4. ________ (near) every country in the world. No one really knows what time the first 5. ________ (settle) arrived in what we now know as California. Scientists believe that the Native Americans reached Alaska 6. ________ means of a land bridge.
In the 18th century California was ruled by Spain. Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority 7. ________ (be) religious men. In 1848, gold 8. ________ (discover) in California and the dream of becoming rich quickly attracted people from all over the world. In fact, few achieved their dream, but most remained in California to make a life for themselves. In more recent decades, California 9. ________ (become) home to people from Asia. It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great 10. ________ there will be no major racial or cultural groups.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了美国加利福尼亚州的历史。
1. largest　考查形容词的最高级。根据空前的“the third”可知，此处要用最高级形式。
2. surprising　考查形容词。 所填词在句中作表语，要用形容词；再结合句子的主语This可知，本空要填surprising。
3. which/that　考查定语从句。分析句子成分可知，空格后是一个定语从句，修饰California，关系词在从句中作主语，故填which/that。
4. nearly　考查副词。修饰every要用nea