1、八册一单元CALIFORNIACalifornia is the third _(large) state in the USA but has the largest population. It also has the _(distinct) of being the most multicultural state in the USA, _(attract) people from all over the world. The customs and languages of the immigrants live on in their new home. This divers
2、ity of culture is not_(surprise) when you know the history of California. NATIVE AMERICANS: _(exact) when the first people arrived in _ we now know _California, no one really knows. _, it is _(like) that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago. Scientists belie
3、ve that these settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by means of a land bridge _existed in prehistoric times. In the 16th century, after the _(arrive) of the _(Europe), the native people suffered greatly. Thousands _(kill) or forced into slavery. In _ (add), many died from the d
4、iseases _(bring) by the Europeans. However, some survived these terrible times, and today there are more Native Americans _(live) in California than in any other state. THE SPANISH : In the 18th century, California _( rule) by Spain. Spanish soldiers first arrived in South America in the early 16th
5、century, _ they fought_the native people and took their land. Two centuries_(late), the Spanish had settled in most parts of South America and along the northwest coast of _ we now call the United States. Of the first Spanish _( go ) to California, the _ (major) were religious men, _ ministry was to
6、 teach the Catholic religion to the natives. In 1821, the people of Mexico gained their _ (independent)_ Spain. California then became part of Mexico. However, in 1846 the United States _(declare) war on Mexico, and after the war _(win) by the USA, Mexico had to give California tothe USA. _, there i
7、s still a strong Spanish influence in the state. That is _ today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish _ a first or second language. RUSSIANS : In the early 1800s, Russian hunters, who had _ (original) gone to Alaska, _(brgin) settling in California. Today there are about 25,000 Russian-Americans _
8、( live) in and around San Francisco. GOLD MINERS : In 1848, not long after the American-Mexican war, gold _( discover) in California. The dream of _(become) rich quickly _(attract) people from all over the world. The nearest, and therefore the first _ _( arrive), were South Americans and people from
9、 the United States. Then _ (adventure) from Europe and Asia soon followed. In fact, few _(achieve) their dream of becoming rich. Some died _returned home, _ most remained in California to make a _(live) for themselves _ great hardship. They settledin the new towns or on farms. By the time California
10、 _(elect) to become the thirty-first federal state of the USA in 1850, it was already a multicultural society.LATER ARRIVALS Although Chinese _ (immigrate) began to arrive during the Gold Rush Period, it was the building of the rail network from the west to the east coast _ brought even _(large) num
11、bers to California in the 1860s. Today, Chinese-Americans live in all parts of California, although a large percentage_(choose) to stay in the Chinatowns of Los Angeles and San Francisco. Other immigrants such as Italians, mainly fishermen but also wine makers, arrived in California in the late 19th
12、 century. In 1911 immigrants from Denmark established a town of their own, _ today still keeps _ their Danish culture. By the 1920s the film industry was _(good) established in Hollywood, California. The industry boom attracted Europeans _ (include) many Jewish people. Today California has the secon
13、d largest Jewish population in the United States. Japanese farmers began arriving in California at the beginning of the 20th century, and since the 1980s a lot more _ _(settle) there. People from Africa have been living in California since the 1800s, _ they moved north from Mexico. However, even mor
14、e arrived between 1942 and 1945 to work in the ship and aircraft industries. MOST RECENT ARRIVALS In more recent decades, California _(become) home to people from Asia, _(include) Koreans, Cambodians, Vietnamese and Laotians. _ its beginning in the 1970s, the computer industry has attracted Indians
15、and Pakistanis to California.THE FUTURE People from different parts of the world, _(attract) by the climate and lifestyle, still immigrate to California. It is believed _ before long the mix of nationalities will be so great_ there will be no distinct major _(race) or cultural groups, but _(simple) a mixture of many races and cultures.
