1、Unit 1 A land of diversity對(duì)應(yīng)課標(biāo)主題語境人與社會(huì)重大政治、歷史事件，文化淵源一、高考這樣考/新高考已由“知識(shí)立意轉(zhuǎn)向“素養(yǎng)立意”高考語篇不僅是用于“做”的，在很大程度上是用于“品”的作為晨讀價(jià)值很大噢?。?018全國卷01 閱讀理解 B 篇）lCities usually have a good reason for being where they are, like a nearby port or river. People settle in these places because they are easy to get to and naturally

2、 suited to communications and trade. New York City, for example, is near a large harbour at the mouth of the Hudson River. Over 300 years its population grew gradually from 800 people to 8 million. But not all cities develop slowly over a long period of time. Boom towns grow from nothing almost over

3、night. In 1896, Dawson, Canada, was unmapped wilderness （荒 野）. But gold was discovered there in 1897, and two years later, it was one of the largest cities in the West, with a population of 30,000.2Dawson did not have any of the natural conveniences of cities like London or Paris. People went there

4、for gold. They travelled over snow-covered mountains and sailed hundreds of miles up icy rivers. The path to Dawson was covered with thirty feet of wet snow that could fall without warning. An avalanche （雪崩）once closed the path, killing 63 people. For many who made it to Dawson, however, the rewards

5、 were worth the difficult trip. Of the first 20,000 people who dug for gold, 4,000 got rich. About 100 of these stayed rich men for the rest of their lives.3But no matter how rich they were, Dawson was never comfortable. Necessities like food and wood were very expensive. But soon, the gold that Daw

6、son depended on had all been found. The city was crowded with disappointed people with no interest in settling down, and when they heard there were new gold discoveries in Alaska, they left Dawson City as quickly as they had come. Today, people still come and go - to see where the Canadian gold rush

7、 happened. Tourism is now the chief industry of Dawson City its present population is 762.（語篇中黑體詞匯為主題詞匯）真題不厭百回做What attracted the early settlers to New York City?A. Its business culture.B - Its small population.Its geographical position.Its favourable climate.(4)My hometown lies at the foot of the m

8、ountain, with a big river running in front of it.我的家鄉(xiāng)坐落在山腳下，有一條大河從它的前面流過?；?dòng)區(qū)能力為主攻,高頻考點(diǎn)從深度上挖潛強(qiáng)化學(xué)習(xí)能力突破高頻單詞. majority n.大多數(shù)；大半(l)a/the majority of大多數(shù)in a/the majority 占多數(shù)by/with a majority of 以多數(shù)票(2)minority n,少數(shù)in a/the minority 占少數(shù)演繹法練通單句語法填空The majority is/are (be) in favour of banning smoking in pu

9、blic places.The majority of astronauts from America have been (be) men in the last few years.補(bǔ)全句子Women are in the majority in the nursing profession while men in the minority.在護(hù)理行業(yè)，女性占多數(shù)而男性占少數(shù)。Members of parliament approved the draft by/with a majority of ninety-nine.議員以99票的多數(shù)票批準(zhǔn)了這項(xiàng)草案。名師指津“a/the maj

10、ority of+名詞”作主語時(shí)，其后謂語動(dòng)詞的單復(fù)數(shù)取決于of后 名詞的數(shù)。the majority作主語時(shí)，謂語動(dòng)詞既可以用復(fù)數(shù)，也可以用單數(shù)。. elect vt.選擇；決定做某事；選舉某人單句語法填空She was elected (elect) as new Prime Minister last year.If I am lucky enough to win the election (elect), the first thing I will do is to enrich our students，after-class activities.Increasing numb

11、ers of people elect to work (work) from home nowadays.歸納法記牢(l)elect sb. (as/to be)+職位 選舉某人為(2)elect to do sth.選擇做某事(3)election n.選舉和災(zāi)害救助時(shí)也能夠發(fā)揮重要的作用。二、備考這樣學(xué)A輪復(fù)習(xí)應(yīng)由“依托教材”轉(zhuǎn)向“依托課標(biāo)”HB自學(xué)區(qū) 學(xué)生為主體，語言基礎(chǔ)從廣度上積累(一)主題閱讀類詞匯多多益善.回顧單元詞匯第一組：閱讀單詞知其意(l)mat n.席子；墊子(2)beast n.野獸(3)quilt n,被子；棉被(4)onion n.洋蔥(5)skateboard n

12、.滑板(6)yogurt n.酸奶；酸乳酪(7)melon n.(各種)瓜(8)wrinkle n. 皺紋(9)spear n.矛；槍(10)eyebrow n.眉毛(ll)arrowhead n. 箭頭(12)excavate vt.挖掘；發(fā)掘(13)craftsmanship n. 技藝； 手藝； 精工細(xì)作(14)hammer n, 鐵錘；錘子(15)punctuation n,標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)(16)centimetre n. 厘米第二組：重點(diǎn)單詞寫其形(1 )tentative adj.試探性的；不確定的(2)acute adj.有觀察力的；敏銳的；嚴(yán)重的；深刻的(3)alternative

13、n.可能的選擇adj.供選擇的；其他的(4)somehow adv. 以方式；不知怎么地(5 jregardless adv,不管；不顧(6)album n.相冊(cè)；集郵冊(cè)；唱片(7)ample adj,足夠的；充足的；富裕的(8)scratch n.(刮、抓、戈U的)痕跡；搔；撓vt.搔；抓；擦傷；刮壞(9)dizzy adj.頭暈?zāi)垦５?；眩暈的；使人發(fā)暈或困惑的(lO)primitive adj.原始的；遠(yuǎn)古的；簡陋的(ll)howl vt.&vi.嗥叫；叫喊；吼叫n.長嚎；嗥叫(12)spit vt.吐出(唾液、食物等)vi.吐痰(13)delete vt.刪；刪除(14)seashell

14、 n.海貝殼(15)pulse vi.強(qiáng)烈而有規(guī)律地跳動(dòng)；搏動(dòng)機(jī)脈搏；節(jié)拍(16)category n.種類；類別；范疇(17)arrest vt.逮捕；吸引n.逮捕；拘留(18)kindergarten n. 幼兒園(19)worship vt.&vi.崇拜；敬奉n.崇拜；敬神.拓展主題詞匯第一組：考古(l)anthropologist n.人類學(xué)家(2)human n.人類(3)origin n.起源(4)ruins n.遺跡；廢墟(5)remains n.遺跡；遺骸(6)relic n.遺物；遺跡(7)skull n.顱骨 (8)tribe n.部落(9)originate v.起源于

15、(lO)prehistoric 力.史前的(1 l)heritage n.遺產(chǎn) (12)preserve v.保護(hù)第二組：文化淵源(l)forefather n.祖先；前輩(2)era n.時(shí)代(3)ancient。的.古代的 (4)period n.時(shí)期(5)civilization .文明(6)dynasty n.朝代(7)emperor n.皇帝(8)slavery n.奴隸制度(9)occupy ”,占用；占領(lǐng) (10)sacrifice ”犧牲(1 l)aggression n.侵略 (12)revolution n.革命(13)historical。的.與歷史有關(guān)的(14)hist

16、oric 4的:有歷史意義的(二)主題表達(dá)類詞匯記牢用對(duì)1.活學(xué)活用單元詞匯(1 identify 確認(rèn)；識(shí)別；鑒另ll -identification.辨認(rèn)；鑒定-identityn.身份；一致； 同一性(2)archaeology n.考古學(xué)f archaeological 6考古學(xué)的；與考古學(xué)有關(guān)的f archaeologist 考古學(xué)家(3)starvation n.挨餓；餓死f starve。上挨餓;餓死(4)accuracy n.精確；準(zhǔn)確f accurate 力.準(zhǔn)確的;精確的f accurately勿勿.準(zhǔn)確地;精確 地(5)interrupt式,打斷講話；打岔；暫時(shí)中斷或中止

17、f interruptionn.打斷；打岔；插嘴(6)assume”.假定；設(shè)想f assuming.假設(shè)f assumption .設(shè)想；假定；擔(dān)任(7)sharpen (使)鋒利；尖銳；清晰；削尖一sharp鋒利的一sharpener n.磨具； 削具(8)messy a力.凌亂的；臟的f messn.凌亂；臟(9)botanical.植物學(xué)的；與植物學(xué)有關(guān)的f botany植物學(xué)(lO)analysis n. 分析f analysesanalyse ”.分析(ll)ripen .使成熟；成熟f必.成熟的(12)significance n.意義；意思；重要性；重要意義f signific

18、ant 力.重要的(13)systematic M.有系統(tǒng)的；有計(jì)劃的；有條理的f system幾.系統(tǒng)；制度(14)academy n.學(xué)院；學(xué)會(huì)；學(xué)術(shù)團(tuán)體；院校f academic ”小學(xué)術(shù)的(15)receptionist n.接待員；招待員f receive接收；招待f receptionn.接待；接收(16)radioactivity n.放射性f radioactive 矽.放射性的；有輻射能的(17)division n.劃分；分割；分配；分界線f divide。.分開；分割；劃分(18)applaud況.&.鼓掌歡迎；贊賞f applause n.鼓掌(19)accelerat

19、e 山.&.力口速；促進(jìn)f acceleration n.力口速(20)skilful/,有技巧的；熟練的一更Hl小 技能；技巧一skilled 力.熟練的;有技能的語境活用(l)If you interrupt others， conversation abruptly, you will be to blame for your interruption. (interrupt)(2)Assuming that you are the guide of the foreigners who are to visit our school, how would you prepare for

20、 your assumption as the guide? (assume)(3)After the identification of victim，s appearance and age, the police identified the identity of the killer. (identify)(4)While calculating the math problem, you should pay more attention to the accuracy of the numbers, or you can，t figure it out accurately.(a

21、ccurate)(5)The boy needs a pencil sharpener to sharpen his pencil, because the sharpener he has isn，t sharp, (sharpen)(6)The kid made a mess in the living room, so his mother asked him to clean the messy living room quickly, (mess)(7)With the teacher，s help, I analysed the data of this experiment. T

22、he teacher considered my analysis is reasonable, (analyse)(8)The scientists think his invention is of great significance, because it is significant to cure the patients of deadly disease.(significant)(9)The famous professor made an inspiring academic speech in the British Academy of Film and Televis

23、ion Arts, (academy)(10)The candies were divided out among all the kids, but they could not agree upon the division of them.(divide)(1 l)He was received by the host and was given a warm reception.(receive)(12)The audience warmly applauded when the performance came to an end, and the applause lasted f

24、or several minutes.(applaud)2,歸類串記“同族”詞匯(l)v.-ing形式的介詞小結(jié)assuming假設(shè)；假定considering鑒于；考慮到including包含；包括 supposing假設(shè)；假如providing假設(shè)；如果 concerning關(guān)于(2)-ify結(jié)尾動(dòng)詞找一找identify確認(rèn)；鑒別；識(shí)別beautify美化；使美麗classify分類 clarify澄清simplify簡化 electrify使電氣化(3)形容詞十 en構(gòu)成的動(dòng)詞集錦sharpf sharpen(使)鋒利 ripef ripen 使成熟shortshorten 變短；縮短

25、widef widen(使)變寬de叩f de叩en(使)變深 strongf strengthen加強(qiáng)(三)主題常用短語厚積素養(yǎng).單元短語再現(xiàn)(l)at most至多；最多(2)be aware of知道；意識(shí)到(3)regardless of 不管；不顧(4)date back .) 追溯到；始于(5)keep out關(guān)在門外；不準(zhǔn)入內(nèi)(6)cut up 切碎(7)scare away 把嚇跑(8)fed up with受夠了；飽受；厭煩(9)with/in relief輕松地；如釋重負(fù)地(10)look ahead向前看；為將來打算.主題短語拓展(l)advanced civilizat

26、ion 先進(jìn)文明(2)pass down 傳遞下去(3)make fires 生火(4)cut down 砍倒(5)take place 發(fā)生(6)in memory of 2己念(7)in history 在歷史上(8)with a long history 有悠久的歷史(9)suffer from 遭受；忍受(10)put up修建；張貼；住宿(1 l)defend .against. 防御(12)live in harmony 和諧生活(13)be of significance 有重要意義(14)be in ruins 變成廢墟語境活用從以上短語中選擇合適的短語填空Last Sunda

27、y, our class visited the history museum in our city CDregardless of the hot weather. In the museum, we saw an old stone which was said to be a scraper used by our ancestors. The stone scraper dates back to the Xia Dynasty. It is of signiflcance to our ancestors. When we were told its use, we were aw

28、are of our ancestorsJ wisdom. The announcer also explained that the stone scraper could be used to cup up the meat and cut. down the trees.Besides, our ancestors had learned to scare the beasts away. However, they were fed up with their life, so they had to look ahead.(四)主題常用佳句背背增分.單元句式仿寫(l)Yes, ind

29、eed, as the botanical analyses have shown us, all the fields around here used to be part of a large shallow lake.句式解讀as引導(dǎo)的非限制性定語從句。句式仿寫 As is known to all, Chinese people attach great significance to good table manners.(2018全國卷I書面表達(dá))眾所周知I,中國人非常重視良好的餐桌禮儀。(2)If only she had looked ahead and planned be

30、tter this year!句式解讀if only“要是就好了”。句式仿寫 If onlycould go back and reset my goals!要是我能回去重新設(shè)定我的目標(biāo)就好了！(3)Abruptly she sat down, only to be scooped up by her laughing, shouting sister, Luna.句式解讀only to do sth.作結(jié)果狀語，表示意料之外的情況。句 式仿 寫 My father telephoned the police station, only to fincLit couldn gct throug

31、h.(2018浙江高考寫作)我的父親給警察局打電話，卻發(fā)現(xiàn)電話打不通。主題佳句背誦(l)To the southwest of Beijing lies Zhoukoudian, where Peking Man are believed to have lived.周口店位于北京的西南，據(jù)說那里是北京人曾經(jīng)生活的地方。(2)Only when the system has been abolished will it be possible to abolish poverty, unemployment and war.只有廢除了這種制度才有可能消除貧困、失業(yè)和戰(zhàn)爭。(3)China，s

32、Great Wall is known to the world as one of the seven great wonders of the world.中國的長城被世人認(rèn)為是世界七大奇跡之一。(4)In Chinese history, there was a time when China was the strongest and richest country in the world.在中國歷史上，曾經(jīng)有過一段時(shí)期中國是世界上最強(qiáng)大和最富裕的國家。(5)Silk had become one of the primary goods traded along the Silk

33、Road by about 100 BC.到約公元前100年時(shí)，絲綢就已成為絲綢之路沿線交易的主要貨物之一。(6)Confucius is the pride of the Chinese people for the reason that he was a famous thinker, educator and philosopher in Chinese history.孔子是中國人民的驕傲，因?yàn)樗侵袊鴼v史上一位著名的思想家、教育家和哲學(xué)家。/ 互動(dòng)區(qū)能力為主攻,高頻考點(diǎn)從深度上挖潛. alternative adj.供選擇的；其他的機(jī)可能的選擇；選擇對(duì)象單句語法填空Thank yo

34、u for allowing me to describe the situation, where I had no alternative but to give (give) up the plan.Come with us, alternatively (alternative), meet us there.The App asks its users to report accidents and other road conditions in real time, so other users can avoid the traffic jam by using an alte

35、rnative route.補(bǔ)全句子 Failure is the mother of success. Sometimes, in order to succeed, we have no alternative but to face failure bravely andeam from it.失敗乃成功之母。有時(shí)候，為了成功，我們不得不勇敢地直面失敗并從中吸取教訓(xùn)。歸納法記牢(l)an alternative to的替代物(to 是介詞)have no alternative but to do sth.別無選擇只好做某事(2)alternatively adv.二者擇一地；作為一種選

36、擇聯(lián)想發(fā)散“別無選擇只好做某事”的其他表達(dá)形式：cant do sth. but do sth.can do nothing but do sth.have no choice but to do errupt vt.& vi.打斷講話；打岔；暫時(shí)中斷或中止單句語法填空He was writing a poem when he was interrupted (interrupt) by a knock at the door.(2017全國卷 II) Interruptions (interrupt) are one of the worst things to deal wi

37、th while you，re trying to get work done.I managed to work for two hours without inteiTuption.It is not polite to interrupt a speaker with frequent questions.歸納法記牢(l)interrupt .(with sth.) (因某事)打斷be interrupted by 被打斷(2)interruption n.打擾；插嘴；打岔；阻斷物without interruption 連續(xù)地； 不斷地assume vt.假定；設(shè)想(l)assume

38、. to be .咨交定AMI殳是It is assumed that. 一般認(rèn)為;假定(2)assumption n.假定；假設(shè)make an assumption 認(rèn)為；彳度定on the assumption that. 彳民定(3)assume/assuming (that). 假設(shè)/假定演繹法練通單句語法填空Assuming/Assume (assume) that you are chosen to be a volunteer at Beijing Winter Olympic Games, what will you do?A lot of people make the as

39、sumption (assume) that poverty only exists in the third world.補(bǔ)全句子It is assumsd that global warming and climate change may cause even more disasters in the future.一般認(rèn)為全球變暖和氣候改變?cè)趯頃?huì)引起更多的災(zāi)難。significance n.意義；意思；重要性；重要意義(l)be of significance to . 對(duì)有重要意義attach significance to . 認(rèn)為重要(2)significant adj.重要

40、的；明顯的It is significant that. 很明顯演繹法練通單句語法填空In my view, practicing handwriting is of great significance (significant) to the students， growth.There are no significant (significance) differences between the two groups of students.As time going by, I attach more great significance to doing what I am do

41、ing now.補(bǔ)全句子It is signi行cant that nowadays fiber is still considered to be an important part of a healthy diet.很明顯，今天纖維仍然被認(rèn)為是健康飲食的一個(gè)重要部分。regardless of 不管；不顧(l)regardless of 強(qiáng)調(diào)”不認(rèn)為重要”，從而不加以重視或考慮，其后可接whether,what引導(dǎo)的從句。(2)despite/in spite of 意為“盡管但是”，其后接名詞，不接從句。(3)as regards/with regard to 關(guān)于； 至于演繹法練通單

42、句語法填空She is determined to do it regardless of all consequences.補(bǔ)全句子RegardIess ofLwhat happened yesterday and what may or may not happen tomorrow, the present moment is where we are.不管昨天發(fā)生了什么，也不管明天可能發(fā)生或者不會(huì)發(fā)生什么，現(xiàn)在才是我們關(guān)注的所 在。In spite of/Despite her terrible illness, she worked hard and succeeded in the

43、 scientific research field.盡管她病得厲害，但是她還是勤奮工作并在科研領(lǐng)域取得了成功。With regard to reading, there is a saying that there are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people，s eyes.關(guān)于閱讀，有句名言：“一千個(gè)讀者就有一千個(gè)哈姆雷特！ ”date back (to)追溯到；始于date from追溯到；始于；起源于out of date 過時(shí)的up to date (with)趕上(的)潮流演繹法練通單句語法填空My interest in stamp co

44、llecting dates (date) back to my schooldays.ating (date) from 1933, the South Lake Park in Changchun is located in the southwestern part of the Changchun city.Everyone should keep on getting himself educated so as to be up to date with modem technology.補(bǔ)全句子(4)(2018-北京高考書面表達(dá))Chinese tea-drinking cult

45、ure has a long historydating back to more than 1,00。years ago.中國飲茶文化源遠(yuǎn)流長，可以追溯到1 000多年前。名師指津date back to和date from 一般不用于進(jìn)行時(shí)態(tài)；作后置定語時(shí)，常用現(xiàn)在分 詞。3.if only要是就好了”教材原句If 9111y she had looked ahead and planned better this year!她今年要是早有預(yù)見，計(jì)劃得更好些就好了！用法規(guī)則if only用來表達(dá)愿望，句中謂語動(dòng)詞要用虛 擬語氣。(l)if only .had done表示與過去事實(shí)相反的

46、愿望(2)if only .did表示與現(xiàn)在事實(shí)相反的愿望(3)if only .could/would/might do 表示與將 來事實(shí)相反的愿望(不用should)注意事項(xiàng)only if是由only后接if條件狀語從句構(gòu)成， only僅起強(qiáng)調(diào)作用，意為“只有”，位于句 首時(shí)，主句要進(jìn)行部分倒裝。針對(duì)訓(xùn)練補(bǔ)全句子It has been raining all week. If only it would clean up soon!整整一周都在下雨，要是很快晴天就好了！If only I had more time to study .要是我有更多的時(shí)間來學(xué)習(xí)就好了。If only I h

47、adnt informed her of the news, she wouldn，t have felt so sad.要是我不告訴她這個(gè)消息就好了，她就不會(huì)如此傷心了。 Only if we know what we do in our daily life and live a low-carbon life can we make a difference.只有我們知道在日常生活中做什么并且過低碳生活，我們才能產(chǎn)生影響。三、素養(yǎng)這樣提/科學(xué)備考應(yīng)由“刷題強(qiáng)訓(xùn)”轉(zhuǎn)向“精題細(xì)作”(一)在微點(diǎn)盤查中提升語言能力I.單句語法填空It is assumed that stress is main

48、ly caused by too much work.If you study in a systematic (system) way, you won，t leave anything out.occur vi發(fā)生；出現(xiàn)sth. occurs/occurred to sb.某事被某人想起It occurs to/strikes/hits sb. that. 某人想起It occurs/occurred to sb. to do sth.某人想起做某事演繹法練通補(bǔ)全句子Suddenly a good idea occuired to her, but she didn，t know how

49、to speak it out. 她突然想到了一個(gè)好主意，但是她不知道如何說出來。It occuired to pie that I could have the book sent to me.我想到可以讓人把書寄給我。It didn， t occur to her to ask for help.她沒想到請(qǐng)別人幫忙。hire n. & vt.租用；雇用單句語法填空There are three small boats available for hire.David used to hire his car out sometimes when he didn? t need it him

50、self.It became increasingly expensive to hire (hire) casual workers.歸納法記牢for hire可供出租hire sth. out (to sb.) 把租出去(給某人)，學(xué)；強(qiáng)I習(xí)I突化磔i破I力!1. by means of 辦法；借助;通過by this means用這種方法by all means當(dāng)然可以，沒問題by no means 決不，一點(diǎn)也不(位于句首時(shí)，句子用部分倒裝語序)演繹法練通單句語法填空Students build up their vocabularies by means of reading mor

51、e books.Only by this means is (be) it possible to persuade him out of smoking.補(bǔ)全句子一Could I have a look at it?The plants need the right amount of sunlight and rain to grow and ripen (ripe).If you don，t like the school lunch, you have the alternative of bringing your own.She has kept up physical train

52、ing for several years without interruption (interrupt).The mechanic (機(jī)械巾)who wishes to do his work well, must first sharpen (sharp) his tools.The escaped prisoner got arrested (arrest) immediately he turned up at the railway station and was sent to prison again.The more we are aware of the significa

53、nce (significant) of this famous saying, the more benefits we will get in our daily study and job. In contrast to our ignorance of saving food, many people especially those in poverty-stricken areas are suffering from starvation (starve).The significance attached (attach) to a National Day is very d

54、ifferent from country to country.II .選詞填空date back to, at most, be aware of, with relief, cut up, look ahead, fed up with, regardless ofRegardless of your choice of course, you，11 develop your language ability both quickly and effectively.Every year, a good many tourists are attracted to visit the o

55、ld tower dating back to the eleventh century.Cut up the meat before you put them into the pot”, mother told me.The librarian told us that we could borrow at most three books at a time.Whenever we are in trouble, we must look ahead and encourage ourselves.I wouldn，t like to work together with him, I

56、am fed up with his laziness and carelessness.Having finished all the housework, Mary dropped herself into the sofa, sighing with relief. The good news is that we are aware of the importance of fresh water and its shortage we are facing.川補(bǔ)全句子/一句多譯.如果你想脫穎而出，除了努力工作別無選擇。(alternative)If you want to stand

57、 out, there is no alternative but to work hard.這場比賽意義重大，要求每個(gè)人都準(zhǔn)時(shí)到場。(significant)(2019全國卷 II 書面表達(dá))The game is so significant that it is required that everyone should present themselves punctually.上海已經(jīng)加速成為世界級(jí)的旅游勝地的步伐。(accelerate)Shanghai has accelerated the pace of becoming a world-class tourist desti

58、nation.要是我沒有放棄那次進(jìn)一步學(xué)習(xí)的機(jī)會(huì)就好了！ (ifonly)If only I hadn t given uphe chance to study further!.假如目前的情況會(huì)繼續(xù)下去。(assume)LeC s_assums_the_ present situation _to_be_conticued.Assuming/Assums that the present situation is to be continued.It is assumsd that the presen situation is lo be continued.(二)在語篇閱讀中提升思維品質(zhì)

59、Many Westerners have the idea that everyone in China knows how to do kung fu. This is, of course, a silly belief. But it is true that kung fu is a big part of Chinese culture.Like most people from the West, I was first introduced to kung fu through Hong Kong action films. Stars like Bruce Lee and Ja

60、ckie Chan made kung fu popular in the Western world. The flashy and impressive performances they gave in films like Rumble in the Bronx and Enter the Dragon made them household names in the U. S. and elsewhere.However, my own personal interest in kung fu was actually inspired by a hip hop group. Wu-