选修8 Unit 1 A land of diversity-【优化探究】2024高考英语一轮复习高考总复习配套课件（人教版 老教材 老高考）

一轮· 英语 * 必备知识 自主梳理 核心考点 互动探究 跟踪检测 巩固提升 课时作业 即时演练 一轮· 英语 * 必备知识 自主梳理 核心考点 互动探究 跟踪检测 巩固提升 课时作业 即时演练 精读真题提素养/主题下的高考拓展运用 (2020·新高考全国Ⅰ卷) In the mid­1990s, Tom Bissell taught English as a volunteer in Uzbekistan.He left after seven months, physically broken and having lost his mind.A few years later, still attracted to the country, he returned to Uzbekistan to write an article about the disappearance of the Aral Sea. 一轮· 英语 * 必备知识 自主梳理 核心考点 互动探究 跟踪检测 巩固提升 课时作业 即时演练 His visit, however, ended up involving a lot more than that.Hence this book, Chasing the Sea：Lost Among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia, which talks about a road trip from Tashkent to Karakalpakstan, where millions of lives have been destroyed by the slow drying up of the sea.It is the story of an American travelling to a strange land, and of the people he meets on his way：Rustam, his translator, a lovely 24­year­old who picked up his colorful English in California, Oleg and Natasha，his hosts in Tashkent, and a string of foreign aid workers. 一轮· 英语 * 必备知识 自主梳理 核心考点 互动探究 跟踪检测 巩固提升 课时作业 即时演练 This is a quick look at life in Uzbekistan, made of friendliness and warmth, but also its darker side of society.In Samarkand, Mr Bissell admires the architectural wonders, while on his way to Bukhara he gets a taste of police methods when suspected of drug dealing.In Ferghana, he attends a mountain funeral (葬礼) followed by a strange drinking party.And in Karakalpakstan, he is saddened by the dust storms, diseases and fishing boats stuck miles from the sea. 一轮· 英语 * 必备知识 自主梳理 核心考点 互动探究 跟踪检测 巩固提升 课时作业 即时演练 Mr Bissell skillfully organizes historical insights and cultural references, making his tale a well­rounded picture of Uzbekistan, seen from Western eyes.His judgment and references are decidedly American, as well as his delicate stomach.As the author explains, this is neither a travel nor a history book, or even a piece of reportage.Whatever it is, the result