1、Unit 5Canada “The True North”.常考单词必背1scenery n景色；风景Sometimes they just drive slowly down the lane enjoying the scenery.有时他们只是沿着小路慢慢地开车，欣赏两旁的风景。2. surround vt.& vi.包围；围绕Jill was sitting on the floor surrounded by boxes.吉尔坐在地板上，周围摆满了箱子。快速闪记(1)be surrounded by/with.周围环绕着；被包围surround oneself with和在一起；与为
2、伍(2)surrounding adj.(作定语)周围的；附近的surroundings n周围的事物(或情况)；环境3. measure vi.& vt.测量；衡量；判定 n计量制；计量单位；措施The government has taken measures to help the unemployed to find jobs again.政府已经采取措施来帮助失业者重新就业。快速闪记take measures to do sth 采取措施做某事take ones measure量某人的尺寸to ones measure按照某人的尺寸4aboard prep.& adv.在船、飞机、火
3、车或公共汽车上All the passengers have gone aboard the plane.所有的乘客都已登机了。The man with broad shoulders boarded the plane to travel abroad and he only took daily necessaries aboard.这位肩膀宽阔的人登机去国外旅游，他只携带日常用品上飞机。快速闪记go aboard上船/飞机/火车5within prep.在之内Do whats within your power! 尽力而为！快速闪记within ones reach触手可及within
4、ones power力所能及within the limit of在范围内6. mix vt.& vi.混合；调配I always mix him up with his brother.They look so much alike.我总是把他和他的弟弟弄混了。他们长得太像了。快速闪记(1)mix.with.把与混合起来mix up弄乱；弄错；使充分混合be/get mixed up with.与交往；与厮混(2)mixed adj.混合的mixture n混合(物)；混合状态7. confirm vt.证实；证明；批准It has been confirmed that the singe
5、r will give a performance next week.已经确定这位歌唱家下周演出。快速闪记confirm sb in sth 使某人确信某事confirm sth/that.证实；进一步确定It has been confirmed that.已经确定8terrify vt.使恐怖；恐吓The dog rushing out from the house terrified me.从屋里窜出的那条狗把我吓了一跳。快速闪记(1)terrify sb into doing sth 威胁某人干某事be terrified of 害怕(2)terrifying adj.可怕的；令人恐
6、怖的terrified adj.恐惧的；受惊吓的9pleased adj.欣喜的；高兴的；愉快的We are very pleased with her decision.我们对她的决定很满意。快速闪记修饰人，说明被修饰者的心理感受时，常用下列词的ed形式：excite，move，tire，bore，frighten，surprise，astonish，shock，annoy，worry，please，satisfy，disappoint，puzzle，interest等。10. impress vt.使印象深刻；使铭记We were deeply impressed with the bea
7、uty of the West Lake.西湖的美给我们留下了深刻的印象。快速闪记(1)impress sb with sth impress sth on sb 给某人留下印象be impressed by/at/with sth 对印象深刻be impressed on sb/ones mind/memory使某人印象深刻(2)impression n印象impressive adj.给人深刻印象的；感人的.高频短语必会1. settle down 定居；平静下来；专心于I must settle down this morning and finish the term paper.我今
8、天上午必须安下心来完成学期论文。快速闪记settle down to (doing) sth 开始认真对待某事物；定下心来做某事2. manage to do 设法做He managed to get a few tickets for the Olympic Games.他设法弄到了几张奥运会的门票。3. catch sight of 看见；瞥见Catching sight of his headteacher，the boy ran away.看到班主任后，那个男孩跑开了。快速闪记lose sight of看不见，消失out of sight看不见within/in sight在视野内，看
9、得见4. have a gift for 对有天赋He has a gift for painting.他有绘画方面的天分。快速闪记be gifted in/at在方面有天赋have a talent/genius for有禀赋；有方面的才能5. in the distance 在远处We heard gunfire in the distance.我们听见了远处的炮声。快速闪记from/at a distance隔一段距离；从远处at a distance of.在远处keep sb at a distance避免与某人太亲近6as far as 远到；就而言After dinner we
10、often walk as far as the bank of the river.晚饭后我们常常散步远到那条河边。快速闪记as far as I know据我所知as far as I can remember/see/tell.据我所能记得的/看到的/判断as far as I am concerned就我而言.写作句式必学1It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall，some measuring over 90 metres.那儿湿度很大，所以树都长得特别高，一些高达90多米。2On the way to the stati
11、on，he chatted about their trip.在去车站的路上，他聊起了他们的旅行。3Going eastward，youll pass mountains and thousands of lakes and forests，as well as wide rivers and large cities.一路向东行，你会经过一座座山脉，上千个湖泊和森林，还有宽阔的河流和许多大城市。短文语法填空，然后背诵短文，熟记本单元的重点词汇。A Journey across CanadaAfter a quiz last autumn，Kuang crossed the continent
12、 eastward to Toronto to visit his schoolmate，the distance _1_(measure) approximately 5，000 kilometers.His train started from Vancouver，a city _2_(surround) by mountains.After confirming his baggage was aboard the train，Kuang settled down in his seat.Having _3_ gift for communication，he started chatt
13、ing _4_ another passenger within 5 minutes.Their _5_(topic) included the Canadian traditions，the Prime Minister，the mixture of races，and the terrifying Great Fall.After a nice buffet at noon，he was pleased to find that the scenery was _6_(impress)He saw beautiful harbours in the distance，wealthy urb
14、an areas _7_ maple forest that covered thousands of acres.He even managed _8_(catch) sight of an eagle flying upward over bushes.Kuang reached Toronto which lies _9_(slight) near the border at a misty dawn.There was frost and the broad downtown streets were very quiet.Though it _10_(be) early，Kuang phoned his schoolmate in a booth nearby at once rather than waiting for him to come.They had a good time together.答案1.measuring2.surrounded3.a4.with 5topics6.impressive7.and8.to catch9.slightly 10was
