1、Unit 5 Canada“The True North”菜 单 英语必修3 Unit 5 Canada“The True North”Unit 5 Canada“The True North”菜 单 英语必修3 加拿大，“枫叶之国”。五月份的加拿大的首都渥太华，映入你眼帘的却是遍地的郁金香，因为全世界最大的郁金香节将在这儿举办。郁金香是荷兰的国花。为什么加拿大会有郁金香节呢？请阅读下文找出答案吧。美文导读话题链接 Unit 5 Canada“The True North”菜 单 英语必修3 The Canadian Tulip Festival Each year in the first
2、week of May,Canadascapital city of Ottawa becomes a flower ocean.Morethan three million tulips cover the roads,on both sidesof the Ottawa River.These beautiful flowers announcethe arrival of spring and the official opening of theCanadian Tulip Festival,which is the worlds largesttulip festival.Durin
3、g this period,Canadas capital willbe alive with not only blooming tulips,but music,parades,fireworks,and people from around the world.Unit 5 Canada“The True North”菜 单 英语必修3 Why does Ottawa celebrate thetulip festival with such enthusiasm？The tradition began about 70 yearsago.The German army had inva
4、ded theNetherlands in May,1940,and theroyal family was forced to run awayfrom their country.They went first toLondon then on to Ottawa where theywere given Government House as ashelter.In 1943,Princess JulianasUnit 5 Canada“The True North”菜 单 英语必修3 daughter,Princess Margriet was born at the OttawaCi
5、vic Hospital.And the room where Princess Margrietwas born was announced to be an official gift to theNetherlands by the Canadian government so that shewould be born in her own countrys place.Becauseaccording to the Netherlands law,anyone whowasn t born in the Netherlands will lose theircitizenship,t
6、herefore Margriet would have no right tobe the princess of the Netherlands.Unit 5 Canada“The True North”菜 单 英语必修3 After the royal family returned to their homelandin 1945,Princess Juliana gave 10,000 tulip bulbs to theCanadian government and the citizens of Ottawa as areward.This started a tradition
7、 and every year eversince,another 10,000 bulbs were sent to Ottawa andplanted all around the city.Over the next decade,theCanadian Tulip Festival became bigger and bigger andtourists started making Ottawa their destination inearly May.Unit 5 Canada“The True North”菜 单 英语必修3 Now this festival is not o
8、nly a love of flowers,butalsoasymboloffriendshipbetweenthetwocountries.If you havent been to Ottawa in early May，dont miss it.Unit 5 Canada“The True North”菜 单 英语必修3 Exercises：1.The Canadian Tulip Festival is held in _in Ottawa.A.April B.JuneC.July D.May答案 DUnit 5 Canada“The True North”菜 单 英语必修3 2.Th
9、e following are correct EXCEPT_.A.The Canadian Tulip Festival began to becelebrated about 70 years ago B.The royal family was forced to Canada directlybecause of the German army C.Princess Margriet was born in 1943 D.Princess Margriet didnt lose the citizenshipof the Netherlands答案 BUnit 5 Canada“The
10、 True North”菜 单 英语必修3 3.AftertheroyalfamilyreturnedtotheNetherlands,_.A.Princess Juliana gave 10,000 tulip bulbs to theCanadian government in reward for their help B.Princess Margriet gave tulip bulbs to theCanadian government in reward for their help C.Canada began to hold the Canadian TulipFestival in honour of the royal family D.Canada began to plant tulips in honour of theroyal family 答案 A
