1、Unit 5 Canada“The True North”课时作业17 Warming up&Reading()Reading基础夯实能力提升基础训练基 础 夯 实.Fast readingScan the text and match each paragraph with its main idea.Paragraph 1 AThe train went southward to Toronto.Paragraph 2 BTheir friend Danny Lin met them at the airport and helped them to get to the station.
2、On the way,Danny told them a lot of information about Canada.Paragraph 3 CThe two girls went through a wheat-growing province and then back to the port city of Thunder Bay.Paragraph 4 DLi Daiyu and Liu Qian went to visit their cousins by flying to Vancouver first,and then taking the train across the
3、 whole continent.Paragraph 5 EWhen they crossed the Rocky Mountains,the girls saw many animals.Then they went to Calgary.答案：Para.1D Para.2B Para.3E Para.4C Para.5A.Careful readingRead the text carefully and choose the best answer according to the text.1What is“The True North”according to the text?AT
4、he northern part of Canada.BThe name of a part of Canada.CThe name that they call the whole country.DThe name of the train that goes across Canada.答案：D2Why are the cousins not flying direct to the Atlantic coast?ABecause they didnt have enough money.BBecause they want to take the train to have a goo
5、d view of Canada.CBecause the aeroplane is so fast.DBecause the distance from the west coast to the east isnt so long.答案：B3According to the text,the route of Li Daiyu and Liu Qians journey is _.AVancouverCalgaryThunder BayTorontoMontrealBCalgaryVancouverThunder BayTorontoMontrealCTorontoCalgaryThund
6、er BayVancouverMontrealDThunder BayCalgaryTorontoVancouverMontreal答案：A4What makes Vancouver so special?AIt is surrounded by mountains on the north and east.BIt is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean on the south.CIts population is decreasing very rapidly.DPeople can ski in the Rocky Mountains and sail i
7、n the harbour.答案：D5Which of the following statements about Canada is TRUE?ACanada has the largest amount of fresh water in the world.BCanada is empty within a few hundred kilometres of the USA border.CCanada is 55,000 kilometres from coast to coast.DAll the Canadians have a gift for riding wild hors
8、es.答案：A.SummaryFill in the following blanks with a proper word or the proper form of the word.Li Daiyu and Liu Qian were _1_ a trip to Canada.Their friend,Danny Lin,took them to catch“The True North”and the three _2_(chat)about their trip.He told them one cannot cross Canada in less than five days _
9、3_ Canada is 5,500 kilometres from coast to coast._4_(go)eastward,they would see beautiful scenery as well as cities.Vancouver is _5_(surround)by mountains and the Pacific Ocean.And its population is increasing _6_(rapid).Aboard the train,the cousins settled _7_ in the seats.When they crossed the Ro
10、cky Mountains,they managed _8_(catch)sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle.Calgary is famous for the Calgary Stampede and _9_(attract)many cowboys who have _10_ gift for riding wild horses.Then they went through a wheat-growing province and across Thunder Bay.As they slept,the train rushed towards Toronto.答案1on 2.chatted 3.because 4.Going 5.surrounded6rapidly 7.down 8.to_catch 9.attracts 10.a谢谢观赏！Thanks!