1、Canada“The True North”Unit 5话 题 导 入Canada,the second biggest country in the world,has an area of about ten million square kms,covering most of the northern part of the North American continent and with an area larger than that of the United States.Canada lies southwest of Greenland.To the south,it r
2、eaches to the same latitude(纬度)as southern France.The distance from the Pacific coast in the west to the Atlantic in the east is greater than that from North America to Europe.But in spite of its size,twothirds of the population of Canada live in a narrow belt of land no more than 200 kms from the U
3、.S.border.In the east are the Great Lakes that lie on the border with the United States.These huge inland seas empty into the St Lawrence River,which links them with the Atlantic Ocean.The centre of government and finance(金融，财政)is in Ontario(安大略).So are many of Canadas industries.Canada is a country
4、 of ten provinces and three territories(地方).The first inhabitants(居民)of Canada were North American Indians and Inuit.France and Britain each governed Canada in the past.At that time the population of Canada was almost entirely the French，but in the next few decades(十年),thousands of British colonists
5、 emigrated(移民)to Canada from the British Isles and from the American colonies.In 1849,the right of Canada to selfgovernment was recognized.Today,18 percent of Canadians still speak only French.Canada is often called a land of the future.The countrys rich oil and mineral resources have hardly been to
6、uched.It is among the ten leading industrial nations of the world.Its capital is Ottawa and the largest city is Toronto.Other important cities include Montreal,Vancouver,Edmonton,Calgary,Winnipeg,Hamilton，and Quebec.Read the passage above,and tell the following statements true(T)or false(F)1Canada has an area which is larger than that of the United States.()2The centre of government and finance is in Ottawa.()3Canada is often called a land of the future because its rich oil and mineral resources have never been touched.()文章大意：加拿大是世界上第二大国。让我们一起走进它，了解它。1.T 2.F 3.F