1、CanadaThe second largest country in area after Russia,Canada has coastlines on the Atlantic,Arctic and Pacific Oceans,giving it the longest one.In area,Canada is slightly larger than the United States,but has only about 11 percent as many people.It is agriculturally poor with few people but rich in
2、mineral deposits and forests.The Canadian shield stretches from the Arctic to the Great Lakes and Labrador,cutting the country in half and contributing to a division between easterners and westerners.The Canadian shield and western mountains experience subarctic(副极地的)climates,resulting in a near emp
3、ty north.Most Canadians live within a few hundred kilometres of the USA border.Canada is a multicultural society dependent on immigration for growth.Some 28 percent are of British descent,23 percent claim French descent,2 percent are aboriginal(土著居民的)people other minorities include Italians,Germans,
4、Ukrainians and Chinese.Canadas population is highly urbanized，with most people living in four areas:southern Ontario,Montreal region,Vancouver city and southern Vancouver Island,and the Calgary-Edmonton corridor.多积词汇coastline n 海岸线；沿海地带deposit n.(地下自然形成的)沉积物，沉积层shield n.盾(牌)；屏障stretch v.拉长；拽宽；撑大，(使)
5、变松multicultural adj.多种文化的immigration n.移民minority n.少数；少数民族urbanized adj.城市化的读文清障原文呈现A TRIP ON“THE TRUE NORTH”Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada to visit their cousins in Montreal on the Atlantic coast.THE TRUE NORTH 有两个含义：一是它的本义“真正的北方”，即加拿大是地球上最北端的国家之一；二是指横贯加拿大东西部的一列火车的名字。be
6、on a trip to 去某地旅行(表状态)go on a trip to 去某地旅行(表动作)on the Atlantic coast 在大西洋海岸上Section Warming Up&Reading Pre-reading读文清障原文呈现Rather than take the aeroplane all the way,they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to east across Canada.The thought that they could cross the whole
7、continent was exciting.rather than 与其；不愿，连接两个并列成分；rather than 位于句首时，其后跟不带 to 的不定式。that 引导同位语从句，说明 thought的具体内容。continent/kntnnt/n.洲；大陆读文清障原文呈现Their friend,Danny Lin,was waiting at the airport.He was going to take them and their baggage to catch“The True North”，the cross-Canada train.On the way to th
8、e station,he chatted about their trip.“Youre going to see some great scenery.baggage/bd/n.行 李 luggage n行李“一件行李”用 a piece of baggage/luggage 表示。chat/tt/vi.&n.聊天；闲聊chat with sb.(have a chat with sb.)与某人聊天scenery/sinr/n.景色；风景指一个地区总的自然风光，可能包括多个 scene。读文清障原文呈现Going eastward ，youll pass mountains and thou
9、sands of lakes and forests,as well as wide rivers and large cities.Some people have the idea that you can cross Canada in less than five days,but they forget the fact that Canada is 5,500 kilometres from coast to coast.现 在 分 词 短 语going eastward 作伴随或方式状语。eastward/istwd/adv.向东 adj.向东的；朝东的eastward 也作 e
10、astwards，注 意 不 能 说go to eastward。读文清障原文呈现Here in Vancouver,youre in Canadas warmest part.People say it is Canadas most beautiful city,surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean.surround/srand/vt.包围；围绕be surrounded by 被包围/围绕过去分词短语 surrounded by.作定语，修饰 city，相当于一个非限制性定语从句。读文清障原文呈现Skiing in the Rocky
11、 Mountains and sailing in the harbour make Vancouver one of Canadas most popular cities to live in .Its population is increasing rapidly.harbour/hb/n.(harbor)海港 in the harbour 在海港one of Canadas most popular cities to live in 加拿大最受欢迎的居住城市之一，作宾语补足语。此处 to live in 作定语，修饰 cities。读文清障原文呈现measure/me/v.测量；衡
12、量；判定 n.计量制；计量单位；措施It is so.that.,some measuring.是主从复合句，so.that“如此以至于”，引导结果状语从句；some measuring.是独立主格结构，补充说明 extremely tall。The coast north of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world.It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall,some measuring over 90 metres.”“真
13、北方”之旅第 12 段译文李黛予和她的表妹刘倩要去加拿大大西洋海岸的蒙特利尔市看望她们的表兄妹。她们不想一路乘飞机，而决定先飞到温哥华，再从西海岸乘火车横穿加拿大到达东海岸。要横贯整个大陆的想法很是令人兴奋。她们的朋友林丹尼正在机场等候她们。他要带着她们和她们的行李去乘坐横越加拿大的“真北方”号列车。在去火车站的路上，他聊起了她们的旅程。“你们将会看到一些美丽壮阔的风景。一路向东行，你们会经过一座座山脉，上千个湖泊、森林，还有宽阔的河流和许多大城市。有人想在不到 5 天的时间里穿越加拿大，但是他们忘了加拿大从东海岸到西海岸共有 5 500 千米的事实。这儿，温哥华，是加拿大最温暖的地方。人们说
14、它(温哥华)是加拿大最美丽的城市，被大山和太平洋环绕。在落基山脉可以滑雪，海港供你们扬帆，这些使得温哥华成为加拿大最受欢迎的居住城市之一。这个城市的人口增长很快。在温哥华北面的海岸上保存着一些世界上最古老、最美丽的森林。那儿湿度很大，所以树长得特别高，一些经测量高达 90 多米。”读文清障原文呈现That afternoon aboardthe train，the cousins settled down in their seats.Earlier that day,when they crossed the Rocky Mountains,they managed toaboard the
15、 train(介词短语)登上火车aboard/bd/prep.&adv.在(船、飞机、火车或公共汽车)上；上(船、飞机、火车等)settle down 定居；平静下来；专心于manage to do 设法做manage vt.努力；设法；经营；管理；控制try to do 努力做(不一定成功)读文清障原文呈现catch sight of 21 some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear22 and an eagle 23.Their next stop was Calgary,which is famous for the Calgary Stamp
16、ede 24.Cowboys 25from all over the world come to compete in the Stampede.Many of them have a gift for26 riding wild horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes.21 catch sight of 看见；瞥22 grizzly bear 灰熊23 eagle/il/n.鹰24stampede/stmpid/n.大西部赛马会25 cowboy/kab/n.牛仔；牧童26 have a gift for 有天赋读文清障原文呈现Af
17、ter two days travel,the girls began to realize that Canada is quite empty.At school,they had learned that most Canadians live within27 a few hundred kilometres of the USA border28，and that Canadas population is only slightly29 over thirty million,27 within/wn/prep.在之内 既可以指时间，也可以指空间。28 border/bd/n.边界
18、；国界；边沿 vt.&vi 与接壤；接近 on the border of接近；临近29 slightly/slatl/adv.稍稍；轻微地读文清障原文呈现but now they were amazed to see30such an empty country.They went through31 a wheat-growing province and saw farms that covered thousands of acres32.After dinner,they were back in an urban33 area,the busy port city of Thund
19、er Bay34at the top of the Great Lakes.30 be amazed to see 惊讶地看到31 go through 在此处意为“穿过”，还作“经历；遭受；仔细检查；完成”讲。32 acre/ek/n.英亩33 urban/bn/adj.城市的；市镇的rural adj.农村的；田园的34 Thunder/nd/Bay 桑德湾读文清障原文呈现The girls were surprised at the fact that ocean ships can sail up35 the Great Lakes36.Because of the Great Lak
20、es,they learned,Canada has more fresh water than any other country in the world37.In fact,it has one-third of the worlds total fresh water,and much of it is in the Great Lakes.35 sail up 沿向上游航行36 that 引导同位语从句，说明fact 的具体内容。37 Canada has more.than any other.中比较级表达最高级含义。读文清障原文呈现That night as they slept
21、38，the train rushed across39 the top of Lake Superior,through the great forests and southward towards Toronto.38 as they slept 是 as 引导的时间状语从句。39 across 表示在物体表面上穿过，强调横向跨过，从一端到另一端。through 则强调在一个有障碍的空间里穿过。第 35 段译文那天下午表姐妹俩登上火车落了座。那天早些时候，当她们穿越落基山脉时，她们总算看到了一些野山羊，甚至还看到了一只灰熊和一只鹰。她们的下一站是卡尔加里，这个城市因“大西部赛马会”而闻名
22、。来自世界各地的牛仔们来参加赛马会比赛。他们中许多人都有骑野马的才能，他们能赢得几千美元的奖金。两天的旅行以后，这两个女孩开始意识到加拿大人烟稀少。她们在学校就已经学过，大多数加拿大人居住在靠近美国几百千米以内的边境地带，加拿大的人口也只有三千万多一点儿。但是现在看到这么空旷的国家，她们很惊讶。她们穿过一个种植小麦的省份，看到了面积有数千英亩的农场。晚饭后，她们又回到城市，位于五大湖区最北端的繁忙的港口城市桑德湾。海轮可以航行到五大湖，让表姐妹俩感到吃惊。她们知道，因为五大湖，加拿大的淡水比世界上任何其他国家都要多。事实上，加拿大拥有全世界总淡水量的三分之一，其中大部分都蓄在五大湖里。那天夜里
23、她们睡着了，火车越过苏必利尔湖北部，穿过大森林，朝南向多伦多飞驰着。.Match the word with its meaning.1continent A聊天；闲聊2chat B洲；大陆3scenery C测量；衡量；判定；措施4surround D景色；风景5measure E包围；围绕6aboard F边界；国界；与接壤7within G向东(的)8border H在(船、飞机、火车或公共汽车)上9baggage I在之内10eastward J行李答案：15 BADEC 610 HIFJG.Write down the meaning of phrases in each sente
24、nce.1Samuel planned to be a lawyer rather than a musician._2After John came back from abroad,he decided to settle downin his hometown._3He managed to get the work done without any help._4I was wandering in the street when I caught sight of Tom chatting with a girl._5Stephen Hawking is famous for his
25、 work on the theory of black holes._6The musician likes the boy who has a gift for music very much._与其；不愿定居设法做看见；瞥见因而著名有天赋1Which is the national flag of Canada?2What is the national animal of Canada?3Which is the national plant of Canada?ACherry(樱花树)BMaple(枫树)CRose.DDaffodil(黄水仙)4The CN Tower in Tor
26、onto is _.5What is the capital of Canada?ACalgary.BToronto.CVancouver.DOttawa.答案：15 AABAD.Read for the main idea.1Match the main idea with each Paragraph.Para.1 AThe train rushed towards Toronto.Para.2 BLi Daiyu and her cousin were on a trip to Canada.Para.3 CCanadas border,population,agriculture an
27、d lakes.Para.4 DTalking something about Vancouver its position,scenery.Para.5 ECalgary is famous for the Calgary Stampede.2What does the passage mainly tell us?AThe scenery of Canada.BA trip of two girls and some information about Canada.CThe population of Canada.DSome cities of Canada.答案：1.Paras.15
28、 BDECA 2.B.Read for the details.1Which of the following is described in paragraph 2?AVancouver.BCalgary.CToronto.DMontreal.2What does the word“slightly”in paragraph 4 mean?AA bit.BA lot.CGreatly.DLightly.3Why did they begin to realize two days later that Canada is quite empty?ABecause they found nob
29、ody on their way.BBecause there are only thirty million people living on such a huge land and most of them live within the areas of the USA border.CBecause there are too many lakes in Canada.DBecause Canada is surrounded by oceans on three sides.4Which of the following statements is NOT true accordi
30、ng to the text?ALi Daiyu and Liu Qian went to Canada to see their cousins in Montreal.BThunder Bay is a port city in the south of Canada near Toronto.CThe girls looked out of the windows and saw farms.DLi Daiyu and Liu Qian went to Canada to see their friends on the Atlantic coast.答案：14 AABD.Analyze
31、 the difficult sentences.1Some people have the idea that you can cross Canada in less than five days,but they forget the fact that Canada is 5,500 kilometres from coast to coast.句式分析尝试翻译 有些人认为在不到 5 天的时间里就能穿越加拿大。但是他们忘记了这样一个事实：加拿大从东海岸到西海岸共有5 00 公里。2At school,they had learned that most Canadians live w
32、ithin a few hundred kilometres of the USA border,and that Canadas population is only slightly over thirty million,but now they were amazed to see such an empty country.句式分析 尝试翻译 她们在学校学过，大多数加拿大人居住在靠近美国几百公里以内的边境地带，加拿大的人口也只有三千万多一点儿。但是现在看到这么空旷的国家，她们很惊讶。3They went through a wheat-growing province and saw farms that covered thousands of acres.句式分析 尝试翻译 她们穿过一个种植小麦的省份，看到了面积有数千英亩的农场。“课时跟踪检测”见“Unit 5 课时跟踪检测（一）”(单击进入电子文档)谢谢 观 看