1、Unit 5Canada“The True North”【热点话题】History and geography(历史与地理)介绍旅游景点：荔湾镇体裁：说明文写作思路：位置面积人口历史名胜特产【美文诵读】Located_in_the_northeast_of_Guangdong_province，the_Town_of_Liwan_is_one_of_the_famous_towns. It_covers_a_total_area_of_2，830.54_square_kilometers_with_a_population_of_630，478. It is warm，wet all the
2、year round here with_a_lot_of_rainfall_in_summer Having a history of nearly 2，000 years，the Town of Liwan has many places of interest，among which the Puning Temple，which was built 1，200 years ago，and the Hot Spring attract a good many tourists from_every_corner_of_the_world. The town has varieties o
3、f fruit，such as watermelons and oranges，and tourism plays_an_important_role in its economy.【学海拾贝】按要求完成或翻译下列句子。1从化位于广州北部，是一个美丽而宁静的地方。Located_in_the_north_of_Guangzhou，Conghua is a beautiful and peaceful place.2这个村庄占地四百余亩，有三百多村民。The village covers_an_area_of over 400 mu, with_a_population_of over 300.
4、3广州一年四季湿热，夏季降水充沛。It is warm，wet all the year round in Guangzhou with_a_lot_of_rainfall in summer.4中国悠久的历史和灿烂的文明吸引了世界各地的游客。Chinas long history and its colorful civilization attract tourists from_every_corner_of_the_world5旅游业在我国起着越来越重要的作用。Tourism plays_a_more_and_more_important_role in our country.按要求
5、写出下列单词1部长，大臣 nminister2同学，校友 nschoolmate3聊天 n& vchat4加拿大人；加拿大的 n& adj.Canadian5海港 nharbor6话题 ntopic7边界；与接壤 n& vborder8灌木丛，矮树丛 nbush9黎明，拂晓 ndawn 10市区的；在市区 adj.& adv.downtown11文化的 adj.cultural文化 nculture多种文化的 adj.multicultural12轻微的 adj.slight轻微地 adv.slightly13包围，围绕 vsurround环境；周围的 n& adj.surrounding 环
6、境 nsurroundings14使恐怖 vterrify令人恐惧的 adj.terrifying恐惧的，受惊吓的 adj.terrified恐怖 nterror 15解决，定居 vsettle定居者 nsettler用所给单词的适当形式填空。1She was terrified at the terrifying_looking dog and stood there trembling with_terror(terrify)2The town is surrounded by the surrounding_mountains and its water comes from there
7、.(surroundings)3The patient is slightly better today and I think she wont feel the slightest pain after taking this medicine.(slight)4At present there is no hope of settlement in this dispute and the settlers have a difficult life.(settle)5Many people suffered from cultural shock when they went abro
8、ad.(culture).翻译下列短语1设法做某事manage_to_do2看见 catch_sight_of3在远处 in_the_distance4在海岸线上 on_the_coast5黎明 at_dawn6合计为，计算出；领会figure_out7与其；不愿 rather_than8有天赋 have_a_gift_for9定居；平静下来 settle_down10超过；不仅 more_than选用上述短语完成下列短文。Mr.Li was a fisherman.He (1) settled_down near a river when he was young.Whenever he s
9、aw a fish in the water，he would (2) manage_to catch it，using a net.He also had good eyesight and could see a sparrow (3) in_the_distanceIn the past when he (4) caught_sight_of a sparrow，he would shoot it，but now he never kills a bird as he feels it wrong to do so.重点句型1It is the second largest countr
10、y in the world.(p.33)它是世界上第二大的国家。the序数词最高级“第几”。Tom is the fourth tallest boy in our school.汤姆是我校第四高的男孩。模仿造句用上述句型完成下列句子。(1)那个湖是中国第三大湖。The_lake_is_the_third_largest_lake_in_China.(2)毛毛是我班第二高的学生。Maomao_is_the_second_tallest_student_in_our_class.2Rather than take the aeroplane all the way，they decided t
11、o fly to Vancouver.(p.34)她们不想一路乘飞机，而决定先飞到温哥华rather than宁愿也不愿；而不是。说明：与其不愿/不要，常用would rather do.than do.或would do.rather than do.结构表达。模仿造句用上述句型完成下列句子。(1)他们决定开车去青岛，而不是坐船去大连。Rather_than_go_to_Dalian_by_ship，they_decided_to_drive_to_Qingdao.(2)我宁愿在家和朋友聊天，也不愿意和姐姐去市中心。I_would_chat_with_my_friends_at_home_r
12、ather_than_go_downtown_with_my_sister./I_would_rather_chat_with_my_friends_at_home_than_go_downtown_with_my_sister.3. Canada has more fresh water than any other country in the world.(p.34)加拿大的淡水资源比世界上其他国家都要丰富。主语动词比较级than any other名词单数比其他任何都要本句型是比较级表示最高级意义；如果在同一范围相比，必须有other。any other单数，other复数。如果是在不
13、同范围内两个个体进行比较，则不要other。This book is more_interesting_than_any_other_book in the library.这本书比图书馆其他书都要有趣。模仿造句用上述句型完成下列句子。(1)上海比亚洲其他城市都大。Shanghai is larger_than_any_other_city_in_Asia.(2)秋天比任何季节都适合读书。Autumn_is_better_for_reading_than_any_other_season.用上述句型翻译下列小片段。中国是世界上第三大国，它比亚洲其他国家都要大。自从二十世纪八十年代以来，中国共产
14、党鼓励全国人民劳动致富，使中国成了一个强国。现在，越来越多的外国人宁愿生活在中国而不愿待在他们自己的国家。China_is_the_third_largest_country_in_the_world_and_it_is_larger_than_any_other_country_in_Asia.Since_1980s，the_Chinese_Communist_Party_has_encouraged_Chinese_people_to_become_rich_by_working_hard，making_China_a_strong_country.Nowadays，more_and_mo
15、re_foreigners_would_rather_live_in_China_than_stay_in_their_own_countries. 阅读理解解题技巧主旨大意题要求对文章的整体或局部(如段落)进行分析、概括，归纳相关部分的中心大意(main idea)，选择标题(title)，判断作者的写作目的(purpose)等。“主题句定位法”是解答主旨大意题的一种行之有效的方法。有些文章有明确的主题句，这类文章寻找主题句时多采用浏览法(skimming)。浏览时，一般不用逐句细看，只选读文章的首段、尾段，或每段的首句和尾句等，重点搜索主题线索和主题信息。主题句的位置一般有以下几种：1主题
16、句出现在文首。开门见山，提出主题，随之用细节来解释、支撑或发展主题句所表达的主题思想。这是英语中最常见的演绎法写作方式。新闻报道通常就采用这种写法。新闻报道的首句通常称为“新闻导语”，“导语”实际上就是所谓的主题句，是对全文内容的高度概括。2主题句出现在文末。在表述细节后，归纳要点以概括主题。这是英语中最常见的归纳法写作方式。3主题句首尾呼应。为突出主题，作者先提出主题，结尾时再次点出主题，这种首尾呼应的写作方式也较为常见。通常，前后表述主题的句子不是简单的重复，后面的表述往往有进一步的引申或发展。4主题隐含在全文中，没有明确的主题句。必须根据文章中所提供的事实细节，进行全面考虑，综合分析，然
17、后找出共同的东西，归纳成一般概念。必须注意的是，既不能以偏概全，也不能在概括时过于宽泛，要恰如其分。【例】 Studies show that only seven percent of communication in everyday life is in words.Westerners expect people to look each other in the eyes when they are talking to each other.If you do not do that while you are talking, it is considered that you
18、may not respect the other person, or that you may not be interested in what the other person is saying.In the west, pointing with one finger at a person while talking usually means that the person who is speaking is criticizing(批评) the one being pointed at.Therefore，understanding body language is ve
19、ry important in daily communication.This paragraph mainly tells us_Athe wide use of body language in everyday lifeBthe importance of understanding body languageCthe correct ways of using body language in the westDthe importance of daily communication解析：本段主要说明身势语的重要性，主题句在篇末。答案：B【例】 When we were very
20、young, we realized that having friends was important to us.Some of us had pets as close friends.Sometimes, our toys stayed with us at night and listened to our wishes and secrets.The need for friends continued as we grew up and began to think about who we are.Friends play a big part in building our
21、personalities.As adults, it is still important for us to have friends.Besides our family, friends can also be our greatest comfort and supporters.What is the main idea of the paragraph?AWe all have friends.BAnimals can be our friends.CFriends are important in our lives.DA friend in need is a friend
22、indeed.解析：主题句是文章的第一句。答案：C根据所学技巧，完成下列微型阅读理解题。(一)There are many English books as second language teaching books.You can read and learn how to put together words to make sentences.If you just start to learn English, you also need a native language dictionary and if you understand most English words, yo
23、u may want to get an EnglishEnglish dictionary instead.The main idea of this paragraph is that_Ayou can easily make sentences after reading English booksBthere are lots of books about how to learn EnglishCyou may learn English through reading booksDyou need dictionaries to learn English better解析：主题句
24、在篇首。答案：B(二)Personal computers, or PCs, solve problems faster than any human, making the possibilities endless.They have proven to help small businesses become easier and get a better chance of development.Banking programs can help businesses watch every penny and know exactly where it went and where
25、 it is going.They can also help us plan our holidays, from booking the flights and hotel rooms, to giving us driving directions.The more intelligent the PCs are, the more help we can get from them.Today PCs do most of the work for us; it cuts our working time in half.Personal computers have become a
26、 large part of our life and they have helped society in many ways.Whats the main idea of the passage?APCs solve problems very fast.BPCs improve businesses a lot.CPCs help people in different ways.DPCs cut people working time.解析：主题句在篇末。答案：C(三)Ireland has had a very difficult history.The problems star
27、ted in the 16th century when English rulers tried to conquer(征服) Ireland.For hundreds of years, the Irish people fought against the English.Finally, in 1921, the British government was forced to give independence to the south of Ireland.The result is that today there are two “Irelands”Northern Irela
28、nd, in the north, is part of the United Kingdom.The Republic of Ireland, in the south，is an independent country.In the 1840s the main crop, potatoes, was affected by diseases and about 750，000 people died of hunger.This，and a shortage(短缺) of work, forced many people to leave Ireland and live in the
29、USA, the UK, Australia and Canada.As a result of these problems, the population fell from 8.2 million in 1841 to 6.6 million in 1851.For many years, the majority of Irish people earned their living as farmers.Today, many people still work on the land but more and more people are moving to the cities
30、 to work in factories and offices.Life in the cities is very different from life in the countryside, where things move at a quieter and slower pace.The Irish are famous for being warmhearted and friendly.Oscar Wilde, a famous Irish writer, once said that the Irish were “the greatest talkers since th
31、e Greeks”Since independence, Ireland has revived(复兴) its own culture of music, language, literature and singing.Different areas have different styles of old Irish song which are sung without instruments.Other kinds of Irish music use many different instruments such as the violin, whistles, etc.1The
32、first paragraph mainly tells us_Ahow Ireland gained independenceBhow two “Irelands” came into beingChow the Irish fought against the EnglishDhow English rulers tried to conquer Ireland解析：没有明确主题句，主题隐含在全文中，需综合分析才能找到。答案：B2The last paragraph is mainly about_Athe Irish characterBIrish cultureCIrish music
33、al instrumentsDa famous Irish writer解析：没有明确主题句，需综合分析才能找到主题句。答案：B3What can be the best title for the passage?ALife in IrelandBA Very Difficult HistoryCIreland, Past and Present DThe Independence of Ireland解析：第一段讲述爱尔兰的过去，其余部分讲述爱尔兰的现在。答案：C第一节阅读理解阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。AIf you really want to get
34、to know Mexico，we strongly introduce our homestay program.Experience Mexican culture while studying Spanish at Vancouver Language Centre！A VIC homestay offers you this unique chance while you study in Guadalajara.Your visit will be more pleasant if you observe the following：(1)Be prepared to：Join in
35、 activities at home.Speak Spanish whenever possible.(2)Be polite to your homestay family：Tell your hosts if you will not be home for meals.Call if you will be home late.Ask your hosts before you invite friends to their home.(3)You are responsible for the cost of：All transportation.Personal telephone
36、 calls.You should purchase an international telephone card.Your hosts are not required to provide transportation or entertainment.If they do invite you out somewhere，offer to contribute towards the cost of the trip.MEALSMost people in Mexico eat the following three meals each day：Breakfast：This meal
37、 is normally served between 7：00 AM.and 8：30A.M.For many families，breakfast is quick and casual. Lunch：Most Mexicans have luch between 2：00 PM.and 4：00 PM.Lunch is traditionally the big meal of the day.On school days，you will take a“bagged lunch”to school with you.Many students like to prepare their
38、 own lunch.If you wish to do this，suggest it to your host parents.Supper：This is usually a light，late meal in Mexico，around 8：00 PM. to 10：00 PM.Your hosts want you to enjoy your meals.You should tell your hosts if you are hungry.If you do not accept something to eat or drink the first time it is of
39、fered，they will probably think you do not want anything.They will not know your preferences unless you tell them.HOUSE RULES (1)In Mexican culture，it is not acceptable to go upstairs to your bedroom with any friend.(2)You cant smoke or drink wines inside the house.GIFTSMany host families offer gifts
40、 to their guests.You might want to bring some souvenirs for your hosts，too.1The passage is probably written for_Ahosts who are willing to treat studentsBSpanish learners who want to take online coursesCtravelers who are interested in visiting GuadalajaraDforeign students who plan to live with Mexica
41、n families2In the Mexican families，students are required to pay for_Apart of their transportation costsBthe cost of traveling for their hostsCtelephone calls made by themselvesDthe meals their friends have at home3What can be inferred from the passage about the meals?AMexicans prefer a big meal in t
42、he evening.BMexicans often have lunch and supper late.CMexicans like to buy their lunches at restaurants.DMexicans accept any food the first time it is offered.4People choose the program mainly to_Adevelop healthy living and eating habitsBmake some friends with the local MexicansClearn Mexican cultu
43、re and the Spanish languageDsave money when traveling in foreign countries语篇解读：温哥华语言中心为在墨西哥的国际留学生提供了完善的寄住项目，让他们尽快地融入当地生活并学习当地的语言和文化。1解析：写作意图题。根据第一段第三句“A VLC homestay offers you this unique chance while you study in Guadalajara.”可知，该文章是写给那些想要住在墨西哥当地居民家中的外国学生。故答案为D项。答案：D2解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Personal tele
44、phone calls.You should purchase an international telephone card.”可知，寄住在当地人家里的学生应该自理话费。故答案为C项。 答案：C3解析：推理判断题。根据文章MEALS中的“Most Mexicans have lunch between 2：00 PM. and 4：00 PM. 和This is usually a light，late meal in Mexico，around 8：00 PM. to 10：00 PM.”可推出，墨西哥人吃午饭和晚饭的时间较迟。故答案为B项。答案：B4解析：细节理解题。根据全文可知，参加该
45、项目的人们是想感受墨西哥的文化和学习西班牙语。故答案为C项。答案：CBThere is one contribution to running a successful health club business that 95% of people completely forget.What is it？You may wonder.When a prospect walks into your health club，are they greeted immediately by an incredibly friendly staff，or do they sit around wait
46、ing to be served？Do they see that youre full of business，or do they see an empty business which may suggest that theres a reason why its empty？Do they see trainers who are in great shape themselves，or do they see trainers who look like they need to be trained themselves?If they dont like what they s
47、ee，theyre probably gone forever！Think about the last time you got a bad impression of another person.It doesnt matter whether or not that person was as bad as you thought or whether they were saints；it still probably took you some extra time to get over your first impression and change your thoughts
48、 about that person.Unfortunately its the same way when it comes to the first impression of a business，except in most cases，its actually worse because once they have that bad impression，its hard to make it up.Another reason why the first impression is so important is because if a person has a bad fir
49、st impression，or any bad impression on that matter，theyre very likely to tell their friends about it.Whatever way you want to think about it，creating a fantastic first impression is something you should start thinking about immediately.If theres one thing you need to remember about making a great fi
50、rst impression，its thisimagine yourself in your prospectsshoes.Think about what you would want if you were walking into a health club for the first time，and give them even more than that!5The contribution mentioned in Paragraph 1 refers to_.Agood serviceBtraining the staffCgreeting customers Dthe fi
51、rst impression6The underlined word“prospect”in Paragraph 2 means“_”Aan opportunity Ba club memberCa regular customer Da possible customer7What does Paragraph 3 mainly want to show?AWe are usually wrong about someone nice.BIts not easy to change a bad first impression.CWe should make it up after leav
52、ing a bad impression.DEven great people can leave bad impressions on others.8A person who has a bad first impression on the health club_Awill tell this to the staff of another health clubBis likely to give a chance for the staff to make it upCis likely to talk about the bad impression with othersDwi
53、ll have an argument with the staff of the health club语篇解读：作者认为，对于一个健身俱乐部来说，给潜在客户留下好的第一印象非常重要。1解析：推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，本文是围绕潜在客户对健身俱乐部第一印象的重要性展开的，故选D项。答案：D2解析：词义猜测题。根据本段内容可知，第一印象对于这些人来说很重要，说明这些人以前没有来过，他们只是潜在的客户。答案：D3解析：主旨大意题。根据第三段的“it still probably took you some extra time to get over your first impressio
54、n and change your thoughts about that person.”可知本段主要想表明改变不好的第一印象不容易。答案：B4解析：细节理解题。根据第四段的“if a person has a bad first impression，or any bad impression on that matter，theyre very likely to tell their friends about it.”可知他们很可能把这个不好的印象给朋友们说。答案：C第二节完形填空阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从120题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。We all have
55、 been taught that the shortest distance between any two points is a straight line.Moving forward along the straight line always represents the most _1_ and productive course of action.The other day，I visited an Australian friend.There I _2_ a nice artwork which is the coat of arms of Australia(澳大利亚国
56、徽)On it，there are two _3_ which cannot be seen in other countries.These two _4_ animals in Australia are the kangaroo and the emu(鸸鹋)，a large bird.They arent too much _5_，but they do share one unique _6_Because of the length of their tails，kangaroos cannot back up.If they want to move in the _7_ dir
57、ection，they have to move forward and finish a Uturn._8_ the structure and shape of their feet，emus cannot back up and must _9_ move ahead.The wise person who designed this _10_ Australian coat of arms understood that we could learn _11_ from emus and kangaroos.As we follow our enthusiasm and move to
58、ward _12_，there are days when progress isnt evident to us.This could mean that no progress has been made，_13_ it could mean that we are moving forward in ways that dont reveal progress _14_If you are currently stuck in one location，you must be _15_ to move forward so that there is no time wasted or
59、energy used，which does not _16_ progress.If you have a goal in your life that you would like to _17_，you should make progress toward it along a _18_ line.That progress needs to take big _19_ toward those things you want to do.As long as you dont _20_ no matter what happens，the good situation will ev
60、entually present itself.1A.important BefficientCnecessary Dfrequent2A.designed Bmade Csaw Dlost3A.plants Banimals Cconstructions Dflags4A.unique Bstrange Cperfect Dcommon5A.alike BfamiliarCnatural Dspecial6A.talent Bcharacteristic Cshape Dstatus7A.correct Bdifferent Copposite Dfixed8A.In spite of BI
61、n addition to CAs to DDue to9A.quickly Bsmoothly Cseldom Dalways10A.popular Bparticular Ccomplicated Dsurprising11A.something Bnothing Canything Deverything12A.challenge Bsuccess Cchance Dluck13A.and Bas Cor Dso14A.eventually Bimmediately Csuddenly Dgradually15A.grateful Bprepared Cwilling Dglad16A.
62、belong to Bwait for Cresult in Ddepend on17A.change Bestablish Cadd Dreach18A.straight Blong Cthick Dcontinuous19A.risks BstepsCroles Dturns20A.follow BstopCforget Dfail语篇解读：本文是议论文。澳大利亚的国徽上有两种动物，分别是袋鼠和鸸鹋，它们有一个共同的特点：只进不退。作者认为我们应该学习这种精神，朝着目标勇往直前。1解析：既然两点之间线段最短，那么沿着直线前进应该是最“有效的(efficient)”路径。本空后的produc
63、tive也是对本题的提示。答案：B2解析：根据下文对澳大利亚国徽的描述可知，作者在朋友那里“看到了(saw)”一枚澳大利亚的国徽。答案：C3解析：下句中的animals提示了本题答案。答案：B4解析：根据上句中的“which cannot be seen in other countries”可知，这两种动物是澳大利亚“独有的(unique)”。答案：A5解析：袋鼠和作为鸟类的鸸鹋自然不是很“一样(alike)”。答案：A6解析：根据下文内容可知，袋鼠和鸸鹋都不能后退，因此说它们有一个共同的“特点(characteristic)”。答案：B7解析：根据袋鼠不能后退及本空后对袋鼠动作的描述可推测
64、，如果袋鼠想掉头，即向“相反的(opposite)”方向运动，它们得向前跑，然后来个180的转弯。答案：C8D9解析：“由于(Due to)”鸸鹋脚的结构和形状，它们不能后退，因此“总是(always)”向前。答案：D10B11解析：设计澳大利亚国徽的人认为我们可以从袋鼠和鸸鹋学到“一些东西(something)”，因此设计了这枚“特别的(particular)”徽章。答案：A12解析：根据下文中多处出现的progress可推测，这里是指我们保持热情，向着“成功(success)”迈进。答案：B13C14解析：有时候在我们前进的路上，进步不是很明显，这说明我们没有取得进步，“或者(or)”我们
65、正沿着进步不能“马上(immediately)”显现出来的道路行进。答案：B15解析：根据本空后的“so that there is no time wasted or energy used”可知，为了不浪费时间和精力，我们不能止步不前，应该“准备好(prepared)”前进。答案：B16解析：本空前的which指的是time wasted or energy used。浪费时间和精力自然不会“带来(result in)”进步。答案：C17D18解析：如果你想“实现(reach)”自己的目标，那么你需要沿着“直(straight)”线前进。答案：A19解析：想要取得进步需要大踏“步(step
66、s)”朝着自己想做的事情前进。答案：B20解析：想要让情况好转需要你无论发生什么都不“停下(stop)”脚步。答案：B第三节语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Every year tens of thousands of tourists visit Mount Kilimanjaro，the highest mountain in Tanzania，Africa，1._(witness) the beautiful scenes described in Ernest Hemingways The Snows of Kilimanjaro.2._
67、are attracted by the American writers descriptions of the millenniaold glaciers(冰川)However，this tourist 3._(attract) will stop existing soon.According to the Climate Group，4._(form) by environmentalists worldwide to document the effects of global warming，Mount Kilimanjaros snows and glaciers 5._(dis
68、appear)and are likely to be gone altogether in the near future.Not only will the summit(顶峰)lose its appeal，6._the disappearance of the snows will also cause major damage 7._ the ecosystem on the dry African plains at its base.Without the snow 8._(cover) the peak，there will not be enough water to kee
69、p the plants and animals below alive and 9._(health)Rising temperatures，one of the main effects of global warming，thus threaten the ecosystem of this mountain area.The loss of the snows on the 5，892m peak，10._have been there for about 11，700 years，could have disastrous effects on Tanzania.1解析：考查非谓语动
70、词。设空处及其后内容表示目的，故填to witness。答案：to witness2解析：考查代词。设空处指代tourists，故填They。答案：They3解析：考查名词。设空处作主语指景点，故填attraction。答案：attraction4解析：考查非谓语动词。form与the Climate Group之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，且or所表示的动作已完成，故填formed。答案：formed5解析：考查时态。由will vanish及be gone altogether in the near future可知，disappear表示的动作正在进行，故填are disappearing。答案：are disappearing6解析：考查连词。由Not only可知此处填but。答案：but7解析：考查介词。cause damage to sth.意为“对某事物造成损害”。答案：to8解析：考查非谓语动词。snow与cover之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，且cover所表示的动作正在进行，故填covering。答案：covering9解析：考查形容词。设空处与alive并列作宾语补足语，故填healthy。答案：healthy10解析：考查关系词。设空处引导非限制性定语从句修饰先行词snows，且在从句中作主语，故填which。答案：which
