高三英语第一单元新人教选修9

ReadingCanada—landofthemapletree..Canada.Fastreading.1.WhatisthepopulationofCanada?About30millionpeople.2.WhichCanadiancitiesarementioned?Toronto,Montreal,VancouverandEdmonton.3.HwwideareNiagaraFalls?

670meterswide..TorontoMontreal.VancouverEdmonton....Detailedreading.C11M2M3T4T5M6F7T8TC21Montreal2Montreal3Toronto4Vancouver5Edmonton6TorontoLet’sreadthepassageasecondtimeandthencompletePartsC1andC2..completethefollowingchart

CategoryDescriptionPopulationAbout30millionLocationTheArcticistothenorth,theUSAistothesouth,theAtlanticOceanistotheeastandthePacifictothewest.SizeSecondlargestcountryintheworldGeographyFrozenwastes;vastmountainranges;enormousopenplains;countlessrivers;endlessforestsLandscapespectacular.MajorcitiesTorontolargestinCanada;mostmulticultural;famousfortheCNTowerMontrealsecondlargestinCanada;secondlargestFrench-speakingcityintheworld;wonderfulmixofOldWorldandNewWorldarchitectureandcultureVancouversmallerinsizebutequallyfamous;multicultural;hasthebiggestChinesepopulationinCanada;closetotheskiresortsEdmontonacityintheprovinceofAlberta;hometothewestEdmontonMall,thelargestpedestrianmallintheworldOtherinterestNiagaraFallsHistoryQuebec—originallyaFrenchcolony;goldrushin1896SymbolMapleleaf.Listening.Readthetextagainandchoosethebestanswersaccordingtothetext:⑴WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Canadaisoneofthelargestcountriesintheworld,secondonlytoChina.B.TorontoisthelargestcityinCanada.C.MaplesyrupisCanada’smostfamousfood.D.CanadawasnamedthebestcountryintheworldtoliveinbytheUNin1996..⑵Inwhichcityisthetallesttowerintheworldlocated?A.MontrealB.TornotoC.VancouverD.Edmonton

.⑶WhydoesMontrealhasawonderfulmixofOldWorldandNewWorld?A.Becauseit’sthelargestFrench-speakingcityintheworld.B.BecauseQuebecwasoncelosttotheBritish.C.Becauseit’saportandthesecondlargestcityinCanada.D.BecauseQuebecwasoriginallycolonizedbyFranceanditspopulationisstillover70percentFrench..⑷WhichofthefollowingfactsabouttheEdmontonmalliswrong?A.ItisinthecityofEdmonton.B.Itissaidtobethelargestpedestrianmallintheworld.C.Ithasanareaofmorethan20footballpitches.D.Itattractsover55,000customerseveryyear..⑸Whichofthefollowingwordscannotreplacethewordnameinthelastparagraph?A.declaredB.calledC.consideredD.titled.

TalkaboutthecountryCanada,tryingtogiveasmuchinformationofCanadaasyoucan.Pairwork:.Forreference:CanadainBriefLandscape:Mountains,Prairies,Desert,ArticTundra,Glaciers,Valleys,Foothills,Rivers,Lakes,9,976,000sqkm(3.9millionsqmi)Population:

30MillionCapitalcity:

Ottawa,Ontario(pop:

1,010,500)People:Britishdescent(28%),Frenchdescent(23%),Italiandescent(3%),aboriginalpeoples(2%),plussignificantminoritiesofGerman,Ukrainian,Dutch,Greek,PolishandChinese.Languages:

English,Frenchand53nativelanguagesReligion:

Catholic(45%),Protestant(36%)andminoritiesfrommostoftheworld'smajorreligionsGovernment:

ParliamentarydemocracyPrimeMinister:

PaulMartinGDP:

US$774billionGDPperhead:

US$25,000Primarysectors:

services74%,manufacturing15%,construction5%,agriculture3%,other3%Annualgrowth:

3%.Majorproducts/industries:

processedandunprocessedminerals,foodproducts,woodandpaperproducts,transportationequipment,chemicals,fishproducts,petroleumandnaturalgasMajortradingpartners:

USA,Japan,EU(UK,Germany,Netherlands),ChinaandSouthKoreaPoliticalDivisions:

KeyAttractions,Transportation,Wildlife.Languagepoints.

1.Ontheeasternandwesternboundaries,thecountrybordersthetwogreatoceans—theAtlanticandthePacific.(P2)

bordernoun[C]thelinethatdividesonecountryfromanother:边界,国界Wereyoustoppedattheborder?ThetraincrossestheborderbetweenFranceandSpain.Thetwocountrieshavehadfrequentborderdisputes..verb[T]和…接壤Swazilandborders(=isnextto)SouthAfricaandMozambique.noun[C]astripthatgoesaroundoralongtheedgeofsomething,oftenasdecoration:滚边,

Thedresswaswhitewithadelicatelaceborder.

apicturewithadecorative/plainborderverb[Tusuallypassive]toformalinearoundtheedgeofsomething:加边饰Thefieldsareborderedbytalltrees..2.Forthosewholoveoutdooractivities,itispossibletohike,sail,cross-countryskiortravelbysnowmobileforhours—orevendays—withoutmeetinganotherperson.(P2)

1)itispossible(forsb.)todo某人做某事是有可能的,某人可能做某事possible,probable,likely的用法:

likely很可能的[+to-v][+that]

JohnislikelytobeinLondonthisautumn.

今年秋天约翰可能在伦敦。2.适当的,正合要求的[(+for)]

Theparkisalikelyplaceforthepicnic.

这公园倒是个适合野餐的地方。

.possible,probable的区别

这两个词的反义词是impossible,improbable1）possible作“或许”解，有“也许如此，也许不如此”之意。强调客观上有可能性，但常常带有“实际可能性很小”的暗示。2）probable用来指有根据，合情理，值得相信的事物，带有“大概，很可能”的意味。语气比possible要重，是mostlikely之意。It’spossible,thoughnotprobable.Thathewillaccepttheterms.他也可能接受这些条件，但希望不大。

.(2)bepossible,beprobable常用形式主语it，构成句型为：

Itispossible/probable+that…（从句）

Itispossible/probable+forsb.todosth.

例如：他有可能做这件事。[√]Itispossibleforhimtodothis.[√]Itispossiblethathewilldothis.[×]Heispossibletodothis..2)withoutpreposition,adverb

nothavingordoingsomething,orlackingsomething:没有,不带I'vecomeoutwithoutmyumbrella.Youlooknicewithoutmake-up.Hewentwithoutmyknowledge.Icouldn'thavedoneitwithoutyou.She'sstrongwithoutbeingbossy.

.Dostartwithoutme.He'snotwithout(=hedoeshavesome)qualities.Thisiswithoutadoubt(=certainly)thebestChinesefoodI'veeverhad.Youshouldn'tdriveformorethanthreehourswithouttakingabreak.Withoutwishingtoberude(=Idon'twanttoberude,but),don'tyouthinkyouneedahaircut?.3.Canadians,especiallywildlifephotographersandhunters,arequitefondofthiswilderness,andyouwillbetoo!

fondadjective[beforenoun]

havingagreatlikingforsomeoneorsomething:喜欢

.Shewasveryfondofhorses."I'mveryfondofyou,youknow,"hesaid.Mybrotherisfondofpointingoutmymistakes.Manyofushavefondmemoriesofourchildhoods.Wesaidafondfarewelltoeachother(=Wesaidgoodbyeinalovingway)andpromisedtowrite..高考链接（06上海）Moreandmoreyoungpeoplearefond___playingtennisnowadays.A.on B.to C.in D.of.4.LocatedintheheartofTorontoistheCanadianNationalTower,whichisoftencalledtheCNTowerforshort.

1)locateverb

belocatedin/near/on/etc.tobeinaparticularplace:位于Ourofficeislocatedinthecitycentre

.verb[I+adverborpreposition]US

tomovetoaplacetodobusiness:

使座落于……ThecompanyhopestolocateinitsnewofficesbyJune.verb[T]

tofindordiscovertheexactpositionofsomething:

找到……的位置Policearestilltryingtolocatethesuspecttofindordiscovertheexactpositionofsomething:确定……的地点或范围Policearestilltryingtolocatethesuspect..location

noun[C]

aplaceorposition:地点Thehotelisinalovelylocationoverlookingthelake.Amapshowingthelocationofthepropertywillbesenttoyou.noun[U]定位Thelatestnavigationalaidsmakethelocationoftheairfieldquiteeasy..noun[CorU]

aplaceawayfromastudiowhereallorpartofafilmoratelevisionshowisrecorded:外景,外景拍摄地ThedocumentarywasmadeonlocationintheGobidesert2)shortadjective

smallinlength,distanceorheight:（长度，距离，高度）短的，矮的ashortskirtHerhairismuchshorterthanitusedtobe.It'sonlyashortwalktothestation.I'mquiteshortbutmybrother'sverytall.

.describesanamethatisusedasashorterformofaname:缩写Hername'sJo-it'sshortforJosephine.Hername'sJosephine,orJoforshort.beinganamountoftimewhichislessthanaverageorusual:时间短的

ashortfilm/visitHe'sgrownsomuchinsuchashorttime.IworkmuchbetterifItakeashortbreakeveryhourorso..lacking:不足的，缺乏的，达不到要求的tobeshortofspace/timeWe'reabitshortofcoffee-Imustgetsomemore.Thebillcomesto£85,butwe're£15short.I'malittleshort(=Idonothavemuchmoney)thisweek-couldyoulendmetendollars?adjective

sayinglittlebutshowingaslightlackofpatienceorannoyanceinthefewwordsthatyousay:不和气的，不礼貌的I'msorryifIwasabitshortwithyouonthephonethismorning..高考链接1.(06上海)Smallcarsare___offuel,sotheyhavemoreappealforconsumers.A.free B.short C.typical D.economical.2.(02上海）Theshopkeepergaveus_____weight:wegot9kilosinsteadof10kilos.A.scarce

B.short

C.light

D.slight3.(05福建）—Whydidn’tyoubuythecamerayouhadlongedfor?—Ihadplannedto.ButIwas￡50_______.A.FewerB.LessC.cheapD.short.inshort

usedbeforedescribingsomethingorsomeoneinasfewwordsandasdirectlyaspossible:简短的说He'sdisorganized,inefficient,nevertherewhenyouwanthim-inshort,theman'shopeless.shortfor是形容词短语，常与be一起构成系表结构，意为“是的缩写（简称）”。例如：

TomisshortforThomas.Tom是Thomas的简称。forshort是固定搭配，意为“简称；缩写”，常放在句末。例如：

PeopleusuallycallmeJimforshort.人们通常简称我为吉姆。.5.Vancouverhassuperbscenery,abeautifulharbor,andallthecomfortsofmodernlifeandinternationalcuisine,inadditiontobeingclosetothemostpopularwildernessandskiareas.

inadditiontoaddition

noun[CorU]

Twiceaweekthechildrenaretestedinbasicmathematicalskillssuchasaddition(=calculatingthetotalofdifferentnumbersputtogether)andsubtraction.

.Mostworkingenvironmentsareimprovedbytheadditionof(=adding)afewplantsandpictures.Asecretarywouldbeawelcome/usefuladditiontoourstaff.InadditiontohisflatinLondon,hehasavillainItalyandacastleinScotland.HUMOROUSIhearyou'reexpectingasmalladditiontothefamily(=youaregoingtohaveababy)!.6.Edmonton,acityinBritishColumbia’sneighboringprovinceofAlberta,ishometotheWestEdmontonMall.

behometo…所在地Beijingishometomanykeyuniversities.Zhongguancunishometomanyhi-techcompanies..home常用短语:be/feelathometofeelcomfortableandrelaxed:Bytheendoftheweekshewasbeginningtofeelathomeinhernewjob.makeyourselfathometorelaxandmakeyourselfcomfortableinsomeoneelse'shomehomefromhomeUK(UShomeawayfromhome)aplacewhereyoufeelascomfortableasyoudoinyourownhome:

Thehotelwasarealhomefromhome.

.高考链接(04全国)—CanIlookatthemenuforafewmoreminutesbeforeIdecide?—Ofcourse._______sir.A.MakeyourselfathomeB.EnjoyyourselfC.Itdoesn'tmatterD.Takeyourtime.7.Themallconsistsofeightkilometersoftunnels,filledwithshops,artgalleriesandevenawaterpark.

consistofsth.

tobemadeoforformedfromsomething:由…组成TheteamconsistsoffourEuropeansandtwoAmericans.It'sasimpledishtoprepare,consistingmainlyofriceandvegetables..consistinsth.phrasalverb[Lnotcontinuous]

tohavesomethingasamajorandessentialpartorquality:在于Thebeautyofairtravelconsistsinitsspeedandease.[+ingformofverb]Forher,happinessconsistsinwatchingtelevisionandreadingmagazines..Smallerinsize,butequallyfamous,isthecityofVancouverintheprovinceisBritishColumbiaonthePacificcoast.

NearertotheAtlanticcoastisNiagaraFalls.

全部倒装:1用于therebe句型。例如：Therearemanystudentsintheclassroom..2.用于“here(there,now,then)+不及物动词+主语”的句型中，或以象声词out,in,up,down,away等副词开头的句子里，以表示强调。例如：Crackle，crackle,cracklecamethegunandtheyoungsoldierfeltveryfrightened.Herecomesthebus.Theregoesthebell.Nowcomesyourturn.Thereflowsariverinfrontofthehouse.Outwentthechildren.注：代词作主语时，主谓语序不变。例如：Hereitis.Herehecomes.3.当句首状语为表示地点的介词词组时，也常常引起全部倒装。例如：Southofthecityliesabigsteelfactory.Fromthevalleycameafrighteningsound.4.表语置于句首时，倒装结构为“表语+连系动词+主语”。.1).形容词+连系动词+主语PresentatthemeetingwereProfessorWhite,ProfessorSmithandmanyotherguests.2).过去分词+连系动词+主语GonearethedayswhentheycoulddowhattheylikedtotheChinesepeople.3).介词短语+be+主语AmongthegoodsareChristmastrees,flowers,candlesandtoys..高考链接1.（06四川）Atthefootofthemountain_______

A.avillagelie

B.liesavillage

C.doesavillagelie

D.lyingavillage2.Inthedarkforests_____，somelargeenoughtoholdseveralEnglishtowns.(2005辽宁，35)A.standmanylakesB.liemanylakesC.manylakeslieD.manylakesstand.3.(07全国II)IfJoe’swifewon’tgototheparty,____.

A.hewilleither B.neitherwillheC.heneitherwill D.eitherhewill4.（07陕西）

thatMaricwasabletosetupnewbrancheselsewhere. A.SosuccessfulherbusinesswasB.SosuccessfulwasherbusinessC.Soherbusinesswassuccessful D.Sowashersuccessfulbusiness

BB.

5.（07安徽）Little_______thatwewerewatchinghiseverymove,soheseemedtobegoinghisownwayinthisbusiness.A.herealizedB.hedidn'trealizeC.didn'therealizeD.didherealize6.（07江苏）—Myroomgetsverycoldatnight.—

.SoismineB.SomineisC.SodoesmineD.Sominedoes

DC.9.HistorianssaythatapproximatelyonemillionpeoplelefttheirhomesfromdifferentareasalloverNorthAmericatoseektheirfortunesinthe“goldrush”.

seek

verb[I+toinfinitive]sought,sought

totryorattempt:尝试Theysoughttoreassurethepublic..totrytofindorgetsomething,especiallysomethingwhichisnotaphysicalobject:寻找"Areyouactivelyseekingjobs?"sheasked.Hundredsofdissidentsareseekingrefuge/asylumintheUSembassy.toaskforadvice,help,approval,permission,etc:征求意见等Legaladviceshouldbesoughtbeforeyoutakeanyfurtheraction..高考链接(05安徽)Heissuchamanwhoisalways____faultwithotherpeople.A.puttingB.seekingC.findingD.lookingfor.2）fortune

noun[C]

alargeamountofmoney,goods,property,etc:财产，财富Sheinheritedafortunefromhergrandmother.Helostafortunegambling.Youcanmakeafortuneoutofjunkifyoucallit'antiques'.Thisdresscosta(small)fortune.AnypaintingbyVanGoghisworthafortune..noun[CorU]chanceandthewayitaffectsyourlife:机会,机遇Hehadthe(good)fortunetotrainwithsomeoftheworld'stopathletes.Thefamily'sfortuneschangedovernight.asmallfortune

alargesumofmoney:一大笔钱You'llhavetospendasmallfortuneinlegalfeesifyoudecidetosueforcompensationtellsb’sfortune(ALSOtellfortunes)

tosaywhatwillhappeninsomeone’sfuture:预测某人的未来Atthefair,therewasaladywhotoldyourfortune..10.TherearemanymapletreesinCanadaandamapleleafisfeaturedontheCanadianflag.

feature

noun

[C]atypicalqualityoranimportantpartofsomething:特征，特点Thetown'smainfeaturesareitsbeautifulmosqueandancientmarketplace.Ourlatestmodelofphonehasseveralnewfeatures.Auniquefeatureoftheserockshelterswasthattheyweredry.

.[C]apartofabuildingorofanareaofland:建筑物的一部分ageographicalfeatureThistourtakesinthearea'sbest-knownnaturalfeatures,includingtheGullfosswaterfall.Themoststrikingfeatureofthehousewasahugetwo-storeyroomrunningtheentirebreadthandheightofthebuilding..[Cusuallyplural]oneofthepartsofsomeone’sfacethatyounoticewhenyoulookatthem:脸的一部分Hehaswonderfulstrongfeatures.regular

(=evenandattractive)featuresHereyesareherbestfeaturenoun[C]aspecialarticleinanewspaperormagazine,orapartofatelevisionorradiobroadcast,thatdealswithaparticularsubject:（新闻，杂志的）特别报道

.adoublefeatureonglobalwarmingverb[I+adverborpreposition;T]

toincludesomeoneorsomethingasanimportantpart:（在……）起重要作用，引人注目；以……为特色ThefilmfeaturesJamesDeanasadisaffectedteenager.Thisweek'sbroadcastfeaturesareportonvictimsofdomesticviolence.It'sanAustraliancompanywhoselogofeaturesaredkangaroo..11.Withalloftheseattractions,youcanseewhy,in1996,theUNnamedCanadathebestcountryintheworldtolivein!

namenoun

[C]thewordorwordsthataperson,thingorplaceisknownby:名字，名称“Hi,what'syourname?”“Myname'sDiane.”Pleasewriteyourfull

(=complete)nameandaddressontheform.What'sthenameofthatmountaininthedistance?.WefinallyagreedonthenameLucaforourson.Thestudentswerelistedbynameandbycountryoforigin.[Cusuallysingular]theopinionorreputationthatsomeoneorsomethinghas:名声，名誉Shewenttocourttoclearhername(=provethatthebadthingssaidaboutherwerenottrue).TheiractionsgaveBritishfootballabadnameinEuropeatthattime.They'retryingtorestorethegoodnameofthemanufacturer.

.[C]someonewhoisfamousorhasagoodreputation:名人，有名的人Itseemedlikeallthebignamesinfootballwerethere.verb[T]togivesomeoneorsomethinganame:命名，取名Wenamedourdogs'Shandy'and'Belle'.AmannamedDennisansweredthedoor..tosaywhatsomethingorsomeone‘snameis:说出……的名字，列出……的名字Inthefirstquestionyouhadtonamethreetypesofmonkey.Hecouldn'tnamehisattacker.tochoosesomeoneorsomething:指定,选定JustnamethetimeandI'llbethereonthedot.Nameyourconditions/terms/price.MsMartinezhasbeennamed(as)

(=shewillbe)thenewDemocraticcandidate.

.12.dueto(P5)dueadjective

owedasadebtorasaright:(债款等)当付的Therentisdue(=shouldbepaid)attheendofthemonth.FiftypoundsisMAINLYUKduetome/MAINLYUSduemebythepeopleIworkedforlastmonth.Ourthanksareduetoeveryone.UKLEGALHewasfoundtohavebeendrivingwithoutdue(=thenecessary)

careandattention..expectedtohappen,arrive,etc.ataparticulartime:预定的,预定做的Whattimeisthenextbusdue?Thenextmeetingisduetobeheldinthreemonths'time.TheirfirstbabyisdueinJanuary.duetobecauseofAlotofherunhappinessisduetoboredom.Duetowetleavesontheline,thistrainwillarriveanhourlate..高考链接(04福建)Thegreatsuccessofthisprogrammehasbeen______duetothesupportgivenbythelocalbusinessmen.rather B.very C.quickly D.largely.表“因为”的常用短语:dueto;owingto;thanksto;onaccountof;becauseof高考链接(04北京)______twoexamstoworryabout,Ihavetoworkreallyhardthisweekend. A.With B.Besides C.Asfor D.Becauseof