译林牛津版选修9-Unit1Othercountriesothercultures

苏教牛津课标版高二英语选修9Unit1ReadingCanada—landofmapletrees南通市天星湖中学赵莉ChinaBrainstormingChinaChinaChinaChinaChinaChinaChinaChina

Differentcountrieshavedevelopedtheirdifferentculturesovertime.Learningaboutothercountriesandtheirculturesisaparticularlyenrichingexperience.

Lookatthefollowingpictures,andthinkaboutthequestion:Ifeachpicturerepresentsonecountryintheworld,whichcountriesdoyouthinkof?LeaningTowerOfPisaLeaningTowerOfPisaItalyLeaningTowerOfPisaPyramidItalyLeaningTowerOfPisaPyramidItalyEgypttulip—tulip—Hollandkimono—tulip—Hollandkimono—tulip—HollandJapanVenus—Venus—GreeceVenus—GreeceStatueofLiberty—Venus—GreeceAmericaStatueofLiberty—Shakespeare—Football—Shakespeare—theUKFootball—Shakespeare—theUKFootball—BrazilKangarooKangarooAustraliamapleleavesKangarooAustraliamapleleavesKangarooAustraliaCanadaCanadalandofthemapletreeWhichisthenationalflagofCanada?A.

B.C.QD.Quizforyou2.WhichisthenationalflowerofCanada?A.

B.cherry(樱桃花）roseC.QD.mapledaffodil（水仙花）3.Whataretheofficiallanguage(s)inCanada?A.EnglishB.EnglishandGermanC.EnglishandFrenchD.EnglishandSpanish4.WhatisthecapitalofCanada?A.

B.VancouverTorontoC.QD.CalgaryOttawa5.WhatisthenationalanimalofCanada?B.

BeaverGrizzlybearC.D.

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NationalsymbolHistoryNiagaraFallsModerncitiesScenerythebestcountrytoliveinLocationDetailedreadingU.S.ACanadathePacifictheAtlantictheArcticLocationCanadaisoneofthe__________countrieswithfantastic__________________.Tothenorthis_________.Itborders____________inthesouth,whileontheeasternandwesternboundaries,itborders__________and______________.largestnaturaltheUSAscenerytheAtlanticthePacifictheArcticPara.1Para.2Beautifulsceneryfrozenwastes;vastmountainranges;hugeopenfields;countlessrivers;endlessforeststhemostmulticulturalcityTorontoaportcityinQuebecMontrealthesecondlargestFrench-speakingcityintheworldIthasoneofthelargestChinesepopulationsinNorthAmericaVancouverEdmontonhometotheWestEdmontonMallSecondlargestcountryintheworldthebiggestcitythesecondlargestcityinCanada;mostmulticulturalCNtowerthesecondlargestFrench-speakingcityintheworld;mixofOldWorld&NewWorldarchitectureandculturesmaller,equallyfamous;multiculturalhasthebiggestChinesepopulationinCanadaclosetotheskiareasIntheprovinceofAlbertahometothewestEdmontonMallOneofthelargestindoorshoppingcenterintheworldcitiesinCanadaCanadaPara.3-71.

NearertothePacificcoastisNiagaraFalls.2.Thelargestofthewaterfallsisshapedlikeasemicircle.theAtlanticNiagaraFallsTorF?Para.81.

Approximatelyonemillionpeoplelefttheirhomesfromaroundtheworldtoseektheirfortune.2.Asalargenumberofpeopleweresuccessfulinthe“goldrush”,theystayedandsettledthere.Onlyahandfulof

NorthAmericaHistoryTorF?What’sthe“goldrush”?In1896,goldwasdiscoveredintheKlondikeareanorthofAlaska,soaboutonemillionpeoplelefttheirhomesandwenttoseektheirfortunes.Para.9What’sthenationalsymbolofCanada?NationalsymbolThemapleleaf.Whatdoesthemapletreesupply?ThemapletreesuppliesCanada’smostfamousfood—maplesyrup.Para.10Consolidation

1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Canadaisoneofthelargestcountriesintheworld,secondonlytoChina.B.TorontoisthelargestcityinCanada.C.MaplesyrupisCanada’smostfamousfood.D.CanadawasnamedthebestcountryintheworldtoliveinbytheUNin1996.

2.WhydoesMontrealhasawonderfulmixofOldWorldandNewWorld?A.Becauseit’sthelargestFrench-speakingcityintheworld.B.BecauseQuebecwasoncelosttotheBritish.C.Becauseit’saportandthesecondlargestcityinCanada.D.BecauseQuebecwasoriginallycolonizedbyFranceanditspopulationisstillover70percentFrench.3.WhichofthefollowingfactsabouttheEdmontonmalliswrong?A.ItisinthecityofEdmonton.B.Itissaidtobethelargestpedestrianmallintheworld.C.Ithasanareaofmorethan20footballpitches.D.Itattractsover55,000customerseveryyear.4.Whichofthefollowingwordscannotreplacethewordnamedinthelastparagraph?declaredB.called C.considered D.titledDiscussionandwritingIntroduceacountryoracityyouarefamiliarwith,usingth