高中英语必修三unit5-canada-the-true-north reading

Unit5Canada—”TheTrueNorth”maplecountry--Canada-TheTrueNorthHowmuchdoyouknowaboutCanada?HowmuchdoyouknowaboutCanada?Nowlet’shaveaquizandseehowmuchyouknowaboutCanada.QuizB.1.WhichisthenationalflagofCanada?A.

C.D.2.Whatlanguage(s)doCanadiansspeak?A.English.B.EnglishandGerman.C.EnglishandFrench.D.EnglishandSpanish.3.WhatisthecapitalofCanada?A.

B.

Vancouver(温哥华)

Toronto(多伦多)C.D.

Calgary(卡尔加里)Ottawa(渥太华)thebiggestcitythewarmestandmostbeautifulcitytheindustrialcenter4.WhatisthenationalanimalofCanada?B.

Beaver(海狸)Grizzlybear(灰熊)C.D.

Polarbear(北极熊)Penguin(企鹅)Beaver海狸5.Whatistheleaderofthecountrycalled?President(总统)PrimeMinister(总理；首相)Queen(女王)D.Chairman(主席)6.HowmanyGreatLakesaretherein

Canada?

A.4.B.3.C.5.D.6.Howmany“GreatLakes”arethereinCanada?thefivegreatlakes苏必利尔湖休伦湖安大略湖

伊利湖

密歇根湖Howmany“GreatLakes”arethereinCanada?thefivegreatlakes苏必利尔湖休伦湖安大略湖

伊利湖密歇根湖7.Canadaisthe______largestcountryintheworld.

A.2nd B.3rd C.4th D.5th8.Howlargeisit?

A.9.98millionkm²

B.9.60millionkm²C.9.96millionkm²

D.9.98millionkm9.HowmanyprovincesarethereinCanada？A.13 B.10 C.14 D.23WhereisCanadalocated?ArcticpositionCanadaisinnorthernNorthAmericaPacificAtlantic

太平洋

大西洋北极

InCanada,peoplefrommanycultureslivetogether.Canadaisa____________country.multicultural

ATRIPON“THETRUENORTH”ReadingPre-readingPredict:Whatdoes“TheTrueNorth”refertointhetext?Itisanamefor________________thecross-Canadatrain1.Itisthenameofatrain.2.CanadaislocatedinthenorthernNorthAmerica.3.Itisnamedafteralinefromthe

CanadianNationalAnthem.“TheTrueNorth”OCanadaOCanada!Ourhomeandnativeland!啊！加拿大!我们的家园和祖国。Truepatriotloveinallthysonscommand.您的儿女对您无限忠诚，Withglowingheartsweseetheerise,仰望您的崛起，我们无比自豪。TheTrueNorthstrongandfree!真正强大的北疆，自由而富强。Fromfarandwide,OCanada,在您的周围，我们守卫着。Westandonguardforthee.Godkeepourlandgloriousandfree!愿上帝保佑您永远自由和辉煌！OCanada,westandonguardforthee.OCanada,westandonguardforthee.

Fastreading:Readthepassagequicklyandfindtherouteoftheirtrip.China________RockyMountains_______________________________wheat-growingprovinceLakeSuperiorVancouverCalgaryThunderBayToronto__________________________Scanningpara2:Theirchat

ontheirwaytothestationWhatcantheyseeduringthejourney?mountainslakesforestswideriverslargecitiesItspopulationisincreasingrapidlyVancouverVancouverLocation地理位置Climate气候

Entertainment(娱乐)Scenery景色surroundedbymountainsandthePacificOceanwarmandwetskiingandsailingtheoldestandmostbeautifulforestsTheymanagedto

catchsightofsomemountaingoatsagrizzlybearandaneaglePara3Theycrossed______________________

theRockyMountainsRockymountainsgoskiingCalgary卡尔加里Thenextstop--CalgaryCalgaryWhatisCalgaryfamousfor?Stampede

美国西部或加拿大大西部赛马会

The_________

haveagiftforridingwildhorsesandtheycanwinthousandsof

dollarsin______.cowboysprizes号称北美最大的卡尔加里牛仔节起源于上世纪初，始于一个牛仔的梦想。在1912年时，一个经常旅行美国各地从事西部牛仔表演、名叫GuyWeadick的牛仔，一心梦想要举办一个牛仔竞技活动，发扬西部拓荒时期的精神与西部牛仔文化，在他努力的奔走之下，他的构想获得了当时担任牛仔竞技组织的四大巨头资助，筹措了十万美元，于1912年9月首次在卡尔加里创立了牛仔竞技活动，并且一举成功，得到全卡尔加里市民的支持。自那以后，每年7月，平时安静的卡尔加里便会陷入狂欢。牛仔节也越办越大，活动项目与奖金也不断的增加，吸引世界各地的好手前来角逐。拥有“世界上最精彩的户外表演”的美誉，是真正的西部盛情与狂欢。牛仔节在每年七月的第一个星期五举行.Para.4charateristics(特点):____________emptyMostofthemlivewithintheareasoftheUSAborder.Thereareonlyslightlyoverthirtymillionpeoplelivingonsuch

ahugelandAwheat-growingprovincefarms:coversthousandsofacres(亩).wheat-growingareasPara.4____________ThunderBayPara5:thelaststop:Toronto

Readparas3-5andanswerthefollowingquestions

1Earlierthatday,…RockyMountains.

2…Calgary…

3After2days’travel,…empty…

4Afterdinner,…ThunderBay…

Vancouver

5Thatnight

…acrossLakeSuperior…TorontorouteTimeRockyMountains5,500kmPacificOceanAtlanticOceanmatchthemainideaofthe3partsPart1para(s)___Part2para(s)___Part3para(s)___WhattheyreallysawandfeltafterboardingthetrainbriefintroductionoftheirtripTheirchatontheirwaytothestation123-5After-readingWhatthreewordswouldyouusetodescribeCanada?bigbeautifulemptymulticultu