译林版英语选修9教师用书Unit1SectionⅠReading（WeletotheunitReading）

加拿大领土广阔，自然资源丰富，是世界上最富有、最适宜人类居住的国家之一，也是一个主要的移民国家。CanadaCanadaisthesecondlargestcountryintheworldafterRussia.1.________Thedistancefromeasttowestisover5，500kilometresandthecountrycoverssixoftheworld's24timezones.However,itspopulation,about33.8million,isonlyaboutone­fifthofRussia's.Nearly90%ofCanadianslivewithin200kmoftheborderwiththeUnitedStates，whichmeansthatCanadacontainsvastexpanses(宽阔的区域)ofwildernesstothenorth.Canada'snativepeoplemakeuplessthantwopercentofthepopulation.2．________Inthenorth，thewintersarelongandhard，withsnowforsixmonthsoftheyear.Thetemperaturecanfallto－60℃.ThewestcoastofCanadaisthewarmestplaceinwinter.TheaverageJanuarytemperatureis3℃，andinJulyitis18℃.Hereitrainsaloteverymonthoftheyear.PlantsgrowwellalltheyearroundCanadahasonethirdoftheworld'ssupplyoffreshwater.Therearefivegreatlakesinthesouth，andtherearemanyothers，especiallyinthenorth.3.________Thecountryhasagreatdealofcoal，oilandnaturalgas，andtheseareallexploited(开发)forenergy.根据短文内容，从下面的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。A．ThemapletreeisimportanttotheCanadianeconomyandenvironment.B．Theweatherisdifferentfromareatoarea.C．ItislargerthantheUSAandreachesnearlyaquarterofthewayroundtheearth.D．OnethirdofthepopulationwasneitherFrenchCanadiannorEnglishCanadian.E．Mostoftheelectricityisproducedbywater.【答案】1－3CBEⅠ.词义搭配1．border A．thelinethatdividestwocountriesorareas2．countless B．basedonfacts，notonideasorguesses3．freezing C．toomanytobecountedormentioned4．recreation D．extremelycold5．rank E．forceful，andhavingalotofenergy6．concrete F．togivesb./sth.aparticularpositiononascale accordingtoquality，importance，success7．dynamic G．thefactofpeopledoingthingsforenjoyment， whentheyarenotworking8．sheet H．apieceofpaperforwritingorprintingon，etc.， usuallyinastandardsize【答案】1.A2.C3.D4.G5.F6.B7.E8．HⅡ.用下列短语的适当形式填空secondonlyto；inadditionto；behometo；beshapedlike；forshort；seekone'sfortune；littlemorethan；beabundantin1．TheRockies________bearsandmountainlions.2．Canceris________heartdiseaseasacauseofdeath.3．HernameisAlexander，“Al”________．4．Hedidsomecleaning________hishomeworkthisSunday.5．Thecountry________naturalresources.6．TheSydneyOperaHouse'sroof________aship'ssails.【答案】1.arehometo2.secondonlyto3.forshort4．inadditionto5.isabundantin6.isshapedlikeⅠ.阅读P2－3内容，从三个选项中选择最佳答案1．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Canadaisoneofthelargestcountriesintheworld，secondonlytoChina.B．TorontoisthelargestcityinCanada.C．MaplesyrupisCanada'smostfamousfood.2．Inwhichcityisthethirdtallesttowerintheworldlocated?A．Montreal.B．Toronto.C．Vancouver.3．WhydoesMontrealhasawonderfulmixofOldWorldandNewWorld?A．Becauseit'sthelargestFrench­speakingcityintheworld.B．Becauseit'saportandthesecondlargestcityinCanada.C．BecauseQuebecwasoriginallycolonizedbyFranceanditspopulationisstillover70percentFrench.4．WhichofthefollowingfactsabouttheEdmontonMalliswrong?A．Itissaidtobeoneofthelargestindoorshoppingcentresintheworld.B．Ithasanareaofmorethan20acres.C．Itattractsover55，000customerseveryyear.【答案】1－4ABCCⅡ.阅读P2－3内容，完成下列表格Canada—landofmapletreesParagraphpartcontents1－2Ⅰ.TheoutlineofCanadaCanadaisoneofthelargestcountriesintheworld，whichhasbeenfamousforitsfantasticnaturalscenery.Italsohasvastareasof1.________fromtheArcticnorthtotheborderwiththeUSAinthesouth.Withinthishugecountry，thereare2.________，vastmountainranges，hugeopenfields，countlessriversandendlessforests.3－7Ⅱ.ThecitiesofCanadaTherearemanyfamouscitiesinCanada，andthevastmajorityof3.______ofabout30millionpeoplelivesinurbanareas.Torontoisthelargestandthemostmulticulturalcity，intheheartofwhichisthe4.________．Montrealisthe5.________inCanada，3－7Ⅱ.ThecitiesofCanadaandalsothesecondlargestFrench­speakingcityintheworld，secondonlytoParis.Vancouverisabeautiful6.____________withsuperbsceneryandalsohasoneofthelargestChinesepopulationsinNorthAmerica.EdmontonishometotheWestEdmonton7.________，whichisoneofthelargestindoorshoppingcentresintheworld.8ⅢItisnearertothe8.______，whichisthebest­knownnaturalphenomenon，attractingmillionsoftravellersintheworldeveryyear.9Ⅳ.ThehistoryofCanadaIn1896，aboutonemillionpeoplelefttheirhomesandcametotheKlondikefrontierareainthenorth­westofCanadato9.________intheGoldRush.Thenmanystayedandbuiltsettlementsinthearea.10－11Ⅴ.ThemapletreesofCanada10.________isCanada'snationalsymbol.【答案】1.wilderness2.frozenwastes3.Canada'spopulation4.Canadian5．secondlargestcity6.harbour7.Mall8.Atlanticcoast9.seektheirfortune10.ThemapleleafⅢ.阅读P2－3内容，完成下面课文缩写Canadaisoneof1.________(large)countriesintheworldwithfamousfantasticnaturalscenery,2.________vastareasofwildernessisfromtheArcticnorthtotheborderwiththeUSAtothesouth.Thereare3.________(freeze)wastes,vastmountainranges,hugeopenfields,countlessriversand4.________(end)forestswithinthishugecountry.ThevastmajorityofCanada'spopulationofover30millionpeoplelivesincitiessuchasToronto,Montreal,VancouverandEdmonton.Tor