英语人教版必修三 “THE TRUE NORTH” FROM TORONTO TO MONTREALReadingPlease find out the time mentioned in this text and all the places they have been to or they have seen. Then fill in the following chart.Fast readingTimeEventsthe next morninglate that nightat dawn the next morningaround noonsaw beautiful maple trees.arrived in Toronto.the train left.arrived in Montreal.TimeEventsthey spend the afternoonthe nightin the lovely shops and visiting the artists in their workplaces beside the water.the train was speeding down to the East Coast.We know its fall in Canada because the maple trees are red and gold and orange, and there was frost on the ground.para1. How do we know it is fall in Canada?Answer the questions.Para 2:1.What can sometimes be seen from the CN Tower in Toronto? Sometimes the misty cloud that rises from Niagara Falls can be seen from the CN tower.The water from the lake goes into the Niagara river and over the falls on its way to the sea. 2. Where does the water from the lake go?There is good Cantonese food in Toronto because most of the Chinese people there come from the south of China, especially Hong Kong.Para4. Why is there good Cantonese food in Toronto?They went to Old Montreal because it is close to the water/ to see the lovely shops and the artists.Para5. Why did the girls go to Old Montreal?Good coffee, good bread and good music show that Montreal is a French city. Also the signs and ads were in French.Para 6. What three things show us that Montreal is a French city?1.Everyone doesnt have an English-Chinese dictionary.2.None of them were late for school.3.All night long he lay awake, thinking of the problem.4.The boy sat at the back, making notes carefully.1. mix v. “混合; 搀和; 结合” Dont mix business with pleasure. 不要把工作和娱乐搀和在一起。 Ive mixed my French books and my English books. 我把我的法文书和英文书混在一起了。 These colours mix well. 这些颜色调和得不错。 mixture n. 混合; 混合物 mix . with . 把和混淆、弄混 mix up 搅匀; 拌和; 混淆; 使卷入2. confirm v. “证实; 证明; 确认”, 还可表示 “批准; 使坚定”。 如： His letter confirmed everything. 他的信证实了一切。 He looked around to confirm that he was alone. 他四处张望, 以确定周围没人。 The latest information confirms him in the belief that we will surely win. 这一最新消息使他坚信我们一定会胜利。 confirmation n. 确认; 证实3. They were not leaving for Montreal until later, so they went on a tour of the city. 她们要晚些时候才动身去蒙特利尔, 因此就在多伦多市内游览了一番。 1)They were not leaving for.属于过去进行时 表示将来的动作。表示位置转移的瞬间动词。 1)如: come, go, arrive, leave, start, return, stay, 2)meet, get等可用进行时表示将来的动作; 3)用现在进行时表示一般将来时; 用过去进行时 表示过去将来时。The train is arriving soon. 火车就要进站了。2) until/till 直到为止 until常与否定句连用, notuntil 直到才 He didnt finish the work until yesterday. 肯定形式表示的意思是“做某事直至某时”, 动词必须是延续性的。否定形式表达的意思 是“直至某时才做某事”。动词为延续性或 非延续性都可以。 肯定句: I slept until midnight. 我一直睡到半夜时醒了。Wait till I call you. 等着我叫你。否定句： She didnt arrive until 6 oclock. 她直到6点才到。 Dont get off the bus until it has stopped. 公共汽车停稳后再下车。 否定句可用另外两种句式表示。 a. not until 在句首, 主句用倒装。 Not until the early years of the 19th century did man know what heat is. 直到19 世纪初, 人类才知道热能是什么。b. 用于强调句It is not until that It was not until I told him that he knew about it. 直至我告诉他, 他才知道这件事。 It was _ yesterday _ I was wrong.A. until; did I realize B. not until; did I realizeC. until; that I realized D. not until; that I realizedD4. distance 名词, 意为“距离; 远方”。 如: 自行车骑得好的人一天可以行驶一百 多英里。 A good cyclist can cover a distance of over a hundred miles a day . 距离六英里以外的东西很难看清。 At a distance of six miles you cant see much . 【固定短语】1) at a distance (稍)远处。 表示一定的距离, 近距离或用以说明具体 的距离, 其不定冠词可以省去 a有时可以 省去或改用 some 。如: This picture looks better at a distance . 这幅画远看就好些。 2) in a distance 在远处, 强调距离之远 e.g.They were expecting to see in a distance some signs of the enemy. 他们期望着发现远处敌人的迹象。 3) keep sb at a distance 与某人保持一定距离;不愿与某人亲近。 e.g. 他总是不愿与任何人亲近。 He always keeps anyone at a distance. 5. especially Hong Kong. especially表示“尤其, 格外,特别”, 意思相当 于“in particular ”或“particularly”。多用在介词短语或连词前面。 specially表示“为了一个特别的目的,专门地, 特别地”, 意思相当于“for a special reason or purpose”。 I came specially to see you. 我特地来看你。 The weather has been especially cold. 最近天气特别冷。Its always difficult being in a foreign country,_if you dont speak the language.A. extremely B. especially C. specially D. naturallyextremely表示程度“极其、非常”, specially表示“特地、专门”, 而naturally表示“自然地”, 均与句意不符。especially表示“尤其、特别、格外”, 强调突出性, 用在此处, 句意通顺。B6. Its too bad you cant go as far as Ottawaas far as 有两种含义: 1) 直到远, 远到; 2) (表示程度, 范围)就; 据；至于。常用于as far as I know “据我所知”, as far as I am concerned “就我而言”等结构中。_ I can see, there is only one possible way to keep away from the danger. (北京2004春) A. As long as B. As far as C. Just as D. Even if 点拨 as far as I can see, 据我所知。 as long as 只要, 表示条件; just as 就像, 表示方式; even if 即使, 表示让步, 皆不符合语境。B一些带有as.as 结构的常见短语:as busy as a bee 像蜜蜂一样忙碌as easy as ABC 像ABC一样容易as deep as a well 像井一样深as light as a feather 像羽毛一样轻as soft as bu