Book 3Unit 5Canada“The True North”课文与语法填空阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。My cousin and I traveled 1Canada by train from west to east. We saw many things from the train on the way across Canada,and in the 2 (city)of Toronto and Montreal.We 3(pass)the Rocky Mountains on the train,and saw4(wildly) scenery,a grizzly bear and some mountain goats. Canada 5 (be)very empty in the centre, 6 is a wheat-growing area. In Toronto,we went up the CN Tower and saw the misty cloud that rose from the great Niagara Falls. We visited the 7(cover) stadium,which is the home of several famous basketball teams. We saw Chinatown and had dinner at a restaurant called The Pink Pearl. 8we arrived in Montreal the next day,we saw many signs and ads in French. Then we went to Old Montreal,which is close 9the water. We spent the afternoon in shops and 10 (visit) artists in their workplaces.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.答案1.across考查介词。across从一边到另一边。2.cities考查名词单复数。设空处后面是两个城市,故用复数。3.passed考查时态。结合上下文,时态应为一般过去时态。4.wild考查形容词。修饰名词scenery,用形容词形式。5.is考查时态。加拿大的中部很空旷,是一种客观事实,故用一般现在时。6.which考查定语从句。设空处引导非限制性定语从句,从句中缺少主语,先行词为the centre。7.covered考查非谓语动词。cover与stadium之间为被动关系,故用过去分词作定语。8.When考查连词。句意:当第二天我们到达蒙特利尔,我们看见很多法语写的标志及广告。根据句意可知应填When。9.to考查介词。be close to靠近。10.visiting考查非谓语动词。spend.doing sth.花费时间做某事。话题知识与写作.根据提示翻译下列句子。1.游览加拿大是我们的梦想。(visit)2.直到去年我们才实现了这个梦想。(It was not until.that.)3.我们决定坐飞机,而不是开车。(rather than)4.傍晚,我们登上飞机。(go aboard)5.黎明时,我们已经在加拿大的上空。(at dawn)6.从远处我们看到了许多湖泊、山脉。(distance, catch sight of)7.它们的美给我们留下了深刻的印象。(impress).将以上句子连成一篇语言流畅、用词准确、逻辑严密的短文。答案.1.Visiting Canada had been our dream.2.It was not until last year that we realized it.3.We decided to take a plane rather than driving.4.We went aboard in the evening.5.At dawn, we were over Canada.6.We caught sight of many lakes and mountains from a distance.7.We were greatly impressed by their beauty.参考范文Visiting Canada had been our dream. However, it was not until last year that we realized it. We decided to take a plane rather than driving, and we went aboard in the evening. At dawn, we were over Canada, where we caught sight of many lakes and mountains from a distance. We were greatly impressed by their beauty.单元词汇拓展速记1.“地理”词块continent n.陆地,大陆,大洲capital n.首府,省会ocean n.海洋desert n.沙漠geography n.地理jungle n.丛林lake n.湖泊landmark n.地标plain n.平原plateau n.高原province n.省river n.河流stream n.溪流suburb n.郊区valley n.山谷hilly adj.多小山的mountainous adj.多山的remote adj.偏远的,偏僻的steep adj.陡峭的urban adj.城市的2.“说”词块announce vt.宣布chat vi. & n.聊天;闲聊claim vt.声称;要求declare vt.宣布;声明inform vt.通知;告知proclaim v.宣告,声明speak v.说;演讲;发言say v.说,表明shout v.呼喊,叫喊tell v.告诉,讲述whisper v.小声说;耳语yell v.叫喊,大声叫1