M9 Unit1 Reading Canada--land of maple trees

1. M9 Unit1 Reading Canada--land of maple trees

2. Reading comprehension: 1. Which of the following is true according to the text? A. Canada is an evenly populated country. B. Natural resources of Canada are well protected. C. Canada is the largest country in the world. D. Canada is a country with dull landscapes. 答案出处： Line 8-9 2.In which of the cities can you see most sharply contrasted buildings of the past and the present? A. Toronto B. Montreal C. Edmonton D. Vancouver 答案出处： Line27-30

3. 3. Toronto is most famous for______. A. its natural scenery and old culture B. its multiculture and the world’s tall tower C. its largest number of French speakers D. its nice location 答案出处： Line 19-23 4. What can we infer from the passage? A. There was a war between the French and the British in Canada. B. Canada is the original place of the American civilization. C. The border between America and Canada is not quite safe. D. All the people in Quebec speak French. 答案出处： Line 26-27

4. (Line 1 )Canada is the largest countries in the world, second only to Russia, and has always been famous for its fantastic natural scenery. second only to... 仅次于.... second to none 不亚于任何人 例句： Betty got a pretty high score at the exam， second only to Jack. 拓展 superior to .... 超过...， 优于.... senior to... 比....大 junior to... 比...年龄轻

5. Canada-- land of maple trees largest location rich lovers stands/rises one speakers with which fortune settled

6. 他比我大三岁。 He is senior to me _____________ by three years =He is three years my senior

7. be famous for.... 因...而著称 be known for .../to... /as... He is famous ____ a writer ___ his novel____ many people. as for to

8. (Line 2 )Canada has vast areas of wilderness ,from the Arctic north ,where average winter temperatures are usually minus 20 degrees centigrade ,to the 8,892 – kilometer –long border with the USA to the south ,which is the longest border in the world not defended by an army or the police. where 和which 分别引导非限制定语从句 分别找出它们的先行词

9. 在下面的句子中填入一合适的先行词 Beyond the mountain is an old farm, ______ my great grandfather bought in the 1920's, ______ my parents still live and work now. which 单选 • (2011 江苏） Between the two parts of the concert is an interval,_____ the audience can buy ice-cream. A.when B. where C. that D. which where

10. (Line6) On the east and west are the shores of two great oceans-the Atlantic and the Pacific. 表示地点的介词短语或表示方位的词组等放在句首，谓语动词为be 或lie, stand, sit等表示存在概念的动词时，句子用完全倒装语序。下文还有：

11. (Line 21) In the heart of Toronto is the Canadian National Tower ,which is often called the CN for short. (Line 44) Near to the Atlantic coast is Niagara Falls.

12. When I entered Mr. Li's living room, I noticed that on the wall _____a portrait of himself. A. hangs B. hung C. hanging D. hanged

13. At the meeting place of the Yangtz River and the Jialing River___ ,one of the ten largest cities in China. A. lies Chongqing B. Chongqing lies C.does lie Chongqing D. does Chongqing lie

14. Line 11 For those who love natural recreation, it is possible to walk , sail or cross-country ski for hours---or even days---without meeting another person . • 1) He is ___ to have come yesterday, isn’t he? • possible B. likely C. probable D. perhaps He is likely to have come yesterday, isn’t he? It is likely/possible/probable that he came yesterday, isn’t it? It is likely/possible/probable thatfor him to come tomorrow .

15. 2) Would it be ____ for you to pick me up at four o’clock and take me to the airport ? A. free B. vacant C. handy D. convenient 3) There are plenty of jobs ____ in the western part of the country . A. present B. available C. precious D. convenient

16. Line 15 The vast majority of Canada's population of more than 30 million people live in urban areas. majority n. 大多数，大部分 1. the/a majority of.... 大多数... The majority of students are from the countryside. 2.be in the majority 占多数 Boys are in the majority in this class.

17. 拓 展 1. minority n. 少数，少数民族 in the minority 占少数 2.major adj. 较大的，主要的，主修的 a major road 要道 the major subjects 主修课程 n. 专业 vi. 主修 （in） Alice majors in economics.

18. Line 19 Toronto, the largest city in Canada, ranks among the most multicultural cities in the world. multicultural adj. 多元文化的 multi- 多的 multi-media multiparty multicolored multistory 多媒体 多党的 多彩的 多层的

19. 社会各阶层的人 一流的 rank n. 1. 等级，地位，身份 people of all ranks the first rank He was promoted to the rank of captain. 他被提升到上尉军阶。 2.排,横列 the front rank 前排

20. rank v.排列,把...排成行 The troops were perfectly ranked. 部队排得整整齐齐。 把...分等; 把...评级 She ranked her students according to their grades. 她按成绩排列学生的名次。

21. Line 20 People there have ancestors from Ireland, Portugal, China, Lebanon and Italy, as well as from many other places. for short 简称 Thomas is called Tom for short. be short for 是……的简称 Tom is short for Thomas. in short 简言之，总之 to be short, in brief, briefly, to be brief, in a word, to conclude, in conclusion, in sum, to sum up

22. be short of ... 缺乏 ... = be lacking in... I am short of money this week. 我这星期缺钱。 — Why didn’t you buy the camera you had longed for? — I had planned to. But I was ￡50____. A．fewer B．less C．cheap D．short

23. A as well as B=not only B but also A 不仅B而且A Tom as well as his father and brother likes football. As well as his father and brother, Tom likes football. --- You seem to be impressed by his performance --- Well, not exactly. It is the story ____ his acting that really impresses me. A. as well as B. rather than C. but also D. together with

24. (L22-23)Rising 553 meters into the sky, it is the third tallest tower in the world. Rising 553 meters into the sky是现在分词作状语。 如何判断非谓语动词作状语时，用现在分词，过去分词还是不定式？（注：动名词不能作状语） 做题技巧 句子格式： 1. _________________, 主语+谓语... (非谓语动词作状语） 或者是 主语, _______________ , +谓语... (非谓语动词作状语） 方法1：看是否表“目的”，如是，用不定式 to do....(表主动）或 to be/get done （表被动）

25. ____, the project as planned, we'll have to work two more hours a day. • A. Completing B. Complet • C. Completed D. To complete • You, _______, need to give all your have and try your best. • A. being a winner B. to be a winner • B. be a winner D. having been a winner • _____ of what is happening in his own country, he reads newspapers and watches • TV every day. • A. To get informed B. Informed • C. Informing D. Having informed

26. 方法2：如不是表目的的，则：（1）用现在分词一般式（doing....）表正在进行的主动动作或状态 （2）用现在分词完成时（having done...）表示比谓语早的主动动作（3）用过去分词（done) 表示被动动作（4）用现在分词完成式的被动语态 （having been done）表示比谓语早的被动动作

27. ___an important decision more on emotion than on reason, you will regret it sooner or later. • A. Based B. Basing C. Base D. To base • Mr. Lopes, ______ as a manager for years, found it hard to become an ordinary clerk again. • A. having worked B. worked • C. to have worked D. working • _____ with care, one tin will last for six weeks. • A. Use B. Using C. Used D. To use • _____ around the Water Cube, we were then taken to see the Bird's Nest. • A. Having shown B. To be shown • C. Having been shown D. To show

28. 句子格式： • 2. 主语+谓语.....__________________ • （非谓语动词作状语） • 方法：大多使用现在分表示伴随，或不定式表目的 • If we win the final tonight, the team are going • to tour around the city___by their enthusiastic • supporters. • A. being cheered B. be cheered • C. to be cheered D. were cheered • Look, who is standing ____there? • A. to cry B. crying • C. having cried D. to be crying

29. 注意本题： Alexander tried to get his work___ in the medical circles. A. to recognize B. recognizing C. recognize D. recognized 句子格式： 3. 主语+谓语....., __________________ （非谓语动词作状语） 方法：只用现在分词或过去分词，不用不定式

30. The hurricane left, _____ great damage to • the local crops. • A. to do B. having done • C. done D. to have done • He got up and hurried to his office,_____ • the breakfast untouched. • A. left B. to leave C. leaving D. having left • Tony lent me the money, ___that I'd do as • much for him. • A. hoping B. to hope • C. hoped D. having hoped

31. The retired man donated most his savings to the school damaged by the earthquake in Yushu, ____the students to return to their classrooms. • A. enabling B. having enabled • C. to enable D. to have enabled • Eventually he got back home, ______. • A. tired and worn out • B. tiring and wearing out • C. tired and wearing out • D. tiring and worn out

32. 句子格式： 4. 主语+谓语.....(,) only __________________. （非谓语动词作状语） 方法：只用不定式，表示意想不到的结果 • Tom took a taxi to the airport, only____ • his plane high up in the sky. • A. finding B. to find • C. being found D. to hav found • I hurried to the station only ___ the train had just left. • A. to tell B. being told • C. to be told D. told

33. (L24-25)Montreal, a port in the province of Quebec, is the second largest city in Canada, and also the second largest French-speaking city in the world, Paris being the largest. Paris being the largest 是独立主格结构。 独立主格结构就是“名词或代词+非谓语形式” 在句子作状语的结构， 它接近状语从句或with +O+OC。独立主格结构可以放在句首或句末。 试比较： If time permits, we will go there. Time permitting, we will go there. With time permitting, we will go there.

34. 独立主格结构的构成常见为： • “名词/代词+现在分词/过去分词/不定式/形容词/少数副词/名词/介词短语”， • There are sixty students in the class, most of • them (being )boys. • Enough time given, the work will be well done. • An important meeting to be given tomorrow, • all the students are busy cleaning the room. • He was fast asleep, all the windows open. • The meeting over, all came out of the room. • The boy climbed in, sword in hand.

35. 改写或用适当形式填空： When night came on, we put ourselves up in a small hotel. =________________, we put ourselves up in a small hotel. 3. When all the guests were seated, they began their dinner. =______________________, they began their dinner. 4. The living room is clean and tidy, with a dining table already _____ (lay) for a meal to be cooked. Night coming on All the guests seated laid

36. The old couple often take a walk after supper in the park with their pet dog _____ them. • to follow B. following C. followed D. follows • _____ nothing else to do, they rushed out to play basketball on the playground. A. There was B. There is C. There being D. There were

37. Line 36 It also has superb scenery, a beautiful harbour, and all the comforts of modern life and international cuisine, in addition to being close to some very popular ski areas. comfort n. 安慰,慰问; 令人舒适的事物; 安逸,舒适 v. 安慰,慰问; 使……安逸舒适 comfortable adj. 舒适的, 舒服的 live in comfort 生活舒适 a comfortable chair 舒适的椅子 Make yourself comfortable! 请别客气！请别拘束！

38. in addition to = besides prep. 此外,另外 in addition=besides adv. apart from=aside from apart from= besides apart from=except apart from=except for 拓展 • There is,____, one further point to • make. • A. in addition B. in addition to • C. additional D. addition

39. 2.This special school accepts all disabled students, _____ educational level and background. A. according to B. regardless of C. in addition to D. in terms of 3.She was quite alone in the world _____ an old aunt living in the mountain area. A. except B. except for C. besides D. in addition to

40. Line 39Edmonton, a city in British Columbia's province of Albert, is home to the West Edmonton Mall. be home to是“……的故乡/所在地/发源地”之类的意思。 China is home to Pandas. 中国是大熊猫的故乡。 be home to=be the home of America is the home of baseball.

41. Line 41 It is like an underground city, covering an area of more than 20 acres. =It is like an underground city, _________ an area of more than 20 acres. which covers

42. Line 41 The mall consists of eight kilometers of passages, filled with shops, art galleries and even a water park. = The mall ____ _____ ____ ____ eight kilometers of passages， _____ ____ filled with shops,…. is made up of which are consist of 由…组成，由…构成 consist in 在于，存在于 The beauty of the city consist in its fascinating beach. 这座城市的美在于它迷人的海滨。

43. As we all know, the UK is a large country ______ four parts. A. consisting ofB. makes up C. consist of D. is made up of

44. Line 45The waterfalls, the largest of which is shaped like a semicircle, are 670 meters wide, and fall 56 meters in an awesome white sheet of water. the largest of which is shaped like a semicircle,是非限制性定语从句， 结构为 “名词/代词/数词+介词+ which/whom....” 也可为 “介词+which/whom+名词/代词/数词

45. 1)(2012山东卷) Maria has written two novels, both of ________ have been made into television series. • them B. that C. which D. what 2)(2012四川卷) In our class there are 46 students, ________ half wear glasses. • in whom B. in them C. of whom D. of them

46. 3）Just before night fell, we came to a farmhouse, _________________(农舍的门上） was written " I am way for an hour." on the door of which

47. be shaped like 像…的形状 The Sydney Opera House’s roof is shaped like a ship’s sails. 拓 展 in (good) shape 身体好；身材好 out of shape 身体情况不佳；走形，走样，变形 in the shape of 呈…的形状 Eat less and take more exercise or you’ll be out of ______. A. order B. shape C. weight D. balance

48. Line 49 Approximately one million people left thier homes and travelled westwards to seek their fortune in the Gold Rush. seek – sought - sought vt. vi. 寻找，探寻,追求 seek to do sth. 设法干某事 seek out 寻找出... seek for... 寻找... • You should seek advice from a lawyer about • what to do next. • They are still seeking to find a peaceful • solution to the conflict.

49. 拓 展 seek one’s fortune 找出路，找财路 make a fortune 发财 tell a fortune 算命 a fortune teller 算命先生

50. turn link v. 成为（强调变化，其表语多为颜色、年龄、时间；接表示职业的名词时，不用冠词 Line 56In autumn, maple leaves turn a beautiful red.