A Trip on
“The True North”
Unit 5 Reading
continent
baggage
chat
scenery
eastward

westward

upward

surround
harbour
n. 洲；大陆
n. 行李
vi. & n. 聊天；闲聊
n. 景色；风景
adv. 向东
adj. 向东的；朝东的
adv. 向西
adj. 向西的； 朝西的
adv. 向上地；上升地
adj. 上升的；向上的
vt. & vi. 包围；围绕
n. 海港
measure

abroad

eagle
within
border

slight
slightly
acre
urban
vi. & vt. 测量；衡量；判定
n. 计量制；措施
prep. & adv. 在船、飞机、
火车或公共汽车上
n. 鹰
prep. 在……之内
n. 边界；国界；边沿
vt. & vi. 与……接壤；接近
adj. 轻微的；微小的
adv. 稍稍；轻微地
n. 英亩
adj. 城市的；市镇的
rather than
settle down

manage to do
catch sight of
have a gift for
与其；不愿
定居；平静下来；
专心于
设法做
看见；瞥见
对……有天赋
Skimming
to get
general ideas
“The True North” is the train that goes across Canada / the cross-Canada train.
What does “The True North” refer to in the text?
Skimming
Reading Comprehension I
Scanning
to get
detail information
scanning
Reading Comprehension II
1. Which continent are the cousins crossing?
A. North Africa. B. South Africa.
C. North America. D. South America.
2. Which of the following is described as the
most beautiful city in Canada?
A. Vancouver. B. Calgary.
C. Toronto. D. Montreal.
3. Li Daiyu and Liu Qian are not flying
directly to the Atlantic coast because ____.
A. they want to visit their cousins
B. they want to travel across Canada
C. they have something important to do
D. they can drive their own car
4. Canada’s greatest natural resources are __.
A. water & coal B. wood & coal
C. coal & oil D. water & wood
scanning
5. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian went to Canada
on a train because the train is more
comfortable.
B. Thunder Bay is a busy port city at the
top of the Great Lakes.
C. Looking out of the windows, the girls
saw the goats, beavers and cowboys.
D. Liu Daiyu and Liu Qian went to Canada to see their parents on the Atlantic coast.
scanning
Answer the following questions in complete
sentences.
1. Why is the population of Vancouver
growing so rapidly?
2. What happens at the Calgary Stampede?
scanning
Reading Comprehension III
1. Why is the population of Vancouver
growing so rapidly?
The population of Vancouver is growing
so rapidly because it is beautiful.
/It is surrounded by mountains and the
Pacific.
/ People can ski in the mountains
and sail in the harbour.
2. What happens at the Calgary Stampede?
At the Calgary Stampede cowboys
compete in riding wild horses for
thousands of dollars.
Basic Facts
about Canada
Use the information in the passage to fill
in the table below.
5,500 km
Atlantic Ocean-east; Pacific Ocean-west
slightly over
30 million
within 320 km of the USA border
the Great Lakes
Canada’s warmest part / Canada’s most beautiful city /
some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world
famous for the Calgary Stampede
busy port city at the top of the Great Lakes
Underline the main places mentioned
in the text.
Atlantic coast, Vancouver, Rocky Mountains, Calgary, Thunder Bay, Lake Superior and Toronto.
Draw the travalling route of the two girls at the map on page 33.
scanning
Reading Comprehension IV
Vancouver
Calgary
Thunder Bay
Toronto
What did they see there?
Vancouver
on the coast north of Vancouver, the oldest and most beautiful forests still remain
surrounded by mountains on the north and east and the Pacific Ocean on the west
Vancouver
The Rocky Mountains
mountain goats
grizzly bear
eagle
cowboy
horse riding races
Calgary
Cowboys come to Calgary to compete in riding wild horses.
a very busy port
Thunder Bay

Where is Thunder Bay?
At the top end of the Great Lakes
Toronto
Quiz
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the _____ in Canada from _____ to _____ . Their cousins’ friend, Danny Lin, took them to the train station to catch “____ _____ ______”. Canada is the _______ biggest country in the world. It is 5,500 kilometers from ______ to _______.
As they went________, they saw beautiful scenery as well as cities. Vancouver is ___________ by mountains on the north
Summary
Quiz I
and east. When the cousins ______ _____
in the seats, they looked out of the window.
They saw mountain goats and even a
_______ bear. Calgary is famous for its
competition. Many of the cowboys
all over North America ___ ___ ___ ___
working with animals. Then they ______
________ a wheat-growing province.
Thunder Bay is a busy port. It is ______
___ the center of the country.
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the _____ in Canada from _____ to _____ . Their cousins’ friend, Danny Lin, took them to the train station to catch “____ _____ ______”. Canada is the _______ biggest country in the world. It is 5,500 kilometers from ______ to _______. As they went ________, they saw beautiful scenery as well as cities. Vancouver is ___________ by mountains on the north
The True
second
coast
coast
west
east
North
train
Answer
eastward
surrounded
and east. When the cousins ______ _____
in the seats, they looked out of the window.
They saw mountain goats and even a
_______ bear. Calgary is famous for its
competition. Many of the cowboys
all over North America ____ _ ___ ___
working with animals. Then they ______
________ a wheat-growing province.
Thunder Bay is a busy port. It is ______
___ the center of the country.
grizzly
have a gift for
settled down
went
through
to
close
Quiz II
Translation
1. The thought that _________________
______________(他们要横贯整个大陆)
was exciting.
2. Some people have the idea that _______
______________________________(他
们能在不到五天的时间里穿越加拿大).
3. The girls were surprised at the fact that
__________________________________
(巨大的油轮可以开到五大湖).
they could cross the
whole continent
they can
cross Canada in less then five days
ocean ships can sail up the Great Lakes
1. A warm thought suddenly came to
me _____ I might use the pocket
money to buy some flowers for my
mother’s birthday. (2006 安徽)
A. if B. when
C. that D. which
Quiz III
高考链接
2. The news _____ our athletes won
another gold medal was reported in
yesterday’s newspaper.
(2008 上海春卷)
A. which B. whether
C. what D. that
Homework
Find three appositive clauses from the reading passage.
2. Write a short passage to report what Li Daiyu and Liu Qian saw in Canada in about 100 words.
Thank you.
Careful reading
to solve
difficult points
rather than 表示客观事实，意为“是……而不是……；与其……不如……”。它连接的并列成分可以是名词、代词、形容词、介词(短语)、动名词、分句、不定式、动词等。
(1) 连接两个名词或代词
　He is an explorer rather than a sailor.
与其说他是一个海员，不如说他是一个
探险者。
1. Rather than
You rather than I are going to go camping.
是你而不是我要去要野营。
注意：rather than 连接两个名词或代词作
主语时，谓语动词应与rather than 前面的
名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致。
(3) 连接两个介词(短语)或动名词
She enjoys singing rather than dancing.
她喜欢唱歌，而不喜欢跳舞。
(2) 连接两个形容词
The sweater she bought was beautiful
rather than cheap.
与其说她买的这件羊毛衫便宜不如说它
漂亮。
(4) 连接两个分句
We should help him rather than he
should help us.
是我们应该帮助他而不是他应该帮助我们。
(5) 连接两个不定式
I decided to write rather than (to) telephone.
我决定写信而不打电话。
注意：rather than 后接不定式时，不定
式可以带to，也可以不带to, 如上句。但
rather than位于句首时，则只能接不带to
的不定式。
如: Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them at half price.
他唯恐蔬菜烂掉，把它们以半价卖掉了。
(6) 连接两个动词
He ran rather than walked.
他是跑来的，而不是走来的。
注意：这里rather than 后用walked，
而没有用walk，表示客观事实，而不
是主观愿望。如果换成walk，则作“宁
愿……而不愿……”解。
Trees surround our house.
我们房子的四周都是树。
The police surrounded the house.
警察包围了这幢房子。
The oceans and seas surrounding the
islands are deep blue and many of its
cities lie on the bay.
2. surround vt. 包围; 围绕; 圈住
3. settle down
(1) 坐下; 躺下
He settled down in his chair to read
the newspaper.
(2) 过安定的生活
After years of travelling, he decided to
settle down here.
(3) 安下心来; 专心致志于
Then they settled themselves down to work.
与settle相关的短语:
settle an old score 清算旧帐
settle for sth. 勉强接受
settle in/into sth. 适应
settle on sth. 选定; 决定