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M9 Unit 1 Canada-land of maple trees. La ngu age points. 1. Canada is one of the largest countries in the world, second only to Russia, and has always been famous for its fantastic scenery. (P2 L1-2). second only to: 仅次于. from. to.
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M9 Unit 1 Canada-land of maple trees Languagepoints
1. Canada is one of the largest countries in the world, second only to Russia, and has always been famous for its fantastic scenery. (P2 L1-2) second only to:仅次于
from to 2. Canada has vast areas of wilderness, from the Arctic north, ___ average winter temperatures are usually minus 20 degrees centigrade,____ the 8,892-kilometre-long border with the USA to the south, _____ is the longest border in the world not defended by an army or the police.(P2 L3-5) A. what, on, which B. that, with, it C. where, for, as D. where, to, which
3. Within this huge country, there are frozen wastes, vast mountain ranges, huge open fields, countless rivers and endless forests. (L8-9) 在这片广袤的国土上有冰封的荒原、延绵的山脉、辽阔的原野、无数的河流,以及无边无际的森林。
3. There are many wild animals in the forests and on the freezing lands in the north, and fish are abundant in the seas and rivers. (L9) be abundant in = be rich in 富含 …
3. Toronto, the largest city in Canada, ranks ________ the most multicultural cities in the world. (L19-20) among 多伦多是加拿大最大的城市,跻身世界上文化最多元化 的城市。
4. _____ 553 metres into the sky, it is the third tallest tower in the world.(P2 L22-23) A. RaisingB. Rising C. To raiseD. Risen
5. 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 ___ the largest.(P2 L24-25)A. is B. to be C. being D. has been “Paris being the largest”是独立主格结构,在整个句中做状语,起补充说明的作用,结构中的逻辑主语Paris与非谓语动词be之间构成主动关系,所以要用being. 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 is the largest. and
6. Quebec, which was first settled by the French, was lost to the British in 1763, … (L26-27) Quebec原是法国的殖民地,1763年被英国人接管, …
7. There are old buildings, churches, narrow streets and alleys, all alongside glass and steel and concrete skyscrapers towering upwards.(L29-30) tower (vi.) 高耸, 屹立, 矗立, 高高升起 1) The skyscraper towers into the sky. 2) In this city there are many skyscrapers _________ upwards. 这座城市有很多高高耸立的摩天大楼。 该摩天大楼高耸入云。 towering 这里有古老的建筑和教堂、狭窄的巷道,而旁边则矗立着用玻璃和钢筋混凝土盖成的摩天大楼。
8. The mall consists of eight kilometres of passages, filled with shops, art galleries and even a water park. (L41-42) 购物中心由八千米长的走道构成,到处都是商店、艺术画廊,甚至还有一个水景公园。
9. The waterfalls, the largest of which is shaped like a semicircle, are 670 metres wide, and fall 56 metres in an awesome white sheet of water. (L45-46) shape (vt.) 使成形 shaped (adj.) 具有…形状的 (be) shaped like 像/呈…的形状 is shaped like 1) 悉尼歌剧院的房顶形状像轮船的帆。The Sydney Opera House’s roof _____________ a ship’s sails.2) I prefer the vase _________________(外形似花的花瓶). shaped like a flower (尼亚加拉)瀑布群总宽达670米,其中最大的呈半圆形,令人惊叹的白色水幕飞流直下56米。
10. Approximately one million people left their homes and travelled westwards to seek their fortune in the Gold Rush. seek one’s fortune 外出寻找(成功或发财)机会 the Gold Rush 淘金热
11. Although only ________ people became successful, many stayed and built settlements in the area, and …. (L51) A. a few of B. few of C. plenty of D. ahandfulof a handful of: “少数” = a small number of
11. In Autumn, maple leaves turn a beautiful red. The tree itself suppliesCanada’s most famous food—maple syrup—which goes well with pancakes. (P3 L56-57) 枫叶在秋天变为美丽的红色. 枫树本身还产出加拿大最出名的食品---枫树糖浆,它配上薄煎饼再好吃不过了。 1) ---Hello. How can I serve you? ---Well, I’d like to buy a tie __ this brown shirt. A. matched with B. matches C. goes with D. to go with 2) America values its economic leadership, and the political and military strength that ____ it. A. meets with B. goes with C. deals with D. fights with D B
1) On the east and west are the shores of two great oceans ---the Atlantic and the Pacific. (L6-7) 2) In the heart of Toronto is the Canadian National Tower, which is often called the CN Tower for short (L21-22) 3) Smaller in size, but just as famous, is the city of Vancouver in the province of British Columbia on the Pacific coast. (L35) 4) Nearer to the Atlantic coast is Niagara Falls. (L44)
12.当谓语动词用现在进行时或者表语为现在分词/过12.当谓语动词用现在进行时或者表语为现在分词/过 去分词/形容词/副词/介词短语时,经常用倒装句。 C 1. Growing around the river ___ wild flowers of different colors. A. is B. was C. are D. has been 2. The old man opened the door and ____ in front of him ____ a young man in the army uniform smiling from ear to ear. A. stood ; was B. standing; was C. having stood; was D. was standing; / 3. Among the beautiful flowers ____ a big two-storied building. A. is B. are C. stand D. has B A
12.当谓语动词用现在进行时,或者表语为现在分词/过12.当谓语动词用现在进行时,或者表语为现在分词/过 去分词/形容词/副词/介词短语时,经常用到倒装句。 1)很多乘客在定票处外面等着。 _______ outside the booking office _________________. 2)我们的穷日子一去不复返了。 ________________ when we were poor. 3)昨天迟到的那些人的名字写在了黑板上。 ________ on the blackboard _____________ of those who were late yesterday. 4)出席会议的是刘先生, 我们的校长 ________ at the meeting ____________, our headmaster. 5)以下列出了今天发生的十件事。 _______________ of ten things that happened today. 6)地板上是一堆堆的书、杂志和报纸。 _________________ piles of books, magazines and newspapers. Waiting are many passengers Gone are the days Written are the names Present was Mr. Liu Below is a list On the floor were
9. There are old buildings, churches, narrow streets and alleys, all alongside glass and steel and concrete skyscrapers towering upwards.(L29-30) alongside: 与...一起, 与...同时, 在…旁边 1) In this city, traditional beliefs go alongsidea modern urban lifestyle. 2) Volunteers worked alongsideprofessional builders in the construction programme. 3) Jenny was about to drive away when a police car stopped alongside her car.
10. in addition to: “除…之外, 再加上” = as well as 1) Kate has a flat in London in addition toa villa(别墅) in France. 2) Mr. Zhou is popular with his students because he really cares for his students in addition to his years of experience as a teacher. 3) It also has superb(极好的) scenery, a beautiful harbour, and all the comforts of modern life and international cuisine, in addition to_____(be) close to some very popularski areas. (P3 L36-38) being
11. consist of 由…组成/构成 • The Chinese expression for crisis consists of two • words --- Wei Ji, the former meaning danger • and the latter referring to opportunities. • 2) I have a wonderful family ____ of my parents, a sister and myself. We live happily. • A. consists B. is consisted • C. consisting D. consisted C
14. ...approximatelyone million people left their homes from different areas all over North America to seektheir fortunes in the ‘Gold rush’.(P3 L48-50) The police are seeking a witness, who may know something about the robbery. They were seeking employment. seek—sought ---sought 寻求 seekone’s fortunes 寻找出路,碰运气,发财 寻找目击者 找工作
3. freeze v. 结冰(____________) freezing adj. 极冷的,冰冻的 / adv. 极冷地 frozen adj. 被冻过的/冰封的 froze, frozen freezes 1) The fresh water _______ at 0℃. 2) the ______water pipe 3) a freezing glance 4) It's ________ cold today, you'd better stay at home. 5) ---What _______ weather! ---Yes, it must be the wind that makes it so cold and many roads are ______ hard. 6) Within this huge country, there are _______ wastes, vast mountain ranges, … 7) There are many wild animals in the forests and on the _________ lands in the north, …. frozen 冷淡的一瞥 freezing freezing frozen frozen frozen wastes: 冰封的荒原 freezing
18. There are many maple trees in Canada and a maple leaf is featured on the Canadian flag. 国旗上有一片枫叶作标志。(P3 L54) feature (vt.) “以…作为特写,使…成为特色, 以...为特色; 是...的特色, 给…以显著地位” 1) The new type engines feature high speed, small size and low costs. 2) This is a gallery that features African art. 3) Singing contests ________________ (feature) in some very successful TV programmes. 这种新型发动机以速度快、体积小、成本低为特色。 这是一个突出介绍非洲艺术的艺术馆。 are featured
3. awesome (adj.)令人畏惧的,令人惊叹的 awe(n./ vt.) (使)畏惧, (使)惧怕 1) His works are awesome masterpieces. 2) No difficulty can awe us. -some (adj.) handsome 英俊的 troublesome 令人烦恼的,棘手的 tiresome 令人厌烦的 fearsome (看上去)可怕的 quarrelsome 好争吵的
3. On the eastern and western boundaries, the countrybordersthe two great oceans--the Atlantic and the Pacific.(P2 L6-7) 1) border:(vt.) 与…接壤/交界 China borders Russia and many other countries. bordering Jordan holds a key position, ___________ both Israel and Iraq. 2) border:(n.) 边界 …which is said to be the longest border in the world not defended by an army or the police.(P2 L5)
4. You will be thrilledby Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Edmonton--all known internationally for their metropolitan lifestyle, (P2L16-18) The exhibition _________ all thevisitors who came to the gallery. It was a great success. They _______________ at the news of the victory. 1) thrill (vt.)使震撼,使激动 thrilled were thrilled 2) thrill (n.)震撼,激动, 兴奋,刺激, 快乐 A thrill went through her the moment her flight took off. The performance gave us a big thrill.
7. locate 1) (vt.) “指出某物/某人的准确位置或地点, 确定… 的位置, 找到某物/某人” Unless you have a good map, our village is difficult to _____. A. lie B. locate C. situate D. look B
2) (vt.) 设置(机关、店铺等)在某处,设立(工厂、办公室 等)在某处, 使坐落于 他们决定在香港设立新的办事处。 They decided to ____________________ in Hong Kong. locate their new office 3) 表示某栋建筑物位于某地点时, 要用locate过去分词 作表语, 即: A building be located + in/at … 他们的新的办事处设在香港。 Their new office ______________ Hong Kong. is located in 我喜欢去位于市中心的超市 I like going to supermarkets __________ ___ _______ in the center of the city. I like going to supermarkets _______ in the center of the city. that/which are located located
_____ in the heart of Toronto is the Canadian National Tower, which is often called the CN Tower for short.(P2L21) A. Locate B. To locate C. LocatedD. Having located Ideally ___ for Broadway theatre and Fifth Avenue, the New York Park hotel is a favourite with many guests. (08 上海) A. locating B. being located C. having been located D. Located
5. Toronto, the largest city in Canada, ranks among the most multicultural cities in the world. (L19-20) 多伦多是加拿大最大的城市,跻身世界上文化最多元化的城市。 1) rank (n. ) 意为“等级/地位/身份;行列;军阶/军衔” a. They offer services to everyone regardless of social rank. 他们为所有人服务而不计较其__________。 b. He was promoted to the rank of captain. 他被提升到_________。 c. He joined the ranks of the unemployed, too. 他也加入了 ____________。 社会地位 上尉军阶 失业的行列
2) (vi.) 意为“跻身于…;属于…之列;是…;列为/列入 某等级;占…地位;列队(行进)”,常与副词 (first/second/high)、副词词组(the most…)、介词 (among/alongside/as/with)连用。 a. His grade in the class. 他的成绩名列全班第一。 c. Some of the scenery in this area ranks among the best in the country. e. Today’s match ranks as one of the most exciting games that these two teams have ever played. ranked first
3) (vt.) 意为“把…排列起来;把…排成行; 把...分等/把... 评级;将…归为某个等级(rank … first/second/ among…/as…” a. She according to their grades. 她按成绩排列学生的名次。 b. His books tidily on the bookshelf. 他的书籍整整齐齐地排列在书架上。 c. We the best tennis players. 我们把她列入最优秀网球运动员之列。 d. She in women’s tennis in the world at that time. 她当时世界女子网球排名第一。 e. Einstein (被认为是) the most important person in history. ranked her students were ranked rank her among (was) ranked first is ranked as