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Reading(II)thelargestcountryintheworldthesecondlargestcountryintheworldsizehasanareaof9,984,670squarekilometers;thedistancefromeasttowestis5,500kilometers3rd4thpopulationapopulationof29million.OttawacapitalEnglandFrancesettlersfromFrancesettlersfromEnglandsettlersThefirstsettlersarrivedfromEnglandin1497.SettlersfromFrancereachedCanadain1534.theFrench-speakingprovince----QuebeclanguagesOfficiallanguages:EnglishandFrenchtheTVandradio;Frenchrestaurants;teachinginschoolsisdoneinFrench.weatherdifferentfromareatoarea(asinchina)inthenorthwinterslong；snowforsixmonthsOttawa:winter----10℃Summer---21℃westcoastwarmestJanuary:3℃July:18℃MapletreesTorontomapletreesfreshwaterthefivegreatlakesonethirdoftheworld’sfreshwaterTheNiagarafallmostoftheelectricityisproducedbywaterresourcesofCanadafreshwatercoaloilnaturalgasforestsfishforestsMuchofthecountryiscoveredbyforests;“THETRUENORTH”TorontoMontrealtofromFillintheblanksaccordingtotheorderthingshappened.thenextmorningaroundnoonlatethatnightatdawnthenextmorningtheyspendtheafternoonthenighttheysawbeautifulmapletreesandrealizedthatfallhadcome.theyarrivedinToronto.thetrainleft.theyarrivedinMontreal.inthelovelyshopsandvisitingtheartistsintheirworkplacesbesidethewater.thetrainwasspeedingdowntotheEastCoast.1.Howmanycitiesdidtheyvisitinthetext?2.Inwhatdirectiondidtheytakethetrain?Two.Toronto,Montreal.Theytookthetraintothenortheast.Answerthequestionsaboutthepassage.3.Whattreedidtheyseeoutsidetheirwindows?4.Whatseasonwasit?Mapletrees.Itwasfall/autumn.5.HowdoweknowitisfallinCanada?6.WhatcansometimesbeseenfromtheCNTowerinToronto?WeknowitisfallinCanadabecausethemapletreesareredandgoldandorange,andthereisfrostontheground.SometimesthemistycloudthatrisesfromNiagaraFallscanbeseenfromtheCNTower.ThewaterfromthelakegoesintotheNiagaraRiverandoverthefallsonitswaytothesea.7.Wheredoesthewaterfromthelakego?8.WhichdirectionisthetraingoingfromToronto?Thetrainisgoingeast(northeast)fromToronto.Goodcoffee,goodbreadandgoodmusicshowthatMontrealisaFrenchcity.AlsothesignsandadswereinFrench.9.WhatthreethingsshowusthatMontrealisaFrenchcity?根据课文内容，在下面短文的空白处填入适当的单词或短语。Thenextmorningthered,goldandorange_______andmapletreesoutsidetheirwindowsandthefrostontheground__________thatfallhadarrivedinCanada.confirmedbushesAfterarrivinginToronto,thebiggestand____________cityinCanada,aroundnoon,LiDaiyuandhercousinswentonatourofthecity.HavingclimbedupthetallCNTower,theylookedacrossthelake._____________,the_____cloudrisingfromthegreatNiagaraFalls,whichisonthesouthsideofthelake,couldbeseen.mistymostwealthyInthedistanceAstheywalkednorthfromtheharbourarea,LiDaiyuphonedLinFei,oneofhermother’sold___________fromatelephone_____TheymetLinFeiaroundduskindowntownChinatown,oneofthethreeinTorontoandtheychattedwitheachotheratarestaurant.boothschoolmatesThetrainleftlatethatnightandarrivedinMontrealatdawnthenextmorning.Ata_____restaurant,theywerelookingoverthe_____StLawrenceRiverwhentheymetayoungmancalledHenri,whotoldthemthatmostpeopleinthecityspokebothEnglishandFrench,butthecityhadFrenchcultureand_________.traditionsbuffetbroadThatnightasthetrainwasspeedingalongtheStLawrenceRivertowardtheGulfofStLawrenceanddowntothedistanteastcoast,thecousinsdreamedofFrenchrestaurantsandredmapleleaves.Languagepoints1.confirm阅读下列句子，注意confirm的意思。1)Haseveryoneconfirmed(that)they’recoming?2)Thewalkinthemountainsconfirmedhisfearofheights.3)Hewasconfirmedascaptainfortherestoftheseason.[自我归纳]confirm意为__________(句1、句2)，后可接that从句；也可意为________________________(句3)。[拓展]confirmationn.证实、确认书、证明书confirmedadj.确定的、已被证实的批准(职位、协议等)、确认证实、确定[即学即练]从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1).—Youlookasifyouareinhighspirits,John.—Youareright.WhatProfessorZhangspokeatthemeeting____mybeliefinmyjob.A.refusedB.mistakenedC.madeD.confirmedD2).Thenewevidencehas______thefirstwitness’sstory.A.changedB.consideredC.confirmedD.informedC2.TheywerenotleavingforMontrealuntillater,sotheywentonatourofthecity.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)Theywerenotleavingfor...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。如:come,go,arrive,leave,start,return,stay,meet,get等可用进行时表示将来的动作;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。Thetrainisarrivingsoon.火车就要进站了。2)until/till直到……为止until常与否定句连用,not…until直到……才Hedidn’tfinishtheworkuntilyesterday.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：Isleptuntilmidnight.我一直睡到半夜时醒了。WaittillIcallyou.等着我叫你。否定句：Shedidn’tarriveuntil6o’clock.她直到6点才到。Don’tgetoffthebusuntilithasstopped.公共汽车停稳后再下车。否定句可用另外两种句式表示。a.notuntil…在句首,主句用倒装。Notuntiltheearlyyearsofthe19thcenturydidmanknowwhatheatis.直到19世纪初,人类才知道热能是什么。b.用于强调句Itisnotuntil…that…ItwasnotuntilItoldhimthatheknewaboutit.直至我告诉他,他才知道这件事。3.Inthedistance,theycouldseethemistycloudthatrosefromthegreatNiagaraFalls,whichisonthesouthsideofthelake.[考点]distance距离、远方,inthedistance在远方、在远处。[考例]ThefacesoffourfamousAmericanpresidentsonMountRushmorecanbeseenfroma___of60miles.(2004全国卷IV)A.lengthB.distanceC.wayD.space[点拨]选B。题意:Rushmore山上四位美国著名总统的头像从相距60英里的地方就能看到。“adistanceof+数字”表示“……的距离”。4.…becausemostoftheChinesepeopleherecomefromSouthChina,especiallyHongKong.especially表示“尤其,格外,特别