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Unit5Canada—“TheTrueNorth”Unit5Canada—“TheTrueNorth”加拿大洛基山学院(CollegeoftheRockies)成立于1975年，位于加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省(BC)的东南部洛基山地区。洛基山学院有3000多名加拿大学生和300多名国际学生，实行小班教学。那里的学习环境如何呢？下面我们来分享一位来自日本的留学生的经历吧！Unit5Canada—“TheTrueNorth”MyStudyinCanadaHi，everyone.MynameisTomomiMatsumoto.MytwoyearsatCollegeoftheRockieswerethefirststepofmylifeinCanadaandtheveryfoundationofmyjourneythroughtheCanadianuniversityeducationthatleadsuptotoday.Unit5Canada—“TheTrueNorth”ComingfromJapan,myexperiencesatCollegeoftheRockieswereeyeopeningineveryway.Imetsomanyinspiringandcaringmentors(良师益友)，advisors,andlifetimefriends.Withthecollege’sgreatsupportforinternationalstudents,Ihadtheopportunitytostudyuniversitylevelscienceamonglocalstudentswithamazingprofessorswhowerefullofpassion(热情)forteachingintheirsubjectfields.Althoughitwasn’talwayseasytokeepupwithUnit5Canada—“TheTrueNorth”theadvancedstudieswhileIwasimprovingmyEnglish,thecollege’ssupportwastremendous(巨大的).Afterall,itwasworthitbecauseitequippedmewiththepassion,skillsandconfidencethatIneededtogoaftermydreamofworkingintheconservationfield.Unit5Canada—“TheTrueNorth”AfterthecompletionoftheCollegeoftheRockiesprogram,IcontinuedmyundergraduatestudyattheUniversityofBritishColumbia.Aftergraduation,IwasacceptedtoaMastersprogramundertheguidanceofaleadingresearcherinthefieldofpopulationandconservationgeneticsattheUniversityofAlberta.Sincethen,Ihavebeenspendingthepastthreeyearsofmylifedoingresearchconcerninggeneticsofwildlifedisease,whichhasbeenmorethananexceptionalexperiencesofar.Unit5Canada—“TheTrueNorth”WiththeMastersprogramcomingtoanend,IlookedbackandfoundithardtobelievehowfarIwasabletocome.IwasonceashygirlwithbrokenEnglishandtodayIamteachingandpresentingmyresearchworkatscientificconferences！IamsogratefulfortheprogressIhavemadeatCollegeoftheRockies.Ittrulybroadenedmyhorizonsandmademebelieveinmypotential(潜力)．Unit5Canada—“TheTrueNorth”SectionⅠWarmingUp&Reading—Comprehending重点单词写作词汇1.__________n.洲；大陆2._____vi.&n.聊天；闲聊3.________n.景色；风景continentchatscenery4.________vi.&vt.测量；衡量；判定n.计量制；计量单位；措施5._______prep.&adv.在(船、飞机、火车或公共汽车)上；上(船、飞机、火车等)6._______prep.在……之内7._______n.边界；国界；边沿vt.&vi.与……接壤；接近measureaboardwithinborder拓展词汇8._________vt.包围；围绕→surroundingsn．(复)周围的事物；环境→surroundingadj.周围的；附近的9._______adj.轻微的；微小的→slightlyadv.稍稍；轻微地surroundslight阅读词汇10.multiculturaladj.____________11.polaradj.__________________12.penguinn.______13.ministern.____________14.eaglen.___15.acren.______多种文化的极地的；近极地的企鹅大臣；部长鹰英亩重点短语1.____________与其；不愿2._____________设法做3.________________有……天赋4.____________一直5.___________穿过；检查6.____________定居；平静下来；专心于7._______________看见；瞥见ratherthanmanagetodohaveagiftforallthewaygothroughsettledowncatchsightof重点句型1.现在分词短语作状语：_______________(一路东行),you’llpassmountainsandthousandsoflakesandforests...2.过去分词作后置定语：PeoplesayitisCanada’smostbeautifulcity,________________________(被山包围)andthePacificOcean.3.独立主格结构：Itissowettherethatthetreesareextremelytall,______________________________(有一些经测量高达90多米).Goingeastwardsurroundedbymountainssomemeasuringover90metresⅠFastreadingSkimthetextanddothefollowingexercises.1．Whatdoesthepassagetellus?A．ThesceneryofCanada.B．AtripoftwogirlsandsomeinformationaboutCanada.C．ThepopulationofCanada.D．SomecitiesofCanada.2．Matchthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para.1A．ThetrainrushedtowardsToronto.Para.2B．LiDaiyuandhercousinwereonatriptoCanada.Para.3C．Canada’sborder,population,agricultureandlakes.Para.4D．TalkingsomethingaboutVancouver—itspositionandscenery.Para.5E．CalgaryisfamousfortheCalgaryStampede.答案：1.B2.BDECAⅡCarefulreadingReadthetextcarefullyandthenchoosethebestanswer.1．WhyarethetwogirlsnotflyingdirectlytotheAtlanticcoast?A．Itisnotalongtripforthem.B．TheywanttotravelacrossCanada.C．ThereisnodirectflighttotheAtlanticcoast.D．Itismuchcheapertogettherebytrain.2．WhichofthefollowingcitiesisdescribedasthemostbeautifulcityinCanada?A．Vancouver.B．Calgary.C．Toronto.D．Montreal.3．Whatis“TheTrueNorth”accordingtothetext?A．ThenorthernpartofCanada.B．MountainsinthenorthofCanada.C．NorthAmerica.D．ThecrossCanadatrain.4．WhatistherightorderoftheplacesLiDaiyuandLiuQianvisited?①Toronto②Calgary③Vancouver④ThunderBayA．②④③①B．②③④①C．③②④①D．③①④②答案：1－4.BADCⅢStudyreadingAnalyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthepassage.1．SomepeoplehavetheideathatyoucancrossCanadainlessthanfivedays,buttheyforgetthefactthatCanadais5，500kilometresfromcoasttocoast.本句是一个并列复合句。but连接两个并列分句。两个分句各含有一个that引导的同位语从句。[翻译]有些人认为在不到5天的时间里就能穿越加拿大，但是他们忘记了这样一个事实：加拿大从东海岸到西海岸共有5500千米。2．AtSchool,theyhadlearnedthatmostCanadianslivewithinafewhundredkilometresoftheUSAborder,andthatCanada’spopulationisonlyslightlyoverthirtymillion,butnowtheywereamazedtoseesuchanemptycountry.本句是一个并列复合句。but连接两个并列分句。第一个分句中，learned后是that引导的两个宾语从句。[翻译]在学校，她们学过大多数加拿大人居住在靠近美国几百千米以内的边境地带，并且加拿大的人口只有三千万多一点，但是现在看到一个这么空旷的国家，她们很惊讶。3．Thatnightastheyslept,thetrainrushedacrossthetopofLakeSuperior,throughthegreatforestsandsouthwardtowardsToronto.本句是一句复合句。as引导的是时间状语从句。[翻译]那天夜里她们睡着了，火车越过苏必利尔湖北部，穿过大森林，朝南向多伦多飞驰着。①beonatripto去某地旅行(表状态)goonatripto去某地旅行(表动作)②onthe...coast在……海岸上(指在陆地上)offthe...coast离……海岸不远的地方coastaladj.