Unit5 Canada“The True North”.閱讀理解ATorontoinCanadaisoneofthosecitiesthatpeoplevisitandthendreamoflivingin.Itslarge,butnottoolarge;prosperous(繁榮的),butnotexpensive.Butmostimportantly,Torontoisveryopenandtolerant.Thecity,thecapitaloftheregionofOntario,isoneoftheworldsmostmulticulturalcities.Thefactthat140languagesarespokeninthecitytellsastory.Whatsmore,12.5percentofthecityspopulationisChinese.Withallthedifferentgroupsinthecity,youdexpectavarietyoffoodstotry.And,sureenough,therearemanydifferentrestaurantsinToronto,fromVietnamesetoEthiopian.ManyofthemarefoundintheKensingtonMarketarea,wheretheresalsomusictohearandarttosee.Thismulticulturalbackgroundisprobablyoneofthereasonsthatmanypeopleconsideritamysteriousplace.SpeakingtoBBCNews,bloggerAlyssaJamessaid: “Thecitydoesntgiveupitssecretseasily.IloveTorontobecauseyoureallyhavetoloveandknowit.”Torontoisagreatplacetoexploreifyouwanttogetthemostoutofit.Jamesmentionedthebeaches,whichareclosetothecityandhavewonderfullycleansandandwater.ThegoodthingisthatgettingaroundinTorontoiseasy,sinceithasaverygoodpublictransportsystem.Italsohasareputationofbeinghometomanytalentedcomputergeniuses.So,ifyourehopingtoworkinthetechnologyindustry,Torontoisaplacetoconsidermovingto.Withallthesetooffer,itsnotsurprisingthatthisCanadiancityisanattractivedestination,whetheryouregoingonavacationorevenlookingforahome.1.WhatdopeoplethinkofTorontoinCanada?A.Aplacepeopleusedtovisitmost.B.ThelargestcityinCanada.C.Themostexpensivecity.D.Anopenandtolerantplace.2.WhatcanwelearnaboutToronto?A.Peoplecanexperiencedifferentcultures.B.12.5%oftheresidentsarefromFrance.C.Vietnamesefoodsarethemostpopular.D.PeoplecanappreciateonlyAfricanmusic.3.WhatmakespeoplethinkTorontoamystery?A.Computergeniuses.B.Residents.C.Diversecultures.D.Beaches.BManyyearsago,whenwefirstwenttoCanada,weweredrivingthroughMontanatoColoradowithourtwochildren.Wethoughtwewouldfindamotel(汽車(chē)旅館)onthewayandhadnotmadeabooking.Asitwasgettinglate,westartedlookingforamotel,onlytofindthatallwerebooked.Finally,around9pm,westoppedatagasstationtofillupongas.Myhusbandaskedforaphonebookandtoldthewomanatthecounterthatweweretryingtofindamotel.Hetriedfor15minutes.Whenhewasunsuccessful,thewoman,Linda,saidsheandherfamilylivednearbyandwouldbehappyifwespentthenightatherhome.Myhusbandwasstunnedatheroffer.Shecalledhersontodirectus,sinceshehadtoholdthefortatthegasstationtillmidnight.Whenwereachedtheirhome,herhusbandgreetedus.Hetookouttwosleepingbagsforthechildren.Heinvitedustohavecoffeeandchatwhilewewaitedforhiswife.Whenshecameback,weaskedifwecouldslipawayinthemorningsoasnottodisturbthem.Theysaidwewerenowguestsandwewouldhavetohavebreakfastwiththem.Wewokeuptoatablesetforbreakfast.Theydmadeamountainofpancakesandbacon.Weatebreakfast,andwhenwewereleaving,myhusbandaskedifhecouldoffersomepayment.Theyinsistedweweretheirguests.Weleftmovedbytheirspiritofhospitality(好客).Wewereamazedthattheywouldtakeinafamilyoftotalstrangersfromadifferentcountry.Wekeptintouchformanyyears.Overtheyears,welosttouch,butIhaveneverforgottentheirkindness.4.Whatmadetheauthorupsetatfirst?A.TheygotlostinCanada.B.Theyranoutofgas.C.Theyhadnowheretostay.D.Theywerelatefordinner.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword “stunned” inParagraph3mean?A.Troubled.B.Surprised.C.Disappointed.D.Confused.6.Whatdidtheauthorsfamilydothenextmorning?A.Theyslippedaway.B.Theypaidfortheirbreakfast.C.Theymetsomestrangers.D.Theyhadabigbreakfast.7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.UnexpectedhospitalityB.AkindwomanC.BekindtostrangersD.Lookingforamotel.語(yǔ)法填空閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。TheresnoplaceintheworldlikeVenice,Italy.SituatedintheAdriaticSea,theCityofWaterismadeupof118tinyislands.However,it1.(be)indangerofsinkingnow.Because2.citywasbuiltonsoftsoil,ithasbeensinkingunderthepressureofitsownweight.ScientistssaythatVenicesinks3.arateofnearlytwoinchesevery100years.Meanwhile,risingsealevelcouldmakeVenicegounderevenfaster.Earthstemperatureisslowlyincreasing,4.iscausingseaicetomeltandmakestheworldswatersrise.Experts5.(rush)tosaveVenicenowbecauseofitsrichculture. “ManyfamousartistsandoperasingershavecomefromVenice.Someoftheworldsgreatest6.(paint)canbefoundonthecitysmuseumwalls,” explainsMelissaConn.7.(keep)thecityafloat,expertswanttopumpabout40billiongallonsofseawaterbeneathVenice.Whilescientistsworktogettheirplan8.(approve),peopleinVenicelivetheirnormallife.Whenthetiderollsin,thelocalshavewaysofkeepingeveryonedry.Cafownersmovetablesto9.(high)ground,andhotelspassouthighbootstoguests.10.(fortune),dealingwiththerisingwaterdoesnotmakethenativesdiscouraged.短文改錯(cuò)WhenaskingwhatIwouldliketosendtothepoorchildrenlivinginthemountainvillages,Ithinkofbooks.Ontheonehand,thechildrenthereareeagertogainknowledges,buttheyaretoopoortogotoschool.Forthisreason,Ihopewewilllovethebooks.Ontheotherhand,Ithinkeveryonehavetherighttoeducationanditisofgreatimportanttohelpthosepeoplewhoneedit.Mybookswillgivethemnotwisdombutalsohappiness.IbetthatIwillbepleasuretoseethosechildrenssmilefacesinthesunshineafteracceptingthepresents.Asaoldsayinggoes, “Thereiskindnesstobefoundeverywhere.” Letstogivepresentstopeoplewhomweloveandwhoneedhelp.書(shū)面表達(dá)假設(shè)你是李華,最近你剛交的筆友Jonah要來(lái)北京旅游,但他來(lái)信想讓你提前給他簡(jiǎn)單介紹一下北京。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)所給提示給他回信。1.中國(guó)的首都,是政治、經(jīng)濟(jì)、文化中心;2.主要景點(diǎn)有長(zhǎng)城(世界上最長(zhǎng)的人工建筑)、故宮(世界上最大、最完整的木質(zhì)古建筑)、頤和園(園林杰作)等,它們均被列入了世界遺產(chǎn)名錄。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右(開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已給出,但不計(jì)入總詞數(shù));2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫。參考詞匯:杰作masterpiece;世界遺產(chǎn)名錄theWorldHeritageListDearJonah,ImgladyouarecomingtoBeijingandImhonouredtointroduceittoyou.Yours,LiHu課時(shí)作業(yè)(十五). A【文章大意】 本文是一篇說(shuō)明文,主要介紹了擁有多元文化的加拿城市多倫多。1.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的“But most importantly, Toronto is very open and tolerant.”可知,多倫多是一個(gè)非常開(kāi)放和具有包容性的城市,故選D。2.A推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句“The city, the capital of the region of Ontario, is one of the worlds most multicultural cities.”和第四段第一句“This multicultural background is probably one of the reasons that many people consider it a mysterious place.”可推知,在多倫多,人們可以體驗(yàn)到多種文化,故選A。3.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段第一句“This multicultural background is probably one of the reasons that many people consider it a mysterious place.”可知,多元文化背景可能是許多人認(rèn)為多倫多是一個(gè)神秘地方的原因之一,故選C。B【文章大意】 本文是一篇記敘文,主要講述了作者一家去加拿大時(shí)得到陌生人幫助的故事。4.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句“As it was getting late, we started looking for a motel, only to find that all were booked.”可知,由于天色已晚,作者他們開(kāi)始找汽車(chē)旅館,卻發(fā)現(xiàn)旅館都被預(yù)訂了,由此作者很是擔(dān)心無(wú)處可住,故選C。5.B詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句和第三段第二句可知,Linda要為作者一家提供住宿,讓兒子來(lái)給他們領(lǐng)路,因?yàn)樗蛋嗟轿缫?結(jié)合最后一段第三句可知,作者他們對(duì)Linda為陌生人提供幫助的行為感到驚訝,由此可推知stunned意為“驚訝的”,故選B。6.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)對(duì)第五段的整體理解可知,第二天一早,Linda一家就準(zhǔn)備好了豐盛的早餐與作者一家共享,故選D。7.A標(biāo)題概括題。根據(jù)對(duì)文章的整體理解可知,本文主要講述了作者一家去加拿大時(shí)被陌生人熱情幫助的故事,與選項(xiàng)A呼應(yīng),故選A。.【文章大意】 本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章講述“水城”威尼斯正面臨下沉的危機(jī),并分析了造成這種下沉危機(jī)的原因以及科學(xué)家和市民對(duì)此的應(yīng)對(duì)方法。1.is考查謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。句意:然而,它現(xiàn)在有下沉的危險(xiǎn)。句子用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí),表示現(xiàn)在的情況,主語(yǔ)是it,故填is。2.the考查定冠詞。句意:因?yàn)檫@個(gè)城市建在軟土上,它已經(jīng)在自身重量的壓力下下沉了。此處特指Venice,故用定冠詞the。3.at考查介詞。at a rate of是固定詞組,意為“以的速度”。4.which考查定語(yǔ)從句。句意:地球的溫度正在緩慢上升,這導(dǎo)致海上冰塊融化并使世界水域高度上升。此句是一個(gè)非限制性定語(yǔ)從句,從句缺少主語(yǔ),故用which引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句,指代前面整個(gè)句子。5.are rushing考查動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)。句意:由于其豐富的文化,專(zhuān)家們現(xiàn)在正急于拯救威尼斯。根據(jù)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)now可知,句子用現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí),且主語(yǔ)是名詞復(fù)數(shù),故填are rushing。6.paintings考查名詞復(fù)數(shù)。根據(jù)Some of可知,后面的名詞用復(fù)數(shù)形式,故填paintings。7.To keep考查動(dòng)詞不定式。句意:為了保持這座城市的運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn),專(zhuān)家們想要在威尼斯地下注入大約400億加侖的海水。此處是動(dòng)詞不定式作目的狀語(yǔ),故填To keep。8.approved考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。句意:當(dāng)科學(xué)家們努力使他們的計(jì)劃得到批準(zhǔn)的時(shí)候,威尼斯的人們過(guò)著正常的生活。此處是“get+賓語(yǔ)+賓補(bǔ)”結(jié)構(gòu),由于their plan和approve之間是被動(dòng)關(guān)系,故填approved。9.higher考查形容詞的比較級(jí)。句意:餐廳老板把桌子搬到地勢(shì)較高的地方,酒店會(huì)向客人們分發(fā)高筒靴。根據(jù)上下文可知,此處用比較級(jí)higher。10.Fortunately考查副詞。句意:很幸運(yùn),想辦法應(yīng)對(duì)上升的水位并不會(huì)使當(dāng)?shù)厝藲怵H。此處用副詞Fortunately修飾整個(gè)句子。.When asking what I would like to send to the poor children living in the mountain villages, I think of books. askedOn the one hand, the children there are eager to gain knowledges, but they are too poor to go to school. knowledgeFor this reason, I hope we will love the books. On the other hand, I think everyone have the right to education they hasand it is of great important to help those people who need it. My books will give them not only wisdom but also importancehappiness. I bet that I will be pleasure to see those childrens smile faces in the sunshine after accepting the pleased smilingpresents. As a old saying goes, “There is kindness to be found everywhere.” Lets to give presents to people whom anwe love and who need help.One possible version:Dear Jonah, Im glad you are coming to Beijing and Im honoured to introduce it to you. As the capital of China, Beijing is the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. There are many places of interest in Beijing. The Great Wall is the longest man-made structure ever built in the world. The Palace Museum, also called the Forbidden City, is the largest and most complete ancient wooden-structure building in the world. The Summer Palace is a masterpiece of Chinas ancient gardens. They are all on the World Heritage List. Of course, there are many other tourist attractions for you to explore.I hope youll enjoy your trip and have a good time in Beijing!Yours,Li Hua