Unit1Othercountries，othercultures加拿大领土广阔，自然资源丰富，是世界上最富有、最适宜人类居住的国家之一，也是一个主要的移民国家。CanadaCanadaisthesecondlargestcountryintheworldafterRussia.1.________Thedistancefromeasttowestisover5，500kilometresandthecountrycoverssixoftheworld's24timezones.However,itspopulation,about33.8million,isonlyaboutonefifthofRussia's.Nearly90%ofCanadianslivewithin200kmoftheborderwiththeUnitedStates，whichmeansthatCanadacontainsvastexpanses(宽阔的区域)ofwildernesstothenorth.Canada'snativepeoplemakeuplessthantwopercentofthepopulation.2．________Inthenorth，thewintersarelongandhard，withsnowforsixmonthsoftheyear.Thetemperaturecanfallto－60℃.ThewestcoastofCanadaisthewarmestplaceinwinter.TheaverageJanuarytemperatureis3℃，andinJulyitis18℃.Hereitrainsaloteverymonthoftheyear.Plantsgrowwellalltheyearroundandtheparksandgardensarefamousfortheirflowers.Canadahasonethirdoftheworld'ssupplyoffreshwater.Therearefivegreatlakesinthesouth，andtherearemanyothers，especiallyinthenorth.3.________Thecountryhasagreatdealofcoal，oilandnaturalgas，andtheseareallexploited(开发)forenergy.根据短文内容，从下面的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。A．ThemapletreeisimportanttotheCanadianeconomyandenvironment.B．Theweatherisdifferentfromareatoarea.C．ItislargerthantheUSAandreachesnearlyaquarterofthewayroundtheearth.D．OnethirdofthepopulationwasneitherFrenchCanadiannorEnglishCanadian.E．Mostoftheelectricityisproducedbywater.【答案】1－3CBEⅠ.词义搭配1．borderA．thelinethatdividestwocountriesorareas2．countlessB．basedonfacts，notonideasorguesses3．freezingC．toomanytobecountedormentioned4．recreationD．extremelycold5．rankE．forceful，andhavingalotofenergy6．concreteF．togivesb./sth.aparticularpositiononascaleaccordingtoquality，importance，success7．dynamicG．thefactofpeopledoingthingsforenjoyment，whentheyarenotworking8．sheetH．apieceofpaperforwritingorprintingon，etc.，usuallyinastandardsize【答案】1.A2.C3.D4.G5.F6.B7.E8．HⅡ.用下列短语的适当形式填空secondonlyto；inadditionto；behometo；beshapedlike；forshort；seekone'sfortune；littlemorethan；beabundantin1．TheRockies________bearsandmountainlions.2．Canceris________heartdiseaseasacauseofdeath.3．HernameisAlexander，“Al”________．4．Hedidsomecleaning________hishomeworkthisSunday.5．Thecountry________naturalresources.6．TheSydneyOperaHouse'sroof________aship'ssails.【答案】1.arehometo2.secondonlyto3.forshort4．inadditionto5.isabundantin6.isshapedlikeⅠ.阅读P2－3内容，从三个选项中选择最佳答案1．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Canadaisoneofthelargestcountriesintheworld，secondonlytoChina.B．TorontoisthelargestcityinCanada.C．MaplesyrupisCanada'smostfamousfood.2．Inwhichcityisthethirdtallesttowerintheworldlocated?A．Montreal.B．Toronto.C．Vancouver.3．WhydoesMontrealhasawonderfulmixofOldWorldandNewWorld?A．Becauseit'sthelargestFrenchspeakingcityintheworld.B．Becauseit'saportandthesecondlargestcityinCanada.C．BecauseQuebecwasoriginallycolonizedbyFranceanditspopulationisstillover70percentFrench.4．WhichofthefollowingfactsabouttheEdmontonMalliswrong?A．Itissaidtobeoneofthelargestindoorshoppingcentresintheworld.B．Ithasanareaofmorethan20acres.C．Itattractsover55，000customerseveryyear.【答案】1－4ABCCⅡ.阅读P2－3内容，完成下列表格Canada—landofmapletreesParagraphpartcontents1－2Ⅰ.TheoutlineofCanada...
