M9U1Welcome-Reading1.arewardingexperience一次有益的经历2.thesymbolofamoderncity一现代化城市的标志3.secondonlyto仅次于secondtonone最好的4.befamousforthefantasticnaturalscenery以绚丽的自然风光闻名5.beabundantin富含有inabundance丰富地，大量，许多6.lovenaturalrecreation热爱户外娱乐活动7.thevastmajorityof绝大部分8.bedelightedby为…而兴奋不已9.rankamongthemostmulticulturalcitiesintheworld跻身世界上文化最多元化的城市10.forshort简称inshort简而言之beshortof缺少11.thesecondlargestFrench-speakingcity第二大说法语的城市12.belostto失去belostin沉醉于，迷失在13.awonderfulmixof…的奇妙结合体14.thebest-knownnaturalphenomenon最广为人知的自然景观15.beshapedlike像…形状intheshapeof以…形状，作为ingood/badshape健康状态好/不好keep...inshape使...保持原形16.seekone’sfortune寻求致富之路17.gowith与…相配,与…并存18.littlemorethan仅仅，只是…而已nomorethan仅仅，只不过nothingmorethan仅仅，只不过19.takemybreathaway使人吃惊或高兴得说不出话来20.freezingcold极冷befrozenwithterror吓得僵住了21.behometo=bethehomeof是…所在地22.consistof=bemadeupof由…组成的23.onlyahandfulofpeople只有少数人Word-Task24.shareaborderwith与…交界25.showscenesofdifferentcities展示不同城市的景色26.giveoralpresentationsoncertaintopics就某些话题发表演讲27.competefortheBestSpeakerAward竞争最佳演讲者28.playanimportantrolein在…方面起重要作用29.getagoodviewof看到一幅美景30.belinedwith排满31.begiftedinsinging有唱歌天赋haveagiftfor在…方面有天赋Project32.associateAwithB把A与B联系起来AbeassociatedwithBA与B有关联，有联系33.beambiguousabout对…模棱两可，不确定34.turntosport（话题）转到体育上35.beananalysisof对…的分析36.thestrengthsandweaknessesof…优势和劣势37.Australians’devotiontosport澳大利亚人对体育的热衷38.becontenttodo满足于做某事becontentwith对…感到满意39.beaccusedofbeingoverweight被批评体重超标40.beunfitfor/todosth不适合，不胜任41.owetheirloveofsporttotheperfectweather对体育的热爱归功于适合体育活动的完美天气owesthtosb=owesbsb归功于，归因于owingto由于，因为42.bestofall最棒的是worstofall最糟糕的是firstofall首先aboveall最重要的是43.bypublictransport坐公交车44.beequippedwith装备有，有…设备equipsb/oneselfwith为…装备有/配备有equipsbforsth为…而准备45.encouragechildrentoparticipateinteamsports鼓励孩子们参加团体体育活动46.beknownassoccer被称为soccer47.distinguishAfromB将A与B区别开distinguishbetweenAandB分辨A和Bbedistinguishedby/for以……著名的distinguish…into把……分类distinguishoneself使杰出，使显出特色48.leadtoseriousinjuries导致重伤49.greatlyappealtoAustralians对澳大利亚人很有吸引力50.beamust是必须的51.bedressedinwhite穿着白色的衣服52.inparticular特别，尤其Importantsentences:1.Ontheeastandwestaretheshoresoftwogreatoceans.2.IntheheartofTorontoistheCanadianNationalTower.3.Rising553metresintothesky,itisthethirdtallesttowerintheworld.4.Smallerinsize,butjustasfamous,isthecityofVancouver.5.Thewaterfalls,thelargestofwhichisshapedlikedasemicircle,are670metreswide.6.Thatisanoccasionwhenmodelplanesandmodelrocketsareflownovertheschoolgrounds.7.OccupyingtheheartofNewYorkCity,thesidewalksherearefulloflifeandbrightlights.8.ThereisnothingambiguousaboutAustralians’loveofsport.9.ItisoneofthemainreasonswhyAustralianscansometimesbeaccusedofbeingoverweightandunfit.10.Sydneyisacitywith37beaches,mostofwhichcanbereachedwithin30minutesbypublictransport.11.ConsideringAustralian’ssmallpopulation,itsoutstandingperformanceattheOlympicGameswasreallyamazing.12.Footballisasportwhereplayersholdtheballandrunwithit.
