新课标人教版课件系列《高中英语》必修3-5.4ReadingCanadaisthesecondlargestcountryintheworld.9.98millionkm25,500kmNationalEmblemOttawaCentreBlock,ParliamentBuildingsOttawaisthecapitalofCanada.ItisthecentreoftechnologyandcultureinCanada.InOttawaitisverycoldandtheWinterlastsforalongtime.Soitiswell-knownas“CityofIceBall”.TheParliamentBuildingsarebeautyscenerythere.TorontodowntownTorontoTorontoisthemostwealthyandbiggestcityinCanada.ItisalsothebusinesscentreandanimportanteducationalcentreofCanada.TheCNTowerisamusttoseeTorontoattractions.AndthesameistrueoftheNiagaraFalls.VancouverTheStanleyParkWestEndVancouverVancouveristhethirdbiggestandthemostbeautifulcityinCanada.ItissurroundedbymountainsonthenorthandeastandthePacificOceanonthewest.Vancouverisfamousforthe“WesternParadise”inCanada.Peopleliketolivethereforitscomfortableweather.TheycanskiintheRockyMountainsandsailintheharbour.StanleyParkisVancouver'sfirstpark.NiagaraFallsisthesecondlargestfallsontheglobenexttoVictoriaFallsinsouthernAfrica.TheRockyMountainsmakeupanenormouschainofmountainsinwesternNorthAmerica.Itextends3,000milesfromCanadathroughtheUnitedStatestoMexico.TheGreatLakesarethelargestfreshsurfacewatersystemonEarth.Thetotalsizeofitisabout245thousandsquarekms.Itsuppliesaboutone-fifthoftheworld'sfreshsurfacewaterandnine-tenthsoftheU.S.water.UsethreetofivesentencestodescribewhatyouhaveknownaboutCanada.Suggesttedanswer:Canadaisamulticulturalcountry.Ithastwoofficiallanguages:FrenchandEnglish.ThecapitalofCanadaisOttawa,anditsnationalanimalisbeaver.TheleaderinthiscountryiscalledPrimeMinister.AndfourGreatLakesbelongtoCanada.KnowledgeaboutCanada:TrueorFalse.1.CanadiansspeakEnglishandFrench.T2.TorontoisthecapitalofCanada.F3.CanadaliesinthenorthofSouthAmerica.F4.Canadaisthelargestcountryintheworld.F5.CanadaisonthenorthofUSA.T6.ThenationalanimalofCanadaispolarbear.F7.CanadaisamemberoftheBritishCommonwealth.T8.TheHeadoftheCanadianGovernmentisthePrimeMinister.TOttawaNorthAmericasecondbeaver“TheTrueNorth”isthetrainthatgoesacrossCanada/thecross-Canadatrain.FastreadingWhatis“TheTrueNorth”?DrawtherouteofthetwogirlstravelingacrossCanada.VancouverRockyMountainsCalgaryThunderBayLakeSuperiorTorontoScanningRockyMts.1.WhywerethecousinsnotflyingdirecttoAtlanticcoast?2.Whatisthecontinenttheywerecrossing?3.WhichisthewarmestpartinCanada?4.Howdidtheysleepthatnight?BecausetheywantedtotakethetrainfromwestToeastacrossCanada.TheNorthAmericancontinent.VancouveristhewarmestpartofCanada.TheysleptasthetrainrushedthroughthenightacrossthetopofLakeSuperior,throughthegreatforestandsouthwardtowardsToronto,5.WhichofthefollowingisdescribedasthemostbeautifulcityinCanada?A.VancouverB.CalgaryC.TorontoD.Montreal6.Whatdoestheword“slightly”inthetextmean?A.abitB.alotC.greatlyD.lightly7.WhydidtheybegintorealizetwodayslaterthatCanadaisquiteempty?A.Becausetheyfoundnobodyontheirway.B.BecausethereareonlythirtymillionpeoplelivingonsuchahugelandandmostofthemlivewithintheareasoftheUSAborder.C.TherearetoomanylakesinCanada.D.BecauseCanadaissurroundedbyOceansonthreesides.8.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext?A.LiDaiyuandLiuQianwenttoCanadatoseetheircousinsinMontreal.B.ThunderBayisaportcityinthesouthofCanadanearToronto.C.ThegirlslookedoutofthewindowsandsawNativeIndiansandcowboys.D.LiDaiyuandLiuQianwenttoseetheirrelativesontheAtlanticcoast.9.Whydomanypeopl...
