Reading (II). “THE TRUE NORTH” Toronto Montreal to from

Reading (II)Reading (II)

“THE TRUE NORTH”

Toronto

Montreal

to

from

the next morningaround noon

late that night

at dawn the next morningthey spend the afternoon

the night

they saw beautiful maple trees and realized that fall had come.

they arrived in Toronto.

the train left.

they arrived in Montreal.

in the lovely shops and visiting the artists in their workplaces beside the water.the train was speeding down to the East Coast.

1. How many cities did they visit in

the text?

2. In what direction did they take the

train?

Two. Toronto, Montreal.

They took the train to the northeast.

Answer the questions about the passage.

3. What tree did they see outside their

windows?

4. What season was it?Maple trees.

It was fall / autumn.

5. How do we know it is fall in Canada?

6. What can sometimes be seen from the CN Tower in Toronto?

We know it is fall in Canada because the maple trees are red and gold and orange, and there is frost on the ground.

Sometimes the misty cloud that rises from

Niagara Falls can be seen from the CN Tower.

The water from the lake goes into the

Niagara River and over the falls on its

way to the sea.

7. Where does the water from the lake go?

Good coffee, good bread and good

music show that Montreal is a French

city. Also the signs and ads were in

French.

8. What three things show us that

Montreal is a French city?

Rock

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cean

Atla

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Ocean

IV. 根据括号内的提示翻译下列句子。

1. 我好像听到远处有说话声。 (in the

distance)

I seemed to hear a voice in the

distance.

2. 他和他的朋友一起步行到公共汽车站。 (as far as)

He walked with his friend as far as

the bus station.

3. 这位父亲想让孩子们亲近他。 (be

close to)

The father wants the children to be

close to him.

4. 许多年轻女孩梦想成为时装模特儿。(dream of)

Many young girls dream of becoming

fashion models.

5. 有一天大约黄昏时，我看到一个小孩在街上讨饭。 (around dusk)

One day I saw a boy begging in the

street around dusk.

6. 天亮时，他发现自己躺在一个山谷底处。 (at dawn)

At dawn, he found himself lying at

the bottom of a valley.

7. 你最好证实一下他的飞机确实是在 8

点起飞。（ make sure that ） You’d better make sure that his plane

takes off at 8:00.

8. 直到失去健康，他才知道了健康的价值。（ not ... until ... ）

He didn’t realize the value of health

until he lost it.

Language points

1. confirm

阅读下列句子，注意 confirm 的意思。1) Has everyone confirmed (that)

they’re coming?

2) The walk in the mountains

confirmed his fear of heights.

3) He was confirmed as captain for the

rest of the season.

[ 自我归纳 ] confirm 意为 __________

( 句 1 、句 2) ，后可接 that 从句；也可意为 ________________________

( 句 3) 。[ 拓展 ] confirmation n. 证实、确认书、证明书confirmed adj. 确定的、已被证实的

批准 ( 职位、协议等 ) 、确认

证实、确定

[ 即学即练 ] 从 A 、 B 、 C 、 D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1). —You look as if you are in high spirits, John.

—You are right. What Professor Zhang spoke at the meeting ____ my belief in my job.

A. refused B. mistakened C. made D. confirmedD

2). The new evidence has ______

the first witness’s story.

A. changed B. considered

C. confirmed D. informedC

2. They were not leaving for

Montreal until later, so they went

on a tour of the city.

她们要晚些时候才动身去蒙特利尔 , 因此就在多伦多市内游览了一番。

1) They were not leaving for... 属于过去进行时表示将来的动作。

表示位置转移的瞬间动词。如 : come,

go, arrive, leave, start, return, stay,

meet, get 等可用进行时表示将来的动作 ; 用现在进行时表示一般将来时 ; 用过去进行时表示过去将来时。

The train is arriving soon.

火车就要进站了。

2) until/till 直到……为止 until 常与否定句连用 , not…until

直到……才 He didn’t finish the work until yesterday.

肯定形式表示的意思是“做某事直至某时” , 动词必须是延续性的。

否定形式表达的意思是“直至某时才做某事”。动词为延续性或非延续性都可以。

肯定句： I slept until midnight.

我一直睡到半夜时醒了。 Wait till I call you. 等着我叫你。否定句： She didn’t arrive until 6 o’clock.

她直到 6 点才到。 Don’t get off the bus until it has stopped.

公共汽车停稳后再下车。

否定句可用另外两种句式表示。 a. not until … 在句首 , 主句用倒装。 Not until the early years of the 19th

century did man know what heat is.

直到 19 世纪初 , 人类才知道热能是什么。b. 用于强调句 It is not until… that…

It was not until I told him that he knew

about it. 直至我告诉他 , 他才知道这件事。

3. In the distance, they could see the

misty cloud that rose from the

great Niagara Falls, which is on

the south side of the lake.

[ 考点 ] distance 距离、远方 , in

the distance 在远方、在远处。

[ 考例 ] The faces of four famous American presidents on Mount Rushmore can be seen from a ___ of 60 miles. (2004 全国卷 IV)

A. length B. distance C. way D. space

[ 点拨 ] 选 B 。题意 : Rushmore 山上四位美国著名总统的头像从相距 60英里的地方就能看到。“ a distance of + 数字”表示“……的距离”。

4. … because most of the Chinese people

here come from South China, especially

Hong Kong.

especially 表示“尤其 , 格外 , 特别” ,

意思相当于“ in particular

” 或“ particularly” 。多用在介词短语或连词前面。

specially 表示“为了一个特别的目的 ,专门地 , 特别地” , 意思相当于“ for a special reason or purpose” 。I came specially to see you.

我特地来看你。The weather has been especially cold.

最近天气特别冷。

It’s always difficult being in a foreign

country, _____ if you don’t speak the

language.

A. extremely      B. especially      

C. specially       D. naturally

 B

extremely 表示程度“极其、非常” , specially

表示“特地、专门” , 而 naturally 表示“自然地” , 均与句意不符。 especially 表示“尤其、特别、格外” , 强调突出性 , 用在此处 ,

句意通顺。

5. It’s too bad you can’t go as far as

Ottawa…

as far as 有两种含义： 1) 直到……远，远到……； 2) ( 表示程度，范围 )

就……；据……；至于……。常用于 as

far as I know“ 据我所知”， as far as I

am concerned “ 就我而言”等结构中。

[ 考例 1] _____ I can see, there is only

one possible way to keep away from the

danger. (北京 2004 春 )

A. As long as B. As far as

C. Just as D. Even if

[ 点拨 ] as far as I can see, 据我所知。 as long as 只要，表示条件； just

as 就像……，表示方式； even if 即使，表示让步；皆不符合语境。

B

一些带有 as...as 结构的常见短语： as busy as a bee 像蜜蜂一样忙碌 as easy as ABC 像 ABC 一样容易 as deep as a well 像井一样深 as light as a feather 像羽毛一样轻 as soft as butter 像黄油一样软 as rich as a Jew 像犹太人一样富裕

6. The train left late that night and

arrived in Montreal at dawn the

next morning. 火车在那夜晚些时候起程 ,第二天黎明到达了蒙特利尔。

at, on, in 表示时间的用法区别 at 表示时间点 , 常用来表示时刻 , 如果一段时间按时间点对待也用 at 。

at 2:30, at dawn /noon /night

/dusk /sunrise /sunset

/breakfast /lunch dinner

/supper, at this /that time, at the

beginning of this century

at 也可以表示节假日 , 例如 : at

Easter, at Christmas

on 表示一天或某一天的一部分。 例如 :on Monday, on September

26, on Monday morning, on Friday

evening

in 表示少于一天或多于一天的时间段。

如 : in the morning /afternoon

/evening, in a week, in three

days, in May, in spring, in

2002, in my childhood

注 : morning, afternoon, evening,

night 这些名词如果有一个表示具体某一天的名词作定语时 ,介词不用 in 或 at, 而应该用 on 。

如 : on Thursday evening, on a

cold winter morning, on the

afternoon of April 8, on the

night of his return

7. As they sat in a buffet restaurant

looking over the broad St. Lawrence

River, a young man sat down with

them.

wide 和 broad 都是“广阔”的意思 ,

常可换用 , 但说 wide 时 , 着重于一边到另一边的距离 ,而说 broad 时着重于幅面的宽广 , 可修饰背、肩、胸 ,

心胸等的宽阔 , 还有“开朗”之意。

The river is 300 feet broad (wide).

这条河有三百多尺宽。 The door is wide open. 门大开。 We saw the broad ocean.

我们看到了广阔的海洋。His back (shoulder, chest) is broad.

他的背部 (肩膀、胸部 )很宽阔。

这两个词的常用搭配如下： wide eyes 睁大的眼睛 a wide mouth 一张大嘴 the wide world 广阔的世界 wide interests 广泛的兴趣 a man with broad bosom 胸围很阔的人

the broad ocean 无际的海洋 broad shoulders 宽宽的肩膀 the broad masses 广大群众 broad chest (back) 宽宽的胸膛 ( 背 )

broad in size 身材宽大 ,体积宽大

8. The girls told him they were on a

train trip across Canada and that

they had only one day in Montreal.

女孩子们告诉他，她们是在乘火车穿越加拿大的旅行中，在蒙特利尔只呆一天。

[分析 ]

①本句结构是 : 主语 (The girls) + 谓语(told) + 宾语 (him) + 第一个宾语从句(they were on a train trip across

Canada) + 第二个宾语从句 (they had

only one day in Montreal) 。②如果在一个复合句中有两个或两个以

上并列的宾语从句 , 第一个 that 可以省略 , 第二个及以后的 that不可以省略。

Reading Task on page 73Reading Task on page 73

fishing

dog sled

Morning snowstorm, about 8:00 am

Nunavut Snow Challenge in Iqaluit

Iqaluit is the capital city of the new

Canadian territory of Nunavut, on

Baffin Island. Nunavut has a

population of about 30,000, spread

out over almost 2 million square

kilometres. The area has a population

density of one person per 100 sq kms.

Iqaluit has a population of 6,200, yet

is the only city for thousands of miles

in any direction. There are no roads

in or out of Iqaluit. It is about 3.5

flying hours north of Ottawa, the

capital of Canada.

Inuit, meaning “the people”, are

the inhabitants north and west of the

Hudson Bay that in times past lived in

skin tents in the summer, and,

uniquely, snow houses in the winter.

Here traditional Inuit life from the

past is depicted in its various forms:

from fishing techniques to interior

dwellings to the fundamental bond

between Inuit and sled dog.

1. Why did the reporter arrive there?

He was writing a story for his

newspaper about Iqaluit. They

wanted to advertise it as a holiday

place.

Answer the questions.

2. What did the people use for

transportation?

Most people used snowmobiles, but

dog sleds were also used.

3. Why did it become dark early?

It became dark early because it

was far north of the earth.

Points in the

passage

What Beth

thought

Information in

passage

The

temperature

Cold, but

not too

cold

Very cold, -35

degree average

in winter

How to

travel

Holidays

How

people live

By dog sled By snowmobile

Too cold for holidays

Tourists like ice

fishing and

photographing

polar bears

In ice

housesIn warm houses

What the

Inuit do

Daylight

hours

Hunt animals

Light in

daytime

Have

businesses

Dark in

winter day,

light in

summer

night

Compare China with Canada.

Same as ChinaDifferent from

China

large land six time areas

no places as lot

as south china

Weather is different

from area to area,

long and hard

winter

different people

speak different

languages

Canada has two

official languages,

smaller population

Many rivers and

lakes

World famous

rivers and lakes

Much coal, oil gas

and other natural

resources

Much fresh water,

a lot of forest

I. 根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，写出该单词的正确形式。

1. The red leaves of ______ (枫树 ) trees of

the Fragrant Hills are the most charming

autumn scenery in Beijing.

2. The grass is covered with ____ ( 霜 ) in the

early morning.

3. Most of the old buildings _________ ( 在市区 ) were torn down.

maple

frost

downtown

Exercises

4. The _____ ( 自助餐 ) is over there.

Please help yourself.

5. In many countries, young people still

keep up the _______ (传统 ) that

women get married in a long white

dress.

6. The diligent student gets up before

d____ every day.

buffet

tradition

awn

7. A bird in the hand is worth two in the

b___.

8. I recognized my primary s_________

Mary in the photo.

9. I’ll give him a call from the phone b____

on the corner.

10. The d_______ from my house to school

is 200 metres.

ush

choolmate

ooth

istance

1. He _________ (confirm) everything

you said.

2. Early to bed and early to rise makes a

man healthy, ______ (wealth), and

wise.

3. The old man lives alone in that

______ (distance) little village.

II. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。confirmed

wealthy

distant

4. In _____ (mist) weather, drivers

should drive very carefully.

5. Four weeks are often ____________

(approximate) regarded as one

month.

6. The river grows _______ (broad) and

broader as it nears the sea.

misty

approximately

broader

7. The whole village is against the

suggestion to build an airport

_______ (near).

8. The old lady was _______ (terrify) of

crossing such a busy street.

9. He was _______ (please) with their

warm welcome.

10. I was _________ (impress) by your

wonderful performance at the party.

nearby

terrified

pleased

impressed

III. 用适当的介词或副词填空。

1. Have you got any idea when we shall

leave ___ Rome?

2. This may occur in areas of high

rainfall or in coastal areas where

rivers flow ___ the ocean.

3. I usually walk along the path in the

countryside __________ dusk.

for

into

at / around

4. We set sail __ dawn and headed

straight for Shanghai.

5. Do you mind if we discuss a little

business ____ dinner?

6. My parents often chat ____ me after

supper.

7. Write these words __ small letters, not

capital letters.

at

over

with

in

8. Will you please go _______________

with me to do some shopping?

9. Can’t you look ____ your examination

exercises again?

10. We used to walk _____ the river

when we lived in this village.

downtown / along

over

along

HomeworkHomework

Read the two passages again and find

the main characters of Toronto,

Montreal and Iqaluit. What can you

see and do in the three different cities？

the largest country in the world

the second largest country in the world

size

has an area of 9,984,670 square kilometers ; the distance from east to west is5,500 kilometers

3rd4th

population

a population of 29 million.

Ottawa

capital

England

France

settlers from France

settlers from England

settlers

The first settlers arrived from England in 1497.

Settlers from France reached Canada in 1534.

the French-speakingprovince ----Quebec

languagesOfficial languages:English and French

the TV and radio ;French restaurants;teaching in schools isdone in French.

weather

different from area to area (as in china )

in the north winters long ；snow for six months

Ottawa:winter --- -10℃

Summer --- 21 ℃

west coast warmest

January : 3℃

July : 18 ℃

Maple trees

Toronto

maple trees

fresh water

the five great lakes

one third of the world’s fresh water

The Niagara fall

most of the electricity is produced by water

resources of Canada

fresh water coal oil natural gas

forests fish

forests

Much of the country is covered by forests;

Fill in the blanks according to t

he order things happened.

8. Which direction is the train going from

Toronto?

The train is going east ( northeast )

from Toronto.

根据课文内容，在下面短文的空白处填入适当的单词或短语。The next morning the red, gold and

orange _______ and maple trees outside

their windows and the frost on the

ground __________ that fall had arrived

in Canada.

confirmed

bushes

After arriving in Toronto, the biggest and

____________ city in Canada, around

noon, Li Daiyu and her cousins went on a

tour of the city. Having climbed up the tall

CN Tower, they looked across the lake.

_____________, the _____ cloud rising

from the great Niagara Falls, which is on

the south side of the lake, could be seen.

misty

most wealthy

In the distance

As they walked north from the harbour

area, Li Daiyu phoned Lin Fei, one of

her mother’s old ___________ from a

telephone _____ They met Lin Fei

around dusk in downtown Chinatown,

one of the three in Toronto and they

chatted with each other at a restaurant.

booth

schoolmates

The train left late that night and arrived

in Montreal at dawn the next morning.

At a _____ restaurant, they were looking

over the_____ St Lawrence River when

they met a young man called Henri, who

told them that most people in the city

spoke both English and French, but the

city had French culture and _________.traditions

buffet

broad

That night as the train was speeding

along the St Lawrence River toward the

Gulf of St Lawrence and down to the

distant east coast, the cousins dreamed

of French restaurants and red maple

leaves.