1、Unit 5 Canada “The True North”重要词汇重要词汇 相关提示rather than 与其；不愿 牢记 rather than 的用法，并记住 rather than 和 other than 的不同用法chat vi.& n. 聊天；闲聊 记住 chat 的过去式和过去分词需要双写 t 再加 edsurround vt.& vi. 包围；围绕 注意 surround 的用法以及其派生词measure vi.& vt.测量；衡量；判定 n. 计量制；计量单位；措施掌握 measure 的不同词性以及其词组 take measures to do sth 的用法settl
2、e down 定居；平静下来；专心于熟知 settle down 的含义和用法；记住动词 settle 的几个常用短语manage to do 设法做 注意区分 manage to do 和 try to do 的不同用法catch sight of 看见；瞥见 注意掌握含 sight 的常见短语have a gift for 对有天赋 熟练掌握该短语的用法within prep.在之内 掌握其作为介词和副词的用法；了解 within 和 in 的区别border n边界；国界；边沿 vt.& vi.与 接壤；接近注意其作为名词和动词的用法；掌握 border on/upon 的含义和用法mi
3、xture n混合(物)；混合状态 掌握该词及其动词 mix 的用法confirm vt. 证实；证明；批准 注意 confirm 的用法以及其派生词 confirmationdistance n距离；远方 牢记 distance 的用法及其短语 in the distance 的用法nearby adv. 在附近 adj. 附近的；邻近的 把握好 nearby 作副词和形容词的用法tradition n传统；风俗 注意 tradition 的用法及其派生词 traditionalimpress vt.使印象深刻；使铭记 掌握 impress 短语的用法，比如 be impressed by/
4、with对留下深刻印象重点句型1Rather than take the aeroplane all the way，they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to east across Canada.(rather than.而不是)2The thought that they could cross the whole continent was exciting.(that 引导同位语从句)3It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall
5、，some measuring over 90 metres.(so.that.如此以至于 )4Could you tell me how to get to.？(该句式表示“你能告诉我怎样去吗？”)5They were impressed by.(be impressed by. 对印象深刻)重点语法学习同位语从句的用法。写作要求通过对本单元的学习，掌握说明性文章的写作技巧，能运用本单元所学习的词汇、语法介绍自己的祖国、家乡或其他感兴趣的地方。Section Warming Up，Prereading，Reading & Comprehending一、将单词或短语与相对应的释义搭配起来A B
6、 1chat ato see2surround bto talk in a friendly informal manner3catch sight of cto find the size，length，or amount of something 4mix dto be all around someone or something 5measure eto sit comfortably6settle down fto combine two or more different things 二、短语互译A温故：从文中找出下列短语并写出它们的汉语意思。1all the way _2tak
7、e the train _3on the way to _4less than _B知新：从文中找出与下列释义对应的英文。1与其；不愿 _2定居；平静下来；专心于_3设法做 _4看见；瞥见 _5有的天赋 _三、阅读 A TRIP ON “THE TRUE NORTH”，回答下列问题1Why were Li Daiyu and Liu Qian excited?ABecause they could take a plane to Canada.BBecause they could take a train in Canada.CBecause they could cross the con
8、tinent.DBecause they could meet their friend.2Where was Danny Lin waiting for Li Daiyu and Liu Qian?AAt the train station.BAt the train station in Vancouver.CAt the airport in Montreal.DAt the airport in Vancouver.3According to the passage，how long does it take to cross Canada?ATwo days. BThree days
9、.CFour days. DFive or more than five days.4Where does the coast with the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world lie?ASouth of Vancouver. BNorth of Vancouver.CEast of Vancouver. DWest of Vancouver.5Which of the following statements about Canada is TRUE?ACanada has the largest amount of fresh
10、water in the world.BCanada is empty within a few hundred kilometers of the USA border.CCanada is 55,000 kilometres from coast to coast.DAll the Canadians have a gift for riding wild horses.答案：一、1.b 2.d 3.a 4.f 5.c 6.e二、A.1.一路上 2.乘火车 3.在的路上 4.不到；少于B1.rather than 2.settle down 3.manage to do 4.catch s
11、ight of 5.have a gift for三、15 CDDBA1Rather than take the aeroplane all the way，they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to east across Canada.她们不想一路乘飞机，而决定先飞到温哥华，再从西海岸乘火车横穿加拿大到达东海岸。考点：rather than 的含义是“与其，不愿” ，rather than 还有 “而不是” 的含义，在句子中连接平行结构。其宾语可以是名词、代词、形容词、副词、动词、介词短语或句子
12、等。I think Ill have a cold drink rather than coffee.(连接名词)我想喝冷饮，不想喝咖啡。He rather than you is going to visit the factory.(连接代词)要去参观工厂的是他而不是你。The colour seems green rather than blue.(连接形容词)这颜色似乎是绿色而不是蓝色。The ship sank quickly rather than slowly.(连接副词)船沉得很快，而不是很慢。I prefer to stay at home rather than go ou
13、t for an outing.(连接动词)我宁愿留在家里，而不愿意出去远足。Well have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the hall.我们与其在大厅开会不如在教室开会。(连接介词短语)We should help him rather than he should help us.(连接句子 )我们应该帮助他，而不是他应该帮助我们。归纳：rather than 连接并列主语时，句子谓语动词的数与 rather than _的主语保持一致；prefer to do sth rather than do sth 的含义是“与做相
14、比更喜欢做”。1)would do.rather than do.would rather do.than do.宁愿做而不愿意做I would attend the meeting rather than type the documents.I would rather attend the meeting than type the documents.我宁愿去开会也不愿打这些文件。2)辨析 rather than 与 other than：rather than“而不是 ”，不表示主观愿望，而表示一个事实。rather than 后的动词形式要与主句中的动词形式保持一致。other t
15、han“除了之外”，通常用于否定句。He has been playing cards rather than getting on with his work.他一直在打牌，而不是继续工作。You cant get there other than by swimming across the river.除了游过这条河之外，你无法到达那儿。单项填空1)(2011课标全国卷 )The form cannot be signed by anyone _ yourself.Arather than Bother thanCmore than Dbetter than2)(2011江西吉安期中 )
16、Rather than _ in their big house in the city，they preferred _ in the countryside.Alive；to stay Bliving；to stayCto live；staying Dto live；stay3)(2011新疆乌鲁木齐期中 )It is the protection for the trees that really matters，_ how many trees are planted each year.Aother than Bor ratherCrather than Dmore than翻译下列
17、句子4)他是在笑，不是在哭。_5)我宁愿在图书馆看书，也不愿意在家里看书。_6)她不是待在家里，而是走了。_2The thought that they could cross the whole continent was exciting.她们要横贯整个大陆的想法很是令人兴奋。剖析：that 引导的从句是同位语从句，修饰名词 thought，进一步说明 thought 的内容是什么。如：The thought that we will travel to Xian excites us.要去西安旅行的想法让我们兴奋。考点：cross vt.越过；穿过That dog helped the
18、blind child cross the street.那条狗帮助那个盲童穿过了街道。across prep.& adv.横穿，穿过。如：She walked across the street with the blind children.单项填空1)(2011辽宁卷 )When the news came _ the war broke out，he decided to serve in the army.Asince Bwhich Cthat Dbecause2)(2011吉林期中 )Nobody believed his reason for being absent from
19、the class _ he had to meet his uncle at the airport.Awhy Bthat Cwhere Dbecause用 cross 或 across 的适当形式填空3)While _ the street，watch out for cars.4)When I walked _ the street，I nearly knocked into a car.3On the way to the station，he chatted about their trip.在去火车站的路上，他聊起了她们的旅程。考点一：on the way to.表示“在去的路上”
20、。 如：On the way to the factory，I met a strange man.在去工厂的路上，我遇到了一个奇怪的人。考点二：chat vi.& n. 聊天；闲聊We should help the children who are addicted to chatting online.我们应该帮助那些沉迷于网上聊天的孩子们。QQ，where you can chat with/to your friends ，makes communication easier.在 QQ 上你可以和你的朋友聊天，这让交流更容易。You seem to have had a deligh
21、tful chat with Jack.你好像与杰克聊得很愉快。归纳：1)chat 作动词时，其过去式、过去分词和现在分词需要双写其最后一个字母 t，再加ed 或ing，即： _。 2)chat 作名词时，为_名词；have a chat with sb 的含义是“和某人聊天”。单项填空1)(2011江苏如皋调研 )_ hearing the news that a hurricane was _，most of the people hurried to safer places.AIn；on the way BUpon；on the wayCOn；in the way DAs soon a
22、s ； in this way2)(2011安徽泗县月考 )Do you know that _ with wise men improves your mind?Achat BchatsCchatted Dchatting用 chat 的适当形式填空 3)Mr.White _ with Maggie and gave her some advice.4)Are you _ with your penpal now?4People say it is Canadas most beautiful city，surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocea
23、n.人们说温哥华是加拿大最美丽的城市，被群山和太平洋环抱。剖析：过去分词短语 surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean 在句子中作定语，修饰 city。考点：surround vt.& vi. 包围；围绕The people were surrounded by the flood.人们被洪水包围。The fence surrounds my house.篱笆环绕着我的家。I want to surround the building with trees.我想用树木把这座建筑物环绕起来。归纳：surround 常与介词_ 连用，词组 be s
24、urrounded by/with 的含义是“_”。派生词：surrounding adj.周围的，附近的，只能用于名词前作定语。如：the surrounding country 近郊surrounding 可作名词，其复数形式可指 “环境，周围的事物 ”。如：social surroundings 社会环境单项填空1) (2011河北正定月考 )The mother found her daughter _ by flowers and fans and _ very happy.Asurrounding；looked Bsurrounded ；lookedCsurrounded ；loo
25、king Dsurrounding ；looking2) (2011辽宁本溪期末)Go on climbing to the top of the peak，and you will see all the_ hills.Asurround BsurroundedCsurrounding Dbeing surrounded3) It took me a few weeks to get used to the new _.Asurround BsurroundingCsurrounds Dsurroundings 5It is so wet there that the trees are e
26、xtremely tall，some measuring over 90 metres.那儿的湿度很大，所以树都长得特别高，一些高达 90 多米。剖析：1)本句中的 that 引导的是结果状语从句。如：Beijing is so beautiful that it attracts many visitors from abroad every year.北京非常漂亮，每年吸引许多外国游客。2)some measuring over 90 metres 为独立主格结构，在句子中作状语。独立主格结构主要表示谓语动词发生的时间、原因、条件或伴随情况等，相当于一个状语从句或并列句。独立主格结构主要有
27、下面几种形式：名词(代词) 现在分词We shall play the match tomorrow，weather permitting.如果明天天气好，我们就进行比赛。名词(代词) 过去分词The job finished，we went home.工作结束后我们就回家了。名词(代词) 不定式So many people to help him，he is sure to succeed.有如此多的人来帮助他，他一定会成功的。名词(代词) 介词短语A girl came in， some books in hand.一个女孩进来了，手里拿着一些书。名词(代词) 形容词或副词He sat i
28、n the front row，his mouth half open.他坐在前排，嘴半张着。There being 名词(代词)There being nothing else to do，we went home.没有别的事可做，我们就回家了。It being 名词 (代词)It being Christmas，the government offices were closed.由于圣诞节的缘故，政府机关都休息。注：独立主格结构有时可在其前加上介词 with。如：Dont sleep with the windows open.别开着窗睡觉。考点：measure vi .& vt.测量；
29、衡量；判定 n计量制；计量单位；措施Our classroom measures seven meters wide.我们的教室有 7 米宽。Its hard to measure the importance of good manners.礼貌的重要性是很难衡量的。I cant measure which car is better.我不能断定哪一辆汽车更好。An hour is a measure of time.小时是计时单位。The government has taken some measures to solve the problem.政府已经采取了一些措施来解决这个问题。归
30、纳：measure 作不及物动词时，意思是“有长(或宽、高等)”，用于量尺寸、面积，与表示数量的词或短语连用，其主语是表示物的名词或代词。take measures to do sth 的含义是“_”，measure 作名词时是_名词。1)派生词：measurement n尺寸；测量2)measure 重点词组归纳：beyond measure 非常地，极其in some measure 在某种程度上take ones measure 给某人量尺寸单项填空1)(2011浙江卷 )Bats are surprisingly longlived creatures，some _ a life sp
31、an of around 20 years.Ahaving Bhad Chave Dto have2)(2011浙江桐乡期中 )Time _ well celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary in France.Apermitted BpermittingCbeing permitted Dpermits3)(2011广东汕头期中 )This field _ fifty metres _，which is _ another one next to it.Ais measured；long；twice as large asBmeasures；in len
32、gth；twice the size ofCis measured；of length ；twice larger thanDmeasures；in length ；the size twice of完成句子，每空一词4)那条河长 200 千米。That river _ _ _.5)成功不能用你所拥有的金钱来衡量。Success _ _ _ by the money you have.6That afternoon aboard the train，the cousins settled down in their seats.那天下午表姐妹俩才登上火车落了座。考点：settle down 定
33、居；平静下来；专心于Because of the Three Gorges Project，many people left their hometown and settled down in Shanghai.因为三峡工程，许多人离开故乡在上海定居下来。Please settle down to think carefully.请静下心来仔细想想。The teacher told the students to settle down to studies.老师让学生们专心学习。1)settle down 还有其他含义。如：Have you settled down in your new
34、 job yet?你适应新工作了吗？归纳：settle down 在本句中的含义是：_2)含 settle 的常用短语归纳：settle on sth 决定做某事settle for sth 勉强认可某事I have settled on selling the house.我决定卖掉这座房子。He had no choice but to settle for it.他别无选择，只能勉强认可这件事情。单项填空1)(2011吉林长春期末 )Theyd like to see her daughter settle _，get married，and have kids.Adown BonCin
35、 Dup2)(2011江西南昌期中 )After working abroad for several years，Gill wants to_ to a permanent job.Asettle up Bsettle downCsettle in Dsettle out翻译句子3)1849 年马克思去了英国并且定居在那儿。_7Earlier that day，when they crossed the Rocky Mountains，they managed to catch sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and
36、an eagle.火车先是穿越落基山脉，她们总算见到了野山羊，甚至还看到了一只大灰熊和一只鹰。考点一：manage to do 设法做到The soldiers managed to save the children from the mudslide.战士们设法从泥石流中把那些孩子们救了出来。归纳：manage to do sth 指设法做到了某件事情，相当于 succeed in doing sth。辨析：manage to do sth 和 try to do sthmanage to do sth 侧重设法成功做了某事，相当于 succeed in doing sth；try to
37、do sth 则表示“尽力做某事 ”，但不一定成功。He managed to organize a live concert.He succeeded in organizing a live concert.他成功地组织了一次现场直播的音乐会。I tried to persuade him to give up smoking，but failed.我尽力说服他戒烟，但失败了。考点二：catch sight of 看见；瞥见When I was walking in the street，I caught sight of my boss.当我在街上走路时，看见了我的老板。归纳：catch
38、 sight of 侧重“看”的结果，相当于 see(看见) 。含 sight 的重点短语：at first sight 初看之下；乍一看at the sight of 在看到 时in/within sight 在视线之内 lose sight of 看不见；忽略；忘记out of sight 看不见 如：At first sight I thought it was Mary，but when I looked again I saw it was Helen.初看起来，我认为那个人是玛丽，但我再看时，才看出是海伦。At the sight of the police，they ran aw
39、ay.一看到警察，他们就逃走了。There was no one anywhere in sight.到处都看不见人。It was so dark that I lost sight of him.天太黑，我看不见他了。Out of sight，out of mind.眼不见，心不烦。单项填空1)(2011江西吉安期中 )Kate，I have washed clothes for you.Thanks.You neednt _ it.I can _ it.Ado；try Bdo；manageChave done；manage Dhave done；try2)We must not _ the
40、 good traditions passed down from generation to generation.Acatch sight of Blose the sight ofClose sight of Dcatch the sight of单句改错3)He managed to move the heavy box，but he failed._8Many of them have a gift for riding wild horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes.他们中许多人都有骑野马的才能，他们能赢得几千美元的奖金
41、。考点：have a gift for. 对有天赋She has a gift for learning English.她有学英语的天赋。1)gift 可意为“天赋，天资，才能” 。He is a man of many gifts.他是一个多才多艺的人。2)gift 还可以指“ 礼物” 。This car was given me as a birthday gift.这辆汽车是给我的生日礼物。3)gifted 可用作形容词，如：It is known to us that he is a gifted child.我们知道他是个有天赋的孩子。My sister is gifted at
42、drawing.我的姐姐在绘画方面有天赋。归纳：gifted 的含义是：_；常用于短语：be gifted at/in sth 在方面有天赋单项填空1)(2011河北正定月考 )Do you _ he is an excellent student?Of course he is.Whats more he has a gift _ music.Aadmit ；for Badmit ；overCpermit ；for Dallow；on2)He was regarded as such a _ student that all of the teachers believed that his
43、 future would be bright.Abad Bstupid Cpoor Dgifted翻译句子3)他在音乐方面有天赋吗？_4)你的儿子是个多才多艺的孩子。_9At school， they had learned that most Canadians live within a few hundred kilometres of the USA border.她们在学校学过，大多数加拿大人居住在靠近美国几百千米以内的边境地带剖析：本句的主句用了过去完成时态：had learned ；但其宾语从句用了一般现在时态，这是因为从句表达的是客观事实。By the time he was five，he had learned that the earth goes around the sun.到他五岁的时候，他已经知道地球围绕太阳转。考点一：within prep.在之内He kept within doors all day yesterday.他昨天整天待在家里。
