1、all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train west to east across Canada. The though that they could cross the whole continent was exciting. Their friend, Danny Lin, was waiting at the airport. He was going to take them and their baggage to catch “The True North”, the cross C
2、anada train. On the way to the statiion, he chatted about their trip. “Youre going to see some great scenery. Going eastward, youll pass mountains and thousands of lakes and forests, as well as wide rivers and large cities. Some people have the idea that you can cross Canda in less than fice days, b
3、ut they forget the fact that Canada is 5500 kilometers from coast to coast. Here in Vancouver, youre in Canadas warmest part. People say it is Canadas most beautiful city, surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and sailing in the harbour make Vancouver one of Ca
4、nadas most popular cities to live in. Its population is increasing rapidly. The coast north of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world. It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some measuring over 90 metres.” That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins
5、settled down in their seats. Earlier that day, when they crossed the Rocky Mountains, they managed to catch sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle. Their next stop was Calgary, which is famous for the Calgary Stampede. Cowboys from all over the world come to compete in the
6、 Stampede. Many of them have a gift for riding wild horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes. After two days travel, the girls began to realize that Canada is quite empty. At school, they had learned that most Canadians live within a few hundred kilometres of the USA border, and Canadas pop
7、ulation is only slightly over thirty million, but now they were amazed to see such an empty country. They went through a wheat-growing province and saw farms that covered thousands of acres. Afrer dinner, they were back in an urban area, the busy port city of Thunder Bay at the top of the Great Lake
8、s. Because of the Great Lakes, they learned, Canada has more fresh water than any other country in the world. In fact, it has one-third of the worlds total fresh water, and much of it is in the Great Lakes. That night as they slept, the train rushed across the top of Lake Superior, through the great
9、 forests and southward towads Toronto. “The True North” from Toronto to Montreal The next morning the bushes and maple trees outside their window were red, gold and orange, and there was frost on the ground, confirming that fall had arrived in Canada. Around noon they arrived in Toronto, the biggest
10、 and most wealthy city in Canada. They were not leaving for Montreal until later, so they went on a tour of the city. They went up the tall CN Tower and looked across the lake. In the distance, they could see the Misty cloud that rose from the great Niagara Falls, which is on the south side of the l
11、ake. The water flows into the Niagara River and over the falls on its way to the sea. They saw the covered stadium, home of several famous basketball teams. As they walked north from the harbour area, Li Daiyu said, “Lin Fang, one of my mothers old schoolmates, lives here. I should phone her from a
12、telephone booth.” They met Lin Fei around dusk in downtown Chinatown, one of the three in Toronto. Over dinner at a restaurant called The Pink Pearl, the cousins chatted with Lin Fei, who had moved to Canada many years earlier. “We can get good Cantonese food here,” Lin Feitold them, “ because most
13、of the Chinese people here come from South China, especially Hong Kong. Its too bad you cant go as far as Ottawa, Canadas capital. Its approximately four hundred kilometers northeast of Toronto, so it would take too long.” The train left late that night and arrived in Montreal at dawn the next morni
14、ng. At the station, people everywhere were speaking French. There were sighs and ads in French, but some of them had English words in smaller letters. “We dont leave until this evening,” said Liu Qian. “Lets go downtown. Old Montreal is close to the water.” They spent the afternoon in lovely shops a
15、nd visiting artists in their workplaces beside the water. As they sat in a Buffet restaurant looking over the broad St Lawrence River, a young man sat down with them. “Hello, my name is Henri. Im a student at the university nearby,” he said,” and I was wondering where you are from.” The girls told h
16、im they were on a trp across Canada and that they had only on day in Montreal. “Thats too bad,” he said. “Montreal is a city with wonderful restaurants and clubs. Most of us speak both English and French, but the city has French culture and traditions. We love good coffee, good bread and good music.
17、” That night as the transfer 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. Iqaluit the frozen town The reporter, Beth Allen, arrived in a northern community called Iqaluit in
18、 Nunavut. Nunavut was created in 1999 as a special area for Inuit people. Its name means “Our Land” in their language. It is in the farthest northeastern area of Canada, north or the Arctic Circle, and is very cold the average witer temperature in Nunavut is 35 degrees below zero. Beth said, “ I kne
19、w it would be could in January, but not this cold! Maybe there is a dog sled that can take me into town.” The quiet man who had been on the plane with her said, “Ill take you into town, but I dont hace a dog sled. Most people only use the dogs for competitions, why are you visiting Iqaluit?” Beth an
20、swered, “ Im writing a story for my newspaper about Iqaluit wed like to advertise it as a holiday place, but I think its too cold.” The man laughed. “My name is Simon and I am Inuit,” he said. “I think its too far north here for holidays but more and more tourists are coming. They like ice fishing a
21、nd photographing polar bears. I star as far away from polar bears as possible. I like my warm office and my warm house.” “Im business man. My grandfather would live in ice houses when he hunted in winter, but not so many people do that now. the old men used to make one in a few hours. They used to l
22、ive in skin tents in summer the tents were easy to move so the people could follow the animals.” A few minutes later they arrived in Iqaluit, a town with a population of 6000, on Simons snowmobile. It was two oclock in the afternoon, but it was already dark, and all the houses shone with bright ligh
23、ts. Beth said, “ Why is it so dark? Its the middle of the day!” Simon replied, “Its dark in the day because we are so far north. You should come in June. The sun shines all night in the north then. Thats why its called The Land of the Midnight Sun.” There were people on the streets and snowmobiles e
24、verywhere. There were even a few dog teams. 必修四 Unit 1 A STUDENT OF AFRICAN WILDLIFE It is 5:45 am and the sun is just rising over Gombe National park in east Africa.Following Janes way of studying chimps,our group are all going to visit them in the forest.Jane has studied these families of chimps f
25、or many years and helped people understand how much they behave like humans. Watching a familyof chimps waking up is our first activity of the day. This means going back to the place where we left the family sleeping in a tree the night before.Everybody sits and waits in the shade of the trees while
26、 the family begins to wake up and move off.Then we follow as they wonder into the forest.Most of the time,chimps either feed or clean each other as a way of showing love in their family.Jane worns us that our grou is going tobe very tired and dirtyall the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and th
27、en take the train west to east across Canada. The though that they could cross the whole continent was exciting. Their friend, Danny Lin, was waiting at the airport. He was going to take them and their baggage to catch “The True North”, the cross Canada train. On the way to the statiion, he chatted
28、about their trip. “Youre going to see some great scenery. Going eastward, youll pass mountains and thousands of lakes and forests, as well as wide rivers and large cities. Some people have the idea that you can cross Canda in less than fice days, but they forget the fact that Canada is 5500 kilomete
29、rs from coast to coast. Here in Vancouver, youre in Canadas warmest part. People say it is Canadas most beautiful city, surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and sailing in the harbour make Vancouver one of Canadas most popular cities to live in. Its population
30、 is increasing rapidly. The coast north of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world. It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some measuring over 90 metres.” That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins settled down in their seats. Earlier that day, when
31、they crossed the Rocky Mountains, they managed to catch sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle. Their next stop was Calgary, which is famous for the Calgary Stampede. Cowboys from all over the world come to compete in the Stampede. Many of them have a gift for riding wild
32、horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes. After two days travel, the girls began to realize that Canada is quite empty. At school, they had learned that most Canadians live within a few hundred kilometres of the USA border, and Canadas population is only slightly over thirty million, but no
33、w they were amazed to see such an empty country. They went through a wheat-growing province and saw farms that covered thousands of acres. Afrer dinner, they were back in an urban area, the busy port city of Thunder Bay at the top of the Great Lakes. Because of the Great Lakes, they learned, Canada
34、has more fresh water than any other country in the world. In fact, it has one-third of the worlds total fresh water, and much of it is in the Great Lakes. That night as they slept, the train rushed across the top of Lake Superior, through the great forests and southward towads Toronto. “The True Nor
35、th” from Toronto to Montreal The next morning the bushes and maple trees outside their window were red, gold and orange, and there was frost on the ground, confirming that fall had arrived in Canada. Around noon they arrived in Toronto, the biggest and most wealthy city in Canada. They were not leav
36、ing for Montreal until later, so they went on a tour of the city. They went up the tall CN Tower and looked across the lake. 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. The water flows into the Niagara River and over
37、 the falls on its way to the sea. They saw the covered stadium, home of several famous basketball teams. As they walked north from the harbour area, Li Daiyu said, “Lin Fang, one of my mothers old schoolmates, lives here. I should phone her from a telephone booth.” They met Lin Fei around dusk in do
38、wntown Chinatown, one of the three in Toronto. Over dinner at a restaurant called The Pink Pearl, the cousins chatted with Lin Fei, who had moved to Canada many years earlier. “We can get good Cantonese food here,” Lin Feitold them, “ because most of the Chinese people here come from South China, es
39、pecially Hong Kong. Its too bad you cant go as far as Ottawa, Canadas capital. Its approximately four hundred kilometers northeast of Toronto, so it would take too long.” The train left late that night and arrived in Montreal at dawn the next morning. At the station, people everywhere were speaking
40、French. There were sighs and ads in French, but some of them had English words in smaller letters. “We dont leave until this evening,” said Liu Qian. “Lets go downtown. Old Montreal is close to the water.” They spent the afternoon in lovely shops and visiting artists in their workplaces beside the w
41、ater. As they sat in a Buffet restaurant looking over the broad St Lawrence River, a young man sat down with them. “Hello, my name is Henri. Im a student at the university nearby,” he said,” and I was wondering where you are from.” The girls told him they were on a trp across Canada and that they ha
42、d only on day in Montreal. “Thats too bad,” he said. “Montreal is a city with wonderful restaurants and clubs. Most of us speak both English and French, but the city has French culture and traditions. We love good coffee, good bread and good music.” That night as the transfer was speeding along the
43、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. Iqaluit the frozen town The reporter, Beth Allen, arrived in a northern community called Iqaluit in Nunavut. Nunavut was created in 1999 as a special a
44、rea for Inuit people. Its name means “Our Land” in their language. It is in the farthest northeastern area of Canada, north or the Arctic Circle, and is very cold the average witer temperature in Nunavut is 35 degrees below zero. Beth said, “ I knew it would be could in January, but not this cold! M
45、aybe there is a dog sled that can take me into town.” The quiet man who had been on the plane with her said, “Ill take you into town, but I dont hace a dog sled. Most people only use the dogs for competitions, why are you visiting Iqaluit?” Beth answered, “ Im writing a story for my newspaper about
46、Iqaluit wed like to advertise it as a holiday place, but I think its too cold.” The man laughed. “My name is Simon and I am Inuit,” he said. “I think its too far north here for holidays but more and more tourists are coming. They like ice fishing and photographing polar bears. I star as far away fro
47、m polar bears as possible. I like my warm office and my warm house.” “Im business man. My grandfather would live in ice houses when he hunted in winter, but not so many people do that now. the old men used to make one in a few hours. They used to live in skin tents in summer the tents were easy to m
48、ove so the people could follow the animals.” A few minutes later they arrived in Iqaluit, a town with a population of 6000, on Simons snowmobile. It was two oclock in the afternoon, but it was already dark, and all the houses shone with bright lights. Beth said, “ Why is it so dark? Its the middle o
49、f the day!” Simon replied, “Its dark in the day because we are so far north. You should come in June. The sun shines all night in the north then. Thats why its called The Land of the Midnight Sun.” There were people on the streets and snowmobiles everywhere. There were even a few dog teams. 必修四 Unit 1 A STUDENT OF AFRICAN WILDLIFE It is 5:45 am and the sun is just rising over Gombe National park in east Africa.Following Janes way of studying chimps,our group are all going to visit them in the forest.Jane
