Unit 5 Canada—“The True North”
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．The journey took________(大约)seven hours.
2．The grass was covered with________(霜冻)in the early morning.
3．What________(留下深刻印象)me was their ability to deal with any problem.
4．You are only________(稍稍)underweight for your height.
5．The Antarctica is a________(大陆)centered roughly on the South Pole.
6．The company has a long________(传统)of fine design.
7．We listened to the news with a________(混合)of surprise and happiness.
8．The area, which________(测量)5 kilometres by 3 kilometres, has been purchased by the army.
9．Can you________(证实)what happened?
10．Your mother was clearly not________(印象深刻)by our behaviour in the restaurant.
答案：1.approximately 2.frost 3.impressed 4.slightly
5．continent 6.tradition 7.mixture 8.measures 9.confirm
10．impressed
Ⅱ.完成句子
1．他种了些花草还有蔬菜，这样他就不用到市场买了。
He grows flowers________ ________ ________vegetables, so he needn't buy them from the market.
2．今天早上我陪爷爷一直走到火车站。
This morning I accompanied my grandpa to walk________ ____ ___ ________the railway station.
3．很多科学家在新中国成立后决定回国定居。
Many scientists decided to________ ________ ________ _______ ________after the new China was founded.
4．学生们的校服都是按照他们各自的尺寸缝制的。
The students' uniforms________ ________ ________ _________ _______ ________.
5．我们设法及时赶到了机场。
We________ ________ ________ ________the airport in time.
答案：1.as well as 2.as far as 3.come back to settle down 4.are made to their own measure 5.managed to get to
Ⅲ.单项填空
1．—How can I get to Guangzhou within five hours?
—There is no way________by air.
A．rather thanB．other than
C．more than
D．less than
答案：B 考查短语。答语句意：除了坐飞机别无他路。other than相当于except，意为“除了……”。
2．________the book if you are free, and you will learn a lot about how to study English.
A．Read
B．Having read
C．To read
D．Reading
答案：A 考查非谓语动词结构和固定句型。这里的“祈使句＋and...”句型为中学常用且很重要的句型。
3．He tried to deal with the everincreasing burden of his work，but finally________and had to take a complete rest.
A．broke away
B．broke up
C．broke down
D．broke out
答案：C 考查动词短语。break away“放弃，逃跑”；break up“打碎；破碎”；break down“(健康等)垮掉，崩溃”；break out“爆发，突发”。根据题意应该用break down。
4．Such problems as high blood pressure and heart trouble are________features of old age.
A．universal
B．complete
C．specific
D．absolute
答案：A universal“普遍的”；complete“完全的”；specific“特殊的”；absolute“绝对的”。这里说的是“高血压和心脏病是老年人的普遍问题”；正确答案为A。
5．The city of Rome has just passed a new law to prevent cruelty to animals，which many people say can________the civilization of a city.
A．manage
B．separate
C．handle
D．measure
答案：D 考查动词。句意：罗马城刚刚通过了一条新法规，禁止残暴地对待动物。许多人认为这可以衡量一座城市的文明程度。measure“权衡，估量”。
6．The author of the article believes that it is the test system, ________the teachers, that is to blame for the heavy burden of middle school students nowadays.
A．other than
B．or rather
C．rather than
D．more than
答案：C 句意：该文作者认为现在的中学生负担重是考试制度的错而不是老师们的错。rather than“而不是……”。
7．The speech by the mayor of Shanghai before the final voting for EXPO 2010 is strongly impressed________my memory.
A．to B．by C．on D．over
答案：C 考查介词。be impressed on...“牢记，留下印象”。
8．We should consider the students' request________the school library provide more books on popular science.
A．that
B．when
C．which
D．where
答案：A 考查同位语从句。the school library provide more books on popular science即the students' request，同位语从句中不缺成分由that引导。
9．Lawrence Craven, a doctor from the USA, is the author of several published reports, one of________introduced the idea in 1953________aspirin could reduce the risk of heart attacks.
A．them; when
B．which; that
C．what; that
D．which; when
答案：B 考查定语从句和同位语从句。第一空是定语从句，先行词是reports，因此用which；第二空是同位语从句，同位语从句中不缺成分由that引导。
10．On arrival, the famous movie star found himself________by the enthusiastic fans.
A．to be surrounded
B．surrounded
C．being surrounded
D．having surrounded
答案：B 考查find的用法。句意：一到达，这位著名的电影明星就发现自己被热情的粉丝围住了。find oneself surrounded意为“发现自己被包围了”。
11．We________to repair the machine; now it works very well.
A．tried
B．did our best
C．tried our best
D．managed
答案：D 从后面的now it works very well可判断，“我们修好了机器”，故用managed。manage to do sth.“设法做成了某事”，符合语境。do/try one's best to do sth.“尽最大努力做某事”；try to do sth.“努力做某事”。
12．—Shall we meet at 9 a．m. this Sunday?
—________. I will be available the whole morning.
A．You are right
B．It doesn't matter
C．That suits me fine
D．Go ahead
答案：C 考查交际用语。That suits me fine意为“这个时间对我来说非常合适”。
13．It's getting dark. We'd better find a hotel and________.
A．set out
B．settle down
C．make out
D．move down
答案：B 本题考查短语辨析。句意：天渐渐黑了，我们最好找个宾馆住下来。settle down“安定下来”，在此指“住下来”。
14．As a successful businessman, he was so________that he never cared how much money he spent.
A．happy
B．rude
C．wealthy
D．healthy
答案：C 句意：作为一个成功的商人，他是如此富有以至于从不在乎花多少钱。wealthy“富有的”。
15．—Would you care for a drink?
—No, thanks. I________.
A．would rather not B．wouldn't like to
C．would like to
D．prefer to have one
答案：A 句意：“你想喝点什么吗？”“不，谢谢。我宁愿不喝。”would rather do sth.表示“宁可做某事”，其否定式为would rather not do sth.。
Ⅳ.完形填空
Canada
Canada is the second biggest country in the world. It has an area of about ten million square km，__1__most of the northern part of the North American continent and with a(n) __2__larger than that of the United States. Canada__3__to the southwest of Greenland. To the south, it__4__to the same latitude as southern France. The__5__from the Pacific coast in the west to the Atlantic in the east is greater than that from North America to Europe. But__6__its large size, twothirds of the population of Canada live in a__7__belt of land no more than 200 km from the U．S. territory. In the east are the Great Lakes that lie on the__8__with the United States. These huge inland seas__9__into the St. Lawrence River, which__10__them with the Atlantic Ocean. The__11__of government and finance is in Ontario. So are many of Canada's industries.
Canada is a country of ten provinces and three territories. The first inhabitants of Canada were North American Indians and Inuit. France and Britain each__12__Canada to their rule in the past. At that time the population of Canada was almost__13__the French, but in the next few decades, thousands of British colonists__14__to Canada from the British Isles and from the American colonies. In 1849, the right of Canada to selfgovernment was finally__15__. Today, 18 percent of Canadians still speak only French.
Canada is often__16__a land of the future. The__17__is that the country's rich oil and mineral__18__have hardly been touched. It is among the ten__19__industrial nations of the world. Its capital is Ottawa and the largest city is Toronto. Other important cities__20__Montreal, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Hamilton, and Quebec.
文章大意：本文介绍了幅员辽阔、资源丰富的北美国家加拿大的地理位置、疆域面积、历史背景、社会文化、市政经济等概况。
1．A. making
B. recovering
C. covering
D. determining
答案：C cover此处表示“占有面积”，Canada的国土面积覆盖了北美大部分地区，其他的选项不符。
2．A. altitude
B. nation
C. area
D. water
答案：C 此处“with an area larger than that of the United States”仍然是介绍Canada的国土面积。nation指的是“国家”，Canada本身就是一个国家；altitude指“海拔，高度”；water指“水域”。
3．A. limits
B. lies
C. spreads
D. connects
答案：B 此处是开始介绍Canada的地理位置，Canada位于Greenland的西南，lie to“位于”。spread是“延伸”的意思。
4．A. rises
B. wanders
C. grows
D. reaches
答案：D 此处仍在介绍Canada的位置。Canada的南部还延伸到了与法国南部同一纬度的位置。reaches意思是“延伸，达到”；rise“上升”；wander“漫游”；grow“增长”。
5．A. distance
B. scenery
C. culture
D. atmosphere
答案：A 此句是一个比较句，从太平洋的西海岸到大西洋东部的距离(distance)比从北美到欧洲的距离更长。
6．A. instead of
B. in spite of
C. as for
D. as with
答案：B 从此句的“but”一词可知，尽管Canada面积大，但人口分布不平衡，in spite of意为“尽管，即使”。
7．A. sensitive
B. wide
C. tight
D. narrow
答案：D 从此句的no more than 200 km可知Canada的人口分布在一个狭长的地带，narrow belt正符合句意，wide意思相反。
8．A. border
B. valley
C. forest
D. bank
答案：A Canada的东部是“the Great Lakes”，正好与美国交界，border是“边界，交界”之意。
9．A. float
B. run
C. hide
D. fall
答案：B “the Great Lakes”正好流向“St. Lawrence River”，只有“run”能与inland seas搭配。
10．A. surrounds
B. provides
C. links
D. combine
答案：C 此句中的which指的是St. Lawrence River，它最终流向大西洋。因此，St. Lawrence River将“These huge inland seas”和“Atlantic Ocean”连接起来，其他选项与句意不符。
11．A. centre
B. balance
C. connection
D. mixture
答案：A 根据事实“Ontario”既是Canada的金融中心，又是政府的中心地带，因此是“centre”。
12．A. protected
B. frightened
C. subjected
D. impressed
答案：C 在历史上，Canada曾遭受多个国家的入侵。France和Britain都曾入侵过Canada，故选subject“使隶属”。
13．A. originally
B. accidentally
C. usually
D. entirely
答案：D 从本句的almost可知，
只有entirely可与之搭配，表示那时Canada的人口几乎全部都是法国人，因为Canada曾是法国的殖民地。
14．A. turned
B. moved
C. devoted
D. led
答案：B 从上句的“France and Britain each subjected Canada”可知Canada也曾是英国的殖民地。英国从本国向Canada移民，因此选moved。
15．A. recognized
B. organized
C. honored
D. settled
答案：A 从本句中的“the right of Canada”可知，加拿大本国政府的权利被承认、认可。只有recognize可与right搭配。
16．A. allowed
B. called
C. named
D. said
答案：B call意为“被称为”；allow“允许”；name“命名”；say“说”。called用在此处最恰当，人们称Canada为“a land of the future”。
17．A. fact
B. truth
C. reason
D. idea
答案：C 这一段第一句和第二句构成因果关系，
因此只能用reason。
18．A. materials
B. resources
C. sources
D. energies
答案：B 加拿大丰富的油田和矿产资源未被开发。resource“资源”；material“材料”；source“来源”；energy“能量，精力”。
19．A. leading
B. fortunate
C. possible
D. growing
答案：A Canada是世界上十个顶尖级的工业大国之一，选leading，表示“领头的，主要的”，最符合句意。
20．A. replace
B. conclude
C. represent
D. include
答案：D 上一句介绍了Canada的首都和最大的城市。接下来介绍其他的重要城市，其中包括以下城市，因此选include“包括”。
Ⅴ.书面表达
假如你是李华。有一个外国学生旅游团来南京参观。请你根据下列提示，拟一份英语发言稿向游客介绍南京。
1．南京位于中国东南部，是江苏省的省会，人口约500万。
2．南京城有2400多年的历史，曾有10个朝代在此建都。
3．南京有许多名胜，如玄武湖、鸡鸣寺、石头城等。
注意：词数120左右(开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数)。
Boys and girls，
Welcome to our city, Nanjing.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thank you.
[范文借鉴]
Boys_and_girls，
Welcome_to_our_city,_Nanjing.
I'm so glad to tell you something about our city. Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province, lies in the southeast of China. The city, with a population of about 5 million, has a history of more than 2,400 years. And it was once the capital of ten dynasties. Besides, Nanjing is a very beautiful city with a lot of places of interest like the Xuanwu Lake, the Jiming Temple and the Stone City. I will show all of you around our city as a guide. In addition, it is also a modern city with many modern factories and high buildings.
I'm sure you will appreciate the beauty of our city and have a good time here.
Thank_you.
[亮点回放]
1．写发言稿要注意：格式要正确；这是一篇以说明为主、描写为辅、叙述为主线的说明文。
2．做到了语言简洁明了、层次清晰和内容完整。
3．使用了一些连接词，如：besides, in addition，使文章连贯通顺。
4．运用了较好的短语如：a population of, has a history of, show...around...等。