JOURNEYACROSSAVASTLANDTRAVELFARENOUGHYOUMEETYOURSELF.DAVIDMITCHELLCanyoureplacejourneywithanotherword?Whatdoesjourneyoftenimply?tripajourneytoaplaceandbackagain,especiallyashortoneforpleasureoraparticularpurposejourneyanactoftravellingfromoneplacetoanother,especiallywhentheyarefaraparttraveltogofromoneplacetoanother,especiallyoveralongdistancetourajourneymadeforpleasureduringwhichseveraldifferenttowns,countries,etc.arevisitedWhatarethevastlandsinChina?Whatdoyouexpecttoexperienceinaplacefarawayfromhome?FOODHISTORYSCENERYWhatdoyouknowaboutCanada?Canadaislocatedinthe

northernmostpartofNorthAmerica.ThenationalcapitalisOttawa.CanadaisofficiallybilingualinEnglishandFrench,reflectingthecountry’shistoryasgroundoncecontestedbytwoofEurope’sgreatpowers.OFFICIALLANGUAGESTheRoyalUnionFlagwasusedacrossBritishNorthAmericaandinCanadaevenafterConfederation(1867)until1965.TheiconicmapleleafbecomesthecenterpieceofCanada’snewNationalFlag,raisedforthefirsttimeonFebruary15,1965.SEEINGTHETRUENORTHVIARAILVANCOUVERANDTHEHEARTOFCANADA

LiDaiyuandhercousinLiuQianwenttoCanada[1]tovisittheircousinsinHalifaxontheAtlanticcoast.Ratherthan①travelbycommercialairline②alltheway,theydecidedtoflytoVancouverandthentakethetrain③.Forbothofthem,thethoughtofcrossingthewholecountrybyrailwasexciting.

Beforestartingout④，theyspentacoupleofdaysinVancouver,seeingthesights.Duringtheirfirstday,[2]asistypical⑤ofVancouver,itrained.Despitetheweather,theywereabletotakeaboatrideoutintothebay⑥，andlatervisitanislandthathadwonderfulshopssellingcrafts⑦andantiques⑧.Thenextdaywasclearandmild⑨，andtheywerepleasedtoseethebeautifulmountainslookingoutoverthecity.Later,theytookapleasant⑩hike?inaforestjustashortdistanceaway.

Thenextmorning,thetwogirlsarose?earlytotakethetraintoLakeLouise,passingthroughtheCanadianRockies.[4]Seenfromthetrainwindow,themountainsandforestsofCanadalookedmassive?.Whenthetrainarrivedatthestation,theytookataxitoLakeLouise,wherethebluewaterliterally?

tooktheirbreathaway?withitsexceptionalbeauty.Theyspentthenight,andthentookacoachbound?norththroughtheCanadianRockiestoJasper.[5]Lookingatthebeautifulscenery?，theybothagreedthatitwasthemostawesome?journey[6]theyhadevertaken.Inadditionto?seeingspectacular?mountainpeaksandforests,onehighlightoftheirtripwasbeingabletoseemanydifferentcreatures,includingdeer,mountaingoats,andevenagrizzlybearandaneagle.deermountaingoatsgrizzlybeareagleFromJasper,theycaughtthetraintowardsToronto.Oneofthetrain'sfirststopswasinEdmonton,theprovincialcapitalofAlberta,thecentreofCanada'shugeoilandgasdrillingindustry.Edmontonisfreezingcoldinwinter，[7]withdailytemperaturesaveraging－10℃．[8]

Sinceitcanbetoocoldtogooutdoors,Edmontonishometomanyshoppingmalls.Infact,oneofthelargestshoppingmallsinNorthAmericaisinEdmonton.TheWestEdmontonMallremainsthelargestshoppingcentreinNorthAmerica.Thereareover800shops,anindoorwaterpark,anamusementpark,apirateship,anicerink,andtwohotels–justtonameafewoftheattractions.

FromEdmonton,thetrainheadedsoutheastacrossthegreatCanadianPrairie.Atschool,DaiyuandLiuQianhadlearntthatCanada'spopulationisonlyslightlyoverthirty-sevenmillion.However,theydidnotanticipateseeingsuchanopencountry,andweretrulyamazed.Theywentthroughtwowheat-growingprovinces,wheretheysawabunchoffarmsthatcoveredaverylargearea.

Afteranotherdayonthetrain,eventuallytheywerebackinanurbanarea,thecityofWinnipeg.Fromthere,theytravelledthroughthenight,andwokeupinOntario—alandofforestsandlakes.Thetrainthunderedon,throughtherollinghills.Thebushesandmapletreesoutsidetheirwindowswerered,gold,andorange,andtherewasfrostontheground,confirmingthatautumnhadarrivedinCanada.Nightcameagain,andthetrainturnedsouthtowardsToronto.Whentheywokeupthenextmorningandpulledbackthecurtain,theycouldseethewidestretchofLakeHuron—oneofthefourGreatLakesonOntario'ssouthernborder.Itwasnotuntil9：30a．m.thattheyfinallyreachedthecapitalofOntario，Toronto.Allinall,theirtripfromVancouvertoTorontohadtakenadurationoffourdays.Rereadthepassageandmakeamindmapfortheirtrip(includingplaces,weather,mood,purposesandetc.).ChinaVancouverLakeLouisepurpose:mood:visittheircousins

excitedthefirstdayweather:activities:rainedtookaboattothebay;visitedanislandtheseconddayweather:activities:clearandmildsawthemountains;tookahiketime:activities:thenextmorning;thenightaroseearly;sawthemountainsandforestsJasperEdmontonthegreatCanadianPrairieactivities:lookedatthescenery;sawmountainpeaksandforests;sawcreaturesfeatures:provincialcapitalofAlberta;centreofCanada’soilandgasdrillingindustrycoldinwinter;hometomanyshoppingmallsactivities:sawanopencountrywentthroughtwowheat-growingprovincesRereadeachparagraphtocompletethetablebelowwithinformationfromthearticle.TimePlaceInformationBeforestartingoutoftenrains;aharbour;beautifulmountainslookingoutoverthecity;aforestjustashortdistanceawayThenextmorningtheCanadianRockiesVancouverbluewaterofLakeLouise;spectacularmountainpeaksandforests;differentcreaturesTimePlaceInformationAftertheyleftJaspercentreofCanada’shugeoilandgasindustry;coldinwinter,withdailytemperaturesaveraging-10℃;hometooneofthelargestshoppingmallsinNorthAmericaAftertheyleftEdmontontheCanadianPrairieAfteranotherdayOntarioanopencountry;twowheat-growingprovinces;abunchoffarmsalandofforests,lakes,androllinghills;thebushesandmapletrees;frostontheground;wildstretchofLakeHuron;TorontoEdmontonWhat'sthemainideaofthetext?A．AtriptoVancouverandtheheartofCanada.B．TheweatherinVancouver.C．TheweatherinEdmonton.D．AutumninCanada.Matchthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para.1____ A．Thetwogirlswereamazedbythevast landsofCanada.Para.2____ B．Thetwogirls'stayinVancouver.Para.3____ C．LiDaiyuandhercousinwereonatripto Canada.Para.4____ D．Thetwogirls'visittoLakeLouise.Para.5____ E．Thetwogirlsreachedth