UNIT

1

Wish

you

were

hereSection

A

Welcome

to

the

unit

&ReadingWelcome

to

the

unitThe

real

voyage

of

discovery

consists

not

in

seekingnewlandscapes,but

in

having

new

eyes.—Marcel

Proust·What's

your

understanding?Look

atthe

postcards

below

and

discussthefollowing

question

in

pairs.Whatdoyouknowabout

these

places?AustraliaChinaUSAUK?Howwouldyoudescribeeachof

the

fourpostcardsabove?UK

AustraliaChina

USADiscussthequestions

in

groups.What'syourfavouritetouristdestination?Andhowdoyoufeel

aboutit?Self-evaluationWhattouristdestinationshaveyouevervisitedorwouldyouliketovisit?Canyoudescribeyourfavouritetouristdestinationtoyourclassmates?1.TheBeaver海貍2.CoatofArms盾徽3.TheMapleLeafTartan格子呢4.TheMapleTree5.TheCanadianFlag6.TheNationalAnthem國歌7.IceHockey

冰上曲棍球8.Lacrosse長曲棍球Reading·What

do

you

know

about

the

national

symbols

of

Canada?ReadingCanada—alandof

chversiyIt

means

that

a

range

ofpeople

or

things

thatare

very

different

from

each

other.Para.1:Canada

is

a

broad

and

beautifulcountrywith

diverse

ethnic

groupsand

distinct

cultures.Para.2:Canada

is

geographically

diverse.Para.3:Canadaisethnically

diverse.Para.4:Canadaisculturally

diverse.Para.5:Canada

isa

uniqueplaceto

live

andvisitReadingIntroductionMain

BodyConclusionPara.11.How

to

translate

this

sentence?

simile(明喻)“Canada

is

like

a

blooming

flower,unfolding

with

breathtakingbeauty

and

richness

to

win

the

heart

of

those

who

enjoy

what

ithas

to

offer."2.Find

out

allthewordsthat

can

reflect

the"diversity"ofCanada

in

para.1.richness,broad,ethnically

diverse,distinct紐芬蘭省魁北克省愛德華王子島省新斯科舍省新不倫瑞克省努納武特地區(qū)安大略省曼尼托巴省薩斯喀徹溫省西北地區(qū)阿爾伯塔省Para.2Geographicaldiversity育空地區(qū)

不列顛哥倫比亞省Para.2Geographicaldiversity·the

grand

Rocky

Mountains·

high

peaks·

deepvalleys·ancient,slow-moving

glaciers·

a

huge

varieties

of

wildlife●

remote

forests·

national

parks·

mighty

Niagara

FallsPara.2Geographicaldiversity1.

WhatnaturalscenerycanbeseeninCanada?Geographicaldiversity

Inversion

(

倒

裝

)

Totheeastofthe

Pacificcoast

rise

the

grand

Rocky

mountains,whichare

hometo

highpeaksanddeepvalleys

carved

by

iceandwater.One

truly

unique

scenic

spot

in

Canada

is

the

mighty

Niagara

Fallswith

water

rushing

over

its

edge

in

a

splendid

display

of

sights

andsounds.movinghugAncient,slow-glaciers.thelandand

a

huge

variety

ofwildlifewandersthe

remote

forests.personification(擬人)Para.2Para.3ethnicdiversityEthnic

DiversityThousands

of

years

ago

Centuries

ago

Todaythe

earliest

settlers

themajor

ethnic

groupstheminoritygroupsPara.4culturaldiversity1.What'sthe

relationship

betweenethnicdiversityand

culturaldiversity?·

inturn,bringabout2.In

what

ways

can

you

feel

the

subcultures

there?·Shouldyoufindyourselfinone

ofthese

subcultures,languages,

cuisine,architecture,art

and

music

will

defineyourencounter.Para.4culturaldiversity3.How

does

the

author

illustrate

his

point

of

view?A.By

listing

figuresB.By

making

comparisonsC.By

analyzing

causesBy

giving

examplesPara.4culturaldiversity·Multiculturalism

DayinCanada:In2002,theGovernmentofCanadaannouncedJune

27th

to

be

Multiculturalism

Day.Each

year

on

this

day,Canadians

and

non-Canadians

alike

reflect

and

recognise

thedifferences

that

make

up

their

nation.There

aremany

rich

cultures

to

be

found

in

Canada

and

byhighlighting

thedifferent

beliefs,valuesandcultural

practices,people

are

exposed

to

a

biggerperspective

on

what

really

makes

Canada

special.CELEBRATE

CANADACANADIAN

MULTICULTURAL

DAY-JUNE27PEELMULTICULTURALCOUNCIL"Helpingpeople

reach

their

goals"Para.4culturaldiversity·MulticulturalismDayin

Canada:In2002,theGovernmentofCanadaannouncedJune

27th

to

be

Multiculturalism

Day.Each

year

on

this

day,Canadians

and

non-Canadians

alike

reflect

and

recognise

thedifferences

that

make

up

their

nation.There

aremany

rich

cultures

to

be

found

in

Canada

and

byhighlighting

thedifferent

beliefs,valuesandcultural

practices,people

are

exposed

to

a

biggerperspective

on

what

really

makes

Canada

special.CELEBRATE

CANADACANADIAN

MULTICULTURAL

DAY-JUNE27PEELMULTICULTURALCOUNCIL"Helpingpeople

reach

their

goals"ConclusionCanada's

geographical

wonders,ethnic

groups

and

their

cultures

make

ita

unique

placeto

liveandvisit.(1)Where

are

the

grand

Rocky

Mountains?They

rise

to

the

east

ofthe

Pacific

coast.(2)What

can

reflect

the

diversity

of

Canada's

residents?Canada's

many

rural

areas

and

urban

centers.(3)In

what

ways

can

you

feel

the

subcultures

there?In

languages,cuisine,architecture,art

and

music.While

readingRead

the

website

article

again

carefully

and

answer

the

following

question.While

reading(4)What

can

you

do

on

Cape

Breton

Island?You

can

dance

to

fiddle

tunes

and

enjoy

the

cultures

and

traditionsof

Celtic

settlers.(5)What

makes

Canada

a

unique

place

to

live

an

visit?Its

geographical

wonders,ethnic

groups

and

their

cultures.Post-reading1.In

the

article,the

author

compares

Canada

to

a

bloomingflower.

What

would

you

compare

Canada

to?Why?I

would

compare

Canada

to

a

grand

masterpiece

painted

by

MotherNature.She

paints

Canada's

forests,lakes

and

mountains

in

brightcolours

to

capture

the

awesome

beauty

and

diversity.She

portraysits

cities

in

a

distinctive

style

to

illustrate

their

uniqueness

and

usesharmonious

colour

tones

that

represent

the

many

multicultural

aspects

among

its

people.Post-reading2.Canada

is

a

land

of

diversity,and

so

is

China.

What

aspectscan

reflect

China's

diversity?China's

diversity

is

reflected

in

its

geography,wildlife

and

people.China

has

spectacular

deserts,jungles,grassy

plains

and

wetlands,which

play

an

important

role

in

creating

its

unique

biodiversity.Animals

like

the

giant

panda

and

the

Yangtze

River

dolphin,areexamples

of

this.China

has

so

many

different

minorities

thattravellers

can

experience

a

range

oflocal

traditions

and

cultures.Dear

Aunt

May,I'm

here

in

Calgary,a

Canadian

city

with(1)distinct

features.As

an

exchange

student,I'm

staying

with

a

nice

host

family

in

the

suburbs

for

two

weeks.(2)Apartfrom

enjoying

myschool

life

at

a

local

highschool,I've

been

shownaround

the

sights

of

Calgary,such

as

the

Botanical

Gardens

of

Silver

Springs.Ialso

have

the

opportunity

to

(3)sample

the

local

cuisine.My

host

familyexplained

the

history

of

this

city

to

me.Clovis

people

are

believed

to

be

the(4)ancestors

in

the

Calgary

area.In1883,a

railway

station

was

constructed.Thearea

gradually

grew

to

be

an

important

agricultural

centre

aspeople

moved

in

toestablish

farms

and

raise

cattle.This

once

unknown

area

hasnow

become

amodern,(5)

dynamic

city,This

is

evident

from

the

high-rise

buildings

in

(6)

urban

areas,suchasthe

Calgary

Tower.distinct

splendid

dynamic

come

as

no

surprise

urbansampleancestor

apartfromCalgary

is

located

near

the

Rocky

Mountains.There's

a

thick

blanket

ofsnow

insome

mountain

areas

over

much

of

the

winter,It(7)

comes

as

no

surprisethat

thecity

has

become

a

popular

destination

for

winter

sports

lovers.This

weekend,my

hostfamily

will

take

me

to

ski.We

will

enjoy

the(8)

splendid

scenery

ofBanffNational

Park

too.I

also

can't

wait

to

have

a

go

at

the

national

winter

sport--

icehockey.I'm

amazed

that

Calgary

has

been

consistently

recognized

as

one

ofdistinct

splendid

dynamic

come

as

no

surpriseurban

sample

ancestor

apart

fromtheworld's

most

liveable

cities!Your

niece,LisaLanguage

points1

Canada

is

like

a

bloomingflower,unfoldingwith

breathtaking

beauty

andrichness.

…加拿大如同一朵盛開的花兒，綻放出驚人的美麗與豐富

….

…unfold

vi.&vt.開花；展開，打開；展示，展現(xiàn)；透露He

unfolded

the

map

andsetitonthefloor.他展開地圖，把它放在了地板上?！就卣埂縡oldv.折疊；對折搭配：

fold

up折

疊I

folded

the

letter

and

then

put

it

into

the

envelope.我把信折好，然后把它放進信封里。

【詞塊背誦】unfold

before呈現(xiàn)在.…....面前【說明】(1)un-+v.表示“相反”的動作：uncover

揭露，

unlock

開

鎖(2)un-+adj.表示“相反”的狀態(tài)：unsafe

不

安

全

的

，unreal

不真實的單句語法填空(1)She

opened

the

envelope,took

out

the

letter,and_unfolded

(unfold)it.(2)She

had

known

too

many

businesses

folded

up

_through

bad

management.(3)We

ought

to

look

below

the

surface

of

things

and

then

uncover

(cover)the

essence

ofthem.(4)Critics

claim

the

trucks

run

fast

and

are

unsafe

(safe).2

It

isalsooneofthemostethnicallydiverse

nations

in

the

world

with

distinctcultures.這也是世界上民族最為多元化的國家之一，有其獨特的文化。distinct

adj.截然不同的，有區(qū)別的，不同種類的；清楚的，清晰的搭配：

be

distinct

from

與....不同Those

two

ideas

are

quite

distinct

from

each

other.那兩種觀點截然不同?！?/p>

拓展

】(1)distinctly

adv.顯然地，清楚地He

looked

distinctly

uncomfortable

when

the

subject

was

mentioned.當提到這個話題時，他顯然局促不安起來。(2)distinction

n.

區(qū)別；分清；辨別；優(yōu)秀There

is

adistinctionbetween

what

he

says

andwhathedoes.他言行不一。Employersshouldhiremenandwomen

withoutdistinction.雇主用人應(yīng)不分男女?！驹~塊背誦】adistinctionbetween.….and...

....和

…

.

之間的區(qū)別

withoutdistinction無差別單句語法填空(1)She

hadthe

distinction

(distinct)of

being

the

first

woman

to

swim

the

channel.(2)The

old

universities

are

open

to

all,without

distinction

of

rank

or

religion.(3)Although

theylook

similar,these

plantsare

actuallyquitedistinct

from

each

other.(4)I

distinctly

(distinct)heard

the

loudspeaker

calling

passengers

for

the

Washington-Miami

flight.(5)The

law

makes

no

distinction

between

_adults

and

children.3

Intheten

provincesandthreeterritorieswhichmake

upCanada,there

is

greatdiversity

in

geography.

組成加拿大的十個省份和三個地區(qū)在地理風(fēng)貌上有很大的差異。make

up

構(gòu)成，形成；虛構(gòu)，編造；和解，言歸于好；湊足；化妝，打扮Farmers

make

up

only

a

small

section

of

the

population

in

that

country.在那個國家農(nóng)民只占人口的一小部分。I

think

it's

very

unkind

of

you

to

make

up

storiesabouthim.我認為你編造他的謠言很不友好。【詞塊背誦】make

up

for彌補，補償makeout辨認出；明白，理解makeit及時到達；取得成功make

the

bestof

充分利用makeup

one's

mind

下定決心makegood/full

use

of

充分利用【說明】部分+make

up+整

體

=

整

體

+be

made

up

of+部

分Threedifferentpartsmake

up

this.=Thisis

made

up

ofthreedifferentparts.這由三個不同部分組成。寫出句中make

up的含義(1)Shespenttwohoursmakingherselfup

before

the

party.化妝(2)Jackhasanoutgoingpersonalityand

isgood

at

making

up

jokes.

編造

單句語法填空(3)Wemustmakethebest

ofthe

few

natural

resources

we

have.(4)It

wasso

foggy

that

the

driver

could

hardly

makeoutthe

way

ahead.太平洋海岸向東聳立著巍峨的落基山脈，這里有高聳的山峰和被冰川與水流侵蝕而成的深谷。carve

v.

侵蝕，沖刷；雕，刻；奮斗取得；把(熟肉)切成塊搭

配

carve

from

用…....雕刻

carve

into

雕刻成…....carve

out

雕刻出

carve

up劃分；瓜分【拓展】carving

n.雕刻術(shù)；雕刻品Heacquiredthecraftofwood

carvinginhisnativetown.他在老家學(xué)會了木雕手藝。4

To

the

eastof

the

Pacific

coast

rise

the

grand

Rocky

Mountains,which

arehome

to

high

peaks

and

deep

valleys

carved

by

ice

and

water.【詞塊背誦】carve

a

figure

雕

一個人像

carve

the

meat

切肉單句語法填空(1)He

carved

the

stone

into

the

figure

of

a

man.(2)He

carved_

out

a

name

for

himself

in

the

engineering

business.(3)Wood

carving(carve)beganasanecessity

inAmerica

and

developed

into

an

art.(4)The

dark

days

when

imperialism

could

carve

up

_the

world

at

will

are

gone

forever.(5)It

was

common

practice

to

carve

objects

from

_animal

bones

to

pass

the

time.5OnetrulyuniquescenicspotinCanada

isthemighty

Niagara

Fallswithwaterrushing

over

its

edge

in

a

splendid

display

of

sights

and

sounds.加拿大真正獨特的一處

景點是雄偉壯闊的尼亞加拉瀑布。水流從瀑布邊緣傾瀉而下，景色壯觀，水聲轟鳴。mighty

adj.巨大的，非凡的；強而有力的A

mighty

force

was

about

to

break

loose.一股巨大的力量即將迸發(fā)而出。【

拓

展

】mightn.威力；強大力量Ipushedtherockwith

allmy

might.我用盡全力推這塊石頭。單句語法填空(1)The

United

Kingdom

was

amighty

(might)empirebeforeWorldWarI.(2)Workers

ofour

factory

are

working

withmight

and

main

to

raise

labor

productivity.splendid

adj.

壯麗的，雄偉的；極佳的，非常好的The

house

commanded

some

splendid

views

of

Delaware

Bay.從這座房子可以俯瞰到特拉華灣壯麗的景色?！就卣埂縮plendidly

adv.

輝煌地；華麗地；極好地The

old

woman

dressed

even

more

splendidly.那位老婦人穿著更為華麗。【詞塊背誦】splendid

scene壯麗的景象splendid

chance極好的機會單句語法填空(1)Our

team

gave

a

splendid

(splendor)account

of

ourselves

to

win

the

match.(2)As

soon

as

he

settled

down

to

his

new

job,Alex

got

ahead

splendidly

(splendid).6Apartfrom

itsgeographicaldiversity,Canada'smanyruralareas

and

urban

centersreflectthediversityof

its

residents.除了其地理環(huán)境的多元化，加拿大的許多農(nóng)村地區(qū)和城市中心還體現(xiàn)了其居民的多元化。apart

from

除了

.

.

.

…

外(還),此外；除了

.

.

…

外(都),要不是Apart

from

English,westudyRussianandSpanish.除了英語以外，我們還學(xué)俄語及西班牙語?！?/p>

辨

析

】apartfrom,besides,except,exceptfor,exceptthat/when/where.….與butapart

from

表示包括或不包括，要根據(jù)上下文判斷意思。besides

表示除....外(還有),是包括在內(nèi)的意思。except表示除去，是不包括的意思。exceptfor“除….

…之外”,所排除的情況往往不影響整體或大局。exceptthat/when/where…接從句，表示不包括在內(nèi)。but相當于except,

通常與no,all,nobody,everything等詞連用。選詞填空：apartfrom/besides/except/exceptfor/exceptthat/but(1)Wework

every

day

except/apartfrom

Sunday.(2)Iknownothingabouthimexceptthathelivesnextdoor.(3)The

weather

was

good_except

foranoccasionalshower.(4)In

this

case

there

is

no

choicebut_towait.(5)We

learn

some

other

subjectsbesides/apart

fromEnglish.urban

adj.城市的，城鎮(zhèn)的Thequalityof

urban

livinghasbeendamaged

by

excessive

noise.城市生活的質(zhì)量已被過量的噪聲所破壞。【拓展】suburbanadj.市郊的；郊區(qū)的You

will

need

to

take

a

bus

to

reach

suburban

areas.

要去郊區(qū)，你就需要坐公共汽車?！驹~塊背誦】urbanareas/districts/centers

城市地區(qū)/地區(qū)/中心suburban

areas

郊區(qū)地帶完成句子(1)Modern

industry

has

been

concentrated

in

a

fewurbancenters(

城

市中

心

)

.(2)Livingstandardsforthepeople

insuburbanarea(

在

郊區(qū)

)continueto

rise.7.….while

theminority

groupsincluderesidents

from

Singapore

and

the

PacificIslands

…

…而少數(shù)族裔包括來自新加坡和太平洋島嶼的居民。minority

n.少數(shù)民族，少數(shù)群體；少數(shù)，少數(shù)人(反義詞：majority)OnlyaminorityofBritishhouseholdsdonothaveacar.英國只有少數(shù)家庭沒有汽車?！?/p>

拓

展

】minor

adj.

輕微的；較小的；次要的Shehadaminoroperationthedaybeforeyesterday.前天她做了一次小手術(shù)?！驹~塊背誦】a

minority

of少數(shù)

…

.

.

in

a/the

minority占少數(shù)單句語法填空(1)Most

of

the

people

turned

their

back

to

him.Only

a

minority

(minor)of

people

gave

him

a

hand.(2)He

believes

that

his

opponents

are

in

a/the

minority.8This

ethnic

variety,in

turn,brings

about

cultural

diversity.種族多元化相應(yīng)地導(dǎo)致文化多元化。bring

about

導(dǎo)致；引起His

wise

investment

of

his

capital

has

brought

about

a

great

change

in

his

life.

他對資本的精明投放已使他的生活發(fā)生巨變。Micro-organisms

are

the

agents

that

bring

about

the

chemical

change.【詞塊背誦】bring

back

帶回；使回憶起bring

down降低，減少；使降落bringforward將……提前；提出bring

in

引入；賺得bring

out

使顯現(xiàn)，使表現(xiàn)出bringup

提出；教育，養(yǎng)育【

說

明

】“導(dǎo)致，引起”的多種表達：bring

about;result

in;contribute

to;lead

to。微生物是引起化學(xué)變化的作用者。單句語法填空(1)He

urged

the

United

States

to

persist

with

its

efforts

to

bring.

about

peace.(2)Astronauts

have

brought

back

specimens

of

rock

from

the

moon.(3)The

pilot

managed

to

bring

the

plane

down

safely.(4)He

was

brought

up

by

his

uncle.9Should

you

find

yourself

in

one

of

these

subcultures,languages,cuisine,

architecture,art

and

music

will

define

your

encounter.

如果你發(fā)現(xiàn)自己置身于其中

一種亞文化中，那么(它的)語言、飲食、建筑、藝術(shù)和音樂會說明你邂逅的是何種文化。

should

用于倒裝結(jié)構(gòu)置于句首，省略連詞if,構(gòu)成倒裝。Should

he

come(=Ifhe

should

come),tell

him

to

ring

me

up.如果他來的話，叫他打電話給我。Should

you

come

across

waste

paper

thrown

out

ofa

passing

car,pick

it

up.如果你遇到從一輛路過的汽車里扔出來的廢紙，把它撿起來?！?/p>

說明

】在if引導(dǎo)的虛擬語氣句中，如果從句含有were,should

或had,可將這個詞置于句首，并省略if,

構(gòu)成部分倒裝。Should

it

rain(=If

it

should

rain),the

crops

would

be

saved.要是下雨，莊稼就得救了。Were

I

in

your

position(=IfI

were

in

your

position),I

would

go.如果我處在你的位置，我會去的。Had

you

arrived

five

minutes

earlier(=If

you

had

arrived

five

minutes

earlier),you

could

havemet

her.如果你早到五分鐘，你就能見到她了。完成句子(1)If

it

should

rain

tomorrow/Should

it

rain

tomorrow

(如果明天下雨的話),

we'llhave

to

put

off

the

match.改為倒裝句(2)If

you

had

worked

hard,you

would

have

finished

it

early.→Had

you

worked

hard,you

would

have

finished

it

early.(3)IfI

werea

bird,I

would

fly

to

you.→Were

Iabird,Iwouldfly

to

you.10..you

cansamplethefoodwitha

typical

French

flavor...……你可以品嘗具有典型法式風(fēng)味的美食

….…sample

vt.&n.(1)vt.

嘗，品嘗，體驗；抽樣檢驗Youget

to

sample

lots

of

baked

things

here.你可以在這兒品嘗各種烘烤糕點。They

can

learn

English

and

sample

the

British

way

of

life.他們可以學(xué)習(xí)英語并體驗英國人的生活方式。(2)n.

樣本，樣品；取樣They

asked

me

to

work

up

some

sample

drawings

and

bring

themdown.他們請我畫一些樣圖并帶過去?！驹~塊背誦】random

samples

隨機樣本

sample

rates抽樣率寫出句中sample

的詞性及詞義(1)Thousands

of

people

have

written

to

us

for

a

free

sample.名詞，樣品(2)I

sampled

the

delights

of

Greek

cooking

for

the

first

time.動詞，品嘗(3)We

sampled

the

stuff

and

found

it

satisfactory.動詞，抽驗最后，如果你想獨辟蹊徑的話，可以

……off

the

beaten

track

不落俗套，打破常規(guī)；遠離鬧市，偏遠The

workers

ofthe

factorywent

offthe

beaten

track

and

designed

a

new-typegrinder.

該廠工人打破常規(guī)，設(shè)計了一臺新型磨床。We

bought

this

antique

chair

in

a

little

shop

that

is

far

off

the

beaten

track.我們是在一家很偏僻的小店里買到這把古色古香的椅子的?！驹~塊背誦】on

the

right/wrong

track

思路/做法對/不對on

the

track

of

追蹤；尋找；探究keep/losetrack

of與……保持/失去聯(lián)系；了解/不了解…..

的動態(tài)11

Finally,if

you

are

looking

for

something

off

the

beaten

track,you

may...單句語法填空(1)We

need

a

convincing

win

to

put

us

back

on

the

right

track.(2)This

vacation

spot

is_off

_the

beaten

track

because

it

is

a

new

one.

完成句子(3)The

research

institute

is

on

the

track

of

(正在尋找)

what

causes

the

arterydamage.12Giventheseculturaldifferences,itcomesas

nosurprise

that

Canada

hasbeen

celebrating

Multiculturalism

Day

since

2002.鑒于這些文化差異，加拿大自2002年以來就一直在慶祝多元文化日也就不足為奇了。given

prep.鑒于，考慮到[后接名詞(短語),表示原因]Given

the

present

conditions,I

think

she's

done

rather

well.考慮到目前的條件，我認為她已做得相當出色?！?/p>

說明

】given

that“考慮到，鑒于”,引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句。類似用法：

consideringthat(

考

慮

到

)

,

seeingthat

(

既

然

)

。單句語法填空(1)

Seeing

(see)that

he's

been

off

sick

all

week

he's

unlikely

to

come(2)Even

this

was

remarkable,

considering

(consider)that