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ReadingandThinking高中英語新人教版選擇性必修二JOURNEYACROSSAVASTLANDLead-inLookatthetitleandanswersomequestions.1.Canyoureplace“journey”withanotherword?Travel,trip,tour,etc.2.Whatdoes“journey”oftenimply?“Journey”oftenimpliesalongertrip,perhapstomultipledestinations,orwithagreatersenseofunknown.3.Whatdoyouthink“vastland”means?Anextremelylargeareaofground.4.Wheredoesthephrase“vastland”remindyouof?Xinjiang,Tibet,InnerMongolia,Russia,Canada.Seeingthetruenorthviarail:VancouverandtheheartofCanadaReadingandThinkingCanadaisthe__________largestcountryintheworld._______and________aretheofficiallanguages.ThecapitalofCanadais________.secondEnglishFrenchOttawaBackgroundInformationaboutCanadaReadingforthegist2.Readthepassageandmatchthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para.1

A.Thetwogirlswereamazedbythevastlandsof

Canada.Para.2 B.Thetwogirls’stayinVancouver.Para.3 C.LiDaiyuandhercousinwereonatriptoCanada.Para.4 D.Thetwogirls’visittoLakeLouise.Para.5 E.Thetwogirlsreachedtheirdestination.Para.6 F.AshortintroductiontoEdmonton.1．What’sthegenre(體裁)ofthispassage?A.AtravelbrochureB.ATraveljournalC.Novel

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Careful-readingReadthepassagecarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.1.Accordingtothepassage，therouteofLiDaiyuandLiuQian’sjourneyis

.A.Vancouver→LakeLouise→Jasper→Edmonton→TorontoB.Vancouver→Edmonton→Jasper→LakeLouise→TorontoC.Vancouver→Toronto→LakeLouise→Jasper→EdmontonD.Edmonton→LakeLouise→Jasper→Vancouver→Toronto√ReadingforthedetailReadforthedetailinformationandmainideaofpara.MainideaTheintroductionofthetripWHOLiDaiyuandhercousinLiuQianWHATwenttoCanadaHOWflytoVancouverandthentakethetrainFEELINGexcitingBeforestartingout,theyspentacoupleofdaysinVancouver,seeingthesights.Duringtheirfirstday,asistypicalofVancouver,itrained.Despitetheweather,theywereabletotakeaboatrideoutintothebay,andlatervisitanislandthathadwonderfulshopssellingcraftsandantiques.Thenextdaywasclearandmild,andtheywerepleasedtoseethebeautifulmountainslookingoutoverthecity.Latertheytookapleasanthikeinaforestjustashortdistanceaway.Readforthedetailedinformationandmainideaofpara.2PlaceInformationOftenrains;aharbour;beautifulmountainslookingoutoverthecity;aforestjustashortdistanceawayVancouverMainideaThestayinVancouverbeforetherailtripThenextmorning,thetwogirlsaroseearlytotakethetraintoLakeLouise,passingthroughtheCanadianRockies.Seenfromthetrainwindow,themountainsandforestsofCanadalookedmassive.Whenthetrainarrivedatthestation,theytookataxitoLakeLouisewherethebluewaterliterallytooktheirbreathawaywithitsexceptionalbeauty.Theyspentthenight,andthentookacoachboundnorththroughtheCanadianRockiestoJasper.Lookingatthebeautifulscenery,theybothagreedthatitwasthemostawesomejourneytheyhadevertaken.Inadditiontoseeingspectacularmountainpeaksandforests,onehighlightoftheirtripwasbeingabletoseemanydifferentcreatures,includingdeer,mountaingoats,andevenagrizzlybearandaneagle.Readforthedetailedinformationandmainideaofpara.3MainideaTheexperienceinLakeLouiseandJasper.PlaceInformationTheCanadianRockiesBluewaterofLakeLouise;spectacularmountainpeaksandforests;differentcreaturessuchasdeer,mountaingoats,grizzlybears,andeaglesFromJasper,theycaughtthetraintowardsToronto.Oneofthetrain'sfirststopswasinEdmonton,theprovincialcapitalofAlberta,thecentreofCanada'shugeoilandgasdrillingindustry.Edmontonisfreezingcoldinwinter,withdailytemperaturesaveraging-10。C.Sinceitcanbetoocoldtogooutdoors,Edmontonishometomanyshoppingmalls.Infact,oneofthelargestshoppingmallsinNorthAmericaisinEdmonton.Readforthedetailedinformationandmainideaofpara.4MainideaTheintroductionofEdmontonPlaceInformationEdmontoncentreofCanada’shugeoilandgasindustry;coldinwinter,withdailytemperaturesaveraging-10°C;hometooneofthelargestshoppingmallsinNorthAmericaFromEdmonton,thetrainheadedsoutheastacrossthegreatCanadianPrairie.Atschool,DaiyuandLiuQianhadleantthatCanada'spopulationisonlyslightlyoverthirty-sevenmillion.However,theydidnotanticipateseeingsuchanopencountry,andweretrulyamazed.Theywentthroughtwowheat-growingprovinces,wheretheysawabunchoffarmsthatcoveredaverylargearea.Readforthedetailedinformationandmainideaofpara.5MainideaJourneyacrosstheGreatCanadianPrairiePlaceInformationtheCanadianPrairieanopencountry;

twowheat-growingprovinces;abunchoffarmsthatcoveredaverylargeareaAfteranotherdayonthetrain,eventuallytheywerebackinanurbanarea,thecityofWinnipeg.Fromthere,theytravelledthroughthenight,andwokeupinOntario—alandofforestsandlakes.Thetrainthunderedon,throughtherollinghills.Thebushesandmapletreesoutsidetheirwindowswerered,gold,andorange,andtherewasfrostontheground,confirmingthatautumnhadarrivedinCanada.Nightcameagain,andthetrainturnedsouthtowardsToronto.Whentheywokeupthenextmorningandpulledbackthecurtain,theycouldseethewidestretchofLakeHuron—oneofthefourGreatLakesonOntario'ssouthernborder.Itwasnotuntil9:30am.thattheyfinallyreachedthecapitalofOntario,Toronto.Allinall,theirtripfromVancouvertoTorontohadtakenadurationoffourdays.Readforthedetailedinformationandmainideaofpara.6MainideaThesightseeingonthetraintowardsTorontoPlaceInformationOntarioalandofforests,lakes,androllinghills;fourGreatLakesonitssouthernborder;capitalisTorontoamindmapontheircross-countrytripVancouver→LakeLouise→Jasper→Edmonton→TorontoTransportationDiscoursemarkersarealsoknownas“l(fā)inkingwords”.Theyareusedtoshowrelationshipsbetweenideas.Relationshipscanrangefromaddingsomething(e.g.,also,besides,additionally),toshowingcontrast(e.g.,however,ontheotherhand),toexplainingareason(e.g.,because,since),ortoshowingaresult(e.g.,therefore,asaresult).Withoutthem,theconnectionsbetweensentencesandparagraphswouldbelessobvious.Usediscoursemarkers(語篇標(biāo)記詞)toshowrelationshipsdiscoursemarkersContrastOrderofevents通過使用before,during,later等與時(shí)序相關(guān)的標(biāo)記語，呈現(xiàn)出兩位主人公開啟火車之旅前的游覽活動(dòng)。AddingInadditionto將旅途中所見的景物自然地銜接在一起。ContrastTimeConcludingMatcheachdiscoursemarkerwiththecorrectpurpose.1.however2.since3.when4.inadditionto5.infact6.later7.eventuallyA.toaddsomethingB.toshowcontrastC.toexplainareasonD.toshowanendpointintimeE.toshowtimeF.toemphasiseG.todescribetheorderofeventsMoreexamplesofdiscoursemarkers:Adding:also,besides,additionally,moreoverContrast:however,ontheotherhand,while,bycontrastReason:since,as,becauseResult:therefore,asaresult,consequently,accordingly（因此；于是）Emphasis:indeed,aboveallOrderofevents:first,second,nextTime:assoonas,meanwhileGivingexamples:forexample,suchasComparing:similarly（類似地）,likewise(同樣地)Concluding:toconclude,insummaryPost-ReadingWordscollection乘坐商業(yè)航班是典型特點(diǎn)精致店鋪出售工藝品和古董進(jìn)行愜意的徒步巍峨的山脈遼闊的森林令人贊嘆美麗異常最棒的一次旅行壯麗的山峰省會(huì)極冷的WordscollectionOilandgasdrillingindustryBehometo…AnticipateseeingsuchanopencountryAbunchoffarmsThunderonThroughtherollinghillsPullbackthecurtainTakeadurationoffourdays油氣開采業(yè)擁有；為所在地預(yù)想看到如此遼闊的國度一片片農(nóng)場轟隆隆向前行駛穿過延綿的群山拉開窗簾歷時(shí)四天Post-readingFillinthefollowingblankswithsuitablewords.LiDaiyuandhercousinLiuQianwenttoCanadatovisittheircousi