1、Rocky Rocky MountainsMountains“THE TRUE NORTH”TorontoMontrealtofromFill in the blanks according to the order things happened.the next morningaround noonlate that nightthey saw beautiful maple trees and realized that fall had come.they arrived in Toronto.the train left.at dawn the next morningthey sp

2、end the afternoonthe nightthey arrived in Montreal.in the lovely shops and visiting the artists in their workplaces beside the water.the train was speeding down to the East Coast. 1. How many cities did they visit in the text? 2. In what direction did they take the train?Two. Toronto, Montreal.They

3、took the train to the northeast.Answer the questions about the passage. 3. What tree did they see outside their windows? Maple trees.4. What season was it?It was fall / autumn.5. How do we know it is fall in Canada? We know it is fall in Canada because the maple trees are red and gold and orange, an

4、d there is frost on the ground.6. What can sometimes be seen from the CN Tower in Toronto? Sometimes the misty cloud that rises from Niagara Falls can be seen from the CN Tower. The water from the lake goes into the Niagara River and over the falls on its way to the sea.7. Where does the water from

5、the lake go?8. Which direction is the train going from Toronto? The train is going east (northeast) from Toronto. Good coffee, good bread and good music show that Montreal is a French city. Also the signs and ads were in French.9. What three things show us that Montreal is a French city?The next mor

6、ning the red, gold and orange _ and maple trees outside their windows and the frost on the ground _ that fall had arrived in Canada.confirmedbushesPost ReadingAfter arriving in Toronto, the biggest and _ city in Canada, around noon, Li Daiyu and her cousins went on a tour of the city. Having climbed

7、 up the tall CN Tower, they looked across the lake. _, the _ cloud rising from the great Niagara Falls, which is on the south side of the lake, could be seen. misty most wealthyIn the distanceAs they walked north from the harbour area, Li Daiyu phoned Lin Fei, one of her mothers old _ from a telepho

8、ne _ They met Lin Fei around dusk in downtown Chinatown, one of the three in Toronto and they chatted with each other at a restaurant. boothschoolmatesThe train left late that night and arrived in Montreal at dawn the next morning. At a _ restaurant, they were looking over the _ St Lawrence River wh

9、en they met a young man called Henri, who told them that most people in the city spoke both English and French, but the city had French culture and _.traditionsbuffetbroadThat night as the train was speeding along the St Lawrence River toward the Gulf of St Lawrence and down to the distant east coas

10、t, the cousins dreamed of French restaurants and red maple leaves.Language points 1. confirm閱讀下列句子，注意閱讀下列句子，注意confirm的意思。的意思。1) Has everyone confirmed (that) theyre coming?2) The walk in the mountains confirmed his fear of heights.3) He was confirmed as captain for the rest of the season.自我歸納自我歸納 co

11、nfirm 意為意為 _ (句句1、句、句2)，后可接，后可接that從句；也可意從句；也可意為為 _ (句句3)。拓展拓展 confirmation n. 證實(shí)、確認(rèn)書、證明書證實(shí)、確認(rèn)書、證明書confirmed adj. 確定的、已被證實(shí)的確定的、已被證實(shí)的批準(zhǔn)批準(zhǔn)(職位、協(xié)議等職位、協(xié)議等)、確認(rèn)、確認(rèn)證實(shí)、確定證實(shí)、確定即學(xué)即練即學(xué)即練 從從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。1) You look as if you are in high spirits, John. You are right. What Profess

12、or Zhang spoke at the meeting _ my belief in my job.A. refused B. mistakened C. made D. confirmedD2) The new evidence has _ the first witnesss story. A. changed B. considered C. confirmed D. informedC2. They were not leaving for Montreal until later, so they went on a tour of the city. 她們要晚些時(shí)候才動(dòng)身去蒙特

13、利爾她們要晚些時(shí)候才動(dòng)身去蒙特利爾,因此就在多倫多市內(nèi)游覽了一番。因此就在多倫多市內(nèi)游覽了一番。1) They were not leaving for . 屬于過去進(jìn)屬于過去進(jìn)行時(shí)表示將來的動(dòng)作。行時(shí)表示將來的動(dòng)作。 表示位置轉(zhuǎn)移的瞬間動(dòng)詞。如表示位置轉(zhuǎn)移的瞬間動(dòng)詞。如: come, go, arrive, leave, start, return, stay, meet, get 等可用進(jìn)行時(shí)表示將來的動(dòng)作等可用進(jìn)行時(shí)表示將來的動(dòng)作; 用現(xiàn)用現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)表示一般將來時(shí)在進(jìn)行時(shí)表示一般將來時(shí); 用過去進(jìn)行用過去進(jìn)行時(shí)表示過去將來時(shí)。時(shí)表示過去將來時(shí)。 The train is arriving

14、 soon. 火車就要進(jìn)站了。火車就要進(jìn)站了。2) until / till 直到直到為止為止 until常與否定句連用常與否定句連用, not until 直到直到才才 He didnt finish the work until yesterday. 肯定形式表示的意思是肯定形式表示的意思是“做某事直至某時(shí)做某事直至某時(shí)”, 動(dòng)詞必須是延續(xù)性的。動(dòng)詞必須是延續(xù)性的。 否定形式表達(dá)的意思是否定形式表達(dá)的意思是“直至某時(shí)才做某直至某時(shí)才做某事事”。動(dòng)詞為延續(xù)性或非延續(xù)性都可以。動(dòng)詞為延續(xù)性或非延續(xù)性都可以。肯定句：肯定句： I slept until midnight. 我一直睡到半夜時(shí)醒了。

15、我一直睡到半夜時(shí)醒了。 Wait till I call you. 等著我叫你。等著我叫你。否定句：否定句： She didnt arrive until 6 oclock.她直到她直到6點(diǎn)才到。點(diǎn)才到。 Dont get off the bus until it has stopped. 公共汽車停穩(wěn)后再下車。公共汽車停穩(wěn)后再下車。 否定句可用另外兩種句式表示。否定句可用另外兩種句式表示。 a. not until 在句首在句首, 主句用倒裝。主句用倒裝。 Not until the early years of the 19th century did man know what heat

16、 is. 直到直到19 世紀(jì)初世紀(jì)初, 人類才知道熱能是什么。人類才知道熱能是什么。 b. 用于強(qiáng)調(diào)句用于強(qiáng)調(diào)句 It is not until that It was not until I told him that he knew about it. 直至我告訴他直至我告訴他, 他才知道這件事。他才知道這件事。3. 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. 考點(diǎn)考點(diǎn) dista

17、nce 距離、遠(yuǎn)方距離、遠(yuǎn)方 in the distance 在遠(yuǎn)方、在遠(yuǎn)處在遠(yuǎn)方、在遠(yuǎn)處考例考例 The faces of four famous American presidents on Mount Rushmore can be seen from a _ of 60 miles. A. length B. distance C. way D. space點(diǎn)撥點(diǎn)撥 選選B。題意。題意: Rushmore山上四位美山上四位美國(guó)著名總統(tǒng)的頭像從相距國(guó)著名總統(tǒng)的頭像從相距60英里的地英里的地方就能看到。方就能看到。“a distance of + 數(shù)字?jǐn)?shù)字”表示表示“的距離的距離”。 B4

18、. because most of the Chinese people here come from South China, especially Hong Kong. especially 表示表示“尤其尤其, 格外格外,特別特別”, 意思相當(dāng)于意思相當(dāng)于“in particular”或或“particularly”。多用在介詞短語(yǔ)或。多用在介詞短語(yǔ)或連詞前面。連詞前面。specially 表示表示“為了一個(gè)特別的目的為了一個(gè)特別的目的,專門地專門地, 特別地特別地”, 意思相當(dāng)于意思相當(dāng)于“for a special reason or purpose”。I came speciall

19、y to see you. 我特地來看你。我特地來看你。The weather has been especially cold. 最近天氣特別冷。最近天氣特別冷。Its always difficult being in a foreign country, _ if you dont speak the language.A. extremely B. especially C. specially D. naturally Bextremely 表示程度表示程度“極其、非常極其、非常”, specially 表示表示“特地、專門特地、專門”, 而而 naturally 表示表示“自然自然

20、地地”, 均與句意不符。均與句意不符。especially 表示表示“尤其、尤其、特別、格外特別、格外”, 強(qiáng)調(diào)突出性強(qiáng)調(diào)突出性, 用在此處用在此處, 句意通句意通順。順。5. Its too bad you cant go as far as Ottawa as far as 有兩種含義：有兩種含義：直到直到 遠(yuǎn)，遠(yuǎn)到遠(yuǎn)，遠(yuǎn)到 ；2) (表示程度，范圍表示程度，范圍)就就 ；據(jù)；據(jù) ；至；至于于 。常用于。常用于as far as I know“據(jù)我據(jù)我所知所知”，as far as I am concerned “就我就我而言而言”等結(jié)構(gòu)中。等結(jié)構(gòu)中。_ I can see, there

21、is only one possible way to keep away from the danger. A. As long as B. As far as C. Just as D. Even if點(diǎn)撥點(diǎn)撥 as far as I can see 據(jù)我所知。據(jù)我所知。as long as 只要，表示條件；只要，表示條件；just as 就就像像，表示方式；，表示方式；even if 即使，表示即使，表示讓步讓步；皆不符合語(yǔ)境。；皆不符合語(yǔ)境。B 一些帶有一些帶有as . as 結(jié)構(gòu)的常見短語(yǔ)：結(jié)構(gòu)的常見短語(yǔ)： as busy as a bee 像蜜蜂一樣忙碌像蜜蜂一樣忙碌 as eas

22、y as ABC 像像ABC一樣容易一樣容易 as deep as a well 像井一樣深像井一樣深 as light as a feather 像羽毛一樣輕像羽毛一樣輕 as soft as butter 像黃油一樣軟像黃油一樣軟 as rich as a Jew 像猶太人一樣富裕像猶太人一樣富裕6. The train left late that night and arrived in Montreal at dawn the next morning. 火車在那夜晚些時(shí)候起程火車在那夜晚些時(shí)候起程, 第二天黎明第二天黎明到達(dá)了蒙特利爾。到達(dá)了蒙特利爾。 at, on, in表示時(shí)間

23、的用法區(qū)別表示時(shí)間的用法區(qū)別 at 表示時(shí)間點(diǎn)表示時(shí)間點(diǎn), 常用來表示時(shí)刻常用來表示時(shí)刻, 如果如果一段時(shí)間按時(shí)間點(diǎn)對(duì)待也用一段時(shí)間按時(shí)間點(diǎn)對(duì)待也用 at。 at 2:30, at dawn / noon / night / dusk / sunrise /sunset / breakfast / lunch dinner / supper, at this / that time, at the beginning of this century at 也可以表示節(jié)假日。例如也可以表示節(jié)假日。例如: at Easter, at Christmason 表示一天或某一天的一部分。表示一天或某一

24、天的一部分。例如例如: on Monday, on September 26, on Monday morning, on Friday evening in 表示少于一天或多于一天的時(shí)間段。表示少于一天或多于一天的時(shí)間段。如如: in the morning / afternoon / evening, in a week, in three days, in May, in spring, in 2002, in my childhood 注注: morning, afternoon, evening, night 這這些名詞如果有一個(gè)表示具體某一天的些名詞如果有一個(gè)表示具體某一天的名詞作

25、定語(yǔ)時(shí)名詞作定語(yǔ)時(shí), 介詞不用介詞不用 in 或或 at, 而而應(yīng)該用應(yīng)該用 on。 如如: on Thursday evening, on a cold winter morning, on the afternoon of April 8, on the night of his return 7. As they sat in a buffet restaurant looking over the broad St. Lawrence River, a young man sat down with them. wide 和和 broad 都是都是“廣闊廣闊”的意思的意思, 常常可換用

26、可換用, 但說但說 wide 時(shí)時(shí), 著重于一邊到另著重于一邊到另一邊的距離一邊的距離, 而說而說 broad 時(shí)著重于幅面時(shí)著重于幅面的寬廣的寬廣, 可修飾背、肩、胸可修飾背、肩、胸, 心胸等的心胸等的寬闊寬闊, 還有還有“開朗開朗”之意。之意。The river is 300 feet broad (wide). 這條河有三百多尺寬。這條河有三百多尺寬。 The door is wide open. 門大開。門大開。 We saw the broad ocean. 我們看到了廣闊的海洋。我們看到了廣闊的海洋。His back (shoulder, chest) is broad. 他的背部

27、他的背部(肩膀、胸部肩膀、胸部)很寬闊。很寬闊。這兩個(gè)詞的常用搭配如下：這兩個(gè)詞的常用搭配如下： wide eyes 睜大的眼睛睜大的眼睛 a wide mouth 一張大嘴一張大嘴 the wide world 廣闊的世界廣闊的世界 wide interests 廣泛的興趣廣泛的興趣 a man with broad bosom 胸圍很闊的人胸圍很闊的人the broad ocean 無(wú)際的海洋無(wú)際的海洋 broad shoulders 寬寬的肩膀?qū)拰挼募绨?the broad masses 廣大群眾廣大群眾 broad chest (back) 寬寬的胸膛寬寬的胸膛(背背) broad i

28、n size 身材寬大身材寬大, 體積寬大體積寬大 8. The girls told him they were on a train trip across Canada and that they had only one day in Montreal. 女孩子們告訴他，她們是在乘火車穿女孩子們告訴他，她們是在乘火車穿越加拿大的旅行中，在蒙特利爾只呆越加拿大的旅行中，在蒙特利爾只呆一天。一天。 分析分析 本句結(jié)構(gòu)是本句結(jié)構(gòu)是: 主語(yǔ)主語(yǔ)(The girls) + 謂語(yǔ)謂語(yǔ)(told) + 賓語(yǔ)賓語(yǔ)(him) + 第一個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句第一個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句(they were on a train t

29、rip across Canada) + 第二個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句第二個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句(they had only one day in Montreal)。 如果在一個(gè)復(fù)合句中有兩個(gè)或兩個(gè)以如果在一個(gè)復(fù)合句中有兩個(gè)或兩個(gè)以上并列的賓語(yǔ)從句上并列的賓語(yǔ)從句, 第一個(gè)第一個(gè) that 可以省可以省略略, 第二個(gè)及以后的第二個(gè)及以后的 that 不可以省略。不可以省略。 I. 根據(jù)下列各句句意及所給單詞的首字母或根據(jù)下列各句句意及所給單詞的首字母或漢語(yǔ)提示，寫出該單詞的正確形式。漢語(yǔ)提示，寫出該單詞的正確形式。1. The red leaves of _ (楓樹楓樹) trees of the Fragrant

30、Hills are the most charming autumn scenery in Beijing.2. The grass is covered with _ (霜霜) in the early morning.3. Most of the old buildings _ (在市在市區(qū)區(qū)) were torn down.maplefrostdowntown4. The _ (自助餐自助餐) is over there. Please help yourself.5. In many countries, young people still keep up the _ (傳統(tǒng)傳統(tǒng))

31、that women get married in a long white dress.6. The diligent student gets up before d_ every day.buffet tradition awn7. A bird in the hand is worth two in the b_.8. I recognized my primary s_ Mary in the photo.9. Ill give him a call from the phone b_ on the corner.10. The d_ from my house to school is 200 metr