Book9_U1_Reading2[优质课].ppt

1. Canada is one of the largest countries in the world, second only to Russia, and has always been famous for its fantastic natural scenery. (L1) second to 次于 second only to 仅次于 second to none 最佳的，不亚于任何人的 2. Canada has vast areas of wilderness, from the Arctic north, where average winter temperatures are usually minus 20 degrees centigrade, to the 8,892-kilometre-long border with the USA in the south, which is the longest border in the world not defended by an army or the police. (L2) 加拿大有辽阔的荒原,北起北极——那里的冬季平均气温通常是零下20摄氏度,南与美国比邻——边境线长达8,892千米,是世界上最长的没有军队或警察设防的边境线。 (1) My favorite room is the tidy study with a fireplace, ______ we can watch TV and enjoy the nice scenery outside. A. where B. when C. that D. which (2) The soldiers had to sleep in their wet clothes, ______ most uncomfortable. A. which I think it was B. which I think was C. which I think D. that I think was 3. There are many wild animals in the forests and on the freezing lands in the north, and fish are abundant in the seas and rivers. (L9) be abundant in = be rich in 富含 …… abundant adj. 丰富的，充裕的 abundance n. in abundance 丰富的 4. In the heart of Toronto is the Canadian National Tower, which is often called the CN Tower for short. (L21) Smaller in size, but equally famous, is the city of Vancouver in the province of British Columbia on the Pacific coast.(L33) In the heart of Toronto 及smaller in size, but equally important在句中做表语置于句首，主谓完全倒装． 　e.g. Present at the meeting were 20 people. for short …… 的缩写 in short　　　 简言之 A be short for B A是B的缩写（简称） A be short of　　 A 缺乏B My name is Alexander. “AL” for short. We are short of coffee—I must get some more. The bill comes to $85, but we’re $15 short. He’s disorganized, inefficient, never there when you want him—in short, the man’s hopeless. 5. Montreal, a port in the province of Quebec, is the second largest ci