Section_ⅠWarming Up & Reading - Pre­reading

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　　A TRIP ON "THE TRUE NORTH①"

　　Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to② Canada to visit their cousins in Montreal on the Atlantic coast③.Rather than④ take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to east across Canada.The thought ⑤that they could cross the whole continent⑥ was exciting.

　　Their friend, Danny Lin, was waiting at the airport.He was going to take them and their baggage⑦ to catch "The True North"， the cross­Canada train.On the way to the station, he chatted⑧ about their trip."You're going to see some great scenery⑨.⑩Going eastward⑪， you'll pass mountains and thousands of lakes and forests, as well as wide rivers and large cities.Some people have the idea that you can cross Canada in less than five days, but they forget the fact that Canada is 5,500 kilometres from coast to coast.Here in Vancouver, you're in Canada's warmest part.People say it is Canada's most beautiful city, surrounded⑫ by mountains and the Pacific Ocean⑬.Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and sailing in the harbour⑭ make Vancouver one of Canada's most popular cities to live in⑮.Its population is increasing rapidly.The coast north of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world.It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some measuring⑯ over 90 metres.⑰"

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　　①THE TRUE NORTH有两个含义：一是它的本义"真正的北方"，即加拿大是地球上最北端的国家之一；二是指横贯加拿大东西部的一列火车的名字。

　　②be on a trip to去某地旅行(表状态)

　　go on a trip to去某地旅行(表动作)

　　③on the Atlantic coast在大西洋海岸上

　　④rather than与其；不愿，连接两个并列成分；rather than位于句首时，其后跟不带to的不定式。

　　⑤that引导同位语从句，说明thought的具体内容。

⑥continent/'kɒntInənt/n.洲；大陆