A．South of Vancouver. B．North of Vancouver. C．West of Vancouver.

4．What is "The True North" according to the text?

　A．The northern part of Canada.

　B．The name of the train that goes across Canada.

　C．The name that they call the whole country.

5．The sentence "Canada is quite empty" tells us that________.

　A．Canada has few resources

　B．Farms in Canada are extremely large in size

　C．Canada has a small population for its large size

Ⅲ. 句型背诵

1．Rather than take the aeroplane all the way，they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to east across Canada.

她们不想一路乘飞机，而决定先飞到温哥华，再从西海岸乘火车横穿加拿大到达东海岸。

2．Going eastward，you'll pass mountains and thousands of lakes and forests，as well as wide rivers and large cities.

一路向东行，你会经过一座座山脉，上千个湖泊和森林，还有宽阔的河流和许多大城市。

3．It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall，some measuring over 90 metres.

那儿的湿度很大，所以树都长得特别高，一些高达90多米。

4. The thought that they could cross the whole continent was exciting.

她们要横穿整个大陆的想法是令人兴奋的。

5. People say it is Canada's most beautiful city, surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

　人们说温哥华是加拿大最美丽的城市，它被大山和太平洋包围着

达标练习：

I. 短语填空：用所给短语的适当形式填空

rather than；settle down；manage to do；have a gift for；catch sight of；be surrounded by/with

1．I prefer to die ______________________give in.

2．Annie __________ telling stories.

3．They decided to __________ in Hainan to live with their parents.

4．I __________ her hurrying away but I didn't try to speak to her.

5．My house is a lot of high trees，so we feel cool even during