Ⅰ.Skimming

　　(1)Two girls,Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian,took the train to travel across Canada.

　　(2)"The True North" refers to the cross-Canada train.

　　(3)Eastward,across the continent.

　　Ⅱ.Scanning

　　Second:The second largest country in the world.

　　5,500:It is 5,500 kilometres from coast to coast.

　　Thirty million:The population of Canada is only slightly over thirty million.

　　One third:Canada has one third of the world's total fresh water.

　　Ⅲ.Intensive reading

　　Task 1 Para.1

　　to visit their cousins in Montreal;plane;train

　　Para.2

　　(1)It is Canada's warmest place.

　　(2)It is Canada's most beautiful city.

　　(3)People can ski in the mountains and sail in the harbor.

　　(4)The coast north of it has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world.

　　Para.3-Para.5

　　1.她们总算见到了野山羊,甚至还看到了一只大灰熊和一只鹰。

　　2.Many of them have a gift for riding horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes.

　　3.Of large size but a small population.

　　Task 2

　　1.They are crossing the American continent.

　　2.Because they want to cross Canada by train from west to east and see the great scenery.

　　3.Cowboys from all over the world come to compete in the Calgary Stampede for thousands of dollars in prizes.

　　4.They can follow the St Lawrence River and the Great Lakes.

　　5.Canada has fresh water from its lakes and rivers and wood from its forests.