Unit 5 Canada—“The True North”

Period One Warming Up，Pre-reading & Reading

Ⅰ.语境填词

A)用所提供单词的正确形式填空

1．Once upon a time，a king who was polite to ________ countries lived in a castle ________ by a large forest and having wonderful ________.(surround)

2．You should take effective ________(measure) to improve your working conditions. 3．I would rather you ____________(tell) me the truth yesterday. 4．Don’t worry！Your son is only ________(slight) injured.

5．We ________(chat) about the Russian ballet which was to give its first-night performance next week.

B)填写空白处所需的内容(1个单词)

6．My father has a gift ________ playing the piano，which has a great influence on me. 7．The children were noisy a moment ago but they have settled ________ now. 8．I had planned to help you，but it was not ________ my power. 9．Go eastward，________ you will see a beautiful lake.

10．When I turned around，I caught sight ________ a lovely monkey. Ⅱ.阅读理解

A

(2015·福建漳浦三校高一下期中)

Customs are social habits.They have been handed down through generations (代) among groups，social classes，etc.Customs can be described as ways of doing things.They are particularly (特别) strong in social practices on the occasions (场合) of births，marriages and deaths.

In China，these days，some people in cities are learning from Western customs.For example，some brides dress in the long white dress that is usual bridal wear in many Western countries.

Every people (民族) has special customs for New Year.The Han people have many interesting

Spring Festival customs.And now，quite a number of people living in the cities have followed the Western customs of sending New Year greeting cards for January 1st.

One interesting custom in China is that mothers wrap (包) up their babies tightly (紧紧的)．This is not the custom in Western countries，where babies are usually dressed in loose garments. 11．It is true that customs________. A．have been formed during a short time B．have been formed little by little C．have been quickly formed and changed D．have never been changed

12．In this passage，the underlined word “garment” is________. A．a kind of food

B．a bed

C．a sort of clothes D．a room 13．From this passage we know________.

A．the people all over China spend New Year in the same way B each people has his special custom for New Year

C．people in the villages and cities send New Year greeting cards to each other D．most of Chinese people take Spring Festival seriously

B

OTTAWA—Canada’s western city of Calgary is the world’s best city when it comes to healthy living，local press reported Monday.

According to an international survey by Mercer Human Resource Consulting，a London-based consulting firm，Calgary was put at top of a list of 144 cities.It scored 121 points，just above Honolulu’s score of 120.Helsinki(赫尔辛基，芬兰首都) and Ottawa followed at 119.5 and 118.5 respectively.

Three other Canadian cities came in the top 20.Montreal and Vancouver tied for ninth and Toronto came in at 18th.

The scores are based on air pollution levels，availability and quality of hospitals and medical supplies，as well as the efficiency of waste removal and sewage systems.

In America，the lowest scoring city was Atlanta，which was ranked 76th.Athens was the lowest scoring city in Western Europe，ranking 120th because of its air pollution.London was ranked

59th.

14．How many Canadian cities are in the top 20? A．3. B．4. C．5. D．6.

15．Which of the following is NOT taken into account when the cities were scored? A．Weather conditions. B．Air quality. C．Waste removal. D．Medical supplies.

16．Among the following cities，which is the lowest scoring one? A．Atlanta. B．Athens. C．London.

D．Helsinki.

17．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A．Canada’s eastern city of Calgary is the world’s best city. B．The lowest scoring city in Western Europe was Atlanta. C．London was better than Athens in air condition. D．Montreal was no better than Vancouver. Ⅲ.完形填空

It was Tom’s first visit to England，and he was looking forward to his first journey, on London’s Underground Railway.And against his friends’ __18__，he was determined to travel __19__. He entered the station shortly after five o’clock in the afternoon.This is a__20__time to travel in London，__21__ crowds of people go home from work at this hour.He __22__ to join a long line of people waiting for tickets.When at last his __23__came，he had some difficulty in making himself understood by the ticket seller.__24__， he got the right ticket in the end and by asking people the __25__，he also found the right platform.It was __26__ tight with people.He did not __27__ to get on the first train，but he was able to move nearer to the platform so as to be in a better __28__ to get on the next one.When this train came in，Tom was __29__forward onto the train by the __30__ of people from behind.The doors closed and the train moved off.He was unable to see the __31__ of the stations where the train__32__， but he knew that the station he