【正文】 finally reached the capital of Ontario, Toronto. All in all, their trip from Vancouver to Toronto had taken a duration of four days.詞匯自測thunder ；轟隆隆地響；轟隆隆地快速移動　n. 雷聲；轟隆聲frost n．霜；嚴(yán)寒天氣；霜凍　vt. 使蒙上霜　vi. 結(jié)霜curtain n. 窗簾border n. 國界；邊界(地區(qū))duration n. 持續(xù)時間；期間在火車上又過了一天，她們終于回到了溫尼伯市的市區(qū)。From Edmonton, the train headed southeast across the great Canadian Prairie. At school, Daiyu and Liu Qian had learnt that Canada39。s first stops was in Edmonton, the provincial capital of Alberta, the centre of Canada39。The next morning, the two girls arose early to take the train to Lake Louise, passing through the Canadian Rockies. Seen from the train window, the mountains and forests of Canada looked massive. When the train arrived at the station, they took a taxi to Lake Louise, where the blue water literally took their breath away with its exceptional beauty. They spent the night, and then took a coach bound north through the Canadian Rockies to Jasper. Looking at the beautiful scenery, they both agreed that it was the most awesome journey they had ever taken. In addition to seeing spectacular mountain peaks and forests, one highlight of their trip was being able to see many different creatures, including deer, mountain goats, and even a grizzly bear and an eagle.詞匯自測⑥arise vi. (arose, arisen) 起身；出現(xiàn)；由……引起⑦massive adj. 巨大的；非常嚴(yán)重的⑧l(xiāng)iterally adv. 字面上；真正地⑨breath n. 呼吸的空氣⑩bound adj. 準(zhǔn)備前往(某地)；一定會?scenery n. 風(fēng)景；景色?awesome adj. 令人驚嘆的；可怕的；很好的?spectacular adj. 壯觀的；壯麗的；驚人的　n. 壯麗的場面；精彩的表演?peak n. 頂峰；山峰；尖形?highlight n. 最好或最精彩的部分　vt. 突出；強(qiáng)調(diào)；使醒目?goat n. 山羊?grizzly bear n. 灰熊?take sb.39。Section Ⅰ　Reading and Thinking基礎(chǔ)知識 預(yù)習(xí)自檢SEEING THE TRUE NORTH VIA RAIL：VANCOUVER AND THE HEART OF CANADALi Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian went to Canada to visit their cousins in Halifax on the Atlantic coast. Rather than travel by mercial airline all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train. For both of them, the thought of crossing the whole country by rail was exciting.詞匯自測①airline n. 航空公司　通過鐵路看到真正的北方：溫哥華和加拿大的心臟李黛予和她的表妹劉倩去加拿大看望在大西洋沿岸的哈利法克斯的表兄妹們。an, the beginning of the ancient Silk Road to Dunhuang, famous for the Mogao Grottoes, this is a trip through China39。an, Shaanxi to Dunhuang, GansuTime: 22－23 hoursFrom Xi39。作為中學(xué)生，節(jié)假日期間也可以多出去走走，感悟人生，了解各地的風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣(learn about local customs)，見識各地的奇人異事，從旅行中學(xué)到更多知識。然后，她們在不遠(yuǎn)的森林里進(jìn)行了一次愉快的徒步旅行。From Jasper, they caught the train towards Toronto. One of the train39。事實(shí)上，北美最大的購物中心之一就在埃德蒙頓。After another day on the train, eventually they were back in an urban area, the city of Winnipeg. From there, they travelled through the night, and woke up in Ontario—a land of forests and lakes. The train thundered on, through the rolling hills. The bushes and maple trees outside their windows were red, gold, and orange, and there was frost on the ground, confirming that autumn had arrived in Canada. Night came again, and the train turned south towards they woke up the next morning and pulled back the curtain, they could see the wide stretch of Lake Huron—one of the four Great Lakes on Ontario39。一直到上午9點(diǎn)半，她們終于到達(dá)了安大略省的首府多倫多。t like them.②We talked (pleasant) for about half an hour.③I took every means to (pleasant) him, but in vain.答案：①to?、趐leasantly?、踦lease(2)單句寫作得到她家中的消息將會使她很高興。③Any sunrise or sunset will take my breath away if you39。We oxygen and carbon dioxide every day.答案：①out of breath?、赽reathe in。②We didn39。②I39。剖析該句是含有not until的強(qiáng)調(diào)句。(1)單句語法填空①It was not until yesterday I learned it. ②It is until the end of last century that this tendency has changed gradually. ③Not 1998 did he return to his hometown.答案：①that?、趎ot?、踰ntil(2)單句寫作直到他告訴我，我才明白這件事。m sure will be a (壯觀的) world39。It39。Kahana(卡哈納)在一條高速公路 上行駛時發(fā)現(xiàn)路邊的兩條小狗，他收養(yǎng)了它們。Kahana匆忙把兩只可憐的被拋棄的小狗送到動物醫(yī)院， 指可憐的小狗，故選B。根據(jù)下文“He had bought a one173。他的旅行不是乘飛機(jī)去國際冒險，而是改成公路旅行。Kahana和兩只小狗一起去過35個州，還徒步穿越了各種國家公園。云南省師范大學(xué)附屬中學(xué)高三上學(xué)期英語第二次月考) I used to live in Southern Africa and recently went back to Botswana to visit the Central Kalahari Game Reserve with my friend Oscar. Why? Because there39。s tyre tracks.We set off for another morning inching through the sand。故選C。4．What can be a suitable title for the text?A．Shining Stars and A Lone LionB．Travelling in the Southern AfricaC．My Great Escape into the WildD．Camping in Too173。t help wondering how long it would take 2 (get) there. It was in the middle of Pearl City.We were first greeted with the barking by a pack 3 dogs, seven to be exact. They were well trained by their masters 4 had great experience with caring for these animals. Our hosts shared many of their experiences and 5 (remend) wonderful places to eat, shop, and visit. For breakfast, we were able to eat papaya (木瓜) and other fruits from their trees in the backyard.When they were free from work, they invited us to local events and let us know of an interesting 6 (pete) to watch, together with the story behind it. They also shared with us many 7 (tradition) stories about Hawaii that were 8 (huge) popular with tourists. On the last day of our week173。a pack of是固定搭配，意為“一群……”。所填詞修飾名詞stories，故應(yīng)用tradition的形容詞形式traditional。Ⅳ　應(yīng)用文寫作假定你是李華，你的加拿大筆友Peter來信詢問你在加拿大旅游的情況，請你給他回一封信介紹你的旅游經(jīng)歷。s greatest concentration of national parks.This is the place to e for that classic scene of the lonely desert road extending to the horizon. On your way， take in such sights as the Monument Valley and the mysterious remains of centuries－old civilizations in Colorado39。s Red Centre.B．In the Canadian Rockies.C．In Colorado39。根據(jù)第一部分第二段第一句中的“the lonely desert road”，第二部分第一句中的“excellent roads”，第三部分第二句中的“a road”，第四部分標(biāo)題Take the high road，并結(jié)合全文其他內(nèi)容可推知，這些旅行都提供令人驚嘆的公路冒險，故A項正確。5．What did the author remember most friendly of her train trip?A．The friendly country people.B．The mountains along the way.C．The crowds of people in the streets.D．The simple lunch served on the train.答案：A　推理判斷題