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語和法語是加拿大的官方語言,渥太華是世界最美麗的都城之一,也是人們定居的好地方。 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 答案 : Covering an area of 9,976,000 square kilometers,Canada is the second largest country in the world with a population of about thirty million. It is located in the north of North America with the Atlantic on its east, bordering the US on the south. Canada is rich in natural resources. People speak English and French as their official languages. Ottawa is one of the most beautiful capitals in the world as well as a good place for people to settle down. 自主學(xué)習(xí) Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada to visit their cousins in Montreal on the Atlantic coast.(P34) 李黛玉和她的表妹劉倩去加拿大大西洋海岸看望她們的表兄妹們。 介詞 on表狀態(tài),在 …… 中 ◆詞語拓展 (be)on a trip在旅行中 on show在展出 on business在出差 on duty在值日 on holiday在度假 on sale在出售 on fire著火 on strike在罷工 than take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to east across Canada.(P34) 他們決定飛往溫哥華 ,再乘火車從西向東 ,橫穿加拿大。 rather than(而不是) =instead of,具有對(duì)稱性,使用時(shí)注意結(jié)構(gòu)上的前后一致。 ◆ 即學(xué)即練 。 ( 1) He was busy writing a letter___________.(而不是看報(bào) ) ( 2) He would like to cycle to work _________ .(而不坐擁擠的公交車 ) 答案: (1)rather than reading a newspaper ( 2) rather than take a crowded bus 閱讀下列句子,注意 cross的用法。 ( 1) They managed to cross the fierce river by boat. (cross ,橫過 ) ( 2) Why was she so cross with you at such a trifle? (小事 )(cross adj. 生氣的 ,憤怒的 ) ◆ 詞語辨析 cross; across; through; over ( 1) cross(橫穿)是動(dòng)詞,此外它還可作形容詞,表示“生氣的,憤怒的” ( 2) across(穿過),是介詞,著重指從某一物體表面到另一面 ,含義與 on有關(guān)。此外, across 還有“在 …… 對(duì)面”的意思。 ( 3) through(穿過 ),介詞,指從中間穿過,含義與 in有關(guān)。 ( 4) over(越過 ),著重指從某物的上方越過,含義與 above有關(guān)。 ◆ 即學(xué)即練 cross, across, through, over完成句子。 ( 1) He suddenly saw Sue _____________ the room. He pushed his way _____________ the crowd of people to get to her. ( 2) At this time tomorrow, we, ll be flying _____________ the Atlantic. ( 3) When walking _____________ the forest, she was robbed by two young men. (4)The enemy got very_____________ when the Red Army ______________the river. 答案: (1)across; through ( 2) over( 3) through ( 4) cross; crossed the distance, they could see the misty cloud that rose from the great Niagara Falls, which is on the south side of the lake.(P38) 遠(yuǎn)處,她們可以看到湖的南邊尼亞加拉大瀑布上方升騰的霧。 ◆詞語歸納 in the distance 在遠(yuǎn)處 at a/some distance在一定距離的地方 at/from a distance of在相距 …… 的地方 from a distance從遠(yuǎn)處 /方 keep sb. at a distance對(duì)某人疏遠(yuǎn),與某人保持一定距離 ◆ 即學(xué)即練 。 (1)It is a very beautiful house, especially ____________. (2)You can see a tower _____________30 miles. (3)She watched the train until it was only a dot _________. 答案: ( 1) from a distance ( 2) at/from a distance of