1、Unit5 Canada 自 2009 年 7 月 18 日起，大陆居民可以赴台湾旅游。为便于大家更好地了解台湾，请你用 英语写一篇短文，简介台湾，内容要求如下： 1、台湾的地理位置：位于福建省的东南部，东面被太平洋环抱； 2、台湾是我国最大的岛屿，其面积约三万六千平方公里，人口约两千三百万； 3、台湾资源丰富，盛产大米、香蕉、茶叶和甘蔗等； 4、台湾气候宜人，风景优美，著名的风景区有日月潭、阿里山等。 注意：1. 词数：100 字左右。 2. 参考词汇：日月潭 the Sun Moon Lake; 阿里山 A-Li Mountain 范文背诵 Taiwan, the largest isla
2、nd of China, lies to the southeast of FuJian Province, with the Pacific Ocean surrounding its east. It covers an area of about 36，000 square kilometers and has a population of about 23，000，000. Taiwan is rich in natural resources. Its famous for its rice, bananas, sugarcanes and so on. In Taiwan, th
3、e climate is so pleasant and the scenery is so beautiful that it attracts tens of thousands of travellers from all over the world each year. Of the numerous places of interest, the most famous ones are the Sun Moon Lake and A-Li Mountain which you shouldnt miss if you get the chance to visit Taiwan.
4、 句型背诵 Taiwan, the largest island of China, lies to the southeast of FuJian Province. It covers an area of about.square kilometers and has a population of about. In Taiwan, the climate is so pleasant and the scenery is so beautiful that it attracts tens of thousands of travellers from all over the wo
5、rld each year. 1. _ adj. 加拿大的；加拿大人的； n.加拿大人 _ n. 加拿大 2. _ adv. 向东；adj. 向东的；朝东的 _ adv.向西；adj. 向西的；朝西的 _ adv. 向上地；上升地 3. _ v. 包围；围绕 _ adj. 周围的 4. _ adj. 轻微的;微小的 _ adv. 轻微地，稍稍 5. _ adj.城市的；市镇的 6. _ v. 混合; 调配 _ n. 混合（物） ；混合状态 7. _ vt. 证实；证明；批准 _ n.证实; 确认; 批准 8. _ adj. 富有的 _ n. 财富,财产 9. _ adv. 接近；大约 10.
6、_ n. 黎明;拂晓;破晓 _ n. 黑暗; 夜; 黄昏 11. _ n. 传统; 风俗 _ adj. 传统的 12. _ vt. 使恐怖; 恐吓 _ adj.很糟的; 极坏的 ; 可怕的; 骇人的 _ adj. 恐惧的；受惊吓的 13. _ adj. 欣喜的；高兴的 ; 愉快的 _ n. 快乐; 乐事; 乐趣 14. _ vt. 使印象深刻；使铭记 _ adj.给人深刻印象的；感人的 答案：1. Canadian;Canada 2. eastward;westward;upward 3. surround;surrounding 4. slight;slightly 5. urban 6.
7、mix;mixture 7. confirm;confirmation 8. wealthy;wealth 9. approximately 10. dawn;dark 11. tradition;traditional 12. terrify;terrible;terrified 13. pleased;pleasure 14. impress;impressive 1. _ than 与其；不愿 2. _ down 定居; 平静下来; 专心于 3. _ to do 设法做 4. catch _ of 看见；瞥见 5. have a _ for 对有天赋 6. in the _ 在远处 7.
8、 prime _首相；丞相 8. be _ to 接近; 靠近 9. _ language 官方语言 10. as _ as 远到; 直到; 至于 11. at _拂晓 12. be _ by 被环绕着的 答案：1. rather 2. settle 3. manage 4. sight 5. gift 6. distance 7. minister 8. close 9. official 10. far 11. dawn 12. surrounded 1. _ _ take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouve
9、r 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. That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins _ _ in their seats. 那天下午表姐妹俩才登上火车落了座。 3. .，they managed _ _ _ _ some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle. 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。 4.
10、The next morning the bushes and maple trees outside their windows were red, gold and orange, and there was frost on the ground, _ that fall had arrived in Canada. 第二天早上，在她们的车窗外到处是灌木丛和枫树，挂满朱红、赤金和橘黄色的叶子，地 面上覆盖了一层薄霜，表明秋天已经来到了加拿大。 答案：1. Rather than 2. settled down 3. to catch sight of 4. confirming 1. c
11、hat vi.聊天，闲聊；n. 闲谈，聊天 What were you chatting to him about? 你和他聊了些什么? He often asked Philip to come in for a chat. 他经常邀菲利浦进来闲谈。 常用结构： chat about sth. 闲聊某事 chat away 闲聊 chat over sth. 边边聊天 chat sb. up 和某人亲切地或轻佻地交谈（以获取信任） 【易混辨析】 talk/chat talk 指比较正式、庄重的谈话。有“会谈、谈判、会晤”之意。 chat 指比较随便、没有固定主题的聊天。有“闲聊、瞎侃”之意。
12、 【即学即练】 完成句子 放学后，他们经常会聚在一起谈天说地。 After school,they will often get together to _ _ everything. 他们在角落里闲聊。 They were _ _ in the corner. 昨晚你与之谈笑风生的那个漂亮姑娘是谁? Who was that pretty girl you were _ _ last night? 2010 年 10 月 30 日中日两国领导人并没有在河内会晤。 The Sino-Japanese leaders didnt have a _ in Hanoi on October 30,
13、2010. 答案：chat about chatting away chatting up talk 单项填空 We had a nice chat _ a cup of coffee. A. about B. away C. over D. up 解析：选 C。考查 chat 的搭配。chat about sth.闲聊某事;chat away 闲聊;chat over sth. 边边聊天;chat sb.up 和某人亲切 2. surround vt. 围住某人 /某物（尤指使之无法脱逃） be surrounded by/with 被包围 【联想拓展】 surrounding adj.附近
14、的; 周围的 surroundings n.环境;周围的事物 【即学即练】 完成句子 他们出动军队包围了该城。 They have _ the town _ troops. 房子的四周有高墙。 The house _ _ _ high walls. 这个城市被群山环绕。 The city is _ on all sides by hills. 答案： surrounded;with was surrounded by surrounded 【易混辨析】 surroundings/environment surroundings 意为“环境”时,要用复数形式,主要指周围的物质环境。 enviro
15、nment 意为“环境”时,指大的自然环境,范围比 surroundings 大,有时也指人成长的家 庭环境,强调环境对人的感受、道德及观念的影响。 【速记名片】 完成句子 她工作在愉快的环境中。 She works in pleasant _ . 不幸的家庭环境可能对孩子的行为造成影响。 An unhappy home _ can affect a childs behaviour. 答案：surroundings environment 3. measure vi. 拌和; 掺和 mix sth. in（尤指烹饪时）和入, 搀进 mix sth. into sth.将（另一成分）加进某物中
16、混匀 mix sb. up (about/over sth.)把某人弄糊涂 mix sb/sth. up (with sb./sth.)混淆某人/ 某事物与他人/他事物; 分辨不出（两人或两事） be/get mixed up in sth.和某事物有牵连或有关联 【联想拓展】 mixture n.U& C 混合（物） ；混合状态 【即学即练】 完成句子 不要把正事和娱乐混在一起。 Dont try to mix business _ pleasure. 往面粉里加酵母后和匀。 Please mix the yeast _ the flour. 你老是把我和我的孪生妹妹弄混了! Youre a
17、lways mixing me _ with my twin sister! 我不想牵连到这件事情中去。 I dont want to _ _ _ _ the affair. 答案：with/and into up be mixed up in 6. settle down 舒适地坐下或躺下；平静下来；习惯于新的生活方式/工作；专心于；定居 She settled down in an armchair to read her book. 她舒适地坐在扶手椅上看书。 Uncle George didnt settle down until he was nearby fifty. 乔治叔叔直到
18、快五十岁时才安顿下来。 Wait until the children settle down before you start the lesson. 等学生都静下心来再开始上课。 常用结构： settle down to.使某人安下心来做 settle for sth. 勉强认可某事物 settle on 选定 settle sth. on sb.将（财产等）转让给某人 settle (sb.) in/into sth.（帮助某人）迁入新居、做新工作等, 并安顿下来 【即学即练】完成句子 我受到不断打扰, 无法安下心来工作。 The constant interruptions stopp
19、ed me settling _ _ my work. 咱们得把见面的地点定下来。 We must _ _ a place to meet. 我们上星期才搬的家, 还没安顿下来呢。 We only moved house last week and we havent _ _ yet. 答案：down to settle on settled in 单项填空 New water wells encouraged people _ near the wells. A. to be settled down B. to settle down C. to be settling down D. t
20、o live down 解析：选 B。考查固定搭配。 encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事；settle down 定居。 故选 B。 7. catch sight of 看见；发现，感觉到；瞥见 She said that she caught sight of me in the crowd. 她说她在人群中一下子就看见了我。 Don t let me catch sight of you doing it again! 别让我再看到你干这种事了! 常用结构： at first sight 初次见到时；乍看上去 at/on sight 一见到某人/某事物立即 at the sight of 一看见就 lose sight of 看不见；忽略 out of sight 看不见（视野之外） 【即学即练】 完成句子 乍看起来，这个问题似乎很轻易。 _ _ _ the problem seems easy. 小偷们看到警察就四处逃窜。 Thieves scattered _ _ _ _ policeman.
