高中英語(yǔ)知識(shí)講解：Unit+5+Canada+Section+Ⅰ-Comprehending含答案

高中英語(yǔ)講義高中英語(yǔ)講義只要堅(jiān)持夢(mèng)想早晚會(huì)實(shí)現(xiàn) 只要堅(jiān)持夢(mèng)想早晚會(huì)實(shí)現(xiàn) 20加拿大洛基山學(xué)院(CollegeoftheRockies)成立于1975年，位于加拿大不列顛哥倫比亞省(BC)的東南部洛基山地區(qū)。洛基山學(xué)院有 3000多名加拿大學(xué)生和300多名國(guó)際學(xué)生，實(shí)行小班教學(xué)。那里的學(xué)習(xí)環(huán)境如何呢？下面我們來(lái)分享一位來(lái)自日本的留學(xué)生的經(jīng)歷吧！ComingfromJapan,myexperiencesatCollegeoftheRockieswereeye-openingineveryway.Imetsomanyinspiringandcaringmentors（良^幣益友）,advisors,andlifetimefriends.Withthecollege'sgreatsupportforinternationalstudents,Ihadtheopportunitytostudyuniversitylevelscienceamonglocalstudentswithamazingprofessorswhowerefullofpassion（熱情）forteachingintheirsubjectfields.Althoughitwasn'alwayseasytokeepupwiththeadvancedstudieswhileIwasimprovingmyEnglish,thecollege'ssupportwastremendous（巨大的）.Afterall,itwasworthitbecauseitequippedmewiththepassion,skillsandconfidencethatIneededtogoaftermydreamofworkingintheconservationfield.AfterthecompletionoftheCollegeoftheRockiesprogram,IcontinuedmyundergraduatestudyattheUniversityofBritishColumbia.Aftergraduation,IwasacceptedtoaMastersprogramundertheguidanceofaleadingresearcherinthefieldofpopulationandconservationgeneticsattheUniversityofAlberta.Sincethen,Ihavebeenspendingthepastthreeyearsofmylifedoingresearchconcerninggeneticsofwildlifedisease,whichhasbeenmorethananexceptionalexperiencesofar.WiththeMastersprogramcomingtoanend,IlookedbackandfoundithardtobelievehowfarIwasabletocome.IwasonceashygirlwithbrokenEnglishandtodayIamteachingandpresentingmyresearchworkatscientificconferences!IamsogratefulfortheprogressIhavemadeatCollegeoftheRockies.Ittrulybroadenedmyhorizonsandmademebelieveinmypotential（潛力）.SectionIWarmingUp&Reading-Comprehending.continentn...continentn..chatvi.&n..sceneryn..measurevi.&vt.n..aboardprep.&adv..withinprep..bordern.vt.&vi.寫作詞匯洲；大陸聊天；閑聊景色；風(fēng)景測(cè)量；衡量；判定計(jì)量制；計(jì)量單位；措施在（船、飛機(jī)、火車或公共汽車）上；上（船、飛機(jī)、火車等）在……之內(nèi)邊界；國(guó)界；邊沿與……接壤；接近

拓展詞匯8.surroundvt.包圍；圍繞fsurroundingsn.（復(fù)）周圍的事物；環(huán)境一surroundingadj.周圍的;附近的9.slightadj.9.slightadj.輕微的;微小的.multiculturaladj..polaradj..penguinn..ministern..eaglen..acren..ratherthan.managetodo.haveagiftfor.alltheway.gothrough.settledown7.catchsightof一slightlyadv.稍稍;輕微地閱讀詞匯多種文化的極地的；近極地的企鵝大臣；部長(zhǎng)鷹英畝重點(diǎn)短語(yǔ)與其；不愿設(shè)法做有 天賦一直穿過(guò)；檢查定居；平靜下來(lái)；看見；瞥見重點(diǎn)句型.現(xiàn)在分詞短語(yǔ)作狀語(yǔ)：Goingeastward（一路東行）,you'llpassmountainsandthousandsoflakesandforests....過(guò)去分詞作后置定語(yǔ)：PeoplesayitisCanada'smostbeautifulcity,surroundedbymountains（被山包圍）andthePacificOcean..獨(dú)立主格結(jié)構(gòu)：Itissowettherethatthetreesareextremelytall,somemeasuringover90metres（有一些經(jīng)測(cè)量高十大90多米）.IFast-readingSkimthetextanddothefollowingexercises.1.Whatdoesthepassagetellus?A.ThesceneryofCanada.AtripoftwogirlsandsomeinformationaboutCanada.ThepopulationofCanada.SomecitiesofCanada.2.Matchthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para.1 A. ThetrainrushedtowardsToronto.Para.2 B. LiDaiyuandhercousinwereonatriptoCanada.Para.3 C. Canada'sborderopulation,agricultureandlakes.Para.4 D. TalkingsomethingaboutVancouver—itsposition andscenery.Para.5 E. CalgaryisfamousfortheCalgaryStampede.答案：1.B2.BDECAnCareful-readingReadthetextcarefullyandthenchoosethebestanswer.WhyarethetwogirlsnotflyingdirectlytotheAtlanticcoast?A.Itisnotalongtripforthem.TheywanttotravelacrossCanada.ThereisnodirectflighttotheAtlanticcoast.Itismuchcheapertogettherebytrain.WhichofthefollowingcitiesisdescribedasthemostbeautifulcityinCanada?A.Vancouver. B.Calgary.C.Toronto. D.Montreal.Whatis"TheTrueNorth"accordingtothetext?A.ThenorthernpartofCanada.MountainsinthenorthofCanada.NorthAmerica.Thecross-Canadatrain.WhatistherightorderoftheplacesLiDaiyuandLiuQianvisited?①Toronto ②Calgary(DVancouver ④ThunderBayA.②④③① B.②③④①C.③②④① D.③①④②答案：1—4.BADC出Study-readingAnalyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthepassage.SomepeoplehavetheideathatyoucancrossCanadainlessthanfivedays,buttheyforgetthefactthatCanadais5,500kilometresfromcoasttocoast.本句是一個(gè)并列復(fù)合句。 but連接兩個(gè)并列分句。兩個(gè)分句各含有一個(gè) that引導(dǎo)的同位適從句。［翻譯］有些人認(rèn)為在不到 5天的時(shí)間里就能穿越加拿大，但是他們忘記了這樣一個(gè)事實(shí)：加拿大從東海岸到西海岸共有 5500千米。AtSchool,theyhadlearnedthatmostCanadianslivewithinafewhundredkilometresoftheUSAborder,andthatCanada'spopulationisonlyslightlyoverthirtymillion,butnowtheywereamazedtoseesuchanemptycountry.本句是一個(gè)并列復(fù)合句。but連接兩個(gè)并列分句。 第一個(gè)分句中，learned后是that引導(dǎo)的兩個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句。［翻譯］在學(xué)校，她們學(xué)過(guò)大多數(shù)加拿大人居住在靠近美國(guó)幾百千米以內(nèi)的邊境地帶，并且加拿大的人口只有三千萬(wàn)多一點(diǎn)，但是現(xiàn)在看到一個(gè)這么空曠的國(guó)家，她們很驚訝。Thatnightastheyslept,thetrainrushedacrossthetopofLakeSuperior,throughthegreatforestsandsouthwardtowardsToronto.本句是一句復(fù)合句。as引導(dǎo)的是時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句。［翻譯］那天夜里她們睡著了，火車越過(guò)蘇必利爾湖北部，穿過(guò)大森林，朝南向多倫多飛馳著。①beonatripto去某地旅行（表狀態(tài)）goonatripto去某地旅行（表動(dòng)作）②onthe...coast在 海岸上（指在陸地上）offthe…coast離 海岸不遠(yuǎn)的地方coastaladj.沿海的，靠近海岸的coastlinen.海岸線③ratherthan 與其；不愿④continent['k?ntIn?nt]n.洲I;大陸continentaladj.大洲的，大陸的continentalbreakfast歐陸式早餐（包括咖啡、黃油和果醬面包 ）⑤baggage['b?gId?]n.行李（近似詞為luggage）"一件行李"用apieceofbaggage/luggage表示。⑥chat[t??t]vi.&n.聊天；閑聊⑦scenery['si?n?rI]n.景色；風(fēng)景（近義詞：landscape,view,sight）⑧eastward['i&tw?d]adv.向東 adj.向東的；朝東的⑨surround[s?ra?nd]vt.包圍；圍繞?harbour['hab?]n.（=harbor）海港（近義詞：port）intheharbour在海港?extremely[Ik'stri?mli]adv.極其，非常?measure['me??]vi.&vt.測(cè)量；衡量；判定n.計(jì)量制；計(jì)量單位；措施?aboard[?'b?Z]prep.&adv.在（船、飛機(jī)、火車或公共汽車 ）上；上（船、飛機(jī)、火車等）?settledown定居；平靜下來(lái)；專心于?managetodo設(shè)法做（強(qiáng)調(diào)做成的結(jié)果，相當(dāng)于succeedindoing）trytodo努力做（不一定成功）?catchsightof看見；瞥見?eagle['i?@n.鷹?cowboy['ka?b?I]n.牛仔；牧童?competein參加比賽（或競(jìng)賽）?haveagiftfor有 天賦border['b??d?]n.邊界；國(guó)界；邊沿vt.&vi.與 接壤；接近slightly['slaItlI]adv.稍稍；輕微地wheat-growing為"n.+v.-ing”構(gòu)成的復(fù)合形容詞。urban['??b?i]adj.城市的;市鎮(zhèn)的反義詞：rural['r?r?l]adj.農(nóng)村的；田園的sailup沿 向上游航行saildown沿 向下游航行sailalong沿 航行across表示在物體表面上穿過(guò)，強(qiáng)調(diào)橫向跨過(guò)，從一端到另一端。 through強(qiáng)調(diào)在一個(gè)上下左右有障礙的空間里穿過(guò)。【核心素養(yǎng)鏈接】.TheTrueNorth有兩個(gè)含義：第一是它的本義“真正的北方”， 即加拿大是地球上最北端的國(guó)家之一；第二個(gè)含義是指橫貫加拿大東西部的一列火車的名字。.落基山脈（theRockyMountains）包含的各條山脈從加拿大亞伯達(dá)省北部和不列顛哥倫比亞省向南延伸，經(jīng)美國(guó)西南部至墨西哥邊境，全長(zhǎng)約4500公里。這里有終年積雪的山峰、茂密的針葉森林、寬廣的山谷、清澈的溪流、開闊的天空和豐富的礦藏資源。.大西部賽馬會(huì)(theCalgaryStampede)每年七月上旬在卡爾加里舉行，為期10天。主要內(nèi)容是舉行牛仔競(jìng)技表演，項(xiàng)目有騎牛、繩技、騎光背馬等。此外還有各種演出、游行、燃放煙火等。大西部賽馬會(huì)號(hào)稱“地球上最盛大的表演" (TheGreatestOutdoorShowonEarth)。.五大湖(theGreatLakes)總面積達(dá)24.5萬(wàn)平方公里，有北美洲地中海之稱。五大湖按大小分別為蘇必利爾湖、休倫湖、密歇根湖、伊利湖和安大略湖。五大湖對(duì)周圍地區(qū)氣候有很大的緩和作用，湖水在暖月吸收大量熱氣，然后在冷月釋放到大氣中去。ATRIPON“THETRUENORTHLiDaiyuandhercousinLiuQianwereonatripto°Canadatovisittheircousinsin②③MontrealontheAtlanticcoast.Ratherthantaketheaeroplanealltheway,theydecidedtoflytoVancouverandthentakethetrainfromwesttoeastacrossCanada.Thethoughtthattheycouldcross.the.whole,continent④wasexciting.?flyto...Canada與take...alltheway是ratherthan連接的兩個(gè)并列成分。?thattheycouldcrossthewholecontinent是that引導(dǎo)的同位語(yǔ)從句，解釋說(shuō)明thought的具體內(nèi)容。Theirfriend,DannyLin,waswaitingattheairport.Hewasgoingtotakethemandtheirbaggage⑤tocatch“TheTrueNorth”,thecross-Canadatrain.Onthewaytothestation,hechatted⑥abouttheirtrip."You'regoingtoseesomegreatscenery⑦.Going.eastward.⑧，you'llpassmountainsandthousandsoflakesandforests,aswellaswideriversandlargecities.SomepeoplehavetheideathatyoucancrossCanadainlessthanfivedays,buttheyforgetthefactthatCanadais5,500kilometresfromcoasttocoast.HereinVancouver,you'reinCanada'swarmest.⑨part.PeoplesayitisCanadasmostbeautifulcity,surroundedbymountainsandthePacificOcean.SkiingintheRockyMountainsandsailinginthe harbourB10makeVancouveroneofCanada'smostpopularcitiestolivein.Itspopulationisincreasingrapidly.ThecoastnorthofVancouverhassomeoftheoldestandmostbeautifulforestsintheworld.Itissowettherethatthetrees.are.extremely.-tal!”_somemeasuring.二over90一metres.?Goingeastward在此為現(xiàn)在分詞短語(yǔ)作條件狀語(yǔ)。?thatyoucancross...days是that引導(dǎo)的同位語(yǔ)從句，解釋說(shuō)明idea的具體內(nèi)容。?surroundedby...thePacificOcean為過(guò)去分詞短語(yǔ)作后置定語(yǔ)，修飾city,surround與city之間為邏輯上的動(dòng)賓關(guān)系。?SkiingintheRockyMountains和sailingintheharbour是v.-ing短語(yǔ)并列作主語(yǔ)。oneofCanada'smostpopularcitiestolivein作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)；其中tolivein作后置定語(yǔ)，修飾cities。?Itis...metres.是主從復(fù)合句，含有so...that引導(dǎo)的結(jié)果狀語(yǔ)從句。somemeasuring...metres為獨(dú)立主格結(jié)構(gòu)，補(bǔ)充說(shuō)明extremelytall。Thatafternoonaboard?thetrain,thecousinssettleddown?intheirseats.Earlierthatday,whentheycrossedtheRockyMountains,theymanagedto?catchsightof?somemountaingoatsandevenagrizzlybearandaneagle?.TheirnextstopwasCalgary,whichisfamousfortheCalgaryStampede.Cowboys?fromallovertheworldcometocompetein?theStampede.Manyofthemhaveagiftfor?ridingwildhorsesandcanwinthousandsofdollarsinprizes.?whichisfamousfortheCalgaryStampede是which引導(dǎo)的非限制性定語(yǔ)從句， 修飾Calgary。Aftertwodays'travel,thegirlsbegantorealizethatCanadaisquiteempty.Atschool,.they.hadlearnedthatmostCanadianslivewithinafewhundredkilometresoftheUSAborder,andthat.Canadas.population.isonly...slightly.over_lion,,butnow.they.were.amazed.to.see suchanemptycountry.Theywentthroughawheat-growingprovinceandsawfarmsthatcoveredthousandsofacres.Afterdinner,theywerebackinanurbanarea,thebusyportcityofThunderBayatthetopoftheGreatLakes.ThegirlsweresurprisedatthefactthatoceanshipscansailuptheGreatLakes.BecauseoftheGreatLakes,theylearned,Canadahasmorefreshwaterthananyothercountry.in.theworld..Infact,ithasone-thirdoftheworld'stotalfreshwater,andmuchofitisintheGreatLakes.?本句是由but連接的并列復(fù)合句， 在第一個(gè)分句中含有兩個(gè)由 that引導(dǎo)的賓語(yǔ)從句。 注意that引導(dǎo)多個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句時(shí)，第一個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句的引導(dǎo)詞 that可以省略，但第二個(gè)及后面的賓語(yǔ)從句的引導(dǎo)詞that不能省略。?thebusyportcity...theGreatLakes是anurbanarea的同位語(yǔ)。?thatoceanshipscan...theGreatLakes是that引導(dǎo)的同位語(yǔ)從句，解釋說(shuō)明fact的具體內(nèi)容。?本句使用了“比較級(jí)+ thananyother+可數(shù)名詞單數(shù)”結(jié)構(gòu)，該結(jié)構(gòu)表達(dá)最高級(jí)含義。?此處指freshwater的大部分，freshwater為不可數(shù)名詞，故用muchofit。Thatnightastheyslept,thetrainrushedacrossthetopofLakeSuperior,throughthegreatforestsandsouthwardtowardsToronto.“真北方”之旅李黛予和她的表妹劉倩要去加拿大大西洋海岸的蒙特利爾市看望她們的表兄妹。 她們不想一路乘飛機(jī)，而決定先飛到溫哥華，再?gòu)奈骱０冻嘶疖嚈M穿加拿大到達(dá)東海岸。她們要橫貫整個(gè)大陸的想法很是令人興奮的。她們的朋友林丹尼正在機(jī)場(chǎng)等候她們。 他要帶著她們和她們的行李去乘坐橫越加拿大的“真北方”號(hào)列車。在去火車站的路上，他聊起了她們的旅程。 “你們將會(huì)看到一些美麗的風(fēng)景。一路向東行，你們會(huì)經(jīng)過(guò)一座座山脈、上千個(gè)湖泊、森林，還有寬闊的河流和許多大城市。有些人認(rèn)為在不到5天的時(shí)間里就能穿越加拿大， 但是他們忘記了這樣一個(gè)事實(shí)： 加拿大從東海岸到西海岸共有5500千米。這兒，溫哥華， 是加拿大最溫暖的地方。據(jù)說(shuō)，它（溫哥華）是加拿大最美麗的城市，被群山和太平洋環(huán)繞著。 落基山脈可以滑雪，海港供你揚(yáng)帆，這些使得溫哥華成為加拿大最受歡迎的居住城市之一。這個(gè)城市的人口增長(zhǎng)很快。在溫哥華北部的海岸有一些世界上最古老、 最美麗的森林。那兒的濕度很大，所以樹長(zhǎng)得特別高，有一些經(jīng)測(cè)量高達(dá)90多米。”那天下午表姐妹倆登上火車落了座。那天早些時(shí)候，當(dāng)她們穿越落基山脈時(shí)，她們總算看到了一些野山羊，甚至還看到了一只灰熊和一只鷹。她們的下一站是卡爾加里，這個(gè)城市因“大西部賽馬會(huì)”而聞名。來(lái)自世界各地的牛仔們來(lái)參加賽馬會(huì)比賽。他們中許多人都有騎野馬的天賦，他們能贏得幾千美元的獎(jiǎng)金。兩天的旅行以后，表姐妹倆開始意識(shí)到加拿大的確人煙稀少。 在學(xué)校，她們學(xué)過(guò)大多數(shù)加拿大人居住在靠近美國(guó)幾百千米以內(nèi)的邊境地帶，并且加拿大的人口只有三千萬(wàn)多一點(diǎn)兒。但是現(xiàn)在看到一個(gè)這么空曠的國(guó)家， 她們很驚訝。她們穿過(guò)一個(gè)種植小麥的省份， 看到

了面積有數(shù)千英畝的農(nóng)場(chǎng)。晚飯后，她們又回到城市，位于五大湖區(qū)最北端的繁忙的港口桑德灣。海輪可以開到五大湖，這讓兩個(gè)女孩感到吃驚。她們了解到，因?yàn)檫@五大湖，加拿大的淡水比世界上任何一個(gè)國(guó)家都要多。 事實(shí)上，加拿大擁有全世界三分之一的淡水， 其中大部分都蓄積在五大湖里。那天夜里她們睡著了，火車越過(guò)蘇必利爾湖北部，穿過(guò)大森林，朝南向多倫多飛馳著。［學(xué)生用書P133（單獨(dú)成冊(cè)）］I閱讀理解AItwasacoldmorning,andEduardoOrtegawasnervous.Heheldalargeenvelope.Initwashisdream.“Thisiseverythinghesaid."I'veworkedforthissinceIwasayoungboy.”Eduardorememberedthelonghoursworkinginthefields,pickingstrawberriesandbeans.Aftertheworkday,histiredfriendsdrankcoffeeorslept.Eduardostudied,read,andwrotepoetryandshortstories.Althoughhemissedmanyclasses,hebecametheschoolsbeststudent.Oneschoolyear,Eduardowroteanessay僅章）andwonaprize—aflyingtriptoSanFrancisco.Asheflew,hefeltfreefromhislifeofhardworkinthefields.Hepromisedhimselfnottoreturntothatlife.Helovedtofly.Thismorning,Eduardocaughttheschoolbusandwenttoschoolwiththeenvelope.Hewalkedpasthisclassmatesandsatdownathisdesk.Heopenedtheenvelopeandbeganreadingtheletterinside.Itwastheanswertohisapplicationtothestateuniversity.Itwasalsotheanswertothebeginningofhisdreamofbecomingapilot.EventhoughEduardoworkedtohelphisfamily,hisfatheralwaysencouragedhimtogotoschool.So,whileheworked,healsostudied.Eduardoknewthathisdreamwashisfather'sdream,too.Hisfatherwasasmartman,buthewastoopoortogotocollege.Helovedtoread,butneverhadtime,becauseheworkedlonghours.Now,asEduardoreadthewords,aCongratulations...youhavebeenaccepted；'heknewthathisdreamwasnotlost.Oneday,hewouldbeapilot,flyingeverydaytoalltheexcitingplacesintheworld.【解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】 本文是一篇記敘文。男孩家境不好，需要打零工幫助家里維持生計(jì)，但他并沒(méi)有放棄自己的夢(mèng)想。 他堅(jiān)持學(xué)習(xí)，通過(guò)不懈的努力終于考上了大學(xué) ，縮短了與夢(mèng)想的距離。WhatdidEduardodowhenhisfriendsdrankcoffeeorslept?Heattendedclasses.Hestudiedandwrote.Heworkedinthefields.Hehelpedaroundhishome.B解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段中的Aftertheworkday,histiredfriendsdrankcoffeeorslept.Eduardostudied,read,andwrotepoetryandshortstories.可知，工作結(jié)束后,他的朋友們或喝咖啡或睡覺，而他卻在學(xué)習(xí)和寫作。WhatwasEduardo'sdream?A.Becomingapilot.Becomingawriter.Travelingaroundtheworld.Realizinghisfather'sdream.A解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第五段中的 Itwasalsotheanswertothebeginningofhisdreamofbecomingapilot.和最后——段中的Oneday,hewouldbeapilot,flyingeverydaytoalltheexcitingplacesintheworld.可知，他夢(mèng)想成為一名飛行員。

WhatwasEduardo'sfather'sattitudetowardhisdream?A.Supportive. B.Unconcerned.C.Doubtful. D.Unclear.A解析：推理判斷題。由倒數(shù)第三段中的 hisfatheralwaysencouragedhimtogotoschool可知，他父親鼓勵(lì)他上學(xué)，因此推斷出他父親支持他的夢(mèng)想。Whatwasintheenvelope?A.Aninvitationtoaflyingtrip.Encouragementfromhisfather.Congratulationsfromhisfriends.Anadmissionnoticefromauniversity.D解析：推理判斷題。由第五段中的Itwastheanswertohisapplicationtothestateuniversity.和最后——段中的asEduardoreadthewords,aCongratulations...youhavebeenacceptedheknewthathisdreamwasnotlost可推斷，信封里是他所申請(qǐng)的大學(xué)發(fā)來(lái)的錄取通知書。BHiddeninthemountainsofJordanisthebeautifulancientcityofPetra.Itlayinruinsformorethanathousandyears.Petrawasbuiltin312BCbytheNabataeanswhowereanancientsouthernArabpeople.Theywereveryskilledatcarving（亥U）.Itisnowonderthatthisancientcityhassomuchtooffer!In363AD,thecitysufferedfromterribleearthquakesthatleftmostofthecitydamaged.Thebuildingsandthecity'swatersystemwereaffected.ASwissexplorer,JohannLudwigBurckhardt,discoveredthiscityofwondersin1812.UntilhediscoveredPetra,ithadbeenunheardofintheWesternworldforabout5centuries!PetraistheGreekwordforstoneandthisnamemakesperfectsensebecauseofwherethecityislocatedandhowsomeofitiscarvedintotherock.TheancientcityofPetraisalsoknownasthe“RoseCity”.Thisisbecausetherockinwhichthecitytiisarose-redcolour.ManyofthebuildingsofPetrahavebeautifulfacades（正面）.Someofthefacadeshavecolumns（柱）carvedintotherock,buttheyarefordecorationandtheydon'tactuallyholdanything up.Petrawasbuiltinthemiddleofthedesert,whereithardly ever rained. Luckily, theNabataeanswereveryskilledengineersandknewhowtoliveinahotanddryplace.First,theycarvedchannels（渠）tobringwaterfromanearbyspringintothe city. Rainwaterwas alsocollectedinundergroundchannels.Thewaterwasthenstored.So,even inthe longdry monthstherewasenoughwaterforpeopletouse.Today,Petraisoneoftheworld'smostfamousancientsitesandpeoplecomefromallovertheworldtovisitit.【解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】 本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。作者在文中介紹了古城佩特拉。

WhatdoweknowaboutPetra?Itwasbuiltonhighmountains.Itwasahistoryoffivecenturies.Itwasdestroyedbyearthquakes.Itwasfirstvisitedbywesternersin363.C解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段中的In363AD,thecitysufferedfromterribleearthquakesthatleftmostofthecitydamaged.可知，這座古城被地震毀了。Whywasthecitynamed“Petra"?Someofitlookedrose-red.Someofitwasfilledwithroses.Someofitwashometoanimals.Someofitwasbuiltintotherock.D解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第四段中的 PetraistheGreekwordforstoneandthisnamemakesperfectsensebecauseofwherethecityislocatedandhowsomeofitiscarvedintotherock.可知答案。Whatisthepurposeofthecolumns?A.Tobeautifythebuildings.Tosupportthebuildings.Tofunctionasgates.Toserveastools.A解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第四段中的 theyarefordecorationandtheydon'tactuallyholdanythingup可知，這些柱子沒(méi)有實(shí)際作用，裝飾而已。WhichwordcanbestdescribetheNabataeans?A.Honest. B.Creative.C.Hard-working. D.Well-educated.B解析：推理判斷題。由倒數(shù)第二段可知 ，納巴泰人在沙漠上建起了佩特拉城 ，并用很智慧的方式解決了沙漠的缺水問(wèn)題。CBanffNationalParkisCanada'sfirstnationalpark.In1883,ontheCanadianRockyMountains,threerailwayworkersdiscoveredanaturalhotspring,andfromtheretheparkwasborn.Nowadays,itisoneoftheworld'spopulartouristspotswithgreatmountainscenery.Everyyear,millionsofpeoplevisititforitswonderfulviews.BanffNationalParkispartofUNESCO'sCanadianRockyMountainWorldHeritagesite.LocatedintheheartoftheCanadianRockies,theparkhasperfectmountainslikethoseonpostcards.Theyarefrom45to120millionyearsold,withthehighestinthepark,MountForbes,cominginat11,850feet.BanffNationalParkis80mileswestofCalgary.Calgary'sinternationalairportisservicedbymajornationalandinternationalcarrierswithmanyflightsarrivingdaily.Openyear-round,itoffersamazingwildlifeviewingandsightseeing,plusmanyshoppinganddiningchoices,anytimeoftheyear.Summerispopularforhiking,mountainbikingandcycling,photography,andclimbing.Thebesttimeforviewingtheseasonalcolorisfall,whenthetreesturnyellow.Inwinter,themountainmakesexcitingdownhill（速降）andcross-countryskiing.Infact,threemajordownhillskiresorts（度彳民月4地）operatewithinthepark.LakeLouiseSkiResort,SunshineVillage,andMountNorquaycombinetoofferalargeareaforskiing,nottomentionthebackcountrytrailsavailablethroughoutthepark.Theskiseason,whichrunsfromNovembertoMay,isoneofthelongestinNorthAmerica.Visitorscanalsoenjoywildlifetours,icewalks,anddogsleds（雪橇）.WeatherintheCanadianRockiescanchangequickly.Asingledaycanhaveamixofsunshine,snow,wind,andrian,soyoushouldchangeyourclothes.Insummer,temperaturesaverageahighof70 （21C）,anddaylightlastsuntil11p.m.Autumnbringscoolnightsandfreshair.Winterscanbeverycold.InJanuary,theaveragetemperatureis7Cbelowzero,butbyAprilitis9℃.【解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】 本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。 文章主要介紹了加拿大的第一個(gè)國(guó)家公園班夫國(guó)家公園。WhatcanweknowaboutBanffNationalPark?A.Wecanarrivethereonlybyfoot.Itprovideswonderfulwildlifeviewing.ItislocatedinthewestofCanadianRockies.We'dbetterenjoytheseasonalcolorthereinwinter.B解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的Openyear-round,itoffersamazingwildlifeviewingandsightseeing,plusmanyshoppinganddiningchoices,anytimeoftheyear.可知，班夫國(guó)家公園提供令人驚嘆的野生生物觀賞和觀光。WhatcanwelearnaboutCanadianRockiesfromthelastparagraph?Visitorstheremaychangeclothesafewtimesaday.Therearefewvisitorsbecauseofterribleweather.Thedaylightisshortinsummerthere.D.Theweatherthereisalwayspleasant.A解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的 WeatherintheCanadianRockiescanchangequickly.Asingledaycanhaveamixofsunshine,snow,wind,andrain,soyoushouldchangeyourclothes.可推測(cè)，這里的天氣一日多變，因此游客很可能一天之內(nèi)要換幾次衣服。What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A.TourgeustoprotectBanffNationalPark.TotellusthehistoryofBanffNationalPark.ToencourageustovisitBanffNati