Reading(1)：Canada—landofmapletreesVIP免费

Unit1Welcometotheunit&ReadingDoyouhaveanexperienceofgoingabroad?Howmuchdoyouknowaboutforeigncountries?Lookatthepicturesbelowandtrytoguesswhichcountryeachrepresents.Picture1TheyareMounties,ortheRoyalCanadianMountedPolice.TheyarealsoknownastheRCMP.TheRCMPwasoriginallycalledNorth-WestMountedPolice,whichwasformedin1873.In1920,itwasrenamedtheRoyalCanadianMountedPolice.Inthepast,horseswereusedasameansoftransportbythepoliceinCanada.Now,variousmodernfacilitiesareusedinstead.TheCoatofArmsofCanadaTheworld’ssecond-largestcountryWhatotherthingscanyouthinkoftorepresentCanada?RedmapleleavesPicture2ThismanguardstheQueen’sjewels.Themanisabeefeater,ortheYeomenWarderofhisMajesty’sRoyalPalaceandFortresstheTowerofLondon.Inthepast,thebeefeaterslookedaftertheprisonersintheLondonTowerandguardedtheBritishcrownjewels.Now,theynolongersafeguardtheQueen’sjewels.Instead,theyareceremonialguardianswhoalsoactastourguides.Tomostofthetourists,theyaretouristattractionsintheirownright.WhatotherthingscanyouthinkoftorepresenttheUK?BigBenStonehengePicture3Thismodernoperahousehasbecomethesymbolofthemoderncity.TheSydneyOperaHouserepresentsbothachievementsinmodernarchitectureandperformance.Thismagnificentbuildingwasconstructedbetween1957and1973,anditsconcreteshellroofisverydistinctive.Sinceitsofficialopening,theSydneyOperaHousehasattractedfamousperformersfromallaroundtheworld.WhatotherthingscanyouthinkoftorepresentAustralia?KoalabearKangarooPicture4Everythingisbiggerinthiscountry,includingtheskyscrapers!TheEmpireStateBuilding,whichstandsoveraquarterofamileabovetheheartofManhattan,isa102-storylandmarkskyscraper.ItwasdesignedbyWilliamF.Lambandconstructedbetween1929and1931.WhatotherthingscanyouthinkoftorepresenttheUSA?TheStatueofLibertyTheWhiteHouseCanyounameanysymbolsforothercountries?cherryblossomJapanMountFujipyramidsEgyptLeaningTowerPisaItalyEiffelTowerFranceGreeceAegeanSeaTheyareallCanadian.Whatsubjectswillbecoveredinthepassage?Canadaculturefoodhistorysocietygeography…ThehistoryofCanada•TheoriginaloccupantsofCanadaisIndiansandEskimos(爱斯基摩人).•Theword“Canada”comesfromtheIndianword“Kanata”.•17thcenturiesmanyBritishandFranceimmigratedtoQuebec.•ThetwocountriesfoughtbecauseofthedominationovertheQuebecbetween1756to1763.CanadabecameanindependentcountryonJuly1st1867.SomeregionslikeNewfoundLand,Nunavut,andNewBrunswickjoinedinCanada.Atlast,theBritishgovernmentwonthewar,andhadthedominationovertheQuebec.TheCanadianRockiesNiagaraFallsPacificRimNationalParkCabotTrail(NovaScotia)TheCanadianRockiesBeautifulsereneResultinginsharplypointedmountainsseparatedbywide,U-shapedvalleysgougedbyglaciersTransportation:BycarNiagaraFallsisactuallythreeseparatetrulynaturalwondersTransportation:byair,carorbusTakeoneofthe”MaidoftheMist”boatstoexperiencetheFallsupcloseTheicebridgeisamarvelinwinterPacificRimNationalParkLocatedonVancouverIsland’sruggedwestcoastWet,wildanddramaticsceneryTheeasiestwayoftransportation:bycarstayinginoneofthelodges/hotelsonthenorthernhalfofLongBeach.PS!Thisisapopulardestinationyear-round:Bookearly!CabotTrail(NovaScotia)This300kmtrailthroughthehighlandsofNovaScotia’sCapeBreton,onCanada’seastcoastisactuallyadrive;abeautiful,scenicloopcarvedintothesideofmountainsFastreadingReadthebrochurequicklyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhatisthepopulationofCanada?Moretha...