2020版高考英语总复习Unit5Canada—“TheTrueNorth”课时作业必修3

Unit5 Canada—“The True North”

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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TorontoinCanadaisoneofthosecitiesthatpeoplevisitandthendreamoflivingin.It slarge,butnottoolarge;prosperous(繁荣的),butnotexpensive.Butmostimportantly,Torontoisveryopenandtolerant.Thecity,the capitaloftheregionofOntario,isoneoftheworld smostmulticulturalcities.

Thefactthat140languagesarespokeninthecitytellsastory.What smore,12.5percen tofthecity spopulationisChinese.

Withallthedifferentgroupsinthecity,you dexpectavarietyoffoodstotry.And,sur eenough,therearemanydifferentrestaurantsinToronto,fromVietnamesetoEthiopian.Man yofthemarefoundintheKensingtonMarketarea,wherethere salsomusictohearandarttose e.

Thismulticulturalbackgroundisprobablyoneofthereasonsthatmanypeopleconsideri tamysteriousplace.SpeakingtoBBCNews,bloggerAlyssaJamessaid:

“Thecitydoesn tgiveupitssecretseasily.IloveTorontobecauseyoureallyhavetolovea ndknowit.”

Torontoisagreatplacetoexploreifyouwanttogetthemostoutofit.Jamesmentionedthe beaches,whichareclosetothecityandhavewonderfullycleansandandwater.Thegoodthingi sthatgettingaroundinTorontoiseasy,sinceithasaverygoodpublictransportsystem.Ital sohasareputationofbeinghometomanytalentedcomputergeniuses.So,ifyou rehopingtow orkinthetechnologyindustry,Torontoisaplacetoconsidermovingto.

Withallthesetooffer,it snotsurprisingthatthisCanadiancityisanattractivedes tination,whetheryou regoingonavacationorevenlookingforahome.

1.WhatdopeoplethinkofTorontoinCanada?

A.Aplacepeopleusedtovisitmost.

B.ThelargestcityinCanada.

C.Themostexpensivecity.

D.Anopenandtolerantplace.

2.WhatcanwelearnaboutToronto?

A.Peoplecanexperiencedifferentcultures.

B.12.5%oftheresidentsarefromFrance.

C.Vietnamesefoodsarethemostpopular.

D.PeoplecanappreciateonlyAfricanmusic.

3.WhatmakespeoplethinkTorontoamystery?

putergeniuses.

B.Residents.

C.Diversecultures.

D.Beaches.

B

Manyyearsago,whenwefirstwenttoCanada,weweredrivingthroughMontanatoColoradow ithourtwochildren.Wethoughtwewouldfindamotel(汽车旅馆)onthewayandhadnotmadeabooking.Asitwasgettinglate,westartedlookingforamotel,o nlytofindthatallwerebooked.

Finally,around9pm,westoppedatagasstationtofillupongas.Myhusbandaskedforapho nebookandtoldthewomanatthecounterthatweweretryingtofindamotel.Hetriedfor15minut es.Whenhewasunsuccessful,thewoman,Linda,saidsheandherfamilylivednearbyandwouldb ehappyifwespentthenightatherhome.

Myhusbandwasstunnedatheroffer.Shecalledhersontodirectus,sinceshehadtoholdth efortatthegasstationtillmidnight.

Whenwereachedtheirhome,herhusbandgreetedus.Hetookouttwosleepingbagsforthech ildren.Heinvitedustohavecoffeeandchatwhilewewaitedforhiswife.Whenshecameback,we askedifwecouldslipawayinthemorningsoasnottodisturbthem.Theysaidwewerenowguestsa ndwewouldhavetohavebreakfastwiththem.

Wewokeuptoatablesetforbreakfast.They dmadeamountainofpancakesandbacon.Weat ebreakfast,andwhenwewereleaving,myhusbandaskedifhecouldoffersomepayment.

Theyinsistedweweretheirguests.Weleftmovedbytheirspiritofhospitality(好客).Wewereamazedthattheywouldtakeinafamilyoftotalstrangersfromadifferentcountry .Wekeptintouchformanyyears.Overtheyears,welosttouch,butIhaveneverforgottentheir kindness.

4.Whatmadetheauthorupsetatfirst?

A.TheygotlostinCanada.

B.Theyranoutofgas.

C.Theyhadnowheretostay.

D.Theywerelatefordinner.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword “stunned” inParagraph3mean?

A.Troubled.

B.Surprised.

C.Disappointed.

D.Confused.

6.Whatdidtheauthor sfamilydothenextmorning?

A.Theyslippedaway.

B.Theypaidfortheirbreakfast.

C.Theymetsomestrangers.

D.Theyhadabigbreakfast.

7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Unexpectedhospitality

B.Akindwoman

C.Bekindtostrangers

D.Lookingforamotel

Ⅱ.语法填空

阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

There snoplaceintheworldlikeVenice,Italy.SituatedintheAdriaticSea,theCityo fWaterismadeupof118tinyislands.However,it1.

(be)indangerofsinkingnow.Because2.

citywasbuiltonsoftsoil,ithasbeensinkingunderthepressureofitsownweight.Scientist ssaythatVenicesinks3.

arateofnearlytwoinchesevery100years.Meanwhile,risingsealevelcouldmakeVenicegoun derevenfaster.Earth stemperatureisslowlyincreasing,4. iscausingseaicetomeltandmakestheworld swatersrise.

Experts5.(rush)tosaveVenicenowbecauseofitsrichculture. “ManyfamousartistsandoperasingershavecomefromVenice.Someoftheworld sgreatest6. (paint)canbefoundonthecity smuseumwalls,” explainsMelissaConn.

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(keep)thecityafloat,expertswanttopumpabout40billiongallonsofseawaterbeneathVeni ce.Whilescientistsworktogettheirplan8.

(approve),peopleinVenicelivetheirnormallife.Whenthetiderollsin,thelocalshaveway