2013-2014年最新湖南省公务员遴选考试模拟试题

Unit5Canada------TheTrueNorthReading(II)TorontoTorontomapletreesCNTowerTorontofromtheCNTower.NiagaraFallsChinatownMontreal蒙特利尔是加拿大第二大城市和世界最大河港之一,全国工商业、金融、文化中心。OlympicstadiumOldMontrealSt.LawrenceRiverLet’spayavisittoTorontoandMontrealListenandread,thenfindoutwhatLiDaiyuandLiuQiansawontheirwayfromTorontotoMontreal.Pleasechoosefromthefollowingnames.Atlanticcoast,maplestrees,TorontoCity,CNTower,themistycloud,NiagaraFalls,thecoveredstadium,theharbour,Chinatown,thePinkPearl,Ottawa,MontrealCity,StLawrenceRiver,ReadthepassagethananswerquestionsonP39.HowdoweknowitisfallinCanada?2.WhatcansometimesbeseenfromtheCNTowerinToronto?3.Wheredoesthewaterfromthelakego?Becausethemapletreesareredandgoldandorange,andthereisfrostontheground.SometimesthemistycloudthatrisesfromNiagaraFallscanbeseenfromtheCNTower.ThewaterfromthelakegoesintotheNiagaraRiverandoverthefallsonitswaytothesea.4.WhyistheregoodCantonesefoodinToronto?5.WhichdirectionisthetraingoingfromToronto?6.WhydidthegirlsgotoOldMontreal?ThereisgoodCantonesefoodinTorontobecausemostoftheChinesepeopletherecamefromthesouthofChina,especiallyHongKong.Thetrainisgoingeast(northeast)fromToronto.Becauseitisclosetothewater/toseethelovelyshopsandtheartists.7.WhatthreethingsshowusthatMontrealisaFrenchcity?Goodcoffee,goodbreadandgoodmusicshowthatMontrealisaFrenchcity.AlsothesignsandadswereinFrench.1.TheywerenotleavingforMontrealuntillater,sotheywentonatourofthecity.她们要晚些时候才动身去蒙特利尔,因此就在多伦多市内游览了一番。Languagepoints1)Theywerenotleavingfor...属于过去进行时表示将来的动作。表示位置转移的瞬间动词。如:come,go,arrive,leave,start,return,stay,meet,get等可用进行时表示将来的动作;用现在进行时表示一般将来时;用过去进行时表示过去将来时。Thetrainisarrivingsoon.火车就要进站了。2)until/till直到…为止until常与否定句连用,not…until直到…才Hedidn’tfinishtheworkuntilyesterday.肯定形式表示的意思是“做某事直至某时”,动词必须是延续性的。否定形式表达的意思是“直至某时才做某事”。动词为延续性或非延续性都可以。肯定句：Isleptuntilmidnight.我一直睡到半夜时醒了。WaittillIcallyou.等着我叫你。否定句：Shedidn’tarriveuntil6o’clock.她直到6点才到。Don’tgetoffthebusuntilithasstopped.公共汽车停稳后再下车。否定句可用另外两种句式表示。a.notuntil…在句首,主句用倒装。Notuntiltheearlyyearsofthe19thcenturydidmanknowwhatheatis.直到19世纪初,人类才知道热能是什么。b.用于强调句Itisnotuntil…that…ItwasnotuntilItoldhimthatheknewaboutit.Itwas____yesterday___Iwaswrong.A.until;didIrealizeB.notuntil;didIrealizeC.until;thatIrealizedD.notuntil;thatIrealizedD2.WecangetgoodCantonesefoodhere,becausemostoftheChinesepeopleherecomefromSouthChina,especiallyHongKong.especially表示“尤其,格外,特别”,意思相当于“inparticular”或“particularly”。多用在介词短语或连词前面。specially表示“为了一个特别的目的,专门地,特别地”,意思相当于“foraspecialreasonorpurpose”。Icamespeciallytoseeyou.我特地来看你。Theweatherhasbeenespeciallycold.最近天气特别冷。It’salwaysdifficultbeinginaforeigncountry,_____ifyoudon’tspeakthelanguage.A.extremely      B.especially      C.specially      D.naturally Bextremely表示程度“极其、非常”,specially表示“特地、专门”,而naturally表示“自然地”,均与句意不符。especially表示“尤其、特别、格外”,强调突出性,用在此处,句意通顺。3.It’stoobadyoucan’tgoasfarasOttawa.asfaras(程度副词)“远达，远至”Hewalkedasfarastherailwaystationyesterdayevening.昨天傍晚,他一直散步到火车站。一些带有as...as结构的常见短语：asbusyasabee像蜜蜂一样忙碌aseasyasABC像ABC一样容易asdeepasawell像井一样深aslightasafeather像羽毛一样轻assoftasbutter像黄油一样软asrichasaJew像犹太人一样富裕4.ThetrainleftlatethatnightandarrivedinMontrealatdawnthenextmorning.火车在那夜晚些时候起程,第二天黎明到达了蒙特利尔。at,on,in表示时间的用法区别at表示时间点,常用来表示时刻,如果一段时间按时间点对待也用at。at2:30,atdawn/noon/night/dusk/sunrise/sunset/breakfast/lunchdinner/supper,atthis/thattime,atthebeginningofthiscenturyat也可以表示节假日,例如：atEaster,atChristmason表示一天或某一天的一部分。例如:onMonday,onSeptember26,onMondaymorning,onFridayeveningin表示少于一天或多于一天的时间段。如:inthemorning/afternoon/evening,inaweek,inthreedays,inMay,inspring,in2002,inmychildhood注:morning,afternoon,evening,night这些名词如果有一个表示具体某一天的名词作定语时,介词不用in或at,而应该用on。如:onThursdayevening,onacoldwintermorning,ontheafternoonofApril8,onthenightofhisreturn5.AstheysatinacafélookingoverthebroadSt.LawrenceRiver,ayoungmansatdownwiththem.wide和broad都是“广阔”的意思,常可换用,但说wide时,着重于一边到另一边的距离,而说broad时着重于幅面的宽广,可修饰背、肩、胸,心胸等的宽阔,还有“开朗”之意。Theriveris300feetbroad(wide).这条河有三百多尺宽。Thedooriswideopen.门大开。Wesawthebroadocean.我们看到了广阔的海洋。Hisback(shoulder,chest)isbroad.他的背部(肩膀、胸部)很宽阔。这两个词的常用搭配如下：wideeyes睁大的眼睛awidemouth一张大嘴thewideworld广阔的世界wideinterests广泛的兴趣amanwithbroadbosom胸围很阔的人thebroadocean无际的海洋broadshoulders宽宽的肩膀thebroadmasses广大群众broadchest(back)宽宽的胸膛(背)broadinsize身材宽大,体积宽大ReadingTaskonpage73IqaluitisthecapitalcityofthenewCanadianterritoryofNunavut,onBaffinIsland.Nunavuthasapopulationofabout30,000,spreadoutoveralmost2millionsquarekilometres.Theareahasapopulationdensityofonepersonper100sqkms.Iqaluithasapopulationof6,200,yetistheonlycityforthousandsofmilesinanydirection.TherearenoroadsinoroutofIqaluit.Itisabout3.5flyinghoursnorthofOttawa,thecapitalofCanada.Inuit,meaning“thepeople”,aretheinhabitantsnorthandwestoftheHudsonBaythatintimespastlivedinskintentsinthesummer,and,uniquely,snowhousesinthewinter.HeretraditionalInuitlifefromthepastisdepictedinitsvariousforms:fromfishingtechniquestointeriordwellingstothefundamentalbondbetweenInuitandsleddog.fishingsleigh雪橇Morningsnowstorm,about8:00amNunavutSnowChallengeinIqaluit1.Whydidthereporterarrivethere?HewaswritingastoryforhisnewspaperaboutIqaluit.Theywantedtoadvertiseitasaholidayplace.2.Whatdidthepeopleusefortransportation?Mostpeopleusedsnowmobiles,butdogsledswerealsoused.3.Whydiditbecomedarkearly?Itbecamedarkearlybecauseitwasfarnorthoftheearth.Cold,butnottoocoldVerycold,-35℃averageinwinterPointsinthepassageWhatBeththoughtInformationinpassageThetemperatureBydogsledBysnowmobileToocoldforholidaysTouristslikeicefishingandphotographingbearsInicehousesInwarmhousesHuntanimalsLightindaytimeHavebusinessesDarkinwinterday,lightinsummernightCompareChinawithCanada.largelandsixtimeareasnoplacesaslotassouthchinaWeatherisdifferentfromareatoarea,longandhardwinterSameasChinaDifferentfromChinadifferentpeoplespeakdifferentlanguagesCanadahastwoofficiallanguages,smallerpopulationManyriversandlakesWorldfamousriversandlakesMuchcoal,oilgasandothernaturalresourcesMuchfreshwater,alotofforest