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ReadingCanadalandofthemapletreeA.B.C.QD.Quiz1.WhichisthenationalflagofCanada?thenationalflagofCanadaA.B.cherryroseC.QD.mapledaffodil（水仙花）2.WhichisthenationalflowerofCanada?3.Whatlanguage(s)doCanadiansspeak?A.EnglishB.EnglishandGermanC.EnglishandFrenchD.EnglishandSpanishOfficiallanguages:EnglishandFrenchtheFrench-speakingprovince----QuebecA.B.VancouverTorontoC.D.CalgaryOttawa4.WhatisthecapitalofCanada?CapitalcityOttawaTorontoThelargestcityinCanadaMontrealAportcityinQuebecIthasoneofthelargestChinesepopulationsinNorthAmericaVancouverEdmontonHometotheWestEdmontonMallNiagaraFallsA.B.BeaverGrizzlybearC.D.PolarbearPenguin5.WhatisthenationalanimalofCanada?1.defended2.countless3.abundant4.located5.skyscrapers6.cuisine7.awesome8.approximately9.settlementsA.nearly;about,moreorlessB.toomanytobecountedC.areaswheregroupsoffamilieslivetogetherD.protectedfromattack,guardedE.verytallbuildingsF.situatedG.thefoodinarestaurantH.amazing,veryimpressiveI.plentiful,morethanenoughMatchthemWhichaspectsdoestheauthortalkaboutCanada?populationlocationsizegeographylandscapemajorcitiesplacesofinteresthistorysymbollanguageWhatisthepopulationofCanada?About30millionpeople.WhichCanadiancitiesarementioned?Toronto,Montreal,VancouverandEdmonton.WhyisCanadareferredtoasa'landofmapletrees'?BecausetherearemanymapletreesinCanada,andthemapleleafisthenationalsymbolofCanada,whichisontheCanadianflag.Readthebrochureandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.TheborderbetweenCanadaandtheUnitedStatesIthelongestundefendedborderintheworld.2.Canadaisagoodplaceforthosewholovenaturalrecreationsuchaswalkingandsailing.3.MostCanadiansliveinthecountryside.4.MontrealisthesecondlargestFrench-speakigcityinCanada.5.TherearemanyChineselivinginVancouver.6.TheWestEdmontonMallisanundergroundcity.7.TheUNawardedCanadathehonourofbeingoneofthebestcountriesintheworldtolivein.1.Ifyouwanttoseehistoricchurchesbuilt300yearsago,youshouldgoto_________.2.Forthebestentertainmentintheevenings,Iwouldrecommend_________.3.Toviewthecityonthetallesttowerintheworld,makesureyouvisit_________.CompletethefollowingMontrealMontrealToronto4.Thebestcityforsailingandfishingis___________.5.Ifyouwanttodoshoppingandvisitartgalleriesorplayinawaterparkallinoneplace,youshouldgoto___________.6.Forthemostmulticulturalexperience,youcouldgoto_________.VancouverEdmontonTorontoCategoryDescriptionPopulationLocationSizeabout30milliontheArcticistothenorth,theUSAistothesouth,theAtlanticOceanistotheeastandthePacifictothewest.secondlargestcountryintheworldCompletethefollowingGeographyLandscapeHistorysymbolfrozenwastes;vastmountainranges;enormousopenplains;countlessrivers;endlessforestsspectacularQuebecwasfirstsettledbytheFrenchandwaslosttoBritishin1763,goldrushin1896mapleleafMajorcitiesTorontoMontrealVancouverEdmontonOtherinterestlargestinCanada;mostmulticultural;famousfortheCNTowersecondlargestinCanada;secondlargestFrench-speakingcityintheworld;wonderfulmixofOldWorldandNewWorldarchitectureandculturesmallinsizebutequallyfamous;multicultural;hasthebiggestChinesepopulationinCanada;closetotheskiresortsacityintheprovinceofAlberta;hometothewestEdmontonMall,thelargestpedestrianmallintheworldNiagaraFallsMoreaboutCanadathelargestcountryintheworldthesecondlargestcountryintheworldreachesnearlyaquarterofthewayroundtheearththedistancefromeasttowestis5,500kilometersandcoverssixoftheworld’s24timeareas.3rd4thsizedifferentfromareatoarea(asinchina)inthenorthwinterslongandhard;snowforsixmonths;-60℃Ottawa:winter----10℃Summer---21℃westcoastwarmestJanuary:3℃July:18℃weatherfreshwatercoaloilnaturalgasforestsfishresourcesofCanadaEnglandFrancesettlersfromFrancesettlersfromEnglandthefirstsettlersarrivedfromEnglandin1497settlersfromFrancereachCanadain1534settlers1.oneofthelargestcountries2.secondonlyto3.befamousforitsfantasticnaturalscenery4.havevastareasofwilderness5.minus20degreescentigrade6.bedefendedbyanarmy7.withinthishugecountry8.frozenwastes9.countlessriversandendlessforests10.onthefreezinglands11.beabundantin12.lovenaturalrecreation13.bequitefondof14.thevastmajorityof15.bedelightedby16.wayoflife17.rankamongthemostmulticulturalcities18.forshort19.thesecondlargestFrench-speakingcity20.befirstsettledby21.belostto22.concerteskyscrapers23.havealivelynightscene24.ensurethat...25.havesuperbscenery26.havealltheconfortsfomodernlife27.inadditionto28.behometo29.indoorshoppingcentres30.coveranareaof31.consistof32.befilledwith33.beshapedlike34.inanawesomewhitesheetofwater35.seekone'sfortune36.ahandfulof37.buildsettlements38.turnabeautifulred39.gowellwith•40.goskiing•41.littlemorethan•42.raisecattle•43.havethesamefrontierspiritof•44.wearcowboyhatsandboots•45.befreezingcold•46.enjoytheopportunitytodosth•47.takeone'sbreathaway•48.forrecreation1.Canadaisoneofthelargestcountriesintheworld,secondonlytoRussia,andhasalwaysbeenfamousforitsfantasticnaturalscenery.(L1)•secondto次于•secondonlyto仅次于•secondtonone最佳的，不亚于任何人的languagepoints2.Canadahasvastareasofwilderness,fromtheArcticnorth,whereaveragewintertemperaturesareusuallyminus20degreescentigrade,tothe8,892-kilometre-lon