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Canada

CanadaisthesecondlargestcountryintheworldafterRussia.ItislargerthantheUSAandreachesnearlyaquarterofthewayroundtheearth.Thedistancefromeasttowestisover5,500kilometresandthecountrycoverssixoftheworld’s24timezones.However，itspopulation，about33.8million，isonlyaboutone-fifthofRussia’s.Nearly90%ofCanadianslivewithin200kmoftheborderwiththeUnitedStates,1whichmeansthatCanadacontainsvastexpanses(宽阔的区域)ofwildernesstothenorth.Canada’snativepeoplesmakeuplessthantwopercentofthepopulation.

Theweatherisdifferentfromareatoarea.Inthenorth，thewintersarelongandhard,2withsnowforsixmonthsoftheyear.Thetemperaturecanfallto－60℃.ThewestcoastofCanadaisthewarmestplaceinwinter.TheaverageJanuarytemperatureis3℃，andinJulyitis18℃.Hereitrainsaloteverymonthoftheyear.Plantsgrowwellalltheyearroundandtheparksandgardensarefamousfortheirflowers.

Canadahasonethirdoftheworld’ssupplyoffreshwater.Therearefivegreatlakesinthesouth，andtherearemanyothers，especiallyinthenorth.Mostoftheelectricityisproducedbywater.Thecountryhasagreatdealofcoal，oilandnaturalgas，andtheseareallexploited(开发)forenergy.

靓句运用于写作

1．Ifaccepted，IcanintroduceChinesepaintingskillstovisitors，whichcanhelpthemknowmoreaboutChineseculture.(2019·全国Ⅰ，书面表达)

2．Intheend，wetookagroupphoto，withcupsofteainourhands，torecordthisunforgettableexperience.(2018·北京，书面表达)

PeriodOneReadingandThinking—Comprehending

品句猜词——请预读下列课文原句，并猜测句中加黑词汇的意思。

1．Despitetheweather，theywereabletotakeaboatrideoutintothebay，andlatervisitanislandthathadwonderfulshopssellingcraftsandantiques.海湾古董；古物

2．Thenextmorning，thetwogirlsaroseearlytotakethetraintoLakeLouise，passingthroughtheCanadianRockies.起身

3．Whenthetrainarrivedatthestation，theytookataxitoLakeLouise，wherethebluewaterlitera