晨读小练49：Unit 4 Journey across a vast land Reading and Thinking课文翻译及语法填空-2026-2027学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第二册

该高中英语学习任务单聚焦选择性必修二Unit 4课文“乘火车看真北：温哥华与加拿大腹地”的阅读理解与语言知识，以课文汉英对照为基础，串联重点词汇（如“rather than”“take one's breath away”）、核心句型（如as引导的非限制性定语从句、强调句型“It was not until...that...”），通过词汇拓展、句型解析构建从理解到应用的学习支架。 资料突出语言能力与文化意识的融合培养，课文翻译帮助学生理解加拿大地理与文化，重点词汇句型解析强化语言知识运用，语法填空（分课文填空与综合填空）紧扣文本语境，提升语法应用能力。习题设计分层递进，助力学生夯实基础，体现学习能力导向，有效促进语言理解与表达能力发展。

高中英语晨读小练素材 Every minute counts. 晨读小练49：选择性必修二 Unit 4 Reading and Thinking课文翻译及语法填空 SEEING THE TRUE NORTH VIA RAIL: VANCOUVER AND THE HEART OF CANADA 乘火车看真北：温哥华与加拿大腹地 Paragraph 1 Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian went to Canada to visit their cousins in Halifax on the Atlantic coast. Rather than travel by commercial airline all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train. For both of them, the thought of crossing the whole country by rail was exciting. 李黛予和表妹刘倩前往加拿大探望居住在大西洋海岸哈利法克斯市的表兄妹。她们没有一路乘坐商业航班，而是决定先飞到温哥华，然后再乘坐火车。一想到可以坐火车横穿整个国家，姐妹俩就激动不已。 【重点必背】 rather than与其；不愿；而不是 airline n. 航空公司 【课文佳句】Rather than travel by commercial airline all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train.（rather than连接并列成分） 没有选择一路坐商务航班旅行，她们决定先飞往温哥华，然后乘坐火车。 Paragraph 2 Before starting out, they spent a couple of days in Vancouver, seeing the sights. During their first day, as is typical of Vancouver, it rained. Despite the weather, they were able to take a boat ride out into the bay, and later visit an island that had wonderful shops selling crafts and antiques. The next day was clear and mild, and they were pleased to see the beautiful mountains looking out over the city. Later they took a pleasant hike in a forest just a short distance away. 出发前，她们在温哥华待了两天，欣赏当地风光。第一天温哥华一如往常细雨蒙蒙。尽管天气不佳，她们仍然泛舟驶入海湾，接着游览了一座岛屿。岛上有精致的店铺，出售手工艺品和古董。第二天，天气晴朗，温度适宜，她们看到壮美的群山俯瞰着整座城市，甚是欣喜。随后，她们在不远处的森林中徒步旅行，十分惬意。 【重点必背】 as is typical of这是……的典型特点 bay n.（海或湖的）湾 antique n. 古物；古董 adj. 古老的；古董的 mild adj. 温和的；和善的；轻微的 pleased adj. 高兴的；满意的 → pleasant adj. 令人愉快的 → please vt. 使满意；使愉快 → pleasure n. 愉快 pleasant adj. 令人愉快的；友好的 【课文佳句】During their first day, as is typical of Vancouver, it rained.（as引导非限制性定语从句）她们在这里的第一天就下雨了，这是温哥华的典型现象。 Paragraph 3 The next morning, the two girls arose early to take the train to Lake Louise, passing through the Canadian Rockies. Seen from the train window, the mountains and forests of Canada looked massive. When the train arrived at the station, they took a taxi to Lake Louise where the blue water literally took their breath away with its exceptional beauty. They spent the night, and then took a coach bound north through the Canadian Rockies to Jasper. Looking at the beautiful scenery, they both agreed that it was the most awesome journey they had ever taken. In addition to seeing spectacular mountain peaks and forests, one highlight of their trip was being able to see many different creatures, including deer, mountain goats, and even a grizzly bear and an eagle. 次日清晨，两个女孩早早起床，登上开往路易斯湖的火车，穿越加拿大落基山脉。从车窗往外望去，加拿大巍峨的山脉和辽阔的森林尽收眼底。火车到站后，她们乘坐出租车前往路易斯湖。那里湛蓝的湖水美丽异常，摄人心魄。住了夜之后，她们乘坐长途汽车，向北穿过加拿大落基山脉，直达贾斯珀。望着眼前的美景，两人一致认为这是她们所经历过的最棒的一次旅行。除了欣赏壮丽的山峰和森林，旅程的亮点之一是能看到种类繁多的动物，如鹿、山羊、甚至还有一只灰熊和一只老鹰。 【重点必背】 arise vi.（arose，arisen）起身；出现；由……引起 massive adj. 巨大的；非常严重的 → mass n. 团；堆；许多；大量 literally adv. 字面上；真正地 take one's breath away—— 令人惊叹 bound adj. 准备前往(某地)；一定会 vi. 跳跃 awesome adj. 令人惊叹的；可怕的；很好的 in addition to除……之外(还有，也) peak n. 顶峰；山峰；尖形 highlight n. 最好或最精彩的部分 vt. 突出；强调；使醒目 goat n. 山羊 Paragraph 4 From Jasper, they caught the train towards Toronto. One of the train's first stops was in Edmonton, the provincial capital of Alberta, the centre of Canada's huge oil and gas drilling industry. Edmonton is freezing cold in winter, with daily temperatures averaging -10°C. Since it can be too cold to go outdoors, Edmonton is home to many shopping malls. In fact, one of the largest shopping malls in North America is in Edmonton. 在贾斯珀，她们坐上了开往多伦多的火车。火车的头几站中有一站是埃德蒙顿，这是阿尔伯塔的省会，也是加拿大庞大的油气开采业中心。埃德蒙顿冬季十分寒冷，日平均气温为零下10摄氏度。由于天寒地冻，不适合户外活动，因此埃德蒙顿拥有众多大型购物中心。事实上，北美最大的购物中心之一就在埃德蒙顿。 【重点必背】 drill vi.&vt. 钻(孔)；打(眼) n. 钻(头)；训练；演习 freezing cold—— 极冷的；冻僵的 【课文佳句】Since it can be too cold to go outdoors, Edmonton is home to many shopping malls.（too...to...）因为天太冷不能去户外，埃德蒙顿成了许多购物广场的所在地。 Paragraph 5 From Edmonton, the train headed southeast across the great Canadian Prairie. At school, Daiyu and Liu Qian had learnt that Canada's population is only slightly over thirty-seven million. However, they did not anticipate seeing such an open country, and were truly amazed. They went through two wheat-growing provinces, where they saw a bunch of farms that covered a very large area. 火车从埃德蒙顿出发，向东南方行驶，一路穿越加拿大大草原。黛予和刘倩在学校学过，加拿大的人口才刚过3700万。但两人还是未曾料想能看到如此辽阔的国度，真是惊叹不已。她们穿越两个种植小麦的省份，看到一片片广阔的农场。 【重点必背】 prairie n. 北美草原 anticipate vt. 预料；预见；期望 bunch n. 束；串；捆 Paragraph 6 After another day on the train, eventually they were back in an urban area, the city of Winnipeg. From there, they travelled through the night, and woke up in Ontario — a land of forests and lakes. The train thundered on, through the rolling hills. The bushes and maple trees outside their windows were red, gold, and orange, and there was frost on the ground, confirming that autumn had arrived in Canada. Night came again, and the train turned south towards Toronto. When they woke up the next morning and pulled back the curtain, they could see the wide stretch of Lake Huron — one of the four Great Lakes on Ontario's southern border. It was not until 9:30 a.m. that they finally reached the capital of Ontario, Toronto. All in all, their trip from Vancouver to Toronto had taken a duration of four days. 她们在火车上又度过了一天，最终回到了都市区域——温尼伯市。从该市出发，她们连夜前行，从梦乡中醒来时火车已抵达森林和湖泊密布的安大略省。火车继续轰隆隆地向前行驶，穿过绵延的群山。窗外的灌木丛和枫树林呈红色、金色和橘黄色，地面盖着一层霜，表明加拿大已进入秋季。夜幕再次降临，火车转向南行，开往多伦多。次日清晨，她们醒来，拉开车窗窗帘，辽阔的休伦湖映入眼帘。休伦湖是安大略省南部边境的四大湖之一。上午九点半，她们终于抵达安大略的省会多伦多。从温哥华到多伦多，她们的旅行总共历时四天。 【重点必背】 thunder vi. 打雷；轰隆隆地响；轰隆隆地快速移动 n. 雷声；轰隆声 frost n. 霜；严寒天气；霜冻 vt. 使蒙上霜 vi. 结霜 curtain n. 窗帘 border n. 国界；边界(地区) It was not until...that...（强调句型）直到……才…… duration n. 持续时间；期间 【课文佳句】It was not until 9:30 a.m. that they finally reached the capital of Ontario, Toronto.（强调句型）直到上午9：30，她们才最终抵达安大略省的省会多伦多。 【单元重点词汇】 1.pleasant adj.令人愉快的；友好的→please vt.& vi.(使)高兴；(使)满意→pleased adj.高兴的；满意的→pleasing adj.令人愉快的→pleasure n.快乐；乐趣 2.massive adj.巨大的；非常严重的→mass n.团；堆；许多；大量 3.breath n.呼吸的空气→breathe vt.& vi.呼吸→breathless adj.气喘吁吁的；呼吸急促的 4.freeze vi.& vt.(froze，frozen)结冰；(使)冻住→freezing adj.极冷的；冰冻的→frozen adj.结冰的；冻僵的；冷冻的 5.astonish vt.使十分惊讶；使吃惊→astonishing adj.惊人的；令人惊讶的→astonished adj.感到惊讶的→astonishment n.惊讶 6.mist n.薄雾；水汽→misty adj.多雾的；模糊的 7.advertisement n.(informal ad)广告；启事→advertise vi.& vt.(为……)做广告/宣传；征聘 8.photographer n.摄影师；拍照者→photograph n.照片 vi.& vt.(为……)拍照→photography n.摄影；摄影术 【单元重点句式】 1.It is /was not until ... that ...强调句型 原句：It was not until 9：30 a.m.that they finally reached the capital of Ontario， Toronto. 直到上午9：30，她们才最终抵达安大略省的省会多伦多。 2.句式：名词短语作同位语 原句：After Li Daiyu and her cousin arrived in Toronto， the largest and wealthiest city in Canada， they only had a few hours to kill before they had to proceed to the next leg of their trip to Montreal， so they went on a tour of the city. 李黛予和表妹来到多伦多，这个加拿大最大、最富有的城市后，离出发到下一站蒙特利尔之前只有几个小时的时间，她们就在多伦多逛了逛。 3.读后续写之环境描写 原句：Standing in the distance， they were astonished to see misty clouds rising from the great Niagara Falls， which is on the south side of the lake. 她们站在远处眺望，看到湖的南边从尼亚加拉大瀑布上升腾起的水雾，感到非常震撼。 【小练1】课文语法填空 （根据课文内容，用所给词的正确形式填空） 1. Rather than travel by commercial airline all the way, they decided ____________ (fly) to Vancouver and then take the train. 2. For both of them, the thought of ____________ (cross) the whole country by rail was exciting. 3. Before starting out, they spent a couple of days in Vancouver, ____________ (see) the sights. 4. During their first day, as is typical of Vancouver, it ____________ (rain). 5. Despite the weather, they were able to take a boat ride out into the bay, and later visit an island that had wonderful shops ____________ (sell) crafts and antiques. 6. The next day was clear and mild, and they were pleased ____________ (see) the beautiful mountains. 7. Later they took a ____________ (please) hike in a forest just a short distance away. 8. The next morning, the two girls arose early ____________ (take) the train to Lake Louise. 9. Seen from the train window, the mountains and forests of Canada looked ____________ (mass). 【小练2】词汇或语法填空 10. Rather than travel by commercial airline, they decided ____________ (fly) to Vancouver. 11. They spent a couple of days in Vancouver, ____________ (see) the sights. 12. During their first day, as is typical ____________ Vancouver, it rained. 13. They were pleased ____________ (see) the beautiful mountains. 14. They took a ____________ (please) hike in a forest. 15. The two girls arose early ____________ (take) the train to Lake Louise. 16. They both agreed that it was the most awesome journey they ____________ ever ____________ (take). 17. In addition to ____________ (see) spectacular mountain peaks, they saw many creatures. 18. It can be too cold ____________ (go) outdoors in winter. 19. They did not anticipate ____________ (see) such an open country. 20. It was not until 9:30 a.m. that they ____________ (reach) Toronto. 【参考答案】 【小练1】课文语法填空 to fly crossing seeing rained selling to see pleasant to take massive 【小练2】词汇或语法填空 to fly seeing of to see pleasant to take had; taken seeing to go seeing reached 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $